The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 692 - Chapter 692 Chapter 691 Lu Mian is looking for cracks in the ground again

Chapter 692: Chapter 691: Lu Mian is looking for cracks in the ground again Chapter 692: Chapter 691: Lu Mian is looking for cracks in the ground again Do you need to use it?

Xiao Qimo was about to blurt out “Yes,” because Sikong Jian was unlike others, he couldn’t just be ignored.

But sensing the difficulty and hesitation deep within Lu Mian’s clear eyes, he eventually shook his head lightly, “I wouldn’t waste an opportunity on a man.”

Lu Mian subtly let out a sigh of relief.

Xiao Qimo felt slightly choked up, sat up from the bed, and pulled Lu Mian over in one swift motion.

Sniffing the faint, not at all pleasant scent, he stripped off Lu Mian’s coat in a few quick tugs and tossed it aside.

This coat is retired, no more.

Lu Mian silently wanted to say something, but the man then pulled her down onto the bed.

“I’m borrowing something from you.”

“What?”

“I’m borrowing your bed for a sleep,” Xiao Qimo declared without asking for permission, enveloping the bewildered girl in his arms, domineering and shameless.

“Aren’t you going back to your room?” Lu Mian instinctively felt this act was too dangerous.

From the moment they landed on the bed, her heart pounded furiously, and she could almost predict what would happen next.

Yet the man beside her seemed not to have heard, holding her even tighter.

“It’s so cold, help me warm up,” Xiao Qimo said seriously, but privately he was working hard to transfer his own scent and warmth onto her.

Lu Mian touched her chest, chastising herself.

It turned out she was overthinking, her thoughts were too impure now.

“Director Qimo, two people under one blanket doesn’t retain heat.

I recommend…”

“You’re warm-regulating,” Xiao Qimo buried his head in the crook of her neck, refusing to listen and rationalizing, “Be good, let me hold you for a while.”

“aEUR|” Lu Mian lay in bed like a log, not moving an inch, her hands clueless as to where they should go.

With just a slight turn of her head, she could see a perfectly contoured profile, sharp and flawless.

At this moment, Xiao Qimo just quietly held her, as if he really had come to seek warmth, yet this made Lu Mian’s mind wander and imagine things from time to time.

After a while, Lu Mian couldn’t bear it any longer.

“Director Qimo, time’s up.”

When she said a while, it meant just that, not a minute more.

Xiao Qimo mumbled with gritted teeth, eking out three words: “I’m staying over.”

“aEUR|” Lu Mian kindly reminded, “But you’re already quite hotaEUR|”

“Hmm, it’s working then.”

“Are you planning to hold me like this all night?”

“HmmaEUR|” Xiao Qimo took a deep breath: “Unless something unexpected happens, yes.”

“Prolonged pressure on the arm and hand joints can lead to poor blood circulation, numbness in the arms, and in serious casesaEUR|” Lu Mian earnestly shared her knowledge.

Her voice, clear and soft, reached Xiao Qimo’s ears, each word distinct.

This girl talks a lot tonight.

Not a single word to his liking.

He clasped the back of the girl’s head and sealed Lu Mian’s educational moment with a deep kiss.

This kiss, like a flame, directly ignited the temperature between them.

Both of their breaths became heavier, more rapid.

Before Lu Mian could succumb to her racing heartbeat, she gathered all her strength to kick Xiao Qimo away, jumped off the bed, and fled into the bathroom in a flustered disarray.

Xiao Qimo massaged his nearly exploding temples, “What are you doing?”

Lu Mian’s figure was resolute and merciless.

“Taking a cold shower.”

Xiao Qimo: aEUR|Isn’t that my line?

aEUR”aEUR”

Early the next morning.

The office held its usual meeting, and everyone had gathered early in the conference room.

Sikong Jian, in a dark blue trench coat, appeared in the conference room.

He instinctively looked around the room, but didn’t find Lu Mian or Xiao Qimo.

He didn’t feel like sitting down, so he casually leaned against the table, playing Tetris on his phone.

He really suited the trench coat, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long, straight legs, plus the temperament of a dashing, gallant young man.

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Any trench coat looked upscale on him.

He became the most eye-catching sight in the conference room.

People greeted him one after another, while the old team leader, Ke Weimin, squinted his eyes, counting the attendees.

“Where’s Team Leader Wang?

Hasn’t he come yet?”

“Team Leader Wang went to get the blood test report from Doctor Wang,” Sun Hui requested leave on behalf of Wang Zhiqi, sighing, “Team Leader Wang’s complexion doesn’t look good.”

Ke Weimin waved his hand, “What about Mr.

Qimo and Lu Mian, they didn’t come either?”

Several people in the conference room pressed their lips together, smiling without saying a word.

“What are you all laughing at?”

The man with sunglasses approached the serious old team leader and whispered, “They might not have gotten up yet…”

The office wasn’t very large, so any news spread quickly.

The fact that Xiao Qimo didn’t return to his room last night didn’t need to be elaborated upon, and the men understood without saying anything.

However, even though the sunglass-wearing man’s voice was very quiet, Sikong heard it and made a mistake in his game, as the blocks did not align with the grid, disrupting his playing strategy.

He closed his phone in annoyance, and just as he took a big step out of the conference room, he bumped right into Lu Mian and Xiao Qimo, who were tardy.

Sikong’s gaze, caught off guard, landed on their interlocked hands.

He silently cursed his own bad luck.

Xiao Qimo smiled slightly, making an inviting gesture, “Are you leaving?”

The intention to shoo him away was all too apparent.

Sikong also laughed lightly, tousling his hair before turning around and coming back.

How could he possibly leave?

“Let’s start the meeting.”

Although he walked at the front, he kept an eye on Lu Mian’s movements, and when he noticed her taking a seat in the corner, Sikong lifted his leg and immediately followed.

Yet Xiao Qimo, who seated himself beside Lu Mian before Sikong could, silently gave Sikong a look that was both mocking and smiling.

There were no seats left next to Lu Mian.

The entire process took only a few seconds, but the two men had already silently sparred.

Sikong, in the end, could only sit in the row in front of Lu Mian.

Lu Mian buried her head deep, looking for a crack in the ground to disappear into.

She found that whenever these two men came together, her life was as difficult as living in cracks.

Ke Weimin led the meeting, and each team member reported some new developments.

When it was Lu Mian’s turn, she relayed the information Hua Ying had shared the night before to everyone.

“Based on what the witness said, I’m even more certain about my hypothesis on holographic projection,” Lu Mian still stuck to her previous ideas, swiftly listing several compelling pieces of evidence on the whiteboard.

The people in the conference room quietly contemplated her theory.

This time, Ke Weimin also remained quite silent.

But to abandon the longstanding investigation approach and to start looking in the opposite direction was a massive shift.

If they weren’t careful, the entire case-solving process could head in the wrong direction, so everyone was quite cautious.

Daine said, “Hopefully, Hua Ying will be able to remember more details.

Sun Hui, have you seen the surveillance footage of the crime scene?

Did you find anything new?”

Sun Hui shook his head, “I’m not capable enough to tell if the victim was a holographic projection or a real personaEUR| It would be great if someone could tell, then we could be sure of our direction.”