She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 117 - 0: She Has the Ability to Be Likable

Chapter 117: Chapter 0117: She Has the Ability to Be Likable

Oh, is Huo Tingxiao on the wrong medication or what? Why would he call at this time—could it be… he wants to check on me?

As soon as she entertained the possibility, Mu Lan’s lips couldn’t help but curve slightly upward. She cleared her throat before finally answering the phone.

“Hello?”

“Tell Yun Xi that Yunzhan has gone back to Shen City to handle some matters and won’t be able to return until the eve of the birthday feast.”

“… ”

The smile on Mu Lan’s lips froze, and it took her two seconds to respond.

“Got it, anything else?”

“I don’t have anything else, do you?”

Huo Tingxiao’s tone only irritated Mu Lan further; she responded coldly and indifferently,

“I… I don’t have anything either, so I’m hanging up.”

She could clearly feel a pause from the other end; her heart, which had sunk, lifted again, but then… Huo Tingxiao replied with just one word.

“Yeah.”

Mu Lan stopped dwelling on it and ended the call, feeling that this phone call from Huo Tingxiao was simply inexplicable.

Telling Yun Xi about Yunzhan leaving could have been done by calling her directly; why use her as an intermediary? It made her mistakenly think he was worried about her being uncomfortable on the mountain or something…

Feeling utterly aggrieved, Mu Lan looked at the blister peeled open on her hand and inwardly cursed Huo Tingxiao numerous times as a big jerk.

Meanwhile, in the Rolls-Royce parked at the foot of the mountain, Huo Tingxiao held his phone, unable to hide the disappointment in his eyes after Mu Lan decisively ended the call.

He Yan stealthily watched Huo Tingxiao’s reaction from the rearview mirror.

He truly didn’t understand what his boss was up to; they were already there, and calling just to say something pointless was really frustrating.

“President Huo, should I call your wife and tell her we are at the mountain’s base?”

“Let’s go back.”

“But since you’ve come all this way, to just leave like this seems…”

Huo Tingxiao did not respond; he just gave He Yan a fleeting glance. The next moment, the car was started, turned around, and driven towards the city.

As dark as ink, the drive back to the city was silent; Huo Tingxiao did not speak a word, and He Yan didn’t dare to strike up a conversation, leaving the car’s cabin silent.

Huo Tingxiao himself couldn’t articulate the awkwardness he felt inside.

He had intended to say a few more caring words, but when the words reached his mouth, he couldn’t utter even half a word.

Eventually, he could only hastily find an excuse about Yunzhan leaving; heaven knows if he was possessed to say those pointless words, only to end up making things worse.

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Suddenly, in the quiet of the car, Huo Tingxiao sighed; He Yan instinctively swallowed, daring only to curse inwardly—Being aloof is fun momentarily, but pursuing your wife can burn you; President Huo, without hard work, can only sigh.

——–

In the blink of an eye, Mu Lan had already been at Jingxin Hermitage for nearly a week. During this time, not only had she become accustomed to eating vegetarian and chanting prayers, but she was also quite proficient at farming.

Every day she was so exhausted that she fell asleep immediately, with no time to dwell on whether Huo Tingxiao would call or not.

And as previously mentioned, she was very sincere in her fasting and did not discuss the embroidery again with Master Yao, limiting their conversation to scriptures.

In the end, it was Master Yao who started to worry for her; there were only seven days left.

“Mrs. Huo, are you really planning to just fast for half a month and not bring up the embroidery anymore?”

Mu Lan wore a smile and nodded.

“Since I’ve already told you everything is up to destiny, I obviously won’t press you anymore.

Though I very much hope you would come out of retirement personally, I have to be true to my word if I’m to demonstrate my sincerity.

If you think my sincerity is sufficient, you will naturally agree, and I just need to do well in what I can do myself.”

Teacher Yao looked at her, and her previously gloomy mood slightly improved as she spoke frankly,

“Actually, I came here to fast in order to pray for my daughter’s blessings. Mrs. Huo’s stubborn nature reminds me a lot of her.

It’s just a pity… my connection with her was too shallow.”

“Teacher Yao, if you don’t mind, you can talk to me about it.”

Mu Lan wasn’t trying to pry into someone else’s privacy, just seeing Teacher Yao suddenly so sorrowful was hard for her to bear. Putting herself in her shoes, comforting her seemed like comforting a family elder, so it didn’t really matter.

“A few years ago, she was suddenly diagnosed with cervical cancer, and I tried everything to pray for her health and took her for aggressive treatment, but last year, still…”

Remembering the sorrowful events, Teacher Yao’s tears welled up. There’s no greater pain in this world than for a parent to send off their child. The agony of helplessly losing a daughter was unimaginable to Mu Lan.

“I know that saying anything at this time won’t alleviate the pain in your heart, but everything you do for your daughter, she can feel it.”

Teacher Yao wiped her tears and looked up at Mu Lan.

“Really? Would she know?”

“She definitely will. Just like my dad, who passed away less than three months ago, but I believe he’s still silently watching over me somewhere.

I wasn’t as lucky as you, to spend several more years together. My dad’s death was very sudden, and when I found out he was gone, I was completely stunned. Just yesterday he was still encouraging me to do well on my exam, and then suddenly…”

“But I couldn’t let myself break down completely. There are other family members who need me, too. For the sake of the living, no matter how tough or difficult it is, we must strive to look forward.”

Mu Lan’s words deeply moved Teacher Yao.

“Mrs. Huo, you really make me see you in a new light. I should admit, I had some biases against you before.”

“Thinking I was just a frivolous wealthy wife?”

“This… Amitabha.”

Teacher Yao’s reaction made Mu Lan laugh heartily.

“Teacher Yao, you really are too adorable.”

Watching Mu Lan laugh so joyously, Teacher Yao thought to herself, such a girl, if she is willing, can easily make anyone happy and obedient.

She seemed to possess an innate ability to endear herself to others.

“How am I adorable? I’m just an old fashioned person. Still, there are seven days left. I can request the abbot to attend only the morning classes, and spend the rest of the time embroidering. I should be able to manage it in time.”

Upon hearing this, Mu Lan was overjoyed, but still tried to restrain her emotions and thanked Teacher Yao.

“Teacher Yao, I really appreciate this a lot.”

Teacher Yao was also a person of action and immediately called her assistant.

“I’ll have my assistant bring the tools over, and we can start working today.”

If it weren’t for the wrong setting, she would have cried out loud — The revolution has finally won!

Teacher Yao was also very considerate, letting Mu Lan leave her clothes behind and no longer needing to continue fasting at Jingxin Hermitage.

Unable to refuse Teacher Yao, Mu Lan and Yun Xi descended the mountain and headed back to the city at noon. As they drove halfway, there was a sudden “bang,” startling Mu Lan.

Luckily, Yunzhan reacted quickly, promptly stopping the car on the roadside to check what happened.

Mu Lan rolled down the window, looking worried.

“What happened?”

“A nail punctured the tire; I need to change it.”

Yunzhan explained the situation with a blank expression, while Mu Lan appeared dumbfounded.

Changing a tire on a deserted highway?

“Yunzhan…”