She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 211 - 0
Chapter 211: Chapter 0211
Chapter 211: Chapter 0211
“Miss Tracy, hello, I just want to confirm that you will be bringing a male companion for the celebration party tonight at eight.”
“Celebration party? I’m sorry, but it may not be convenient for me.”
“However, Miss Tracy, if we do not attend the celebration party, we will not be able to interview you, and that would be a problem for us…”
Mu Lan thought for a moment. Although she did not want to show face with Katrina, she didn’t want to cause trouble for the staff. In the end, she compromised:
“Okay, I understand. I will attend and I will bring a male companion.”
After hanging up the phone, Mu Lan rubbed her temples.
Glancing at the time, there were only three and a half hours to prepare.
Mu Lan got up from the bed quietly, as if she heard a noise in the bedroom. Huo Tingxiao walked in from the living room.
Seeing her hair in disarray and her bathrobe slipped down her shoulders, revealing a stretch of snowy, fragrant skin, a darkness filled Tingxiao’s eyes.
“The organizer just called and said I still need to attend tonight’s party, and… I need a male companion.”
Tingxiao looked at her intently.
“So you…”
Before she could say “want me to go,” Mu Lan continued:
“If it’s convenient, could I borrow He Yan for the evening?”
“…”
Tingxiao’s eyes narrowed, his heart, which had been soaring, suddenly dropped to the ground with a clang.
She actually wanted to take He Yan?
Mu Lan thought that it would be better for Tingxiao not to see Katrina, as it might provoke his vengeful nature.
On the other hand, Tingxiao thought she actually intended to bring another man to such an important celebratory occasion instead of him.
This was her first competition where she had won an award. She actually wanted to witness this important moment with He Yan?
Tingxiao felt murderous.
He Yan, who was fully focused on his work, was completely unaware that he had become a thorn in the boss’s side, suddenly feeling an inexplicable chill on his back.
“He Yan is very busy, he doesn’t have time.”
Mu Lan frowned, knowing it would be too inconvenient to go alone in her condition.
Tingxiao, watching her think so carefully, narrowed his eyes, thinking, why couldn’t she consider him?
“Then… maybe…”
As Mu Lan’s hesitant voice trailed off, Tingxiao’s eyes rekindled, shining brightly.
“Could you arrange a bodyguard to accompany me instead?”
“…”
Tingxiao felt that he might soon die of frustration. She kept thinking of everyone but him—He Yan or a bodyguard—when he was right here, breathing!
“The bodyguards are also busy!”
Mu Lan’s brows furrowed as she looked up at Tingxiao, who was huffing angrily.
“Are you angry?”
“Angry? Why would I be angry?”
His tone was sarcastic, his face a forced smile. Claiming he wasn’t angry?
“If you think I’m troubling you, then I apologize.”
Mu Lan’s voice was sincere, almost enough to make Tingxiao spurt blood in frustration.
Was this what he was angry about? Her stabbing him with these gentle words was worse than a swift, more direct blow!
With anger, Tingxiao strode over. Mu Lan, sitting up, instinctively leaned back as his arms braced on either side of her, his eyes filled with rage, clear and palpable.
“Are you deliberately saying these things to provoke me, watching me suffer? Does that make you feel better?”
Mu Lan frowned.
“Why would I want to see you suffer?”
“You’re going to the party and thinking of bringing either He Yan or a bodyguard. Isn’t that to upset me?
What about me? Why didn’t you consider taking me?”
Tingxiao simply laid his cards on the table, baring himself openly to her.
To hell with self-respect, when compared to one’s wife, self-respect is nothing.
Only then did Mu Lan realize what he was feeling…
When did he become so childish?
“It’s just a party, and you don’t have a compelling reason to go. I’ve never attended your business events, so what’s there to be angry about?”
Mu Lan spoke indifferently, simply stating a fact, yet Huo Tingxiao felt an acute stab in his heart.
He knew it was all his own doing. As the saying goes, ‘What goes around comes around,’ and this was surely instant karma.
What he had once considered normal no longer seemed so when it was his turn; he acted like a child sulking over a candy he couldn’t have.
Huo Tingxiao also felt like a hypocrite, allowing only officials to set fires but forbidding citizens even to light a lamp. If he had known how unpleasant this would feel, he would have certainly acted differently from the start.
But alas, hindsight is always twenty-twenty…
“Mu Lan, is it that if I experience once the grievances you went through before, you’ll be able to forgive me?”
“Do you think I’m purposely seeking revenge on you?”
Mu Lan frowned.
Huo Tingxiao didn’t speak; his silence was the best answer. This was indeed what he thought.
“Huo Tingxiao, let me say it again, I, Mu Lan, can handle a loss.
The things from the past, I wasn’t forced into any of it. I volunteered, and I willingly chose my path. I have no complaints, even if it meant crawling to the end.
I don’t want you to come with me to the party because…”
Mu Lan became increasingly agitated as she spoke and, realizing her emotion, she paused to adjust her mindset.
Huo Tingxiao looked at her, pressing on:
“Because why?”
“Because Katrina will be there too. I don’t want things to get complicated.”
Huo Tingxiao was startled, this had not crossed his mind at all.
Suddenly it was as if the clouds had parted and clear skies had emerged. His whole demeanor brightened.
“So, you’re afraid I’ll provoke Katrina if I go… I promise you, I definitely won’t provoke her.”
Mu Lan looked at Huo Tingxiao skeptically, totally unconvinced that he would be so well-behaved.
“What are you plotting now?”
Huo Tingxiao wore an innocent expression.
“What could I possibly be plotting? After being threatened with divorce, would I dare to plot anything?”
Mu Lan pursed her lips. Even though she was the one in the right, it somehow felt as if she was the one causing a scene for no reason.
“Are you sure you won’t take revenge on her?”
Huo Tingxiao nodded.
“I’m sure I won’t seek revenge.”
But self-defense is not revenge, Huo Tingxiao thought to himself.
Mu Lan looked at him intently for a while, unable to spot any flaws in his demeanor, and naively believed him.
“Alright, then I’ll trust you this once.”
Although she was in a wheelchair at the party, Mu Lan still exuded elegance with her expertly applied makeup and another set of clothes she had prepared—a gown of her own design.
Vincent, seeing Mu Lan in the wheelchair, had a look of regret in his eyes.
“Your injury is alright?”
“It’s just a minor twist, nothing serious. By the way, Mr. Vincent, I hadn’t admitted to you that I am Tracy before because…”
“Your husband already told me. He said it was to avoid any suspicion. I appreciate your consideration.”
Mu Lan turned in surprise, looking towards Huo Tingxiao.
He had actually said that?
Well, it made sense. This explanation was much easier for people to understand than her losing her memory and then regaining it.
“You’re much too kind.”
“If you’re injured, you should be resting properly at the hotel. To show up here so resolute, are you afraid people won’t know you’re the runner-up?”
Katrina held a champagne flute with a very arrogant demeanor.
Vincent frowned in disgust.
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As for Mu Lan, she didn’t want to interact too much with such a person and acted as if she didn’t exist.
Feeling ignored, Katrina narrowed her eyes, flicked her wrist, and then a scream followed:
“Aah!”
