Ling Zichen

Mu Chen had once asked a friend working in the Federation Government to investigate Su Mo's background.

But when faced with Su Mo's obviously fake background, his friend had found nothing unusual.

His friend held no ordinary position in the Federation Government. Even he had failed to uncover Su Mo's true origins, which showed just how extraordinary the force behind Su Mo was.

If Mu Xi's affection for Su Mo had not been practically overflowing, Mu Chen would never have agreed to let her be with someone of unknown origins.

"President Mu, why are you here?"

Just as Mu Chen was feeling jealous over Mu Xi feeding Su Mo by hand, a somewhat ingratiating voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Caught spying red-handed, Mu Chen tensed up. His expression darkened slightly as he turned around and discovered that the speaker was Yu Zhen.

Considering that the man was Mu Xi's principal, Mu Chen ultimately did not give him a cold look. He merely nodded faintly. "So it's Principal Yu."

Having been caught in the act, Mu Chen had no desire to linger there any longer.

Before leaving, Mu Chen paused. His expression suddenly turned serious as he lowered his voice and warned Yu Zhen, "You didn't see anything today, understand?"

With that, Mu Chen quickly left the hospital.

"Yes, yes, yes! Of course, of course!"

Faced with Mu Chen's intensely imposing warning, Yu Zhen repeatedly nodded, a thin sheen of sweat appearing on his forehead.

Even as the principal of Eastsea Academy, Yu Zhen did not dare put on any airs before Mu Chen, an eighth-rank Saint Craftsman. He could only lower his stance and take the initiative to curry favor.

Watching Mu Chen leave, Yu Zhen could not help muttering under his breath, "What's going on with President Mu...?"

It was not until he pushed open the ward door that realization finally dawned on him.

"Student Su Mo, I..."

The sight before him cut Yu Zhen's voice short. By the spacious hospital bed, Mu Xi was leaning over as she fed Su Mo. The two looked as intimate as a couple.

Yu Zhen's arrival instantly made the atmosphere in the ward subtle.

Of course Yu Zhen knew Mu Xi. After all, she was Mu Chen's only daughter.

But Yu Zhen had not expected Mu Xi to have any connection with Su Mo.

Mu Xi had quite a few admirers at Eastsea Academy, yet she had always treated their advances with complete indifference.

It was Yu Zhen's first time seeing her act so intimately with someone.

"Uh... am I interrupting you two?"

Yu Zhen gave an awkward laugh and scratched the back of his head, his gaze shifting back and forth between Su Mo and Mu Xi.

The moment Mu Xi saw Yu Zhen, her pretty face flushed scarlet, and her hand froze midway through feeding Su Mo.

Although she had been the one to pursue Su Mo, she was still a girl.

Now that someone she knew had seen her acting so intimately with Su Mo, where was she supposed to put her face?

"I won't disturb you two any longer!"

Seeing the atmosphere in the room becoming increasingly strange, Yu Zhen coughed awkwardly twice, set the fruit basket in his hand on the table, and hurried toward the door.

As the principal, he had come on behalf of Eastsea Academy to visit Su Mo, but he had never expected to witness this scene.

Had he known, he would not have come.

"Junior, let's continue!"

After Yu Zhen left, Mu Xi blushed as she endured the embarrassment in her heart and continued feeding Su Mo.

This time, Mu Xi did not let her mind wander. She focused entirely on feeding Su Mo.

Under Mu Xi's attentive feeding, the lunchbox she had brought was soon completely emptied by Su Mo.

Knock, knock~

Mu Xi had just put away her lunchbox when urgent knocking sounded outside the ward.

"Who is it?"

Mu Xi curiously opened the door, only to see a crowd of people in black suits and sunglasses standing outside.

"Who are you?"

Looking at the group of black-clad people who clearly did not seem like good people, Mu Xi's eyes were filled with vigilance.

They also noticed Mu Xi's wariness. With proud expressions, they introduced themselves, "We are staff members of Xuan Shi Tang Sect Technology Co., Ltd. This time, we came to..."

Before the other party could finish, Mu Xi snapped impatiently, "Why are you Tang Sect people looking for my junior?"

Hearing Mu Xi expose their true origins in a single sentence, the middle-aged man at the front was somewhat surprised. "You actually know the Tang Sect?"

In a backwater place like Eastsea City, there were definitely more than enough people to count on one hand who knew the relationship between Xuan Shi Tang Sect and the Tang Sect. Yet this little girl had casually revealed it.

Mu Xi rolled her eyes at him speechlessly. So they had really taken her for some country bumpkin.

As the daughter of a Saint Craftsman, was it not perfectly normal for her to know such things?

"Stop dawdling and move aside. Let me handle this!"

Just as the middle-aged man was about to say something else, someone roughly shoved him aside. A figure dressed in a dark red fitted outfit squeezed through the crowd.

"Hello, I'm Ling Zichen, the Tang Sect's chief..."

Before she could finish introducing herself, Mu Xi exclaimed, "What a huge butt!"

The entire hall instantly fell silent, and everyone looked at Ling Zichen while desperately holding back their laughter.

Ling Zichen's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot. She shot an unfriendly look at the people around her who were suppressing their laughter and gritted out each word, "Is that funny?"

The people who had been holding back their laughter shuddered under Ling Zichen's sharp, almost man-eating gaze and immediately fell silent.

As Tang Sect members, how could they not have heard of Ling Zichen's reputation as the "Tang Sect's Number One Female Lunatic"?

If they provoked her, she might drag them off one day to serve as targets for experimental Soul Guidance cannons.

Only after seeing everyone shut their mouths did Ling Zichen nod in satisfaction and turn her attention back to Mu Xi.

But the moment she saw Mu Xi, the girl who had just made her embarrass herself so badly, Ling Zichen wanted to punch her hard. Did she think Ling Zichen wanted such a big butt?

Hold it in, hold it in. She's just a child. Ling Zichen, don't forget why you came here.

Suppressing her urge to hit someone, Ling Zichen said pleasantly, "Su Mo is in this room, right? We came on behalf of the Tang Sect to visit Su Mo."

"Senior, let them in."

Hearing them call themselves Tang Sect members, Su Mo spoke from the bed.

"Mm."

Mu Xi nodded and stepped back, making room for Ling Zichen and the others.

Ling Zichen swaggered inside and swept her gaze around the ward, which soon settled on Su Mo.

Seeing Su Mo wrapped head to toe in bandages, looking exactly like a mummy, Ling Zichen curled her lips and teased, "The little brat is quite handsome. No wonder your little girlfriend is protecting you so fiercely."

"Y-You... what nonsense are you talking about?!"

Mu Xi's face turned bright red as she hurriedly defended herself. "Junior and I haven't reached that stage yet!"

Although Mu Xi said that, her gaze unconsciously drifted toward Su Mo.

"Haha, interesting."

Seeing Mu Xi's flustered expression, Ling Zichen gave a hearty laugh. Then she extended her hand toward Su Mo and introduced herself with a hint of pride. "Nice to meet you. My name is Ling Zichen."

"I'm affiliated with the Tang Sect's Soul Guidance Cannonball Research Center, and I'm also the Tang Sect's chief scientist."

Looking at the hand Ling Zichen had extended, Su Mo was speechless. Did he look like he was capable of shaking hands?

"Oh, sorry. I forgot that you're seriously injured right now and can't shake hands."

Seeing Su Mo's speechless expression, Ling Zichen put on a look of sudden realization.

Mu Xi had just made her embarrass herself in front of all her colleagues, so it was perfectly normal for her to tease the girl's little boyfriend a bit, right?

But Ling Zichen had not expected Su Mo's next words to utterly break her defenses.

"Hello, Big-Butt Lady!"