The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 373: Chapter 372: Director Qi Who Abuses Power for Personal Gain

The deep and icy voice pierced through the air, reaching Lu Mian’s ears.

Lu Mian paused in the act of holding her pen, supported her forehead with her left hand, and did not look back at the man at the door.

Ding Cai took responsibility and walked over, “Director Qimo, this is not Lu Mian’s fault. It was me who allowed it. She was just playing around with a classmate…”

As he spoke, he gauged Director Qimo’s expression, but not only did the latter not appear appeased, his mood seemed to darken even more.

“Come out.” Xiao Qimo’s voice brooked no refusal.

The classmates all shivered.

Lu Mian finally looked up towards the back door, where the other person stood stern as ice, frowning as he stared at her.

Such bad luck.

Caught red-handed by him.

But why was he so angry?

There was even a slight sense of abusing authority for personal reasons…

“Oh…” She responded softly and with a sigh, stuffed something into her pocket, and left with a somewhat downcast expression.

Fat Hao Shouhao and the other classmates in the room quietly watched her leave with eyes full of sympathy and regret, as if watching a warrior march to their doom…

For the sake of the Mo Lu CP, the whole class is begging Director Qimo to show some mercy…

Ding Cai: Count me in! Director Qimo, please don’t make it hard for student Lu Mian!

Only after Lu Mian’s figure disappeared through the back door did the intense pressure looming over Class 25 slightly lessen.

The entire class was solemn and quiet.

Fat Hao didn’t dare to look towards the back door, quietly nudging Shouhao, “I always feel like Director Qimo’s look just now was like he wanted to devour Mian.”

“It’s not Brother Mian he wants to devour. It’s probably us…” Shouhao lowered his voice, “Tell me, doesn’t Director Qimo look just like the jealous male lead from an idol drama just now?”

“So, who do you think will win this round? I bet a hundred bucks on Brother Mian!”

Shouhao also slapped down a hundred bucks, speaking mysteriously, “I think Director Qimo is sure to win this round!”

Lu Mian, with her head slightly bowed and her bangs covering her eyes, followed Xiao Qimo out of the classroom.

On the long corridor, only the two of them stood. Although Ding Cai and the others were quite worried about Lu Mian, they didn’t dare to make a fuss. All they could do was sit restlessly in the classroom, after all, that person was the Head of Discipline, Director Qimo!

In the corridor, Lu Mian stood against the wall, like a student being punished, apologizing sincerely and obediently.

“Director Qimo, I was wrong.”

Xiao Qimo stood tall and aloof, hands behind his back, his profound gaze slowly settling on her face as if with a smile, “Having a good time?”

“Not bad… I didn’t miss a single shot.”

That attitude, still so proud, aren’t you?

The man felt a sudden rush of frustration in his chest, his eyes becoming deeper and more intense. One hand was tucked into his pocket, while the other was restlessly tugging at his tie.

That tie was a gift from Lu Mian.

“Am I supposed to praise you for that?” His tone grew heavier.

Lu Mian obediently shook her head, “It was my fault for breaking the rules. Director Qimo, you don’t have to praise me. I assure you I won’t do such a thing in the classroom again.”

Lu Mian even raised her right hand, looking as if she meant what she said.

The man’s features grew darker. It was this very hand that had fed almost half the male students in the class!

The thought of dozens of boys eagerly opening their mouths as she sat in her chair, casually tossing cherries, irritated him immensely.

Yet she had no clue what she had done wrong.

“So you mean, next time you’ll just feed those boys somewhere else?”

“No…” Lu Mian lifted her head, glanced at him, and after pondering for a while with a tilted head, she cautiously ventured, “Director Qimo, has your milk expired again?”

The expired milk joke…

Yes!

It’s expired!

And it has been expired for a very, very long time!

Then, do you know why?

“…” Xiao Qimo took a deep breath, staring at those blinking, seemingly innocent and clear eyes. The cotton in his chest got even more suffocating, she wouldn’t understand even if he told her!

He walked forward two steps with a huff.

Lu Mian thought he was heading back to the office and followed closely behind. But without noticing, her nose bumped into a solid wall of flesh.

“…” She silently rubbed her nose and looked up to meet the increasingly icy cold face.

She couldn’t fathom the emotions behind that icy face, only seeing him slightly curl his lips into something like a smile as he took one step closer to her.

Lu Mian backed away until she reached the wall connecting two classrooms.

To the right, in classroom 25, was the feeble voice of Ding Cai lecturing on physics problems.

To the left, in classroom 24, was the sound of an English textbook being read, bits and pieces of words floating through.

Lu Mian felt anyone could walk out of these classrooms at any moment, and shifted uncomfortably to the side.

If someone passed by and saw this scene, they would probably be shocked to their core.

This wasn’t the look of a Dean of Students and a student, but clearly that of a couple!

“Do you have any idea how dangerous that action just now was?” Xiao Qimo gazed at the girl, maintaining a distance of ten centimeters between them, only ten centimeters, barely the length of a fist.

Lu Mian didn’t think her action was dangerous, but she felt very much in danger herself.

She felt like at any second, Director Qimo would turn into a megalodon, opening his gaping maw to swallow her whole.

However, she had actually controlled her strength earlier and hadn’t meant to cause any danger. But considering his mood wasn’t great, she refrained from explaining.

Xiao Qimo, with one hand braced against the wall, looked down at the girl with her head hung low, speaking seriously and earnestly.

“If a cherry accidentally slips into your throat, it can easily cause choking. You’ve fed every male student in the entire classroom. What if someone failed to catch it, and an accident occurred? As your Dean of Students, can I just ignore that kind of thing?”

After he finished, “In the future, no matter the setting, you must not do anything this dangerous again, got it?”

“Okay!” The girl agreed readily.

Xiao Qimo felt she agreed too readily, not grasping the gravity, and added, “And from now on, whether it’s cherries, grapes, sunflower seeds, peanuts, or whatever, you’re not allowed to feed them to others, understand?”

“Okay!”

Her obedient look always gave Xiao Qimo the feeling that he was guiding his elementary school daughter through her homework.

She’d agree to anything, but in the end, she would understand nothing.

Lu Mian saw him seeming to calm down, her eyes twinkling with laughter as she smiled.

Leaning against the wall, her fingers fiddled in her pocket before she quickly opened her hand in the space between them, revealing two shiny cherries lying in her palm.

“Director Qimo, do you want to try them? They’re really sweet.”

Not sweet!

Fruit that was fed to other men, how could it possibly be sweet!

Xiao Qimo didn’t need to try to know, he even felt all the cherries in the world were unpalatable!

“I saved them especially for you,” the girl added softly.

Oh.

Then maybe he should give them a try.

Xiao Qimo’s gaze locked onto her open palm, the translucent fruit nestled in her clean, pale hand, making it seem even more luminescent.

His tone lightened slightly, and he chuckled softly, “How do you expect me to eat them? Hm?”