Mated at First Sight
Chapter 1074 - 724: So That’s How It Is (2)_2

Chapter 1074: Chapter 724: So That’s How It Is (2)_2

"Do you realize how many years you’ve been monopolizing this position? It’s been twenty years! Elections every five years, and you’ve been elected every single time, while I, not once have I been chosen." He laughed with a hee-hee-hee, madness flickering in his eyes as if he were venting, venting the rage, resentment, and hatred that had built up over twenty years! "To put it nicely, it’s an election, but to speak frankly, it’s a predetermined outcome; those people are all chummy with you, supporting you year after year, denying me even the chance to fulfill my ambitions."

"How about that! Now you see, don’t you!" He never had a chance, suppressed by countless people for decades.

"So this is the reason." The elder sighed, traces of helplessness and disagreement crossing his eyes, "If you had brought this matter up when everyone was together, I believe they all would have supported you, instead of repeatedly hurting yourself and your comrades of several decades!" That was the most unforgivable part.

"Comrades, are you joking with me?" His mouth curved into a mocking smile, and Mu Lin looked at the elder, "They are your comrades, not mine." He had long since stopped acknowledging them.

"Lao Xue, Lao Jing, which one of them hasn’t always stood by your side? And those who are friendly with them have also repeatedly helped you. What could I possibly do?"

"It seems you have completely come to hate us all." Otherwise, he wouldn’t have hurt them over and over, attempting to take their lives time and time again!

"Consider it hatred." He admitted without hesitation, and the expression on his face appeared utterly alien to the elder, who let out a long sigh and said, "Tell me, bringing me all the way here with such fanfare, what exactly do you plan to do?"

"Kill you."

Yet upon hearing these words, the elder laughed, "No, you won’t; if you really wanted my life, I should be on my way to report to the King of Hell by now; it seems I still have some use to you, right?" He wondered if he should feel fortunate, grateful to still be of use and thus spared his life.

"If you’ve got something to say, then just say it; I think we have reached a point where there’s no need to beat around the bush anymore." The elder sighed inwardly; what should have been a statement of friendship full of affection, when uttered at this moment, was quite ironic indeed.

"Five years have passed, and I hope that next month, you will withdraw from the selection, voluntarily step down." That was the primary purpose of his visit today.

"Is that all?" The elder clearly didn’t believe it; sure enough, the other party smiled slightly, "Of course it can’t be that simple; I also want you to tell your so-called comrades that they must vote for me in this selection, or else, you should understand what I will do."

The elder remained silent, only to hear the other party suddenly say again, "Oh no, let’s move the selection forward, after all, I don’t wish for any long nights full of dreams; how about that, what do you think?"

"And then?" The elder suddenly asked.

"What do you mean, ’and then’?" Mu Lin was momentarily caught off guard, likely still entranced by his own wishful thinking.

The elder let out a wistful smile, "I mean, after the selection is over, what about me? What do you plan to do with me? Let me go, keep me under house arrest, or..." He didn’t continue, confident that Mu Lin had gotten the hint of what he was implying.

Just as he had said earlier, to kill him.

Such a conclusion... huh, the elder couldn’t help but smile ironically at the corners of his mouth.

Yet upon hearing the elder’s words, the other party responded like this.

"I haven’t given that much thought, to be honest." Mu Lin truly hadn’t given much consideration to the specifics of what to do with the elder.

Everything would naturally fall into place once the dust settled.

"That may be so, but I think you no longer need to ponder it." Just as Mu Lin was deep in thought, a voice as cold and almost devoid of warmth suddenly came from above them, and they instinctively looked up. When they saw that strikingly beautiful face standing confidently in the center of the balcony, gazing down at them, Mu Lin’s face instantly turned to stone.

A set of pure white casual wear, yet that leisurely and indifferent appearance made it look so otherworldly.

This person is...

"Mu Lin!" The voice was filled with gritted teeth, "How could you be here?" It shouldn’t be, how could this happen! "Shouldn’t you be in F Country right now? How could you appear in this place?" What on earth did that guy from Bi’an do!

The elder couldn’t figure out how Mu Lin managed to get back from F Country so quickly.

Before he left the house, he was certain that Mu Lin was still in F Country.

Hearing this, Mu Lin’s lips curled slightly, and her cool lips drew a hauntingly beautiful yet eerie arc. "If you can be here, why can’t I be here?" It’s so strange that she’s here!

The arc of Mu Lin’s lips grew more profound.

"The elder specially ’invited’ me here as a guest today," she said, emphasizing the word "invited" peculiarly, "Could it be that you, Elder Jian, are also here just like me?"

Those shallow yet deep arcs, slightly raised lips, crisp voice, but unfortunately, her eyes were as icy as Arctic glacial frost.

Leaning on the railing with one hand, Mu Lin jumped down with ease and then casually took a seat beside the elder, leaning back and propping up her chin with one hand, "Elder Jian, it’s been quite a while!" Thinking about it, it indeed had been quite some time; Mu Lin sat up straight, "Speaking of which, I’ve been waiting for you to personally bring Miss Jian Yan from the Jian Family over to apologize, yet to no avail. It seems like my life is only worth a few boxes of fruit in your eyes."

So it turns out to be worth so little! It’s the first time she realized it.

Ah... Mu Lin sighed inwardly with resignation.

"Why are you here?" It was still the same question, as if they wouldn’t give up until they got the real answer, completely ignoring all that Mu Lin had said, and who knows if it was intentional self-censoring; tsk tsk tsk... such stubbornness.

"Ah..." With a sigh of resignation, Mu Lin looked at him speechless, "It seems that my explanation just now doesn’t satisfy you, Elder." So capricious.

Elder Jian looked at Mu Lin coldly, the disgust in his eyes couldn’t be clearer, but unfortunately, Mu Lin didn’t care, and merely said calmly.

"Elder Jian, I know you don’t like me, and don’t worry, I don’t like you either; so we’re even." So this issue doesn’t need to be dwelled upon too much anymore.

Mu Lin’s words caused a moment of astonishment on the elder’s stern face, followed by resignation; he actually didn’t know that such a situation could be described as being even! However, this girl’s mouth sometimes really has the ability to infuriate people to death without compensation; if not to death, then at least to fainting.

He was pretty much used to it by now.

Sure enough, upon hearing Mu Lin’s words, the face of Elder Jian of the Jian Family changed; from white to green, then green to blue, who knows if it would turn from blue to red later.

Mu Lin thought, these colorful expressions were quite nice, and she really wanted to appreciate them.

Unfortunately, Elder Jian’s expression quickly returned to normal, but the icy coldness in his eyes was unmistakable.

With a helpless shrug, Mu Lin looked at Elder Jian and said, "Ah... since you’re so keen on knowing the truth, I guess I’ll have to go out of my way to tell you." The expression on her face was as much of a hassle as it could be.