The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 498 - Chapter 498 Chapter 497 Lu Mian I Won't Be Jealous

Chapter 498: Chapter 497: Lu Mian: I Won’t Be Jealous Chapter 498: Chapter 497: Lu Mian: I Won’t Be Jealous After all, there were some twists and turns.

But ultimately, Mrs.

Xiao still married into the Xiao Family with ease and became the matriarch of this mega clan.

However, since then, there had been a subtle change in the relationship between the main house of the Xiao Family and the Family Head.

Huang Lijun felt somewhat embarrassed; she dared to diss an ordinary person like Lu Mian, but she wouldn’t dare to diss Mrs.

Xiao!

She quickly nodded apologetically, “Mrs.

Xiao, I had no intention of implicating you.

I’m sorry, I spoke out of turn.”

Qi Zhen simply smiled, “Drink tea.”

aEUR”aEUR”

On the other side, Xiao Qimo took Shen Yiyao to Xiao Jianli’s teahouse.

The teahouse was peaceful and quiet, decorated in an ancient style, with a charm all its own.

There was a glass extension projecting outwards; from there, one could take in the entire view of the nearby Xiao estateaEUR”an excellent spot for sketching and painting.

Besides that, one could kneel under the winter sun there, savoring tea and playing chess.

In summer, the lighting could be adjusted to enjoy wine and appreciate the flowers.

Xiao Qimo was tasked with bringing Shen Yiyao here and was indifferent from beginning to endaEUR”simply sitting on the sofa with his chin slightly raised, he said coldly, “Do as you please.”

Shen Yiyao wasn’t about to let such a good opportunity slip by.

She spread out her own couplet on the desk, “Brother Qimo, just take a look, please.

I’ve practiced my writing for a long time; give me some pointers.”

Xiao Qimo had nothing to point out; he didn’t bother responding to Shen Yiyao any further but took out his phone and sent a message to Yun Sang with some concern.

[How is Lu Mian now?]

Yun Sang, fearing Lu Mian might be bored, took her back to her own room, and also reminded her to bring her laptopaEUR”they were preparing for a solo game.

Receiving Xiao Qimo’s text out of the blue, Yun Sang felt rather scornful.

[You’re not afraid I’m going to eat her, are you?]

After replying, Yun Sang tossed her phone aside without waiting for a response and called for Lu Mian to hurry online.

Lu Mian wasn’t very enthusiastic and, with laptop in hand, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window in Yun Sang’s room and sat down on the tatami mat.

It was either intentional or accidental, but from this window, she could just see the glass house in the teahouse not too far away.

She could especially see the Shen Family young lady, full of joy as she spread out her calligraphy, muttering something and appearing very happy.

As for Xiao Qimo, she caught sight of him in the teahouse sitting on the sofa.

For a moment, she lost even more interest in going head-to-head with Yun Sang.

Yun Sang had already logged in and seeing that Lu Mian was still dragging her feet, looked up curiously at her.

Noticing she was silently staring outside, Yun Sang suddenly chuckled.

“What’s wrong, little sister?

Are you upset?”

“No.”

“It’s written all over your face, and you say there’s nothing,” Yun Sang didn’t believe her.

She got up with mischief in her eyes and drew the curtains in the room.

“Hey…” Lu Mian tried to stop her a little.

Yun Sang left a small gap for her.

“Hasn’t brother already told you, there are plenty of people in Jinjing who like Xiao Qimo.

She’s just the first one to come visiting this yearaEUR”this is just the beginning!”

What Yun Sang implied was that scenes like this would be numerous and she had to learn to let go.

Lu Mian’s eyes flickered with an indefinable emotion.

Finally, she took her gaze away from the gap in the curtains and absentmindedly opened her laptop, “Let’s do it.”

Yun Sang gave a thumbs up.

“That’s more like it!”

However, he definitely praised her too soon.

Opposite him, Lu Mian turned her grief and indignation into strength, and in the game, in the CTF contest, she pressed Yun Sang to the ground and rubbed him into it from beginning to end.

Yun Sang: …

You don’t want to mess with a big shot who’s jealous!

When yet another brutally overwhelming game ended, Yun Sang couldn’t take it anymore.

He knew this girl was strong and impressive, but this was a casual match, not a life-or-death battle; if they continued like this, his mental state was going to collapse.

“Little sister!” Yun Sang begged for mercy and called for a stop.

“Alright, alright, I know you’re jealous.

Just tell me, what do you want?”

“Jealous?”

Lu Mian lifted her hands from the keyboard, rubbing her brows as she peeked outside through the curtains, but her view was limited, and she could no longer see what those two were up to.

She felt too embarrassed to open more curtains and shook her head.

“I don’t get jealous.”

“Fine, fine, you don’t get jealous, you just torture people,” Yun Sang said, not intending to play anymore.

He casually reclined on the tatami mat, supporting his head with one hand while his collar was slightly open, revealing his pale and distinct collarbone.

Lu Mian was in no mood to appreciate this beautiful image of a man lying on his side.

Yun Sang, however, was in a good mood and lazily asked the girl, “Little sister, seeing how distracted you are, do you want your brother to give you some advice?”

Lu Mian narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze shifting toward Yun Sang.

It was unclear whether she was inquiring or warning.

Yun Sang didn’t care about that; he just leisurely and lazily patted his leg.

“Just sleep with Xiao Qimo, and that’s it, it’s not a big deal!”

…

Lu Mian watched him with his carefree attitude, as if doing what he had just suggested was as simple as having a meal.

She furrowed her brows, not agreeing.

“Really, little sister, based on my more than twenty years of understanding of Xiao Qimo, once he’s set his mind on something or someone, he sticks with it.

If you sleep with him, he will be yours for life, I guarantee he will never glance at another woman again!

You don’t have to thank me, brother is just…” doing someone a favor.

There was a mischievous glimmer in Yun Sang’s eyes, flickering like a big bad wolf.

Lu Mian didn’t understand.

What difference would sleeping in the same bed make?

Would that really make her feel better?

—

In the living room, Qi Zhen was still dealing with Huang Lijun.

Huang Lijun did not continue the previous topic and instead took out several concert tickets from her bag and handed them to Qi Zhen as a gesture of goodwill.

Qi Zhen glanced at the tickets.

Huang Lijun explained, “These are from Yixin, who got them from her master for a concert on the fifth day.

Speaking of this Master Chu Kong, he is truly a pitiful figure.

No one expected him to fall ill with that disease.”

Qi Zhen had also heard about this and accepted the tickets with reflection, “Fate plays tricks on people.”

“Exactly.

But fortunately, he found a satisfactory successor.

Recently, he has often asked Yixin to guide the new apprentice.

Yixin says that if everything goes well, Master Chu Kong will announce her as his disciple at the concert, letting her inherit his legacy.”

Huang Lijun said this with a smile, “In any case, this is also another kind of continuation.”

Qi Zhen nodded.

“By the way, Mrs.

Xiao, would you like to prepare a ticket for Mr.

Xiao’s girlfriend?

I came in a hurry and only brought two tickets.

If you want to take her along, I can get Yixin to prepare two more.”

Qi Zhen was about to say “no need” when the other party smiled warmly, “It’s good for the girl to see more of these kinds of concerts to broaden her horizons.”