Mated at First Sight
Chapter 773 - 516: Are You Overestimating Yourself? (Part 1)_1

Chapter 773: Chapter 516: Are You Overestimating Yourself? (Part 1)_1

"My name is Mu Lin and my Master is called Mu Jue; however, I believe everyone here may be more familiar with his other name... Tang Qichuan."

She was confident that everyone present was well acquainted with the two men she had just mentioned.

"Linlin, what did you just say? What’s your Master’s name?" The first to react was Old Master Gong, who was looking at Mu Lin with an expression of utter disbelief.

"Mu Jue." Mu Lin turned to face Old Master Gong, her eyes twinkling slightly, "My name is Mu Lin, so naturally, my Master would be Mu Jue."

"No," Old Master Gong seemed somewhat anxious, "you just said another name."

He didn’t mishear it, did he... That man really was...

"Oh, you mean that name." Looking at Old Master Gong, Mu Lin laughed, "Tang Qichuan; to put it another way, grandpa, it seems I am technically your apprentice as well." As destiny would have it, "I only found out some time before I came here that I also have a Master." Mu Lin explained, in the beginning, she really thought that her Master was completely self-taught.

"Qichuan." It was indeed him! Old Master Gong did not share Mu Lin’s casual mood; instead, he seemed lost in his thoughts.

Mu Jue, Mu Lin, Muxue.

Old Master Gong finally understood everything.

Mu Jue; since Xiaoxue’s name includes the character Mu, Qichuan must have changed his surname to Mu. Then, Mu Lin... "Linlin, tell grandpa, how old are you this year?" He needed to confirm something.

Mu Lin: "My Master said that I’m twenty-one this year."

Twenty-one, that would make her the same age as Gong Ning.

"Why did you say ’Master said’?" Old Master Gong caught onto the unusual phrasing, and his heart was filled with an answer that induced considerable excitement.

"Grandpa, from when I was little, Linlin and her Master have always depended on each other; once upon a time, I had no family in this world besides my Master." She had already been so explicit, surely he understood by now.

If he still didn’t understand, it would be rather helpless.

After all, isn’t it said that the older the ginger, the hotter the spice?

In the beginning, Mu Lin had no interest in acknowledging kinship, but after spending time with the people of the Gong Family, she had grown fond of them; therefore, she no longer found it necessary to hide any longer.

After all, she believed there was a need for her to reclaim her identity.

Furthermore, there was a question to which she needed an answer.

A string in Grandpa Gong’s brain suddenly snapped at that moment. He looked at Mu Lin, shock evident in his features. His hands covered in wrinkles trembled uncontrollably, as if all the pieces of the puzzle had finally fallen into place.

Mu Lin, Muxue... So that was why, from beginning to end, Muxue refused to recognize Gong Ning as her daughter...Linlin was the real granddaughter!

At this moment, Old Master Gong finally understood why Gong Muxue had suddenly changed all those years ago.

All along... all along... He glared furiously at the man Gong Muxue had battered, He was nothing short of a beast! He had dared to strike his own child and even brought back an outsider’s child to pass as a Gong Family member.

How could he have done such a thing?

Even beasts do not devour their own offspring.

As if struck by a blow, Old Master Gong fell back into his seat. Gong He quickly steadied him, preventing him from falling.

Several of the old men on the side looked at Old Master Gong with complicated and worried expressions; as for the old man from the Tang Family, he understood everything as soon as Mu Lin began to speak.

It seemed that this birthday banquet today would likely not be seen as a birthday banquet anymore; it had become more of a banquet with ulterior motives.

He felt glad that he had not spoken up or even lifted a finger to help Tang Qian just now; otherwise, the Tang Family would certainly have linked all these events to him.

Taking a deep breath, Gong Muxue gently looked at Mu Lin, then turned her gaze back to everyone else, "Today, while everyone is here, I have several announcements to make; incidentally, I want everyone to know that I, Gong Muxue, have returned."

Her voice did not falter as she continued her announcements, her eyes colder than ever.

"From today onwards, Tang Qian is no longer my husband nor a member of the Gong Family. His affairs have nothing to do with the Gong Family any longer." Gong Muxue’s voice was resolute, "Perhaps some among the uncles and cousins present don’t quite understand, so I will explain the truth of the matter, so that everyone will understand who you have been dealing with these past twenty or so years."

"Even to this day, the Gong Family hasn’t been completely devoured. Perhaps, I should really thank him for that." Gong Muxue’s voice dripped with irony.

The memories of the past along with what Mu Lin had told her in the Mystical Forest, had filled Gong Muxue’s heart with seething hatred towards Tang Qian.

Hearing Gong Muxue’s words, Mu Lin looked down and remained silent. As for everyone else, they quietly listened to Gong Muxue’s simple narrative, their hearts filled with shock.

Who would have thought that the events from years ago were so twisted and bizarre?

And if what Gong Muxue said was true. then, Gong Ning... she wasn’t the real young Miss of the Gong Family?

And then Mu Lin... Everyone suddenly gasped in horror!

In particular, the Tang Family. Mu Lin’s identity, reputation, and the always silent Jing Chen, who, even though he never spoke, gave off an unmistakable presence. If these two were to side with the Gong Family, it would only make it harder for them to deal with, adding to their troubles.

At that moment, old Tang genuinely wanted to catch Tang Qian and give him a good lesson. What was he thinking back then; who could have anticipated that things would turn out this way!

However, suddenly a thought sprang up in the mind of old Tang.

If Mu Lin wasn’t dead, then Qichuan probably wasn’t dead either; and Mu Lin was Qichuan’s disciple...

...

Not far away, standing next to Gong Muxue, Mu Lin looked at her, "Alright, Mom, the past is in the past." There is no point in brooding over it now. "I think our main focus now should be... to avenge Master." If it wasn’t for letting Gong Muxue vent out her feelings, she would have taken action long ago; Tang Qian by now was probably as good as dead.

A teacher for a day is a father for life; regardless of who the man before her was, in Mu Lin’s heart, there was only one person who could ever be her father.

That was Mu Jue.

Hearing Mu Lin’s words, Gong Muxue nodded, "You’re right." She took a deep breath, hiding the sadness deep in her heart.

Linlin was right; no matter what happened, she must not let Qichuan’s death be in vain.

Step by step, moving closer to Tang Qian, Mu Lin looked at him with a sneer, "How do you like being trampled over and humiliated? Feels good, isn’t it?" At least, she felt pretty good seeing him like this.

Tang Qian glared angrily at Mu Lin.

Mu Lin: "Oh, I almost forgot that you can’t... speak." She took a needle from his body, after which it dawned on everyone just now why Tang Qian couldn’t fight back or retort. It was not that he didn’t want to, but he simply couldn’t.

Mu Lin’s skills were stupefying.

"Alright, now you can speak." Mu Lin calmly said.

"Let me go." Tang Qian glared icily at Mu Lin.

"What did you say? I didn’t hear you clearly." Mu Lin smiled, "Why don’t you say it again?"

"I want you to let me go." If he could move, given the look in his eyes, it seems Tang Qian was ready to get physical with Mu Lin; though he was only asking for a beating.

Regardless of how angry he was, it didn’t affect Mu Lin at all. "Let you go, on what grounds? Or, do I look like a good person who doesn’t hold grudges?" Really, please don’t joke about this with her.

Sigh...It’s not her fault that God gave her such a kind face, and she has to live with people misunderstanding her all the time, she didn’t even know how to explain.

"Mu Lin, are you really going to harm me?" Tang Qian stared at Mu Lin without blinking, "Don’t you know who I am?"

"Who you are? I have no idea what you’re talking about?" She genuinely had no clue and was quite puzzled.

"You ungrateful daughter, are you intending to kill your own father?" Right now, admitting to this relationship was probably the only chance Tang Qian had, he couldn’t afford not to acknowledge it.

"Kill my father!"

But on hearing this, Mu Lin, laughed. She laughed heartily, bending forward and backward, "Tang Qian, are you sure you, someone like you, could really sire such an outstanding and beautiful child like me? Aren’t you overestimating yourself a bit?"