Mated at First Sight
Chapter 1061 - 713 Basic Trust Between People (Part 1)

Chapter 1061: Chapter 713 Basic Trust Between People (Part 1)

"Let’s talk about it, how is your third gift coming along?" Mu Lin’s voice seemed to carry a hint of laughter, but unfortunately, it didn’t reach her eyes, "After all these years of acquaintance, what harm could there be in giving me a little sneak peek?"

It sounded like a joke, yet it left the people from the Xue Family beside Mu Lin utterly confused.

A gift, what gift?

The Mu Lin in front of them was strangely disconcerting. Though she appeared to be smiling happily, there was something terrifying about her. The aura she radiated was so intimidating that no one dared to approach.

It was then that Xue Qiaofei’s husband remembered that they seemed to have forgotten something—Mu Lin had another identity, that of the decisive and ruthless—Poison Doctor!

Indeed, they had all forgotten that the young girl in front of them was not as harmless as she appeared. The real her was more terrifying than anyone else.

And what they were witnessing now was the true Mu Lin.

"Hehehe..." The voice at their ear chuckled softly, "Does Linlin really want to know, or are you just jesting with me?" It was truly a difficult thing to guess.

Mi Zheng didn’t believe that Mu Lin truly wanted to know his plan. Even if he told the truth, he doubted she would believe him; alas... the basic trust between people was what they lacked the most.

Yet Mu Lin countered, "Isn’t it said that the gift is for me? As the person in question, it’s only fair to get a bit of advance notice, right?" Especially since it was meant specifically for her.

"It seems that Linlin doesn’t know, since gifts are supposed to be mysterious, the more secret the better," Mi Zheng walked back to the sofa not far away and sat down, casually playing with a pen, the curve of his lips deepening, "Or is it that Linlin has never received a gift from that ’Grandpa’ from the Jing family? That would be quite improper."

"Improper," of course, referred to Grandpa Jing.

"Is that so." Upon hearing this, however, Mu Lin merely laughed leisurely, "Actually, I think if I receive too many gifts from you, from Bi’an, I really don’t know if I’ll still be alive to enjoy them." So, "I’d rather respectfully decline."

Mu Lin indicated that she, in fact, valued her own life quite dearly.

Mi Zheng smiled lightly and said nothing.

The next second, Mu Lin’s lips suddenly bloomed with a dazzling smile. It was like the sinister blooming of the flowers from the netherworld, her voice clear and cold yet somehow carrying a willow-down softness, "Bi’an, the next time we meet, I’ll be taking your life."

"The honor would be all mine." The other party had barely finished speaking when Mu Lin had already hung up the phone.

Hehe, she was waiting for his third gift; although he hadn’t revealed it, Mu Lin had almost guessed what it could be.

Looking at the now dark screen in his hand, Mi Zheng’s originally gentle smile gradually became ice-cold and piercing!

His life... Hah... In truth, he had always been waiting.

It would just have to be seen who would emerge as the victor between them in the end.

...

After hanging up the phone, Mu Lin carelessly tossed her mobile phone to one side, but then a voice tinged with bewilderment suddenly rang out beside her ear, "Bi’an?" Xue Wenjie stood in front of Mu Lin, his eyebrows tightly furrowed, "Divine Doctor Mu, the Bi’an you just mentioned, isn’t that the leader of the Heaven’s Net?"

The man who was nearly responsible for his father’s life yesterday, the ringleader of that organization; he remembered the name was Bi’an.

It seemed that Elder Master Xue hadn’t yet had a chance to inform him of Bi’an’s real identity.

Looking at him, Mu Lin nodded, "That’s right." There was no need for any secrets about this matter.

"He actually called here!" Xue Wenjie’s stern face carried an air of solemnity, along with a repressed killing intent. After a pause, he then asked, "How do you know him, Divine Doctor Mu?"

Although he had only heard those few words, Xue Wenjie could discern some strange familiarity between Mu Lin and Bi’an.

Mu Lin lifted her eyes to look at him, the curve of her mouth enigmatic, "Just like yesterday’s incident with the Xue Family, my father died because of him." Though he was just hired to do the job.

Upon hearing this, shock flitted across Xue Wenjie’s eyes, "How can this be!" He remembered that Mu Lin was supposed to be affiliated with the semi-reclusive aristocratic Gong Family; he hadn’t expected they too could fall victim to such malice.

Xue Wenjie was not clear about the matters between Mu Lin and Mu Jue and knew even less about the grudges within the hidden aristocratic families.

Mu Lin just smiled faintly, "Why not, after all, my father is just a person." Even if he was very formidable.

If not for Mi Zheng, Mu Lin thought, perhaps she wouldn’t be as she was now; after thinking it over, Mu Lin suddenly realized, maybe she should also thank him.

Hehehe...she laughed coldly, what a truly cold joke it was!

After killing Tang Qian, Mu Lin originally didn’t particularly want Mi Zheng’s life, but...his existence was too dangerous, and his hands always liked to grab hold of her and not let go; and those eyes of his...all of this reminded Mu Lin that Mi Zheng must not be spared!

If one wants peace, some things can neither be avoided nor escaped; of course, Mu Lin wasn’t planning on dodging either.

She was not prepared to gamble with everything she had around her now.

Slowly standing up, Mu Lin faced the person in front of her, "I think I should almost go back to the Jing Family now. Grandpa Xue will probably wake up tomorrow, just make sure to take care of him carefully according to my instructions, I’ll go back and explain the situation to Grandpa Jing first, so he won’t worry; the security of Xue Family, Jing Chen and the higher-ups have already readjusted and arranged, he asked me to inform you."

"Okay." Xue Wenjie nodded, "Thank you for everything this time." He had lost count of how many times he’d thanked her.

Mu Lin nodded faintly, "If there isn’t anything urgent during this period of time, I’ll mostly stay in the Jing Family and won’t go out, let me know if there’s any issue;" she paused then added, "After Grandpa Xue wakes up tomorrow, I should come over again."

After saying this, Mu Lin didn’t wait for Xue Wenjie to say anything and turned to leave.

Looking at Mu Lin’s dashing figure from behind, Xue Wenjie had always been somewhat curious; what had she gone through to become the girl before him?

He smiled to himself, stopped pondering, turned around and walked upstairs, leaving other members of the Xue Family standing there in a daze, staring at Mu Lin’s departing figure, lost in thought.

And Xue Wenjie, in fact, he remembered at the moment of turning around, that he had actually come down specifically to tell Mu Lin to rest, but then...hahaha, never mind; considering Mu Lin’s preference, it’d probably be much more comfortable for her to rest at the Jing Family rather than the Xue Family.

This was Xue Wenjie’s impression and understanding of Mu Lin, after going through last night’s events and from what he had heard from his father and son.

When Mu Lin returned to the Jing Family, Grandpa Jing had already woken up and was waiting in the living room.

He was supposed to have gone to the Xue Family early in the morning, but was stopped by Jing Chen who said that Grandpa Xue hadn’t awakened yet and it would be useless to go.

"Grandpa." Mu Lin sat down on the sofa next to Grandpa Jing and, seeing his anxious eyes, she smiled, "Don’t worry, Grandpa Xue has passed the critical period. I gave him an acupuncture treatment to let him rest well today, and he’ll probably wake up tomorrow morning. Grandpa can visit him tomorrow; you should get some good rest today." She could tell that Grandpa Jing likely didn’t sleep well last night.

"That’s good." Grandpa Jing breathed a sigh of relief at once, looking at Mu Lin with eyes filled with love, "We really owe you a lot this time." If Mu Lin hadn’t been there, Grandpa Xue...Grandpa Jing didn’t dare to imagine such a scene.

This girl had saved more than just one life!

Hearing Grandpa Jing’s words, Mu Lin shook her head, "It’s what I should do." Actually, she figured she was also to blame in this, as Mi Zheng’s main target was her.

Reassured with a nod, Grandpa Jing let out a relieved sigh but then suddenly remembered, "Girl, you haven’t slept all night either, go upstairs and rest now, or even an iron constitution can’t handle it." He looked at Mu Lin with worried eyes; there was no telling what might happen in the future, and it was always good to conserve energy.

After a moment’s thought, Mu Lin nodded and then got up to go upstairs.

Watching Mu Lin’s retreating figure, Grandpa Jing asked Song Qi, "Xiaosong, do you think our Jing Family has been a bit too much?" If it were in the past, this girl wouldn’t need to live such a troubled life like she does now.

The truth is, Grandpa Jing always remembered the first time he saw Mu Lin.

Back then, Mu Lin was carefree, unrestrained, living freely; it was they, the Jing Family, who pulled her down from that land of freedom, into the abyss of power where she stood now.

However, Song Qi didn’t think the same, "Actually, Grandpa Jing, you don’t need to overthink it, haven’t you felt that, the current Linlin is happier than the one from before?"

Song Qi had always felt, the Mu Lin of now was truly like a girl, and he could feel it, that she loved her life now.

The bittersweet life is what life is all about, isn’t it!