The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 276: Chapter 275: Your Cousin Sister is Quite Impressive

Lu Xi wasn’t well-versed with these things, so he stood with the owner, unable to resist asking, “Boss, did a young girl just come in here? Short hair, big eyes, pretty good-looking.”

The owner nodded, “Yes, with a man.”

“What did she just buy?”

The owner smiled without answering, as it wasn’t convenient to disclose such matters.

Feeling awkward, Lu Xi touched his nose, “Don’t misunderstand, she’s my cousin. Her birthday is coming up, and I want to give her a gift she’d like.”

“You should’ve said that earlier.” The owner, also wanting to make extra business, smiled and said, “A calligraphy painting.”

After speaking, he subtly stretched out five fingers under his sleeve, hinting.

It was to indicate how much money was spent.

Lu Xi was startled, “Fifty thousand?”

The owner shook his head.

Sheng Zijin was also drawn over and spoke up professionally, “It should be five thousand.”

The owner shook his head again and raised his fingers.

Lu Xi’s heart skipped a beat, tentatively asking, “Five hundred thousand?”

Finally, the owner stopped shaking his head and confirmed with a smile, “The guy has money, didn’t say anything else, swiped his card and left.”

It was the first time he had encountered such a straightforward customer, and he had made quite a large sale, so he was feeling rather pleased with himself.

As Lu Xi pondered the situation and knew the price, he lost the urge to buy anything.

A mocking smile crossed Sheng Zijin’s face, and with a “let’s go,” she left the store.

Only after they were more than ten meters away did she explain to Lu Xi that the store was full of fakes, and only someone foolish with too much money who doesn’t understand the trade would treasure hunt there.

Lu Xi felt a silent pang of pain for Lu Mian and the other person.

However, Sheng Zijin implied something deeper with a light tone, “Still, your cousin is quite impressive.”

Lu Xi didn’t know how to retort, realizing there was an underlying message in her words, but deep down, he felt Lu Mian wasn’t that kind of person. Perhaps she just wanted to find someone to help settle the Bai Family’s matter.

Thinking of this, Lu Xi gently spoke up, “Zijin, I have a favor to ask of you…”

“?”

“My cousin has had some conflict with a family here, and the Lu Family can’t help. I was hoping you could step in to mediate, would that be okay?” Lu Xi knew it was inappropriate to ask her to help, as she was a guest from afar, but he couldn’t just ignore Lu Mian’s problems.

Sheng Zijin looked at Lu Xi kindly and smiled, “It’s getting a bit cold, let’s go back and talk about it.”

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Lu Mian and Xiao Qimo returned to Jin Cheng Number One.

The two parted at the doorway, and Lu Mian handed him the newly acquired calligraphy painting, pursing her lips and hesitating.

Xiao Qimo stretched out his hand and pushed it back, “It’s for you.”

“?”

He smiled warmly, his long fingers clutching his tie, with quite a bit of pride, “You gave me a tie, treated me to a meal, this is my gift in return.”

Lu Mian tilted her head with a mix of helplessness and amusement, “I thought it was for yourself…”

“Hmm?” The man paused, “Isn’t it what you like? Your gaze lingered the longest on this painting.”

“…” This was truly a beautiful misunderstanding.

She thought he wanted to buy a calligraphy painting and liked that particular one. He thought she liked it and bought it to give to her as a gift.

Though the painting wasn’t a fake, because the artist wasn’t very famous, its value as a collectible wasn’t high. She looked at it longer solely because she liked the bold and vigorous style of the brushwork.

Xiao Qimo seemed to detect a word “heartache” in her eyes, gently ruffled her hair, and his gentle smile carried an indescribable depth of affection.

“As long as you like it, the painting is worth the money.”

Lu Mian looked up at him, as if understanding something yet not quite clear, she simply took back the painting and nodded.@@novelbin@@

“I really like it, I’ll hang it in the most prominent place.”

“Good, I’ll come to inspect another day.”

Lu Mian: He really does act like he’s in charge…

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