She Lost Memory Before the Divorce
Chapter 291 - Chapter 291 Chapter 0291 You Can Hate Me or Blame Me

Chapter 291: Chapter 0291: You Can Hate Me or Blame Me Chapter 291: Chapter 0291: You Can Hate Me or Blame Me Huo Qidong looked at his eldest son, standing tall and straight before him. Just a short while ago, he was such a small child, and now, in the blink of an eye, he had become a business legend.

Actually, he had spent some good times with this son. When he was first born, Huo hated that he couldn’t dote on him enough, but … after that incident, and after managing such a huge life upheaval, he felt as if he himself had been completely destroyed.

He swiftly pulled himself back, not daring to let his current memories sink in, for fear of being trapped in them, unable to extricate himself. The hurt and the pain were too real, so real that he couldn’t bear it.

“I know I’ve wronged you, you can hate me, resent me, it’s all possible.

Tingxiao, I’m actually a very cowardly person, I don’t know how to love you, so I could only avoid you. When your grandfather said leaving you would exchange for my freedom, I agreed.

But now that I think about it, I don’t regret my decision back then, someone like me couldn’t have raised you well anyway.

I’m just a wreck, living like a ghost; how could I have educated you?”

Huo Tingxiao frowned as he looked at Huo Qidong, unable to control a wave of discomfort in his heart.

“Now Huo Tingyang is parachuting into the Huo Family, isn’t he your precious son? Aren’t you going to make plans for him?”

His tone was full of sarcasm. Although he didn’t want to admit it, to some extent, Huo Tingxiao envied Huo Tingyang. Even though Tingyang didn’t have a legitimate status, he had the love of his parents, a complete family. But he, the rightful eldest grandson of the Huo Family, was in fact… just a nominal title, amounting to nothing, meaning nothing.

“He will get what he deserves, don’t worry about him. Rest assured, I won’t let him hinder you, I will help you.”

Huo Tingxiao looked at Huo Qidong, somewhat puzzled as to why he would suddenly take this action.

He had always been disregarded by him, and now, with his divorce from Han Yongmei, shouldn’t he be siding with the second branch of the family instead?

But he actually… said he wanted to help him?

Huo Tingxiao didn’t need his help at all, but he couldn’t help being curious about how he was going to offer assistance.

“Oh, how are you going to help?”

“I won’t tell you now, but in any case, everything of the Huo Family is yours, you don’t need to worry about it.”

In response to Huo Qidong’s words, Huo Tingxiao let out a sneer.

“Don’t forget, the Huo Family isn’t just you alone, there are also your brothers and sisters. Do you think they would agree?”

Speaking of his siblings, Huo Qidong felt even more confident.

“Whatever they win, they can have, but they shouldn’t even think about taking a single penny more. That is what they owe me.”

There was a deep-seated hatred in Huo Qidong’s eyes. It was an undisguised loathing, and Huo Tingxiao had no idea what had happened back then to cause such feelings.

But one thing was certain, his emotions just now were from the heart; they were genuine.

“Suit yourself, whatever you want to do is fine. If there’s nothing else, I’d like to…”

“Tingxiao, if, I’m just saying if, if I had kept you by my side back then, would you have forgiven me?”

Huo Qidong knew this hypothetical question was completely meaningless, but he couldn’t help asking it anyway.

Huo Tingxiao laughed coldly, his answer definite and resolute.

“No.”

After speaking, he opened the door of the emergency exit and left. Huo Qidong watched the determined retreating figure of his son, and his eyes swiftly reddened.

He had no one to blame but himself; if there was to be blame, it was for his lack of ability back then, and for his single-minded desire to flee the Huo Family, to seek his own freedom, so much so that he spared nothing… It was all his fault, it was only right for his son to hate him.

Mu Lan saw Huo Tingxiao come out without feeling any sense of relief; she could see the weariness in his eyes all too clearly.

Even though she didn’t know what Huo Qidong had said, at this moment, he needed to rest.

“Huo Tingxiao, you need to rest.”

“It’s fine, I can still hold on.”

He had used the word “hold on,” and Mu Lan suddenly felt immensely heartbroken.

“Yes, I’ll stay with you.”

Their love was firmer than gold. Huo Tingyang found them increasingly bothersome to look at, so he simply left. There was nothing good for him to gain by staying; he might as well think of ways to consolidate his own position.

As Huo Qidong and Huo Tingyang passed each other face-to-face, neither said a word. However, Huo Qidong could tell that Huo Tingyang would certainly not sit idly by and would seek to gain more advantages for himself.

Such behavior wasn’t incomprehensible, but…

It seemed Huo Qidong remembered something, and he smiled.

It was rare for Huo Qidong not just to show his face; he actually sat in a chair in the corridor, as if he was waiting for the old man to be transferred to the general ward.

“You don’t need to be here. Everyone has long been accustomed to the cold relationship between you and Grandpa. Surely, you wouldn’t care what others say about you.”

Of course, Huo Qidong could detect the sarcasm in Huo Tingxiao’s words, but he didn’t care in the least.

“I have plenty of time; it doesn’t matter where I am.”

Mu Lan also didn’t expect her father-in-law to be so irritating when he spoke.

The old man was in such a state, would it kill him or cost him a piece of flesh to say a few nice words?

“Dad, if you’re worried about Grandpa, just say so. Why are you being like this?”

Huo Qidong looked at his daughter-in-law.

“Lanlan has changed quite a bit. She used to be trained by Yongmei to be like a doll, but now, she’s different–and that’s good.”

Mu Lan felt somewhat embarrassed by Huo Qidong’s words, as if they were deliberately mocking her. She wondered if it was just her misunderstanding.

“Do you have to say these meaningless words here?”

Huo Tingxiao was extremely unwelcoming to Huo Qidong, and his tone was also unkind.

Huo Qidong, however, didn’t mind. After all, their father-son relationship had always been this way. He was used to it.

“People are born, grow old, get sick, and die. All of these are inevitable. I would be satisfied if I could live to Grandpa’s age.

Sometimes being alive isn’t necessarily wonderful, and dying isn’t necessarily horrible. Perhaps it’s a release.”

Mu Lan could tell that Huo Tingxiao was already trying very hard to restrain himself. Couldn’t Huo Qidong just say less? They didn’t need such toxic ‘comfort’ at this time.

“Huo Tingxiao, Dad is here to watch over things. Let’s go to the ward for a while. Come with me.”

Huo Tingxiao’s arm was grabbed, and he was forced to leave.

Once they reached the ward, Mu Lan finally spoke up to urge him.

“What’s the point of this? It’s better not to say as much and avoid upsetting yourself.”

“I’m not upset.”

Huo Tingxiao was stubborn as a mule, and Mu Lan thought it odd how he seemed to be making life difficult for himself.

“The situation is critical now, and you don’t have time to waste on this. Instead, you should think carefully and plan your next steps.

Did Grandpa say anything to you just now? I always feel that the old man would… tell you something.”

Mu Lan’s sensitivity caused Huo Tingxiao to fall silent for a moment.

“He didn’t say much, just kept apologizing to me.”

“Apologizing? About what? Could it be about your parents’ matter?”

Huo Tingxiao’s eyes darkened, unsure of how to respond.

It could be, but it might not be; he had a bad feeling but it was just a feeling, and even more difficult to verbalize.

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