The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 272: Chapter 271: Are We Getting a Lady Boss?@@novelbin@@

Lu Xi looked at this group of friends from Jinjing, all of them with prestigious identities and powerful families, and he couldn’t say much, so he just smiled apologetically, “Don’t misunderstand, she’s my cousin.”

Having said that, his gaze fell upon the leading gentle girl, “I’m sorry, Zijin, I ran into my sister working here and chatted a bit longer.”

The girl called Zijin nodded, “Now that you’ve finished, come back quickly, everyone is waiting for you.”

The guys also dispersed sulkily, laughing and teasing as they headed back to the private room.

“I must say, Lu Xi’s cousin is quite pretty. Don’t you think, Zijin?”

The girl smiled faintly, “Is she? I hadn’t noticed.”

——

As Lu Xi was entertaining his friends, Lu Mian was also in a hurry to get back to her cooking, saying “I’m off” as she was about to leave.

Lu Xi, still concerned, said, “Mianmian, do you want to go to my private room? Those friends are from Jinjing, they might be able to help you with the Bai Family’s troubles…”

“No need,” Lu Mian waved her hand, she knew too many people from Jinjing, it was troublesome.

Lu Xi helplessly followed her for a few steps before asking as they were about to part.

“By the way, do you know what it takes to reserve the Number One private room at this restaurant?” He seemed to be asking himself more than her and shook his head, “No use asking you, you wouldn’t know these things since you’re in the kitchen.”

Lu Mian opened her mouth and turned to look back at him, her eyes filled with depth and complexity, “Becoming the owner would suffice.”

Lu Xi, “…I should go first.”

——

Lu Mian went back to the kitchen and continued to focus on preparing the bass she had started earlier.

She seldom cooked, not because she couldn’t, but because she lacked the desire to do so.

Therefore, her appearance in the kitchen was a rare sight for the master chefs, and a crowd gathered around her, simply staring as she worked.

Truth be told, it was not common to see the boss personally cooking; to be exact, this was their first time watching live. The last time they saw her cook was through video.

Someone gossiped curiously, “Boss, cooking personally today? Who are you entertaining?”

“It must be someone important, right? Couldn’t it be…”

All exchanged ambiguous looks, and the men’s gossip overshadowed the women’s.

“Boss, are we going to have a madam soon?”

It was just a joke, but to their surprise, Lu Mian actually stopped what she was doing and seriously considered the question.

A madam, eh…

She smiled and with a chop, continued to cut ginger, spring onions, and garlic, “It’s not out of the question…”

The “whoosh” of surprise in the restaurant’s kitchen grew louder.

Yu Ren leaned in the corridor outside, his long eyes slightly narrowed as he deeply concealed his sorrow and melancholy.

——

Inside the Number One private room.

Because Lu Mian was taking too long to return, Mo Nie volunteered to go find her and ended up on the terrace.

After overhearing a few sentences, he sprinted back to the private room.

“Mo Nie, do you know what I just heard?” he blurted out upon returning.

Xiao Qimo lazily lifted his eyes, his face clearly expressing, “I don’t care, I just want to see Lu Mian.”

Mo Nie, not picking up on these cues, continued.

“Miss Lu said to a man that only owners have the right to dine in the Number One private room!” After he finished speaking, realization dawned on him, “No wonder Miss Lu isn’t worried about the expensive dishes here, Mo Nie, you’ve already taken over this restaurant, haven’t you!”

Ye Jinwen, looking at Mo Nie with a “master of the universe” attitude, reminded him while holding his forehead, “Little Nienie, the one who’s truly living off a woman, is your Mo Nie, mind you!”