Mated at First Sight
Chapter 742 - 494: Got it Right (First Update)_1

Chapter 742: Chapter 494: Got it Right (First Update)_1

Of course, beneath Jing Chen’s icy gaze, Gong Yu did not have the courage to voice those words.

Gong Yu conceded defeat.

Isn’t there a saying that when it’s time to back down, one should back down.

Such profound wisdom!

She chuckled lightly, even though she really wanted to change the subject, her curiosity got the better of her.

"Mu Lin." Gong Yu turned towards Mu Lin, her face full of bright smiles. Mu Lin stared at her in a curious way, "What’s up?" was she trying to act cute?

Her eyes squinting with that smile, wasn’t that being endearing?

Mu Lin acknowledged, she had a good impression of this new sister, otherwise, even if she had no solutions, she probably wouldn’t have sought her out.

"Speak up, don’t beat about the bush." Mu Lin let out a slightly amused chuckle at her demeanor.

Seeing that Mu Lin had spoken, Gong Yu didn’t feel the need to be polite, she immediately asked, without any detour, "Mu Lin, when did you get married?" She was truly curious.

After a brief moment of consideration, Mu Lin answered frankly, "We got our certificate a few days ago, the wedding ceremony will be held after the New Year."

Post-New Year!

Upon hearing this, Gong Yu’s eyes sparkled, "I want to be a bridesmaid!" She raised her hand eagerly.

Before Mu Lin could reply, Gong Yu made herself pitiful, pleading with bright eyes, "Sis, can I please?" She really wanted to be a bridesmaid; she had never been one before.

If Jing Chen hadn’t been shielding her, Gong Yu might have already dashed over to pester Mu Lin.

Gong Yu, was indeed, quite sharp.

However, one has to say, Gong Yu’s blunder...hit the mark.

Hearing the word ’sister’ seemed quite special to Mu Lin.

"Sure." Mu Lin nodded in agreement; she had never given thought to the bridesmaid issue, but since Gong Yu wanted to, she could do it.

Upon thinking, Mu Lin figured she could also bring the little white rabbit along; there were no restrictions on the number of bridesmaids, and the little white rabbit could use the opportunity to make more friends.

Yan Zilei felt that there was really no need for it.

Mu Lin didn’t know that even though she wasn’t in Ming City, Ya Yan would often mention her name, to the point where Yan Zilei has grown tired of hearing it.

Oh, the jealousy, how it rolls in.

Jing Chen, at the side, simply looked at Mu Lin affectionately. How could he possibly not see through her thoughts?

Mu Lin tended to be quite nice to those she didn’t dislike, especially this girl in front of her who is a legitimate younger sister from his wife’s family.

Since she was a relative of his wife, he would just let her past ’disdainful’ look slide — but not as a precedent.

Gong Yu argued; it was clearly astonishment! Shock! Tremor!

Is this how you use the word ’tremor’? Yes, right! Never mind... if tremor doesn’t work, then shock it is.

She really didn’t know where he saw her disdain; though... she did very much want to disdain him.

For Gong Yu, she had a peculiar feeling towards Mu Lin, one that she couldn’t quite describe. Ever since she saw Mu Lin, she has liked her, her smile especially. That gentle, comforting smile on the corner of Mu Lin’s mouth especially soothed Gong Yu.

Mu Lin remained unaware of her not officially recognized younger sister’s sister complex.

Seeing that Mu Lin agreed, Gong Yu began to jump around excitedly.

This was great; her intuition was correct, and that Mu Lin didn’t actually dislike her.

This unfathomable discovery made Gong Yu’s grin wider, unable to fade away.

In the car.

Gong Yu sat in the passenger seat, while Jing Chen and Mu Lin sat in the back. The driver was a soldier Jing Chen had found in the army. This favor was arranged by Jing Tian after Jing Chen called him.

The reason he didn’t call Jing Zhengyang was definitely due to the fact that Jing Chen didn’t want to hear his father nagging; especially with Mu Lin being pregnant.

The soldier felt incredibly fortunate to be able to get up close to Mr. Jing; not every soldier could enjoy this privilege. He had to drive very carefully.

"Gong Yu, are you the only one going back this time?" Mu Lin asked.

"No." Gong Yu turned to look at Mu Lin, leaning against the seat, her hands on the armrest, "The others went back a few days ago, I delayed my departure to avoid meeting them. I had to think of many excuses to deceive uncle Gong."

This was actually the first time Gong Yu lied to Gong He, and she was a bit inexplicably nervous then. But it was all good now, it was in the past.

However, what Gong Yu didn’t realize was, in reality, Gong He had just let her off the hook.

Wisdom comes with age.

Upon hearing Gong Yu’s response, Mu Lin nodded.

After a pause, Gong Yu continued, "As soon as we reach that place I mentioned, we’ll have to walk for quite some time. The journey is long."

"Ok." Mu Lin responded in indifference, then assured her, "Don’t worry. We can handle it." After all, they were soldiers, and well-trained ones at that. Besides, if they got tired, they could just rest for a while.

While she only underwent three months of basic training, the jungle didn’t scare her.

The jungle was actually her favorite place and being pregnant didn’t significantly impact this.

Originally, Mu Lin wanted to bring Qiaozi along, but Qiaozi attracted too much attention, so she only brought Yinzi; at that moment, Yinzi was curled up asleep on her calf.

Isn’t it said that they don’t hibernate? It’s been sleeping for a few days now.

They set out from the Hongda Hotel and drove for over two hours.

Mu Lin raised her eyes to look at the dense forest in front of her, its depth hidden from view. Her eyes squinted slightly, "Is this the place?" It seemed to be quite good, she thought to herself. There must be a lot of valuable medicinal herbs inside.

Gong Yu nodded, "Yes, isn’t it magnificent?" The pride in her words was self-evident. Actually, she also quite liked this place, although it was very dangerous.

"Indeed, it’s quite magnificent." Mu Lin nodded in agreement. The place was at least twice, if not more, the size of the Black Forest where she lived.

Jing Chen turned to the soldier who had dropped them off, saying indifferently: "You can go back now."

"Do I need to come pick you up again later?" The soldier asked.

Jing Chen: "Not for now. If we need you, I’ll call the base."

"Okay." After nodding to Jing Chen, the soldier got into the car. It seemed as if he took one last look at them reluctantly before driving off.

He was curious about what they were going to do in this notoriously dangerous forest.

This was a place that even their Special Forces dared not enter, a dangerous forest only known in legends.

"Grandpa is so admired by everyone, he doesn’t spare anyone, man or woman." Seeing the soldier’s reluctant departure, Mu Lin teased Jing Chen. Gong Yu chuckled quietly to the side.

Although Jing Chen seemed cold and difficult to get along with, Gong Yu realized from their interactions along the way that Mu Lin was the one in control. Even though Jing Chen looked like a dangerous hawk, he was just a sick cat in front of Mu Lin.

Cough cough... This is a compliment, definitely not sarcasm.

She couldn’t help it. From the moment they met, she always felt that he was extremely cautious. She could clearly see Mu Lin was so strong, but Jing Chen absolutely acted like he was afraid of her getting knocked or bumped.

Gong Yu really couldn’t imagine how such characteristics could exist in one person. Jing Chen, a man who usually lived high above, was extremely attentive to a woman.

She had to admit, this man must really love Mu Lin; there’s some comfort in that.

However! His possessiveness was so strong it was terrifying! She didn’t get any chance to get close to Mu Lin.

Gong Yu indicated that she actually preferred to return home with just Mu Lin.

Without saying anything more, Gong Yu led the way carefully.

In front of them, there stood a stone tablet bearing the "forbidden" sign. Gong Yu chose to ignore it and stepped forward, followed by Mu Lin and Jing Chen.

After entering, they were still in the middle of the forest; about ten minutes later, a narrow path appeared in front of the trio that was just wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

"Is this the path to your ancestral home?" Mu Lin and Jing Chen asked from behind.

"Yes." Gong Yu nodded.

"I heard that there’s a natural confusing array within this forest that’s very powerful. Ordinary people almost always get in but never come out." Mu Lin seemed a bit curious.

However, Gong Yu just shook her head and continued walking toward the front, saying, "Actually, it’s not natural; I heard from my grandpa that it was set by the leader of our family a few hundred years ago when our family moved here to settle down. It has been there ever since." It’s been quite a long time since anyone, even her grandpa, dared to freely enter or leave.

If not for this, there’s no way that such an undisturbed forest would exist in C province.

A few hundred years ago.

Mu Lin raised her eyebrows: so it seemed that the history of the family living here was quite ancient. No wonder they had such a high social status.

The historical background was indeed not something any ordinary enterprise could challenge.