Chapter 777: Chapter 776: It’s her, it’s her, it’s all her

After leaving Han Jin’s private room, Lu Mian headed towards the top floor.

The top floor was lavishly decorated and the environment was quiet.

As she pushed open the door to the only private room, she had barely stepped inside before she felt the warm greeting of Xiao Jianli.

“Mianmian, come in and sit beside grandpa!”

Lu Mian obediently walked over, “Okay.”

“This gathering today was specially prepared for you,” Xiao Jianli said with a mysterious smile, “and there’s another guest who will be here any minute!”

Xiao Jianli had organized this gathering tonight with the intention of paving the way for Lu Mian, so that even if she did not participate in the exemption now, she would still have to apply for college after taking the entrance exams in the future.

Having a conflict with the dean didn’t matter; there was no conflict that couldn’t be resolved at the Xiao Family’s side.

Lu Mian glanced at Xiao Jianli, her smile slightly forced and her emotions a bit complex.

“Thank you, Grandpa Xiao.” She had already guessed what was happening and thus directly thanked Xiao Jianli. This was also why she had rushed to leave Han Jin’s private room.

She just wondered what expression the Dean Kang Hongbin would have upon seeing her.

Shaking her head, she stood up and went over to the wash basin to wash her hands.

Soon after, the door to the private room was pushed open again.

Kang Hongbin and Han Jin entered one after another into the large and luxurious private room.

Xiao Jianli greeted them with a warm smile, “Dean Kang has arrived, please take a seat. And this is…”

Kang Hongbin introduced with a smile, “This is Han Jin, the director of the Wu Province Education Bureau, and a friend of mine. Mr. Xiao, you don’t mind me bringing a friend along, do you?”

“Not at all, please, Director Han, take a seat as well!”

Han Jin shook hands with the elderly man and mulling it over, felt that something didn’t quite add up.

He asked Kang Hongbin softly, “Who is this Mr. Xiao?”

“Mr. Xiao is the renowned Master Xiao Jianli from the Xiao Family of Jinjing!” Kang Hongbin explained in a low voice.

Han Jin nodded.

Then, he paused.

The Xiao Family?

Kang Hongbin didn’t notice these expressions on Han Jin’s face and eagerly asked Xiao Jianli, “Mr. Xiao, where is student Lu Mian?”

Han Jin: ???!!!

“Mianmian!” Xiao Jianli called out gently towards the wash basin area.

Lu Mian appeared before the three men, her hands shaking off water droplets, a mischievous yet rascally smile playing across her lips.

She waved her hand at Kang Hongbin and Han Jin, “Uncle Han, Dean Kang, we meet again.”

That “again” took the two men by surprise.

Han Jin slapped his forehead, quickly recalling the entire incident.

So, Lu Mian was the genius student Dean Kang had his eye on this time?

Loved and hated?

Kang Hongbin was also a bit stunned, looking from Lu Mian to Xiao Jianli, and then to Han Jin.

When Lu Mian went to apologize in Han Jin’s private room, Kang Hongbin, who had been intentionally ignoring her, had merely glanced at her and hadn’t really looked at Lu Mian properly, let alone known her name.

In his hazy memory, he indeed seemed to remember Han Jin calling her “Mianmian”.

Now seeing the girl again, even if he hadn’t recognized her clearly earlier, he could recognize her at a glance now.

“You, you…” Kang Hongbin stuttered, “aren’t you the girl from earlier?”

The same girl who had stood him up last year and who had come to the private room to apologize today, said a few words, and then left; he had even become angrier because of that.

Han Jin cleared his throat, providing a confirmed answer from the side.

“Yes, that’s her.”

Kang Hongbin inhaled sharply, then looked towards Xiao Jianli, “Mr. Xiao, is this your granddaughter-in-law and also the student Lu Mian who gave up the exemption opportunity this year?”

Xiao Jianli nodded, “What’s going on?”

Lu Mian smiled slightly, “Dean Kang, it’s me, it’s all me.”

Kang Hongbin: …

Han Jin laughed heartily, the clouds above his head instantly scattering, brimming with pride.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Dean Kang, are you still mad at our Mianmian?”