Mated at First Sight
Chapter 768 - 512: It’s All That Flavor! (First Update)_1

Chapter 768: Chapter 512: It’s All That Flavor! (First Update)_1

Almost instantly, upon hearing this voice, everyone in the Gong family stood up at the same moment.

"Xuexue!" exclaimed Grandpa and Minglei, among others, in surprise and joy.

"Miss Linlin." Autumn Auntie stood there, watching Muxue, whose face was icy but who appeared to have returned to normal. She was on the verge of tears, her vision blurry.

She hurriedly wiped her tears, afraid that what was happening before her eyes was just her imagination.

It was really little Miss, she really... came back! Great!

"Xuexue." As he watched Muxue standing before him, Grandpa Gong was so excited that he could hardly contain himself. He looked at Mu Lin, who was still smiling calmly behind Muxue, his eyes full of gratitude, "Linlin, Grandpa thanks you."

Even though he had been hoping deep down, Grandpa Gong was not really at ease.

Mu Lin simply shook her head without saying a word; it was not her place to speak at this moment.

"Father, I’m back." Muxue stepped forward to embrace Grandpa Gong, "I cause you a lot of trouble over the years." Her voice choked with emotion.

"Who else would it be but your father?" As a father, there was nothing that needed to be said.

Grandpa Gong held Muxue, patting her back excitedly; Muxue smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth.

Muxue released Grandpa Gong, then gave a polite nod to the few elders standing nearby, and smiled at the members of the Gong family. She then turned to face Tang Hong, "You just mentioned you wanted to see me, is that right?"

Her chilling gaze under a not-quite smiling face, combined with the intangible aura she exuded, marked her as the true lady of the aristocratic family.

"Now that you’ve seen me, is there anything else you want to say?" Muxue, took two steps forward, and her aura surprised everyone, to the point where Tang Hong involuntarily took a step back.

Those who had only heard of but never met Muxue were quite taken aback, while those who knew her could only sigh at the sight of her.

Indeed, it has been so long that they almost forgot, this is the real Muxue. The way she carried herself in this moment, as confident and carefree as ever, seemed as if she had returned to her old self.

She was reborn.

As people marveled, they also felt nostalgic; it was as if they had been transported back to the past.

Standing there, Mu Lin watched the elegant yet domineering woman before her, and gave a slight smile, "So this is what my mother was like, so cool." She glanced at Jing Chen, "Chen, what do you think? What was our master like in front of my mother?" She was suddenly curious.

She felt that her master must have been bullied by her mother and would not have dared to contradict her. She wished she could have seen them together, unfortunately, she would not have a chance to in this lifetime.

As for what will happen in the next life, that’s for the next life.

Upon hearing Mu Lin’s words, Jing Chen lowered his head, "She does have an aura of a lady."

Mu Lin rolled her eyes at him, "Shouldn’t it be that I have inherited my mother’s aura?"

Jing Chen responded, "In my eyes, the lady comes first." He made Mu Lin speechless. The whisperings of the couple looked like a public display of their affection. Thankfully, since all eyes were on Muxue, not many noticed them.

Mu Lin was content with the temporary peace and used the chance to attentively watch how her mother dealt with these men.

"What did you just say!" Looking at Muxue, Tang Hong felt humiliated and offended. Realizing that she had insulted him, he raised his voice in accusation of Muxue’s earlier remarks.

"What words? They were just truths." Muxue smiled shallowly. Unfortunately, the curve of her smile made people feel unusually cold, "I remember that these words were supposedly said by Master Tang..." She paused for a moment, "Oh no, it seems that Master Tang said they were the words of Old Master Tang; ah ... my apologies! My mind is still a bit disoriented since I just woke up."

As she spoke, her gaze casually swept over Old Master Tang who visibly stiffened at her words. He didn’t expect Muxue to speak to him in this manner.

Compared to twenty years ago, Muxue was now showing him no respect.

Old Master Tang probably expected Muxue to give him some face. He probably forgot that his family, the Tang Family, was the one that had trouble with the Gong Family first.

Respect; What is that? Muxue claimed she had never seen it.

"You..." Watching Muxue and listening to her sharp remarks, Tang Hong clenched his teeth, not knowing how to respond.

Muxue scoffed, looking at him, "At the birthday banquet of our Gong family, the elders had yet to speak, yet you, a junior from the Tang Family, dared to speak to my father in such a tone. If my father didn’t mind, it was because he didn’t want to stoop to the level of a junior. However, that does not mean that the rest of the Gong family would not mind."

Gong Muxue turned to look at the elder patriarch of the Tang family, "Old man Tang, what do you think should be done to this Mr. Tang who disrespects his elders and defies superiors?"

Gong Muxue tossed the question back to the elder patriarch of the Tang family.

For hundreds of years, the Gong family had already given the others enough face by not boasting or making a show; perhaps they had forgotten; irrespective of the Gong family’s standing, they remained the leader of all families here.

Had it not been for the Gong family hundreds of years ago, these other families would have long vanished after the test of time, let alone having the wealth and status they have today.

The dignity of the Gong family cannot be insulted by a junior.

It seems that the Tang family had completely forgotten something they should remember.

The old man of the Tang family stood up, laughing at Gong Muxue, "It’s been so many years, but Xuexue’s eloquence remains unchanged. No wonder my son could never forget you."

Unable to control his backstep, Mu Lin moved forward, clutching Gong Muxue’s hand. Gong Muxue turned her head and showed a rather bitter smile.

Shaking her head gently, Mu Lin said, "I told you not to let others influence you; Master has never blamed you."

"I know," Gong Muxue nodded, she indeed knew everything. "No matter what, Qichuan always considers me first. I never need to care about anything else."

This was definitely in line with the character of her master, Mu Lin thought.

Her gaze fell coolly on the elder patriarch of the Tang family; was he mentioning her master here to make her mother collapse again?! Too bad; that won’t happen again. Mu Lin had already told Gong Muxue about her mother, Mu Jue’s affairs, including... her identity.

Although the old man before her was her master’s father, she was truly sorry, but she couldn’t bring herself to like him.

So.

Master, I’m sorry; regarding some people, Linlin doesn’t know what it means to respect and love the old and young.

Moreover, Mu Lin already knew; this old man had driven her master out of the Tang family twenty-one years ago. Now, they no longer had any relation to each other.

She took a deep breath. Under the worried gazes of the Gong family members, Gong Muxue looked at the elder patriarch of the Tang family and fought back, "As I recall, didn’t you expel Qichuan from the Tang family? What do you mean by mentioning the name of Qichuan in front of me now?"

"And what’s more, haven’t you forgotten? I’m already married; and the man I married is from your Tang family."

"Oh no, I almost forgot, at that time Tang Qian was received into our Gong family, so it cannot be counted as a dowry." At most, it could only be considered as soliciting a son-in-law.

"Don’t you agree, elder patriarch Gong?" At that moment, a languid smile played at the corners of Gong Muxue’s mouth, quite similar to that of Mu Lin’s.

They were so alike!

The elder patriarch of the Tang family’s face darkened slightly; but Gong Muxue’s words made others applaud for her, especially a few old gentlemen who had been doting on Gong Muxue since she was a child.

Of course, the cheering was done subtly, since they needed to consider the old man Tang’s face.

He had probably lost enough face today; in the future, they’d inevitably bump into each other now and again.

As for Tang Qian, upon seeing Gong Muxue and Mu Lin stepping out safe from the bewildering forest, his state of mind had essentially descended into chaos.

If it weren’t for the current situation, he would have preferred to leave immediately.

Gong Muxue was supposed to remember nothing, that was his only hope.

Back then, he had merely mentioned offhandedly how he wanted to deal with Mu Lin; he hadn’t expected Gong Muxue to recover so soon.

What should he do now?

He could only pray for divine intervention, hoping that Gong Muxue would forget about him.

Unfortunately, God doesn’t seem to bless wrongdoers all that much.

So.

Ignoring the elder patriarch of the Tang family, Gong Muxue approached Tang Qian and stopped in front of him, "Tang Qian, it’s time to settle the score between us."