The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 505 - Chapter 505 Chapter 504 Can Only Fight It Out

Chapter 505: Chapter 504: Can Only Fight It Out Chapter 505: Chapter 504: Can Only Fight It Out Lu Mian’s gaze shifted away from her phone and swept over Shen Yiyao with indifference.

“I don’t have time.”

She was about to walk away with her phone tucked away.

But Shen Yiyao was neither hurried nor flustered as she called out loudly from behind, “You really have no feelings for Brother Qimo, you don’t even dare to accept a contest for him.”

“What kind of contest do you have in mind?” Lu Mian turned her head back to look at Shen Yiyao, her eyes and brows cold.

It was hard to tell if Shen Yiyao’s words had provoked her.

“A drinking contest.” Shen Yiyao smiled slightly, “The rules are simple: we take turns stating facts about Brother Qimo that we know, the person who can’t respond takes a drink, until one can no longer continue.

How about that?”

After Shen Yiyao finished speaking, she leisurely walked up to Lu Mian, “I’ve known Brother Qimo for more than ten years, no one knows him better than I do!

Do you dare to compete?

The loser must never bother Brother Qimo again!”

Shen Yiyao proposed this drinking contest because she was confident.

Her grandfather often took her to poetry, wine, and tea gatherings, where she had developed some tolerance for alcohol.

Compared to someone like Lu Mian, who didn’t touch alcohol at all, she was sure to win easily!

It was uncertain if Lu Mian would concede right away, fearing to compete.

How much could a mere hostess know about Brother Qimo?

And if she caused a scene at the Calligraphy and Painting Institute after drinking too much, losing her dignity, that would be even more thrilling.

No matter how you looked at it, Lu Mian was bound to lose!

Lu Mian was never someone overly competitive.

Her desire to win was low, and she often showcased herself only when pushed to the forefront.

Now, hearing Shen Yiyao’s challenging words, she didn’t know why, but she felt an impulse to strive for victory.

She was well aware that the other party was waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

She also knew how limited her tolerance for alcohol was.

Perhaps she was destined to lose the moment she took her first drink.

With poor alcohol tolerance, drinking would make her pass out, and there was nothing she could do about it.

“Fine, I accept the challenge.” Lu Mian pursed her lips by her ear, her clear eyes shining with a firm and decisive glint, the corners of her lips slightly raised, flaunting a rebellious and unbridled madness.

Yes, she had agreed.

She had agreed to a contest that seemed to have no chance of winning.

In the past, she wouldn’t have bothered with this at all.

Yet as she realized she had blurted out her acceptance, she also felt stunned by her decision for a moment.

Let’s just say…

.C0

let’s just say she was trimming the peach blossoms for Xiao Qimo, letting him have less trouble to deal with.

Seeing that she had agreed, Shen Yiyao immediately had someone start preparing, fearing Lu Mian might change her mind.

Lu Mian wasn’t idle either; she first went to the restroom and sent Ya Ling a text message.

[Zero, how can I prevent getting drunk?]

Her own alcohol tolerance was pitiful, and she didn’t want to lose the contest, so she secretly sought advice from Ya Ling.

At this moment, Ya Ling, hearing that she was going to drink, was so shocked she sprung up from the hotel bed.

[Mian, what’s happened?

Stay calm!

You must stay calm!]

Sitting on the toilet lid, Lu Mian sighed.

[Can’t stay calm.]

Ya Ling: [Hiss!

You have times when you’re not calm?!]

Staring at the message, Ya Ling felt that Lu Mian didn’t seem very agitated, but she herself was definitely not composed.

What was Lu Mian like after drinking?

They had seen it before.

Yuanyuan’s academic performance, Yuren’s hacking skills, and even the few martial arts moves she had learned herselfaEUR”weren’t they all Lu Mian’s masterpieces?!

Anyway, she didn’t feel pity for Mian; she felt sorrier for those who had to drink with Mian.

Lu Mian: [Is there a way?

If not, I’ll just have to tough it out.]

Ya Ling inhaled sharply again, no, this wasn’t right!

Lu Mian, who was always so composed, how could she utter such emotional words?

If they were true, then it could only mean…

The cosmos just encountered a matter of the heart!

With such a guess, the answer is ready to come out.

Ya Ling turned over excitedly, her red lips curving into a mischievous smile, revealing an expression of stirring up trouble.

“You wouldn’t happen to be doing this for that member of the Xiao Family, would you?!”

Ya Ling had only said this with the attitude of someone watching a drama unfold, not expecting any real answer, but she soon received a reply from Lu Mian.

“It’s him.”

“…”

Damn!

This is some explosive gossip!

Ya Ling slapped her thigh, brother Mian is waking up, aaah!

She immediately sent over a string of text like presenting a treasure.

“Before drinking or while drinking, press the Yuji Acupoint with a sharp object, the sharper the better.”

Attached was also a diagram indicating the acupoints.

Lu Mian said he understood and quickly located the Yuji Acupoint on his palm, taking out a steel pin similar to a toothpick from his black electronic watch on his wrist, and without hesitation, he stabbed it in.

It was painful, but Lu Mian didn’t take it to heart, stood up from the toilet, and walked with a lazy gait to the leisure room of the calligraphy and painting institute.

There, Shen Yiyao had already ordered someone to set up the drinks and cups.

The leisure room was decorated in an antique style, with finely carved exquisite window frames, and a small square table beside it.

On the table was a pot of wine and two celadon glazed wine cups.

An antiqued bronze incense burner, with the rich aroma of yellow rice wine, sent wisps of smoke into the air.

There were rattan mats on each side for Shen Yiyao and Lu Mian to sit cross-legged.

The stage for battle was set.

Shao Yunxuan, with Shen Yiyao’s arm in hers, spoke as if earnestly advising, “Lu Mian, you really don’t have to do this.

Miss Shen’s status is more noble than yours, and it’s a proper match for her to combine with the Xiao Family.

Why demean yourself?”

Lu Mian gave her a cold glance, too lazy to respond, but the mockery in his eyes became even more apparent.

Under that gaze, Shao Yunxuan tensed up and lowered her head, not daring to meet Lu Mian’s eyes any longer.

Lu Mian’s eyes seemed to effortlessly see through her, piercing all her pretense and lies.

Back then, after she passed on Lu Mian’s words to Chu Kong, his view of her greatly improved and he even decided to take her on as a disciple without needing to listen to her play the zither anymore.

Fortunately for her, she and Lu Mian were not in the same world now, and Lu Mian would never know the truth about that matter.

With this thought, Shao Yunxuan finally straightened up a bit, feeling justified.

If she could completely drive Lu Mian away from Jinjing this time, then she would have even fewer worries.

Shen Yiyao took the initiative to sit on the mat, pouted her mouth slightly, and motioned for Lu Mian to sit opposite her.

“Lu Mian, let’s get started.”

aEUR”aEUR”

Meanwhile, Mo Si never would have expected that in the time it took to display his work, Lu Mian had been called to the leisure room for a drinking match.

Mo Si: I always feel like I’ve lost my mind today…

He was too naive; he thought he was just going to simply collect a painting today, not foreseeing that events would unfold step by step, with each one seemingly threatening his life!

If Brother Mo found out that Miss Lu was having a drinking contest with someone, he reckoned he would meet an even worse fate than Nickel.

Not one to dawdle, even knowing that Xiao Qimo was in the middle of a video conference, he mustered the courage to send him a message.

“Brother Mo, Miss Lu is in trouble over here at the calligraphy and painting institute!”