The Master's Mask Unveiled Again-Chapter 457 - 456 How is Uncle Han here
Chapter 457: Chapter 456 How is Uncle Han here?
Chapter 457: Chapter 456 How is Uncle Han here?
The two people inside the room were quiet and peaceful.
In the living room, Fu Yao’s family of four bustled with noise and excitement.
Within a few minutes, the house had been tidied up, clean and orderly, with four people staring eagerly at the door, waiting for the distinguished guest to arrive.
Ding~
The doorbell rang.
All four nearly raced to open the door, a stark contrast to their attitudes when Lu Mian had visited earlier.
Upon opening the door, the first thing they saw was a grave and solemn face, covered in the dust of the journey and marked by a trace of urgency and fatigue.
“You must be Han Jin from the bureau, right?” Fu Yao was the first to speak.
Han Jin stood at the doorway, and with an apologetic tone, he said, “Sorry for the sudden visit, I apologize for the inconvenience.”
“Not at all, not at all!” Weng Xia hurriedly welcomed Han Jin inside with an enthusiasm that was also restrained.
Fu Shuangshuang and Fu Binbin, the brother and sister, were particularly observant, offering Han Jin tea and cigarettes.
Han Jin sat on the sofa and politely declined each offer.
“I just happened to be on a business trip in the area, and someone asked me to drop by to visit Mr.
Fu,” Han Jin casually remarked.
Fu Yao’s family of four humbly exchanged pleasantries but were secretly overjoyed.
That voice…
it was very familiar.
Meanwhile, Lu Mian and Xiao Qimo, who were in the study, both narrowed their eyes.
Lu Mian took the opportunity to remove the man’s palm from her navel, “Let’s go have a look.”
“Mm.”
Ignores Weng Xia’s earlier instruction, the two of them simply opened the door and headed for the living room.
Weng Xia in the living room was the first to notice their arrival.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly got up from the sofa and rushed over to Lu Mian’s side, urging, almost shooing, her back to her room.
“Why have you come out?
Didn’t I tell you that we have important guests?” she said in a hushed voice, almost gritting her teeth.
Fu Shuangshuang also smiled apologetically at Han Jin, then ran over to Lu Mian and suggested with a hint of blame, “Lu Mian, can’t you be a bit more sensible?
That guest is very important to our family; your behavior could offend them!”
Lu Mian frowned but pushed past Fu Shuangshuang and Weng Xia in front of her, leading Xiao Qimo into the living room.
Sure enough, she saw the owner of that voice, Han Jin.
The three of them hadn’t expected to meet in such a place, and Han Jin was caught off guard, hurriedly setting his teacup down onto the coffee table.
Lu Mian stood leisurely watching him, her eyes filled with a combination of inquiry and skepticism.
Uncle Han suddenly appearing at her uncle’s place couldn’t be mere coincidence.
Weng Xia slapped her thighs—this was bad!
“Mr.
Han, please don’t mind her, she’s just a neighbor who came to borrow something, she’ll be leaving immediately,” Weng Xia quickly disassociated herself from Lu Mian.
Just when the Fu family worried about offending the important guest, Han Jin suddenly stood up and began to speak with a hint of panic in his voice.
“Mianmian, you’re here?”
At these words, Weng Xia and Fu Shuangshuang were stunned; what was going on?
Han Jin’s tone was somewhat ingratiating, but Lu Mian remained cool and proud, her lips curved in a smile that was not quite a smile, showing little regard for Han Jin’s dignity.
“Uncle Han, give an explanation, please.”
“Uncle Han?!”
At that, all four Fu family members joined in the exclamation, then, after speaking, realized how unbecoming their outburst was.
Han Jin looked around, wondering how he could be so unlucky as to fall into the hands of this nightmare of a young lady.
And there was Xiao Qimo, eyeing them like a tiger watching his prey!
No, how could these two be together in this place?
Feeling overwhelmed by the information, Han Jin quickly gestured for Lu Mian and Xiao Qimo to step outside.
The three of them stopped in the apartment corridor.
Han Jin, scratching his head nervously, and feeling cornered, retorted decisively, “What’s the meaning of this?
Are you two meeting the parents here?”
Lu Mian was rendered speechless instantly.
But Han Jin grew more vigorous, “Look here, Lu Mian, you’re still a high school junior, do you remember your identity?
Meeting the parents already?
Are you expecting me to drink wedding toast for you after the New Year?”
It was just a flippant remark, but to his surprise, Xiao Qimo nodded along, “If Lu Mian is willing, then you would indeed have the chance.”
The implication was clear; if Lu Mian agreed, he was ready to marry her at any time.
Lu Mian glared at Xiao Qimo, speechless.
Turning back to Han Jin, her expression was even colder, “Previously, Principal Zhang mentioned being unable to contact you, saying you were busy.
It appears you certainly were,” she paused, “with matters concerning me.”
Han Jin felt his mouth go dry and cracked open his mouth, realizing instantly that he couldn’t hide anything from this girl!
But this was also something he had just started looking into and had not yet begun a thorough investigation.
“Mianmian, there are some things I can’t tell you right now, I don’t have any proof.”
Lu Mian chuckled wryly, “Don’t tell me I’m not the biological child of my parents.
I have seen the hospital birth records; there’s no possibility of a mix-up.
I truly did come out of my mom’s belly.”
She had also doubted her identity once, even going so far as to do a DNA test.
But before she could get the results, she was abducted.
By the time she returned, Doctor Hua, who had assisted with her identification, had gone abroad and they lost contact.
For her now, the matter of being born to her biological parents was no longer important.
She didn’t need it anymore.
Han Jin, with a sparkle in his eyes, ultimately did not disclose what he knew, “Alright, since you’re here as guests, you should go back.
I have other matters to attend to, I’m leaving.”
He was ready to make his escape.
Lu Mian watched his retreating figure and scoffed lightly, “I never thought the ‘honored guest’ they spoke of would be Uncle Han.”
Han Jin stiffened up even more, feeling even more awkward.
“Come in with us, otherwise they will say I drove you away.”
“I’d like to see who dares?!”
Han Jin had a short fuse, and after returning to the Fu Family’s house, his aura had changed too.
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Both Fu Yao and Weng Xia were quite undecided, what exactly was Lu Mian’s relationship with their family’s esteemed guest?
Han Jin, on the other hand, was very straightforward.
“Mr.
Fu, Mrs.
Fu, let me reintroduce myself.
I am Lu Mian’s uncle, not a blood-related uncle, but I do cover for this girl!”
What?
The Fu Family of four didn’t quite grasp what they had heard, completely stunned.
Lu Mian covering for Mr.
Han?
A high school student covering for a provincially ranked official?
What a joke!
Han Jin didn’t have time to explain to them, instead, he turned to Lu Mian with a kind tone, “Mianmian, come back with me for the New Year.
Uncle will take you out for a couple of days.”
The warmth Han Jin showed to her was clearly seen by the family of four, and they found it even harder to accept.
The high-ranking guest, the big shot they had been so eager to please, was actually being taken care of by Lu Mian, whom they looked down upon?
Stop joking!
But for Lu Mian, even if Han Jin was warm, she maintained her calm, unruffled demeanor and firmly declined, “There’s no need, Uncle Han, I’m going back with him for the Lunar New Year.”
Han Jin understood, the big boss was too busy to bother with him at all.
But when did these two get so close?
He secretly worried for Sikong Jian.
Han Jin nodded, “Going to his house, you won’t be at a disadvantage.
Alright then, you’re busy, I’ll leave.”
After speaking, he didn’t wait for the four members of the family to beseech him to stay, he made a clean exit.
Just as sudden as his arrival, so was his departure.
When the family of four saw off Han Jin and turned their gazes back to Lu Mian and Xiao Qimo, their expressions had changed.
Weng Xia awkwardly invited the two to sit back down on the sofa, “Mianmian, about Director Han and you…”
Lu Mian gave a slight smile, not answering, but instead turned to ask Fu Yao, “Uncle, when is my younger uncle coming?”
“He, he…”
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
Just as Han Jin had stepped out, there came a knock at the door.
Fu Binbin hastily rushed to open it.
Upon seeing the man struggling with his cane, fumbling at the door frame, he called out, “Dad, Uncle’s here!”
Lu Mian immediately stood up to go over, and Xiao Qimo, knowing Lu Mian’s younger uncle’s importance to her, followed along.
At the door, they met the visually impaired man who, despite his challenges, exuded a mature, elite aura.
Lu Mian supported Fu Yu, her voice soft and tender, “Uncle, you’ve arrived!”
Fu Yao.
Lu Mian’s younger uncle, 11 years her senior.
Fu Yu had been visually impaired since childhood, not completely blind but nearly unable to see clearly.
The family was poor back then and could not afford treatment, and by the time they could, it was too late.
As a member of a vulnerable community, Fu Yu had lived a tough life from a young age.
His parents had died early, and he had lived for many years at his brother and sister-in-law’s house before coming of age.
His parents left him half a plot of land, which was his inheritance, but after he came of age, he gave everything he owned to his brother and sister-in-law to repay their kindness in raising him.
This was also why Weng Xia didn’t drive Fu Yu away back then.
