She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 162 - 0: Mu Lan Discovers the Divorce Agreement (Extra - for Recommendation Tickets)
Chapter 162 -0162: Mu Lan Discovers the Divorce Agreement (Extra Chapter for Recommendation Tickets)
Huo Tingxiao looked at Yunzhan with an expression that said ‘this boy is impossible to teach,’ shaking his head as he left his office.
After pondering for a moment, he felt that Yunzhan had a point; he had to clear things up with Mu Lan.
Picking up his phone, he dialed Mu Lan’s number, while she was in the study, looking at the professional books she had brought back.
Glancing at the phone screen, she answered the call and chose the speakerphone.
“Hello?”
“Have He Yan pick you up at noon.”
“Hm? Are we going out for lunch?”
“Yes, what do you feel like eating?”
Mu Lan paused for a moment.
“Chao Niu.”
“Alright, I’ll see you later then.”
“Mhm, okay.”
After ending the call, Mu Lan stretched lazily, placed a bookmark in her book, and then set it on the bookshelf.
However, she accidentally discovered a key in the corner of the bookshelf.
Mu Lan picked up the key and thought to herself—What is this key for, and why is it hidden here?
Subconsciously, she glanced at the drawer on the desk; the key seemed to match the lock.
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Could it be…
Huo Tingxiao must be hiding something; he even locked the drawer, and the key was just lying in a corner of the bookshelf.
Curiosity got the better of Mu Lan, and she found herself in a dilemma.
Now that the key was in her hand, should she open it… or should she not?
Suddenly, in her mind, a tiny angel and devil appeared, debating furiously inside her head.
The angel said, “Of course, you shouldn’t open it. You must respect other people’s privacy. Everyone has their own little secrets, so you should put the key back where it belongs.”
The devil retorted, “Privacy, my foot. Men are made from a woman’s rib; what right does a man have to talk to a woman about privacy? Do you talk about privacy with your own organs? Just open it!”
The angel replied, “That’s nonsense. Don’t listen to him. I think…”
The devil interrupted, “I don’t care what you think; I care what I think. I’m always right, listen to me.”
Mu Lan snapped back from her imagination with a wicked smile. She would just take a secret peek!
With the key, she opened the drawer, but instead of treasure, there was just a tattered leather paper bag.
Taking out the paper bag, Mu Lan couldn’t help but criticize.
“What’s the point of keeping such a tattered leather bag? And to lock it up, could it be some unspeakable secret?”
While she was initially looking forward to some entertainment, she never expected that the drama would involve herself.
Stunned, she looked at the documents inside—it was a divorce agreement!
Mu Lan’s expression instantly turned grave as she flipped through it, only to discover that the date of the signature was May 19, 2019.
Looking at the terms, she was astonished to find that she had agreed to leave with nothing, practically walking away with nothing but the clothes on her back.
Suddenly, a profound sense of betrayal filled Mu Lan with anger.
Just yesterday he had solemnly promised her that there was no talk of divorce before her memory loss.
Now, she had discovered a divorce agreement, making the slap in the face feel all too immediate.
Very well, excellent!
Huo Tingxiao, you’re really something, aren’t you? I trusted you so much, and yet you’ve been playing me the whole time.
Stuffing the divorce agreement back into the leather bag, Mu Lan clenched the bag as she walked to the walk-in closet, stuffed it into her bag, changed her clothes, and went downstairs to wait for He Yan.
Sure enough, it wasn’t long before He Yan appeared at Maple Forest Garden.
“Mrs. Huo, Mr. Huo is already waiting for you at the restaurant.”
Mu Lan got into the car as if nothing was amiss, but inside, she was seething with anger.
She did want to see what Huo Tingxiao could come up with this time.
What kind of lies he would use to deceive her again!
He Yan felt inexplicably that Mu Lan looked somewhat unhappy. Could it be that they had argued again? Yet he thought that he might be overthinking it.
After all, the relationship between Chairman Huo and his wife seemed quite good recently. It might be something else that was bothering her, something unrelated to their Chairman Huo.
He Yan parked the car in front of an old-time beef hot pot restaurant. The storefront wasn’t big, only having two private rooms with the rest being individual tables.
Mu Lan walked into the private room clutching her purse tightly, where Huo Tingxiao was already waiting early, and the table was filled with hot pot ingredients.
“Do you see anything else you’d like to eat? I ordered some of the signature beef slices, long-line dragon cuts, and triple-layered slices. Their beef tallow is also very tasty.”
Looking at Huo Tingxiao with a smile, Mu Lan couldn’t muster even the slightest grin.
Did she want anything to eat? How could she have any appetite now? She was too full on anger.
“It’s okay, I can eat anything.”
Her tone was very cold, and Huo Tingxiao immediately sensed that something was wrong with Mu Lan.
She directly took a seat opposite him at the six-seater round table, as if to put some distance between them.
Huo Tingxiao’s gaze fixed unblinkingly on Mu Lan, who managed a smile, but it didn’t reach her eyes.
“Why are you staring at me like that?”
“You don’t seem very happy? What’s wrong?”
Mu Lan felt as if she had been stung, but she still tried to maintain a facade of composure.
“Why would I be unhappy?
What, you think I’m unhappy?”
She kicked the ball back into his court. Mu Lan thought she was concealing her feelings well, but the moment she spoke, the sarcasm in her tone betrayed her true thoughts.
Huo Tingxiao never expected Mu Lan to have seen that set of divorce papers; he just thought something else had upset her.
“Your face is clearly showing unhappiness. What’s wrong? Did you have a fight with Gu Xiaoman?”
Mu Lan scoffed, her eyes fixed on Huo Tingxiao.
“Why do you think it was a fight with Gu Xiaoman? What, do I look like I had a fight with Gu Xiaoman?”
Her tone was somewhat aggressive; Huo Tingxiao felt that something serious was amiss and decided to come clean without further ado to avoid more complications.
“Mu Lan, actually today…”
However, Mu Lan didn’t give him a chance to speak, interrupting:
“Huo Tingxiao, is it hard for you to keep this act up?”
Mu Lan couldn’t hold it in any longer and finally exploded.
Huo Tingxiao paused, looking at Mu Lan with an expression that grew more complicated.
“Do you think deceiving me is funny, that twisting me around like a fool gives you a sense of accomplishment? Huh?”
“I didn’t—”
“Didn’t? Let me ask you one more time! Are the things Pei Zhao said true? Before I lost my memory, had I really been considering divorcing you?”
Mu Lan’s eyes bore into Huo Tingxiao as she asked, word by word.
Huo Tingxiao, seeing Mu Lan losing control of her emotions, explained:
“Whether you wanted to divorce me before you lost your memory, I really don’t know but…”
Mu Lan interrupted Huo Tingxiao with a cold huff.
“But? What is there to ‘but’ about?”
She pulled out the brown paper bag containing the divorce papers from her bag and slammed it onto the table.
“What is this? Huh? You explain this to me! What is this?!”
Huo Tingxiao’s eyes fell on the brown paper bag, his pupils suddenly contracting.
“You opened the drawer?”
