She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 86 - 00: Complaining Out of Spite

Chapter 86: Chapter 0086: Complaining Out of Spite

“Apologize.”

Huo Tingxiao looked at Sheng Xueqian with a cold, indifferent face, his tone brooking no refusal. Sheng Xueqian’s complexion turned deathly pale, she bit her lip in aggrievement and started to speak unwillingly.

“I’m sorry.”

Mu Lan raised an eyebrow.

“I didn’t hear you clearly.”

“You’re being unreasonable—”

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Upon lifting her head and seeing the coldness in Huo Tingxiao’s dark eyes, like the frost and snow of midwinter sending a chill down her spine.

With clenched fists, Sheng Xueqian once again voiced her apology unwillingly, raising her voice.

“I’m sorry! Is that enough for you?”

Mu Lan didn’t want to drag things out indefinitely, seeing Sheng Xueqian’s eyes beginning to redden, knowing that this was already her limit.

Being unrelenting when one is in the right was not her style, she believed in teaching a lesson and learning from it.

Sheng Xueqian, with gritted teeth and in her high heels, left the place. As soon as she was outside the door, tears began to fall, and she took out her phone to dial a number.

“Hello?”

“Is this Grandfather Huo? It’s Xueqian.”

“Xueqian, eh? What made you think of calling me?”

“Wuwuwu… Tingxiao went too far, he bullied Sister Xueqin, and now he’s bullying me.”

On the other end of the phone, the old Mr. Huo couldn’t help but frown upon hearing this.

“Alright, alright, don’t cry. Where are you right now?”

“I… I’m outside.”

“Then come to the Huo Family’s old residence. Grandfather Huo will wait for you and we’ll talk properly. Be a good child, don’t cry.”

After the old Mr. Huo offered a few comforting words, Sheng Xueqian’s depressed mood lifted slightly.

Hmph, if she didn’t get her revenge, she wouldn’t deserve the Sheng surname!

In the office, Director Wang, along with his subordinates, went on apologizing profusely. Mu Lan seemed not interested in pursuing the matter further, but Huo Tingxiao couldn’t let it go so easily.

“Director Wang, such a meticulous man as yourself, also has situations where you fail to control your subordinates.”

“Mr. Huo is correct. I will surely tighten management, and I will punish these two by assigning them to fieldwork for two months, causing trouble for you and Mrs. Huo, I truly am very sorry.”

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In Sea City’s current climate, two months of fieldwork was truly a fate worse than death.

But who dares to object? Retaining one’s job was good enough; better not ask for more.

Mu Lan really disliked Director Wang’s greasy manner and secretly tugged at Huo Tingxiao’s sleeve.

Huo Tingxiao’s lips slightly curved, amused by Mu Lan’s discreet action.

As they left the office building, Mu Lan spoke with caution.

“Did I delay your work?”

Huo Tingxiao turned to look at her, her head bowed as if she truly felt remorseful, and he spoke in a low voice.

“No. I’m pleased that you had Yun Xi reach out to me.”

Mu Lan looked up, her clear eyes filled with confusion.

“How did you know it was me who had Yun Xi contact you…”

“Yun Xi is your bodyguard. Without your order, she wouldn’t have called me immediately.”

Huo Tingxiao’s tone was very certain as he said this.

It was hard to say whether he understood Mu Lan or Yun Xi better.

“Will the affair with the two Sheng sisters cause you any trouble?”

Mu Lan, despite having vented her anger, couldn’t help but worry about Huo Tingxiao.

To give rise to two such peculiar daughters, the upbringing of the Sheng Family was evident. If Huo Tingxiao faced difficulties because of her… Mu Lan felt a twinge of regret, perhaps she had been a bit too domineering.

Huo Tingxiao was in a very good mood, all thanks to Mu Lan’s words.

“Worried about me?”

Mu Lan curled her lips.

“I’m being serious.”

Huo Tingxiao showed no signs of worry as he replied casually,

“What trouble could there be?”

Mu Lan certainly didn’t share Huo Tingxiao’s mindset; her right eyelid had started twitching non-stop since earlier, not that she was superstitious, but somehow she felt apprehensively that this matter was far from over.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before Huo Tingxiao received a call from the old master of the Huo Family, instructing the couple to return to the Huo family’s ancestral home immediately.

“Grandpa wants us to go back.”

“Now?”

“Mhm.”

Mu Lan had a look of utter disbelief. She knew it!

“Scared?”

Huo Tingxiao was totally nonchalant, as if it were as simple as just going home.

But inside, Mu Lan felt an enormous burden, uncertain of what the old master of the Huo Family might…

It wasn’t possible to expect Huo Tingxiao to take on the entire Huo Family for her sake, was it? Mu Lan’s worried look complicated Huo Tingxiao’s feelings. On one hand, he liked that she was worried about him, but on the other, he couldn’t bear to see her fret over the matter.

“Perhaps later, I could explain things properly to Grandpa. He’s certain to understand, right?”

The last sentence clearly lacked confidence from Mu Lan herself.

“It’s fine, I’m here.”

Though it was just a simple five-word phrase, coming from Huo Tingxiao’s mouth, Mu Lan felt it to be as heavy as a thousand pounds.

———-

The Huo Family estate.

The old master of the Huo Family was seated on the wooden sofa in the center of the living room, his expression very unpleasant, while Sheng Xueqian wept pitifully, a picture of injustice.

Huo Qitang had finally caught an opportunity and was naturally ready to trample on Mu Lan immensely.

“Dad, don’t blame me for speaking out, but Mu Lan has been behaving less and less appropriately recently. She used to be so compliant, right?

I don’t know what’s gotten into her, but she suddenly changed. Tingxiao has so many affairs to handle each day, yet he still has to solve these trivial issues for her.

We all know that the Sheng Family has been good friends with our family for generations. No matter what, Xueqian is like a little sister. Shouldn’t she, as the elder sister-in-law, be a bit more accommodating?”

Sheng Xueqian wiped her tears and added her own sentiments.

“Grandpa Huo, you’ve watched Sister Xueqin and me grow up since we were little. Don’t you know us well?

Especially Sister Xueqin, she’s been bullied to this extent and yet keeps silent.

Today, it was I who acted on my own and caused this commotion.

I just couldn’t stand to see Sister Xueqin being bullied. Tingxiao wouldn’t even scold me before, but today… he embarrassed me in front of so many people.

He also said… he had no time to stand up for outsiders. Just listen to these words, how heartbreaking they are!

So, Mu Lan is our own now, and so many years of friendship between our two families make us outsiders?”

Sheng Xueqian’s speech was heartfelt, and the old master of the Huo Family was truly stoked into a flame of anger.

After all these years of friendship between the two families, it had come to the point where grievances were brought right to their doorstep. This granddaughter-in-law’s social conduct was indeed failing.

“Xueqian, stop crying. When your brother Tingxiao arrives, I’ll have him properly coax you. Don’t hold it against him,” the old master of the Huo Family said.

With these words from the old master, Sheng Xueqian instantly gained confidence.

Hmph, you Mu Lan like to bully others with your power? Well, let’s see if this Huo Family is really run by the old master or by Huo Tingxiao!

“Grandpa Huo, you’ve promised now. You have to take my side later,” she stated.

The old master of the Huo Family just smiled without speaking while Sheng Xueqian interpreted his silence as an agreement, swiftly casting aside her prior gloom and eagerly awaiting Mu Lan’s entrance.

Before long, there was the sound of a car engine outside, and the butler came in to inform the old master.

“Old Master, the young master and young madam have returned.”