The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 468: Chapter 467 Because It’s You, I’m Not Angry Chapter 468: Chapter 467 Because It’s You, I’m Not Angry Ye Jinwen felt like tofu on a knife’s edge at the moment, at risk of being crushed at any time.

Just when he’d managed to persuade her to come back, she’d asked such a lethal question.

If Brother Seven had heard that, he felt he would die with a strong sense of rhythm.

“Little Mianmian, why do you ask that question again?

Haven’t I already said it’s me?

I’m the owner of the Shadow Hunting Team, look, they all call me ‘Gold Master Daddy’!”

Lu Mian didn’t believe him.

With arms crossed over her chest, she watched him silently act out his performance.

Ye Jinwen cowered, too afraid to meet Lu Mian’s gaze, but he ultimately didn’t spill the truth.

Lu Mian chuckled lightly, confronting Ye Jinwen’s terrified eyes with a dramatic statement that shook one to the core, “Isn’t Xiao Qimo the owner of the Shadow Hunting Team?”

Her cool gaze possessed an insight that seemed to pierce through everything.

Hiss!!!

Ye Jinwen was so scared he nearly couldn’t stand.

How did she know?

She actually knew!

What was happening today?

One event was tightly linked to the next, one blow followed another.

She was out to get him killed!

Ye Jinwen was on the verge of madness, desperately running in circles.

How was he supposed to smooth things over…

Brother Seven wasn’t even here right now.

If he returned to find out everything was exposed, the consequences…

At that thought, he shivered violently.

When he looked up again, he saw a tall figure standing at the entrance of Zitan Pavilion.

His eyes brightened, only to quickly dim again.

How come Brother Seven returned so conveniently at just the right time?

He must have heard what was said just now, right?

Brother Seven!

It wasn’t me who said it, definitely not me.

It was Little Mianmian who’s too smart, she figured it out herself!

He frantically indicated this to Xiao Qimo with his eyes.

Xiao Qimo stood at the doorway, his expression momentarily stiffening.

He had heard what Lu Mian just said, and he knew that this matter couldn’t be concealed any longer.

Thinking of Lu Mian’s cold tone every time she mentioned the Shadow Hunting Team, thinking of how much trust she had in him, his head began to ache.

Could he still bring the little rascal home smoothly this year?

Considering the scene his mother had made today, Xiao Qimo could imagine what kind of drama she would stage during the New Year’s festivities.

At this moment, Ning Xiang hurried back too.

Seeing Xiao Qimo standing at the door, she asked warmly.

“Brother Seven, you’re back?

Dad and I were discussing visiting your house this year!

The food Auntie makes is so delicious, every time I think about it, I drool.”

Lu Mian automatically interpreted this to mean that she too had experienced the meals prepared by Xiao’s mother.

But in reality, Ning Xiang had never had the chance to step foot in the Xiao Family home, let alone eat a meal personally cooked by Xiao’s mother.

These words came from what Ning Xiang had heard from Yun Sang or Ye Jinwen, nothing more.

Saying them was merely an attempt to provoke Lu Mian and deliver a crushing blow to her.

Lu Mian felt somewhat uncomfortable; her emotions were increasingly out of sorts.

She wasn’t the kind of person whose emotions overflowed or who had poor self-control.

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On the contrary, she was very composed, nothing could penetrate her heart.

However, in recent times, her mood had been undergoing inexplicable changes.

The words she heard from Shen Yixin, those she heard from Sikong Jian, her taking Xiao Qimo to meet her uncle, and how she felt…

indescribable…

when a stranger girl talked to Xiao Qimo.

At this time, Xiao Qimo had no energy to deal with Ning Xiang; he quickly closed the distance to Lu Mian and started speaking sincerely.

“Don’t be angry just yet; I can explain.

The rule that was set up, indeed, was my real thought, and even now, that decision hasn’t changed.”

Ning Xiang, on the side, felt as though she’d been blocked off, and she looked up abruptly at Xiao Qimo.

And in Xiao Qimo’s eyes, there was only Lu Mian.

“When you first joined the team, you were rejected because of this rule.

I apologize!

It was my fault…”

He said this very sincerely.

If it hadn’t been for that rule, maybe he and Lu Mian would have met sooner, maybe…

There were too many possibilities.

Only then did Ning Xiang realize that there had been such entanglements between them.

No wonder Ye Jinwen refused to tell Lu Mian the truth.

Given Lu Mian’s posture of coming with accusations, this time she probably wouldn’t forgive Brother Qi…

And when had Brother Qi ever apologized so humbly?

Their relationship was already unstable, and with these conflicts added in, she could imagine how fierce the arguments between them would be.

She didn’t need to say anything more.

Ning Xiang just stood to the side, not angry at Xiao Qimo’s coldness, but rather leisurely waiting to see the joke.

Xiao Qimo’s heart was filled with trepidation.

This was also something he had always wanted to keep hidden.

It was something he felt helpless about.

He was more worried than anyone else that she, so proud and powerful, wouldn’t be able to endure deceit and prejudice and would just walk away.

Ye Jinwen, shivering beside them, envisioned in his mind an image of Lu Mian, in a fit of rage, violently striking Brother Qi.

When Lu Mian got angry, Brother Qi would get angry.

And if Brother Qi got angry, he would be in trouble.

He, as a scapegoat, was doomed to a bad end…

The air in the yard was cold to begin with, and between the standoff of these two powerhouses, it seemed to freeze, not circulating like it was covered in frost, creating an oppressive suffocating sensation.

However, a moment later, Lu Mian let out a gentle laugh.

Her voice was pleasant, and her laughter felt like the warmth of spring, reaching deep into the heart.

Xiao Qimo was startled.

Ye Jinwen was also stunned.

Then they heard Lu Mian say in a soft and gentle tone.

“Boss Xiao Qimo, could you provide me with a team uniform?”

A team uniform?

Ye Jinwen gulped.

What was the cryptic meaning behind this?

Or could it be that Little Mianmian wasn’t angry at all?

He felt a bit fantastical.

This definitely wasn’t Lu Mian!

How could Lu Mian have such emotional intelligence?

He thought he must be in the afterlife.

He had been abused to death by both Boss Lu and Boss Xiao.

His epitaph would surely read: “No longer be a scapegoat.”

Xiao Qimo also couldn’t believe it.

He had prepared a lot of explanations in his mind for her, but now she showed no signs of being angry, even asking him for a team uniform with a smile.

So his heart was even more anxious as he secretly pondered whether her next sentence would be some clever ploy…

But he waited a long time and never heard Lu Mian speak.

The man’s voice was somewhat husky, uncertain, “You’re not angry?”

“Oh…

no, not angry,” she conveyed the mirth in her heart through her eyes, which seemed to harbor stars and oceans, shining brightly, “Because you were the one who made the rule, I’m not angry.”

In her heart, she truly didn’t think it was a big deal, and she even wanted to give Xiao Qimo a thumbs-up, hoping he would keep up such team rules.

This feeling was completely different from when she found out Ye Jinwen was the big boss.