Mated at First Sight
Chapter 644 - 426 Call Mom! (Six more updates)_1

Chapter 644: Chapter 426 Call Mom! (Six more updates)_1

It was only a little while after Mu Lin and Lin Shan stepped down from the arena, that the spectators came to their senses, their hearts filled with shock and their eyes with disbelief.

Although they had indeed heard of Mu Lin’s skills, as Zhong Yi and Lin Shan had mentioned, they were nothing compared to watching her perform in person.

Not to mention that Lin Shan was considered one of their top fighters.

No, they needed to take a moment... a good, long moment.

Taking a deep breath, exhaling... and then another deep breath, exhaling... They repeated this N times until they gradually calmed down.

Unfortunately, even doing so, they still couldn’t calm their fluttering hearts.

This was beyond what common people could fathom, especially considering Mu Lin’s speed, which was incredibly fast.

Zhong Yi patted Lin Shan on the shoulder, and Lin Shan chuckled, seemingly unbothered.

In the beginning, he knew that he was bound to lose. He had entered the ring with that in mind.

With Mu Lin and Lin Shan’s match as a precedent, the subsequent bouts seemed somewhat dull to the spectators-- not because the fighters weren’t good, but because Mu Lin’s performance had been so spectacular. Their gaze unconsciously drifted towards Mu Lin standing next to Jing Chen; looking at how close the two were, the hand they held behind their backs, and their perfectly matched appearances, they felt admiration in their hearts.

A truly perfect match.

Whether it was their looks or their abilities, they were perfectly matched.

Perhaps, it could be said that the only one worthy of Mu Lin in this world was Jing Chen, and the only one who had the right to stand next to Jing Chen was Mu Lin.

That being said.

It was suddenly somewhat irritating to see Jing Tian, who was standing next to Jing Chen; they felt that he was disrupting what should have been a perfect picture. He was what one might call a third wheel.

It was safe to say that Master Jing felt a little overwhelmed.

The day was quite lively, and time passed exceptionally quickly.

After dinner, Jing Chen and Mu Lin returned to their room. Unfortunately, at that time, Mu Lin was completely engrossed in her research, not in the mood for Jing Chen’s attention.

Jing Chen sat next to Mu Lin, quietly watching her engrossed in her research. Honestly, seeing this side of Mu Lin had an indescribable attraction for him.

It is said that a woman who is focused is the most charming, and this was what he was seeing right before him.

He leaned in and stole a kiss, but Mu Lin seemed completely unaware, still focused on her work.

When the last step was completed, and a drop of dark red blood was added, Mu Lin’s mouth slightly curled up.

It was complete.

"What interesting things has the lady been fussing over this time?" Jing Chen’s voice, tinged with slight amusement, sounded at Mu Lin’s ear. Mu Lin turned her head, "Something that can kill or save people." She smiled softly and then asked, "When did you sit next to me?" She hadn’t seen him just a while ago. Hadn’t he gone out because he had something to do?

Jing Chen let out a sigh. With one movement, he pulled her onto his lap, "Every time you dive into this..." Jing Chen was referring to when Mu Lin was studying and creating an antidote, "You completely forget my presence."

Jing Chen felt helpless about that. He truly realized that what he had to compete with the most was Mu Lin’s career, or rather, Mu Lin’s interest.

Could anyone be more pitiful than him, getting jealous over such ridiculous things?

Hearing Jing Chen’s innocent words, Mu Lin couldn’t help but laugh.

He took the small porcelain bottle in Mu Lin’s hand, glanced at the two items inside, then set it aside, tightly hugging Mu Lin’s slender waist.

"If you squeeze harder, it’s going to snap." Mu Lin reminded him.

This guy loves sticking to her.

Mu Lin said, looking at Jing Chen, "I smell of poison, poisonous plants, and toxic blood. Aren’t you afraid that I’ll poison you?" He was as bold as brass.

"Dying under the peony tree would make one a romantic ghost in the afterlife." He grabbed one of Mu Lin’s hands and kissed her hand, "Besides, my lady would not let me die. So, what do I have to worry about?" On his face was an expression of absolute reassurance because she was there.

Mu Lin was speechless.

As long as it involved him, everything was good.

However, after their heated kiss, he only glanced at the small porcelain bottle in the corner with a strangely solemn expression on his face, which made Mu Lin feel somewhat odd.

"Linlin." Jing Chen was looking at Mu Lin, his face showing some seriousness.

Mu Lin looked at him in confusion, "Hm?"

"Under any circumstances, do not harm yourself, do not allow yourself to be hurt, because it will break my heart." Looking at the woman before him, Jing Chen had never imagined he could fall so deeply in love with a woman - love her to the extent that he could disregard everything else. He used to not understand the love his father had for his mother. Now, he understood it fully.

The person in front of him had a place in his heart that was even more important than his own life.

Looking at Jing Chen, Mu Lin had question marks in her eyes. "Chen, what’s wrong with you?" Why was he suddenly saying such things to her? It seemed somewhat odd.

Mu Lin couldn’t quite follow his sudden change of tone.

Just a moment ago, he was acting like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, continuously flirting with her. Now he was suddenly so serious. Did she do something to unsettle him?

Mu Lin couldn’t remember doing anything of the sort.

Besides, two days ago she had saved someone’s life, but that was not harmful; it was just a bit exhausting. Moreover, she hadn’t mentioned this incident to Jing Chen. Could her sister Qing have told him about it?

She just couldn’t figure out why Jing Chen had suddenly become so somber.

However, in the next moment, he clarified everything himself.

"Lin, was the blood you just put in the bottle... yours?" Jing Chen looked at Mu Lin, this was the question which was bothering him for a while now.

Jing Chen knew that Mu Lin’s blood was immune to all kinds of toxins, and it could cure people from countless poisons. However, he never wanted Mu Lin to injure herself in the process of saving someone, even if it was just a small drop of blood that she needed to spill. Because he would care, he would get upset.

He would... get angry.

Sometimes, Jing Chen wished Mu Lin could return to her previous self: indifferent and heartless.

Because if she was, she wouldn’t possibly harm herself to save others. But he is also scared that if she were still like that, he wouldn’t have the right to hold her, let alone possess her.

This was a complex problem, and he was torn.

"That?" Mu Lin unconsciously looked at the bottle, then laughed and said, "That’s not my blood." Did he misunderstand something?

"It’s not?" Jing Chen raised an eyebrow. "Then whose is it?" Would ordinary blood be useful too?

Ordinary blood was helpful to save people, but it was useless in detoxification.

Mu Lin giggled thinking about Jing Chen’s puzzled face when he asked his question. Was he worried and upset over such a trivial matter?

With that thought, Mu Lin playfully pinched his handsome face before she let go and explained, "Did you forget? The day before you came here, I went to treat someone. Sister Qing was there too."

Jing Chen nodded. He knew about that.

But then.

With raised eyebrows, Qing sister?

Mu Lin described what had happened that day, of course, leaving out the part where she was weak after saving that person. After that, she said, "So, the blood that was just dropped in the vial was not mine, it was a friend of Qing sister’s."

Jing Chen nodded in understanding, "That’s good." However, "What did you just call my mother? Qing sister?" With a teasing smile, he asked.

Calling her Qing sister, if she hadn’t said it, he would have never known.

Mu Lin: "Is that strange?" It was just a way to address someone, and sister Qing liked it.

"Linlin." His big hand suddenly pressed on her shoulder, Jing Chen looked at her gravely, "You know, you calling my mother Qing sister, puts us in a different generation, right?" He doubted she knew.

As expected.

Mu Lin shook her head honestly, Jing Chen couldn’t help but laugh. He felt this was certainly a big misunderstanding. His boring mother probably orchestrated this just to see his reaction.

He had to admit, she had achieved her aim.

"Let me explain to you like this, if my mother is your sister, then we would be cousins once removed. This means, your generation is supposed to be one level higher than mine." So, technically, "Our current relationship,"

Mu Lin was at a loss. Although she didn’t understand much about the chaotic relationships between relatives, after all, ever since she was a child, apart from her master, she only had Qiaozi left

But is the situation really that severe?

Mu Lin looked at Jing Chen, and without any hesitation, he nodded, "So next time you meet my mother, never call her sister." They had to correct her way of addressing her.

"Then what should I call her?"

"Call her mom!"