Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 653 The Interview Begins

Liu Miaomiao and her friends' application emails were intercepted and copied three times. One copy belonged to the Gattuso family, and the other naturally belonged to the Laurent family.

In a castle nestled in the European forest, a light still shone in one of the top-floor rooms. Elizabeth Laurent sat before her laptop, her sapphire-blue eyes carefully scrutinizing the passport photos tucked into several emails. Her young maid, Vivian, stood beside her, her head bowed slightly.

"They are all very beautiful."

Elizabeth smiled and said, "Interesting. So Lu Mingfei likes this type of girl? Well, men usually like gentle, obedient girls from modest families. Such girls are generally quite compliant."

The maid, Vivian, said from behind, "It's been found out. These emails were intercepted three times in total. We intercepted them once, and the Gattuso family intercepted them once..."

“Frost intercepted these emails because he was interested in the mysterious school board member standing behind Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen. Who intercepted the third one?” Elizabeth asked.

"The IP address was eventually traced back to Austria, and it should belong to the Göttingen family," Vivian said.

Charlotte?

Elizabeth pursed her lips and said, "Don't worry about her. That child is just a little bud that hasn't fully blossomed yet. Judging from the photos of Lu Mingfei's girlfriends, he probably prefers girls who are a bit more voluptuous."

Vivian remained silent, thinking to herself, "Those who know will understand that you just want to get to know Lu Mingfei and then cater to his interests to befriend him; those who don't might think you're trying to seduce him... If you were trying to seduce him, you might actually succeed."

Based on the available intelligence, Lu Mingfei seems to have little resistance to beautiful women.

The descendants of the Laurent family have always been known for their beauty. Coupled with the Laurent family's economic strength and hereditary noble status, many mixed-race families are happy to intermarry with members of the Laurent family.

Elizabeth was no exception. At nineteen, she had already received invitations to social events from many talented young men, including one from the Gattuso family. She was a highly sought-after marriage prospect for various mixed-race families, not only because of her beauty, but also because marrying her was tantamount to owning the entire Laurent family.

Lu Mingfei always had a beauty ranking in his mind. Teacher Xiao Ye, Xia Mi, ranked first with her impeccable looks. Little Fairy Su Xiaoqiang, Little Witch Nuonuo, Erii and Shude Mai were second. Zero and Charlotte could be ranked third. Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen were ranked a little further down.

However, this ranking is based solely on appearance. If we consider overall physique, then Mai Shude and the Little Fairy are clearly enough to threaten Xia Mi's number one position.

If we disregard the fact that she's his girlfriend, Lu Mingfei's overall number one would probably be Mai Shude. The ninja girl, with her alluring beauty and unparalleled figure, outshone both Xiaotiannv and Xia Mi.

This ranking was based on Lu Mingfei's prior acquaintance with Elizabeth Laurent. If he were fortunate enough to meet this school board member someday, the ranking might change again.

However, Vivian still had a question: "According to the mission report from Kassel College, Lu Mingfei possesses extremely high bloodline and powerful incantations, making him a worthy person to befriend. But do you need to pay attention to him so early?"

She only told half the story. The Laurent family, currently in a weakened state, didn't need a powerful retainer, but rather a reliable ally. A family's only ally is another family.

Elizabeth said calmly, "No, it might be a little late now. Lu Mingfei is far from being as ordinary as he seems. Did you think that mysterious school board member was standing behind Chen Wenwen and Liu Miaomiao? You're wrong. He's standing behind Lu Mingfei. Otherwise, why would he hold a school board meeting specifically for Chen Wenwen and Liu Miaomiao's enrollment? Is there anything special about them?"

Vivian looked surprised: "You mean that mysterious school board member has dealings with the Lu family?"

"It's just a guess."

Elizabeth said, "However, it certainly won't hurt to get on good terms with Lu Mingfei beforehand. Angers cares about him; Charlotte seems to be paying attention to him too; his girlfriend, Su Xiaoqiang, is Louis's niece; and now there's a school board member seemingly backing him. If we get on good terms with Lu Mingfei, it's the same as getting on good terms with four school board members at the same time. It's a very worthwhile deal."

Vivian nodded: "But this reduces the likelihood that Lu Mingfei will be willing to work for us. If he really has close relationships with so many board members, then the Laurent family will have no advantage in this competition."

"That's why I said it might be a little late to befriend Lu Mingfei now."

Elizabeth said, "Fortunately, it's not too late. At least he's not on our side yet."

Dragons are not the only ones standing in opposition to hybrids; sometimes it may be other hybrids as well.

For example... those who caused the accident that killed Elizabeth's parents in the plane crash.

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May 25, Friday, Sze Lan Secondary School.

Lu Mingfei sat outside the student council room, where a long row of chairs lined the corridor. The student council room had been requisitioned by the Kassel College interviewers for student interviews.

The chairs were occupied by people waiting for their interviews at Kassel College. Their nervous eyes darted left and right, some even red, as if they had stayed up all night cramming for interview questions.

Each time the door opened, someone would call out a new name, and a new student would stand up and say "Here!" Then everyone would watch as the previous student walked out of the classroom with a disappointed expression, and the next student would walk in. This scene reminded Lu Mingfei of his own job interview.

"How to do?"

Chen Wenwen gently pressed her hand against her full breasts, covered her mouth, and whispered to Lu Mingfei, "I feel a little nervous... I'm thinking that if Miaomiao and Qiangqiang both pass the interview, but I don't, then I'll be the only one left..."

Chen Wenwen, who is usually very casual, carefully put together her outfit today: a dark blue suit, white lace-trimmed stockings, flat black leather shoes, a white scarf, and a pearl hair clip, like the school uniform of those British aristocratic children on TV.

Liu Miaomiao also said softly, "I've been thinking about this these past few days. What if you all pass, and I'm the only one who doesn't? Wouldn't that be..."

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "Miaomiao and Wenwen, you're all people with connections. This interview was held just for you. That kind of situation is simply impossible."

"Don't worry, the interview questions are very simple," Lu Mingfei said. "If all else fails, I can pull some strings for you. I know the principal of Kassel College very well."

"You're bragging again." Liu Miaomiao bit her lip and chuckled.

At that moment, the classroom door opened, and the boy who came out still looked a little dazed, as if he hadn't yet recovered from the interview.

His classmates, who knew him well, immediately grabbed him and asked what kind of questions were asked in the interview. But they immediately fell silent again because they saw a tall, thin young man walk out of the classroom. He was wearing a dark green suit, which was well-fitting with a silver trim on the collar, and gold buttons and cuffs that shone. There was a badge embroidered with silver thread on his chest. It looked like a school uniform, and he was one of the interviewers in charge of the interview.

"Next up, Liu Miaomiao. Has Liu Miaomiao arrived yet?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Miaomiao immediately stood up, her voice trembling slightly with nervousness: "Here!"

"I am examiner Ye Sheng, please follow me." Ye Sheng smiled: "There's no need to be so nervous."

Liu Miaomiao nodded, then subconsciously glanced back at Lu Mingfei before nervously taking small steps and going inside with Ye Sheng. The door closed immediately, and Chen Wenwen and Su Xiaoqiang exchanged a look, both noticing the tension on each other's faces.

Su Xiaoqiang wasn't worried about being accepted, since her future studies at Kassel College had already been decided back in Portugal. However, she was somewhat concerned about whether Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen would pass the interviews. If all else failed, should she ask her uncle? Wasn't he some kind of board member at Kassel College…?

"What exactly does Kassel College look at to determine interview eligibility?" Chen Wenwen asked softly, "Is it based on class ranking?"

"But if we're talking about class rankings, why didn't Zhao Menghua even get an interview? Instead, Lin Huihui did?" Su Xiaoqiang said in a low voice.

Everyone in the grade knew that Zhao Menghua was Lin Huihui's simp. After seeing that Lin Huihui wanted to apply to Kassel College, he immediately followed suit and applied to Kassel College as well, but he was rejected before even getting an interview.

Lu Mingfei didn't know the procedures at Kassel College either. Normally, the interviews were just a formality; the final admission list had already been decided, and everyone else was just an NPC (a decoy for the students). The fact that Zhao Menghua was singled out from the top fifty students in the first year made it seem like he was being targeted.

"But I don't think I see Lin Huihui." Chen Wenwen looked around. "Did she finish her interview and leave?"

"Maybe she's late?" Su Xiaoqiang said. As someone who often arrives at school just before the bell rings, she sometimes sees Lin Huihui rushing to class in the stairwell in the morning, just like her.

In the midst of their conversation, the classroom door opened again, and Ye Sheng stood smiling at the door. Liu Miaomiao walked out of the classroom, turning back to politely thank Ye Sheng, her pretty face showing a subtle expression.

"How did it go?" Su Xiaoqiang quickly asked Liu Miaomiao, "Did the interview go well?"

Liu Miaomiao blinked, her expression somewhat complicated: "I don't know if it went smoothly or not, since the results weren't announced on the spot... Anyway, I tried to answer every question."

Having always been at the top of her class, this was the first time she experienced what it was like to be a poor student. She understood every word of the interviewer's questions, but when put together into a sentence, she had no idea what it meant. Like a poor student filling out an English exam, she could only haphazardly fill the entire page.

Before Su Xiaoqiang could ask any more questions, Ye Sheng called her name: "Su Xiaoqiang."

Su Xiaoqiang pursed her lips, stood up from her seat, waved to Lu Mingfei and the others, and walked gracefully toward the classroom door, not forgetting to greet them first: "Long time no see, Senior Brother Ye."

A commotion erupted outside the door. So, the celestial beauty Su Xiaoqiang knew the interviewers from Kassel College?

"Long time no see," Ye Sheng replied with a smile. "But I won't go easy on you just because we know each other."

"It's okay, I don't need it." Su Xiaoqiang flashed her pearly white teeth, exuding confidence and arrogance.

The door closed, and Liu Miaomiao withdrew her gaze from the classroom doorway: "So Qiangqiang knows that senior brother?"

"Senior Brother Ye Sheng?" Lu Mingfei said, "His mentor seems to be Xiaotiannv's mother's junior brother, and he also has a good relationship with Xiaotiannv's uncle. Before, when Senior Brother Ye Sheng and his group went to Portugal on a mission, they stayed at Xiaotiannv's mother's manor."

"I see." Liu Miaomiao nodded.

However, judging from Liu Miaomiao's reaction, Lu Mingfei guessed that Aki was probably not at the interview. Otherwise, Liu Miaomiao would have definitely come out and excitedly told them that she had seen Senior Sister Aki.

"Speaking of which," Lu Mingfei thought of the interview questions he had received, "what were the interview questions they asked you? Did they ask you if you believe in aliens?"

Liu Miaomiao shook her head: "No, but it's pretty much the same... They asked me if I'd seen Harry Potter, and what I thought of the magic in Harry Potter..."

"That's a strange question." Chen Wenwen's eyes widened. "Miaomiao, what did you answer?"

"I didn't know how to answer, so I just said whatever came to mind," Liu Miaomiao said. "I said I think magic might exist, and maybe love is a kind of magic that can bring unexpected changes to people... Mingfei, don't laugh!"

Liu Miaomiao pouted and, her face flushed, punched Lu Mingfei's thigh.

"I wasn't laughing." Lu Mingfei tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth. "I was just thinking about something happy."

I can only say that this is typical of Miaomiao, right? Her answer was quite in her style... a cute, love-struck fool.

However, he probably knew why Ye Sheng and the others had asked Miao Miao this question. It was the same old question, just a different phrasing, the same one they'd used to ask him if he believed in aliens. Aliens and magicians were both allusions to hybrid races.

"Is that all there is to it?" Chen Wenwen asked, blinking. "Then I'll just answer the same way when they ask me the same question..."

Hmm... another cute little love-struck girl.

The young girl's time inside was even shorter than the piano prodigy's. Liu Miaomiao stayed in the interview room for almost ten minutes, while Su Xiaoqiang came out in five. She returned to Lu Mingfei's side with confident strides, and everyone's expression towards the young girl seemed to suggest she had already secured a spot in the admissions process.

"What questions did they ask you, Qiangqiang?" Chen Wenwen asked curiously.

“Actually…” Su Xiaoqiang said softly, “They didn’t ask me any questions. I chatted with them in the classroom for five minutes. Senior Sister Selma even gossiped about how my relationship with Mingfei was going… I was too embarrassed to answer, so I said goodbye and slipped out.”

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "Is this what they call 'connections'? They're not even going through the motions anymore? Shouldn't they at least go through the proper procedures?"

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(End of this chapter)