She Lost Memory Before the Divorce

Chapter 153: Chapter 0153: Men Shouldn’t Intervene in Women’s Affairs

Sheng Xueqin thought Lin Yize was merely boasting; with all her prior preparations, losing was impossible.

However…

When the bidding results were announced, the confident smile on Sheng Xueqin’s face instantly froze, and she murmured in disbelief.

“Impossible, impossible! How could this happen?”

Mu Lan looked at Huo Tingxiao in surprise.

“What happened? Didn’t you say today was Sheng Xueqin’s stronghold? How did it turn into…”

Huo Tingxiao’s expression was unreadable, his calm demeanor suggesting that he wasn’t surprised at all.

This reaction confused Mu Lan.

“Huo Tingxiao, did you already know today’s outcome? And you still…”

Huo Tingxiao’s tone was indifferent, making it hard to guess his thoughts.

“The real show is yet to come, don’t rush.”

Mu Lan really didn’t understand what this man was up to; he had sworn earlier that the evening’s celebration party was also sponsored by Sheng Xueqin.

After a moment, she finally understood what Huo Tingxiao meant. This man was truly infuriating, leaving her completely baffled.

“So, you deliberately misled me, knowing women are competitive, I must have been eager to come.

If it were said by my senior, would you be worried I wouldn’t come?”

Huo Tingxiao’s face was innocent, now with a smile.

“I am truly wronged.”

Mu Lan snorted, wronged my ass! He was obviously as scheming as ever, men can be more terrifying than women when they’re petty.

“Was it necessary? I haven’t contacted him since my grandfather’s birthday party.”

Huo Tingxiao smiled and nodded in satisfaction.

“Mmm, well done, keep it up, and keep pushing forward.”

“…”

Mu Lan was speechless; bizarrely, she didn’t feel angry at all, instead finding Huo Tingxiao’s actions somewhat… cute.

Damn it, she found him cute again.

Lin Yize was all smiles, his gaze towards Huo Tingxiao full of provocation.

“It’s rare for President Huo to be here, you must grace the celebration party tonight; I have prepared a surprise for you.”

A surprise? A chill flashed in Huo Tingxiao’s eyes.

“Congratulations President Lin, from second party to primary, not bad.”

Mu Lan held back a laugh; Huo Tingxiao’s words were truly venomous.

Lin Yize’s gaze fell on Mu Lan, seeing her distant and unlike her former warm demeanor, his eyes held a trace of gloom.

“Being in the primary party has its struggles, something President Huo must deeply understand.”

Huo Tingxiao casually blocked Lin Yize’s gaze, continuing to chat amiably.

“A primary party needs to have the demeanor of one; struggle? I never feel it.”

Lin Yize withdrew his gaze, his eyes cooling.

Dark currents surged between the two men, while the failed bidder Sheng Xueqin approached with a dark face, scoffing mockingly:

“What is this, a soap opera? Rivals meeting, eyes as green as can be?”

Mu Lan looked up, her gaze sharp as she stared at Sheng Xueqin.

“Miss Sheng, are you speaking carelessly out of frustration from the failed bid?”

Sheng Xueqin snorted.

“A joke, I, Sheng Xueqin, can afford to lose, unlike some who pretend to be innocent on the surface but are full of deceit and promiscuity, flirting left and right.”

This low-grade provocation made Mu Lan smile.

“Miss Sheng is really interesting, how come you suddenly decided to introduce yourself?”

Sheng Xueqin’s complexion turned extremely ugly, but due to Huo Tingxiao’s presence, and the fact that she had made a spectacle of herself like a shrew at the hotel last time, the feeling was almost worse than death.

“You all continue chatting, I won’t join the fun anymore, excuse me.”

Just as she was about to leave, Lin Yize stopped her.

“Miss Sheng, don’t rush off. There’s a cocktail party later, won’t you grace us with your presence?”

This invitation from Lin Yize was undoubtedly like twisting a knife in Sheng Xueqin’s heart, she spent money for the benefit of others and still had to face ridicule.

“Director Lin, you should drink a few more glasses yourself. After all, opportunities to stand out like this won’t come often anymore.”

With that, she walked away from the venue in her high heels.

No sooner had Sheng Xueqin left than Lin Yize couldn’t help but stir up trouble.

“President Huo really knows how to keep his cool. Even when his wife is indirectly insulted by someone, he remains so composed.

It seems I still have a lot to learn from President Huo.”

Huo Tingxiao remained calm and indifferent:

“Director Lin is too modest. I don’t want to be this composed either, but my wife doesn’t give me that chance. She can handle it all by herself; I just need to be a good spectator.”

Mu Lan was speechless. Still a spectator? Was he considering himself a monkey or something?

“Men obviously should interfere less in matters between women.”

This statement wasn’t too harsh, but it was clearly pointing out that Lin Yize was being meddlesome and overly sentimental.

Lin Yize pursed his lips, his expression also looking somewhat displeased, but he quickly returned to normal as if nothing had happened.

“Miss Sheng is unwilling to grace us, but after all, President Huo is also our partner in Jiancheng, and he wouldn’t refuse to give this much face, right?”

Huo Tingxiao was not intimidated at all, accepting Lin Yize’s challenge boldly.

“Of course, I’ll give face. Let’s go to the cocktail party.”

With that, he took Mu Lan’s hand and walked toward the banquet hall in the next-door hotel.

The scale of this cocktail party was not large, limited only to the businesses involved in this bid, so it could not compare to the grandeur of Old Master Huo’s birthday celebration.

Lin Yize adopted the posture of a host, accepting congratulations from everyone.

Originally, Jiancheng wasn’t considered a top enterprise in Sea City, but this time it truly turned heads.

“Would you like some dessert?”

Mu Lan, holding a plate, asked Huo Tingxiao with a hopeful expression.

Huo Tingxiao looked at the desserts and frowned slightly.

“I don’t like sweets.”

“Is it dislike, or habit?”

Mu Lan’s question caused Huo Tingxiao’s gaze to flicker. After pausing, he surprisingly chose to speak the truth.

“Habit,”

Mu Lan didn’t expect Huo Tingxiao to be so honest, and for a moment, didn’t know how to respond.

“Then if not sweets, how about some fruit? That should be okay, right? What do you like? I’ll get it for you.”

Huo Tingxiao watched as Mu Lan’s slender fingers took the plate from her hand.

“Lady first, let me serve you.”

Mu Lan, remembering what the housekeeper had said, felt her ears heat up; Huo Tingxiao was truly being attentive towards her now.

Could it be, as the housekeeper said, that she had changed Huo Tingxiao?

Could she really have such an impact on a man like him?

As she was thinking, Lin Yize started to speak into a microphone from the stage.

“Thank you all for gracing today’s celebration with your presence, and thank you for your blessings towards me, but I have to say, it’s not me who should take credit for Jiancheng securing this project today.

It’s our big boss, who has always supported and shown great affection for us, without which Jiancheng wouldn’t be steadily rising.

In the future, I hope to establish good cooperative relations with everyone here, to contribute together to the economic development of Sea City.

Now, please allow me to introduce our big boss, the CEO of X Corporation, Pei Zhao, to give a speech.”