Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 647 Miss Laurent's Attention

The Board of Trustees demonstrated exceptional efficiency in its decision regarding Lu Mingfei's admission.

From the moment Angers and Norma received the email from the mysterious board member, to Norma drafting a letter of opinion and faxing it to several board members, including Frost Gattuso, to the board members' approval, and finally to the end of the online board meeting, the entire process took only a few hours.

Charlotte only recognized Su Xiaoqiang among the group of girls in the document, and had no idea what their relationship was with Lu Mingfei. For some reason, she felt a little annoyed.

But remembering the favor he owed Lu Mingfei for the incident in Portugal, he gritted his teeth in resentment before finally approving the matter. Consider it repaying that guy's favor.

……

Winchester, England.

In the neo-Gothic manor castle, Elizabeth Laurent rose gracefully from the table in her room, tugged at the servant's bell beside her, and walked elegantly to the window.

Her slender heels made her walk with a graceful sway, yet her cold face exuded an imposing queenly aura.

Outside the window lay the manor's green lawns, brightly colored gardens, and a lake so clear it reflected the entire castle. In the distance, robins circled atop the castle's chapel, sunlight illuminating their delicate feathers.

Laurent Castle is one of the most famous castles in southern England, situated on the edge of the South Downs Hills.

Originally built in the 17th century, this estate was the birthplace of the Laurent family. It was partially destroyed and eroded during the war and was rebuilt between 1950 and 1967. The restoration techniques were used to preserve its original appearance, making the castle look like a building from hundreds of years ago.

The castle is located on the outskirts of Winchester, about 60 kilometers from the main city of London. Surrounded by forests and meadows, it boasts beautiful scenery and is suitable for hiking or boating around the lake. When the lake freezes over in winter, ice sports can be enjoyed.

Elizabeth Laurent, nineteen years old, comes from one of the largest syndicates in Britain and even Europe, and one of the first emerging aristocratic families to accumulate capital after the Industrial Revolution. Her family has been involved in mining and finance for generations.

Their family was involved in the westward expansion during the American Gold Rush, accumulating a vast fortune. At that time, the Laurent family was so wealthy that even the Queen of England needed to borrow money from them to expand Windsor Castle.

The Laurent family, on the other hand, unconditionally donated enough money to the then Queen of England to completely rebuild Windsor Castle, and the family was thus granted the title of hereditary earl.

As the sole heir of the Laurent family, it was a foregone conclusion that she would inherit all of the family's wealth. All that was needed was for a few more of her father Laurent's illegitimate children to appear out of nowhere.

However, inheriting the family business came a little too early. Two years ago, her parents suddenly died in a plane crash. Her father was not an only child, and she had several uncles and aunts around her who were eyeing the Laurent family's wealth.

Therefore, at the age of seventeen, she had to interrupt her studies at the Royal Academy of Arts and inherit the family business ahead of schedule.

The door to the room creaked open, and a young maid in a black collar and white dress bowed at the doorway: "Miss Lisa, is there anything you need?"

Write down a name.

Elizabeth Laurent turned slightly by the window and looked at the maid: "Lu Mingfei."

“Lu?”

“Lu.” Elizabeth Laurent switched to Chinese: “Lu Shanyan’s Lu, that’s the name on the fax Norma sent me. Help me find out about this person. Don’t use any networks related to Kassel College or the Secret Service. Use our own family channels to find out.”

Unlike Charlotte, who was interested in the names of the girls in the document, Elizabeth Laurent was more interested in the name Lu Mingfei.

Not many documents make it to the board of directors' desk, and even fewer names appear in the document titles.

A mixed-race boy from China, whose ancestors were among the founders of the Lionheart Society, participated in numerous missions for the Kassel College Executive Department even before formally enrolling in the college. He also possesses a Word of Power with an extremely high serial number, and Kassel College even awarded him an S-rank bloodline rating...

However, none of these were the reasons she cared about Lu Mingfei. The reason she suddenly wanted to pay attention to Lu Mingfei was because at the board meeting, she noticed that whenever Lu Mingfei's name was mentioned, Angers would always suddenly reveal a faint smile. It was like the kind smile of an elder.

She held Principal Angers in high esteem. After her father's death in a plane crash, facing internal power struggles among her uncles and other family members, as well as external threats from those who sought to take advantage of her misfortune, only Angers stood firmly behind her, providing her with ample support.

This gave her a moment to clear away the obstacles in her path, ultimately securing her position as the heir to the Laurent family.

In return, she became Angers' most supportive school board member. Frost attempted several times to strip Angers of his power, but failed due to Elizabeth's opposition.

Of course, she knew that this might have originally been an exchange of interests. Perhaps from the beginning, Angers stood firmly behind her in order to secure her position as the heir to the Laurent family and gain her votes at the board meeting.

However, this did not affect her attitude towards Angers; she still respected him as a father or grandfather. The Laurent family had always been in business, so as long as the buyer and seller's offers were reasonable, why not complete the deal?

And the person who would bring a kind, elder-like smile to Angers's face...

Lu Mingfei. A curious smile crept across Elizabeth Laurent's aloof face as she silently repeated the name in her mind.

If she remembered correctly, none of the elders in the current Secret Party's eldership were surnamed Lu.

Logically speaking, a great dragon slayer like Lu Shanyan, the "Wind Listener," should have descendants who are all renowned. Furthermore, Lu Mingfei's bloodline rating is a surprising "S," indicating that his parents' lineage should also be exceptionally superior. She shouldn't be completely unaware of such a family.

Before today, she had never heard of Lu Mingfei, or even heard of many people with the surname Lu. It was as if the bloodline between Lu Shanyan and Lu Mingfei had suddenly been interrupted for several generations, only to be reawakened in Lu Mingfei's generation.

Moreover, Angers's loving attitude towards Lu Mingfei was not merely that of a descendant of an old friend...

As a businesswoman, Elizabeth Laurent keenly sensed that Lu Mingfei was shrouded in many secrets. No businessman can resist secrets, because secrets can be exchanged for many high-value items.

"I hope you can bring me some surprises."

Elizabeth Laurent gazed at the shimmering blue lake outside the castle in the sunlight and muttered to herself.

……

Lu Mingfei knew nothing about this.

No, he's really stupid, really. He should have known long ago that discussing things in a hotel room wouldn't lead to any results.

When they first met at the hotel to discuss the matter, they were all able to think normally about how to get Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen's parents to agree to the transfer.

But when girls get together, their conversations naturally veer off to all sorts of things.

By the time Lu Mingfei came to his senses, Liu Miaomiao, Xiaotiannv, Chen Wenwen, Xia Mi, and the others had all huddled under the covers on the large bed in the presidential suite, a bed big enough to fit five or six people, and were chatting about the new handbags recently launched by CHANEL.

Erii, who wasn't interested in luxury goods, watched "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes" on the TV in her room. Although she could write and understand Chinese, she wasn't particularly fluent, and had been trying to learn Chinese by watching the cartoon recently.

When Lu Mingfei realized something was wrong and asked Su Xiaoqiang and the others why they were sleeping in the bed, Xiaotiannu pouted and argued back.

"The air conditioning is too cold!" Su Xiaoqiang argued, "It was so hot outside just now, and now the air conditioning in the room is set so low. The sudden change in temperature can easily make you catch a cold. Mingfei, you don't want us all to have to take the day off from school and you to go to class alone, do you?"

Why does this Japanese netizen's comment sound so familiar?

However, the air conditioning in the room was indeed set a bit too low. Lu Mingfei even wanted to snuggle into the girl's soft, fragrant blankets to warm up together... if Erii hadn't been there too.

Meanwhile, the underworld princess was watching TV intently, unaware that she had unwittingly prevented an impact from unfolding.

Even as darkness fell and everyone was nearing their end, the discussion hadn't yielded any results. Ultimately, the impact event was never held.

Since they had classes tomorrow, they couldn't stay out too late tonight. After parting ways by the roadside, Xiaotiannv, Xia Mi, and Erii took a car home first.

For safety reasons, Lu Mingfei wanted to take Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen home first before going back himself.

However, on his way back, Lu Mingfei received a text message on his phone. He glanced at the number and saw that it was from Jiu De Mai.

Lu Mingfei was somewhat surprised, because in his memory, this beautiful ninja lady rarely took the initiative to contact him.

He turned his head and secretly glanced at Liu Miaomiao, who was sitting next to him on his left... Fortunately, Liu Miaomiao was chatting with Chen Wenwen and didn't seem to be paying attention to what was happening here.

Lu Mingfei calmly opened the text message, which contained only five concise words.

"I've got it sorted out for you."

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, recalling his chance encounter with Mai Shude in the elevator this afternoon. It seemed that the only way to say "it's all settled" was...

"...You've thought of a way to help Miaomiao and Wenwen get on their good side with their parents? Really?"

Lu Mingfei hadn't considered that sometimes the solution to a problem doesn't necessarily have to start from the question itself, but can also start from the answer. Having Kassel College directly admit Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen made their transfer to the preparatory class in the capital a natural progression.

Of course, this was mainly because he knew that Kassel College had very strict selection criteria for students. After all, even Chu Zihang had to take the initiative to approach Kassel College before the college admitted him.

He knew that Mai Shude and Su Enxi had some connections with various factions, and Su Enxi was also the major financial backer of the entire Snake Clan. However, he hadn't expected their relationship to be so strong, allowing them direct access to the Kassel College Board of Directors. That's why he hadn't considered approaching them from the college's perspective.

However, with Liu Miaomiao still nearby, Lu Mingfei thought that after sending Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen home, he would call Jiu De Mai again to ask her properly.

As soon as she exited the text message interface and turned off her phone screen, Liu Miaomiao turned to look at him and asked, "Who sent you that text message?"

"..."

Lu Mingfei quickly composed himself, put his phone back in his pocket without changing his expression, and said, "It was from Xiaotiannv, asking if I had properly delivered you home. I replied that I was still on my way."

"That's how it is." Liu Miaomiao nodded gently, without asking any further questions.

Having safely weathered this ordeal, Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief, wondering if Miao Miao had some kind of "cat-cheating radar" installed. How come she always managed to catch him having affairs with other girls... oops... private communications?

Thankfully, Mai Shude didn't call him; otherwise, he would have exploded.

Although Liu Miaomiao had only met Jiude Mai once, Lu Mingfei guessed that in Liu Miaomiao's eyes, Jiude Mai was probably an absolute vixen.

After all, on the night before her birthday, amidst heavy snow, Liu Miaomiao personally witnessed Mr. Lu, who had just gotten out of his luxury car, pinning Jiu De Mai against the wall, preparing to forcibly take advantage of her personal secretary, right outside her boyfriend's apartment complex...

Just as a fleeting thought of luck crossed his mind, the ringing of his cell phone echoed again in the small taxi. It was his cell phone ringing in his pocket.

Lu Mingfei: "..."

No, are you serious?
Miss Ninja rarely contacts him first. Logically speaking, Mai Shutoku had already told him everything once, so she shouldn't be calling now to repeat the same thing.

However, it's not impossible. The content of the text message was indeed too vague, and perhaps Mai Shude realized that she hadn't explained things clearly in the text message, which is why she wanted to call and clarify things again.

Liu Miaomiao's beautiful almond-shaped eyes were wide open, looking at him curiously.

Lu Mingfei took his phone out of his pocket again, his movements fluid and natural, because he knew that if he hesitated even a little, the little girl would start to doubt him.

A flurry of thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and he resolutely looked at his phone screen...

"It's Little Fairy calling." Lu Mingfei smiled and held the phone up to Liu Miaomiao's face, waving it.

Liu Miaomiao also saw the name on the phone screen: "Is something urgent?"

"may be."

Lu Mingfei answered the call and didn't forget to press the speakerphone button.

The next moment, a clear, melodious voice, like a gentle breeze tinkling a wind chime, came from the phone's microphone:

"Mingfei?"

"It's me," Lu Mingfei said. "What's up?"

Su Xiaoqiang's voice rang out softly: "Nothing much, I just wanted to ask if you got Wenwen and Miaomiao home safely?"

"Not yet. It's rush hour now, and the roads are a bit congested. It'll probably take another ten minutes to get to Wenwen's house."

"Oh, I see. Remember to call me after you get home to let me know you arrived safely."

"receive."

Lu Mingfei was worried that the more they talked, the more they would expose themselves. Just as he was about to ask, "Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up now,"

Liu Miaomiao, who was standing next to her, asked in confusion, "Hey, Qiangqiang, didn't you just text Mingfei to ask if he had taken us home? Why are you calling again to ask?"

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(End of this chapter)