Chapter 59: Chapter 0059 Sweet Date (1)
Huo Tingxiao sank into contemplation before picking up the phone to call Yunzhan.
“Azhan, I need your help with sothing—”
After making the call, Huo Tingxiao instructed He Yan on a few matters, then let him leave Maple Forest Garden.
Looking down at the repaired phone, Huo Tingxiao felt a certain entanglent.
He was well aware that the phone was like Pandora’s box; once opened, the consequences might be more than he could bear.
His fingers tapped back and forth on the phone’s case and he finally decided to switch it on.
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The first thing he checked was the photo album, but he found only one photo of himself, and the rest were various kinds of food with simple titles like “Huo Tingxiao likes” and “Huo Tingxiao dislikes.”
There were also mos filled with all sorts of recipes, many of which she had developed herself, with nutritional combinations tailored to his palate.
Huo Tingxiao furrowed his brow, realizing why he no longer felt anything special eating the als prepared by Sister Li. It turned out that Mu Lan had subtly cultivated his appetite.
He then opened the recent call history, noting an unfamiliar number that had been frequently in contact since two months ago.
But it didn’t seem to be a dostic number.
International long-distance? Did she know soone abroad?
Could it be Sheng Xueqin? Or perhaps soone he didn’t know at all? Huo Tingxiao’s mind was filled with many hypotheses, but he understood these were just assumptions that needed to be validated one by one.
Finally, he discovered an email in the mailbox sent a week before she had the accident, and reading the contents, a shock flashed through Huo Tingxiao’s eyes.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
The sound of knocking suddenly ca from the study door. Huo Tingxiao was startled and quickly put the phone back into the drawer.
“Co in.”
Mu Lan pushed the door open, looking pitiful.
“I can’t sleep.”
Not sure if it was her own misperception, Mu Lan felt that Huo Tingxiao’s gaze was particularly complex, with an emotion similar to guilt.
Could it be that he had done sothing wrong and she had discovered it?
“Why are you looking at like that? Don’t tell you’ve done sothing bad behind my back?”
It was just a joking remark, but the emotion in Huo Tingxiao’s eyes beca even more intense.
“Mu Lan, have you ever thought about recovering your mories?”
Not expecting him to ask this so suddenly, Mu Lan was taken aback.
“Honestly?”
“I have.”
Mu Lan was honest, but it left Huo Tingxiao uncertain how to react.
“Why are you acting so oddly? It’s perfectly normal for to want to recover my mories. After all, I’m very curious about the past seven years.”
Huo Tingxiao showed no further emotional response, yet Mu Lan felt so indescribable… agitation because of his reaction.
But what she didn’t know was that at this mont, Huo Tingxiao was feeling even more agitated than she was.
Facing billion-dollar cooperation deals, under the covetous gazes of the Huo Family, or when besieged by dozens of adversaries, Huo Tingxiao’s brow would not furrow in the slightest. He was the epito of rational calmness, soone who would seemingly remain unruffled even if the sky fell down.
Yet, at hearing Mu Lan speak of regaining her mory, he was like a changed person, a Huo Tingxiao so unfamiliar to himself.
“I’m afraid you might hurt yourself dwelling too much on the past,” he said.
He barely believed his own words, yet he spoke them anyway.
Mu Lan stepped closer to him, ticulously studying his face, which didn’t seem different from usual.
Yet, there was a feeling that sothing had changed.
“What’s wrong with you? Did sothing happen?”
Perhaps it was just her sensitivity for a mont, Huo Tingxiao seed a bit off.
“It’s nothing. It’s getting late, go rest. I’ll take you out to have fun tomorrow.”
Was he not going to work tomorrow?
“You don’t have to work?”
“He Yan can handle those matters.”
Mu Lan’s mouth widened into a smile, just like a child’s.
“Okay, then I want to go to the amusent park.”
“…”
Seeing his troubled expression, Mu Lan couldn’t help but pout.
“What, you think I’m childish?”
“No, if you want to go, I’ll accompany you.”
Although he obviously seed troubled, Mu Lan was thrilled. The last ti she had been to an amusent park was in middle school, and she had never found company to go with her since then; but this ti, she had soone to accompany her.
“Huo Tingxiao, you’re so nice.”
With that said, she hugged his neck and kissed him on the face.
At the corners of Huo Tingxiao’s mouth, a slight smile lifted, yet it was tinged with mixed feelings. If she were to rember everything from the past, she probably wouldn’t be saying this.
Early the next morning, Mu Lan showed no signs of illness; she was as excited as a primary school student going on a spring outing.
Aunt Li, hearing that the two were going to the amusent park, imdiately prepared a lot of food and drinks, and even suggested they have a picnic by the artificial lake inside.
This was Huo Tingxiao’s first ti visiting an amusent park in nearly thirty years of life.
Compared to Mu Lan’s excitent, he had an expressionless face like an emotionless play companion.
To reflect the relaxed atmosphere of their date today, Huo Tingxiao had ditched his usual formal attire for a casual suit; a beige Gucci hoodie with the logo matched with tapered nine-point pants of the sa color series, topped with LV white sneakers. He looked several years younger, if not for his intimidating and standoffish expression.
Mu Lan, hooking her arm through his, sported a ponytail, a tank top paired with a mint green sun shirt, and short shorts that revealed a pair of long, straight legs. Although she wasn’t tall, her proportions were quite appealing. Together, they were like a pair of handso young boy and beautiful girl. From the mont they appeared at the amusent park, they attracted a lot of attention.
Huo Tingxiao didn’t like being stared at, but seeing how happy Mu Lan was, he went along with it.
“Hey, did you see that couple? The guy is so handso, and the girl is so beautiful. Are they celebrities?”
“I don’t know, ah, they really match well. My God, they’re too handso. Indeed, the boyfriends of other families.”
“If I had a boyfriend that handso, I’d be so happy I could fly.”
The voices of a few people were almost loud enough to be heard through a gaphone. Mu Lan glanced at Huo Tingxiao.
“You sure attract a lot of bees and butterflies. I bet soone is going to co over and ask for your WeChat soon.”
No sooner had she finished speaking than a bold girl really approached, completely ignoring Mu Lan’s presence, and asked Huo Tingxiao for his WeChat.
“Excuse , handso, could I scan your WeChat?”
“I don’t have it.”
Huo Tingxiao replied with an expressionless face, not giving her an extra glance. The girl was stunned, not expecting such a response, and walked away dejectedly, making Mu Lan almost laugh out loud.
“Hey, the way you said that made it seem like you were deliberately snubbing her. What era is it? There’s still soone without WeChat.”
“But I really don’t have it.”
He really was the traditional Huo Tingxiao. Now the issue wasn’t whether he had it or not!
“Wait here for , I’m going to buy two cotton candies.”
With that, Mu Lan walked off smiling towards a vendor not far away.
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