She Lost Memory Before the Divorce

Chapter 85: Chapter 085: I Don’t Have Time to be Fair for Outsiders
 

Sheng Xueqian saw the situation turning against her and wanted to leave, but Yun Xi grabbed her firmly.

“What are you doing?”

Yun Xi didn’t speak and didn’t let go.

Huo Tingxiao glanced at Sheng Xueqian indifferently, his face showing no excess of emotion.

“We need to get to the bottom of this.”

The tone, seemingly calm on the surface, was in fact fraught with undercurrents.

Sheng Xueqian felt a bit nervous, but then she thought, even as a young lady of the Sheng Family, could Huo Tingxiao really trouble her for the sake of a wife whom he had disregarded for seven years?

“Even if things are cleared up, it has nothing to do with me.”

With a twist of her mouth, Sheng Xueqian still displayed an air of obstinate denial until seeing the coffin.

At the door of the detention room, upon opening the door, they saw Mu Lan sitting quietly inside the cage.

Without waiting for Huo Tingxiao to speak, Director Wang immediately went forward to apologize, and the stout police officer hurriedly opened the cage door, bowing his head guiltily.

“I’m so sorry, Mrs. Huo, my subordinates failed to recognize your importance. Whatever the issue, let’s step outside and talk it over…”

Mu Lan didn’t look up, just sat there quietly, as if she hadn’t heard a thing. She showed no intention of getting up and walking out.

This reaction made Director Wang glare fiercely at those who had caused him trouble.

“Umm… Mrs. Huo, there was a bit of a misunderstanding earlier, we…”

“Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?”

Mu Lan raised her head, her face wearing a smile, but this very smile looked like a death knell in the eyes of several traffic policemen.

Originally, Huo Tingxiao was worried, but seeing her so relaxed, he too was able to relax the anxiety in his heart.

Thank goodness, thank goodness, she wasn’t frightened.

“This…”

Who could they afford to offend in this situation, and how should they even speak?

Looking for rescue at the director, experience indeed proved vital in these moments.

“This incident was due to their presumption. Please be magnanimous and don’t stoop to their level. I am here to offer my apologies.”

Mu Lan tilted her head, a picture of innocence.

“It seems like you are the leader here. I am always a law-abiding citizen, and these two officers have also stated that they were just doing their duty. Well, if it’s official business, let’s talk with evidence.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be good if rumors of relying on someone’s power started to spread around. Wouldn’t you agree, Huo Tingxiao?”

Huo Tingxiao knew she was holding back anger, seeking to teach several people a lesson, and he was willing to cooperate.

“Of course.”

Of course? Does this mean nothing will be resolved until a thorough examination is done?

Sheng Xueqian’s look towards Huo Tingxiao was filled with astonishment. What’s gotten into him? Was this woman with the surname Mu really worth this much effort?

“Brother Tingxiao, she deliberately hit me, first causing injury to my sister, and now she’s targeting me.”

Seeing her blame-shifting first, Mu Lan wasn’t the least bit angry, one could even say her smile grew larger.

“Since Miss Sheng is so certain, let’s talk with evidence. Just now, these two officers determined it was my fault, even affecting public safety, and ordered me to apologize, compensate, and pay a fine.”

Mu Lan’s words scared Director Wang so much his eyes nearly popped out.

He hastily looked at Huo Tingxiao, thinking that they had truly caused a huge problem this time.

And Huo Tingxiao just stood there quietly, not speaking a word, yet exuding a compelling presence.

“Misunderstanding, earlier we were just…”

“Let’s stick to official business, shall we? Today, I want a result — who is at fault. Once my innocence is confirmed, I can leave this place with dignity.

Yun Xi, copy the data from the dashcam.”

“Yes.”

It wasn’t long before Yun Xi arrived with a copy of the video. The heavyset police officer reluctantly connected it to his laptop. The video clearly showed that it was Sheng Xueqian who was driving too fast and not paying attention, which caused the scraping. Instead, Yun Xi’s handling of the situation was very skillful, which is what avoided a car accident.

Sheng Xueqian, seeing her lies being exposed in front of so many people, lost face and naturally became furious.

“If it weren’t for her hurting my sister, I wouldn’t have done this. Now my sister’s ankle is still injured, and you all don’t even step through the Sheng Family’s door. Isn’t this a bit too much of a bully?!”

Mu Lan narrowed her eyes, looking at the unreasonably troublesome Sheng Xueqian, and spoke in a cold voice.

“Bullying too much? Miss Sheng, right now it is you who are conspiring to slander me, and you’re saying I’m bullying too much?”

“Mrs. Huo, you misunderstood, we really didn’t conspire, it was our negligence in handling the situation, we apologize to you, please, calm down.”

“Yes, it really is a misunderstanding, we didn’t expect Miss Sheng to… to lie.”

Sheng Xueqian saw the two idiots trying to blame her on the spot, and immediately her heiress temper flared up.

“What are you two good for? Are you accusing me? So what if I lied? What are you going to do, detain me?”

Huo Tingxiao, who had remained silent until now, spoke up.

“Detainment is unnecessary. Apologize to Mu Lan!”

Apologize? Sheng Xueqian couldn’t believe what she heard from Huo Tingxiao, and suddenly jealousy engulfed her. Huo Tingxiao had never been so harsh to her since childhood and now, because of Mu Lan, he actually demanded that she publicly apologize.

“Tingxiao, you want me to apologize to her? Why should I?”

“Because you slandered her.”

“But she assaulted Sister Xueqin, why don’t you make her apologize to my sister!”

“I don’t have time to administer justice for outsiders.”

This comment from Huo Tingxiao made Mu Lan’s heart involuntarily fill with sweetness.

In his heart, Sheng Xueqin was an outsider.

Sheng Xueqian’s face turned red, and she couldn’t imagine Huo Tingxiao speaking like this.

“Tingxiao, you’re going too far, how could you say such a thing? I… I really feel sorry for my sister!

But I won’t apologize.”

She stiffened her neck, ready to take it to the grave rather than apologize.

Mu Lan was no saint and certainly would not say ‘let it go’ at this time. Since Huo Tingxiao had made it clear he was backing her up, she certainly wouldn’t miss the opportunity.

“Of course you can choose not to apologize, we’ll just handle it as a public matter.”

Saying so, Mu Lan turned to look at Director Wang.

“I’m right, aren’t I?”

Director Wang looked troubled. He couldn’t afford to offend Huo Tingxiao, and he couldn’t afford to offend the Sheng Family either.

There were several people in the Sheng Family whom they could not afford to provoke.

“This matter is all our fault for not handling our work properly. Both parties, please calm down, let’s strive for harmony, for harmony’s sake.”

“Work negligence?”

Huo Tingxiao repeated these words lightly, yet they weighed heavily on Director Wang’s head.

“Miss Sheng, you just admitted it… so, why not just apologize?”

“I simply won’t, detain me if you like.”

Sheng Xueqian was stubborn and simply did not want to fulfill Mu Lan’s wishes.

Huo Tingxiao knew Sheng Xueqian’s temperament, she hated losing face the most, so he insisted on having her publicly lose face and trample it to pieces.

“Of course, if you’re not afraid of having a criminal record, or afraid that this will get out to the reporters and affect your star career, you can choose this path.”

“Tingxiao, you’d treat me like this for her sake?”

Sheng Xueqian panicked, her career was just starting to take off, how could she allow such a matter to ruin it!