Chapter 66: Chapter 066: What, are you worried about ?
Mu Lan hadn’t expected Huo Tingxiao to say that. Her heart was a mix of feelings: a bit guilty and pained, yet also sowhat smug. That soone as strong as him was actually afraid of this.
Suddenly feeling mischievous, she looked at him intensely and said,
“Oh, because that’s exactly what I was going to say. What are you going to do about it?”
Just when she thought he might choke up and burst into anger, she didn’t expect him to rely lean back in his chair and fall silent. After a while, he finally spoke,
“Don’t even think about it. I’ll never agree to that.”
The tone that brooked no argunt caused Mu Lan’s smirk to falter for a mont, only to blossom into a fuller smile as Huo Tingxiao realized he’d been played by this little woman.
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Watching his relieved expression, Mu Lan’s laughter grew even brighter.
Huo Tingxiao frowned, watching her laugh as if she’d found a fortune.
“You’re quite pleased with yourself?”
Mu Lan raised an eyebrow, replying in a good mood,
“Not bad, I guess.”
The atmosphere finally wasn’t so serious, and Mu Lan spoke softly again,
“Don’t dwell on what happened today. It’s not worth it.”
His inability to respond to that left Huo Tingxiao staring at Mu Lan with a softened gaze, although his voice remained cold as ice.
“I will catch these people.”
The smile on Mu Lan’s face instantly froze.
“Huo Tingxiao, don’t do anything outrageous for my sake. Xie Bin…”
Finding her way to the crux of the matter, Huo Tingxiao’s face darkened.
“You know about it? Did Lin Yize tell you?”
Mu Lan fell silent, actually wanting to tell him Gu Xiaoman had already inford her, but Huo Tingxiao took her silence as agreent. Just thinking about that man who put on a facade enraged him.
“Stay away from him in the future. He’s up to no good.”
“Yize is just concerned about . He misunderstood, thinking you were standing up for another woman and worried that I…”
She inadvertently let the words slip and saw Huo Tingxiao’s face grow even darker and stormier, realizing she couldn’t keep a secret to save her life.
“You think he’s not aware of the full story?”
That question from Huo Tingxiao left Mu Lan confused.
“What do you an? If he knew you did all that for , why would he talk that way in front of ?”
Her naivete made Huo Tingxiao sigh inwardly, but without any evidence, anything he said would lack confidence. He couldn’t just spill his baseless suspicions to Mu Lan.
The whole situation was far from simple…
“Anyway, there’s more to this than ets the eye, and eventually, you’ll understand his true intentions.”
Mu Lan pouted, his words sounding as if he doubted her intelligence. But Yize wasn’t the point; the point was that he couldn’t keep making enemies for her sake.
“You’re the one who said it, as long as it’s not about divorce, you’d agree to anything I ask. A man’s word is his bond, immovable like a chariot by horses.”
After a mont of silence, Huo Tingxiao countered,
“What if they were after my life?”
“You an those people chasing our car today were after your life?”
Seeing her go pale with fear, Huo Tingxiao knew he had spoken too harshly and quickly changed the subject.
“What, worried about ?”
His nonchalant tone irritated Mu Lan.
“Stop joking. Did He Yan find out anything? What’s the story with those people? Huo Tingxiao, don’t scare . Nothing’s going to happen to you, right?”
Seizing Huo Tingxiao’s hand in a swift movent, Mu Lan’s head throbbed with pain.
Huo Tingxiao quickly made her comfortable, soothing her gently,
“Don’t worry, I’ve already asked Azhan for help.”
“Azhan? Who’s that?”
“An old comrade-in-arms of mine, the heir to Shen City’s Yun family. His n are highly skilled. I ant to assign you a bodyguard to ensure your safety, but seeing how you’re worried about , I obviously need to be more cautious myself.”
Mu Lan’s face flushed as she pursed her lips.
“I’m not worried about you. I just don’t want to be indebted to you.”
She surely had a way with words, lifting him to heaven with one sentence and dragging him to hell with another.
Huo Tingxiao raised an eyebrow, feeling a sudden heaviness in his heart.
“What did you say?”
“I don’t repeat myself for good words. I’m a bit tired. Do you want to go back and rest?”
Wanting to kick him out now? Huo Tingxiao huffed.
“Are you trying to send away?”
“No, I’m just worried that you won’t be able—”
eting his deep, soulful eyes, Mu Lan averted her gaze, realizing that if she ntioned being worried about his sleep, this man would definitely co up with so cheesy lines again. Better spare herself that much.
“If you want to stay, suit yourself. I’m going to sleep.”
Saying this, she really did close her eyes, not uttering another word.
Huo Tingxiao watched her quiet deanor, not getting annoyed. He waited until her IV drip was nearly finished before fetching a nurse to remove it.
The nurse stole a couple more glances at Huo Tingxiao because with such a handso guy around, all the nurses at the station were abuzz—such a pity, Dr. Shen had said he’s married and his wife is so beautiful.
Seeing he had no intention of leaving, the nurse asked.
“Mr. Huo, will you be staying overnight?”
“Hmm.”
“I’ll go grab a blanket for you.”
“Okay.”
Ah, such a good husband, indeed always soone else’s, the nurse thought ruefully as she turned to leave the ward and fetch the blanket.
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After a good night’s sleep, Mu Lan woke up hungry. On opening her eyes, she saw Huo Tingxiao coiled up awkwardly on the caregiver’s bed nearby, looking rather amusing.
Rubbing her temples and getting up, the morning nurse ca for rounds. Just as she was about to speak, Mu Lan quickly raised her hand to her lips.
“Shh…”
“Mrs. Huo, I need to draw so blood for tests.”
“Thank you.”
The nurse moved delicately, but the snap of the tourniquet still woke Huo Tingxiao up.
“When did you wake up?”
Huo Tingxiao sat up, groggy, looking at Mu Lan with a hoarse voice.
“Just now. Your eyes are so red. You don’t need to stay with now, there’s a nurse here. If it’s really necessary, I can ask Shen Zichu to arrange for a caretaker.”
“It’s fine, He Yan’s handling the company’s affairs.”
“But…”
“There are no buts.”
Mu Lan sighed; he was being domineering again, she could see as he got up and went to the bathroom.
Soon after, Gu Xiaoman ca with a huge pile of breakfast.
“Xiaoman?”
“Shen Zichu told you were hospitalized, and since I’ve been free these past few days, I thought I’d co keep you company. Oh, it seems I’m the third wheel here.”
Gu Xiaoman pushed the door open, just as Huo Tingxiao finished washing up and ca out of the bathroom.
“You’re my savior. I’m starving. Huo Tingxiao, look, I have company now. You can go after we finish breakfast…”
Huo Tingxiao raised an eyebrow.
“Are you dismissing ?”
Gu Xiaoman couldn’t help but speak up for her best friend, mouthing off.
“That’s clearly concern, and here you are acting all coy, President Huo.”
Mu Lan gave Gu Xiaoman a look, telling her to stop her silly talk.
However, Huo Tingxiao had taken it seriously, his lips slightly upturned.
“Yeah, concern, that’s right.”
thodically setting up the take-out boxes, Gu Xiaoman looked astonished.
Her gaze towards Mu Lan implied—what happened to Huo Tingxiao? Did he lose his mory? So gentle and considerate now.
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