Chapter 792: Chapter 791 Everything is Just Right

After soothing Xiao Jianli’s excited emotions, it was already eleven o’clock at night.

Lu Mian had to go to school the next day, so Xiao Jianli took everyone back with him.

The old man lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. He clumsily posted a status update on his social circle.

Such a big event deserved a proper celebration (and a bit of showing off)!

Xiao Qimo leaned against his bed, scrolling through his phone until he came across the old man’s post. He didn’t even like it, expressionless, he simply swiped past.

Soon, his phone started to vibrate, several messages coming in one after another.

[Brother Qi, no way!]

[Is what Grandpa Xiao posted in his moments true?]

[Is Little Mianmian really the little girl who saved Grandpa Xiao fifteen years ago?]

[This is really like finding a needle in a haystack! Congratulations!]

[Brother Qi, you really are a visionary, repaying the life-saving favor by pledging yourself early! Hahaha…]

[Wow wow wow, fifteen years ago, huh! Brother Qi, what are you feeling right now?]

Even through the screen, Xiao Qimo could feel Ye Jinwen’s glee with a grin plastered across his face, enjoying the drama. Qimo was so angry his hands trembled, and he replied with just one word.

[Scram]

Ye Jinwen proudly liked Jianli’s post and also shared a new status update.

[Recap of Brother Qi missing Sister-in-law’s brilliant moments, popcorn.jpg]

This recap moment attracted a crowd of onlookers offering their comments and insights.

Yun Sang left a comment below.

[Count one for the Shadow Hunting Team; one for Sufeng Game Company.]

Ye Jinwen replied: [Hahaha, it’s too good…]

Looking at his phone, Yun Sang shook his head silently: How wonderful it would be if he could have a chance to meet his own sister, just once would be enough…

Xiao Qimo, annoyed by his two fake brothers, decided to lie down and sleep.

All of a sudden, the bedroom light snapped on, and he raised his hand to shield his eyes from the piercing light. After adjusting for a moment, he noticed Xiao Jianli standing in the doorway, looking sulkily at him, with a phone in his grasp.

He had probably seen Ye Jinwen’s moments too.

The other hand hidden behind his back revealed the corner of a slipper.

The old man huffed indignantly, “Just how many times have you actually missed Mianmian?!”

Xiao Qimo muffled his voice under the duvet, “Just these three times, no more!”

“You really are @#Y=%…got off too easy %&@#…”

The old man grumbled as he left the bedroom.

“Will you turn off the light?!”

“No!”

Nevertheless, the slipper still flew precisely and landed beside the bed.

Xiao Qimo: …

The man had no choice but to crawl out from under the covers and use the remote to turn off the light.

In the darkness, his phone pinged again with a new message.

Seeing it was from Lu Mian, Xiao Qimo’s mood improved somewhat. He opened the message and read it for a few seconds, his eyes growing as deep as the ocean.

[The 5-year-old me was a very naughty and rebellious brat. The 14-year-old me was a bad student who wouldn’t listen or study. The 15-year-old me was a loner who didn’t understand love. The 19-year-old me is just right, not that outstanding, but also not that terrible. I like this arrangement, allowing me to meet you with a better version of myself, in a better way. Goodnight, my dear Momo.]

Xiao Qimo held his phone, reading the message over and over until he knew it by heart.

His little girl always comforted him so aptly, like the soothing and gentle waters of a hot spring.

He kissed the message reverently.

The 7-year-old him was a very arrogant and conceited egomaniac. The 16-year-old him was an unbearable team leader who thought highly of himself. The 17-year-old him was a ruthless dictator with cold, harsh methods.

The him of now was just right, too.

They would become better in the future.

The man lifted the corners of his lips, gently replying.

[Good night, my world.]

—-

Fu Man returned to the Lu Family home, tiptoeing past the second Master and Mistress and the servants to her room.

Lu Xinnuan was already sitting inside, waiting for her.

“Mom, did she agree?”

Lu Xinnuan earnestly helped Fu Man to a seat on the sofa.

Fu Man’s arms stiffened for a moment before slowly withdrawing, “Nuannuan, let it go…”

“Heh.” Lu Xinnuan understood immediately, “I knew it, she wouldn’t agree. Just like when she won twenty million and refused to give a single dime to the family. She enjoys delicacies by herself and wouldn’t even share a sip of soup with anyone else.”

Fu Man opened her mouth, “Nuannuan, it’s not like that.”

“Oh?” Lu Xinnuan sat down with a cool look in her eyes.

Already half-stepping into the entertainment industry, she had some mental endurance and wouldn’t lose her composure over these matters.

Even though, in her heart, she felt jealous to death.

“It’s my fault… If I had insisted on talking to her inside the house, Master Xiao wouldn’t have overheard…”

Lu Xinnuan was puzzled.

Fu Man recounted the evening’s events to Lu Xinnuan, feeling exhausted and guilty afterward.

“Mom, you were too careless.” Lu Xinnuan couldn’t hide her blame.

They had known about it first, but in the end, Lu Mian got the better deal, directly recognizing Master Xiao as family.

How could they not be furious!

Lu Xinnuan twisted her clothes, looking up to see Fu Man’s eyes reddening. She suppressed her discontent and jealousy, speaking calmly, “Forget it, Lu Mian is now with others as a family, she doesn’t care about our life or death. I’ll just work harder by myself…”

“Nuannuan…” Fu Man felt even guiltier.

Lu Xinnuan walked to the door and shook her head gently, “The finale of ‘The Voice of the Best’ is starting soon, I’m going to practice singing.”

—-

The next morning, bright and early.

Xiao Qimo had just arrived at school when Qi Zhen called him.

At first, she was still chuckling in a motherly manner, expressing concerns for her son several times in succession.

Xiao Qimo was unmoved, asking coldly, “Are you also here to scold me?”

Qi Zhen laughed coldly on the other end of the phone, wanting not just to scold but also to beat him up, it was that simple.

“Let’s not talk about that yet. What happened with you and Mianmian failing to register your marriage?” Qi Zhen had always been uneasy, worrying that someone might suddenly appear one day to sever her son’s frail bond of matrimony.

“…” Xiao Qimo gave a perfunctory excuse, “The civil affairs bureau’s system broke.”

“Then… go another day!”

“It won’t be fixed anytime soon.”

Qi Zhen paused on the phone as if communicating with Xiao Huazun about something.

“I told you, your son has learned to lie, old sow leading piglets, one act following another.”

Xiao Huazun, devoid of fatherly affection, retorted: “I’ll have to clarify with my daughter-in-law another day, to keep her on her toes. When men lie, it’s either never or incessantly; it can’t be ignored…”

Xiao Qimo inhaled a breath of Siberian cold air, chilling to the bone.

“Mom.” He called out weakly.

Qi Zhen changed her tone, speaking with a steel-edged frustration, “If you had seized the opportunity earlier, you wouldn’t be without a marriage certificate now.”

“…” He just knew he couldn’t avoid the scolding.

Xiao Qimo, physically and mentally drained, sincerely asked, “Mom, you didn’t owe Lu Mian a life-saving debt when you were young, did you?”