She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 185 - 0 The person who saved Mu Lan back then
Chapter 185: Chapter 0185: The person who saved Mu Lan back then wasn’t you at all.
Chapter 185: Chapter 0185: The person who saved Mu Lan back then wasn’t you at all.
“Are you sure you want me to say it here?”
Pei Zhao’s face wore a smile, yet it sent chills down one’s spine.
“Mr. Pei, I don’t know what your purpose is, but please stop making these ambiguous statements.
Besides, I’ve already made myself very clear just now…”
Seeing Mu Lan’s agitated state, Pei Zhao had a look of injury as if he were a pitiful creature abandoned by a lover.
“I know you’ve forgotten everything that happened before, but there is one thing you should remember.
That year in Kun County, your school went on a field trip and encountered a mudslide, and someone saved you,”
Emotion roiled in the depths of Huo Tingxiao’s eyes, a very bad premonition brewing within.
Mu Lan was clearly shocked that Pei Zhao knew about this and displayed a look of surprise on her face.
“How… how do you know about that?”
“This isn’t a good place to talk, let’s go to the lounge to continue.”
Shen Zichu glanced around to see if there were any guests who hadn’t left yet, reminding everyone.
The group moved from the banquet hall to the lounge, where Yun Xi and Pei Zhao’s two bodyguards stood guard at the door.
Mu Lan looked at Pei Zhao with wariness and suspicion in her eyes.
Pei Zhao, looking at everyone, started to speak unhurriedly.
“Mr. Mu, as a brother, you should be very clear about why Mu Lan married Huo Tingxiao in the first place.”
Mu Huaifeng furrowed his brow, indeed he knew, but it was not because Mu Lan had actively told him, but rather… he had accidentally seen Mu Lan’s diary.
This matter was something Mu Lan had never mentioned to outsiders, one could say it was the biggest secret in her heart.
It was also much later after Mu Lan had been married for a while that Mu Huaifeng casually brought it up, and only then did she admit to it and beg him to keep it a secret.
“Yes, I know.”
Huo Tingxiao looked towards Mu Huaifeng, his unease growing heavier.
Pei Zhao caught the fleeting look of anxiety on Huo Tingxiao’s face and made himself even more comfortable in his wheelchair, exuding a casual demeanor.
“Then, could you please remind Miss Mu of the reason why she married Huo Tingxiao?”
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Mu Huaifeng didn’t know what Pei Zhao was truly after but put it straightforwardly:
“Because Huo Tingxiao saved Mu Lan in Kun County that year, she was determined to marry him, even despite her family’s objections.”
“What? Huo Tingxiao is the lifesaver I’ve been looking for all this time?”
Mu Lan exclaimed in shock, and even Gu Xiaoman was surprised enough to blurt out:
“No wonder Lanlan has been enduring everything for seven years; it turns out it was her lifesaver.”
Huo Tingxiao’s face was expressionless, revealing neither joy nor anger, but his heart was already a maelstrom.
Because of this supposed act of saving Mu Lan, he had no recollection whatsoever. After all, during that mission, he saved so many people that it was impossible to remember any one individual distinctly.
Pei Zhao bringing it up in public today was clearly not for the sake of rekindling some memories.
Behind this, there must be some major twist!
“Just as Miss Gu said, if Huo Tingxiao is Mu Lan’s lifesaver, then why did she endure seven years of marriage, only to suddenly… propose divorce?”
Pei Zhao continued to be deliberately cryptic, as if trying to lead everyone to speculate in a certain direction.
“Pei Zhao, if you have something to say, just say it. Why beat around the bush?”
Mu Lan sounded somewhat impatient, but Huo Tingxiao had already roughly guessed Pei Zhao’s intention and interjected with a cold voice, suddenly asking:
“Pei Zhao, do you have evidence?”
Pei Zhao knew that Huo Tingxiao had figured out the real reason for Mu Lan’s divorce, and the smile on his face couldn’t help but widen.
“Guess whether I have it or not?”
Both were talking in riddles, speaking in a way that others couldn’t understand.
Shen Zichu and Mu Huaifeng fell silent, their expressions grave.
Clearly, they already knew what kind of medicine Pei Zhao was selling in his gourd.
The only ones anxious were the clueless Gu Xiaoman and Mu Lan.
“What on earth are you talking about? What evidence? Can’t you just speak plainly?”
Mu Lan was on tenterhooks, because if her initial insistence on marrying Huo Tingxiao was because she knew he had saved her, then the subsequent divorce could have been due to many reasons. Why do they all act as if they share an unspoken understanding?
“Yeah, what are you talking about? This is killing me.”
Gu Xiaoman tugged at Shen Zichu, hoping he would explain, but Shen Zichu also remained silent, merely lifting his eyes to look at Huo Tingxiao with an expression that was indescribable, a mix of helplessness and even… sympathy!
He didn’t want his guess to be true; if it was, it would be too cruel for Huo Tingxiao.
Standing in his position as Huo Tingxiao’s close friend, he still didn’t want Huo Tingxiao to be hurt or struck down, even though he understood deep down that this was very unfair to Mu Lan.
“Since everyone is well aware of what’s going on, I don’t think there’s much need for me to elaborate.
Huo Tingxiao, why don’t you say it yourself?”
Pei Zhao looked towards Huo Tingxiao. Initially, he hadn’t intended to pierce this layer of paper so soon.
But when he realized that if he didn’t pull out his trump card now, things were already moving in an uncontrollable direction, Pei Zhao felt somewhat panicked.
“Bring out the evidence.”
Huo Tingxiao, composed as ever, didn’t show any signs of losing his footing.
Just as Mu Lan was about to lose her temper, a flash from Lin Guang sparked a bold idea in her mind, and she began to understand the meaning behind their “codes.”
She looked towards Pei Zhao, her lips trembling involuntarily; she dared not confirm the suspicions in her heart—no, more precisely, she didn’t want to. She was afraid she wouldn’t be able to bear the outcome.
“Pei Zhao, stop beating around the bush, you…”
Pei Zhao raised an eyebrow, his smile deepening on his face.
“Looks like you’ve figured it out?”
Mu Lan gritted her teeth, continuing to feign ignorance.
“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
Huo Tingxiao looked down at Mu Lan, his heart a turmoil of emotions. Was her reaction out of a desire to protect herself, or… was it just that she couldn’t believe the conclusion?
Mu Lan subconsciously moved closer to Huo Tingxiao. Although the movement wasn’t great, to Pei Zhao, it seemed to freeze the bottom of his eyes.
“Are you really not understanding or just pretending to be confused? Mu Lan, do you think I traveled thousands of miles back to this country for whom? On the day of the car accident three months ago, did you know that you were going to discuss divorce with Huo Tingxiao?
Before that, the two of you had already been cold-shouldering each other for two months.
And those two months were just one of many cold wars between you.”
“You…”
Mu Lan looked towards Pei Zhao, then subconsciously glanced at Huo Tingxiao, but that inner question she couldn’t dare to voice.
If the answer wasn’t what she wanted, then everything would fall apart…
“Pei Zhao, there’s no need for you to say these things to provoke Mu Lan. She doesn’t remember the past, and I deeply regret the mistakes I’ve made.
No matter what happens, it’s between us as husband and wife, and there’s no need for your interference.”
“No need for my interference? Huo Tingxiao, you owe me so much, it’s well past time you paid it back.
Moreover… the person who really saved Mu Lan wasn’t you at all.
You’ve already stolen seven years of time; what right do you have to continue?”
