Mated at First Sight
Chapter 1049 - 703: Have you guys gotten fatter recently?

Chapter 1049: Chapter 703: Have you guys gotten fatter recently?

Leaving the Royal Palace, Mu Lin returned to the Jing family home, and the two children had not yet come back.

"Girl, come here." Seeing Mu Lin, the old Master Jing waved her over, and Mu Lin walked over obediently, "Grandpa." She sat down beside the old master.

The affection in Old Master Jing’s eyes was all-encompassing when he looked at Mu Lin, "Xiaoxue told me you met some friends outside, how come you returned from dinner so quickly?" Xiaoxue was Old Master Jing’s nickname for Gong Muxue.

As for Mu Lin, in all these years since the day they first met, the old master’s gaze had hardly changed; at most, it had only grown more doting.

Mu Lin nodded, then shook her head, "It wasn’t a friend, it was an enemy." An enemy destined by fate.

"Enemy?" The old master didn’t really understand, as he had never seen enemies interact in such a way.

"Although my master didn’t die at his hands, he’s indirectly responsible for his death. There’s an unresolved vendetta between him and me." Since the old master asked, Mu Lin had no intention of hiding anything.

"You mean!" The old master knew that the death of Mu Jue had something to do with an organization called "One Day," and this organization was one they had always been wary of and investigating—a killer organization.

It was said that it housed the top assassins and the brightest minds; it indeed caused some headaches.

Mu Lin nodded, "Grandpa, don’t let this slip in front of my mother." Mu Lin’s eyes drifted toward Gong Muxue, who was happily preparing fruit for Jing Yue and others in the kitchen, her gaze tender.

"I understand." The old master knew what Mu Lin was considering, and indeed, he had a soft spot for Gong Muxue, so in the Jing family, Old Master Jing cherished her as if she were his own daughter.

To Gong Muxue, the present Jing family was akin to another home; even the last time when Old Master Gong wanted to take his daughter home to stay for a while, he couldn’t persuade her, leaving him helpless.

He said Old Master Jing not only snatched away his precious granddaughter but now had even won over his beloved daughter. The expression on his face was as helpless as one could imagine, enough to make Old Master Jing smug.

Who made his Jing family so appealing!

"Girl, what did that person want with you this time?" Pausing for a moment, the old master seemed to think of something and continued to ask. He inspected Mu Lin up and down and, seeing that Mu Lin was unharmed, felt relieved to an extent.

In this world, Old Master Jing knew that there weren’t many people who could harm his precious granddaughter-in-law.

Mu Lin’s lips curved slightly upward, "It was like issuing a challenge." She looked up at the old master, "Grandpa, they might make their move soon." Those people, all of them, indeed should take action.

But Mu Lin hadn’t yet figured out how they would make their move or who they would strike first.

"Hmm." Old Master Jing nodded, "In fact, they’ve already begun." His gaze became serious as he looked at Mu Lin, "The Zhang Family’s old master has been attacked, but fortunately, he’s alright—just a little shaken up." Old Master Jing had not expected the Zhang Family to be the first target of the attack.

Following an incident a few years ago, this was the first time that the Zhang Family had faced an attack, and it targeted the pillar of the family, Old Master Zhang.

"Do you mean Grandpa Zhang Mingzhe?" Mu Lin frowned, "When did this happen? Does Mingzhe know?"

The old master shook his head, "He probably doesn’t know yet. Old Master Zhang told us not to tell him." In fact, Old Master Zhang was quite satisfied with Zhang Mingzhe, the first soldier in their Zhang family. He didn’t want the Zhang family to hold him back.

Zhang Family: engaged in literature, in trade, but never in military affairs. This child had set a precedent.

It all still revolved around Mu Lin; hence, how dearly Old Master Zhang thought of Mu Lin could only be imagined.

Oh right, actually, as early as yesterday, Zhang Mingzhe had already called home and informed them about the incident that occurred with Mu Lin. Old Master Zhang was furious and took immediate action; however, he did not tell Zhang Mingzhe about the attack on himself.

It was because of his own carelessness; there had already been warnings given to him about it.

"Sooner or later, he will need to know about this," Mu Lin said. The place where Zhang Mingzhe was stationed was Ying Sun, and such important matters would inevitably be known by Ying Sun. Since Ying Sun would be aware, so would he; moreover, he also had the right to know about such significant events.

"It’s okay, it will pass in a while," the old master said, ideally once the injuries had healed. Nevertheless, looking at Mu Lin, "Girl, although I heard Old Master Zhang suffered only superficial injuries, I still hope you can find the time to check on him for me, it would put my mind at ease."