The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 816 - 815: Don’t I Understand Him Well Enough!

Chapter 816: Chapter 815: Don’t I Understand Him Well Enough!

Fat Hao and Shouhao were choked speechless, no longer talking.

Worried about the tight schedule, Lu Mian actually wanted to play for two more days!

Impressive!

After class, Lu Mian went to find Ding Cai to get his leave canceled.

Ding Cai, while dealing with his headache of processing her leave request, pulled out a stack of key exam papers.

"I specially asked the senior year teachers for these, take a look when you’re back."

Ding Cai was almost begging on his knees.

Considering Old Ding’s earnest pleading, Lu Mian took the stack of papers. Turning around, she gave them to Sui Yuan of Class One, senior year.

Sui Yuan had already done these questions and tried to decline, but was persuaded by Lu Mian’s argument of "reviewing the old to know the new" and reluctantly accepted the exam papers.

"By the way, how are you doing with that set of papers Director Qimo brought back from Qing University?" Lu Mian leaned casually on the corridor railing, resting her hands on it as she asked nonchalantly.

Sui Yuan paused, not looking into Lu Mian’s eyes, and said softly, "Pretty good."

Lu Mian’s gaze sharpened, squinting at Sui Yuan. In just a few sentences, she sensed something was off with her.

"Really," she said lightly.

"Let me see, I’m also taking the college entrance exam."

Sui Yuan was suddenly at a loss for words, her lie exposed, and stood there awkwardly.

Glancing around to see the corridor was nearly empty, she dropped the words "I have a class now" and bolted into the classroom.

Lu Mian’s gaze grew even more intense.

Little Baldy, just ditched her like that?

Lu Mian pursed her lips and, dragging her feet, left the classroom of the senior year, Class One. On the way, she ran into Zhang Yanyan, who was leisurely strolling as an admitted student. She reached out and grabbed his collar, dragging him over to the staircase area.

"What’s up with Sui Yuan?"

Zhang Yanyan, wearing a smile, straightened his clothes, "Boss, you’re back."

Very respectfully.

"What do you mean by that?" he asked.

Lu Mian spoke gravely, "In every aspect."

"That’s a lot... Sui Yuan has been hit with a streak of bad luck recently, so unlucky. Her meal card stopped working, her thermos is constantly being tampered with, homework gone missing, and even her uniform got lost! It still hasn’t been found!"

No wonder Sui Yuan wasn’t wearing her uniform today.

Lu Mian rolled up her jacket’s sleeves, her brows and eyes chillingly frosty: "Who did it?"

She looked ready to start a fight.

Zhang Yanyan hurriedly tried to calm her down: "Boss, calm down, Sui Yuan hasn’t figured out what’s going on herself, let alone me. But..."

He teased, and Lu Mian narrowed her eyes.

Zhang Yanyan instantly caved: "It’s just that our class’s former top student, Jiang Yingyue, has been giving Sui Yuan a hard time since Sui Yuan became number one. I’ve observed that Jiang Yingyue also secretly took one of Sui Yuan’s sets of papers..."

Lu Mian now had an idea of the situation, reflecting on the name Jiang Yingyue, her lips curving into a cruel and cold smile.

"So unwilling to accept it, huh?"

The young girl stroked her chin, not expecting Zhang Yanyan to echo anything; her gaze grew solemn as she walked away.

----

Recently, Kunpeng School, to ensure the safety and mentality of senior students before the college entrance exam, specially added many security guards on 24-hour patrols, day and night.

Also, as the exams approached, the school cafeteria was opened to senior students for free meals and they were no longer required to wear uniforms. The school was determined to take its humanistic care to the utmost.

In response, the seniors felt the school was becoming more humane each year, and for several days they sang praises like "The best school, our beloved school".

Principal Zhang was secretly exhausted: Don’t thank the alma mater; this wasn’t voluntary.

----

Meanwhile, Xiao Jianli was counting the days, bit by bit.

This was the first time he stayed in Wucheng for so long, just to accompany Lu Mian until after her college entrance exam, even going as far as sending his grandson over to tutor Lu Mian next door.

He was quite confident in Xiao Qimo’s abilities.

Evening.

Xiao Jianli glanced at the wall clock; it was already eleven o’clock, yet his grandson hadn’t returned from next door.

He shuffled in his slippers as he came to Lu Mian’s room.

For the convenience of both families, the security door was often left unlocked, allowing the elder to walk right in.

Xiao Jianli carried a glass of milk in one hand, smiling as he made his way to the study.

"Mianmian, Qimo, you must be tired from studying, have some hot milk!"

Having been holed up in their room to study since they got back from school, their brains must be exhausted.

Just as the elder walked in with the milk, he heard a flurry of hurried movements. Without much thought, he pushed open the door and saw Lu Mian sitting steadily at the desk with a stack of senior year books and workbooks laid out in front of her.

In front of her, there was a thick stack of test papers.

And Xiao Qimo was sitting beside her, guiding her with patience and tolerance.

The elder felt an instant surge of relief. What a wonderful scene.

"Grandpa."

"Grandpa Xiao."

Xiao Qimo and Lu Mian each greeted him in turn.

Xiao Jianli passed them the milk, and just as he was about to comment on their diligence, something glittering beneath the stacks of papers caught his eye from the corner of his vision.

His eyes narrowed, suspicion arising.

Lu Mian lowered her head and took a deep sip of milk.

With the experience gained from years of watching over his grandchildren, the elder swiftly lifted the stack of test papers before Lu Mian could react.

A laptop, currently running, was revealed beneath them.

Xiao Jianli instantly understood what was happening and then proceeded to lift the papers in front of Xiao Qimo as well.

There was another laptop.

"..."

The atmosphere in the study slowly turned awkward.

This scene was all too similar to that of kids being caught playing games by their parents.

Xiao Jianli glared at his grandson and granddaughter-in-law, then with a stern face, flipped open the laptop screen.

Oops.

The bright and colorful page that appeared, even though Xiao Jianli had never played games himself, was enough to tell him all he needed to know.

The elder was on the verge of bursting with anger.

"Weren’t you supposed to be studying?"

Lu Mian made a noise, her head hanging low, obediently continuing to drink her milk.

Xiao Qimo, on the other hand, set his cup aside, one hand still casually resting on the back of Lu Mian’s chair, with a tone that suggested he couldn’t care less about being scalded, said, "Balance between work and play, right?"

"Hmph."

Xiao Jianli was no fool, he touched the back of the laptop, "It’s so hot, don’t tell me you were only playing for a moment!"

Xiao Qimo: ...

Lu Mian: ...

The two caught in the act hung their heads in unison.

Keeping silent.

"Grandpa Xiao, actually..." Lu Mian started to speak, presumably wanting to say something.

Xiao Jianli raised his hand, stopping her mid-sentence, "Mianmian, you don’t need to say anything, I know it must be this rascal who led you astray! He has always been like this from when he was little, playing games and glued to the computer all day long, how could I not know him!"

Xiao Qimo flickered his gaze, feeling somewhat wronged.

It wasn’t like that; it was Lu Mian who had dragged him to play. It was a new game recently launched by Sufeng Company, and it was quite interesting.

His own grandpa was tearing into him, no regard for his face at all!

Lu Mian quietly hung her head.

After a while, her voice came out soft, yet firm, "Grandpa Xiao, indeed you know him best."

Xiao Qimo looked at Lu Mian in disbelief.

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