She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 128 - 0: One Good Play After Another (2)
Chapter 128: Chapter 0128: One Good Play After Another (2)
Huo Tingxiao stood there, his tone still flat, but his aura was indeed overwhelming, the entire man composed and indifferent, with no sign of taking the little interlude before his eyes seriously.
This was also the first time the two brothers met at an official event. In comparison, Huo Tingyang was entirely like a green youngster just making his debut.
Seeing the two of them so close, Huo Tingyang’s hand tightened unconsciously around the champagne flute.
“With so many guests present, aren’t you afraid of causing a disturbance?
Everyone is watching. Even for the sake of the Huo Family’s reputation, you can’t treat us, mother and son, in any which way.
Besides, the reason we are here today is your father’s doing.”
Mu Lan frowned, had her father-in-law gone insane? How could he allow such a thing to happen?
Looking up at Huo Tingxiao, she noticed that although his expression hadn’t changed much, there was a noticeable shift in his complexion.
Clearly, he cared a great deal deep down.
“Oh? His idea? Then I have even less reason to comply. To be honest, his role as a father has long been negligible to me.”
Huo Tingxiao said this lukewarmly, causing Xian Yaping’s eyes to widen in shock.
“You… you don’t even regard your own father?
Huo Tingxiao, aren’t you being too cruel? Are you wishing death upon him?”
Mu Lan couldn’t stand this woman who was stirring up trouble, and although she didn’t know the specifics of the relationship between Huo Tingxiao and his father, she couldn’t bear to hear someone speak to this man in such a manner in front of her.
“Ms. Xian, please show some self-respect. With your status, it’s not your place to comment on matters between my husband and his father.”
Mu Lan’s words startled both Huo brothers.
The words “my husband” acted like some kind of catalyst for Huo Tingxiao, evoking a certain emotion from the depths of his eyes, causing his hand at her waist to tighten slightly, and their posture to become even more intimate.
Seeing the woman he had been pining for defending another man so protectively in front of him was more painful for Huo Tingyang than a slap to the face.
But hadn’t the outside world always said their relationship was strained? This couple, looking every bit the golden boy and jade girl, certainly did not seem at odds.
Could it be they were pretending?
The notion that this might be the case lifted Huo Tingyang’s dejected mood ever so slightly.
“You…”
Xian Yaping’s face flushed with anger, humiliated to be publicly chastised by a junior, especially since the other party was the daughter-in-law of her arch-enemy Han Yongmei.
The surrounding crowd began casting inquisitive glances, some of whom had recognized Xian Yaping by now, unable to hide their surprise that she would dare to show up at such an event.
It was at this moment that Han Yongmei and several sisters from the Huo Family entered the banquet hall and saw Xian Yaping, each with a different expression. Huo Qitang was all too eager to see the Huo Family’s waters grow murkier, to benefit as the fisherman.
“Big brother really, if he himself doesn’t come that’s fine, but to allow these two, mother and son, to show up, isn’t he just asking for trouble with dad?”
Huo Qiyuan glanced indifferently at her eldest sister and shook her head slightly. At a time like this, still wanting to watch the excitement, utterly not understanding the simple concept of shared honor and shared loss. She turned to Han Yongmei, whose face was already looking quite unpleasant, and said:
“Sister-in-law, it wouldn’t look good if a scene were to break out here. I think you’d better leave it to Tingxiao to handle.”
Han Yongmei hooked the corner of her lips.
“It’s not worth the effort to care about cats and dogs; it’s better to pretend not to see.”
All the while, Huo Qilian remained silent, quietly standing aside with an air of indifference.
Huo Tingxiao watched as the still stubborn mother and son refused to leave, only giving He Yan a faint signal with his eyes. Soon, the bodyguards sent by Yunzhan skillfully hustled the two out of the banquet hall.
Xian Yaping had not expected Huo Tingxiao to be so disrespectful, speaking without restraint:
“Don’t you want to know why your father despises you so much? Huh? You think you’re something special, but you’re just…”
With a loud “slap,” Han Yongmei fiercely struck Xian Yaping across the face, the sound causing the surrounding guests to gasp in shock.
This exciting scene was entirely witnessed by the Sheng sisters and Lin Yize, who had just arrived; Sheng Xueqin was thoroughly enjoying the drama, wishing the commotion at the banquet would escalate further.
Lin Yize, however, watched Han Yongmei with a cold gaze, as she assumed the role of the Huo Family’s eldest daughter-in-law, emotions stirring within his eyes.
Xian Yaping was dazed by the slap from Han Yongmei, especially given it happened in front of so many people.
Huo Tingyang had not expected the confrontation to escalate to physical violence and immediately shrugged off the bodyguard’s restraint to come and support Xian Yaping.
“Mom, are you okay?”
“Miss Han sure puts on airs, daring to act so impatiently before so many guests—”
Another slap landed with a “slap!”
“You…”
“What, you want to keep getting slapped?”
Han Yongmei glared furiously at the mother and son before her; holding the home-field advantage, she completely overpowered them in presence.
The crowd had already started whispering among themselves; seeing the rightful wife striking the mistress, who wouldn’t stand with the rightful wife? Moreover, given that this was the Huo Family’s territory, and with an unacknowledged illegitimate child, engaging in profitless affairs was not something these savvy onlookers would do.
“How the morals of the world have declined, allowing cockroaches and rats to crawl out and show their faces.”
It was unclear who in the crowd made this comment, but it instantly created a butterfly effect, with people speaking seemingly righteous words, yet each harboring their own ulterior motives, ready to change direction with the wind.
Mu Lan watched as the mother and son faced public condemnation, but inside, she felt no sympathy; some fruits of evil have evil roots. Karma comes full circle, and retribution is inescapable!
“Fine, you all want to bully a widow and her orphaned son, right? Let me tell you, my son is the Huo Family’s blood, and no one can deny that!
As for you, do you even have the right to strut around here in front of me? Don’t you know exactly what I’m talking about?”
Murder flickered in Han Yongmei’s eyes as she looked at Xian Yaping with a gaze cold as ice.
“Xian Yaping, if you take your son and leave through that door now, I will pretend nothing happened.
Otherwise, you will bear the consequences!”
This threat of bearing the consequences was practically spat out through Han Yongmei’s clenched teeth.
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The onlookers exchanged looks, completely dumbfounded by where Xian Yaping found the gall to confront the legitimate wife.
Regrettably, neither of Huo Qitang’s sons had come today; otherwise, the spectacle would have been even juicier.
“If Grandpa comes later, you won’t be able to leave even if you want to.”
Huo Tingxiao’s indifferent words suddenly turned Xian Yaping’s face deathly pale, hinting she remembered something and swallowing hard.
“Fine, all of you are ganging up on us, mother and son. One day, you will definitely regret this!”
With that, she pulled Huo Tingyang and left the banquet hall.
But no sooner had the mother and son left, than someone approached them right on their heels!
