She Lost Memory Before the Divorce

Chapter 108: Chapter 0108: Palace Schemes Among Men

“Tell Mrs. Huo everything that happened yesterday.”

As soon as Huo Tingxiao spoke, Yun Xi instinctively glanced at Mu Lan.

Mu Lan’s delicate features scrunched up as she quickly gave Yun Xi a look—Yun Xi baby, please, you have to be on my side!

However, Yun Xi was completely out of the loop and did not decode the hidden message in her eyes; she straightforwardly relayed everything that happened yesterday in great detail.

Mu Lan, hearing how she had vomited on Huo Tingxiao, looked at the man in front of her in horror.

How embarrassing is that?

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“Stop stop stop, don’t say anymore…”

Huo Tingxiao looked at Mu Lan, whose face was so red she might as well have had steam coming out of her head.

“Now do you see who bullied whom?”

Mu Lan smiled awkwardly.

“I really forgot, so what do you want me to do? I told you to curse back, to question me back, but you wouldn’t agree.”

Huo Tingxiao was really amused by her.

“Do you think this is a kindergarten fight, where if you hit me, I hit you back?”

“Then what do you want me to do?”

“An apology should come with the right attitude, you figure it out.”

“I…”

Mu Lan’s mind whirled with a sneaky idea, and she proposed cheerfully:

“Then how about I invite you to a fashion show? It’s all top international brands, and just so happens someone gave me two invitations. If you think you’re not interested, I’ll find someone else —”

As soon as Huo Tingxiao heard she was planning to invite someone else, he felt a bit uncomfortable.

“Who says I’m not interested?”

“Oh? Then tell me, which brands are you interested in?”

Actually, Mu Lan was just trying to make things difficult for him, but to her surprise, Huo Tingxiao seriously mentioned a few good men’s fashion brands.

“Lanvin, Brioni, Canali.”

“So you like these brands? Then why do I see only Dior and Armani in your wardrobe?”

“You should ask yourself that, since you’re the one who buys them.”

“…”

Mu Lan was speechless, feeling a small ripple inside, as his words seemed to suggest that he just wore whatever she bought, obliging her.

But considering Huo Tingxiao’s personality, was he someone to put up with discomfort?

Probably just too lazy to bother with these minor details, not wanting to waste time, Mu Lan thought to herself.

“This time, they don’t seem to have the brands you mentioned, but the other brands’ men’s shows are pretty good too. I took a look, and the styles invited by the organizer this time seem quite suitable for you.”

Huo Tingxiao looked at her as she talked about those clothing brands, her eyes sparkling, and he couldn’t help but feel a complex emotion.

Stepping back half a step, he averted his gaze as Mu Lan stood up, hands on her hips.

“If you plan on being an independent designer, I’ll support you.”

Mu Lan raised an eyebrow. Huh? Why suddenly so kind?

“It’s not that easy. Right now, whatever I draw with a pen ends up looking like a mess. I think of sunny brightness in my mind, but what comes out looks like a desperate housewife, I can’t figure out what’s going on.”

Upon hearing the words ‘desperate housewife’, Huo Tingxiao turned his head and stared at Mu Lan unblinkingly.

“Did you just say… ‘desperate housewife’?”

The tone carried a hint of probing, and Mu Lan didn’t know if she had said something wrong.

“It’s just… just a way of describing it. Anyway, I need to think carefully about how to express what’s in my mind.”

Huo Tingxiao observed her for quite a while, and seeing no other reaction, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fearing she might have remembered something…

Fortunately, it wasn’t what he had thought.

“By the way, you previously asked me to be responsible for preparing a birthday gift for the old man.

I thought about it and realized bought gifts aren’t fresh. How about I personally tailor a Tang suit for the old man?”

Make the clothes by hand? Huo Tingxiao didn’t speak, and the skepticism in his eyes upset Mu Lan.

“What does that look mean? You think I can’t do it? Don’t underestimate me, okay?”

Seeing that she was really upset, Huo Tingxiao explained:

“I’m worried about the time crunch, and besides, you don’t know the old man’s measurements.”

Mu Lan shook her head, kindly enlightening him:

“You can tell you’re a layman. Even though I haven’t measured the old man’s body, I’ve seen him before, and at a glance, I can tell roughly his size. Moreover, seniors prefer looser clothes as they’re more comfortable.”

Listening to her assertive reply, Huo Tingxiao didn’t pour cold water on her idea.

“If you’ve decided, then that’s good.”

“Now I just need to find the right fabric.”

Mu Lan was indeed a woman of action; she immediately set out to do whatever she said.

Huo Tingxiao watched her energetic demeanor, which noticeably lifted his spirits.

It seemed that their relationship had eased quite a bit, yet Mu Lan still chose to sleep in the guest room at night. Huo Tingxiao was defeated by her stubbornness and simply let her be, which made Mu Lan think her sleepwalking was cured, leaving her overjoyed.

Suddenly, the weekend came, and after finishing his work, Huo Tingxiao went straight to the convention center to meet Mu Lan.

After driving into the underground parking garage and getting out of his car, he saw Lin Yize.

“Mr. Huo, taking time out of your busy schedule to come to today’s fashion show? Could it be… you’re with Mu Lan?”

If Huo Tingxiao couldn’t sense the underlying meaning in those words, he would be a fool.

“Mr. Lin’s invitation was given personally; how could I not come and acknowledge your kind gesture?”

This response surprised Lin Yize; he knew the invitation was from him, but how could Huo allow himself to come so openly?

“I thought Mr. Huo, managing so much, wouldn’t have the time, so…”

Deliberately leaving his sentence hanging to invite speculation, Huo Tingxiao couldn’t help but admire Lin Yize’s tactful speech—though these petty tricks were amusing to him.

“Naturally, I didn’t want to come, but Mu Lan insisted I accompany her. I couldn’t refuse her; I was helplessly trapped.”

Is that even something reasonable to say? Lin Yize was infuriated; he had waited several days hoping for Mu Lan to invite him, planning to initially refuse then accept, which would not make their progress seem abrupt. Worst case, she would bring her bodyguard or invite a close friend along, and he still had other strategies.

But he hadn’t expected Mu Lan to bring Huo Tingxiao to watch.

Could it be that after the last incident in the hospital, they hadn’t had a conflict? That seemed even more improbable.

Lin Yize couldn’t figure it out and didn’t want to waste more time thinking about it. He decided to concentrate on the present.

“Why are you here so early… Senior? You’re here too?”

Mu Lan had initially only noticed Huo Tingxiao and complained to him subconsciously, not expecting to encounter Lin Yize.

Seeing her stunned expression, Huo Tingxiao knew for sure that this encounter was all Lin Yize’s setup.

“It must be that Mr. Lin also made an appointment with someone and happened to run into us.”

Lin Yize’s smile remained unchanged, but his eyes betrayed a current of darkness. Good play by Huo Tingxiao, taking the initiative; Lin could only continue along the lines he had laid out.

“Yes, it’s a coincidence.”