She Lost Memory Before the Divorce
Chapter 268 - Chapter 268 Chapter 0268 I Will Definitely Make You Feel

Chapter 268: Chapter 0268: I Will Definitely Make You Feel Cherished Chapter 268: Chapter 0268: I Will Definitely Make You Feel Cherished Mu Lan really hadn’t expected him to be so shameless, but thinking about him being sick and unsure about his condition, she ultimately couldn’t bring herself to actually hit him.

Seeing her silent, Huo Tingxiao hugged her even tighter, tenderly comforting her:

“I will certainly be fine, don’t worry.

Seeing you worried, it pains my heart.”

The straightforward, unembellished words flowed more easily from Huo Tingxiao’s mouth the more he spoke, but Mu Lan still wasn’t used to him being like this.

“Let go of me first.”

She tried hard to make her voice sound calm and untroubled. Huo Tingxiao was quite unhappy inside, but nevertheless obediently let go. Attempting to push his luck too much might scare her away. After all, a wife is irreplaceable; he had to hold on tight.

“All the efforts from the past few years have been wasted. I don’t even know what the point was in learning cooking skills.”

Hearing this, Huo Tingxiao felt upset, still remembering Mu Lan had said during her amnesia that she least liked to enter the kitchen.

“How is it useless? In the future, you can teach me, and once I learn, I will take over the cooking.”

Mu Lan looked at Huo Tingxiao and rolled her eyes at him.

“You? Have you forgotten your ‘great achievements’ in the kitchen last time?”

Huo Tingxiao awkwardly coughed twice.

“First time learner, second time familiar. Teacher Mu, pay more attention, and I’m sure I can learn.”

Mu Lan was really fed up with Huo Tingxiao. It used to be as if speaking a few words would take his life, but now suddenly he had become so glib.

It’s said that women are fickle, but it seems men are no different.

“The biopsy results won’t be available until tomorrow. Although Shen Zichu isn’t here, these experts won’t neglect you.

You rest well, I…”

Huo Tingxiao frowned, instantly turning into a drama king.

“Ouch, my stomach hurts.”

Mu Lan was about to press the call bell by the bed when he stopped her.

“No need for a doctor, just stay with me for a while.”

“I’m not a miracle cure, how do you expect me to stop the pain by looking at me?”

“Anyway, I just want you by my side.”

“…”

Mu Lan was also defeated by him, unable to stand his annoying persistence, she could only stay.

“Have you eaten lunch yet?”

Huo Tingxiao honestly shook his head; his appetite was poor, and he couldn’t eat.

Mu Lan frowned.

“You dare let yourself go hungry with a stomach condition? Huo Tingxiao, have you lost your mind?”

Huo Tingxiao looked at her, his eyes filled with laughter, making Mu Lan’s heart flutter.

“What are you laughing about?”

“It feels really good to have someone care.”

Mu Lan was at a loss for words, her anger dissipating. She hadn’t realized that Huo Tingxiao was the type to be strangely happy even when being scolded.

She took out her phone and called He Yan to bring some congee from Haiyuefeng, regretting allowing Huo Tingxiao to even eat small wontons given his current health condition.

Huo Tingxiao’s eyes were so tender they seemed to drip water; he wondered what got into him before, to have been so slow to realize how lovable she was, having placed such a woman beside him for seven years before realizing it. The mere thought made his heart ache.

“Mu Lan.”

Mu Lan looked up at him, her dark eyes shining brightly.

“Yes?”

Huo Tingxiao spoke slowly and clearly.

“In the future, I will definitely make you feel cherished.”

Mu Lan couldn’t help but feel her heart warm up, remembering what Mu Huaifeng had said. Indeed, she had never really let go inside her heart–her hatred was real, but so was her love.

“Focus on getting healthy first.”

Huo Tingxiao didn’t catch on immediately, realizing what she implied, he blinked.

“You… aren’t rejecting me anymore?”

“Stop obsessing over this small issue all the time, isn’t it annoying?”

Huo Tingxiao didn’t dare to continue being presumptuous, but his heart was already blooming with joy, and he took another step closer.

“Alright, alright, I’ll shut up.”

Then he really didn’t say another word, just gazing at Mu Lan with a silly grin, almost as if he could stare a hole through her.

When He Yan came carrying takeout, he witnessed this scene, the family’s big boss staring eagerly, looking like a statue longing for his wife.

Mu Lan opened the box, and the unrestrained aroma was very enticing; Huo Tingxiao’s appetite suddenly appeared, not sure if it was because of the porridge or because he was in a good mood, so he ate heartily.

It was, after all, from Haiyuefeng, the taste was as good as ever, and although there was no meat or fish, it was still incredibly delicious.

Watching as the bowl of porridge was nearly finished, Mu Lan packed up the box.

The nurse came to give an injection, seeing the two of them, felt envious inside; indeed, beautiful people tended to be together.

Ever since Huo Tingxiao had been admitted to the VIP ward, many young girls had been eagerly watching him, Shen Zichu had long put the word out that he was taken, but rather than stopping the rumors, it piqued everyone’s curiosity about what kind of person could possess such a man.

“These two are for inflammation. Don’t eat too late at night, and when the IV is almost done, call me.”

Mu Lan nodded.

“Okay, thank you.”

The nurse took extra glances at Mu Lan, so good-looking, it seemed a waste not to be a celebrity.

“You’re welcome.”

Mu Lan sent away the nurse, then cleaned up the takeout Huo Tingxiao had finished.

His complexion hadn’t improved much from yesterday, which sank her heart.

Although she dearly hoped not to think the worst, if something really did happen, she…

“You’re not planning to tell the Huo family about your hospitalization?”

Huo Tingxiao knew what Mu Lan was thinking.

“No need.”

Mu Lan frowned, feeling that nobody could cure his stubbornness.

“At least let the elders know, after all…”

“Knowing won’t help, my dad has never been concerned about me; my mom has already gone to Canada; grandpa is old and in poor health, telling him would just make him worry.

Let’s wait until the biopsy results are out, in case…”

“Tsk tsk, what ‘in case’, haven’t you heard that disaster lasts a thousand years?”

Huo Tingxiao smiled as he looked at her.

“Right, you’re not wrong, disasters last a thousand years.”

Mu Lan hated this attitude, as if he didn’t care about anything. She fully understood his complex relationship with the Huo family, growing up adored by his parents, pampered by his brother, completely unable to understand.

But gradually, some things became clearer to her. The way Huo Tingxiao grew up, his emotional detachment was directly related to his family upbringing.

Nobody ever gave him proper, healthy guidance; he simply didn’t know how to love others. Love didn’t even exist in his vocabulary.

There, her soft heartedness kicked in again.

Mu Lan felt probably she owed Huo Tingxiao in a past life, and this life was about paying it back.

Logically, she should find someone like her brother, Mu Huaifeng, considerate and meticulous. Anyone less wouldn’t do.

But she had fallen for Huo Tingxiao back then, and from then on, it was a disastrous, entangled mess.

Love was like that, torturously painful at times, heartbreaking.

Yet when it was joyous, it felt euphoric, like walking on clouds.

“Is someone still managing your company affairs? And Miss Jing, have you settled things with her?”

Huo Tingxiao smiled.

“Why, aren’t you jealous of her anymore?”