She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 129 - 0: Power to Protect the Husband (1)

Chapter 129 -0129: Power to Protect the Husband (1)

The banquet hall had been left with an eerie atmosphere because of the recent commotion, but luckily, Han Yongmei was adept at smoothing things over, and soon it was as if nothing had happened.

Mu Lan let out a silent sigh of relief and looked towards Huo Tingxiao.

“Did you know from the start that he was your brother?”

“Yeah.”

“But before you…”

When she got halfway through her sentence, Mu Lan felt it was rather pointless, as if she was deliberately holding onto something.

He should have been the one to feel worst about it, facing a half-brother with the same father but different mothers, who had suddenly shown up and hurled such unpleasant words at him.

She had met Xian Yaping early on and took an instant dislike to her. It wasn’t merely because of her scheming; more importantly, the woman was full of machinations.

“The Huo Family has always been very complicated, so is that why you wanted to leave?”

Huo Tingxiao looked at her, a flicker of emotion crossing his heart. He had never before taken Mu Lan to heart, allowing Han Yongmei to mold her into someone who seemed fit to be a daughter-in-law of the Huo Family.

What he desired was complete self-determination, so even if it meant sacrificing his marriage, he had done just that.

He had not expected that…

“No matter what the reasons were before, from now on, you won’t need to worry about anything.”

Mu Lan was taken aback but completely misunderstood the implication of his words.

Did he feel she had no right to be involved in his affairs?

If it were before, Mu Lan would have been overjoyed, much like when she had amnesia. She would have hoped that Huo Tingxiao had several lovers by his side so that they could easily divorce.

But unconsciously, and she didn’t know since when, she realized she had started to care about Huo Tingxiao just a little bit.

This thought made alarm bells ring in Mu Lan’s mind.

No, no, men like him were too dangerous. He had left her hanging for seven years, treated like an ornament.

Even if she could not remember how bitter it was, the nature of a person is hard to change. Someone so cold and ruthless was heartless.

Moreover, Huo Tingxiao had made it very clear long ago that he did not understand love. Should she, like a moth to the flame, throw herself at such a man?

Only a fool would do that, and she was not a fool.

“Okay, I understand.”

Huo Tingxiao hadn’t noticed Mu Lan’s discomfort and, very naturally, took her hand and began greeting the guests.

Lin Yize approached with a glass of champagne, his face wearing a gentle smile.

Before he could speak, Huo Tingxiao stepped in first.

“Mr. Lin looks exceptionally handsome today, and it seems you are seriously considering choosing a suitable young lady from the ones present today.”

Lin Yize’s smile stiffened for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.

“President Huo is truly concerned about my personal happiness, which touches me deeply.”

The hand Huo Tingxiao had placed on Mu Lan’s waist tightened slightly, causing her to instinctively lean into his embrace, a small move that did not go unnoticed by Lin Yize.

The faint look of reproach in Mu Lan’s eyes practically blinded Lin Yize, and yet he couldn’t show any reaction.

“You are my wife’s senior from school, and I’ve heard that you helped her a lot during high school, so I’m just expressing my gratitude,”

Huo Tingxiao’s tone was still as indifferent as ever, but Lin Yize felt somewhat overwhelmed. Even if he didn’t want to admit it, Huo Tingxiao had the home-field advantage, especially with Mu Lan looking so compliant in his arms, which truly pained him.

“Mu Lan and I are so close that such formalities are unnecessary.”

Watching the back-and-forth between the two men, Mu Lan would have been naively unaware of any subtleties before, but ever since Huo Tingxiao had candidly revealed Lin Yize’s interest in her, asserting firmly that he liked her, she couldn’t help but feel their interactions were weird, with a kind of passive-aggressive competitiveness.

“Senior, it’s not that we’re being polite, we genuinely hope that you can find a good girl. After all, Aunt Yun really cares about this.”

This “we” caused varying expressions on both men’s faces.

Huo Tingxiao was nearly overjoyed inside, and his face could hardly conceal his smile as he looked at Mu Lan, his eyes almost dripping with honey.

As for Lin Yize, it was like having his mouth forcibly stuffed with dog food, and the other party was the girl he had yearned for years. He couldn’t vent his anger and had to force a smile, which made him feel utterly sick inside.

“My mom just likes to worry, actually, I’m not in such a hurry.”

Lin Yize tried to find a way to gracefully retreat, but before he could settle, Huo Tingxiao kicked that foothold away.

“How can President Lin not be in a hurry? We’ve been married for seven years now and are even preparing to take the next step to become parents.”

Mu Lan didn’t expect Huo Tingxiao to mention this in front of others and immediately felt her face flush.

“Why would you tell people about that…”

She protested in a quiet voice, but to any onlooker, this did not appear as protestation at all; it was clearly coquetry.

“President Lin is not a stranger, and if he knew, he would certainly be happy for us, right, President Lin?”

Huo Tingxiao seemed addicted to this stabbing game, and Lin Yize realized he definitely wouldn’t walk away with any gains today. However, thinking about Xian Yaping’s drama just now, he felt a bit more balanced inside.

“Rather than being happy for you, I’m actually more worried about you, especially after what just happened… Ah, don’t take it to heart, President Huo.”

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With these words, Mu Lan instantly perceived what Huo Tingxiao meant when he said Lin Yize was up to no good, and her world view began to crumble. In her eyes, Lin Yize had always been a senior with exceptional character.

She could never have imagined he would do such a backhanded thing.

This wasn’t comforting, it was plunging a knife into someone’s heart!

Even though she had reminded herself just a moment ago not to fall for Huo Tingxiao, her protective instincts couldn’t help but erase the smile from Mu Lan’s face, causing her tone to grow much colder as she spoke.

“Rest assured, President Lin, my husband won’t take it to heart. It’s just a little surprise that happened out of the blue. He has seen bigger storms than this.

But for you to bring it up so suddenly makes me think you are the one taking it to heart.”

Mu Lan’s words left Lin Yize speechless for quite a while.

She was defending Huo Tingxiao, even using such a cold tone to do so.

And… she just called him… President Lin?

The smile on Lin Yize’s face almost shattered right then and there.

Huo Tingxiao hadn’t expected Mu Lan to react this way, but any negative emotions from Xian Yaping and Huo Tingyang’s sudden appearance were immediately dispelled.

At this moment, all he could see was the small woman in front of him who, in order to defend him, did not hesitate to warn her senior, whom she considered beneficent, without any mercy.

So, did this mean that in her heart, his position was higher than Lin Yize’s?

Did it mean that, between the two men, she’d chosen… him?