She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 98 - 00: The Feeling of Heartache
Chapter 98: Chapter 0098: The Feeling of Heartache
Mu Lan looked at Huo Tingxiao’s icy demeanor, fearing he might misunderstand, she instinctively wanted to explain.
However, unexpectedly, he said nothing and just passed by her as if he hadn’t seen her at all!
This response left Mu Lan somewhat stunned.
What did this mean from Huo Tingxiao? He really left without asking or saying anything?
Looking in the direction he had left, Mu Lan simply didn’t know how to describe what she was feeling at that moment.
Logic told her that Huo Tingxiao was not wrong to do this; after all, they had agreed not to meddle in each other’s affairs.
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But when Huo Tingxiao really passed by without a sideward glance, Mu Lan felt her heart was both in pain and sour, as if it were about to explode.
Lin Yize saw her sad demeanor and couldn’t help but squint his eyes questioning, what was going on with Huo Tingxiao? Why was he acting so unusually?
He had been so protective before, how could he suddenly…
“Mu Lan, you should go after him and explain,” he said, “I think Mr. Huo must have misunderstood something.”
Explain? What should she explain? Mu Lan pursed her lips, took several deep breaths, and responded.
“It’s okay, if he wants to misunderstand, there’s nothing I can do.”
Though her heart truly didn’t feel this way, she really wanted to explain to him, but Huo Tingxiao’s cold gaze earlier felt like knives stabbing into her heart.
“But…”
“Senior, really, it’s okay.”
Her voice trembled as she spoke, Mu Lan pretended to be calm as she entered the elevator. Lin Yize pressed the floor button, also for the third floor.
During the entire process, the two of them did not converse again; Mu Lan was lost in her emotions, not knowing what else to say.
Lin Yize saw her like this and felt no sense of triumph, only a pang in his heart.
She was such a good person, yet that man didn’t know how to cherish her.
If he had known it would turn out this way, back then, he should have bravely confessed to her instead of being scared off by Mu Huaifeng’s warning, thinking a man with no background like himself didn’t deserve her.
The daughter of the Mu Family, back then Lin Yize didn’t dare to pursue her.
Finally achieving today’s success, finally able to stand before her again, he found that she had already been married for seven years.
Yet, all was not lost, she lost her memory and had long forgotten Huo Tingxiao, as long as he made the effort, there was still a chance.
It seemed even heaven was helping, making his mother and her relationship so good. Though his heart felt sorrow and bitterness when he heard Mu Lan was to introduce him a girlfriend, as long as there were more interactions, eventually the clouds would clear and the moon would appear. Without making any waves, persistence would win the day, and one day, she would be his!
“Mu Lan, you don’t look well, which department did you schedule a check-up with?”
Mu Lan looked up blankly, slow to respond.
“Oh, I scheduled with… the neurology department.”
“Neurology? Are you alright?”
“It’s nothing, I’ll stop chatting, senior, I’m going to see the doctor now.”
Although Lin Yize wanted to ask more, he didn’t want to press her too hard, for fear of scaring her away.
“Okay.”
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As soon as Huo Tingxiao stepped out of the hospital and back into his car, He Yan felt the temperature inside the vehicle drop several degrees.
He stole a glance at Huo Tingxiao and noticed that the face of his boss was extremely grim.
The secretary naturally also sensed something was off and exchanged a look with He Yan, but neither of them spoke.
At that moment, a ringtone cut through the silence inside the car.
Huo Tingxiao answered the call, and Yunzhan’s voice came through.
“I’ve found out the hidden owner behind Meilan, his name is Lin Yize, do you know him?”
The temperature inside the car had dropped even lower, and He Yan couldn’t help but shiver.
“Is there anything else?”
“Yes, there’s a period of this kid’s data that can’t be traced, he’s abroad, it needs some time. However, I’ve also looked over some things He Yan gave me last time, and I’m suspecting we might have got the direction wrong.”
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Huo Tingxiao squinted his eyes.
“What do you mean?”
“It means that the person chasing the car might not be that man but this Lin Yize himself.”
Yunzhan’s tone also carried uncertainty, after all, no solid evidence had been found yet, so it wasn’t right to say it was conclusive.
Huo Tingxiao was silent for a moment, not speaking again.
Initially, they hadn’t ruled out the possibility that Lin Yize might do this, but at the time, Mu Lan was also in the car, and if it was for Mu Lan, he definitely wouldn’t have taken such a risk.
So now that this possibility had emerged, it meant that from the start, his target might not have been Mu Lan, but… himself?
This guess made Huo Tingxiao squint.
Could it mean that from this collaboration, his approach was deliberate, and Mu Lan just happened to be his schoolmate?
“Hello? Why is it silent now?”
“Get all his information, I want to know everything about him.”
Huo Tingxiao’s voice deepened, his tone somewhat icy, while on the other end of the phone, Yunzhan was chuckling.
“What, not in a hurry to shoo me away now? I told you not to rush to kick me out.
Not to mention, my network of information is very useful, tsk tsk tsk, regretting it now? Remember when you had to talk tough at the start?”
Huo Tingxiao couldn’t be bothered to play melodramatic games with him and just hung up the phone.
Yunzhan didn’t expect him to be so firm and couldn’t help but curse.
“Fuck!”
Lucky you, Huo Tingxiao, I really owe you from a past life, having to be put through the wringer like this.
He sighed, his irritation lasting no more than three seconds.
What can you do, the brother you choose, you’ve got to help, even if it means kneeling.
Secretary Jian watched Huo Tingxiao with a tense face, his whole being emanating an aura of ‘don’t mess with me’, thought it over, and then spoke.
“President Huo, today’s meeting…”
“Continue.”
He Yan secretly gave Secretary Jian a thumbs up, worthy of being Secretary Jian, daring to speak up even in such a moment.
The car slowly started leaving the parking lot, on the way to the company, Huo Tingxiao’s mind was still fixed on the scene they had just encountered at the elevator doors; he hadn’t missed Mu Lan’s hesitation. Truly, before his brain could react, his legs had already stepped forward, and then…
He couldn’t quite explain what his feelings were at this moment.
Regretting not giving her a chance to explain? Or afraid of hearing something even more infuriating from her mouth?
It wasn’t as if they hadn’t talked about Lin Yize before, and she always stood unhesitatingly on Lin Yize’s side.
Ultimately, she had memory loss, and for Mu Lan, her understanding of Lin Yize was deeper than that of herself.
So, if one matter was spoken differently from both his and Lin Yize’s mouths, she was likely to believe Lin Yize and not choose to believe in himself right?
Just thinking about that possibility, Huo Tingxiao felt an indescribable sigh of frustration.
Her memory loss felt both good and bad; not having lost it, she had been completely overlooked by himself; never had he been so conflicted over a woman before.
The direction of Huo Tingxiao’s life had always been clear, his methods always decisive.
But now… that had changed.
