Mated at First Sight

Chapter 144 - 144 143 Get Closer (First Update)_1

?Chapter 144: Chapter 143 Get Closer (First Update)_1 Chapter 144: Chapter 143 Get Closer (First Update)_1 “Is there something you want to tell me?” Mu Lin asked. Actually, she could probably guess.

“I’m sorry.” Eyes lowered, seeing the delicate, white hand in his, swathed in bandages, a pang of heartache flashed in Jing Chen’s eyes.

He couldn’t bear to see her hurt, especially when the injury was because of him.

“I’ve already told you, it’s not your fault.” Mu Lin seemed helpless. Why was he always so keen to shoulder all the blame?

The most prominent trait of Jing Chen was his sense of responsibility, a good thing, yet sometimes it wasn’t; with a job like his, if he took everything upon himself, he would go mad one day.

Life sometimes shouldn’t be too stifling, occasionally one needs to let loose.

“Don’t think too much about it.” Mu Lin offered a rare consolation.

In fact, Jing Chen’s feeling after doing something wrong was very similar to Qiaozi’s. When Qiaozi regretted his mischief, he would drop his head in front of her, concede, obediently waiting for her punishment.

However, at the sight of Qiaozi like this, Mu Lin couldn’t bring herself to scold him. After all, she had raised him since he was young. Others grew up with friends, but for Mu Lin, she felt she had grown up with Qiaozi. That’s why Qiaozi held such significance in her heart, causing her to spoil him too much.

She raised her uninjured hand to lightly rub on his hung head out of habit. Afterward, she found herself stunned.

It seemed she had unconsciously treated him like Qiaozi.

This sensation was strange yet felt so natural.

In her daze, the man in front of her suddenly looked up, his gaze on Mu Lin was mixed with a bit of confusion, but delight could be seen underneath it.

It’s said that a man’s head is a taboo, and shouldn’t be touched casually, especially not by a woman; but Jing Chen felt that he was not at all bothered by Mu Lin’s touch, in fact, he even… liked it.

Her little hand was still absentmindedly resting on Jing Chen’s head, the two were so close, they could feel each other’s breaths and temperatures. Unknowingly, Jing Chen yearned to get even closer. Unfortunately, just as he was about to make a move, Mu Lin abruptly pulled her hand back, straightened her posture, her face… slightly awkward.

Of course, she also opportunistically extracted the small hand that had been gripped by Jing Chen.

…

Gently gripping his hand, as if trying to capture the warmth it still held, Jing Chen felt a strange void in his heart as he dully watched Mu Lin.

Mu Lin felt so embarrassed under his gaze that it felt like she would die from embarrassment. The atmosphere between them felt awkward, the man in front of her was even more so.

“Ahem… Anyway, I’ve already said it more than once, don’t worry about me getting hurt today.” Now, “Shouldn’t you go back?” This was, after all, a girls’ dormitory, and it was late at night, she needed to rest.

“Hmm.” Jing Chen didn’t resist, he just kept staring straight at Mu Lin. After a while, he finally managed to say, “I should go.”

Mu Lin: “…” She had been waiting for it.

As if he could read Mu Lin’s mind at this moment, Jing Chen said again: “I’m going out for a mission.” This was the first time he was not fully willing to leave.