The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Lu Xinnuan’s fingers resting on her knees suddenly contracted.

Why did mom and dad hate Lu Mian?

There really were too many reasons.

It wasn’t so obvious before she was three, but after that, Lu Mian’s bad nature slowly revealed itself.

“My sister… she loves to lie,” Lu Xinnuan said in a low, disheartened voice. “She was different from us ever since she was young… I remember when she was four, one day she brought home a snuff bottle. My mom saw that it was quite valuable and asked her where she got it from, and she said she won it from an old man while playing Go.”

At this point, Lu Xinnuan laughed softly, her tone tinged with faint scorn.

“Su Jue, isn’t it ridiculous? How could a four-year-old child beat an old person? Moreover, to win a valuable snuff bottle? We all thought she stole it and took her to return it. However, we never found that old man again.”

Su Jue was speechless, as he truly hadn’t encountered such a prodigy in his understanding.

Even the Go princess of their Su Family did not show her talent until she was seven.

“It’s not just these, either.” Lu Xinnuan shook her head. “She is solitary and doesn’t like others touching her things. She also loves to dismantle things; when our TV needed repair, she took it apart into pieces, claiming she could fix it. Same with the air conditioner, computer, and so on. There were too many of these incidents, and over time, mom and dad lost their patience with her.”

Su Jue pondered, “Have you ever considered that what she said was true?”

“How could that be, she was just a kid…” She said helplessly, “Besides, our family’s financial condition isn’t good; we couldn’t afford her causing so much trouble.”

Su Jue lapsed into silence.

As the conversation continued to this point, Lu Xinnuan’s gaze shifted slightly, and she spoke with much sorrow, “If only our family had a better economic situation, maybe mom and dad wouldn’t feel so guilty, and perhaps they would have the patience to discover my sister’s strengths…”

Su Jue had never suffered from a lack of money and couldn’t understand this feeling.

“Su Jue, can I study stock investment with you?” Lu Xinnuan finally asked. “I’ll just invest a few thousand yuan. If I make money, I’ll treat it as earning some living expenses for the family. If I lose, I’ll never invest again and consider it a lesson.”

Su Jue turned to look at her, her eyes misty and filled with boundless admiration, and thought of Lu Mian’s circumstances, he nodded as if possessed.

After all, he now had that group of gods, and he didn’t need to worry about losing.

Suppose he considers it, doing something good!

While in the infirmary, he instructed Lu Xinnuan to take time to handle the necessary procedures.

Lu Xinnuan smiled warmly and took note of everything.

Su Jue, feeling unwell, returned to the Su Family to recuperate.

He harbored some grievances, but he didn’t dare tell the truth to his family. After all, his own grandfather was kinder to Lu Mian than to him.

He found the old man playing chess alone in the pavilion in the backyard and made his way over with a limp.

“Grandpa, still playing chess?”

Su Qinghe didn’t look up, “I’ve scheduled a Go tournament this week, and I’m the organizer.”

Since his own grandfather liked these elegant pursuits, he had nothing to say. He sat down and glanced at the complex chessboard.

Su Qinghe was getting annoyed playing against himself, and with a sweep, he scattered the chess pieces back into the box, “Ah, if only Mianmian were here, that would be great.”

“Lu Mian?”

“Yes!” Mentioning Lu Mian, the old man’s somewhat aged face brightened up with enthusiasm, animatedly saying, “I’ve seen her play against someone once, she completely decimated her opponent! Hahaha, she was only about four years old at the time, only about this tall!”

The old man gestured the height with his hand, his eyes lively.

But Su Jue’s face stiffened even more.