The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 704 - Chapter 704 Chapter 703 Harmonious Coexistence

Chapter 704: Chapter 703 Harmonious Coexistence Chapter 704: Chapter 703 Harmonious Coexistence Xiao Qimo didn’t respond to Sikong Jian right away.

He silently pondered what act Sikong Jian was putting on.

In those few seconds of contemplation, Lu Mian turned her head and gave him a faint glance.

The refined gentleman immediately snapped back to reality, his thin lips curving into an appropriately generous arc, elegantly returning Sikong Jian’s handshake.

“Good evening.”

The two men presented an image of peaceful times.

Mo Fan: …

Wa Zhiqi: …

Just as girls can easily identify a green tea bitch*, men can see through another man’s thoughts at a glance.

Unexpectedly, these two distinguished and seemingly aloof bosses turned out to be Oscar contenders hidden among the common folks.

*Translator’s note: “green tea bitch” refers to someone who appears innocent but is actually manipulative and scheming under the facade.

Wa Zhiqi hooked his arm over Mo Fan’s shoulder, looking disdainful of associating with Xiao Qimo and Sikong Jian.

Straightforward Mian chuckled softly, “Let’s go have dinner.”

The moment Lu Mian turned and began to walk forward, the two men swiftly let go of each other and rubbed their hands against their bodies.

Inside the restaurant.

The folks from the office had almost all arrived; two long rectangular tables were able to accommodate everyone.

Wang Xintong and Hua Ying were also there.

One a doctor, the other a witness, although not members of the special action squad, since they had come, a group of grown men couldn’t possibly shoo them away.

Thus, the two women naturally sat together.

Upon seeing Lu Mian, Hua Ying even waved at her enthusiastically.

“Sister Mianmian, come sit by me!” She purposefully saved a seat for Lu Mian beside her.

Lu Mian narrowed her eyes slightly.

Sikong caught sight of Wang Xintong also sitting there and brought Lu Mian to another table, “Sit over here.”

It was clear that aside from Lu Mian, he had no interest in interacting with any other woman.

Xiao Qimo consoled himself not to bicker with Sikong, and, with gentlemanly grace, stepped forward to pull out a chair for Lu Mian, then chose to sit beside her.

Sikong Jian stretched his leg out, quickly taking the spot on Lu Mian’s other side.

With the two bosses personally seeing to her, such treatment was probably only extended to Lu Mian.

Fortunately, the office was all men, and aside from throwing ambiguous glances at each other, everyone was in a cheerful mood.

Hua Ying was still smiling cheerfully with her eyes curved into crescents.

Only Wang Xintong was biting her lips, her eyes flickering uncertainly.

Once everyone was seated, without any unnecessary formalities, Xiao Qimo said, “Let’s eat,” and everyone began picking up their chopsticks one after another.

Xiao Qimo’s table consisted of the core members of the special operation squad, including Daine, Wa Zhiqi, Sun Hui, and others.

Daine raised his wine glass.

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“Everyone has worked hard these past few days.

I’d like to propose a toast.”

Although a foreigner from the international community, after spending a few days at the office, he had gradually become Sinicized.

“Not at all!”

“It’s what we do!”

“Cheers!”

Everyone raised their glasses.

Lu Mian, caught up in the moment, picked up the red wine glass in front of her, ready to down it in one go.

Quick as lightning, with Xiao Qimo on one side and Sikong Jian on the other, two hands simultaneously pressed down on Lu Mian’s wrist.

Lu Mian looked from left to right.

Xiao Qimo’s gaze fell lightly on Sikong Jian.

He seemed to understand Lu Mian more than Xiao had imagined.

Had that little rascal also been drunk, faint, and confused in front of this man?

He lowered his eyes to the extra hand resting on Lu Mian’s wrist, his gaze becoming deep and intense.

Sikong Jian voluntarily withdrew, a trace of bitterness at the corners of his mouth.

Unaware of the situation, Daine, with a strong sense of drinking culture, urged, “When you’re in the rivers and lakes, you can’t abstain from alcohol.

Drink up, Miss Lu!”

Lu Mian looked towards Xiao Qimo, hesitating, “Director Qimo, a sip won’t hurt.”

You’re really confident.

Xiao Qimo, with a headache to the extreme, took the glass from her hand and poured the red wine directly into his own.

“Good girl, let’s not drink at all,” he coaxed gently.

“Okay then…” Lu Mian poked the empty wine glass with her fingertip, inching closer to Xiao Qimo, and whispered softly by his ear, “Then I’ll save it for a celebratory drink.”

“…”

Xiao Qimo suddenly broke into a cold sweat, looked up, and drained the wine in front of him.

His mood was incredibly heavy.

Everyone seemed to understand, Mr.

Qimo’s family teaching was strict; he didn’t allow Miss Lu to drink.

If she won’t drink, then she won’t drink.

Once this case is cracked, we’ll all drink merrily.

Daine started calling everyone to help themselves to the dishes again.

Xiao Qimo glanced over the Z Country dishes on the table, which had been prepared by the back kitchen according to the recipe provided by Lu Mian.

Apart from being a bit off the mark initially, the cook had gotten better with practice and had indeed recreated some of MM Ji Restaurant’s flavors.

The man’s gaze landed on the delicate burger on the centerpiece dish, a staple for every meal.

At the same time, Sikong Jian also set his sights on the center of the table.

Both men reached out simultaneously.

While Daine was busy attending to everyone, a phone on the table buzzed – a message had arrived.

He glanced at it nonchalantly, then suddenly perked up.

“Hey, the headquarters cracked another layer of the code!”

With his announcement, everyone understood it was a message from Number 13 and eagerly looked towards him.

Daine immediately opened it, read through it carefully, and his expression became baffling, “What kind of message is this?

It says that bigwig loves burgers…

but lots of people love burgers; many of ours do too, this message is so unreliable…”

He put his phone down and looked up as he said this.

He happened to see Xiao Qimo and Sikong Jian each holding a burger.

“Look, everyone seems to like it quite a bit!”

But it seemed they weren’t grabbing the burgers for themselves…

Xiao Qimo and Sikong Jian exchanged a look, some things didn’t need explaining; they understood who the other was taking the burger for with just a glance.

To those unaware, the message seemed unreliable.

But if one spent more time with Lu Mian, they would know it was a very crucial piece of information…

Almost at the same moment, the two men made a decision.

Since the act of offering the burgers couldn’t be taken back, to prevent Lu Mian from being exposed, the only choice wasaEUR”

Thus, the young girl sitting in the middle watched with eager anticipation as Xiao Qimo passed a burger to Sikong Jian, and Sikong Jian, in turn, handed the one he received to Xiao Qimo.

The two burgers crossed in front of her without any pause.

Lu Mian stared at her empty plate, licking her lips.

Without a word, Xiao Qimo and Sikong Jian thanked each other.

Wa Zhiqi, with nerves as thick as steel, looked at this scene and shuddered violently three times.

The two bigwigs exchanging burgers was simply disgusting.

Lu Mian managed to muster a smile, looking around, “Seeing you two getting along so well makes me quite happy.”

Xiao Qimo: …I’ll tolerate.

Sikong: …I’ll tolerate too.

Meanwhile, Hua Ying seated at another table, didn’t quite catch what their table was talking about, but seeing everyone else seemed to understand, she blinked her innocent eyes, casually asking, “Who likes eating burgers?”