The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 273: Chapter 272: Brother Qi, You Dig Your Own Grave

Mo Nie’s lips twitched slightly; he looked at Ye Jinwen with an expressionless face, not understanding.@@novelbin@@

Ye Jinwen nudged his chin, “See, this restaurant all belongs to her, you couldn’t have imagined, right?”

Mo Nie: …

He wouldn’t listen, he didn’t believe, it was impossible.

“Believe me, she’s not wrong, the fact that we can sit in this Number One VIP room, indeed, we’re basking in Lu Mian’s hospitality.”

“…”

Mo Nie was struck hard, and he turned back to Xiao Qimo in a frenzy, seeking a denial on his master’s face, but he found that Lord Mo’s expression was gloomy, slightly off. There was an emotion brewing in those dark eyes that he couldn’t comprehend.

“Lord, what’s wrong with you?”

Xiao Qimo pushed up his glasses and took a slow sip of tea, “You just said… she was chatting with a man?”

Mo Nie: “Yes… yes.”

Xiao Qimo nodded and took another sip of tea.

When he put the cup down, it made a sound that wasn’t too heavy or too light on the dining table, but it made both Mo Nie and Ye Jinwen’s hearts tremble.

Ye Jinwen thought, as expected, a boss in love has different concerns than others.

“But how…” Mo Nie still didn’t understand, “How is this possible? Running a restaurant isn’t child’s play; where did a high school student get the capital? Where did she get the ability?”

“I don’t understand either.” Ye Jinwen asked Xiao Qimo cautiously, “Qimo, do you have any insider information?”

The man had a cold face, “I don’t.”

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Lu Mian didn’t have much time. After finishing the steamed bass, she left the other dishes to the kitchen staff.

She trusted the chefs’ skills completely; they met Xiao Qimo’s taste as well.

She glanced at the time and went upstairs.

When she came in, Lu Mian noticed that something was off in the atmosphere immediately; she walked in with her head tilted, “What’s going on?”

Xiao Qimo didn’t speak.

Under an invisible pressure, Ye Jinwen hugged himself with pity. It was not easy sponging a meal, and he reluctantly became the spokesman. If Qimo was too embarrassed to ask, he had to.

“Little Mianmian, why were you away for so long? Did you go see Mr. Yu?”

Other than Yuren, he really couldn’t think of any other man Lu Mian might know.

Lu Mian was completely unaware, “Oh, not entirely.”

Xiao Qimo slightly raised an eyebrow: So, she saw more than one man?

Lu Mian didn’t catch his mood, casually sat down, and crossed her long legs, with a bold and mischievous air.

“I happened to run into my cousin outside; he just returned to Wucheng, and we talked for a bit.” She did not hide anything.

“Your cousin?” Xiao Qimo seemed to search his mind for information about this person.

“What else?” Lu Mian’s pretty almond-shaped eyes curved slightly, full of interest. She supported her chin with one hand and blinked at the man across from her.

A hint of clarity stirred in her eyes as well, as her pink lips formed an attractive curve, and she spoke lazily.

“Could it be… Director Qimo is now cracking down on puppy love so severely?”

“Cough, cough, cough…” Ye Jinwen covered his face. Someone dug their own hole; they had to figure out how to fill it.

“…”

Xiao Qimo’s face stiffened; could he take back this puppy love joke now?

He picked up his tea cup as if unintentionally, sipped it gracefully, very composed and deliberate.

“Given your situation, it doesn’t count as puppy love.”

Lu Mian was curious, propping her cheeks in her hands, waiting for him to continue.

“While it’s true that your physical age is only 19, and you’re still in your first year of high school, your psychological age is long past high school. Therefore, you’re not involved in puppy love.”

Ye Jinwen: What kind of cunning sophistry is this?

Knowing Little Mianmian as he did, this steel-straight girl would surely rebut Qimo in such a way as to sweep him off his feet!