The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 589 - Chapter 589 Chapter 588 Once You've Come, Don't Think About Leaving

Chapter 589: Chapter 588: Once You’ve Come, Don’t Think About Leaving Chapter 589: Chapter 588: Once You’ve Come, Don’t Think About Leaving This place looked just like an ordinary flower farm, with a vast yard scattered with newly bred seedlings and discarded flower pots.

At first glance, there seemed to be nothing wrong, but her intuition was always sharp, and she always felt that this place was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

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She followed Xiao Qimo as they walked inside.

At this moment, the small building was quite quiet, as if no one lived there.

The butler explained, “Everyone should be resting by now, I’ll take you and Miss Lu to your rooms.”

They reached the third floor where Xiao Qimo had been carrying the luggage all the way.

To the butler, this seemed quite mystical.

He had also been silently observing Lu Mian’s expression, which made him even more curious.

Why could this young and beautiful girl stand by Mr.

Xiao’s side?

Curious as he was, he did not neglect the proper courtesies.

He maintained an upright demeanor at all times, ready to respond to any requests Lu Mian might make.

The butler first led Xiao Qimo to his room.

Xiao Qimo’s room was in a fixed location and was regularly cleaned, so there was no need for special preparation.

The man took Lu Mian’s backpack out of the luggage and, showing no interest in his own room, asked the butler, “Where is she staying?”

“Miss Lu is over here.”

The butler led the two down the hallway to the other end, stopping at a corner room at the end.

As he opened the door, he apologetically explained, “Miss Lu, I’m sorry to have you stay here for now.”

“Just this?

Aren’t there any other rooms?” Xiao Qimo was not too pleased with the location of the room.

“No, this is the only spare guest room we have,” the butler said helplessly.

Lu Mian didn’t mind, pushing the door open and taking a look inside.

It was a small room, with a cabinet, a bed, and a small washroom in the corner.

She thought it was quite nice.

The butler somehow had a bottle of insecticide in his hand, which he handed to Lu Mian, “Miss Lu, if there are bugs or spiders…

or whatever, you can use this to kill them.”

The butler had thought that the girl would freak out when she heard this, but to his surprise, she took the insecticide calmly, without even blinking.

It was another surprise for him.

Xiao Qimo looked at the room, which could be described as simple, and its location so far from his, it was almost like being in a different place.

He suggested to Lu Mian, “Why don’t you stay with me instead?

This place isn’t great.”

“With you?” Lu Mian set down her backpack and paused, “No need, neither of us would rest well that way.”

The butler didn’t know whether to listen or not, so he just silently lowered his head.

“You sleep in the bed, and I’ll sleep on the floor,” Xiao Qimo explained.

At least, the decorations and environment in his room were much better than here.

Besides, he had finally taken her out alone, and he couldn’t bear to be apart from her for a second.

Lu Mian didn’t say anything, but the butler spoke up, “Mr.

Xiao, you really shouldn’t do that.

We don’t have heating here, and the floor is cold and damp; you will get sick.

If you get sick, those people will have my head.”

“…”

Instead, Lu Mian comforted Xiao Qimo, “Director Qimo, stop worrying about it, I’m not that troublesome.”

She made her decision and pushed the refined man out of the room.

Xiao Qimo: But I am that troublesome!

When Lu Mian was left alone, she used the electronic watch on her wrist to carefully check the room environment.

After finding no issues, she finally sat down.

After a long day, she planned to take a bath first.

The room without heating was indeed quite cold.

But for Lu Mian, it was manageable; she could leisurely sip tea in a luxurious five-star hotel just as well as she could cheerfully chat in a drafty, leaky house.

Whether in extreme comfort or extreme discomfort, she calmly took it in stride.

Lu Mian quickly took a shower, wrapping her hair with a towel while looking for a hairdryer.

Poor thing, the only piece of electronic equipment in her room was broken.

With her wet hair dripping water, mixed with the cold winter air, her scalp felt icy, uncertain when it would dry.

She had no choice but to leave her room and head to the other end of the corridor to find Xiao Qimo.

The door to Xiao Qimo’s room was open, as if he was waiting for something.

When he turned his head and saw Lu Mian at the doorway, wearing thin sweatpants and a hoodie, with her hair still dripping, he quickly stepped forward two paces and wrapped her in a blanket.

His long legs conveniently kicked the room door shut, bringing Lu Mian into his warm room.

There was a heater in his room, the warm air was turned up high, and it was very comfortable.

The scholarly man’s eyes held genuine concern, yet it flashed with a cunning, dark gleam, quickly disappearing.

“Why didn’t you wear more?

You can easily catch a cold like this!”

Lu Mian looked down at herself, wrapped up like a little baby, and smiled helplessly, “I just came to borrow a hairdryer, I’ll be heading back soon.”

Xiao Qimo paused, she came and still wants to leave?

“Wrap yourself up, I’ll get it for you.”

The man fetched a hairdryer and a new towel from the bathroom.

As Lu Mian reached out from the blanket to take them, Xiao Qimo dodged, avoiding her.

“Wrap yourself well.

I’ll help you with your hair.”

Lu Mian had no choice but to withdraw back into the blanket, sitting obediently on the chair and said, “Director Qimo, you’ve claimed another first.

This is the first time someone other than a hairdresser has helped me with my hair.”

Xiao Qimo felt a sense of achievement in an instant, standing behind the girl, gently wiping her dripping hair with a towel.

Her hair had grown a bit longer, black as ink, soft as silk.

Actually, this was his first time drying someone else’s hair, too.

His movements were careful and gentle, so meticulous and solemn, one might suspect he was the professional Teacher Tony.

Lu Mian squinted her eyes, enjoying the care from Director Qimo like a cat, casually curling her long, straight legs on the chair.

She casually spoke with Xiao Qimo, “Director Qimo, are you the owner of this farm?”

“Hmm.

I found some people to secretly research Netherman for me.”

Lu Mian understood, “So that means…

some people who appear to be ordinary butlers are actually researchers, right?”

“Can’t hide it from you,” Xiao Qimo nodded.

Having a smart and wise girlfriend was convenient; she could see through everything in just a couple of sentences.

Lu Mian then realized that this place was actually a small research base.

However, she was quite surprised that it was Director Qimo who started this project; she had previously thought that he brought her here because he knew friends in the field.

She did not stint in raising her thumb, praising, “Director Qimo, you’re quite principled.

You’re the boss of the project and yet you still insist on adhering to the confidentiality agreement.”

“…”

Xiao Qimo’s hand holding the towel paused, just as his other hand turned on the hairdryer.

The noise of the hairdryer drowned out Lu Mian’s musings, and the scholarly man pretended not to hear.

He wouldn’t admit that he just wanted to coax some affection out of her.

His expression unchanged, the man accepted the filtered praise from the straightforward girl, feeling perfectly justified.

Xiao Qimo dried Lu Mian’s hair for a while, and when it was about seventy percent dry, Lu Mian told him to stop.

At the same time, there was a knock on the door from outside the room.

“Knock, knock, knock.”

Lu Mian looked towards Xiao Qimo with curiosity.

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