Mated at First Sight
Chapter 1045 - 700 Bystanders are clear, but the game players are confused

Chapter 1045: Chapter 700 Bystanders are clear, but the game players are confused

"How do you wish for me to express my gratitude?" asked Mu Lin with an indifferent gaze, calmly looking at Chi Xie, "Letting you train on my territory again?" He didn’t mind.

Six years ago, he saved him simply because he saw that despite his conditions, the man hadn’t died; he had wanted to bring the man under his control, but when he adamantly refused, Mi Zheng unusually did not insist.

He had always felt that he saw a bit of his own shadow in this man, his past self.

"Forget it, I’d like to live a couple more years," Chi Xie sneered; that place, having been there once, he did not want to return a second time. It was a place where the strong survived, and the weak were culled, more realistic than reality itself.

He really wanted to know what this man had gone through in his past.

The warfare in that place was too bloody, and he did not wish to delay his return by even an instant.

He had thought that the man before him had only one expression, yet This Time when he encountered him again, he discovered that he seemed different.

This man had money, power, status, and position. Women had never been lacking by his side, but when he saw him again This Time, he realized that there were no women! And his whole demeanor changed when he mentioned a certain person, a change too complete. That’s why he accepted this task.

It was only when he saw her that he began to understand why this arrogant man, who never put women in his heart, could fall in love with her.

It was the attraction between strong individuals.

Such a woman was too unique, dangerously so, yet irresistibly alluring; if she loved you, it would be both your fortune and your fate. If not, then your love would become the saddest thing in existence.

After a pause, Chi Xie’s expression turned serious as he looked at Mi Zheng, "But as a friend (although a certain someone has always denied it), I still need to remind you, don’t fall for such a woman. If there is enmity between you, you are destined to lose to her in this life," without doubt.

Moreover, as far as he knew, the enmity between them was substantial, and they were currently in a state of opposition.

However, listening to Chi Xie’s words, Mi Zheng showed little reaction, his lips curling slightly as he gazed into the distance, chuckling, "You talk of falling in love; don’t forget, I have everything except a heart." A long time ago, he had already lost his heart, as he didn’t need such a thing.

If he had no heart, then there was no question of being moved.

For Mu Lin, he was merely curious, nothing more than possessiveness.

How could such an interesting woman belong only to someone else? Mi Zheng had always believed that as long as he won Mu Lin over, over time his interest in her would fade away.

Chi Xie said nothing.

They say that the bystanders see more clearly than the players. He had given the warning he needed to give. If the other party himself did not acknowledge it, there was nothing he could do.

After all, he was not Mi Zheng!

The next day, the weather was clear.

That day, Mu Lin didn’t go to the military base but instead accompanied Gong Muxue shopping to buy clothes for the children.

Although she occasionally participated in training, as a military doctor, Mu Lin did not need to be involved as much as the rest of Ying Sun’s team.

Speaking of the children, Gong Muxue had been personally handling the basic necessities of their life, while Mu Lin, their mother, had never been entangled with these matters, making her not so qualified for her role. Children of their age were in their growth phase and naturally outgrew their clothing quickly.

"Linlin, how does this outfit look on Ruirui?" While Mu Lin was still selecting, Gong Muxue took out a pink outfit and a skirt and asked her, pondering for a moment, "Ruirui seems to have never worn pink before." At least, Mu Lin had never seen it in her memory.

"So you’ve noticed," said Gong Muxue as she approached Mu Lin with a smile, "I thought you didn’t realize that the girl likes to dress like you."

Mu Lin laughed, "She’s my daughter, isn’t she?" How could she not care.

However, "Are you saying she’s learning to dress like me?" Mu Lin’s clothing, aside from military camouflage, was mostly casual. Gong Muxue’s remark made her think that this was indeed the case.

Previously, the old man had said that looking at Gong Rui now did indeed remind him of a younger Mu Lin.

Mu Lin couldn’t help but smile, "Actually, I think Ruirui would look very pretty in dresses." Pure and clean like a little Princess, just like when she first saw her, even though her dress was very dirty at the time.

This child’s reliance on her was even heavier than Yueyue’s.

"You think so too, right?" Gong Muxue said. "Actually, I really want to see that girl in a dress. How about buying this one? I think if you give it to her, she’ll definitely wear it." Everyone in the Jing family knew just how much Gong Rui cared about and admired Mu Lin.

Almost every time she returned from school, she was at the top, including in sports, because Mu Lin was so outstanding, a normal person had to put in several times more effort to become like her.

Gong Rui was happy to do so; because she wanted to become someone Mu Lin could be proud of; all of her efforts, even just receiving a compliment from Mu Lin, left her immensely satisfied.

Whether it was Jing Chen, Mu Lin, or even the old Mr. Jing, they would train the kids during the holidays whenever they had time. As children of the Jing family, even if they couldn’t become masters like Jing Chen and Mu Lin, their parents hoped they could at least have the ability to protect themselves.

And Gong Rui was always the most diligent one; however, the smartest was Jing Nuo; as for Jing Yue... she was the laziest! That’s why she was also the weakest among the three, otherwise no boy would have been able to bully her.

Of course, there was another reason... she was too lazy to fight back.

Mu Lin was at a loss about this; frankly, Yueyue in this aspect was really similar to how she had been once. Although Jing Yue was quite lazy when it came to martial arts, she was exceptionally interested in Mu Lin’s medical skill and poison technique, often sneaking into Mu Lin’s research room whenever she could. If you couldn’t find her anywhere else, that was definitely the place to look.

The little Jing Yue had once said that poison was more useful than martial arts, as it required no fighting.

Fortunately, no matter what they wanted to learn, both Mu Lin and Jing Chen were not planning to interfere with their choices, because the path of their future was in their own hands.

With a slight smile, Mu Lin nodded, "Then let’s go with this set." It seemed that she had never really given her any gifts before, and this time was a rare outing with her mother.

Gong Muxue nodded, and then helped to pick out a few more outfits. Mu Lin paid for them, and they left.

Mu Lin always believed that it was a small world, but in this vast mall, to actually run into this person whom she hadn’t seen for three years was quite unexpected.

Just as they were about to head back after making all their purchases, they bumped into him.

"Linlin, it’s been a long time," he said with a slight lift of his lips, smiling warmly as he looked at Mu Lin, his eyes gentle as water. Then he turned towards Gong Muxue, "Auntie Gong." His demeanor was respectful and refined.

Gong Muxue nodded to him, surprised to run into Mi Zheng here. She forced a calm smile, "To think the young Master of the Mi family would come shopping at the mall." Her gaze shifted behind him, seeing no one else, which truly surprised Gong Muxue.

After all, it was quite rare for a man alone to wander through the mall, especially someone from an affluent family like Mi Zheng.

As for Mi Zheng, Gong Muxue didn’t have much of an impression of him, only knowing that the boy used to keep a low profile while at the Mi household, almost never venturing out. She wouldn’t have expected to encounter him on the street.

In fact, Gong Muxue had learned about these things after coming back to normal, from what Gong Yu and Quan Luo had mentioned.

Mi Zheng looked at Gong Muxue with a smile, "Auntie Gong, just calling me Xiaozheng would be fine." The air about him was modest and polite, but in Mu Lin’s eyes, there was no one in the world more hypocritical than the man before her, whenever he chose to be.

"What are you doing here?" Mu Lin’s gaze was icy as she looked at the man in front of her, her eyes full of hostility.

Mi Zheng: "Coming to the mall, of course, to shop! But," his gaze unwavering as he looked at Mu Lin, "actually, I’ve been thinking lately. Having not seen you for three years, I must come to properly thank you Linlin, for the gift you gave me when I left three years ago."