Mated at First Sight
Chapter 872 - 576: The Exquisite Boy (Three More)

Chapter 872: Chapter 576: The Exquisite Boy (Three More)

The Jing family.

Mu Lin was now nine months pregnant, her belly exceptionally large, at least much larger than a typical pregnant woman’s.

She had been taking care of her body with Chinese medicine, and after taking her own pulse, she realized that there was not just one baby in her belly, but two.

However, she hadn’t mentioned this to anyone in the Jing family yet, including Jing Chen. That way, when the babies were born, it should be an even greater surprise.

Mu Lin preferred to let nature take its course.

The Jing family elders were all puzzled about why Mu Lin’s belly was so big.

Nine months had passed, and in less than a month, Mu Lin was going to give birth.

Expecting for ten months, and it wouldn’t be long before she could see the two bundles of joy inside her. Even Mu Lin was quite looking forward to it, her appearance softened with each passing day.

Mu Lin was increasingly becoming aware of what it meant to be a mother.

Jing Youlan and his group were out on a mission and hadn’t returned, but the Jing household was abuzz with activity that day, extraordinarily lively.

It must have been planned, as early in the morning the Jing family welcomed a group of guests. It was Ji Shubai and others, each arriving with their hands full of gifts and fruits.

They finally had a few days off, and of course, they had to find the time to visit Mu Lin.

Ever since Mu Lin became pregnant, it had always been her visiting them, and they seemed to have never visited the Jing family, preferring not to disturb Mu Lin’s rest.

After all, pregnant women need proper rest.

"Very good, all good children." It was rare for the Jing family to be this lively, and the elderly Jing was very happy.

People are spirited during happy events, and since Mu Lin entered the Jing household, the elder felt that there were celebrations every day, and Mu Lin was the greatest luck for the Jing family.

It was around nine in the morning. Jing Chen had gone out on private business, and Mu Lin, supported by Gong Muxue, was coming down the stairs, followed by Gong Rui, whose face wore a wider smile than before, the shadows of the past completely gone.

Worried that Mu Lin might give birth early, Gong Muxue didn’t feel at ease and returned to the Jing household from Black Forest with Gong Rui to take care of Mu Lin.

With little Gong Rui for company, Gong Muxue’s smile indeed became somewhat more frequent recently.

Mu Lin thought that it seemed her decision to adopt Gong Rui was the right one.

The living room, and particularly the sofa, was truly piled high with gifts, which were, of course, for her unborn child.

Previously playing with Qiaozi and Yinzi, who they hadn’t seen for a long time, everyone turned their gaze to Mu Lin as she came down.

"Mu Lin," Ye Xiwen and several other girls rushed to her side, and Yue Qiao remarked, "Your belly seems bigger than it was a few days ago." Was it her imagination?

"It might be the clothes," Mu Lin replied with a light smile; it couldn’t have grown that quickly. Then everyone moved to sit by the sofa, and Mu Lin looked at them, "Why did you come over?" Although she expected they would come, she thought they would wait until Jing Youlan was home.

Xia Luoyu explained, "We went shopping for baby gifts yesterday and couldn’t wait, so we thought of coming over directly today." They wanted to deliver the gifts as soon as possible.

An impatient feeling, something they had never experienced before.

In another month, Mu Lin was going to give birth, but they probably wouldn’t have time to come over then, so they took this opportunity to buy a bunch of gifts; since they didn’t know whether it was a boy or a girl, they bought everything.

Maybe Mu Lin would have a set of boy and girl twins!

Hearing Xia Luoyu’s words, everyone nodded while Mu Lin’s mouth curled into a slight smile.

Looking at the pile of gifts beside them, the elderly Jing joked cheerfully, "Linlin, it seems we’ve prepared too small a room for the baby." The gifts hardly fit, which was quite true.

Since Mu Lin became pregnant, the gifts from his old friends and those brought by elder Gong had nearly filled an entire room.

Hearing the elder’s words, everyone burst into laughter. A few who had never met the elder Jing marveled inwardly at how easygoing he was.

The crowd stated they would never listen to Jing Youlan’s nonsense again. What they heard from him and what they saw today were completely different; he wasn’t as scary as he made it out to be.

They decided it must be Jing Youlan’s own issue.

Jing Youlan... was speechless and choked up.

Seeing the bustling scene before him, Song Qi couldn’t help but smile ear to ear, then he went to have the gifts collected before going to prepare some fruits and desserts for everyone.

The whole day, the crowd actually stayed a whole day in the Jing household, and when Jing Youlan returned home to such a lively scene, he was flabbergasted.

The calmest person there must be Jing Chen, who, upon seeing Mu Lin, walked briskly towards her.

"I’m home." Mu Lin looked at Jing Chen and Jing Youlan but her gaze slowly shifted behind them, and there she saw a child in a wheelchair, delicate features, and sapphire eyes, Mu Lin was surprised, such a beautiful child.

Observing the scene before her, the others were also somewhat astonished; however, Mu Lin noticed that the child in the wheelchair had not shown the slightest flicker of emotion in their eyes from the beginning to the end.

No spirit.

What she saw in his eyes was nothing but a lack of spirit.

At that moment, the lively scene in the living room had come to a halt, as everyone willingly stepped aside and stood in silence.

"Xiaochen, who are they?" the elder Jing asked Jing Chen, his face showing confusion.

After all, apart from that child, the person pushing the wheelchair was wearing a military uniform, and moreover, it wasn’t their military uniform.

There were also two doctors standing behind him, dressed in white coats and carrying medical kits.

How could these people appear in the Jing household?

The elder hadn’t quite wrapped his mind around it yet, not understanding why Jing Chen would bring these people back to the Jing household.

"They are part of a mission that Youlan carried out," Jing Chen said, then his gaze shifted to Mu Lin, "The higher-ups said they hoped you could take a look at his legs, regardless of the outcome." If it weren’t for the higher-ups’ request, Jing Chen wouldn’t have brought them back, especially since Mu Lin wasn’t that convenient right now.

The higher-ups, Mu Lin knew, referred to that elder; so that was the case. His gaze instinctively rested on the boy.

For some reason, Mu Lin now had a hard time being heartless when he saw children.

Looking at Mu Lin, especially his belly, a look of surprise crossed the faces of the people with him. No wonder the people here refused to allow Doctor Mu Lin to go to C Country to treat their Little Young Master and requested they come in person; it turned out to be for this reason.

With such a large belly, it really was inconvenient.

However, what surprised them the most was Mu Lin’s age and appearance, which also made the two doctors standing behind them doubt whether Mu Lin truly possessed high medical skill or whether it was just hearsay.

After all, they too had heard quite a lot.

Although one should not judge a book by its cover, if it differed too much from what they anticipated, they couldn’t help but harbor doubts.

Hearing Jing Chen’s words, Mu Lin nodded slightly, "Let them come over, I’ll take a look first."

The complexion of the boy in front of him was good, seemingly well cared for, but there was no vitality about him.

Or rather, there was no liveliness; he seemed completely spiritless, as if he didn’t know how to go about living.

And yet he was just a child.

Jing Chen turned and walked towards them, nodding at them.

Putting away their surprise, they approached Mu Lin. Although well concealed, Mu Lin could still feel their gaze on him, filled with a bit of astonishment and observation.

But these things didn’t matter to Mu Lin; he was indifferent to them.

Looking at the delicate boy in front of him, Mu Lin’s lips curved into a slight smile, and the next moment, he unexpectedly reached out his hand to the other party.

The man behind the boy wanted to speak out, but Jing Chen stopped him; he didn’t want others to disturb Mu Lin.

As time passed silently, just when everyone thought the boy wouldn’t reach out to Mu Lin, the hand that had been on the wheelchair handle moved slightly, and he looked towards Mu Lin with a lifeless gaze, at the faint smile on her face.

The boy felt the girl’s smile before him had a warming effect.

However, he didn’t know who she was, but somehow, he felt no aversion to her; especially... his gaze curiously shifted to Mu Lin’s ridiculously large belly.

For some reason, he wanted to touch it.

Because when he was younger, he’d seen photos of his mother looking like that.

And his mother was no longer around, having died in childbirth. She gave her life for his, trading her desperate struggle for his existence.

He didn’t quite understand all this; these were things his father had told him.

After looking at Mu Lin for a long time, finally, the boy slowly reached out his hand to Mu Lin, to the surprise of the three people behind him, leaving them stunned.

The smile at the corner of Mu Lin’s mouth deepened as he took the boy’s hand, his fingertips lightly checking the boy’s pulse. At that moment, the smile on his mouth faded as he looked at the boy, his exquisite brows slightly wrinkled. Finally, after a long while, Mu Lin’s cool voice rose above everyone’s ears, "His legs, are they congenital?" His words weren’t quite a question, but they sounded like one.

"Yes," said the man supporting the wheelchair with a nod. "Ever since the Little Young Master started learning to walk, he has been unable to stand."

"Foolish." With a cold laugh, the arc of Mu Lin’s lips curled into a sneer, causing the other party to frown. "What do you mean by that?"

Even though they were asking for help, they were not people to be slandered at will.

"I’m saying you’re foolish," Mu Lin said with a cold voice and indifferent words, his statement as uncompromising as ever, his gaze mocking as he looked at them without any concern for offending them.

"For so many years, you still think that it’s really congenital?"