The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 136: Chapter 135: When She Smiles, the Whole World Lights Up

Su Luo didn’t say much, the outcome was already decided, and if she clung on relentlessly, she would only appear petty.

She was the daughter of the Su Family, and was not about to lose her temper over such a trivial matter.

Bai Fangfei was right, there would always be opportunities to compete in the future.

She and Lu Mian would eventually see who was superior!

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Since the athletic competition during PE class, Lu Mian had enjoyed quite a bit more peace.

Su Luo stopped fighting for seats, Bai Fangfei ceased her antics, and the classmates who previously sided with Su Luo consciously steered clear of her.

They felt that Lu Mian was formidable in certain aspects, but also enigmatic. Her character, experiences, and capabilities were all mysterious, which made it difficult to gauge her true abilities, so it was best to keep a respectful distance.

That day, after class ended,

Lu Mian received a text message from Sui Yuan, inviting her to meet at the flower beds between the two school buildings.

She arrived as promised, and before Little Baldy showed up, she leaned against a ginkgo tree, boldly playing with her phone. Her toes nudged the ground intermittently, and from afar, she looked like a painting.

“Mianmian!”

A timid and gentle call made Lu Mian look up to see Little Baldy running towards her, gasping for breath with a notebook in his hands.

She softly instructed, “Run slower!”

Such a tender voice made Su Luo, who was passing by on her way to the senior third grade area, pause in her steps.

Bai Fangfei was with her, glanced in that direction, and scoffed.

Both of them tacitly remained still, watching from a distance.

Ignoring Lu Mian’s advice, Sui Yuan sped up and ran towards her.

As he bent over trying to catch his breath, Lu Mian’s mischievous hands had already patted his forehead several times.

“Mianmian!” Sui Yuan hurriedly dodged, touching the back of his head, “I need to talk to you about something serious!”

“Oh, what’s so serious?”

Lu Mian spoke with lingering tones, slowly moving closer to him. She was tall and had to bend down slightly. A teasing smile hung on her lips.

Her dark almond eyes twinkled with warmth, the epitome of non-seriousness.

A flirtation that was deadly!

Sui Yuan quickly used the notebook to shield his blushing cheeks.

This girl was too wicked!

Didn’t she realize how beautiful she was?

When she smiled, the whole world lit up, and even she, a girl, couldn’t withstand it and involuntarily blushed.

Sui Yuan urgently snapped out of Lu Mian’s charm.

“Mianmian, I’ve heard all about it from Yuren, about you and the Lu Family… forget it, let’s not talk about that. No one understands your feelings better than us, don’t be too upset,” he said.

Sui Yuan knew that this topic was heavy for him, for Zero, for Yuren, for… everyone involved. They would never deliberately bring it up, but they would never forget it either. Wanting to offer comfort and care, they struggled to find ways to redeem the other, as language was so feeble.

Yes, they were all victims of the 726 kidnapping case, more precisely, individuals who had been abandoned by their closest kin.

With similar experiences and the days they fought for survival together, they were as close as any blood relatives and cherished each other dearly, despite having no blood ties.

As he consoled Lu Mian, he was also consoling himself.

“Hmm, Yuanyuan…” Lu Mian slightly pouted, suddenly becoming serious, even somber, “Are you sad?”

“…” Sui Yuan clenched the notebook suddenly.

He and his brother, who was two years older, grew up in an orphanage. After their mother died, they were abandoned there by relatives.

Before they turned 18, although they lived in poverty and had no support, they also had their simple joys. That was until one day, when a line of luxury cars appeared at the orphanage gate, calling out to him and his brother as “young master” and “miss,” saying, “We’ve finally found you.”n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om