The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 330: Chapter 329: Uncle Han, they’re asking who you are?

Lu Xinnuan and Fu Man searched all the way from the regular ward to the VIP ward but still couldn’t find anyone. It wasn’t until they turned a corner in the corridor that they saw a man and a woman walking side by side.

Lu Xinnuan’s eyes lit up, and she shook the arm of the woman beside her, lowering her voice, “Mom, it’s Lu Mian!”

Fu Man was startled, and it took her a moment to look over, struggling with a mix of wrestle and anticipation in her eyes.

In the days she didn’t know about, her eldest daughter had slowly grown into a shining star; she had been negligent, almost snuffing out her light. There was regret, and some concern, and she just thought about sneaking a glance at her.

Just as Fu Man’s slowly-reacting gaze caught Lu Mian’s figure, her younger daughter’s voice rose again, “Mom, who is Lu Mian talking to? It seems like an older man…”

“Xinnuan, don’t talk rubbish.”

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“It’s not that…” Lu Xinnuan’s eyes were sharp, nearly instantly recognizing the man. He was the one who had taken Lu Mian into his car that night.

She had guessed right; the man was sure to come looking for Lu Mian today.

Now, didn’t this just give her the chance to catch them in the act? It was just a shame that she hadn’t brought Grandpa, Grandma, and her uncle and aunt with her…

She pointed at Lu Mian’s lower attire, “Mom, the jacket wrapped around her waist must be that man’s. I just saw him put his hand in there…”

The way she spoke easily led to misunderstandings, and Fu Man gave her younger daughter a reproachful look, “Don’t say it like that!”

She blinked her eyes, innocently smiling, “Mom, could that man be a relative of our family?”

Fu Man moved her lips but couldn’t say much, “Maybe he’s her friend.”

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“Oh… Whether he’s a friend, we could just go over and ask, right? We came all this way.”

Lu Xinnuan was pulling Fu Man to go forward, but Fu Man just wouldn’t budge, softly persuading her daughter, “Let’s not go over there. I’m going home first, and you should hurry back to school to catch the last class.”

Lu Xinnuan wasn’t in the mood for school; she was waiting to catch Lu Mian red-handed, to go seeking praise from Sheng Zijin. With her own brother, Lu Xi, not being promising enough to connect with a great family like the Shengs, she had to rely on herself.

As she was thinking this, the elevator doors opened, and they slowly parted, revealing a delicate, gentle face in front of the mother and daughter.

The woman held a fruit basket in one hand and a gift box in the other, with a long camphor wood box strapped to her back.

She was dressed in a beige wool coat and high heels, elegantly stepping out of the elevator.

“Sheng Sister!”

The moment Lu Xinnuan saw Sheng Zijin, she promptly let go of Fu Man and eagerly ran over.

She glanced at Sheng Zijin’s clothes; they felt incredibly nice. While everyone else was wrapped in down jackets and cotton coats, she was just wearing a simple wool coat and jeans, complemented by beautiful high heels—a clear sign of a pampered daughter of wealth who didn’t toil outside.

Lu Xinnuan longed for that.

Sheng Zijin recognized Lu Xinnuan but not Fu Man. Her glance was indifferent as she swept over the two, her confusion tinged with a hint of contempt, “What are you doing here?”

“Oh, we were following Lu Mian over here!”

“Lu Mian?” Sheng Zijin shook her head disdainfully, “She’s probably not around here. I’ve inquired; this floor has the most expensive wards in the hospital, and not everyone with money can afford to stay here. The people who come here are either wealthy or noble.”

The most expensive ward?

“That can’t be…”

“Why do you think I’m here?” She smiled lightly, “Uncle Han Jin’s friend is ill, and I’m here on behalf of my grandfather to pay a visit. You saw the cars downstairs, didn’t you? But even if you did, you might not understand. Only people with status can drive those cars. You have to see a lot to tell them apart, and they’re probably all here to visit someone sick.”

Her tone implied that only someone of her status had the right to enter this area. Of course, she was also looking forward to it, after all, it was a great opportunity to meet more people and expand her network.

Invisibly, Sheng Zijin had ranked everyone according to wealth and status, superior and inferior.

“…”

Lu Xinnuan and Fu Man exchanged silent glances, their eyes falling upon each other’s plain and cheap clothes, both reading shock and a sense of unattainability in the other’s eyes.

But, Lu Mian had just walked over there!

How could Lu Mian be staying in such a nice place?

Moreover, wasn’t she just suffering from a cold? Why would she need such a fuss made over her to stay in a high-end hospital room?

“Could it be that man arranged everything for her?” Lu Xinnuan speculated incredulously, “Miss Sheng, I just saw Lu Mian over there, why don’t you come with us and take a look? It will be quick!”

Sheng Zijin paused, the man who casually spent five hundred thousand?

It seemed possible when she thought about it.

Sheng Zijin figured since she was already here, and Director Han wouldn’t leave so soon, she had time to deal with this matter first.

Sheng Zijin nodded haughtily, signaling Lu Xinnuan to lead the way.

“Nuannuan…” Fu Man tried to stop her, but there was no stopping the headstrong Lu Xinnuan. Even if she herself didn’t go, Xinnuan had already taken that so-called Miss Sheng Zijin with her.

She sighed and hurried to follow their footsteps.

In the hallway, Lu Mian and Han Jin casually strolled back.

Lu Mian thought about Mr. Su and the others waiting in the room, and now with Director Han’s arrival, her headache intensified.

Just as her hand reached the doorknob, she heard someone call “Lu Mian” from behind.

She dropped her hand, lazily lifted her eyelids, and looked back.

Lu Xinnuan was the first to reach Lu Mian, looking as if she caught her in the act, glaring at Han Jin with speculative eyes and ill intentions.

“Lu Mian, who is this?” she asked softly, with a smile.

Completely bewildered, Lu Mian looked at the trio before her, then to Han Jin at her side, and laughed wildly and hooligan-like, “She’s asking me who you are. Who are you, anyway!”

Her tone was quite rebellious, the tail end of her words rising with a hint of mischief.

“Who am I? I’m just an old nanny!” Han Jin’s gaze was filled with grievance. After receiving a call from Principal Zhang, he’d rushed over, leaving his work behind.

The incident with the headmaster wasn’t as important as the fact that she was sick; that was what he cared about.

All their interaction was witnessed by Lu Xinnuan.

Lu Xinnuan, holding back her excitement, gently broke the news to Fu Man and Sheng Zijin, “Mom, Miss Sheng, let me tell you the truth. That night, I saw this man dragging Lu Mian away… I really don’t know what they were up to so late at night…”

“???”

When Lu Mian and Han Jin were both bewildered, she added, “I couldn’t have been mistaken, it was that Jeep, this man, who took Lu Mian away after eleven at night. Lu Mian, you wouldn’t have found a man even older than Dad, would you? No wonder you don’t want anything to do with us…”