Mated at First Sight
Chapter 769 - 513: Doesn’t Your Face Hurt from Being Slapped? (Second Update)_1

Chapter 769: Chapter 513: Doesn’t Your Face Hurt from Being Slapped? (Second Update)_1

"Tang Qian, isn’t it time now to settle our affairs?"

Compared to everything else, shouldn’t the matters between them be the most apparent?

Her child, her beloved man, if not for him they wouldn’t have been separated by life and death!

If it were not for the strength of her child’s life, and Qichuan’s upbringing of their daughter from a young age, she wouldn’t have been able to see them again in her lifetime, she would never fully recover, even in death.

Once Gong Muxue knew everything, the hatred for Tang Qian in her heart could no longer be contained.

Her eyes became icy, the depths of her gaze even harboring murderous intent.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about." Tang Qian kept stubbornly denying, looking at Gong Muxue with a worried expression, "Xuexue, what’s wrong? Are you still not recovered? Why are you still in such a haze? I’m your husband, not your enemy."

With a single sentence, he tried to guide others to believe in his words; as long as others still perceived Gong Muxue as mad, it would not have a significant impact on him.

After all, the words of a madman are not credible.

"Mr. Tang, are you doubting my medical skills?" A mockingly amused voice echoed in the crowd’s ears, Mu Lin leisurely looked up at Tang Qian, "Even though I have always disliked being referred to as the ’Poison Doctor’, this reputation has gradually grown bigger due to me; I’ve become quite fond of it now. I’m quite grateful to the person who first spread my renown; I must thank them properly someday. But..."

"As a medical practitioner, you can question my identity, but you absolutely cannot question my medical competence."

"Moreover," said Mu Lin, her eyes’ corners filled with amusement, "Before we entered the Lost Forest, didn’t you admit that Miss Gong has fully recovered?"

"Changing your words so suddenly now, tsk tsk... I really don’t know if you’re trying to slap us in our faces, or your own."

"Doesn’t it hurt?"

The last three words were brimming with irony.

Mu Lin’s words resonated strongly.

Those who had only heard of Mu Lin but never met her were quite stunned on seeing her, particularly several elderly men.

It was unbelievable to see a notorious Poison Doctor who looked like such a young woman barely in her twenties.

Who had the extraordinary ability to train such an excellent successor?

The behaviour of Gong Muxue and the identity of Mu Lin convinced everyone present that Gong Muxue had indeed completely recovered.

Gong Ning looked blankly at Gong Muxue. From her perspective, Gong Muxue had always been a lunatic, a lunatic who never acknowledged her daughter. And now, she finally saw her mother, who was no longer a lunatic, but... she could still not see herself in her mother’s eyes.

What she saw in Gong Muxue’s eyes was still Mu Lin.

Clenching her fists, Gong Ning’s sense of unwillingness and anger grew worse by the second. At this moment, her emotions stood on the brink of erupting.

A minuscule provocation might send her over the edge.

Seeing Gong Ning in such a state, even Gong Yu felt like she should sympathize with her.

But, she was eagerly awaiting the expression on Gong Ning’s face after falling from such a high position. Gong Yu wondered what would be left of Gong Ning after she lost the title of the eldest Miss of the Gong Family, and could she continue to live in arrogance.

Tang Qian looked at Mu Lin, indeed, he had never been fond of this girl who didn’t cry or make a fuss even when he had tried to kill her. He had hesitated when he first planned to kill her, otherwise, everything that is happening now would not have occurred.

Tang Qichuan, even though you are dead now, you still remain the most detestable existence in my life.

The look in Tang Qian’s eyes was fierce and Gong Muxue instinctively positioned Mu Lin behind her, "Tang Qian, in this lifetime, I will never let you harm my daughter again."

Gong Muxue’s words struck the crowd like thunder out of a serene sky. What on earth did she mean by that?

Whereas Tang Qian just chuckled, "Your daughter is my daughter too, why would I want to hurt her?" the light in his eyes resembling understanding.

"You’ve seen it, for over twenty years while you were living like a madwoman, I’ve raised our daughter into a refined young maiden. Xuexue, I love her more than you do."

It seemed like Tang Qian was still clinging to his obstinate denial, refusing to repent even when he was on death’s door.

The person Gong Muxue is referring to isn’t Gong Ning, Mu Lin has figured that out.

The feeling of being shielded by his mother, it’s really not bad.

"Mother." Upon hearing Tang Qian’s words, Gong Ning stepped forward, looking at Gong Muxue with a hint of sadness and disbelief, "I am Ning, your daughter Ning, what happened to you and father, why are you fighting?" Gong Ning sounded confused.

Unfortunately, Gong Muxue only looked coldly at her, stating unhesitatingly, "You’re not my daughter."

Those words, like a bolt from the blue, caused Gong Ning to completely fall apart.

Again.

Why? Why won’t they acknowledge her? What did she do wrong to deserve this?

This is not fair!

It’s all her fault.

Her eyes swollen and red, lined with bloodshot, she pulled a dagger from somewhere, and charged at Mu Lin with a ferocity.

"I will kill you!"

In Gong Ning’s heart, only one thought prevailed. If Mu Lin ceased to exist, her current problems would not exist either.

All things, everything was disrupted by Mu Lin.

She took her grandfather, took her mother, now, she even wants to take the Gong Family, take everything that belongs to her! She would never let her succeed.

Once she dies... everything will be fine.

They were too close. Gong Muxue’s first reaction was to protect Mu Lin, while Mu Lin first pushed Gong Muxue toward Jing Chen, unluckily, her arm was still grazed by the sharp dagger.

Luckily, it was a small dagger, just a scratch, not too deep.

With an icy demeanor, she grabbed Gong Ning’s wrist without hesitation, twisted it, the dagger fell and Mu Lin caught it in her free hand, and without a second thought, stabbed Gong Ning twice.

She didn’t want to be at a loss.

Tang Qian wanted to intervene, but Mu Lin kicked him out of the way, making him fall onto the dining table, then onto the ground. It was an extremely sorry state.

"Don’t get in my way for now; I’ll settle scores with you later." She shifted her gaze back to Gong Ning, and with a casual push, Gong Ning was sprawled on the ground.

There was no chance of retaliation against Mu Lin.

Someone from the Tang Family wanted to help, but they were stopped by the old man Tang’s light shake of his head, and could only watch the suddenly lively scene from the sidelines.

He was eager to see how things turns out today.

At this time, the Tang Family was better off not interfering.

Watching the scene unfold, everyone felt the Gong Family had a lot happening recently, and today’s birthday feast had indeed been eventful.

As for Gong Ning, now lying beneath Mu Lin’s foot... oh no, Gong Ning, who was now stepped on by Mu Lin, was in a terribly disheveled state, her elegant attire, hairstyle and makeup completely disarrayed.

She lifted her foot from Gong Ning, squatted down while still towering over her, the curve of her lips half-grinning, to Gong Ning, it was sheer mockery.

In a corner, people were stunned by Mu Lin’s swift and decisive action, as for Mi Zeng, he had a look of amusement.

Someone capable of navigating out of the enchanted deep woods is truly a woman worthy of his attention.

"Honestly, I didn’t really want to harm you." There seemed to be a hint of confusion in Mu Lin’s voice, with a look of innocence in her eyes as if she was pondering something. Then she let out a sigh before continuing, "But, I don’t know why I seem to attract hatred; some people inexplicably blame everything on me which annoys me a lot."

"Normally, I would use a poison pill to end such issues; but today." Her eyes half-grinning at Gong Ning’s beautiful face, "We actually can... take our time." She emphasized the last word.

"I heard from Yuyu, that what you care about the most, is indeed your pretty face; well... it’s pretty."