The Master's Mask Unveiled Again-Chapter 444 - 443 She Is Our Team’s Darling
Chapter 444: Chapter 443 She Is Our Team’s Darling
Chapter 444 -443 She Is Our Team’s Darling
After that farce, everyone etched that physics problem deeply into their minds.
They also vividly remembered how Lu Mian had stood up firmly and unwaveringly declared, “Teacher, you are mistaken,” and how she had stubbornly refused to back down, her demeanor neither servile nor overbearing.
Only then were they forced to admit that Lu Mian did indeed possess real talent.
Even without studying, without reading, and with her mind wandering during class, she still had the ability.
Perhaps it could be put another way: because Lu Mian knew it all already, she couldn’t be bothered to listen to the lessons.
As they entertained such thoughts, many felt a secret twinge of envy.
Why do people who don’t make an effort still excel?
It’s just so unfair!
But if Lu Mian really didn’t make an effort, what was with her notebook from before?
They remembered that the notebook Lu Mian gave to Zhang Yanyan was very thick, such notes would take a very long time to complete, wouldn’t they?
After class, the girls gathered and chattered away, eventually concluding that Lu Mian must be secretly studying in private.
Lu Mian just wanted to give off the impression that “I don’t work hard, but I still do well on exams,” but in reality, she was still quietly studying on her own.
There were often such people in the school, and they usually referred to them as: study posers.
Now everyone was even more curious about Lu Mian’s private life, especially what she did after class.
Fang Xilan sighed and said, “I actually think Lu Mian is pretty cool, playing by day, working hard in private.
To dazzle everyone once the results come out…”
Everyone threw her a dismissive look.
But a group of girls made a bold decision.
The next time Lu Mian went out in the afternoon, they must follow her!
They wanted to see if Lu Mian was really sneaking off to study!
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Lu Mian had rested for two periods in the afternoon and was feeling a bit better; when she woke up, it was just the time for class to end.
It was also the usual time she went to Zitan Pavilion.
Without delay, Lu Mian gathered her things and headed to Zitan Pavilion.
A sharp-eyed girl spotted her and quickly alerted the group that had vowed to tail her, saying, “Lu Mian is on the move, let’s hurry and follow her!”
They had planned to bring Fang Xilan along, but she said she was busy and didn’t go.
These “naïve” girls thought they were so clever, but in fact, Lu Mian had been aware of their intentions from the moment they took their first step.
However, she was not in the mood to deal with them now, making her way to Zitan Pavilion, where she easily entered, leaving the group of girls stopped at the entrance.
When the girls realized they were stopped, they finally looked up and saw the villa’s nameplate: Zitan Pavilion.
It was the Shadow Hunting Team’s training ground.
All of them were amazed and opened their mouths in disbelief.
“How did Lu Mian end up at Zitan Pavilion?!
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And she went inside?!
Isn’t Zitan Pavilion the place of the Shadow Hunting Team?”
“The Shadow Hunting Team doesn’t interact with girls, how could she just go in?”
“Maybe the Shadow Hunting Team isn’t as strict as the rumors say, if someone like Lu Mian can get in, what about us?”
Upon hearing this, the hearts of more than twenty girls began to flutter with excitement.
They had long wanted to get up close with the Shadow Hunting Team, even if they didn’t do anything, getting a few autographs and photos wouldn’t be bad.
Having finally had the opportunity to study in such a place thanks to Xiu Qian´s influence and to come into contact with things they had never seen before, they couldn’t let this chance slip by.
In the end, it was Qiao Yaning who made the decision, “Let’s go, we might as well take a look inside too!”
Qu Weiwei immediately chimed in, “Let’s go, if Lu Mian can go in, why can’t we?”
There’s courage in numbers, someone quickly knocked on the villa’s door.
Zhou Xin came out this time.
He looked a little stunned at the circle of girls, but he still maintained a good attitude and very politely offered a few words of refusal.
The crowd didn’t believe it, and pointing through the gap in the door, they said, “We just saw Lu Mian going in there.
If she can go inside, why can’t you let us in?”
Zhou Xin paused for a moment, then let out a laugh.
How could they compare themselves to Miss Lu?
“There must be a reason for this,” he said.
Qiao Yaning also felt unjustified, “What exactly is the reason?
What’s her relationship with you?”
Zhou Xin smiled slightly, and said, elegantly and generously, “Because she is our team’s pet.”
“Team’s pet?”
That word shocked the group of over twenty girls beyond belief.
Who wouldn’t want to be the team’s pet?
And to be the Shadow Hunting Team’s pet at that!
Lu Mian is the Shadow Hunting Team’s pet, how could that be possible?
The key point is, how did she manage it?
The crowd looked at each other, eyes filled with envy, jealousy, and sourness.
However, at this moment, an even more explosive scene occurred!
They casually glanced inside from the door and noticed Lu Mian appeared to be talking to a figure, a tall and slender silhouette they recognized.
It was the investor who had gone to their classroom that afternoon!
Xiu Qian’s uncle!
A few blinked their eyes, and before they could react, the investor gently rubbed Lu Mian’s forehead, delicately and carefully, as if handling a treasured gem.
The crowd was flabbergasted again.
What was this sensational news?
How had Lu Mian now gotten involved with the competition committee’s investor?
The plot was developing too swiftly, veering completely off their speculations.
They thought Lu Mian had found some place to study quietly by herself, but now they discovered not only was Lu Mian not studying, she was actually the Shadow Hunting Team’s pet and had unclear ties with the competition committee’s investor?!
Could it be that the investor wasn’t investing because of Xiu Qian, but rather because of Lu Mian?
Was Lu Mian being kept…
The group left Zitan Pavilion with shaky steps.
After returning to Yulan Pavilion, everyone silently went into their own rooms without saying a word.
Probably shocked, they all seemed to be shutting down.
Fang Xilan noticed something was amiss but couldn’t figure out what by asking.
Qiao Yaning couldn’t stop thinking about this matter and found it unbelievable.
She happened to run into Xiu Qian, so she told him about it.
She had expected Xiu Qian to be just as surprised as she was, but he looked indifferent, as if he already knew about it.
In fact, Xiu Qian had mostly guessed it and now, from their mouths, he received another piece of evidence.
He glanced briefly with his eyes and returned to his own room.
Qiao Yaning smiled as she saw him off and was heading back to her room when she ran into Qu Weiwei.
The two were initially shocked in the hallway and then Qu Weiwei suddenly thought of something and asked, “Oh, Yaning, has your package arrived yet?”
Speaking of this lifted Qiao Yaning’s spirits a bit.
She nodded and said, “It has, I saw on the tracking information that it had been signed for.”
Qu Weiwei followed with a smile, “Let’s go, I’ll accompany you downstairs to pick up the package.”
