She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 138 - 0: So What Exactly Happened Back Then

Chapter 138 -0138: So What Exactly Happened Back Then

Huo Lao, the patriarch, thought he had touched Han Yongmei’s heart with emotion and reason and let out a sigh of relief.

“Okay, go ahead,”

Mu Lan had a bad feeling, always suspecting that Han Yongmei wouldn’t compromise so easily.

As expected…

“I demand a notarization that you sever the father-son relationship with Huo Qidong, clearly denying him any inheritance rights to the Huo Family’s wealth.”

After Han Yongmei made her demand, not only was the patriarch stunned, but Mu Lan and Huo Tingxiao were also shocked.

This was tantamount to preferring death to disgrace!

“Yongmei, you…”

“Didn’t Dad just say, let me agree for your sake? Of course, I agree, as long as you accept my demand, I agree!

All these years since I married into the Huo Family, I have never defied you.

So whatever you say, I’ll agree to it.

But regarding the matter between Xian Yaping and Huo Tingyang, I have my limits.

You can consider it carefully.”

Han Yongmei clearly made up her mind. The patriarch furrowed his brows; it was supposed to be a grand birthday for him, a joyful occasion, but it had turned into a series of negotiations and concessions. At his age, he really felt like he couldn’t hold up any longer.

“Good, good, you all just want to push this old man to his grave to be satisfied,”

“Dad, it’s not me pushing you; it’s you pushing me! Why Huo Qidong would become like this, both of us know full well in our hearts. If it weren’t for what happened years ago…”

“Yongmei!”

The patriarch raised his voice abruptly, his tone filled with warning and danger.

Han Yongmei’s eyes reddened, her clasped hands twisting at an agonizing angle. She swallowed the bitterness in her throat before she barely managed to speak again:

“In any case, that’s my demand. You can ignore it if you like. At worst, I, Han Yongmei, will divorce him. I’ve had enough of being the Huo Family’s eldest daughter-in-law.”

The patriarch had not expected Han Yongmei to utter the words “divorce.”

“You!”

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Mu Lan quickly glanced at Huo Tingxiao, but he seemed completely removed from the situation, with no intention to appease it.

“Mom, Grandpa, we can discuss matters. We’re all family, let’s be kind to each other,”

Han Yongmei looked at Mu Lan and shook her head with a smile.

“Lanlan, I’ve been too strict with you before, suppressing your true self, all to make you a good wife suitable for Tingxiao. From today on, do as you please, and I, as your mother-in-law, will not interfere anymore.

Dad, I’ve said all I need to say, how to choose is up to you. It’s getting late, you should rest early, Dad. I’ll await your decision.”

With that, Han Yongmei turned and left the study.

The patriarch’s heart ached with anger; his dignified and magnanimous eldest daughter-in-law was so confrontational today that it really overwhelmed him.

Seeing the patriarch in such pain, Huo Tingxiao immediately took several pills from the drawer and handed them to him.

“Grandpa, your medicine.”

After swallowing the pills, the patriarch went back to rest with the support of Huo Tingxiao and Mu Lan.

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Mu Lan, seeing the situation, decided to stay in the Huo family mansion with Huo Tingxiao, just in case.

After washing up and lying in the large bed, Mu Lan didn’t rush to sleep; she had too many questions on her mind.

“Huo Tingxiao, I always feel that there’s something off about this incident. Logically speaking, if Sheng Xueqin’s initial target was me, she should have been in cahoots with Huo Tingyang from the start.

Where did Huo Tingyang get the capability to design against Sheng Xueqin then? Surely, he couldn’t have foreseen this, right?”

Huo Tingxiao looked at her puzzled face as she tried hard to analyze, a slight smile curling his lips, tenderness in his eyes like gentle water.

“Perhaps it was a counterintelligence strategy from the beginning.”

Mu Lan pondered his words carefully.

“Do you mean his actual target was Sheng Xueqin all along, to lure her into a trap? But how could he be sure that Sheng Xueqin would act against me today?”

“No matter the ins and outs, the most important thing is that you are safe now,” he said.

Huo Tingxiao didn’t continue the discussion with her; after all, some matters were still at the conjecture stage for him, without concrete evidence—the hard drive was destroyed, the surveillance footage gone, the truth might be buried forever.

“Of course, I’m relieved that I escaped disaster, but… the way things have turned out really is a bit unexpected.

And also… don’t you think you’re a bit too calm?”

What Mu Lan actually wanted to say was ‘cold and heartless,’ but she didn’t dare to speak it outright.

However, Huo Tingxiao could already tell from her eyes that she disagreed with his reaction to the incident.

“Because I got used to it long ago. The Huo family might look splendid on the outside, but inside, it’s been rotten for a long time.

If I hadn’t seen through all this, I wouldn’t have set up my own business.”

Still, Huo Tingxiao felt some regret—for too long, he had only focused on striving forward in his career, forgetting the eager eyes behind him, missing out on too much.

“So, what you mean is, you wanted to free yourself from the control of the Huo family, and that’s why you… established TX? I thought you were just trying to show off your abilities, or you were simply tired of the family’s busywork…”

Huo Tingxiao was amused by the wild thoughts in her little head.

“My parents were hardly ever around when I was growing up, especially my father. Their marriage has always had issues. It was inevitable that two people with such incompatible personalities would split up; it’s just that I didn’t expect her to endure it until now.”

This was the first time Mu Lan had heard Huo Tingxiao mention his parents, and for some reason, her heart felt an indescribable sensation.

“No wonder you reacted the way you did. Honestly, I can’t exactly empathize, since my parents are particularly loving, and I’ve always lived in a harmonious family atmosphere.

But today, when your mom said ‘If it weren’t for grandfather back then,’ she was stopped mid-sentence by your grandfather. I couldn’t help but let my imagination run wild. I even dreamed up a whole saga of dynastic intrigue.

Could it be that your dad had a beloved, but your grandfather disapproved, so he had to break them up, leading to an arranged marriage, creating an unhappy union? Tsk, tsk… Ouch! Why are you hitting my forehead?”

Mu Lan looked at Huo Tingxiao huffily, rubbing her forehead.

“Stop imagining things. It’s their own business, and it’s up to the elders to sort it out.”

Huo Tingxiao’s reasoning was sound, but these were his parents he was talking about; his indifference was shocking. If he could be so detached about his own blood-related parents, what about herself…

Mu Lan realized she was self-inserting and couldn’t help but pinch herself secretly.

Why care so much about him? It would be enough to maintain a facade of a marriage. Surely she didn’t actually think he could truly, sincerely love her?

“Hmm, you’re right, it’s getting late, let’s rest.

Hey, Huo Tingxiao, you…”