The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 499 - Chapter 499 Chapter 498 Lu Mian I'm Jealous

Chapter 499: Chapter 498: Lu Mian: I’m Jealous Chapter 499: Chapter 498: Lu Mian: I’m Jealous “…”

Qi Zhen understood; this was insinuating that her daughter-in-law lacked taste and sophistication, right?

She returned the original two tickets to Huang Lijun as well, “Mrs.

Shen, my girl can play the piano quite well herself.

You needn’t have gone to the trouble.

Please take this back; the Xiao Family certainly doesn’t lack such things.”

“Mrs.

Xiao, you…”

Huang Lijun was left feeling awkward, unsure whether to sit or stand.

She couldn’t quite grasp Qi Zhen’s mindset.

It was clear from her words that she was defending that girl, yet she still had Xiao Qimo accompany Yiyao.

What exactly was going on?

aEUR”aEUR”

After sending the Shen mother and daughter away, Qi Zhen let out a long sigh and sneered.

It seems many were eager to laugh at the Xiao Family’s expense this time!

But, their own people would certainly protect the Xiao Family, and outsiders had no place to point fingers.

Perhaps sensing the quiet downstairs, Yun Sang tiptoed to the top of the stairs.

Qi Zhen quickly gestured to him, and the two of them quietly went to a study.

“Mrs.

Xiao, I did and said everything you told me to!

But, I think Lu Mian’s situation doesn’t seem too hopeful…”

Qi Zhen snorted, having listened to Yun Sang’s analysis, and had pretty much figured out Lu Mian’s mindset.

“You don’t understand.

Mianmian is just unhappy, seeing Xiao Qimo alone with another girl.

She’s uncomfortable.

She just hasn’t realized it yet.”

“So, what do you plan to do?” Yun Sang pouted, “If you hadn’t promised me two hamburgers, I definitely wouldn’t have betrayed my best friend.”

Initially, Mrs.

Xiao had promised one, but after some bargaining, he had secured two.

That was the price for today’s incident.

Qi Zhen thoughtfully said, “It seems, we need to stoke the fire a bit more.”

aEUR”aEUR”

While Qi Zhen and Yun Sang were hatching their plans, Xiao Qimo had already hurriedly sought out Lu Mian.

In the whole house, only Xiao Huazun was idle, feeling like his wife had been stolen by someone else.

And that someone was his daughter-in-law…

Xiao Qimo found Lu Mian in her room.

He saw the young girl sitting earnestly at the small desk in her room, reading a novel, and felt quite powerless.

While he was caught between a rock and a hard place downstairs, she was here, carefree and reading.

The little rascal was truly heartless.

“Mianmian.” Xiao Qimo walked over and closed the door, lowering his voice by several notches.

Lu Mian lifted her head to look at him, “All done talking?”

Xiao Qimo didn’t notice the chill in her tone and said softly, pressing on his temples, “We can’t go on like this.”

“What’s wrong with it?”

“Think about it.

You’re my girlfriend, and if you see me alone with another girl, you’re not angry or jealous.

That’s not normal.

My mom will notice and definitely be suspicious.”

“Oh.”

Xiao Qimo was pushed back by her nonchalant “Oh,” “Lu Mian, you need to be more cooperative.”

He wearily stated his request.

Facing Lu Mian’s somewhat confused gaze, Xiao Qimo could only methodically adjust his glasses, serious as ever, invoking the family’s formidable presence.

“You don’t want my mom to find out you’re deceiving her, right?

Then how could you still eat the food she makes?”

“…” Very reasonable.

Lu Mian finally felt a sense of crisis and nodded earnestly, “Okay, I’ll take care of this.”

Xiao Qimo was not very confident in her efficiency in this regard, “You don’t need to do too much, you just have to tell my mom not to let me go to the calligraphy and painting academy tomorrow.”

“OK.” Lu Mian agreed readily.

Xiao Qimo watched her decisive and firm back and felt helpless.

The little rascal is so eager just because he can’t eat the food made by his mom.

When would she shift her focus just a little bit onto him?

Heart tired.

aEUR”aEUR”

Lu Mian went downstairs and soon found Qi Zhen.

Before she could say anything, Qi Zhen took her hand and smiled gently.

“Mianmian, we had some guests at home today, including daughters from those families; don’t take it to heart.”

Lu Mian opened her mouth.

But Qi Zhen had already continued speaking.

“Having a large family business means not only having more material wealth, a little more freedom, but also a lot of troubles.

These social interactions are inevitable.

Every time these people come over, I have to act like the family head’s wife and chat with them, offering warm greetings.

Seeing their daughters, I even have to praise them as very beautiful and virtuous.

In fact, I don’t like it at all.”

Lu Mian empathized deeply and nodded in agreement.

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Qi Zhen smiled and led Lu Mian by the hand to sit on the sofa.

“This afternoon, several more families will come over, like the Li Family, Lei Family, Yan Family…

There will always be suitable girls in these families.

Those girls, one sweeter than the next…

I used to think that if Xiao Qimo didn’t find a girlfriend, I would just pick one of these girls for him to get engaged to, to spare myself the worry…”

As Qi Zhen spoke, she observed Lu Mian’s expression.

Lu Mian’s frown grew tighter, and she didn’t know why.

Hearing Xiao’s mom list all these people, a sense of depression sprang up in her heart.

So it was just as Yun Sang said, the Shen Family was first, but there would be many more…

Could it be that with each prominent family’s daughter, the director always had to personally receive them?

She lowered her lashes, unsure of where this gloomy feeling came from, unable to articulate it.

She took the opportunity to speak in a muffled tone, “Auntie, is it possible not to let Xiao Qimo go to the calligraphy and painting academy tomorrow?”

“The calligraphy and painting academy?” Qi Zhen smiled gently, very much in control as she said, “That was because Qimo’s grandfather had an exhibition there before, but now that it’s over, we can take back his works.

I asked Qimo to go, partly as a visit to Shen Yiyao’s grandfather.

Shen Yiyao is the girl who came this morning; her grandfather is a member of the academy.”

Qi Zhen explained clearly and Lu Mian just voiced an “oh.”

“Is it impossible for him not to go?

He doesn’t really want to…”

The light in Qi Zhen’s eyes brightened, as it wasn’t just Xiao Qimo who didn’t want to go…

She added more fuel to the fire, speaking softly and gently, “Don’t worry, there’s nothing between Qimo and Yiyao, and I won’t try to set them up anymore.

If the other party clings too tightly, then I’ll just take her as a goddaughter, it won’t affect the two of you in any way!”

Goddaughter…

Lu Mian’s expression displayed a very obvious change.

Actually, Qi Zhen just wanted to use this approach to stimulate Lu Mian, both to make her realize and to let her feel the sincerity of the Xiao Family.

She thought her method was not bad.

As expected, Lu Mian’s eyebrows knitted tighter, and her pretty, delicate face was full of struggle and complexity.

She looked earnestly at Qi Zhen and said openly and honestly.

“Auntie, I’m jealous.”