The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 949 - 948: The Proposal Underway

Chapter 949: Chapter 948: The Proposal Underway

Mo Nie held a brown paper bag in his arms, nodding solemnly and incredulously.

"Yes, my wish has come true!"

After he said that, he clicked his tongue in bewilderment. "Does Miss Lu’s mouth have some sort of divine blessing? Even this worked?"

Mo Si suddenly had an epiphany and took a step back. "Miss Lu is the chosen one! She knows spells! She knows magic!"

Mo Nie: ...

Mo Fan: ...

"No, seriously, what’s going on?" Mo Fan asked coldly, his face as stoic as ever, pressing Mo Nie for an answer.

Mo Nie slightly revealed the corner of the document from the paper bag. "This is the document I received at the office early this morning. Ya Qiao voluntarily transferred nearly 2,000 acres of real estate in the Jinjing Central Business District!"

He had been particularly mindful of this day and went to the Xiao Group early after getting up.

Not long after he arrived at the office, a courier brought this document to his desk.

"Is this really happening?"

"Not only that!" Mo Nie lowered his voice. "Guess how much Ya Qiao is asking for it?"

Mo Si calculated mentally. "The valuation for that land must exceed a hundred billion, maybe 150 billion?"

Mo Fan took a wild guess: "Two hundred and fifty... billion?"

The numbers these two threw out were wildly different. Mo Nie, unimpressed, stopped their guessing and revealed, "Ya Qiao said he’d agree to transfer it for exactly 5,201,314. The transfer document is all ready and sent over!"

Mo Si immediately started counting on his fingers, silently mouthing, "5201314..."

Mo Nie, being a completely oblivious straight man, didn’t understand the significance and only remarked with deep emotion, "This time, our Master Xiao really got lucky. He didn’t even need to act personally; Ya Qiao voluntarily came forward with goodwill and offered such a low price. Such prime real estate, only five million—it’s practically free!"

No wonder Mo Nie was so excited.

Originally, he felt that having his wish granted was already surprising enough. Buying the land at market price would allow the Xiao Family to recover their investment in two to three years. He never expected Ya Qiao to propose this price.

In a place like Jinjing, where even an inch of land is worth its weight in gold, five million wouldn’t even buy a small apartment building!

To suddenly have such a large piece of prime commercial property in the city center drop into his lap, he was beyond ecstatic.

Turns out chanting those spells obediently and diligently every day really worked!

But Ya Qiao’s asking price was truly peculiar, with both even numbers and odd ones included. Did real estate transactions really need to be precise down to the exact unit?

"I’m thinking of contacting Ya Qiao to see if he can round it down and make it an even five million," Mo Nie happily added.

Mo Si twitched the corners of his mouth, regaining his calm.

"Nie, don’t you feel like this price is a bit... suggestive?"

Mo Fan also cast him a curious glance.

Mo Si rolled his eyes at the two and explained with exasperation, "5201314! It means ’I love you forever and ever!’ Can’t you see it? Ya Qiao is confessing to Miss Lu. This is him throwing shade at Master Xiao in a roundabout way!"

Mo Nie: ...

Mo Fan: ...

——

Xiao Qimo had no idea about the chaos happening downstairs. When his alarm rang, he woke up right on time.

The first thing he did was check the weather.

Temperature: 32℃. Sunny.

A beautiful day.

Feeling cheerful, he quickly got ready, carefully selecting a brand-new suit from his wardrobe and pairing it with the tie Lu Mian had bought for him.

Patiently and meticulously, he rolled up the sleeves of his shirt to mid-forearm. In front of the full-length mirror, he examined himself from every angle, making sure he was flawless from 720 degrees, and then he curved his lips into a satisfied smile.

He picked up the gold-rimmed glasses on the desk and leisurely placed them on the bridge of his nose.

On the desk sat a small, luxurious black velvet box, about the size of a palm.

Xiao Qimo rested the box on his palm and gently opened it for one last check.

A ring, personally crafted and inlaid by him, lay quietly inside.

From the initial design to the final product, he had done it all by hand. It symbolized his sincerity and the bond he first formed with Lu Mian.

The elegant man didn’t know what crossed his mind, but the corners of his lips curled into a pleasant smile. He let out a soft chuckle and then pulled out his phone, snapping a picture and posting it on his social media.

[Proposal in progress.]

Accompanied by the freshly taken photo.

After completing this, Xiao Qimo contentedly adjusted his tie and shirt, slipped the ring box into his pocket, and headed toward the study next door.

Xiao Qimo had always been private and rarely shared his personal life, let alone posting on social media—it was basically unheard of.

His friends list, upon seeing his update, were collectively amazed.

Upon closer inspection of his post, everyone instantly understood.

This man was showing off. Flaunting his love!

Everyone could predict that his future posts were bound to have follow-ups.

Yun Sang, an early riser, had just finished his morning workout when he came across the update.

He didn’t even bother to like it, merely leaving a perfunctory comment: [Best of luck! And happy birthday, by the way.]

After some thought, he decided he wasn’t in the mood for training anymore. Grabbing his car keys, he headed straight for Yijing Residence.

His little sister was getting proposed to. As her "family," he had to show up to back her up!

At that moment, Xiao Huazun and Qi Zhen, at the Xiao Family’s old residence, also saw Xiao Qimo’s post. Both gave it a like.

Then, with sincerity (read: copy-pasting), they left a comment: [Best of luck! And happy birthday, by the way.]

Having just returned from his morning stroll, Xiao Jianli learned about the event and skipped breakfast entirely, instructing the butler to send him to Yijing Residence immediately.

This was a significant milestone in Mianmian’s life—how could he possibly miss it?

Of course, on the way, he didn’t forget to leave his grandson a perfunctory note.

[Best of luck! And happy birthday, by the way.]

Soon, the comments under Xiao Qimo’s post became a uniform string of the same phrase.

Since everyone in the group was friends, no one wanted to be the odd one out in disrupting this unintentional "formation."

Ye Jinwen and Zero were at a breakfast stall eating fried dough sticks when he copied and pasted his comment and poked Zero.

"Zero, my seventh brother is finally stepping up—he’s proposing to Little Mianmian today."

"Oh, ho!" Zero’s interest was instantly piqued as she flipped her wavy hair back. "I really want to see how my straightforward Mian bro will react..."

Ye Jinwen’s heart skipped a beat, inexplicably sensing a touch of "watching the drama unfold" and schadenfreude in Zero’s tone.

"How about we go and have a look?" Ye Jinwen suggested.

Truthfully, he was more interested in observing Xiao Qimo’s proposal plan to gather insights for his own future endeavors—just in case.

Zero’s eyes sparkled as she nodded enthusiastically, "Let’s go! I’m so looking forward to this."

——

Xiao Qimo, after sprucing himself up impeccably, lingered in the study for a while and received a call from Mo Lei during the process.

"Master," Mo Lei’s voice sounded drained and listless. "After all the fuss, you’re just using the Mo Particles for a proposal? I thought you were planning some monumental event!"