She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 190 - 0 The Main Event Begins
Chapter 190: Chapter 0190: The Main Event Begins
Chapter 190: Chapter 0190: The Main Event Begins
Old Master Shen looked at Huo Tingxiao and, seeing that he had nothing to say, was relieved.
“Hmm, upon checking the pulse, it’s not a pregnancy pulse.”
The words “not a pregnancy pulse” uncontrollably lifted the corners of Sheng Xueqin’s lips.
She knew it! How could it possibly be such a coincidence? To talk about pregnancy neither sooner nor later, but at such a time.
Sure enough, it was a plot, but luckily, she was clever enough.
Humph, Mu Lan, Mu Lan, this time you tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice!
Her heart was overjoyed, but on the surface, she had to pretend to be sympathetic to Mu Lan’s plight.
“Then, Old Master Shen, there’s nothing wrong with Mu Lan’s health, right? They’ve been married for so many years and there’s been no news. Grandpa Huo has always hoped to hold a great-grandchild.
Could you see if there’s anything that needs to be regulated?”
Even though the words were carefully chosen, the message conveyed was questioning whether Mu Lan was infertile.
Every person in the room had their own thoughts. Old Master Huo couldn’t hide his disappointment, while Huo Tingyang breathed a sigh of relief, naively thinking that as long as these two didn’t have children, there would still be a chance for him to be with Mu Lan after he took over the Huo Family.
Old Master Shen looked at Sheng Xueqin, his face still smiling, but his heart couldn’t help thinking that this girl really had deep thoughts.
“Her body is very good, there’s no problem. Just prepare for pregnancy normally.
You probably haven’t been trying for very long, so it’s normal not to have news yet.
Young people shouldn’t be too anxious. Haste won’t lead to success.”
Only been preparing for pregnancy for a short time? Sheng Xueqin found this explanation hard to accept.
“Old Master Shen, is there really no problem with Mu Lan’s health? The two of them have been married for quite some years now. Even if they started preparing for pregnancy recently, shouldn’t there have been some sign by now?”
Xian Yaping’s words were indeed full of malice, leading Han Yongmei to speak with a cold face, sarcastically:
“You mean to say you’re disappointed that there’s nothing wrong with Mu Lan’s health?”
Xian Yaping was choked and said sheepishly:
“That’s not what I meant at all, I’m just worried about Mu Lan.”
“Worried about Mu Lan? You might do better to worry about yourself.”
Han Yongmei was uncompromising, and just as Xian Yaping was about to say something more, Huo Qidong gave her a look that made her shut her mouth.
“Ah, this is all Tingxiao’s doing, claiming there’s a pregnancy when there wasn’t one, causing Grandpa Huo such worry.
Tingxiao, don’t act so recklessly next time, you’ve made a joke of yourself.”
Sheng Xueqin seized the opportunity to give Huo Tingxiao a piece of her mind, but regretfully, this time she was barking up the wrong tree.
“I have no experience after all, and thought that Mu Lan’s delayed monthly cycle meant pregnancy. I won’t make such a blunder again in the future.”
Huo Tingxiao’s tone was very calm, yet he immediately dissolved the awkwardness.
Firstly, he dispelled the rumors of a troubled relationship between the couple, since which troubled husband would even know the days of his wife’s menstrual cycle.
Secondly, he shouldered all the blame for the blunder onto himself, completely exempting Mu Lan, effectively playing the protective husband.
Sheng Xueqin clenched her teeth, but couldn’t be too obvious in front of everyone.
“Xueqin, Mu Lan’s pulse diagnosis is done, didn’t you say you also wanted a checkup?”
Old Master Huo had lost the previous vigor and was only thinking of getting Sheng Xueqin’s checkup over with quickly, so everyone could leave.
But unexpectedly…
The time Old Master Shen took to diagnose Sheng Xueqin’s pulse turned out to be quite long.
Especially when noting Old Master Shen’s sometimes frowning, sometimes solemn expression, clearly, the pulse was not good.
“Grandpa Shen, I… there’s nothing wrong with me, is there?”
Sheng Xueqin had thought her pulse diagnosis would be something routine, but to her surprise, Elder Shen wore a grave expression.
Upon noticing this, Huo Tingxiao spoke lightly,
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“Grandfather Shen, there are no strangers here, speak freely.
Just now, you were frank about Mu Lan’s condition, and you can do the same now.”
Speak freely? Elder Shen was afraid that speaking candidly might set off a huge commotion.
“This…”
Seeing Elder Shen stammering like this, Elder Huo couldn’t help but grow more eager to understand what sort of pulse reading it was that, after such a long examination, still left Shen so hesitant and conflicted about speaking out.
“Whatever it is, you can say it,” Elder Huo implored.
Elder Sheng was growing impatient too, and he urged on,
“Exactly, can’t you just speak plainly instead of hesitating so much?”
“The main issue is that I’m worried about saying it… How about we wait until after getting off the ship tomorrow and have a full check-up at the hospital?”
Elder Shen still seemed reluctant to speak, which only intensified everyone else’s curiosity. What kind of illness could be so difficult to disclose?
Mu Lan glanced back at Huo Tingxiao and saw him smiling slightly, appearing utterly detached, as if watching a play unfold before him.
Sheng Xueqin noticed the peculiar looks from everyone and felt her pride wounded.
“Grandfather Shen, please just say it. If you feel too tired or find it difficult to make a diagnosis, just say so. There really is no need for all this trouble.”
Elder Shen raised an eyebrow. Was she actually suggesting that he was too tired to diagnose properly?
He intended to save face for the Sheng Family—they surely knew what they had done. Did they really want him to reveal everything in front of everyone and expose her?
“It’s not that I find it difficult to speak, it’s that I’d rather not say it.
You should go to the hospital tomorrow for a full check-up to be certain.”
Sheng Xueqin was growing annoyed.
“Grandfather Shen, by keeping us in suspense like this, what will others think of me? If there is something you can say it outright; there’s nothing to hide.
If I’m physically weak, can’t I just recuperate? Nevertheless, this way you… ”
“Young Miss Sheng, I’m keeping silent out of respect for your grandfather. After all, you are a young lady, and I don’t want to air your shortcomings in front of so many people.”
Air her shortcomings?
Only then did Mu Lan understand why Huo Tingxiao was so composed.
It turned out that Sheng Xueqin’s condition was even more noteworthy than her own non-pregnancy.
“Grandfather Shen, what do you mean by that? What shortcomings of mine are there to air? By saying this, aren’t you…”
Sheng Xueqin wore a face of deep grievance, and Elder Sheng couldn’t help but scold Elder Shen as well.
“Elder Shen, have you become muddled with age?
What faults does Xueqin have? If you are old and your eyesight is failing, just admit it; don’t mystify things with my granddaughter.”
Upon hearing this, Elder Shen’s temper flared.
“You, grandfather and granddaughter, won’t take a hint, will you?
Fine, if you aren’t embarrassed, I will spell out exactly what I’ve found from her pulse!”
Seeing Elder Shen genuinely losing his patience, Huo Tingxiao leaned in close to Mu Lan and whispered in her ear,
“The main event is coming.”
The low and pleasing voice spread softly in Mu Lan’s ear, and his warm breath unintentionally skimmed her earlobe, making her whole ear blush crimson.
And as Huo Tingxiao had foretold, the main event that followed was truly spectacular, leaving Mu Lan… utterly flabbergasted!
