The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 331: Chapter 330: What, didn’t your mother teach you how to behave?

Fu Man’s complexion became increasingly unsightly, even somewhat deathly pale. The dignity she had been desperately clinging onto could easily be ripped to shreds by her two daughters.

She even sneaked a glance at Han Jin’s face, confirming he was indeed within the same age bracket.

“Lu Mian, we kindly came to visit you, and even wanted to celebrate your birthday with you. I had no idea that you would be such a person…”

Lu Xinnuan spoke excitedly, but received no response from Sheng Zijin for a long time. She turned back to Sheng Zijin with anticipation, expecting praise or even for her to make a decision.

However, when she looked again, she noticed Sheng Zijin’s usually gentle face had turned rigid, even a bit pale.

She gave a reminder, “Sister Sheng…”

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Sheng Zijin struggled to return to reality, no longer hearing her. Looking at the man opposite, she called uncertainly, “Uncle Han Jin?”

She had only seen Han Jin in photos and had never met him in person. It took her a while to react after hearing his voice, before she tentatively called out.

“…”

Han Jin had never seen Sheng Zijin and didn’t recognize her, but upon hearing her voice, he remembered she was the one from the Sheng Family who had been incessantly calling him.

“I am Han Jin,” he said, suppressing his anger with a cold voice.

Sheng Zijin swayed under the weight of her burdens, no longer able to hold the fruit basket and gift box in her hands.

Seeing this, Lu Xinnuan’s previously arrogant demeanor instantly deflated by more than half, asking in a panic, “Sister Sheng, who is he…”

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Sheng Zijin bit her lip, struggling to explain, “He is Han Jin, the Director of the Provincial Education Bureau! He’s the elder I’ve been wanting to meet…”

“What?!” Lu Xinnuan was scared silly, retreating several steps abruptly.

The other party was a provincial official!

For people like them, this was an unreachable stature; at most, she flitted between family doors within the clan, but true power was beyond her reach.

She couldn’t understand why such a person would be with Lu Mian.

And… and the man from that night, he was definitely this man!

Sheng Zijin glared at Lu Xinnuan resentfully, as if blaming her for ruining her own prospects. She had never imagined that the older man with an ambiguous relationship to Lu Mian would turn out to be Uncle Han Jin, whom she had so eagerly wanted to meet.

By now, there was nothing that Lu Mian didn’t understand. The corner of her mouth lifted with a wry arc, as if watching a comedy unfold. She casually leaned against the door frame, with the collar of her hospital gown slightly open, exuding even more of a roguish vibe.

“Oh, so you’ve come to see me.” She laughed, but her eyes were cold, devoid of any trace of mirth.

Her beautiful almond eyes narrowed, and she tilted her chin towards Lu Xinnuan and Fu Man, “You two are not even as good as her; at least she knows to bring some fruit and gift boxes.”

After Lu Mian said this, not a single face on-site looked good.

Fu Man and Lu Xinnuan’s faces burned with shame.

One was Lu Mian’s mother and the other was her sister. Both had claimed they were visiting her in the hospital to celebrate her birthday, but they had arrived empty-handed.

As for Sheng Zijin, her face was even harder to look at.

The fruits and gift box she had meticulously selected were meant to curry favor with influential people, not for Lu Mian.

But when she raised her head and saw the number on the hospital room door: a clear 635.

Seeing this, she lost her balance completely, dropping everything she was holding. Lu Mian’s words floated lightly but carried sharp barbs, piercing deep into her heart.

If she had known earlier that Uncle Han Jin was here to see Lu Mian, she wouldn’t have bought fruits to save her life!

As a miss of the prestigious Sheng Family, she hadn’t fallen so low as to ingratiate herself with a high school student!

Moreover, what’s so impressive about a high school girl with a bit of cleverness that she would warrant a second glance!

Han Jin looked at the three people opposite him and sneered coldly. He had never been one to have a good temper, saying whatever was on his mind, and now he had also figured out the intentions of this bunch.

“I thought I’d come from far away to show a little concern for the kid, bring a bit of birthday warmth. But here you are, waiting for me, so it turns out this is some kind of trap? You all consider yourselves cultured people, yet your heads are filled with filthy thoughts? Seeing a man and a woman together means there must be something going on?”

After his outburst, he stared intently at Lu Xinnuan with serious, fierce eyes: “You must be Lu Mian’s sister, huh? At such a young age, where did you learn such dirty tricks? What, didn’t your mother teach you how to behave?”

Fu Man’s face turned red.

Lu Xinnuan was scared silly.

Han Jin himself had an extremely fierce and approachable aura, and with his slightly darker complexion, he appeared even more solemn. And as he spoke directly and bluntly, Lu Xinnuan was completely overwhelmed.

She was now extremely regretful. If she had known the person she was confronting had such a powerful background, where would she have found the courage to accuse him?

Although she didn’t understand how Lu Mian could be with such an important figure, the accusations she had just made could easily destroy her with little effort.

She trembled as she looked to Sheng Zijin, then Fu Man.

Sheng Zijin was too preoccupied with her own issues to speak for Lu Xinnuan and even silently blamed her for misjudging the person, causing herself to lose face in front of Uncle Han Jin.

She hurried to exonerate herself, “Uncle Han Jin, I was unaware, I just came to see you.”

“…” Lu Xinnuan felt like she had been hit on the head with a club, bit her lip, and hung her head in grievance.

Fu Man bent forward, pleading, “Director Han, I am truly sorry; my daughter is still young. Please forgive her with your generous heart.”

“Oh, is that the way you educate at home?” Han Jin turned to look at Lu Mian, “Mianmian, isn’t it your birthday today? How old are you now?”

“Twenty.”

“Twenty, huh? Old enough for jail,” he insinuated, his tone dark as he eyed Fu Man: “Too much motherly love spoils the child. Fortunately, Lu Mian is nothing like you!”

Lu Xinnuan shook all over, not daring to say another word.

“Director Han, please, I’m begging you, Xinnuan didn’t do it on purpose… Xinnuan, quickly apologize to your Uncle Han!”

Han Jin took a startled step back, his face cold as he raised his hand, “Stop it! I only like it when Lu Mian calls me Uncle Han, spare me the others!”

Lu Xinnuan: …

Sheng Zijin: …

The scene became incredibly awkward. The excited Lu Xinnuan and Sheng Zijin, who had come with high hopes, didn’t reap any benefits but got a resounding slap on the face instead.

Especially Sheng Zijin, who had intended to make connections, now found herself trampled underfoot by Lu Mian.

Lu Mian was irritated, rubbed his temples with a long finger and wrapped his down jacket tighter around him, giving a stifled snort, “Have you had your fill of looking? If so, then scram!”

Lu Xinnuan bit her lip hard, unwilling to accept this.

She couldn’t comprehend how Lu Mian knew Han Jin, or how Lu Mian could stay in a hospital room so exclusive that money alone couldn’t secure.

Could there be someone else inside this hospital room?

“Even if he is not Director Han, you’re still not clean! There’s definitely something fishy going on in your hospital room!”

Lu Xinnuan yelled as she dashed to the door.

Before she could open it, the person inside beat her to it.