Dragon Clan: Force me to be reborn and slay dragons

Chapter 402 Finding a Small Key
When Madam Chen noticed that the little boy, who had been struggling just moments before, had suddenly stopped moving, she looked down in a panic and found that the little boy's eyes were closed, his face was flushed, and he had lost consciousness. She was so shocked that she almost jumped out of her skin, thinking that she had smothered him to death.

Fortunately, when I raised my hand to check her breathing, I could still feel her nose exhaling shallowly, and my heart, which had been in my throat, finally calmed down.

Just as she was about to put her mind at ease, she remembered that there was a menacing figure blocking the door.

Looking up again, Lu Mingfei had already casually torn open a gap large enough for a person to pass through in the alloy security door, and was standing to the side watching her with a smile:
"You Chen family members are really something else. You all like to install a secret room in your office. Aren't you afraid of getting trapped inside in an accident?"

Upon hearing this, a strange light flashed in Madam Chen's eyes. She understood why the third son of the Chen family, who had gone to the south to liaise with the Black Prince Group, had suddenly suffered a heart attack and become a vegetable.

It turns out it wasn't a health problem, but rather that an evil spirit had come knocking on their door.

Seeing her pale and uncertain expression, Lu Mingfei took a step back and made room for her: "The air inside is too stuffy, it's making the child dizzy. Let's come out and breathe some fresh air."

Do I have the right to refuse such a statement?
Mrs. Chen knew that the other party was not negotiating, but rather giving her a final bit of dignity because she was a mother with a baby.

If you don't want this respectability, those bodyguards and four idiots outside are your role models.

So she could only walk out with a grim expression, and, looking at the young man and woman standing in the study, force a smile:

"You must be Lu Mingfei. If you're looking for Nuonuo, she's not here."

When she met her husband at the main residence, she noticed that the security there was much stronger than when she went to the mountain town. To exaggerate a bit, it was like the security had gone from one guard every ten steps and one sentry every five steps to one guard every five steps and one sentry every three steps. Anyone who saw it knew that something big was about to happen.

At the time, Madam Chen didn't know who she was guarding against, but now that she does, she feels speechless.

What's the point of keeping such tight security around the Chen family mansion? They didn't even go there; they went straight to the estate.

"I'm not here to see her." Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei knew that Madam Chen probably knew nothing. If anyone had mentioned it to her, she would know that Chen Motong had joined their group after returning to the country yesterday.

Looking at this clueless matriarch of the Chen family, and then thinking about Chen Motong's mother, it seems that the mistress of the Chen family is indeed a expendable commodity, who can be replaced at any time.

Mrs. Chen, clutching the keys, glanced at the red-haired girl beside her, who was curiously examining the baby in her arms, before fixing her gaze on Lu Mingfei. Seeing his eyes also on the keys in her arms, she involuntarily tightened her grip on his arm.

"So who are you looking for?"

Mrs. Chen looked to be around thirty or forty years old and was very beautiful. However, it was unclear whether she had never given birth or had never taken care of a child herself, as even her way of holding the baby was incorrect. In any case, Lu Mingfei was quite disgusted by her unprofessional way of holding the baby.

“That’s not how you hold a baby,” he said, taking two steps forward to Mrs. Chen and taking the key from her hand.

The latter tried to back away from the outstretched hand, but his body was completely out of his control. Every muscle in his body seemed to have lost its grip, and he froze in place, only able to watch helplessly as Lu Mingfei took the unconscious baby.

And he actually knows how to hold a baby!

Her baby-holding posture was just as skillful as the nanny's, and even more standard.

She tried to speak up and ask Lu Mingfei to return the key, but she couldn't even open her mouth and could only vibrate her vocal cords to make a "uh uh uh" sound.

Lu Mingfei ignored the incompetent and arrogant Madam Chen, and looked at the baby who had fainted from suffocation and fear, a hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes.

He had held several babies this small before.

His daughter, Chu Zihang's son, and his brother-in-law's child all changed almost every week.

The little guy in front of us is technically a teenager, but Key's situation is special. His bloodline is too unique, and he is forever trapped in a body that is not yet one year old, unable to grow up, both physically and mentally.

He is also a poor man.

Fortunately, his mind, like his body, remained at that innocent age, and he had no worries about anything except eating, drinking, and having fun.

Erii saw Lu Mingfei skillfully holding the child, letting Key's head rest comfortably in the crook of his arm, and thought Sakura was indeed amazing. She leaned forward, wanting to poke Key's chubby cheeks, but was worried about waking him up.

Just as she hesitated, Lu Mingfei picked him up and gently lifted him up, then used his free left hand to lightly tap his forehead.

The next second, the key's face, which had not yet lost its flush, suddenly returned to its original fair color, and her furrowed brows and clenched fists gradually relaxed.

He smacked his lips twice, his long eyelashes fluttered, and then, as if he had a bad dream, he slowly opened his big, dark eyes.

What came into view was not the familiar nanny, nor the "mom" who had been inseparable from me for the past few days, but a handsome and gentle-looking young man.

Without the perfect interplay of light and shadow from before, the person now bathed in sunlight is a cheerful and handsome older brother, not the villain who could stop a child from crying and scare someone to death.

The key, who was initially a little uneasy about being held in the arms of a stranger, suddenly quieted down after meeting Lu Mingfei's smiling and gentle eyes. She lay quietly in his arms and looked at him, and then suddenly her lips curled into a smile.

This smile seemed to trigger a chain reaction; not only Lu Mingfei, but even Erii couldn't help but smile, revealing a beautiful smile.

She leaned closer, wanting to tease the adorable child, but unexpectedly, upon seeing her red hair and red eyes, the little guy's hands, which had been reaching for Lu Mingfei, suddenly turned and reached towards her, his mouth babbling indistinct syllables:
"Heh, heh heh..."

Lu Mingfei: o_O? ? ?

No, kid, how many Soul Hall elders are you going to heal in one go?

When Erii heard the baby call her "sister," she, who was always the youngest in the family, immediately became happy. She stretched out her slender, white fingers, which were as white as scallion segments, and let the key hold them and gently shake them to amuse him.

Upon seeing this, Lu Mingfei's eyes glazed over, as if he had returned to that wonderful world without dragons, hybrids, or supernatural powers. He was holding his child and taking his wife out to the park to bask in the sun.

But the child in his arms was not his, the girl in front of him was not yet his wife, and he had not even rescued his younger brother.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the emotions welling up in his heart, and let Erii tease the child beside him. He then looked up again at Madam Chen, who stood frozen in place like a puppet.

Does he have a formal name?

As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Chen, still shocked that she was unable to move or speak and that Lu Mingfei, an eighteen-year-old teenager, was so skilled at holding a child, suddenly found herself regaining control of her body. She staggered a couple of steps before barely managing to stand, looked at Lu Mingfei, and shook her head:

"No."

In the Chen family, the key's role was simple: a tool that needed careful handling. Apart from the rebellious Nuonuo, no one considered him a close family member. Therefore, he had no name, only a code name.

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei nodded and, without further ado, cast a Word of Power: Dream Eater over her, forcing her to confront her deepest nightmare.

Madam Chen originally thought that since Lu Mingfei had freed her from his restraints, he would at least ask her something, but she never expected that her consciousness would immediately sink into a nightmare.

Her nightmares were similar to those of the four sons of the Chen family who knelt on the ground, sobbing and crying, both stemming from the fear of being abandoned by the head of the Chen family and reduced to useless sons.

However, compared to the Chen family descendants who were abandoned and left to the sidelines, Madam Chen, an outsider, was clearly not so lucky. Like the previous matriarchs, she would be consumed by illness and die in loneliness.

In the dream of the four sons of the Chen family, Lu Mingfei saw the head of the Chen family, a burly middle-aged man with a square and handsome face and a resolute expression. He could easily be found in any patriotic movie and play a positive role without looking out of place.

But this is from the perspective of the four sons of the Chen family who have been trained into perverts. His image is naturally noble and righteous, and cannot be tainted in the slightest. Even if they are extremely disappointed in them, their way of expressing it is nothing more than frowning, sighing, and then turning away. The ones who will really punish them are the Chen family's law enforcement officers.

From Madam Chen's perspective, however, the head of the Chen family was a terrifying figure. He was like an emotionless machine who would abandon her without hesitation once he was certain that she, as the matriarch of the Chen family, had lost the right to continue in her position.

In Mrs. Chen's nightmare, she was abandoned by her heartless, emotionless husband who only cared about profit because she failed to protect the key.

Upon hearing her husband's merciless verdict, she felt as if an invisible spear had pierced her heart. Her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground. She fell ill and never recovered, growing thinner and thinner until she lay alone on her bed, emaciated and barely recognizable.

She used to think that Nuonuo, that brat, was a freak who acted like nothing had happened after her biological mother died, staying by the body without crying or making a fuss.

But when she became seriously ill, she discovered that her son, whom she was so proud of, didn't even bother to see her, as if he had no idea that she had a mother, and was still living a carefree life outside.

Although this was because her husband had learned from Nuonuo's lesson and no longer allowed her to spend much time with her son, this heartlessness still chilled her to the bone.

Just as she was critically ill and nearing the end of her life, she saw a woman as beautiful as she had been in her youth walk in. The woman gave her a disdainful look, showed off a diamond ring the size of a pigeon egg on her ring finger, and declared herself the new mistress of the Chen family.

This behavior was just like when she seamlessly took over the position when her predecessor, Mrs. Chen, was critically ill. The only difference was that she didn't flaunt it so openly back then, and acted as if she didn't know such a person existed, gladly taking over her position.

What's even more hateful is that this bitch actually brought up her son, saying that her son is very... no, very smart, and will surely achieve great things in the future.

She also said that she would take good care of her intelligent son in the future, and that he would take good care of her as his mistress when he grew up.

Just when she was in a state of anxiety and anger, on the verge of exploding with rage, the real culprit who had caused her to fall into this predicament appeared.

Lu Mingfei casually slapped the next Mrs. Chen, who was generated by the nightmare, flying away. He didn't use much force, but the slap covered a wall, showing how much the owner of the nightmare hated the person who took his place.

"It's you?!" Madam Chen, already furious at the imagined "third party," jolted awake at Lu Mingfei's sudden appearance, and asked with a smile, "Where do you come from, guest?"

"What are you doing here?!"

No sooner had she asked than her body went limp and she collapsed back down, panting like a broken bellows, as if she might faint at any moment.

And once across, it leads straight to the Bridge of Helplessness.

“I came to kill him, but he hid too well, I couldn’t find him.” Lu Mingfei looked down at her.

"Just kill him?" Although only a moment had passed in reality, Madam Chen was tormented by nightmares, her mind had already collapsed, and she could no longer distinguish between reality and illusion. All that remained was a heart full of hatred that needed to be vented.

Lu Mingfei never expected that this woman's nightmare would be so absurd and ridiculous, filled with melodramatic love and hate like a soap opera. Indeed, the inner quarters of a wealthy and powerful family are like a palace drama.

"not enough?"

"Not enough!" Madam Chen struggled to lift her head, her voice hoarse like a vengeful ghost: "Of course not enough!"

She resented Lu Mingfei for taking the key, which led to her downfall, but she also hated her husband and son who had ruthlessly abandoned her, as well as this hopelessly sick family.

"I'm going to destroy everything he values ​​most!"

She struggled to lift her head and told Lu Mingfei all the secrets she had come into contact with as the matriarch of the Chen family over the years:
"...He invested in three research institutes in Beijing, ostensibly researching medicine and pharmaceuticals, but secretly working on gene technology and researching evolutionary drugs."

She gave three addresses, and then dropped an even bigger bombshell:
"He also has a large experimental base in the far suburbs outside the Sixth Ring Road, where he raises many dragon-blooded creatures, keeps a lot of Dead Servants for research, and often releases them into the Taihang Mountains to hire bounty hunters at high prices to conduct strength tests. The rumors of wild beasts attacking people a few years ago came from this..."

"How do you know so much?" Lu Mingfei wondered. Regardless of why the Chen family head placed her in this poorly guarded manor, it was enough to show that she did not have a high status in the other party's heart. How could she have such a core secret?
Could it be that she really is a virtuous wife?

He had misunderstood; his actions had been too unpredictable and completely deviated from the Chen family head's prediction.

The enemy thought he was going to strike at the heart of the enemy base and destroy the main base, but he went to attack the barracks first.

Madam Chen gave a bitter laugh, but still carried a hint of arrogance: "In the Chen family, either a son gains status because of his mother, or a mother gains status because of her son, and I have both."

In order to secure her position as the matriarch of the Chen family and to obtain more resources for her children, she did everything she could since entering the Chen family.

With both ability and a promising son, it wasn't difficult for him to rise to a high position and gain access to confidential information outside the family's core circle.

However, the head of the Chen family was inherently suspicious, and even those around him could not fully understand his true intentions. No one knew what other tricks he was hiding.

As Lu Mingfei listened, he took notes in his mind. After she finished recounting those secrets that would inevitably lead to a united attack from domestic powerful families if exposed, he pressed her for details about the Chen family's overseas expansion:

"What's the deal with the Chen family and the Gattuso family? When I took action against the Chen family's overseas businesses, the Gattuso family actually provided them with resources."

"The Gattuso family?" Upon hearing this, Madam Chen frowned, clearly indicating that this touched upon a blind spot in her knowledge.
“I’m not too sure about that. The Chen family and the Gattuso family only had business dealings within the past year. However, when Chen Motong wanted to join Kassel College, he did not object.”

Lu Mingfei nodded slightly, indicating that he could understand.

Caesar was a rebellious young master. If he knew that his family was interfering in his life and had already made arrangements, he would definitely go against his family. So even if there was something dirty between the Chen family and the Gattuso family, he would never tell outsiders.

And clearly, this Mrs. Chen is also considered an outsider.

(End of this chapter)