Mated at First Sight
Chapter 834 - 555: Shepherd (Third Update)

Chapter 834: Chapter 555: Shepherd (Third Update)

Suddenly, he turned to Gu Muqing and asked, "How big should clothes for a newborn be?" Actually, he was clueless too; the conversation with Mu Lin was just casual talk.

This was what you’d call pretending to know when you don’t, but he certainly put on quite a convincing act.

"So the child in your family is a newborn?" Gu Muqing looked at him with a smile, "Then the clothes you’re holding are too big; that’s for a one- or two-year-old child. A newborn child..."

"Should buy the ones like I’m holding." In Gu Muqing’s hands were two small gift boxes, one blue and one pink, each containing a whole set of children’s clothes, "This set includes everything like bibs, so there’s no need to buy them separately."

"Is that so?" His gaze remained on Mu Lin, realizing that taking care of a little baby was such a troublesome matter.

At this point, Gu Muqing really did notice something amiss, and that was the handsome young man in front of her had intentions towards her daughter-in-law... blatant intentions, with absolutely no attempt at concealment.

She saw it in Mi Zheng’s eyes; fortunately, Mu Lin showed no reaction whatsoever.

As if she realized something, a light of understanding flickered across Gu Muqing’s face.

So that was it, she understood.

The child Mi Zheng referred to was probably the one in her daughter-in-law’s belly.

Ha, trying to steal someone’s significant other right from under their child’s nose, how delusional.

A chill passed through Gu Muqing’s eyes, but the curve of her lips did not lessen, as she looked at Mi Zheng, "I’m not sure how I should address you." There’s a saying, ’Know thyself, know thy enemy, a hundred battles without defeat.’

"Mi Zheng." Mi Zheng’s smile remained shallow, his demeanor still littered with false elegance. Unfortunately, to the now observing Gu Muqing, it seemed utterly fake and annoying.

"Mi Zheng? Which Mi would that be?" It turned out he also had the last name Mi, but she wondered if it was the same ’Mu’ as Linlin’s.

"Mi as in ’shepherding’." Mi Zheng was quite pleased with his surname; after all, wasn’t he just like a ’shepherd’?

Only his ’sheep’ were people.

Of course, the one he most wanted to ’shepherd’ was the little sheep Mu Lin, but alas, this sheep was far too cunning. Catching her was not going to be easy.

"Mi Zheng." Gu Muqing nodded, "Nice name; at first hearing, I thought it was the same surname as our Linlin’s. That would have truly been a karmic destiny." A karmic misfortune.

"Indeed, a karmic destiny." His eyes never left Mu Lin, as if he could never get enough; his pupils contained unspoken depths.

Mu Lin paid him no attention.

At this moment, Gu Muqing’s goodwill towards Mi Zheng dropped drastically.

Daring to seduce her daughter-in-law right in front of her, how audacious!

Gu Muqing snorted coldly, yet her smile remained as she looked at him, "You mentioned a child just now; Mr. Mi, you’re so handsome, your child must be very beautiful as well."

There was a brief silence, and the onlookers couldn’t help but feel a strange and eerie chill.

"Indeed... very beautiful." A cold glint flashed in his eyes, betraying no emotion.

Mu Lin’s lips curled slightly upwards.

It seemed someone’s sore spot had been prodded.

In fact, Mu Lin had noticed that although this man was quite narcissistic, he actually didn’t like being called beautiful. One might even say he detested it, or that it was taboo; unless, of course, he was the one to call himself that.

"How fortunate." Gu Muqing feigned ignorance to the flash of coldness in his eyes, continuing the provocation, "My daughter-in-law is also very beautiful, so my grandchildren will certainly be very attractive."

With those words, she squarely compared Mi Zheng and Mu Lin; the implication in Gu Muqing’s words was clear – her daughter-in-law and grandchildren had absolutely nothing to do with Mi Zheng.

The message was for him to stop bothering them.

And also, beautiful.

This is a descriptor for women; men generally don’t like it.

Just like their family’s Xiaotian; if someone calls him beautiful, he would get annoyed.

Afterward, without saying much more, Gu Muqing directly bought both sets of clothes, and then left the mall with Mu Lin, to avoid running into a certain someone again.

Watching the hurried departure of Gu Muqing with Mu Lin, Mi Zheng’s lips curled into a slight smile. Instead of leaving, he continued to walk further inside.

Two minutes later, he emerged carrying two sets of little boxes.

They contained... small clothes similar to those in Gu Muqing’s hands; only the patterns and colors were different.

In the car on the way home.

Gu Muqing’s originally good mood had truly been spoiled by Mi Zheng.

"Linlin, that Mr. Mi we just met, does he have any designs on you?" Gu Muqing treated Mu Lin as if she were her own daughter, so she was straightforward in her speech, addressing concerns bluntly.

Mu Lin: "I suppose so." After pausing, she continued, "He has always been quite interested in my life, but now I can’t quite figure out what he’s thinking." She didn’t know what he ultimately wanted to do.

If not for her current pregnancy, she would definitely find a way to take his life.

Just to avoid... annoyance.

Mu Lin really found Mi Zheng annoying now; and besides, the way he spoke to her every time was strange.

So that’s how it is.

Gu Muqing pondered thoughtfully.

Seeing the expression on Mu Lin’s face, a hint of amusement flickered in the depths of Gu Muqing’s eyes.

It seemed that Linlin had not yet realized that the man was not after her life, but rather her person.

Mu Lin was an attractive woman, so it wasn’t strange to Gu Muqing that someone might be interested in Linlin.

Also, a woman’s intuition told her that man had significant designs on her daughter-in-law; it was just unclear whether Xiaochen knew about this.

Gu Muqing thought it would be good to have a proper chat with Jing Chen that evening, as he was too busy.

However, she was quite satisfied with Mu Lin’s reaction.

It seemed that in Linlin’s eyes, besides Xiaochen, other men were probably categorized in only four ways: family, friends, strangers, and enemies.

From Mu Lin’s words, it could be inferred that the man called Mi Zheng was an enemy in her eyes.

This was quite good.

That evening, upon returning home, after dinner, Gu Muqing had a long talk with Jing Chen, finally understanding completely why Mu Lin treated the man called Mi Zheng as an enemy.

So that’s how it was.

It wasn’t just because he had once tried to kill her; it turned out that Mu Jue’s death was also related to him; she was genuinely relieved now.

However, appearances can be deceiving; judging by his appearance, she could not tell that the man was so ruthless, even the highest leader of the Organization.

It was indeed somewhat troublesome.