Chapter 31: Chapter 0031: The Mysterious Woman’s Call
The next day, the two went to work together as if nothing had happened.
Mu Lan had been absent-minded all morning, Huo Tingxiao’s words revolving in her head.
“Assistant Mu, is the contract review finished?”
“Hmm? What?”
Jian An slightly furrowed her brows and repeated.
“The contract, is it checked yet?”
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“Oh, yes, yes, just a mont.”
Mu Lan apologized with an embarrassed smile and quickly sent the revised contract to Jian An.
“If you’re not feeling well, you don’t need to force yourself.”
Jian An’s procedural tone made Mu Lan extrely ashad; slacking off at work, this was already quite generous of her.
Had it not been for Huo Tingxiao, she would have probably been scolded terribly by now.
“Sorry, Secretary Jian. I will adjust my working state imdiately, I truly apologize.”
Jian An wanted to say sothing else but ultimately chose to remain silent.
At lunchti, Gu Xiaoman asked Mu Lan out to eat ran, and as soon as they t, Gu Xiaoman couldn’t help but give Mu Lan a big hug.
“My sweetheart, you’re so adorable, helping take down that little elf Liu Na.”
Mu Lan was completely befuddled. What was going on with Gu Xiaoman and Liu Na now?
“Oh right, you’ve forgotten, naturally, you don’t rember my feud with Liu Na.
I’ve always wanted to pursue Shen Zichu, but that little elf always acts like she’s the legitimate girlfriend, and I didn’t want to show my true colors for fear of scaring Shen Zichu away.
I never expected you to be so effective, dear.”
Gu Xiaoman’s words almost made Mu Lan spit out her water.
“What? You like Shen Zichu? Gu Xiaoman, you…really?”
“What’s with your reaction? What’s wrong with Shen Zichu? He’s so handso.”
“…”
Mu Lan rolled her eyes skyward.
“When will you change this habit of yours? Have you forgotten what happened when you fell for that class heartthrob? How did that end up? You can’t just look at the face when it cos to n!”
“Those are old stories, why bring them up now? This ti it’s different, it’s true love; Dr. Shen is stunningly handso.
You kept refusing to help connect with him, saying you didn’t know him well enough.
So, are you two acquainted now? Dear, my happiness is in your hands now.”
This wasn’t the first ti Gu Xiaoman had fallen in love, Mu Lan just felt a headache; she and Shen Zichu had only eaten together once, how did that beco acquainted?
“I can’t argue with you. Fine, I’ll arrange a al for you both next ti.”
“I knew you were the best to , my precious one! Seeing as you’ve been so helpful, I’ll allow you to have two more marinated eggs today.”
“So Shen Zichu is only worth two marinated eggs?”
Mu Lan’s teasing made Gu Xiaoman stick out her tongue.
“That’s because it’s not a sure thing yet. Once it’s certain, I definitely won’t let you down.
By the way, how’s Huo Tingxiao doing? From what I know, he dealt with that Liu person quite harshly for your sake.”
“What do you an?”
Mu Lan paused, clearly unaware of what Gu Xiaoman ant by dealing quite harshly.
“You didn’t know? That person surnad Liu has been reported for taking bribes or sothing, now the Jiancheng headquarters is auditing them.”
“Reported?”
“You don’t seriously think this is a coincidence, do you? It’s definitely Huo Tingxiao who took action.
Wow, aren’t you two having quite the progress lately?”
Progress… Mu Lan wasn’t sure what kind of progress that referred to between them.
“Previously, you said we were lukewarm towards each other, treating each other with mutual respect like ice; but sohow, I feel like… Huo Tingxiao is a bit strange.”
Hmm, I sll gossip!
“What’s strange about that? Don’t tell he confessed his feelings to you?”
“Confess? Him? What are you thinking? It’s just that although we agreed on getting a divorce, he not only didn’t bring it up, but also won’t let ntion it, saying that a divorce would greatly impact our families’ statuses.”
Gu Xiaoman felt sowhat disappointed. So that was all.
“He’s not wrong there. You’re the Mu Family’s precious daughter, and he’s the chosen heir of the Huo Family—there’s a lot involved.”
“So what you’re saying is that his reason is very sufficient?”
“What else? I thought he said sothing explosive, but it turns out it’s just this.”
Mu Lan pursed her lips and then added,
“He also said yesterday that there is no trivial matter concerning , so this….”
“Nonsense, you are Mrs. Huo; of course, there is no trivial matter.”
Was it because of that? Mu Lan felt sowhat disappointed without knowing why.
Seemingly catching onto her thoughts, Gu Xiaoman maliciously curved her lips.
“What, disappointed? You’ve got a situation there.”
“Nonsense, what situation could I have? You know very well what my ideal type is.”
Mu Lan flatly denied it, but Gu Xiaoman scoffed at her denial.
“What’s the use of an ideal type? In the end, didn’t you fall for Huo Tingxiao and insisted on marrying him?
To be honest, I found it… unbelievable at the ti. You suddenly announced you were getting married and when I asked why, you just tossed the line, ‘It was love at first sight.’
“Alright, alright, let’s not talk about the past; the point is, I now feel embarrassed to bring up divorce after they helped out.
I’m definitely going to address it when the ti is right.
The best case would be if he quickly had an affair or sothing. It’s strange though; it seems he’s only interested in work, and when it cos to won….”
Gu Xiaoman almost choked on her mouthful of noodles.
“I’m really hearing for the first ti about soone hoping their own husband cheats. What are you thinking? And don’t paint yourself into a corner; the more flags you raise now, the sweeter the slap in the face will be later.”
Mu Lan pouted and huffed.
“Whose best friend are you, anyway? Why are you taking his side?”
After their chat and laughter, Mu Lan received a call from an unfamiliar number.
“Miss Mu, I have returned to the country. Is it convenient to et?”
Mu Lan was taken aback. Very few people knew her number—it was new since her amnesia.
“I’m sorry, may I ask who this is?”
“Sheng Xueqin.”
Xueqin…
Mu Lan pursed her lips, instinctively thinking that this was the owner of the book in Huo Tingxiao’s study.
“Sorry, I don’t know you.”
“Are you joking with , Miss Mu? We’ve already been in touch before, and you promised that once I returned to the country, you would take care of everything.”
There was a gentle yet assertive tone in the other person’s voice, and Mu Lan could even picture her face in her mind.
Seeing Mu Lan’s expression was off, Gu Xiaoman mouthed to ask who it was and whether she needed help.
Mu Lan gestured with her eyes that she could handle it.
“Let’s set a ti to et.”
Although she couldn’t rember what it was about, the other person had piqued her curiosity, and she had to clear up whatever had happened between them.
“There’s no day like today; let’s et in a little while.”
The tone sounded almost like a command, which really annoyed Mu Lan.
“I have to work this afternoon and won’t have ti. If we’re going to et, it can only be after work.”
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