Mated at First Sight
Chapter 789 - 529: Once (First Update) _2

Chapter 789: Chapter 529: Once (First Update) _2

In fact, Mu Lin had destroyed quite a few herbal plants in the past when she was young.

Looking back now, these herbs never required much of her attention. She only needed to occasionally tend to them during dry spells.

After all, this is a forest, a fertile, expansive forest.

Gong Muxue just listened with a smile and remained silent.

Not wanting to say anything that might upset Gong Muxue further, Mu Lin said, "Mom, I’ll get something. Let’s pay a visit to father."

"Alright." Gong Muxue nodded, watching Mu Lin’s retreating figure with a faint smile playing at her lips.

In fact, God still favors her, doesn’t he? At least, He left her daughter behind.

Mu Lin turned around, went upstairs, collected the items she and Gong Yu had bought for Mu Jue, and set off.

Here rests the mentor Mu Jue, paid respects by his disciple Mu Lin.

Standing in front of the tombstone, Gong Muxue looked as akin to a statue, her feet felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

Mu Lin and Gong Yu arranged the offerings in front of the tombstone, and then turned to look at Gong Muxue.

Gong Yu knelt down first, holding incense sticks in her hand. She silently bowed her head a few times. "Uncle, my name is Gong Yu, my father is Gong Minglei, you must know him well. Yu’er did not expect to meet you for the first time under such circumstances. But Uncle, I truly admire you."

"I’ve heard many, many glorious stories about you recently, Yu’er truly believes that you must be a truly extraordinary man. Moreover, you have so superbly trained Sister. I’ve never met anyone as formidable as her in my life. Uncle, you must be even more extraordinary. I really wish I had...the chance to meet you face-to-face. You must have been exceptionally handsome."

After saying this, she continued bowing her head a few more times, then inserted the incense into the soil before her, surreptitiously saying once more, "Uncle, please comfort my aunt and stop her from being so heartbroken. It really breaks my heart." This secretive appearance made Mu Lin feel a bit helpless.

Gong Yu had always been straightforward and true-to-heart.

After saying this, Gong Yu slowly stood up and stepped aside.

"Mom, why don’t you take some time to chat alone with father. I’ve arranged everything. Gong Yu and I will take a walk nearby so as not to interrupt your conversation with father." After saying this, she beckoned Gong Yu to retreat with her.

"Sister?" Gong Yu looked at Mu Lin, puzzled, she was worried about their aunt.

Mu Lin: "We won’t go far." Besides, she trusted that her mother was strong.

Then, finding a spot from where she could keep an eye on Gong Muxue but be sure not to intrude, she remained with Gong Yu.

That spot... was up in a tree.

With a small exclamation of surprise from Gong Yu, Mu Lin easily hoisted Gong Yu up into the tree. Gong Yu’s eyes were filled with excitement.

Leaning casually against the tree trunk, Mu Lin quietly watched Gong Muxue from a distance, without saying a word.

...

"Jue, I’m here." Gong Muxue slowly kneeled down right beside the tombstone. She reached out a hand to gently trace over his name, a faint smile on her lips. "It’s been twenty-one years. I never imagined that it would be twenty-one years before we could meet again."

Life is truly unpredictable. Sighing softly, Gong Muxue continued speaking.

"And what I find even more unexpected is that when we met again after twenty-one years, it turned out to be like this. I suppose neither of us could have ever imagined it, could we?" Gong Muxue’s smile widened, as if at this very moment, it wasn’t a tombstone in front of her, but Mu Jue himself, a living person, quietly listening to her speak.

"I’ve been thinking a lot about what happened twenty-one years ago. What happened between us that has led us to our present circumstance? After much thought, I realized that those memories in my mind have gradually blurred." They’ve blurred almost to the point of disappearance.

"I used to not want to think about it, and now, even if I want to, I don’t know where to start."

When exactly did things start to go wrong between them? It seems...never mind, it’s best to not dwell on it! What’s the use of dwelling on the unhappy past?

Gong Muxue smiled, her gaze tender.

"Actually, if it weren’t for that quarrel between us, perhaps many things would not have happened. Tang Qian wouldn’t have managed to exploit our misunderstanding and deepened it even further.

"Was it because our feelings for each other weren’t deep enough, that’s why he managed to sabotage us? I have been wondering about this for a long time, a really long time."

"Maybe our love for each other was too deep that neither one of us, who were still young at the time, could bear the slightest tarnish on our own character or that of the other. Especially me. In fact, you have always been the one accommodating me." She had only enjoyed the good treatment he gave her, without giving anything in return.

"All in all, the root cause seems to be my wilfulness." But, "Jue, why didn’t you come back to me? Why..." didn’t you give her a bit more time.

Had he given her a little bit more time, they could have had a different ending. If only... There were countless ifs, but in the face of reality, all of them were futile.

"Oh yes, let’s not dwell on the unhappy past. Let me tell you something that would make you happy." Gong Muxue straightened herself and the corners of her mouth tilted slightly upwards. "Jue, did you know? Linlin, is our daughter, our very own flesh and blood. Linlin once told me that you always wanted her to call you ’father’, didn’t you?"