Chapter 79: Chapter 78: The Ten Clever Student Sisters
Xiao Qimo seemed to have understood the look in Lu Mian’s eyes, his refined and handsome face coloring with a hint of darkness.
There weren’t many people in this world who dared to disdain him, and Lu Mian was one of them.
This ungrateful little rascal, he had just added such precious nourishing medicine to warm water for her a couple of days ago, and here she was, turning around to drink ice water in a bar.
“Your stomach doesn’t hurt anymore?” his voice could hardly be called gentle.
Lu Mian paused for a moment, “It’s okay.”
“Why are you at a bar?”
“To relieve boredom,” she answered without changing her expression.
Xiao Qimo didn’t do what he was thinking. Instead, he tipped his chin up, indicating the direction of the second floor, “There’s a card room upstairs, it’s quieter than here. I’ll take you up to relieve your boredom.”
Lu Mian didn’t refuse either, nodding her head and following Xiao Qimo’s footsteps.
Xiao Qimo was always observing her, seeing her pass through various ill-intentioned gazes with composure, he couldn’t help feeling helpless.
Had she already become accustomed to disguising herself?
Other girls her age would probably have been uncomfortable with such stares long ago.
Once they reached the second floor, it was much quieter, and the lighting was very bright.
Xiao Qimo pushed open the door at the end of the corridor very gentlemanly and invited Lu Mian to go in first.
Ye Jinwen was making a racket with a few people. Upon seeing Lu Mian entering, he clicked his tongue and sidled up to Xiao Qimo with winks and gestures.
“Qimo, didn’t you go to take care of physiological needs? How come you’ve brought someone back?”
Ye Jinwen took up a “watch the fun” posture, his burning gossip soul couldn’t be more obvious.
Xiao Qimo ignored him, signaling for the waiter to come over and ordered a cup of hot milk.
Children should drink children’s beverages.
Lu Mian was quite helpless and licked her lips.
Soon, a cup of hot milk was handed to her, and she had no choice but to hold it in her palms.
She didn’t know how to play cards, so she just sat behind Xiao Qimo, dangling her legs casually, sipping milk little by little, a perfectly well-behaved schoolgirl.
Xiao Qimo was very satisfied with this and felt quite good about her just sitting there.
It was just a simple game of cards, all for fun.
Xiao Qimo and Ye Jinwen were a team, while the other two were a team.
Each card was played in turn, both sides winning and losing, occasionally making small talk, but soon it became rather dull.
One of the strangers with a stubbled chin suddenly looked at Lu Mian and clicked his tongue.
“How about this? Let’s have the little sister shuffle for us?”
Lu Mian, who was pointed out suddenly, was taken aback and earnestly explained, “I don’t know how to shuffle cards.”
The stubbled man was even more satisfied.
That was what he wanted, someone who didn’t know how to shuffle cards could also add a bit of fun.
If the game turned out to be enjoyable, who knows…
Xiao Qimo’s beautiful, slender fingers dealt out a card, pressing the tip firmly against the table.
“She said she doesn’t know how,” his voice calm with a deep undertone that carried a sense of pressure.
The other party wasn’t quite willing to give up and even laughed outright.
“How about this, if you guys win this round, you can make a request of me. If we win, then I get to make a request of you, how does that sound?”
Xiao Qimo and Ye Jinwen’s eyes met in midair.
They had been keeping an eye on this stubbled chin for a while, they indeed needed to get some information out of him.
But when it involved Lu Mian, the thought was quickly dismissed.
The stubbled man was still waiting for an answer.
Lu Mian put down her cute pink milk cup on the side and stood up, with a faint smile touched by a hint of mischief, she said, “Alright.”
The stubbled man nodded in satisfaction.
Xiao Qimo’s brows were furrowed.
“Then I’ll just shuffle them casually.” Looking at the stubbled man, her lips curled up with a smile, growing more wicked.