Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 715 Complex Female Relationships

"On the way here, the young master called me and asked me to ask Miss Erii if you are getting used to school?" Sakura Yabuki asked in Japanese.

"Habit." While talking to Sakura Yabuki, Erii's cute handwriting in her notebook naturally turned into Japanese kanji. "Is my brother alright?"

"Having just taken over as head of the family, I've been quite busy lately. The young master said he'll try to find time to visit you once things calm down a bit."

"No need, Sakura, just tell your brother to focus on his work. I have Sakura to keep me company."

"..."

The engine of the Toyota Hiace started, signaling the end of the "conversation" between the two cherry blossom girls. Sakura Yabuki silently fastened her seatbelt, deciding in her heart that she would not relay Erii-san's words, "Let the young master do his work well," to the young master.

If the young master had heard what Erii said just now, the main family might not have been able to continue its cooperative relationship with Kassel College.

The conflict between Kassel College's highly anticipated S-class student and the youngest patriarch in the history of the Snake Clan...

Of course, there will also be deeper cooperation and exchanges between Kassel College and the Snake Clan... if Lu Mingfei marries Ms. Erii in the future.

However, Erii's bloodline is not very stable to begin with. If she marries Lu Mingfei, who has a high bloodline, the two of them will probably find it difficult to have children.

Sakura Yabuki glanced at Lu Mingfei in the rearview mirror. Erii and Natsumi occupied Lu Mingfei's left and right sides respectively, both girls naturally linked arms with him.

To be honest, even now she still doesn't quite understand the relationship between Lu Mingfei and Erii.

The eyes are often the windows to the soul. Judging from the way Erii looks at Lu Mingfei, she must like him. Lu Mingfei's gaze towards her is also full of doting affection.

But after observing, she discovered that... Lu Mingfei seemed to look at every girl around him with a doting gaze? Even when he looked at Charlotte, there was a hint of tenderness in his eyes... That's understandable, perhaps some people are just born with peach blossom eyes, looking at everyone with affection.

But there seem to be too many girls around him?
She wasn't unfamiliar with popular men; the young master—now more accurately, the patriarch Genjiro—was a rather popular one.

At the company, he was the dream lover of all his female subordinates; at banquets, he was always the object of pursuit for female celebrities and heiresses, and the business cards with personal email addresses he received at a single dinner could fill his wallet; even in negotiation situations, he could use his charm to get the female negotiators on the other side to make exaggerated concessions.

However, the premise of his popularity is that there are no women of the opposite sex around the young master, and the only woman of the opposite sex closest to him is his secretary.

Because Genjiro has no scandals, so many women are eager to marry this handsome, wealthy, and powerful young man. If news were to break that Genjiro is engaged to a heiress from a prominent family, the number of female celebrities secretly slipping him their business cards at parties would likely plummet.

However, the girls around Lu Mingfei didn't seem to mind this at all. For example, the girl named Xia Mi, even though she clearly saw Erii holding Lu Mingfei's arm, naturally took his arm herself.

Lu Mingfei not only didn't push her hand away, but even held Erii and Natsumi's hands while making the girl named Liu Miaomiao laugh with ambiguous jokes.

Could it be that China is actually more open than Japan? Is holding hands just normal social etiquette between friends in China?
The Toyota Hiace MPV started up and glided onto the road, carrying with it the questions that Sakura Yabuki couldn't understand.

"Speaking of which, Miss Sakura, is there something you need that you suddenly came over for?" As the car entered the road, Lu Mingfei finally asked the question. He instinctively concluded that Sakura Yabuki's sudden visit to Erii and her departure must be something important.

"What happened at the Japanese branch?" Lu Mingfei asked, voicing his suspicions.

"Not really. Although after the young master took over as patriarch, local gangs like the Fierce Ghosts did show signs of taking advantage of the situation to cause trouble. They thought the main family was busy with the handover and wouldn't have time to deal with them. But it's not a big deal. The main family will naturally take care of them later."

Sakura Yabuki said while gripping the steering wheel:
"The principal asked me to pick you up; he wants to meet with you. It was my negligence that I forgot to explain the reason to you beforehand."

It turned out that the principal wanted to see them.

Lu Mingfei wasn't surprised by this answer.

After all, it was the principal and Sakura Yabuki who took Erii away from the Little Celestial Maiden's house together. Now Charlotte and Louis are also in the capital. It is estimated that there are some important matters to be dealt with in the capital, which is why the principal has not left.

The principal is currently staying at Erii's place. About an hour later, the vehicle finally entered a luxurious mountain villa area.

The gatekeeper, dressed in a butler's uniform, bowed as they drove into the villa area. The maple leaves on both sides of the road were lush and green, swaying in the wind.

The girls were amazed by the exquisite and elegant garden landscape in the villa area, but Lu Mingfei was thinking about how Erii had to take an hour-long bus ride to school every day, which was quite troublesome... Maybe Erii should just live in his house? It would be better if everyone lived together and could look after each other.

I imagine Zero wouldn't mind if I moved into her house. I just don't know if the person living with Zero is actually that ninja lady.

However, Lu Mingfei quickly rejected this idea. After all, the apartment he was renting was not as luxurious as Xiaotiannv's villa. Xiaotiannv could set aside a basement specifically for a medical refrigerator to store the serum and professional injection equipment that Erii needed to receive.

However, the house they are renting now is not very spacious; it probably can't even fit a medical refrigerator for storing serum.

He had originally wanted to rent a larger apartment, or even buy one, but in the prime real estate of the Second Ring Road, large single-level apartments with multiple rooms were extremely rare. The only place that could meet Lu Mingfei's needs was probably a courtyard house...

Having to come back here every two days to get a serum injection is just too much trouble.

The Toyota Hiace drove into the courtyard of the mountain villa, prioritizing privacy and seclusion. Such luxury villas typically have low population density. This particular villa sits atop the highest point of the entire villa complex, surrounded by precious trees. Standing at the villa's entrance and looking back, one can see the villa's spires peeking out from the gardens.

Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered the "power and influence" theory the little devil had told him. This villa undoubtedly occupied a prime position of "power and influence" within the entire mountain villa area. Presumably, this villa would suit the little devil's taste perfectly.

The group got off the car one after another. Su Xiaoqiang looked around and commented, "Is this where Erii is staying now? It's really nice, much better than where we are now."

The fact that even a proud and arrogant young lady would give this villa a "really good" rating speaks volumes about its luxury.

"Then, Qiangqiang, why don't you switch places with Erii now? You can move in, and Erii can live with us?" Liu Miaomiao teased.

"I... I was just praising her..." Su Xiaoqiang muttered softly. Switching places with Erii? She really couldn't bear to... There's no place like home, not even a golden palace, but a cozy little place with someone she loves.

"Roseira".

Just then, a deep, resonant male voice rang out in the courtyard. Su Xiaoqiang was startled by the voice, turned around, and saw a middle-aged white man with blond hair appear outside the villa's gate, smiling as he walked towards them.

“Tiozinho (Uncle)!” Su Xiaoqiang was taken aback for a moment, then immediately beamed with joy. The man was, of course, Louis.

She attended kindergarten and primary school in Portugal, where she lived with her uncle. Her relationship with him was far from that of a typical uncle and niece. When her uncle picked her and her cousin up from school, they would often rush over and hug his legs.

However, Su Xiaoqiang is now a grown woman, so she can no longer run and hug Louis like she did when she was a child. But she still jogged over to Louis.

Louis reached out and touched Su Xiaoqiang's head. Only then did Lu Mingfei realize that his uncle was quite tall. The little fairy, who was nearly 170cm tall, was almost a head shorter than him.

“Que tempo sem ver, minha neném, Roseira (Long time no see, Roseira)”.

“Tio, Eu também tava pensando em você,Que bom ver você de novo (Uncle, I've been thinking about you too, it's so good to see you again).”

"Is he Senior Sister Qiangqiang's uncle?" Xia Mi leaned closer and asked Lu Mingfei in a low voice.

Lu Mingfei replied, "Yes."

Xia Mi nodded, thinking to herself that Erii's description was indeed accurate... He was indeed a very ordinary man, so ordinary that it was impossible to describe his physical features...

However, Xia Mi became even more wary of the other party. True masters often hide in plain sight; ordinariness could very well be a deliberate disguise, and absolute ordinariness often signifies absolute danger. After all, what person in this world is truly ordinary?
It's like someone who always gets 60 points on every exam; the real academic genius is someone who can perfectly control their score to just above the passing mark in every exam.

One can only say that he truly lives up to his reputation as the head of the Valentine family... He is indeed unfathomable.

Just as Xia Mi was thinking this, Louis suddenly raised his eyes and met her gaze. Xia Mi was startled, but before she could look away, Louis had already subtly shifted his gaze to Lu Mingfei.

"Long time no see, Mingfei. I'm relieved to see that you and Rosella are still so close." Louis switched to Chinese and greeted Lu Mingfei in a tone like an elder.

Lu Mingfei bowed slightly: "Long time no see, Uncle. I'm so happy to see you're still in such good health."

"After all, I can only grow old in peace after seeing Rosella and the others get married... By the way, Mingfei, when do you plan to get engaged to our Rosella?"

"uncle!"

Su Xiaoqiang's pretty face instantly turned red. She stomped her foot and switched to Chinese, biting her lip and saying coquettishly, "This is nothing! Mingfei and I are still students! Don't joke with us like this!"

"Hmm? In Portugal, you can get married at sixteen."

"Mingfei isn't Portuguese!"

Su Xiaoqiang turned to look at Lu Mingfei, and said somewhat flusteredly, "Mingfei, don't take it seriously, my uncle is just joking. He just likes to do that..."

Lu Mingfei naturally didn't take it seriously. After all, he had met Luis in Portugal, until his uncle started joking... But taking it seriously wouldn't be a bad idea.

Locking it in beforehand means you don't have to worry about anything going wrong later.

Seeing this scene, Sakura Yabuki was still somewhat surprised. It wasn't that she was surprised that Su Xiaoqiang was Louis's niece; she had already known about that a few days ago.

Instead, they were surprised because, based on their conversation, it seemed that Su Xiaoqiang was Lu Mingfei's girlfriend. Not only had Su Xiaoqiang's parents approved of her, but their relationship had even progressed to the point of discussing marriage.

And the others all seemed completely unsurprised, as if they had known about it all along.

But why didn't Su Xiaoqiang sit next to Lu Mingfei in the car just now? And why didn't she show any anger or objection when she saw Erii and Xia Mi holding Lu Mingfei's hands? Did she just tacitly accept that her boyfriend was holding another girl's hand?

She was becoming increasingly confused about the relationships between Lu Mingfei, Erii, and the other girls...

If Lu Mingfei really is Su Xiaoqiang's boyfriend, then I need to remind Miss Erii to be careful about how she interacts with Lu Mingfei.

Erii-san is naive and innocent, which is understandable. But Lu Mingfei isn't stupid. How could he not refuse when Erii-san put her arm around his in front of his girlfriend? What was he thinking?

At that moment, the sound of footsteps echoed again at the villa entrance; it was the sound of leather shoes heels clicking on the floor tiles.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Angers standing at the entrance of the villa, smiling and nodding to them.

"Is everyone here?" Angers said. "Louis, really, you're not afraid of the heat, but what kind of image is it to keep my students standing outside in the sun? Let's go inside."

“Yes, Principal.” Louis replied with a smile, “But Principal, have you forgotten that I am also your student?”

"Once you become a school board member, that won't be the case anymore. Now you and I are just colleagues."

"Principal, this is not something a good teacher should say..."

Louis shrugged helplessly, turned around and beckoned everyone into the villa.

The central air conditioning was blowing cold air out, and Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a bit cold as he was moved from the sweltering outdoors into the air-conditioned villa.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Chen Wenwen shrink back, goosebumps already appearing on her fair and slender arms. Lu Mingfei walked to Chen Wenwen's side, placed his hands on her arms from behind, and rubbed them up and down.

"Are you still cold?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Hmm~" Chen Wenwen shook her head, "Much better."

Sakura Yabuki, walking at the very back of the group, had an even more complicated look in her eyes.

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(End of this chapter)