She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 134 - 0: I Want Huo Tingxiao and Mu Lan to Get a Divorce

Chapter 134: Chapter 0134: I Want Huo Tingxiao and Mu Lan to Get a Divorce

“Mr. Huo, the hard drive has been destroyed, all the surveillance footage is gone.”

He Yan’s words were like a bombshell, causing Sheng Xueqin to point at Huo Tingxiao, her fingers trembling.

“Huo Tingxiao, did you actually do such things to cover for her? You all did this on purpose, didn’t you? Destroying all the evidence!”

Mu Lan’s anger surged within her, her face a mask of fury.

“Miss Sheng, don’t be too presumptuous. What reason would Huo Tingxiao have for doing such a thing? Besides, I never spoke to you at the banquet, let alone touched you. How could I have brought you to this room?

To carry you here against your will, as a grown person—would I have tied you up? If you’re going to sling mud, at least make it logical.”

“You’re still making excuses? You’re not a fool. How could you have done it personally? You must have used some means to make me unconscious, and then had someone bring me to this room! Grandfather Huo, can’t you see this clear setup and frame-up? If not for Mu Lan having everything prepared beforehand, how could she remain so composed?

She is banking on having no evidence. Who would react like this if they were slandered? She has had a grudge against me for a long time, and you know what happened before. You must stand up for me!”

As she spoke, Sheng Xueqin started crying again, giving the elder Mr. Huo such a headache. Now, with each side giving their own account, he was struggling to determine who was telling the truth.

Right now, he wasn’t even concerned about the sequence of events; he just wanted this issue to be resolved quickly.

No matter what, the trouble caused by this illegitimate child ultimately couldn’t be disconnected from the Huo Family.

It’s not as if they could really let her go to the police. Where would that leave the families’ reputations? Not only would it become the gossip of the town, but it would also affect the company’s stock prices. With the internet being so developed nowadays, not even the smallest spark was tolerable.

“Xueqin, it’s not that Grandfather Huo won’t stand up for you. He also knows how much this matter has impacted you as a girl.

However, you can’t accuse Mu Lan of framing you without any proof. Such an accusation is too serious.”

“Grandfather Huo? Don’t you believe me?”

Sheng Xueqin looked at the elder Mr. Huo in shock, finally realizing that at the end of the day, they were family. Even if it really was Mu Lan who did it, the elder Mr. Huo would look for a way to cover it up and prevent the situation from escalating.

All these years, the so-called affection amounted to nothing before the reputation of the Huo Family.

Her fists clenched in secret, all the things Huo Tingyang had said came back to her, proving true one by one.

—”Huo Shiwen values family honor above all. To think he’d take your side is wishful thinking.”

—”The truth of the matter isn’t important at all. What matters is that things have come to this, and you should seek the greatest benefit for yourself.”

—”Do you really think Huo Tingxiao would stand by your side? Even if Mu Lan is responsible, he would cover for her to the end. Even if Mu Lan wanted to kill someone, he’s the type to hand her the knife. You are underestimating Mu Lan’s status in his heart. I’m a man, I understand.”

She stared unblinkingly at elder Mr. Huo, but her eyes full of grievance didn’t stir the slightest emotion in the elderly man who was past his fiftieth year.

The scene unfolding before her made Mu Lan feel a strange emotion. Although Sheng Xueqin had it coming, Huo Shiwen’s attitude still surprised her. After all, he had watched over the child grow up, yet he could be so cold and ruthless. Suddenly, Mu Lan thought she understood why Huo Tingxiao had such a personality.

With a grandfather like that, raised under such instruction, how could he have been anything other than a living, breathing person devoid of flesh and blood? Huo Shiwen was too utilitarian. In his eyes, there was only the ancestral glory of the Huo Family. Even for his grandson Huo Tingxiao, if it weren’t for his outstanding abilities, he would probably not have gained even a hint of favor.

Something tender within Mu Lan began to sour, even feel pity. She looked up at Huo Tingxiao’s stern jawline, her grip on his hand tightening slightly.

Huo Tingxiao looked down, meeting her eyes, which were as gentle as still water, and his heart stirred deeply.

The elder Mr. Huo’s face still carried a kind and affable smile as he said earnestly:

“Xueqin, Grandpa Huo is really doing this for your own good. Your grandfather is now hospitalized, and if this matter blows up, it won’t do you any good. So whatever demands you have, Grandpa Huo will agree to them.

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Grandpa Huo will try to make amends to you, okay?”

Make amends? Fine, you want to compensate, then let’s make sure nobody has a good time! Sheng Xueqin also calmed down, her brain whirring as she sought to gain the greatest advantage for herself.

“So Grandpa Huo, how do you plan to make amends to me?”

“This…what do you want me to do?”

“I want Huo Tingxiao to divorce Mu Lan! I will act as if nothing ever happened.”

The moment Sheng Xueqin’s words fell, Huo Tingxiao exuded an aura of deadly calm.

“What right do you have to demand a divorce between me and Mu Lan?”

Sheng Xueqin felt she was going insane, driven mad by her own jealousy.

“Because all of this was her own doing!”

Mu Lan couldn’t believe she would make such a shameless demand and retorted,

“Was it my own doing, or is someone trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice, very clear in their own heart? After all, this is your matter with Huo Tingyang; what does it have to do with Huo Tingxiao?”

Watching Mu Lan defend Huo Tingxiao this way, Huo Tingyang felt a surge of jealousy. He remembered how she had firmly rejected his advances and offers of help earlier at the foot of the mountain. It was all for Huo Tingxiao. If only he were the legitimate heir of the Huo family, if he could have everything Huo Tingxiao had, would she have been so resolute?

“Xueqin, I know you’re still furious, so you deliberately proposed such a condition.

Grandpa Huo knows you are upset, but you should also be realistic.”

Old Master Huo wasn’t senile; there was no way he would let his grandson divorce for the sake of a Sheng Xueqin.

“How about this, apart from this condition, Grandpa Huo will agree to anything else,”

“Everything else you’ll agree to? Grandpa Huo, are you sure? I’m afraid that if I state other conditions, you might backtrack.”

Sheng Xueqin no longer trusted Old Master Huo, and her tone was not very pleasant.

The old master coughed guiltily a couple of times.

“Of course, the conditions must be reasonable. Grandpa Huo also knows you’re not an unreasonable person, just someone who has to vent. Grandpa Huo can understand that.”

Still spouting such words to coax her at this time, Sheng Xueqin secretly sneered.

However, she wasn’t naive enough to believe that Huo Tingxiao would get a divorce. Her earlier statement was meant only as a ploy to set the stage.

Mu Lan noticed Sheng Xueqin’s fleeting calculating expression and felt a twinge of anxiety in her heart.

This woman, she wouldn’t be plotting something tricky.

Indeed, the next moment, Sheng Xueqin’s demand shocked everyone present.

“My request will definitely be something you, Grandpa Huo, can do, and it’s quite simple. I want…”