The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 347: Chapter 346: Men Are Really Troublesome

Lu Mian slowly made her way back to her own home, where Xiao Qimo had already finished showering. He was wrapped in a bath towel, seated on the sofa, waiting for her return.

The man’s hair was half dry, occasionally dripping water beads that playfully slid down to his neck.

Lu Mian unavoidably saw his well-defined chest and abdominal muscles. However, there was a prominent scar on his chest that was rather shocking.

She looked away.

Xiao Qimo heard noises at the door and turned to look, only to find that the little rascal’s face was tinged with a hint of redness, as if shy.

He arched his eyebrows slightly and slowly walked towards her.

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Lu Mian’s gaze fluttered everywhere as she haphazardly stuffed the clothes into his arms, “Here you go.”

After saying that, she nonchalantly sat down on the living room sofa and pulled out her phone to play games.

Xiao Qimo took the clothes in his hands, his fingers lifting the fabric, and the corners of his mouth suddenly curled into a triumphant smile.

The girl watched as he walked back into the bathroom and she heaved a long sigh of relief.

If only she had let him find his own clothes.

Men are such trouble!

She muttered to herself, and then his figure, as well as the scar on his chest, floated through her mind again. The scar seemed old, and she could imagine the wound must have been quite large and deep.

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Had he been hurt before?

It seemed quite serious.

Xiao Qimo quickly changed into his clothes and reemerged gently smiling, taking gentle steps toward the girl. When he passed by her side, he swiftly said, “So thoughtful.”

She even knew to bring him a piece of intimate clothing.

His voice softly drifted past her ear, and he quickly walked away.

But it was that one sentence that made Lu Mian’s body temperature rise swiftly, her cheeks flushing with heat from the tips of her ears, her heartbeat inexplicably quickening, to the point she couldn’t continue playing her game.

Sly fox!

She simply stopped playing, took out the ring, and held it to her chest, as though warding off evil.

Xiao Qimo found it somewhat amusing. Was she…really getting shy?

Not bad, progress.

Only when she had calmed down did Xiao Qimo seriously walk over to her side and cast his eyes down towards her chest.

No one knew what he was looking at.

Lu Mian wanted to dodge but soon heard his deep voice, “You didn’t have any accidents today, did you?”

“You mean the gazebo incident?”

“Yeah.”

“I went in there too, but I’m fine.” Lu Mian regained her composure, holding the ring with a faint smile, “Qimo, this thing, you…”

“Obtained it by chance.” He didn’t elaborate further.

Lu Mian didn’t ask any more. After all, doesn’t everyone have their own secrets and privacy?

“Thank you,” she murmured softly and didn’t say anything more.

Xiao Qimo adjusted his glasses, “Tell me what happened just now, from the beginning.”

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When Sheng Zijin learned that Lu Mian had hired Director Qimo as her lawyer, she almost burst into laughter.

Lu Mian really doesn’t take the law seriously, does she? Did she really think she could just hire anybody and get herself out of trouble?

This time, even Old Su, Han Jin, and even Ye Jinwen hadn’t made a move. She could easily deduce that the relationships between the Ye Family, the Su Family, and Director Han with Lu Mian were just so-so. They’d give a few words of support for minor matters, but they would automatically avoid getting involved when it came to bigger issues and problems.

However, Lu Mian was indeed amusing, resorting to a temporary lawyer in a moment of crisis. Did she really think being a lawyer was that easy?

Now, she felt even more fearless.

Thinking of the task her grandfather had given her on short notice, she took a deep breath and took a taxi to a place.

The Lu Family.

When Sheng Zijin arrived, she was naturally warmly welcomed by the servants and Pei Jinlan.

Lu Xingtang had social engagements that evening and wasn’t home.

Pei Jinlan brought out the best tea leaves in the house and attended to Sheng Zijin with great enthusiasm and care.

Sheng Zijin quite enjoyed this treatment. The frustration she had experienced at Lu Mian’s had dissipated somewhat due to the incident at Gu Jingyi’s pavilion.

Lu Xi didn’t quite know how to feel about her visit. The sudden departure of his uncle’s family had affected him deeply, and he hadn’t recovered these past few days.

He also understood that the main reason Lu Xinnuan had been so defiant toward Han Jin was to please Sheng Zijin, becoming the scapegoat in the process. Although Lu Xinnuan had brought the trouble upon herself, he couldn’t act as if nothing had happened and treat Sheng Zijin the same as before.

So, his attitude had been rather detached, much to Pei Jinlan’s concern, who kept making eyes at him to intervene.

Finally, Lu Xi addressed Sheng Zijin, “Did you come over tonight for a reason?”

“Lu Xi, I do have something I want to discuss with you.” She said while smiling and then recounted the day’s events at school to the two people across from her.

“Impossible, Mianmian would never hurt anyone! She’s never been that kind of person!” Lu Xi stood up immediately in denial.

“But Gu Jingyi also said that she likes Director Qimo from their school and acted out of jealousy against Gu Jingyi.”

“That’s impossible!” Lu Xi refused to believe it.

Pei Jinlan looked at him worriedly and then turned to Sheng Zijin, “Miss Sheng, today you came over to…”

“After all, I brought Gu Jingyi here, and she has been wronged. I certainly need to help her seek justice. Inviting lawyers and Captain Wang was a last resort. However, this matter could be big or small, depending on Lu Mian’s attitude.”

Lu Xi frowned, “What do you mean?”

“Lu Xi, your sister has performed exceptionally well in the exchange meeting between the two schools, and we have verified her performance in the physics competition as outstanding. My grandfather appreciates her, so he has given her a chance to directly advance to Jinjing University.”

As she spoke, she took out something from her orange designer bag, “This is a recommendation letter, personally written by my grandfather.”

“Direct admission to Jinjing University?” Pei Jinlan exclaimed softly. The children of the Lu Family were all good students. Lu Xi had been admitted to Jinjing University as a science top scorer, but even with his excellence, he had not received such treatment.

As for Lu Xinnuan, there was even less need to mention her. She had always wanted to go to Jinjing University, but she would also have to go through the arduous gauntlet of the college entrance examination to have a chance.

“Lu Xi, this is a good thing.” Pei Jinlan nudged Lu Xi.

They might not have much affection for Lu Mian, but there was no reason for the Lu Family to refuse the olive branch thrown by the Sheng Family.

However, Lu Xi didn’t accept it and just asked warily, “And the conditions?”

“Conditions, eh…” Sheng Zijin laughed, “You can hardly call them conditions, it’s just about transferring her to Era Middle School. You know, Era Middle School is affiliated with Jinjing University. It’s only logical to transfer there to directly advance to Jinjing University.”

Lu Xi understood. It was that Era Middle School had lost face to Kunpeng High School and now wanted to poach the most brilliant Lu Mian for their school.

In this way, even if Era Middle School lost, they actually won in the end, by taking away Kunpeng High School’s most excellent student!

Such a brilliant move to snuff out a source of trouble! Turning defeat into victory!