She Lost Memory Before the Divorce

Chapter 47: Chapter 0047 Life Saver
 

Mu Lan looked at Huo Tingxiao, feeling a mix of emotions blossoming within her.

Perhaps because she had developed a natural fondness for the “soldier brother” after that incident, she now found Huo Tingxiao somewhat fascinating.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“I just think you’re so amazing for being a soldier.”

Huo Tingxiao raised an eyebrow, eyeing her lovestruck expression.

“You like military men?”

“Of course, I like them. They’re the embodiment of justice, especially in times of difficulty. It’s then you really know how good ‘soldier brother’ is, how broad and warm their shoulders are.”

Caught up in her memories, Mu Lan’s face wore a smile filled with longing.

An unusual emotion slipped through Huo Tingxiao’s heart, and he couldn’t help but continue to inquire.

“Oh, it seems you’ve been helped before?”

“In my second year of high school, the school organized a field trip. We encountered a mudslide in Kun County and got trapped. I was helped then.

“At that time, I was dazed and didn’t get a clear look at my savior. I tried to find him, but there was no news at all.

I don’t know if I’ll ever have the chance to thank him in person in this lifetime.”

The summer of 2011, Kun County…

Huo Tingxiao fell silent, suddenly recalling Mu Lan asking him on their wedding day if he had ever been a soldier, if he had ever been to Kun County, if he had ever taken part in a rescue.

After he confirmed he had been, she became quite agitated. He didn’t understand at that time.

Now he realized… had she mistaken him for her lifesaver?

Was that why she had been willing to endure anything and stayed by his side for the past seven years?

Yet, he had forgotten whether he had saved her back then.

If the one who saved her in Kun County wasn’t him, then would she still have been so determined to marry him? Would she have stayed by his side for seven years?

He knew the assumption was somewhat ridiculous, but he couldn’t help thinking that way.

“Do you really like that person who saved you?”

This question caught Mu Lan off guard.

“Ah? Like him? How should I answer that?”

After asking, Huo Tingxiao realized it was indeed a bit silly of him. So much time had passed; what was the point of his fixation?

“Don’t mind it, I was just asking casually.”

“Oh.”

Even though he dismissed it, Mu Lan couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.

Perhaps because they had spent a considerable amount of time together, she could sense the fluctuations in Huo Tingxiao’s emotions.

But there wasn’t a problem with the topic, was there? It couldn’t be that he would be upset over it.

Or was he reminded of the hardships from his time in the army?

That night, while Mu Lan slept soundly, Huo Tingxiao laid wide awake with no intention of sleeping.

He rose from the bedroom and went to the study, opened the drawer, and looked over the divorce agreement he had found in Mu Lan’s car.

He had been pondering the reason she wanted a divorce, and learning about this incident today sparked a bold speculation in Huo Tingxiao’s mind.

Could it be that Mu Lan realized the rescuer wasn’t him, but someone else, and that revelation was the final straw for her?

If that were true, would their relationship change once she regained her memory?

The thought that he might lose Mu Lan caused Huo Tingxiao to panic.

Perhaps he had grown accustomed to having her by his side, or maybe it was something else, but in any case, he had never considered that he would one day become like this.

His gaze fell on the damaged phone, and Huo Tingxiao thought it over and over, deciding to have it repaired.

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The next day, Mu Lan contacted Lin Yize to retrieve her food container. Although she was somewhat relieved that she hadn’t been found out the day before, that did not mean she was going to act as if nothing had happened.

When they met, the food container had been washed clean, and Mu Lan felt quite embarrassed.

“I’m sorry, senior, it was really a bother for you.”

“If you think it was a bother, then perhaps you could do me another small favor.”

Another small favor? Mu Lan frowned slightly, appearing somewhat troubled.

“A client’s costume party has invited me, and I’m required to bring a female companion.

But I really have no female companion, and you know I don’t have many friends around here, so… could I trouble you?”

Ah? To be a female companion? This really put Mu Lan in a difficult position.

Yesterday, Huo Tingxiao said he would take her to some party, and she had already refused. If she agreed to Lin Yize and Huo Tingxiao found out, she truly didn’t dare to imagine his reaction.

It wouldn’t be the same party, would it? No, Yize had already said his was a masked ball and a client invitation; it shouldn’t be the same one.

“Senior, I…”

Lin Yize could see her hesitation and could only appeal to her emotions and reason.

“You’re not planning to keep your distance from me because of what my mother said yesterday, are you?

I’m sorry, Mu Lan. You really mustn’t mind it; my mother… she just likes to meddle, there’s no malice.”

Upon hearing this, Mu Lan quickly denied it.

“No, senior, I’m not blaming Auntie at all, nor is it because of yesterday’s incident that I’m hesitant.”

She certainly couldn’t say she was afraid of Huo Tingxiao; that would make it seem as though she was suggesting he was a petty man.

“If it really troubles you so much, just pretend I didn’t ask, it’s okay, I’ll just say something came up and not go.”

Ah? But this was a client’s invitation, not going would be very offensive. Considering that Lin Yize had also once chased away a high school bully for her and helped her a great deal…

“Alright then, senior, I agree.

But, it can’t be too late.”

Lin Yize’s eyes lit up with happiness as he nodded.

“Don’t worry, I’m just going to make an appearance, greet the clients, and that’s all; it definitely won’t be late.

I’m truly grateful, otherwise, I honestly wouldn’t know what to do.”

After they agreed, Lin Yize gave the invitation to Mu Lan, looking forward to the day of the party.

What Mu Lan didn’t expect was that the party would turn out to be a real battlefield.

Sitting in the passenger seat of Lin Yize’s car, she wore a very understated cocktail dress, revealing a stretch of slim, straight legs. To match the retro style of the costume party, she specially wore kitten heels. At the entrance of the venue, there were various styles of masks to choose from. She picked a black cat mask, and her whole appearance was very charming and cute.

To match her, Lin Yize wore a charcoal gray three-piece suit with brogues and chose a white cat mask, exuding the demeanor of a couple.

Inside the banquet hall, guests all wore masks that covered half of their faces, obscuring their features.

She wondered how these businessmen intended to network at such a party—could it be through a mind connection?

While scanning the surroundings unintentionally, her gaze suddenly locked onto a man and woman not far away.

Though she only saw his back, Mu Lan was sure that the man was Huo Tingxiao; it was indeed the same party!

The woman by his side had a short hairstyle, and they were talking about something. Even though she couldn’t see their faces, Mu Lan guessed that it must be Sheng Xueqin.