She Lost Memory Before the Divorce

Chapter 104: Chapter 104: That Depends on Whether He’s Asking for Trouble

“Huo Tingxiao, are you out of your mind? It’s clear that this Lin Yize is trouble yet you keep entangling with him?

Entangle my ass, just crush him and be done with it.”

Yunzhan had a volatile temper and liked to handle things in a simple and direct manner, unlike Huo Tingxiao who preferred casting a wide net to catch fish, aiming for a complete sweep.

Mu Lan, upon hearing Lin Yize’s name, suddenly froze. Although she knew eavesdropping wasn’t good, she… actually wanted to know what was wrong with Lin Yize.

“You’re really loud, she’s still sleeping inside, keep your voice down.”

Huo Tingxiao rubbed his temples, sounding very impatient.

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“Damn, when did you start to prioritize love over friendship? Dragging people here in broad daylight for an office play? Huo Tingxiao, Huo Tingxiao, you’ve changed!”

Seeing Yunzhan about to spew nonsense again, Huo Tingxiao sent a Cutting Glance as a warning.

“If you’re that idle, just go back to Shen City, don’t hang around under my eyes, getting in the way.”

Yunzhan rolled his eyes in frustration.

“I’m clearly helping you, how am I getting in your way? Besides, that Lin Yize is even trying to hit on your wife, why do you keep him close? Isn’t that disgusting?”

Huo Tingxiao thought Yunzhan was really like a nosy neighborhood committee auntie, too meddlesome.

“You take care of your own business, I can handle mine.”

Yunzhan felt so annoyed, feeling like his good intentions were being treated like donkey’s lungs and liver.

“Handle it? The guy has already thrown down the gauntlet right in your face. Just look at the data I painstakingly gathered for you. First, he intentionally sought out a partnership with Mu’s, then came to you to kick Mu’s out, making it seem like you were cutting in, isn’t this deliberately tripping you up?

Look, I have to be frank, if this were in the past, I wouldn’t give a damn about your crappy problems. Even if he stole business from your cousin, so what? You didn’t care about your wife in name only anyway.

But now, can you honestly claim that you still see her merely as a wife in name?”

Mu Lan’s eyes were filled with shock; she couldn’t believe that her partnership with Jiancheng was actually about this.

And to the last question Yunzhan asked, Huo Tingxiao didn’t directly refute but instead… fell silent.

Mu Lan’s heart pounded, her palms sweating from nervousness.

What did it mean that Huo Tingxiao was in such a hurry to refute? Did it mean… he was admitting it? Admitting that she wasn’t just a wife in name now?

“Liking someone isn’t against the law, do you think admitting it will kill you? He Yan told me that quite a bit has happened between you two recently.”

Today, Yunzhan just wanted to force Huo Tingxiao to tell him the truth but his lips were shut tight, unyielding as a clamshell.

“Great, it seems He Yan doesn’t need to keep working by my side any longer. He’ll be quite suitable to serve you as the master.”

The indifferent tone made Yunzhan’s face twitch with embarrassment; ah, he’d accidentally sold out his ally. Meanwhile, poor assistant He, sitting at his desk, sneezed out of the blue and felt a chill.

“I forced He Yan to tell me; it’s not his fault. Plus, I’m not an outsider, why can’t you just tell me what’s going on?”

“What, are you also going to say that you’re sacrificing your own family for the sake of justice?”

Huo Tingxiao’s words were indeed sharp as a knife.

Yunzhan wasn’t bothered at all.

“How can this be considered sacrificing family for justice? The Yun Family cast her out when I wasn’t even born yet. If it weren’t for this investigation into Lin Yize, I wouldn’t even have known I had an aunt.”

An aunt? Mu Lan finally realized the connection: Yun Meixian, Yunzhan! Could there actually be such a coincidence? But Aunt Yun had clearly said she had no relatives left in the country.

Mu Lan was just too shocked by this revelation and accidentally made a noise.

“Sis-in-law, if you’re awake, just come out openly, why bother eavesdropping?”

Yunzhan’s teasing tone made Mu Lan’s ears turn red, and she had no choice but to come out from the break room.

“Sorry, I really didn’t mean to eavesdrop on purpose, it’s just that… you were a bit loud.”

“…”

Yunzhan looked at Huo Tingxiao and then at Mu Lan, thinking, wow, are this couple ganging up to bully him?

“You heard everything?”

Huo Tingxiao wasn’t in the mood to watch Yunzhan’s dramatic performance; his gaze fell on Mu Lan, his tone very mild.

Mu Lan, of course, wouldn’t admit it, looking the picture of innocence.

“Heard what? Did you speak ill of me?”

Huo Tingxiao just looked at her, his gaze deep, making Mu Lan’s hair stand on end and her heart uneasy. Lying really was an uncomfortable feeling.

But if she didn’t lie, the situation would become even more awkward.

“We were just saying…”

“Yunzhan!”

Huo Tingxiao spoke coolly, and Yunzhan got the hint and immediately changed the subject.

“We were just saying how considerate and beautiful and virtuous little sister-in-law you are. Knowing that Tingxiao was ill, you immediately brought soup and medicine. I’m jealous, I’m envious, and I hate it. I wish someone would treat me that well too.”

“…”

Mu Lan really didn’t know how to respond to that, so she just twitched the corner of her mouth.

“You must still have serious matters to discuss, right? Then I won’t disturb you anymore.”

With that, she really did turn around and leave, while Huo Tingxiao showed no intention of asking her to stay. Watching her go, Yunzhan couldn’t help but start to nag again.

“What a great opportunity just now! Why didn’t you ask her directly and peel off Lin Yize’s skin for your little wife to see?”

Huo Tingxiao glanced at Yunzhan with a mild, indifferent expression.

“Hearing is false, seeing is believing. She has doubts in her heart now; she will slowly peel off Lin Yize’s skin herself. Why should I deprive her of the pleasure?”

Yunzhan shuddered, only then realizing what kind of game Huo Tingxiao was playing.

“You, you crafty old man, are quite the schemer! Did you calculate that I would ramble on, and then use my mouth to bait her?

Scary, scary, just how dark-hearted can you be, Huo Tingxiao! Hmph, but I must warn you not to shoot yourself in the foot. Lin Yize is no less crafty than you. If your wife gets hoodwinked, you’ll be too late even if you cry about it!”

“She won’t.”

Huo Tingxiao spoke so decisively that Yunzhan, out of curiosity, wondered where such confidence came from.

“That confident?”

“Mu Lan just sticks to her own principles when dealing with things. She’s no fool.”

Is that even how a person talks? Coddling his own like that, Yunzhan disdainfully curled his lip.

“If you ask me, there’s an old saying: ‘At the core, human nature is cheap.’ Buddy, I’ll just watch how this drama unfolds. But that said, one should spare a monk for Buddha’s sake. After all, that ‘Lin’ surname guy’s mother is also a member of the Yun family. Draw the line, and leave some face.”

In the end, that was Yunzhan’s main purpose for coming, all the harsh words before were just to ride along with Huo Tingxiao’s mood.

Even if Yun Meixian has been abandoned by the family, she is still a Yun by blood.

“That will depend on whether Lin Yize keeps acting recklessly or not.”

Huo Tingxiao’s tone was very mild, yet it weighed heavily on Yunzhan.

Alas, he had a difficult position, caught between his good brother and his own aunt who had run away from home in the early years. This relationship, with the bones broken yet sinews still connected, wasn’t easy to sever.

Difficult, so difficult. Yunzhan silently wailed in his heart.