Chapter 67: Chapter 067 That Woman Will Ruin You Sooner or Later
However… Huo Tingxiao’s action was far from just placing the al box down, as he naturally picked up a spoonful of preserved egg and lean pork congee, blew on it to cool it down, and then fed it to Mu Lan.
Mu Lan’s face imdiately turned red, and she glanced at her best friend whose jaw could have dropped to the floor.
What’s wrong with this man, doesn’t he know this will make things really awkward?
“I can do it myself—”
eting Huo Tingxiao’s relentless gaze, Mu Lan instantly caved in and could only let him feed her.
Gu Xiaoman sighed.
...
“Can you guys cut it out? Am I here to seek abuse? Watching you flaunt your affection?”
Huo Tingxiao continued the feeding motion without blinking an eye.
Mu Lan was so embarrassed she couldn’t handle it and, after drinking half a bowl, refused to drink any more.
“That’s enough, any more sweetness and it would seem fake.”
Huo Tingxiao raised an eyebrow, speaking with an emotionless tone.
“What, can’t I be nice to you?”
“No, that’s not it, I just don’t want you to miss your al. Here, have a bun.”
With that, Mu Lan opened her chopsticks and picked up a Xiao Long Bao for Huo Tingxiao.
All it was, was a breakfast bought from a roadside stall, yet he, who always dined in high-end restaurants, found it exceptionally tasty.
While the couple was having breakfast, Gu Xiaoman was off to the side being showered with dog food.
Shen Zichu walked in at that mont and couldn’t help but laugh at the sight.
“What’s the matter, turned into a third wheel?”
Gu Xiaoman’s eyes sparkled, but her expression remained mournful.
“Dr. Shen, your timing couldn’t be more perfect, I’m no longer alone.”
“Gu Xiaoman, I think you’re just trying to irritate into never leaving the hospital,” Mu Lan said with annoyance, glancing at Gu Xiaoman who stuck out her tongue and smiled like a crescent moon.
After breakfast, Huo Tingxiao left the ward when he received a phone call from He Yan. Once he stepped out, Gu Xiaoman finally had the chance to ask Mu Lan for the full story.
“What happened? Ended up in the hospital all of a sudden? Did you rember sothing?”
Mu Lan sighed and recounted how the two of them were going on a date but then encountered a car chase, which Gu Xiaoman interrupted.
“Wait, a date? You two were on a date?”
“Gu Xiaoman, can you focus on what’s important?”
“Isn’t that the critical point? Previously, Huo Tingxiao acted like he was crazy because of you. You don’t know how terrified I was watching him beat Xie Bin to a pulp. If Shen Zichu hadn’t been beside , I would have fainted from fear.
Right after such an incident, he didn’t go to the company but went on a date with you instead. Could it be that Huo Tingxiao really…”
Gu Xiaoman still couldn’t believe it, considering the life Mu Lan had lived during those seven years was all witnessed by her.
For soone like Huo Tingxiao, who was as cold as an iceberg, to suddenly thaw out was simply too unbelievable.
“Anyway, now it seems he’s gotten into trouble because of . We were lucky this ti, with Huo Tingxiao’s high alertness, otherwise, by the ti we got to Maple Forest Garden, we would have been lambs to the slaughter.”
Mu Lan couldn’t help getting goosebumps when recalling the harrowing experience from the day before.
“He’s your husband; is he supposed to just watch you get bullied? It’s normal for him to stand up for you. You, stop always carrying all the burdens on your own.”
These words from Gu Xiaoman silenced Mu Lan, who then spoke her true thoughts after a pause.
“I’m afraid of owing him too much and not being able to repay it.”
Mu Lan looked at Gu Xiaoman as she pouted and then nonchalantly humd to herself, saying:
“Who knows who owes whom, after all.”
“What?”
“Nothing, just don’t feel like you owe him and that’s enough.”
———-
The hospital parking lot.
Sitting in the car, Huo Tingxiao furrowed his brows as he looked at the docunts in He Yan’s hands.
“They all refuse to talk?”
“Yeah, none of them admit to chasing the car, only acknowledging it as a regular traffic accident, and moreover, these people are not locals from Sea City.”
He Yan’s eyes were slightly red, the result of staying up all night to gather this information, yet there wasn’t much of use.
“It seems soone is deliberately trying to give trouble. Is there no other movent from the Xie Family?”
“Xie Bin was taken to Shen City by his family. It looks like, for now, it seems unrelated to the Xie Family.
However… the old man seems to know that you’re stirring up a storm for your wife and is sowhat… dissatisfied.”
Huo Tingxiao paused, his tone indifferent.
“Soone’s been wagging their tongue?”
He Yan nodded and continued:
“Several elders have complained to Grandfather Huo, claiming that you’ve been bewitched by your wife, that’s why you’re doing all this.”
“Hmph, they finally see a chance to catch by the heels and want to make a big fuss about it to kick out of the Huo Family.
Don’t bother with these little tricks, you just need to dig out this mastermind for !
Especially Lin Yize, investigate all his information thoroughly, whether it’s his past in the country or the years abroad, spare no detail.”
Huo Tingxiao, thinking of the way that man had raged against him, couldn’t help but feel a surge of murderous intent in his eyes.
He Yan, who had followed him for many years, hadn’t seen him this angry in a long ti.
“Mr. Huo, Mr. Yun said he’s already on his way to Sea City with people. If nothing unexpected happens, they’ll be back today.”
Yunzhan coming in person? That was sowhat unexpected.
“I know.”
“If there’s nothing else, I’m going to get to work.”
Huo Tingxiao nodded, got out of the car, and watched as He Yan drove away.
Just as he was about to go upstairs, he was stopped.
“What’s wrong with you? Why haven’t you been to work for two days in a row, and why were you at the hospital?”
Looking up, he t Sheng Xueqin’s eyes filled with concern.
“It’s my private matter, and I’d rather not talk about it.”
Private matter? The whole Sea City was buzzing with the news, and he still claid it was private?
“Is it because of Mu Lan? You were so eager to return to the country during your business trip; was it for her? At ilan, was it for her too?”
Sheng Xueqin’s accusatory tone made Huo Tingxiao’s face darken.
“I’ve already said that this is my personal affair, and you have no right to intervene or inquire.”
“Huo Tingxiao, has she put a spell on you? This woman, not only can’t she help, but she’s also bringing you trouble everywhere, are you going to keep protecting her?
If Grandfather Huo finds out, do you think he will continue to indulge you?”
Huo Tingxiao scoffed, his gaze icy as if it were a knife when looking at Sheng Xueqin.
“Don’t assu that just because the Sheng Family and Huo Family are sowhat acquainted, you can point fingers at .
Sheng Xueqin, don’t test my patience. Whatever I want to do, no one can stop .
Not even, my grandfather.”
Sheng Xueqin’s face turned pale, not expecting him to be so ruthlessly blunt as she continued pleading earnestly.
“You… If you keep this up, that woman will eventually ruin you.”
She thought Huo Tingxiao would be sowhat moved, but instead, he looked utterly indifferent.
“No one can ruin . You’re better off spending your ti elsewhere rather than wasting it on .
This is the last ti I’ll give you friendly advice, and also—”
Listening to his cold voice, Sheng Xueqin felt her heart sinking like into an ice cellar.
He couldn’t be about to…
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