The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 328: Chapter 327: That Man Came to Look for Lu Mian Again!

Ya Ling waved her hand: “We all understand, what’s on the table is from us! Let’s get together again on the day when we’re truly free!”

“Yeah.”

It will happen.

She nodded firmly.

When Ya Ling left, there was no one in the corridor. She wrapped herself up so only her two eyes were visible and quickly floated away.

In the next ward, Dr. Ye Jinwen had finally managed to soothe Xiao Qimo.

Coming out, he saw that sneaky shadow and frowned.

Strange person.

——

At school at noon, the topic of Lu Mian was everywhere.

Like how Lu Mian is Cang Xue, how she fought with Director Qimo yesterday, and how she was sick today.

Lu Xinnuan walked with her backpack on, feeling irritable with the endless “Lu Mian, Lu Mian” around her.

Someone passed by her, even patting her shoulder.

“Lu Xinnuan, get us an autograph from Cang Xue, will you? You’re her sister, please please!”

Lu Xinnuan’s face stiffened, unsure of how to respond.

The other party seemed to do it on purpose, “Oh, I forgot. You don’t even recognize your own sister. It’s better to ask a student from Class 25 than you!”

Three girls on the opposite side laughed and walked away.

“Lu Xinnuan, you used to be a die-hard fan of Cang Xue, imitating her every day in the school’s broadcasting room. Who in the school doesn’t know! Hahaha…”

“The key is that she doesn’t really like her own sister, and guess what, the sister she despises is the idol she admires!”

“If I were Cang Xue’s sister, with such an outstanding sister, I would cling to her every day, doing whatever she asks!”

Lu Xinnuan twisted her backpack strap, her face contorted with anger.

Yet those people really didn’t care about her feelings, even speaking loudly.

“We don’t have that kind of luck… I heard that Lu Mian really dotes on her friends, treating them like royalty! And us, we can only look on with envy, turning into lemons!”

“You know, if Lu Mian’s family were just a bit nicer to her, Lu Xinnuan would be the person all the students suck up to by now! Why do some people have such good fortune but don’t cherish it! So annoying!”

“Seriously! Look at the fat and skinny brothers in Class 25, how glorious they are following Lu Mian!”

“I heard from those brothers that Lu Mian is sick today, she must have been too tired lately!”

“…”

The more Lu Xinnuan heard, the angrier and more hateful she felt. What did they know?! They were just blinded by the filter of Cang Xue!

Who Lu Mian really was in private, these people had no idea!

So what if she’s Cang Xue, or if she’s good at studying and talented at everything? Her personal life is still more libertine than anyone else’s.

Lu Xinnuan walked with her head down and a sullen expression, but at the school gate, she saw a familiar car.

It was a black jeep.

The model was distinctive and easy to recognize.

Lu Xinnuan’s eyes lit up. Wasn’t that the car that picked up Lu Mian that night?

Could it be that the person had come to find Lu Mian again?

Lu Xinnuan’s eyes darted about as she thought it over.

Today was Lu Mian’s birthday, plus she was sick, the person coming to the school surely was for Lu Mian.

With that thought, a cold smile slowly split her lips. It seemed she might witness quite a spectacle today.

She couldn’t wait and hurriedly made a phone call to Sheng Zijin, “Sister Sheng, I saw that man looking for Lu Mian again…”

This time, Sheng Zijin didn’t have the patience to deal with Lu Xinnuan, responding only perfunctorily, telling Lu Xinnuan to act on her own and report back with evidence afterwards.

After this, she hung up the phone and quickly began packing her things, even taking out the camphorwood long box she’d prepared earlier.

She had no mind to bother with Lu Mian’s affairs, having only heard that Han Jin had come to Wucheng; she needed to go find someone.

Sheng Zixin knocked and entered from the next room, hesitating upon seeing her rush about.

“Sister, there’s something I want to talk to you about…”

Sheng Zijin brushed him off with an impatient gesture, “Don’t distract me, I’m busy. Uncle Han Jin made a special trip from the province, I never doubted he would grant me this honor.”

Ignoring that, Sheng Zixin looked at Sheng Zijin with a complicated gaze and advised, “Sister, I think when you have time, you might try communicating with Lu Mian, instead of always being against her…”

He had also heard some of the earlier phone call while outside and felt it was inappropriate.

Plus, Lu Mian was Cang Xue!

“Her?” Sheng Zijin let out a laugh, pride evident in her eyes, “Little brother, your sister hasn’t fallen so low to bother targeting a trivial person like her. Besides, we’re not cut from the same cloth, there’s no talk of communication.”

“But she is…”

“Enough, if you can’t help, then don’t hold me back! Uncle Han’s visit is urgent, I can’t delay him.” Sheng Zijin hurriedly finished packing her things, skillfully applying lipstick in front of the mirror, and added one more instruction, “Let’s discuss any matters when I get back. Here’s a number, help me reserve the best private room for tonight, I have to treat Uncle Han to dinner.”

Sheng Zijin left in a hurry, and Sheng Zixin, with a twist of his mouth, went off to play games.

——

At the Lu Family’s home.

When Lu Xinnuan returned, the servant greeted her with a smile, “Miss Xinnuan.”

She nodded in return, the picture of a lady from a noble family.

“Miss Xinnuan, the lady has informed us that tomorrow is your twentieth birthday, and the hotel has already been booked. The guest list is also prepared. If you have any classmates or friends you wish to invite, just let me know.”

Lu Xinnuan indeed wanted a grand birthday party.

Being among the older ones in her class, she was already self-conscious about her age, and having repeated a year didn’t help, which is why she wasn’t too eager to invite her classmates.

Moreover, she had changed her mind now.

She found Fu Man and leisurely told her about Lu Mian being hospitalized.

“Mom, let’s visit the hospital to see her. It seems quite serious, and all our classmates know about it…”

Fu Man was unaware of her intentions and was busy serving the meal, wiping her hands on her apron, “Don’t meddle in these things. There’s a physics competition in January and also final exams, your academic workload is heavy, better focus on what’s important.”

Those words, neither harsh nor soft, struck a chord in Lu Xinnuan’s heart.

In the past, she had never been treated so coldly before.

“But Mom, today is also Lu Mian’s birthday. We used to celebrate together in the past. Actually, I don’t really want that anymore. Let’s go to the hospital to see her, and maybe celebrate her birthday while we’re there!”

Fu Man glanced at her younger daughter and pursed her lips, but in the end, she did not relent.

Lu Xinnuan, feeling somewhat disappointed, went upstairs.

——

Xiao Qimo was informed by Dr. Ye Jinwen to stay away from Lu Mian for the time being.

He didn’t know how frustrating it was, brooding in the next hospital room. On the table of the room, there were some high-tech instruments, and with him wearing gloves and a lab coat, he seemed stern and meticulous.

Ye Jinwen clicked his tongue twice, unsurprised, “You in that get-up look more like a doctor than I do.”

The man, crafting something delicate in his hand, asked, “How is she doing?”