Mated at First Sight
Chapter 1079 - 726

Chapter 1079: 726

It was hard to believe that the very person who wanted to strike at them was the elder of the Jian family.

All of them were the last few veterans left from the revolution. There weren’t many left, yet it seemed in the eyes of Jian Xiao, they were all insignificant.

It truly felt like an extremely ironic situation.

For a time, the elders even locked themselves in the study for an entire day, nearly scaring the wits out of everyone at home; but in the end, they had to accept this harsh reality.

As for Mu Lin and Jing Chen keeping the plan hidden from Elder Xue and Elder Jing, it turned out exactly as Mu Lin had expected, she was fine—Jing Chen, on the other hand, took several hits from the elder’s stick; tsk tsk tsk... really makes you wonder if this is a case of favoring females over males.

Although the issue had been resolved, Jing Chen was still busy, because in their opinion, it wasn’t over yet.

However, compared to Jing Chen, Mu Lin—over the next few days—was rather leisurely.

She had wanted to help, but it seemed her grandfather didn’t need it; leaving early and returning late, he was so busy that he was hardly seen.

That morning, Mu Lin was in the living room passing the time playing chess with the elder.

"Girl, Xiaochen has been very busy these past two days, what is he busy with? Hasn’t the matter already been resolved? There’s nothing left for him to do, right?" He had not seen him since early in the morning, and if it weren’t for Mu Lin saying that Jing Chen had come back, he would have suspected that he hadn’t returned at all in the past two days.

Mu Lin shrugged her shoulders, "Actually, I’m not very clear." While saying this, she picked up a chess piece, pondered, and then placed it down.

"You don’t know either?" The elder was somewhat surprised. After all, there was hardly anything about Jing Chen that Mu Lin wasn’t privy to; asking anyone about his affairs would not compare to asking Mu Lin directly.

Mu Lin nodded, "I didn’t ask much, but I can probably guess." She smiled casually, not taking it too seriously; as his wife, how could she be unaware of some of the thoughts in Jing Chen’s mind?

"What is it?" While Mu Lin was not curious, the elder was somewhat curious.

"He should be taking care of the final loose ends related to the elder’s matter." Mu Lin didn’t hide anything, but Elder Jing didn’t understand, "What do you mean? I remember that the wrap-up didn’t require Xiaochen’s personal attention." Being a soldier, he understood even less about political matters, and he believed that Jing Chen also didn’t like to interfere in such affairs.

"It’s not about the things the elder was handling." Mu Lin spoke, "Last time, we exposed the incidents involving Jian Xiao, and although we obtained the evidence and took the elder back, for both me and Chen, the issue wasn’t resolved satisfactorily."

The elder nodded with understanding, "Are you referring to the matter regarding the Organization’s leader? To be honest, although we are on opposing sides, that Mi Zheng’s capabilities are indeed formidable. Even under those circumstances, he managed to leave safely and silently without alerting anyone."

It’s a pity, such a talented person didn’t choose the right path.

One wonders if the elder would still find it a pity if he knew that the man he was sympathetic towards spent his days trying to undermine his grandson’s foundations.

Mu Lin nodded, "I heard from Grandfather that he’s found the Organization’s final base; the place where they transport personnel." Which is to say, the secret base where they train assassins; but he hadn’t told her much more, "These past few days, he’s been making arrangements. I think this time, Chen absolutely won’t allow the enemy to escape."

And Mu Lin believed that this time, Mi Zheng would definitely not escape.

The elder pondered and finally only said one sentence, "Remember to be careful."

Mu Lin nodded.

In the afternoon, after lunch, Mu Lin came to the elder’s residence. After completing the acupuncture, Mu Lin looked at the elder, "Old gentleman, although I can’t quite understand your feelings towards the Jian Family, I still have to say this for the sake of your own health: there are some things that you should forget if you can. Otherwise, even Mu, who others call the ’Divine Doctor,’ can’t ensure your body will be well."

"Although people call me the Divine Doctor, I am not a deity, but a mere human," she mused. If she were a deity, she would definitely grant those she cared about long lives of countless years.

"I understand," the elder nodded, smiling serenely. In fact, Zhan Zhong had told him several times these past few days, but... decades of feelings are not something one can let go of that easily.

Zhan Zhong looked at Mu Lin, "The old gentleman’s body is alright, isn’t it?" As soon as he returned, he had been nonstop busy, and then his heart’s knots had always remained untied. If those knots couldn’t be loosened, how could his body possibly withstand it?

This was Zhan Zhong’s biggest concern, after all, the elder was indeed getting on in years.

"Temporarily, there are no issues," Mu Lin said. "But still, there are things that need attention." Her gaze rested on the elder, "These few days I will come to give you acupuncture every day. I hope that when I come tomorrow, your body will be slightly better than today, and that way I will at least have a little more confidence."

Mu Lin suddenly curled her lips into a smile, "Old gentleman, please don’t damage my fragile and tender little heart." If my little heart gets hurt, it could be seriously injured.

Hearing Mu Lin’s words, the elder burst into laughter, looking at her with nothing but helplessness in his eyes, "I never really thought your little heart was all that tender." To think she could say something so... vain.

However, the elder knew that actually, Mu Lin was also trying to cheer him up, and the curve of his lips grew more gentle, "Don’t worry, Mu girl, I will take heed of your advice. After all, I still want to use this body to do more good for the common people." He had actually come to terms with it.

Regardless of how others evaluated him, all he needed to do was to fulfill his duties with a clear conscience, and that was enough. Everything else, in light of this, no longer seemed to matter.

Observing the pair, the elder and the young, Zhan Zhong smiled contentedly at the edge.

It looked like the only person who could rapidly cheer up the old gentleman was Mu Lin; after all, in this world, nobody dared to speak to him in such a manner or tease an elder who was almost like a ruler of China!

Then, Mu Lin casually tidied up the acupuncture needles and placed them back in the bag, standing up, "Old gentleman, I won’t disturb you from continuing your work." Considering how busy they must be these days, there was no need to even ponder—it’s doubtful if half a month would be sufficient to handle the Jian Family’s affairs. There were too many complicated things involved, things Mu Lin neither understood nor wished to understand.

All those trifles and convolutions were pointless to know about.

The elder nodded, paused for a moment, and as if thinking of something, Mu Lin added another sentence, "If you don’t mind the noise, my little kids have a holiday tomorrow, and I can bring them with me to keep you company and chat." Sometimes children are the fastest acting medicine for healing wounds; and her kids happened to share her tendency—to be fearless and audacious.

Cough cough cough... This time, it hardly seemed like a compliment.

Indeed, upon hearing Mu Lin’s words, surprise flashed across the elder’s face, and he replied immediately, "Then it’s settled." He had really only seen those two chubby babies when Mu Lin gave birth and had also seen photos on Old Jing’s phone. He was truly looking forward to meeting them in person; those two delicate little ones should be quite grown up by now, and he heard they had started kindergarten already.

In truth, he had never really had the chance to savor the so-called joy of grandchildren in his lifetime, and he couldn’t help but feel a flood of anticipation.

Yes, he could make some time for it.

Mu Lin nodded, "It’s settled."