The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 348: Chapter 347 “Mo Lu” Fan Support Group

Lu Xi had to admit this move was indeed clever, but Sheng Zijin seemed to have forgotten that the person she was facing was Lu Mian, not someone else.

“Miss Sheng, let me thank the principal on behalf of my cousin first. However, such matters are personal, and none of us can make decisions for her.”

Originally, he directly called Zijin by name, but now he had switched to calling her Miss Sheng, the implication of which was already clear.

Sheng Zijin smiled, seemingly having anticipated this.

Pei Jinlan kept making eye signals at Lu Xi, urging him not to be so stubborn. This was a good thing for everyone; why not agree? Even if Lu Mian was outstanding, she would be thrilled to hear this news.

To be favored by the principal of Kunpeng High School and directly promoted to Jinjing University while just in the first year of high school was a dream opportunity many couldn’t even hope for! Moreover, she had gotten herself into trouble now, and Miss Sheng extending a helping hand was already quite benevolent.

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Lu Xi’s attitude was very firm, he would absolutely not make decisions for Lu Mian, nor would he let Pei Jinlan express any stance.

Sheng Zijin, confident in her winning hand, was in no rush, “How about this, invite Lu Mian over. I have time tomorrow, and she can meet me then.”

Even at this point, her tone of voice was still condescending.

Lu Xi laughed mockingly, “When I wanted to introduce Mianmian to you before, I remember Miss Sheng you didn’t have this attitude.”

“Lu Xi, you…” Sheng Zijin didn’t expect his attitude to be so uncompromising.

This was far from the courteous, even eager-to-pursue Lu Xi she had known before!

The woman’s face flushed slightly, biting her lip to calm herself, and after giving Lu Xi a deep glare, she spoke decisively, “Lu Mian has no choice in this matter, or else she might be facing jail time! You probably don’t know, but she has found a lawyer, an amateur… Oh, it’s that Director Qimo she likes so much, she just grabbed him to act as her lawyer at the last moment.”

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Lu Xi: “…”

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The next day, somehow a rumor started circulating around the school.

Gu Jingyi confessed to Director Qimo, and Lu Mian, who had long harbored a crush on Director Qimo, became jealous and pushed Gu Jingyi into the pavilion.

What the truth about the pavilion was, the students didn’t know. They only knew the rumor that “Lu Mian likes Director Qimo” was quite explosive.

“No kidding, I think Lu Mian and Director Qimo are quite a match. Both are so aloof, both have such high attractiveness, they have a certain CP (couple pairing) vibe standing together.”

“Right, right, right, although I don’t know if the news is true, I somehow hope it is…”

“I wonder how two such indifferent people would be when dating. Would they even speak two sentences to each other a day!”

“Haha, anyway, no matter how you look at it, they’re better than Gu Jingyi!”

After such rumors appeared in the school, if it were the past, Lu Mian would probably become the target of public criticism, attacked in rotation by a group of students. But now, well, the students of Kunpeng High School had long been won over by a series of maneuvers by Lu Mian, there was an endless supply of compliments for her, who would still care about her chasing after Director Qimo.

Even the students’ tone of voice was surprisingly unanimous.

As the founders of CP fans, Guo Zihao and Yuan Hao directly established the “Mo Lu” fan support group.

“Anyone who wants to ship the CP, come here!”

“Let’s find some sweetness together!”

“A huge array of divine pictures, there for the taking…”

Students: Me! Me! Me! I’m shipping!

Today, Lu Mian came to school with Xiao Qimo.

Upon arrival, she found it strange that many students were looking at her with an unusual gaze. Or rather, they were looking at her and Director Qimo.

She glanced at Director Qimo, who aside from some bruising on his face, looked no different.

“Is there something on my face?” she asked Xiao Qimo.

“Hmm…” Xiao Qimo coughed out a phrase, “You look quite pretty.”

“…” Lu Mian chuckled, not objecting to this at all, and even smiled back at Xiao Qimo, “You’re quite handsome too!”

Xiao Qimo: …

This tit-for-tat tone???

He hadn’t managed to compose himself when suddenly a man popped up from somewhere, holding a large bunch of roses and excitedly appeared in front of Lu Mian.

Xiao Qimo had a very deep impression of this man: Lei Shuqi.

This guy actually hadn’t given up hope and still dared to pester Lu Mian!

The man’s eyes darkened slightly, squinting across at the other side.

Caught off guard by the appearance of Lei Shuqi, Lu Mian was also a bit surprised, but quickly regained her composure, without even a half second’s linger in her gaze, she spoke emotionlessly.

“Mr. Lei, please step aside.”

Lei Shuqi was a die-hard fan of Lu Mian’s beauty, relentlessly weaving his way to her front, extending the roses to her.

“Sister Lu Mian, I know there were some misunderstandings at the beginning, but those things are all in the past now. My feelings for you started with admiration of your beauty, deepened by your talent, and stayed for your character. I am here today specifically to confess to you! That way, nobody will say you pushed Gu Jingyi into the pavilion out of jealousy.”

Lu Mian listened patiently, but upon hearing the last part, she said, “What nonsense?”

“Ah… I mean, I’m willing to stand up and protect you. As long as we are together, those rumors will naturally fall apart.”

“Wait, who said I was jealous?” Lu Mian tilted her head, full of question marks.

Xiao Qimo squinted, looking at the girl next to him, and at that moment, he almost wished those rumors were true…

“Regardless of whether you’re jealous or not, you now need a brave man to step out and protect you, and that man is none other than me – I’ve got to do it, no excuses!” Lei Shuqi earnestly pushed the bouquet of roses closer, looking very much the part of a responsible man.

Xiao Qimo’s deep eyes narrowed, and he leisurely pulled a white handkerchief from his pocket.

Before he could even sneeze, Lu Mian spotted his movement and coldly beat him to it, “Take the flowers away, I’m allergic to pollen.”

“Huh?” Lei Shuqi was stunned.

“Remove them.” Lu Mian repeated.

Although he had known all along, at this moment it was very natural for him to protect her this way.

With no choice left, Lei Shuqi obediently moved the roses away, even tossing the bouquet into the trash can with a hint of resentment.

That’s strange, Lu Xi had never mentioned it.

“Sister Lu Mian, I didn’t do it on purpose. How about, maybe I can give you something else…” He thought for a long time, and after fumbling around in his pocket for a while, he pulled out a pile of notebooks with some embarrassment, “I don’t really have anything nice to give, so maybe I’ll just give you some checks.”

He felt it was too embarrassing to confess to a girl empty-handed; the only presentable thing he had at the moment were checks.

Xiao Qimo felt this was an insult. Knowing Lu Mian’s temperament, she was probably on the verge of exploding without him needing to do anything.

However, when he glanced sideways at the girl next to him, he found—

Lu Mian’s eyes were sparkling!

His heart skipped a beat, wondering if this little rascal was actually a money grubber…

No way…