The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 432: Chapter 431: I’ll give you a little surprise tomorrow Chapter 432: Chapter 431: I’ll give you a little surprise tomorrow “Oh my gosh, just who is Mr.

Qimo?”

“He’s so powerful, it’s almost against the heavens…”

“Five of us ganged up on him and still failed, how trashy are we?”

“No, no, no, it’s not that we’re trash, it’s that Mr.

Qimo is too outstanding!

Isn’t that right, Captain?” Someone was seeking confirmation from their team captain, S God, while speaking.

“Don’t hit me, but I kind of want to ask Mr.

Qimo to join our team…”

“Me too…

I think if our team had him and S God, we could focus on sending love hearts.”

Yun Sang came in the middle of the battle.

By the time he arrived, the situation was already tense.

He didn’t disturb the fight, opting to watch from the sidelines instead.

The longer he watched, the more he realized something was off.

He was very familiar with Xiao Qimo’s fighting style, and even after all these years, it shouldn’t have changed this dramatically.

With a thoughtful frown, Yun Sang didn’t respond to his teammates after the fight ended but went upstairs directly to look for Xiao Qimo.

He indeed had to have a good talk with Xiao Qimo.

When did he switch to this style?

Even if he had to fight Xiao Qimo now, he wasn’t confident he would have a fifty percent chance of winning.

However, when Yun Sang came to knock on Xiao Qimo’s door, he was a step too late.

The door was neither closed nor locked; he simply pushed it open to enter.

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But this also meant that the room was empty; clearly, the person inside had already left.

Yun Sang crossed his arms and surveyed the room, heaving a soft sigh.

This felt like a game of hide-and-seek—the more he wanted to know the truth, the more complicated and perplexing things became.

He couldn’t get anything from Xiao Qimo’s mouth, nor could he grab hold of him; alright, he would always find a chance!

The intrigue stirred Yun Sang’s interest; his gaze had already swept around the room.

His eyes came to rest on the two computers on the desk.

On one, the desktop computer, there were several small physics-related games on display.

On the other, a clean laptop desktop, which he knew was one that Cheng Feng often used to send out mandatory software.

He remembered Ye Jinwen mentioning that Lu Mian had come for physics training, so it didn’t take much guessing to figure out where they had been sitting.

But why was there an almost empty glass of milk next to the laptop?

Xiao Qimo personally escorted Lu Mian back to Yulan Pavilion.

Though he very much wanted to keep her in Zitan Pavilion, she insisted on leaving.

He also planned to wait until he figured out why Lu Mian didn’t like Shadow Hunting Team before arranging this matter.

While both were long-legged, under the moonlight, their pace grew slower, and they took almost 10 minutes to reach the entrance of Yulan Pavilion.

In the end, they had to part ways.

Lu Mian waved to Xiao Qimo, “Good night.”

“Good night,” Xiao Qimo nodded, his hand in his pocket, he pushed up his glasses in a cultured manner, “There will be a little surprise waiting for you tomorrow.”

Lu Mian smiled, “Okay.”

After bidding farewell to Xiao Qimo, she entered the doors of Yulan Pavilion, walked through the lobby, hesitated for a moment between the elevator and the stairs, and then gave up on the elevator.

She remembered the stairs were in the direction Xiao Qimo would return, where there was a window through which she could watch Xiao Qimo walk back.

She walked very slowly, pausing for a few seconds at each step until Xiao Qimo’s figure was too far to see, then she quickened her steps.

At this moment, she had just reached the fourth floor.

But at the turn of the fourth-floor hallway, she encountered a man.

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The other party was silent and still, their grey pajamas blended into the darkness.

If Lu Mian wasn’t particularly sharp and hadn’t prepared early on, she would have definitely been startled by such a ghostly figure.

Xiu Qian watched her come to a stop, took two steps forward, and lightly stamped his foot.

The voice-controlled light turned on.

Lu Mian leaned lightly against the stair railing, her casualness mixed with unruliness.

She tilted her head and asked somewhat coldly, “What do you want?”

Xiu Qian nodded, and after pausing for a few seconds, he finally said, “I just saw you talking to that man.”

Lu Mian knew very well who that man was.

She blinked, as if to ask, “And then?”

Xiu Qian’s brows and eyes narrowed.

The soft, warm light cast shadows from his eyelashes.

His face, tinged with gloom, was painted with a calm and heaviness that didn’t quite suit his age.

“From now on, when you see him, stay away, don’t talk to him, and definitely don’t contact him.” Xiu Qian finally spoke, and the following words were practically ground out through clenched teeth, “He’s a demon.”

The Lu Mian across from him seemed to chuckle softly.

Instead of just leaning against the handrail, she lightly jumped up and sat on it.

Her legs swung gently, displaying an air of nonchalance and carelessness.

She idly played with her phone, seemingly not taking Xiu Qian’s warning to heart, and showed undisguised disdain for his words, saying lightly,

“He’s not the demon, I am.”

Her code name in IEG was “Demon”.

Of course, Xiu Qian didn’t know any of this, nor did he understand the double meaning in her words.

He just shook his head and said, “How could you be a demon?

You’re not, not since the time you helped Zhang Yanyan.”

Lu Mian felt like laughing, “You don’t understand me.”

“Yes, I don’t understand you, but I always feel that your personality is somewhat like someone…”

His words failed to stir any waves in Lu Mian’s heart; she even found them a bit boring.

She jumped down from the handrail gracefully, not making a sound when she landed.

Waving her hand, she unhesitatingly stepped onto the staircase to the upper floor.

Xiu Qian watched her retreating back and sighed.

He too walked toward his room but retraced his steps after a few paces, and called out towards the staircase, not too loudly, “Don’t read novels in class tomorrow.

Professor Wan Haixiang used to work at Guangnian Laboratory; he’s pretty serious and doesn’t like it when students are distracted during class.”

He said this as Lu Mian continued up the steps one by one.

After climbing half a flight, she finally replied indifferently with a “Thank you.”

That evening, Ye Jinwen returned to the Ye Family and was relentlessly lectured by his parents.

His car’s trunk was stuffed with a heap of presents, all carefully chosen for festive seasons, impressive and sincere enough to give face when presented.

Looking at the overstuffed trunk, barely able to close the door, Ye Jinwen was speechless.

Watching his disheartened expression, his parents couldn’t resist chiding him, “Can’t you be a bit happier during the festivities?

You’re going to visit your future in-laws to give New Year’s presents, not going to a grave!”

Ye Jinwen pulled out a forced smile helplessly.

Such days would likely be unavoidable in the future.

The Ye Family and the Shen Family were now completely tied together, and his parents had set their hearts on Shen Yixin.

Even knowing he had someone else in his heart, they still pushed him to make this decision.

And he didn’t even have the right to refuse.

Heavyhearted, he started the car, and far, far from the Ye residence, he slapped the steering wheel hard.

Xi Xi, if you were still here, could you tell me what to do?

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