The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 487 - Chapter 487 Chapter 486 Would You Be Willing to Support Me

Chapter 487: Chapter 486: Would You Be Willing to Support Me?

(Extra) Chapter 487: Chapter 486: Would You Be Willing to Support Me?

(Extra) Lu Mian didn’t fully understand the meaning of her words, and of course, she couldn’t grasp the deeper implication in Ning Xiang’s veiled criticism.

Ning Xiang added nonchalantly, “Brother Seven, you might end up being kept by a woman one day!

Brother, I despise you!”

Such a phrase as being kept by a woman is not considered complimentary among men, especially for a successful man like Xiao Qimo, it’s an insult.

Ning Xiang didn’t believe Xiao Qimo had the patience to be dominated by Lu Mian, how embarrassing that would be.

But, Ning Xiang had never truly understood Xiao Qimo.

The refined man was not only unoffended but seemed rather looking forward to it, the shadows of the previous night even seemed to dissipate.

“Living off a woman is enjoyable, I love it.”

Ning Xiang: “…”

Xiao Qimo, with his arm around Lu Mian’s shoulders, left.

Ning Xiang, left standing there, incredulously watched their retreating figures.

The omnipotent Brother Seven, could actually say such a thing?!

What kind of enchanting potion had Lu Mian given him?!

—

Once the two were seated in the car, Lu Mian asked Xiao Qimo out of curiosity, “Why did you say you love living off a woman?”

Xiao Qimo turned his head to earnestly ask her, “Then would you be willing to support me?”

Lu Mian pondered for a moment, then shook her head.

“No, we cannot form an adopter and adoptee relationship.”

Adopter and adoptee…

Xiao Qimo’s face darkened once more, only to hear the girl beside him casually say, “If it’s a husband and wife relationship, perhaps it’s possible.

But then our assets would have to merge, which wouldn’t be fair to you.”

Hearing this, Xiao Qimo’s gloomy face suddenly brightened up.

What were assets, anyway?

If she liked, he was willing to give her the entire Xiao Family!

Xiao Qimo sincerely told Lu Mian, “Actually, my family doesn’t have much in the way of assets.”

Lu Mian opened her mouth as if to console him, “Actually, I don’t have much money either…”

Xiao Qimo suddenly thought about her charity work.

Even though she ran a restaurant, the net profit probably wasn’t that much.

He asked with concern, “You donate fifty million a year, you probably don’t have much left, do you?”

“It’s all right,” Lu Mian nodded.

It’s all right, she wasn’t relying on that to make money.

—

Ya Ling quickly arrived at the location Lu Mian had mentioned and sent her a message: “I’m about to go in, is this person you mentioned reliable?”

At that moment, Lu Mian was walking through a shopping mall with Xiao Qimo.

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Holding her phone, she walked and replied to Ya Ling’s message: “The person isn’t reliable, but the information is.”

Ya Ling: “Okay.”

After Ya Ling replied, she adjusted her scarf, hat, and wavy long hair, covering up everything except for her eyes.

When she found the place and looked up at the restaurant’s sign, her expression turned peculiar.

Love Lovers Theme Restaurant?

She mentally repeated the name, wondering why they’d choose this kind of restaurant for a business discussion.

It seemed strange all around.

Sure enough, the person was not entirely reliable.

After Ya Ling pushed the door and entered, the waiter enthusiastically asked if she had a reservation.

Ya Ling nodded and headed straight for the designated booth.

Someone was already seated there, picking something up from the floor.

Ya Ling thought this must be the person she was looking for and quickened her steps.

As the other party stood up after picking up the item, her pace suddenly halted.

The eyes exposed to the outside suddenly widened.

The next second, ten steps away from the booth, she turned around as if nothing had happened, quickly.

Then, she walked towards the restaurant’s exit with the fastest speed that wouldn’t draw attention.

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The person sitting at that booth turned out to be Ye Jinwen!

Ya Ling’s first reaction was that she had been deceived by Lu Mian, but after calming down, she knew Lu Mian never did such things, especially not to their close-knit group of friends who had been through life and death together.

She would not use information about her own parents to deceive her.

So, was Ye Jinwen on a date with Shen Yixin?

It could just be a coincidence that he happened to sit there.

At this moment, Ye Jinwen, seated at the booth, picked up a beautifully crafted napkin from the floor, tapping his head boredly and occasionally glancing at his wristwatch.

The agreed time was almost upon them, why hadn’t the other person arrived yet?

He tilted his head, glancing towards the entrance.

It was just a casual look, but in the next instant, his gaze sharpened in astonishment.

Because he saw a familiar figure quickly leaving the restaurant entrance.

It was her!

Definitely her!

Ye Jinwen was all too familiar with that figure, haunting his dreams, occupying his thoughts day and night.

He couldn’t care less about waiting for someone, he grabbed his phone and chased after her, not even bothering to put on his coat.

Ya Ling could feel someone following her, her heart racing, as she kept her head down and continued walking forward.

She wrapped herself up tightly with a scarf and coat, nearly strangling herself with the scarf.

Her pace quickened, and the person behind her caught up even closer.

He even intermittently called out phrases like “Please wait” and “Please slow down.”

She really wanted to stop, and for a moment, through the glass window of a street-side display, she saw him without a coat, shivering with cold, and she truly wanted to stop.

Reason overcame impulse.

This time, she directly ducked into a women’s lingerie store and hid in a changing room.

When Ye Jinwen followed her there, he paused for a moment when he saw the store’s sign, but that was it before he rushed in.

He chased her all the way to the changing room.

But, he had lost her trail again.

That figure, and the one he saw before at the Wucheng Theatre seemed so alike; both had similar auras.

There was a sixty percent resemblance to the person he remembered.

Only back then, Xi Xi didn’t wear high heels, didn’t have such long hair, and her clothes were simple and plain.

Yet he didn’t want to miss even the slightest possibility.

He felt he must be obsessed…

Ye Jinwen couldn’t just barge into the changing room to look for someone, so he stood forlornly outside the door, gazing longingly at the row of changing rooms.

After a moment, he took a deep breath and said to no one in particular, “Xi Xi, I went to see the scene of your car accident.

I go there every year, wishing you would suddenly appear in front of me, tell me you’re a survivor, you’re still alive.

I’m sorry, I’m sorry, it was all my fault before…”

“I shouldn’t have gone on a blind date with her, let alone get engaged.

But now, she’s proposed calling off the engagement, and I really don’t know what to do…”

As he spoke, shop assistants from the changing rooms ran out screaming and cursing.

In the end, under the combined pressure of the store manager and sales associates, Ye Jinwen was kicked out of the shop.

Ya Ling: …

After he was ejected, Ya Ling walked out of the changing room.

She narrowed her eyes, lined with eyeliner and adorned with false lashes, lost in thought.