The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 540 - Chapter 540 Chapter 539 Retrieving Chat History

Chapter 540: Chapter 539: Retrieving Chat History Chapter 540: Chapter 539: Retrieving Chat History Hah!

That moment, all of Shao Yunxuan’s blood was boiling, and her mind was filled with only three words, “Why me?”

She had practiced so hard for so long, and Master Chu Kong had even hinted that she could take over his position.

What did this all mean now?

Seething with rage, she pushed open the door of the dressing room forcefully and burst in.

“Lu Mian, are you satisfied now?!”

She glared at Lu Mian sinisterly, staring at that wickedly striking and handsome face, and gritted her teeth, “You staged this whole charade just because you want to be Master Chu’s successor, didn’t you?

If you wanted to compete for the spot, you could have just said so earlier, why did you have to harm me at such an important event like the concert?!”

She didn’t dare to lash out at Master Chu Kong, but she dared to vent her anger on Lu Mian.

After all, Lu Mian was nothing but an insignificant person with no status or background, not to mention her family was far more well-off.

Lu Mian crossed her arms, relaxed and nonchalant, not even sparing Shao Yunxuan a glance as she calmly answered the question Master Chu Kong had just posed.

“I’m sorry, Master Chu, I am not willing.”

Shao Yunxuan was taken aback, her prepared speech getting stuck in her throat.

The answer from Lu Mian was unexpected and caught her off guard.

“Brother Mian!” Ya Ling stomped her foot, “Why not?”

Master Chu Kong wanted to ask as well.

“Miss Lu, our meeting today must be fate.

Miss Ya is familiar with you, and so is Shen Yixin.

.cO

You bravely saved me once, and our relationships are quite intertwined and have thus become closer.

Could you please reconsider my proposal?”

The way he spoke was both humble and ingratiating, even trying to climb the relationship ladder.

But Lu Mian herself had no interest in being any successor, hence she decisively and firmly refused again.

“Master Chu, Miss Shen is in good form and has a bright future ahead of her,” said Lu Mian.

Ya Ling fell into silence.

Master Chu Kong also quieted down.

And this response from Lu Mian was like a hard, forceful slap across Shao Yunxuan’s face.

Shao Yunxuan couldn’t believe it, “You don’t covet anything, so why harm me…”

“Lu Mian, it’s because you can’t stand to see my daughter doing better than you, isn’t it!” Jia Fangqin also followed, spitting venom.

Regarding this matter, everyone present had something to say.

Shen Yixin, who had rushed over, as well as Kunyang and Pu Huaiyin, entered one after another.

Kunyang, being a senior member of the circle, paid extra attention to this matter.

As more people arrived in the dressing room, the originally spacious area became cramped.

At that moment, Lu Mian received a message from Xiao Qimo.

[Ye Jinwen has arrived but can’t find the place.]

Lu Mian avoided Ya Ling’s gaze and typed a message one-handed.

[Understood, Director Qimo, I’ll have Ya Ling go pick him up.]

Xiao Qimo, sitting with his phone in hand, furrowed his brows at the cold, official wording.

Little bastard, ever heard of adding “dear” or some endearment!

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With many people in the dressing room, Lu Mian whispered to Ya Ling.

“There’s a key person outside; help me go meet them.”

Thinking it was someone to provide testimony for Lu Mian, Ya Ling promptly patted her chest, “Leave it to me.”

Lu Mian smiled faintly, watching as Ya Ling wrapped herself up and sent her out of the dressing room.

Now she could deal with Shao Yunxuan with peace of mind.

As a senior, Kunyang spoke first.

“Miss Shao, the concert is over; you owe us an explanation now.

What exactly is going on with your so-called original work, ‘The Four Seasons’?”

“I…,” Shao Yunxuan glanced at the many people inside the room, and even more outside the roomaEUR”fans who had followedaEUR”her level of embarrassment and anxiety was every bit as high as when she was on stage.

Some were even blatantly holding up their phones, streaming the entire event live.

This situation was worse than being on stageaEUR”at least in the theatre, photography and recording were not allowed.

Caught in a difficult position, Shao Yunxuan braced herself and said, “I composed the piece when I was in a very creative state; all my manuscripts and such are at the school.”

Jia Fangqin was also very protective of her daughter, defending her, “Master Chu Kong, it was you who happened to hear my daughter play this piece at Kunpeng School.

Doesn’t that count for anything?”

Playing at Kunpeng School?

Lu Mian seemed to have caught on to something, a blind spot she had not quite understood before had become clear.

She looked toward Chu Kong and asked indifferently, “Master Chu Kong, did you hear this piece at the Kunpeng School?”

“Yes,” Chu Kong admitted unabashedly, “I was astonished by its heavenly sound, but I couldn’t find the performer.

Afterward, we had a school teacher investigate, and that’s how we found Yunxuan.”

Now Lu Mian understood, her tone filled with even more mockery.

“Master Chu Kong, the person who played that piece originally was not Shao Yunxuan.”

Shao Yunxuan panicked, her voice growing even sharper, “Lu Mian, you have no evidence, stop making wild accusations!”

Evidence?

Lu Mian raised her eyebrows playfully, “Because, I am the original performer.”

As her words fell, everyone, whether they were inside the rest room or gathered around outside, was stunned.

Although they did not know the whole story, within just a few sentences they understood that Master Chu Kong had mistaken the person!

And Shao Yunxuan, even knowing she wasn’t the performer, had still impersonated her to come to Jinjing!

This gossip was indeed juicy!

Even Chu Kong was taken aback, his mind going blank.

And when Shao Yunxuan heard Lu Mian’s declaration, her mind exploded into a blank void.

How could there be such a coincidence!

How could it be Lu Mian of all people?!

This is impossible!

“Lu Mian, stop spouting nonsense!

Just because you say it, does everyone have to believe you?

What evidence do you have?”

Insisting on evidence, it seems she really won’t give up until she’s at the end of her rope.

Lu Mian, with a breezy demeanor, looked at the baffled Chu Kong and casually asked, “Master Chu Kong, your brother Chu Kuo contacted me once to make a recording of a performance video.

I just randomly played that piece.

How come, you didn’t receive it?”

A question mark slowly popped up above Chu Kong’s head.

A sharp tremor ran through Shao Yunxuan’s heart.

That video…

How did it come back to that video again!

She suddenly realized that everything now seemed to be snowballing out of control, growing bigger and bigger…

Chu Kong, innocently, pulled out his phone and handed it to Mei Qin.

Mei Qin quickly found the very ordinary video saved on it.

“This is the one Mr.

Chu Kuo sent.

It just looks very ordinary…”

Lu Mian glanced at the video and then back at Shao Yunxuan’s face, which was growing paler with guilt; she understood.

“It must have been deleted and replaced by someone,” she remarked lightly.

Chu Kong’s gaze abruptly turned to Shao Yunxuan.

Shao Yunxuan vehemently shook her head, “Mr.

Chu, it’s not me!

I didn’t do anything!

How can you just suspect someone like this!”

“This is easy to handle…” Lu Mian touched her chin, a sense of orchestrating a strategy overcoming her.

She wasn’t one to nitpick, but Shao Yunxuan’s corrupted morals and impersonation were seriously annoying.

She took the phone from Mei Qin’s hand, nonchalantly settled herself on the sofa, casually crossed her legs, and her beautiful and slender fingers began to play with the phone.

“What are you doing…” Shao Yunxuan asked with a faltering voice.

Lu Mian shook the phone lazily, “I’m retrieving the chat history.”

“…” Shao Yunxuan almost blurted out that things once deleted and destroyed couldn’t possibly be recovered.

Her hands clenched tightly, and a fine sweat broke out on her forehead.

Lu Mian certainly couldn’t recover it.

Lu Mian didn’t have that much ability!

However, in less than half a minute, Lu Mian was staring at the phone with a smile.

“I found it.”

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