Mated at First Sight
Chapter 815 - 545: What is Bullying by Power (Two Updates)

Chapter 815: Chapter 545: What is Bullying by Power (Two Updates)

With a soft sigh, Mu Lin never liked to provoke others, but unfortunately, those who liked to provoke her were just so numerous; there was nothing she could do about it.

She couldn’t even avoid it; since that was the case, she could only face it head on.

"Grandpa, why don’t I handle this matter myself?" In reality, such a trivial matter was well within her capabilities to deal with; Mu Lin didn’t like to hear the old man spoken about in such a manner.

Although she now quite enjoyed the feeling of being protected, she didn’t like her family being bullied by others.

However, the old man gave Mu Lin a look that said to keep calm, "Girl, leave it to Grandpa; if Grandpa is present and still lets you be bullied by others, then I don’t deserve to be your grandpa." Jing family’s people are not so easily slandered; moreover, the matter at hand is but a triviality.

Besides, to the old Master Jing, Mu Lin was more than just a granddaughter-in-law; in the beginning, he treated her as a benefactor, as well as a friend.

"Alright." In the end, Mu Lin didn’t refuse; it seemed the old man must have had his own plan by now, so she would just watch the excitement from the side; if the old man couldn’t hold on, then she would make her move.

The simplest method was just to render someone speechless; she had just the thing for that on hand.

The old man nodded and looked at Min Qian again.

"Military Doctor Min, speak, I really want to hear how I have used my power to bully others." He was genuinely curious.

Since he had joined the military, he hadn’t heard anyone speak of him in such a way, and today was a first.

This turned out to be quite an interesting affair, didn’t it?

On the side, Zhang He was treating a patient while keeping an eye on the situation; no one would have thought that such a minor incident could turn into the spectacle it had become.

Upon hearing Min Qian’s words, he almost caused more harm than good to the person in front of him, but thankfully, the patient’s mind wasn’t focused on the pain, not feeling it at all.

He had to admit, he quite admired the woman, Min Qian.

She had such audacity, daring to say anything! Didn’t she know what could and couldn’t be said? And where was there any bullying? He had completely missed it; from the beginning to the end, it was just her causing trouble out of nowhere, while Mu Lin couldn’t be bothered to pay her any mind.

Witnessing the sharp glares directed at her from around, Min Qian bit her lip, looking slightly panicked, but the next moment, she suddenly chuckled and lifted her gaze to old Master Jing, her speech incisive, "Isn’t it happening right now? With the situation in front of us, do I need to say anything more?"

Her voice seemed to carry grievance and accusation, accusing everything in front of her; it really was enough to make one laugh from sheer fury.

Facing someone who could insult others and still be so brazen, old Master Jing was seeing such a person for the first time and was truly impressed.

"To tell you the truth," after a long pause, the old man finally spoke up, "if you had admitted from the beginning that you said those words and apologized, I really wouldn’t have done much about it, maybe just scold you a bit, and might even have admired your courage; but!" After saying ’but,’ the old man chuckled, "now that you’ve labeled me with such a big accusation, if I don’t do something, I will probably be looked down upon by everyone; not just me, but my son, and my grandson who is fighting on the front lines, even my granddaughter-in-law will have to bear such a bad name because of me."

"Let me be clear, I absolutely won’t allow such a thing to happen." Min Qian’s words had touched old Master Jing’s bottom line; the Jing family was his ultimate line in the sand.

"The reputation of the Jing family is not something you can slander with just a few words." This time, the old man was truly angered through and through.

Repeating the same mistake, she had been warned twice, yet she was still trying every possible way to make others take the fall, without any willingness to admit her own fault. How could such a person be suitable for this sacred Military Camp?

If that was the case, then he had no need to be polite to her.

He believed that the eyes of the masses were clear.

Old Master Jing looked at Ouyang Jun, "Ouyang, it seems you must give me an explanation on behalf of your people for today’s events." His words carried pressure, "First slandering Mu Lin, and now even slandering the Jing family; if it were Linlin’s fault, then I would accept this reputation, but it’s not, my Linlin didn’t do anything at all!"

His old but still sharp eyes swept over Min Qian and finally paused on the onlookers, "You can ask these young men about the specifics, they should know better than I do what truly happened."

"Even words like ’cheap woman’ were used to insult my Linlin, I think the words she said earlier are probably even more excessive."

At this point, the old man snorted coldly.

Hearing this, Ouyang Jun and Shen Yi exchanged a look, their expressions grave.

Stepping forward, Ouyang Jun briefly glanced over Min Qian’s slightly panicked face, then focused on Zhang He and the long line of people in front of him, "Speak up, what exactly happened just now? Tell me everything, don’t hide anything."

They exchanged a glance, and the soldier who had received the old man’s praise stood up first. "Actually, the incident was nothing more than some people looking for trouble without cause..." Following this, several others stood up to tell the entire story of what just happened, including soldiers who had seen Min Qian causing trouble a couple of days prior.

To be honest, compared to Min Qian’s arrogance, they preferred Mu Lin.

Her medical skill was not only good, her temperament was, too; although she sometimes seemed a bit cold, she had never overstepped her responsibilities with them; moreover, Mu Lin’s status and background gave her more right to act high and mighty than Min Qian, but she never did; she always fulfilled her role as a military doctor to the fullest.

Everyone felt that Mu Lin’s arrival was a boon to them; at least for the time being, she had not been monopolized by Ying Sun.

Listening to the events of the past few days, Shen Yi’s expression grew even darker.

He had considered that Min Qian might try to trouble Mu Lin, and had warned her before Mu Lin’s arrival, but he hadn’t expected her to remain so unrepentant. He really wanted to know who had given her such audacity.

In the vast military camp, nearly every soldier knew of Min Qian’s affection for Jing Chen. Now that Lord Jing was married, she began to pick on Jing Chen’s wife. No wonder Lord Jing didn’t like that kind of woman.

This was the voice of many ordinary soldiers; if it were up to them, they would also choose Mu Lin over Min Qian.

Or it could be said that there really wasn’t a choice needed at all.

It was the first time Min Qian had heard what people truly thought of her, and she realized how poorly she was regarded in their eyes.

Heh heh heh... So, I am that contemptible? Am I really that inferior?

The judgment of the people was a significant blow to Min Qian; lips tightly pursed, she stood quietly, opened her mouth as if to say something, but then didn’t know what to counter with.

As for Mu Lin, she just calmly watched the farce unfold from start to resolution.

In the end, Min Qian’s downfall, when compared to those Mu Lin had dealt with before, turned out to be the most favorable outcome one could imagine.

To Min Qian, being a military doctor was her life’s greatest dream, goal, and honor.

To lose it all in the blink of an eye, yet, since she had brought this misfortune upon herself, she had to resolve it and bear the consequences.

Looking at Mu Lin’s still indifferent expression, Min Qian ultimately said nothing more, only accepting the punishment from above.

To Mu Lin, the whole affair was but a trivial matter, which the troops stopped discussing after just a few days; after all, men were not so interested in gossip.

Min Qian’s end was deserved, as all the soldiers in the camp agreed.

Time would not stand still for anyone’s presence or absence, and a few days later Jing Chen returned; having heard about the incident, he didn’t comment much.

Anyway, as far as he was concerned, as long as his wife was not bullied, nothing else was too important.

However, in the days that followed, Mu Lin wasn’t as busy anymore; Shen Yi had specifically ordered that although Mu Lin’s medical skill was superb, their medical department was not entirely dependent on a single military doctor.

After Min Qian was expelled, another military doctor was transferred to help share the workload, a man slightly older than Mu Lin.

He also specialized in Western medicine, with skillful medical practices and precise knife skills; the three got along well together.

As for Mu Lin, during her occasional free moments, she would visit the training camps below, which was actually just an excuse to see Jing Youlan and his group; at other times, she would be in the medical area, tinkering with herbs and preparing some injury medicines not usually researched—for emergencies; the other two showed great interest. So, when Mu Lin was busy, and they were not, they would help out and learned quite a bit about the principles of Chinese Medicine.

They had previously thought Western medicine superior to Chinese Medicine, but in Mu Lin’s presence, they could not find any feeling of superiority.

It was always a bit disheartening; despite the age gap, their medical accomplishments were still not on par with Mu Lin, this young woman in her twenties.

Such a blow.

Seeing the current state of the medical department, Shen Yi was very satisfied.

Here, tranquility was best; because they were doctors, their hearts should not be burdened with too many extraneous concerns.

That was all.