The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again

Lu Mian and Xiao Qimo are a study in contrasts—she's a sharp-tongued woman with secrets buried beneath her surface, while he's a charming man whose pride masks something deeper. Their marriage is the subject of endless whispers; everyone assumes Lu Mian is just another incompetent trophy wife.

Then reality shatters those assumptions. Lu Mian dominates her college entrance exam as the top science student. She dazzles audiences by playing piano and painting simultaneously with effortless grace. She turns a modest investment into substantial profit in mere days. Piano, chess, treasure appraisal, racing—nothing challenges her.

Xiao Qimo watches in bemused silence, adjusting his glasses. When his subordinate mentions that Lu Mian may have destroyed an underground illegal laboratory, he dismisses the notion outright. Yet his wife continues her serene calligraphy practice, unbothered by the speculation.

Everything changes at the International Elite Organization's summit. Masked and incognito, both Xiao Qimo and Lu Mian compete—and prevail. He becomes Chief; she becomes Deputy Chief.

As they stand side by side on that stage, recognition dawns. The Chief realizes his deputy wears his wife's face. The Deputy Chief sees someone achingly familiar in the man beside her.

Later, he corners her outside the restroom, and the truth finally surfaces.

What unfolds when two formidable souls, each harboring their own deceptions, discover they've been playing the same dangerous game?