Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Why is Your Mouth So Sweet? Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Why is Your Mouth So Sweet? Huo Tingxiao panicked, unable to bear Mu Lan saying such things.

“I know I’m great, but I can be even better–so good that you don’t have to worry yourself to exhaustion over me.”

Huo Tingxiao disliked how she always made things so clear-cut. In his mind, it was only natural for him to protect Mu Lan, just as it was for a husband to protect his wife. Therefore, he never felt that it counted as wearing himself thin.

“Are you worried about me?”

Mu Lan looked at him and nodded honestly.

“Of course, I’m worried. You have to drink coffee to stay energetic for company matters. How could I bear to let my own issues trouble you further?

Huo Tingxiao, I want you to take good care of yourself. We still have such a long life ahead of us together– I’m very serious about this.”

Huo Tingxiao couldn’t quite define his feelings at the moment, but he felt fortunate enough to have Mu Lan’s love and to see his own feelings clearly. He had never believed in gods or Buddhas, yet at that moment, he found himself wishing for them to be together forever.

He took a sip of the soup and the rich aroma hit him–it was a familiar taste, one that signified home. In the unperceived seven years, he had grown deeply fond of this taste.

The food Mu Lan made always suited his palate perfectly, as always.

“I promise you, I will never touch coffee again.”

“Then you have to promise me to stop being an anonymous hero without telling me. I can understand wanting to help, but you have to ask me and consult my opinion.”

“Alright, Mrs. Huo is always right.”

Mu Lan’s mood lifted. She took a pair of chopsticks and tried a taste of her own cooking; indeed, her seven years as a homemaker had not been in vain–her skills were remarkable.

“If the brand really can’t continue, I won’t panic. I could be a private chef.”

The moment Huo Tingxiao heard this, he immediately objected.

“You can be my private chef.”

“Then how much are you prepared to pay me, Boss Huo?”

Mu Lan looked at him with a relaxed air, their back-and-forth banter creating a light atmosphere. It was rare for Huo Tingxiao to be so talkative given his personality.

“I am all yours.”

“Crafty.”

She fed Huo Tingxiao a piece of beef and the smile on Mu Lan’s face deepened.

Being honest and open with each other felt so good; there was no need for guessing or misunderstandings, just sincere, straightforward expressions of their feelings so they each knew where they stood.

It was great to understand each other, but more often than not, such mutual understanding came from direct communication rather than guesswork or suspicion.

“You also have to tell me like this if there’s anything I’m not doing right,” Huo Tingxiao said earnestly.

“You speak as if I enjoy lecturing,” Mu Lan said with a smile, her tone playful.

“In the realm of love, I’m a newbie. I’ll learn from you.”

Mu Lan nearly spat out the soup she had just sipped when Huo Tingxiao teased her with those words.

“Since there’s no certification for dating, does that mean you should take an exam too? What’s this about learning from me? My experience is… pitifully scant. We should just encourage each other, and learn from me? I’m afraid I might lead you astray.”

Mu Lan wasn’t being modest; she really was inexperienced in matters of the heart. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have foolishly spent seven years on a man who was resistant to her influence.

Fortunately, she was the type who would forget the pain once the wound had healed, and occasionally, she felt a touch of reluctance to not give him a taste of his own medicine.

But in the end, he was the one she loved. Having chosen him, there was no room for regret. They agreed not to dwell on past grievances, and Mu Lan didn’t want to waste time. Why trouble themselves when they could be loving each other instead? Everyone makes mistakes; the key is to correct them in time.

“Even if it’s crooked, it’s crooked according to you,” Huo Tingxiao’s ability to speak such cheesy lines was becoming quite refined, leaving Mu Lan at a loss for how to respond.

“Tell me the truth, have you been secretly taking lessons on how to be sweet?”

“You’re scheming against me again!”

Huo Tingxiao looked innocent.

“It’s not that I’m not human, it’s just that you’re too charming.”

“Shut up!”

Mu Lan, annoyed, reached out to cover Huo Tingxiao’s mouth.

Huo Tingxiao’s eyes were filled with laughter, but he didn’t dare to be too presumptuous for fear of truly angering Mu Lan. He’d be the one at a disadvantage if that happened, so he decided to quit while he was ahead.

Life went on as usual, and in less than a week, the banner announcing the collaboration between the Huo Corporation and TX was released.

Pei Zhao saw the report and, in anger, slammed his tablet against the wall.

“Interesting, very interesting. So this was Huo Tingxiao’s plan.

Lin Yize, it’s your turn to enter the game.”

Lin Yize, seeing the malicious intent in Pei Zhao’s eyes, immediately understood what ‘it’s your turn to enter the game’ meant.

“President Pei…”

“What, you want to back out now?”

Lin Yize pursed his lips.

“I…”

He indeed hesitated, especially since Yun Meixian’s health hadn’t been good lately.

Pei Zhao’s gloomy eyes bore into him.

“You don’t have the right to regret. Don’t forget who gave you everything you have now. And don’t forget, if it wasn’t for the money I gave you in your most desperate time, your mother wouldn’t be alive today.”

Lin Yize instinctively clenched his fists, he understood all this.

“President Pei, I know you have helped me a lot, it’s just my mother’s health isn’t very good right now, and I’m afraid…”

“She agreed to return to the country with you, do you think she doesn’t know what you’re going to do?

Lin Yize, you can’t have your cake and eat it, you should know what’s more important to you. I still have some patience to speak kindly with you, but as you know, I’ve never been a patient man.

Huo Qidong is now back at the Huo Family, looking to revive his former glory. It might seem like a father-son power struggle, but who knows what he’ll do next.

I certainly don’t want to see the Huo family happily reunited, and neither do you, right?”

Pei Zhao’s words made Lin Yize’s face turn ashen.

“President Pei, I know what to do now.”

Pei Zhao, receiving a satisfactory response, showed a hint of a smile.

“Very good, only the wise can recognize the times.”

That afternoon, both Huo Qidong and Huo Tingxiao received an invitation to Jiancheng’s anniversary celebration.

Huo Tingxiao wasn’t surprised he had received the invitation; he just wasn’t sure what Pei Zhao was planning.

Lately, everything seemed calm, but he was very clear that this was just the calm before the storm.

Not only did he accept the invitation, but he also wanted Mu Lan to be his date.

If someone was asking for trouble, he was happy to oblige.

What no one expected was that the main character of this banquet was not just him, but…