Chapter 374: Growing Towards the Sun Where There Is No Light
Xia Mi was surprised that Chu Zihang suddenly came to his senses, but she couldn't bear to refuse his rare initiative.
When the group walked out of the airport, four black cars were already waiting outside.
A man in a black suit got out of the leading Maybach, bowed respectfully to Lu Mingfei, and then handed the car keys to Chu Zihang at his signal.
Chu Zihang didn't hesitate to nod and was about to open the car door and go in.
But just as his hand was about to touch the door handle, someone made a soft "tsk" sound. Chu Zihang immediately remembered the experience that Lu Mingfei had almost taught him step by step last night, and he naturally turned around and opened the back door, motioning Xia Mi to get in first.
"Bang!" X3
Lu Mingfei, Lao Tang and Finger all held their foreheads with their hands, revealing expressions that were so terrible that they could not bear to look at them, like a world-famous painting.
If a guy opens the car door for a girl, and he doesn't open the passenger door, what's the difference between him and the driver or the doorman?!
The man in the black suit standing nearby saw this and looked hesitant, feeling as if his job had been snatched away.
But I'm a little unsure, let's wait and see.
When Xia Mi saw the open rear door, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. This was the Chu Zihang she knew.
She threw the backpack containing her spare clothes into the back seat, slammed the door shut, and then, carrying her small shoulder bag and with her hands behind her back, she slowly walked to the other side, opened the passenger door, got in, and waved seriously at Chu Zihang, who was still staring blankly:
"Brother, there's no time to be in a daze. Get in the car quickly."
Glancing at the backpack in the back seat, Chu Zihang nodded, got into the car as if nothing had happened, started the car skillfully, nodded to Lu Mingfei and others again, then stepped on the accelerator and drove away with Xiami.
After enjoying a short and sharp comedy, Finger silently gave a thumbs up: "As expected of Mr. Jing, he knows how to have fun."
Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei elbowed him and wanted to say something like "Master Jing," but that's "Sister Jing."
But thinking about it carefully, Chu Zihang is such a grown-up, even if he has never eaten pork, he has seen pigs run. He taught her everything he knew last night, so there is no reason why he can't even show this little courtesy.
Could it be...
He suddenly remembered a sentence: high-end hunters often appear as prey!
"Hiss...Junior brother, what are you doing? Ouch~" Finkel took a breath and wrinkled his features. He didn't understand why Lu Mingfei suddenly hit him.
"No, just a tribute." Lu Mingfei smiled like Xiang Xiushu's emoticon, and then pulled Eiry into the car.
The only one with a driver's license had already left, leaving the young couple in one car, Old Tang's family of three in one car, and the two foreigners, Finkel and Caesar, in one car.
"Oh, I really envy them. I also want to have a girlfriend with big breasts, long legs, a nice butt, and who's always clingy."
Finkel sat in the back seat like a salted fish, the light in his eyes dimmed.
Caesar glanced at him in the rearview mirror and wanted to say, "There's no way you can attract girls with the look on your face."
But she was also worried about being pestered by this good-for-nothing senior and being asked how to be a cool and handsome man like him, so she just looked away and continued to look ahead.
In another two hours, Nuonuo will be here, and he has no idea what will happen then.
Lu Mingfei made it clear that he wanted to cause trouble for the Chen family, but apart from them, no one else probably knew that the excuse they used was to send Xia Mi home, visit the capital, and take the opportunity to see the Chinese branch of Kassel Academy.
But the Gattuso family called him back at this critical moment. It seemed like normal concern, but in fact they didn't want him to get involved in certain things.
He tried to figure out what kind of hidden activities were going on here, but there were too few known clues, and the information provided by the loser behind him was not sufficient, so he could only wait for Nuonuo to come and work together.
At the same time, just as they were leaving the airport, in a mansion in the capital, the heavy mahogany door was closed, and the sunlight shone into the room, illuminating the deep darkness.
The head of the Chen family sat behind a large sandalwood table, tapping his knuckles lightly on the surface as his cold eyes swept over the documents in front of him.
There have been a lot of things happening recently, a lot of things going on, and things are a bit messy and not quite right.
First, that good-for-nothing younger brother suffered a sudden heart attack in the Black Prince Group and became a vegetable due to lack of timely rescue.
It was announced to the public that it was an accident, but the head of the Chen family knew very well that although his younger brother was a waste, he had always been in good health and there was nothing wrong with his annual physical examination reports.
Later, the idiots from the Temple of Solomon suddenly came into contact with Lu Mingfei and were almost beaten to death. Now they have all become prisoners of Kassel Academy.
The former is just a person who manages the business and does the dirty work. Even if he becomes a vegetable, it will not affect the continued operation of the business in the south.
But as for the latter, the Chen family and Solomon's Temple have some intersections, and there have been several transactions and cooperation in the past.
Fortunately, Zhao Xuzhen is just a candidate knight and has no access to the secrets that only the top leaders know. There is no need to worry about the Chen family's private deeds being exposed.
Recently, the members of the Temple of Solomon were arguing with the secret party. Zhao Xuzhen and his group didn't have time to do anything. They just hypnotized Cheng Shuangfan and his subordinates who blocked their way, and were beaten half to death by Lu Mingfei who suddenly showed up. On the surface, they were the victims, and they were demanding an explanation from Kassel College and releasing the people.
But that old man Ange seemed to have decided that Solomon's Temple would be his enemy. Not only did he not release the people, but he also asked them to compensate Cheng Shuangfan's hunting team for their mental damages and Cassel's logistics expenses.
The head of the Chen family probably thought that since Lu Mingfei had an ambiguous relationship with Kassel Academy and Zhao Xuzhen was captured by Lu Mingfei, they would not let him go without his approval or unless the Temple of Solomon paid enough chips.
Ange is indeed old, and he even has to act according to the mood of a young boy.
It seemed that he doted on Lu Mingfei so much just to get him to enter Kassel and become his successor.
It's a good idea, but unfortunately it can't come true.
It's not that they are sure that Lu Mingfei will not agree to inherit Ange's leadership certificate, but the school board is already considering whether to limit the principal's power.
Kassel Academy has made a lot of moves recently, but the gains have been very little.
The White King's dragon bones were destroyed, the legacy of the Bronze and Fire Kings sank to the bottom of the river, and almost all the resources invested by the secret party were wasted. The biggest beneficiary was always Lu Mingfei.
They contributed money, effort and manpower, but all the benefits went to Lu Mingfei alone!
Is this reasonable?!
Now some people in the secret party are saying that Lu Mingfei might be Ange's illegitimate son. Otherwise, why would all the actions that Kassel Academy had been preparing for a long time end up being reaped by him?
Of course, all this has nothing to do with the Chen family. As long as the Gattuso family still holds a seat on the board of directors and is one of the most vocal families in the secret party, everything will be fine.
But, the problem now is...
After Lu Mingfei and Caesar had a brief conversation yesterday, Nono suddenly flew back to China.
And early this morning, Lu Mingfei suddenly appeared in the capital.
Considering that the Bai family suddenly found their wandering clansmen and met with the Tang and Zhou families, if there was no explanation here, he would simply resign from the position of head of the family and jump into a lake.
An ominous premonition surged in his heart, and he called his current wife.
"Come back right now." His tone was calm, but unquestionable. "Bring the key."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and then a woman's gentle response came: "Okay."
The key is one of the Chen family's most precious treasures and must not be lost.
As for the thunderstorm, it will dissipate soon. If it doesn't work, just follow Lu Mingfei and the others and fly directly to the next province to come back.
After hanging up the phone, the man thought for a moment, but ultimately decided not to take any precautions.
First of all, Lu Mingfei had no disputes with the Chen family. The only relationship was that Nuonuo had provoked him before. At most, Nuonuo could apologize to him.
Secondly, if Lu Mingfei knew some unknown secrets, such as the connection between the previously unseen head of the Uesugi family and the Chen family, he could also give a satisfactory answer.
Thirdly, judging from the fighting power displayed by Lu Mingfei, no matter how hard the Chen family tried, they would not be able to kill him unless they used some special means.
But those were Chen's most precious treasures. Once exposed, not only Lu Mingfei, but the entire mixed-blood world would not be able to accommodate him.
So, take a look at the situation first and don't panic.
Thinking of this, he sent a few messages, asking a few children who were still doing well to pick up their sister in the afternoon.
I have been studying abroad for almost a year and haven't returned home yet. This time when I come back, I have to let my daughter, as a father, see if she has lost weight.
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Lu Mingfei and his group arrived at the hotel where they were staying on Chang'an Avenue, adjacent to Wangfujing.
Su Enxi helped book the rooms. Lu Mingfei and Eiry shared a double suite, as did Lao Tang and Ryoma Xun. The others all had single suites.
Lu Mingfei didn't have any other thoughts about this. Eiry's situation was not suitable for being alone, but she didn't like someone staring at her while she slept, and she didn't accept a third person sleeping under the same roof except Lu Mingfei and her brother.
So, Lu Mingfei could only sigh and carry his and Eiry's luggage into the hotel, his eyes full of helplessness, "Potato Chips, you really made me suffer."
But Constantine had been paying attention to him and clearly saw that the smile on his face never stopped, and the corners of his mouth were almost stretched to the back of his ears!
And the most infuriating thing is, why doesn’t he sleep in the same room with his brother?
It's fine if he's not allowed to sleep in the same room with his brother, but why does that mixed-blood human and his brother sleep in a double bed room instead of a twin room?!
If it weren't for the fact that the Dragon King couldn't give birth to pure-blooded offspring, Constantine was really afraid that his brother would hug Ryoma Xun the next day and ask him expectantly whether he wanted a nephew or a niece.
Then he would be really angry and say that he wants a niece!
There's no way around it. Constantine is like this when he has a brother around. Between being angry and being a coward, he often chooses to be angry and be a coward.
And she is very easy to coax. As long as her brother says a few nice words to her, she will immediately become happy again.
Finkel didn't care whether his room was good or bad, as long as he didn't have to share a room with a stinky man.
As a wealthy man, Caesar was naturally not used to sleeping in a luxury suite, especially since his girlfriend was coming in the afternoon, so he naturally had to choose a more luxurious room, so he planned to change to the presidential suite.
But unfortunately, the presidential suite had already been booked, so he used his money to find the Mint Club and successfully got the presidential suite.
"As expected of a nobleman, you wouldn't suffer any grievance if given the chance." Old Tang put his arm around Long Ma Xun's shoulder and walked into the room, treating his girlfriend like a brother.
Constantine looked at this scene and felt inexplicably depressed.
He was not confused about why his brother still maintained his casual demeanor after regaining his memory, but because his brother had not hugged him like this for a long time. It had been almost one day, seven hours and thirty-six minutes since his brother last hugged his shoulders.
Feeling the resentful gaze of his future brother-in-law, Ryoma Xun felt like a thorn in his back. Reluctantly, he took Old Tang's arm away from his shoulder and changed his arm to an arm-in-arm position.
Sure enough, no matter which country, younger brothers are very troublesome creatures.
She had thought Kang Jun was a very obedient person before, but she didn't expect that he was actually a super brother-con. She had been stared at so much these past two days that she almost suspected that she was a bad woman who stole someone else's love.
Oh, forget it. It was my own choice anyway. If I love him, I have to accept everything about him, even if he is my overly brother-obsessed younger brother.
We arrived at the hotel and settled down, while the Maybach slowly drove into the shadow behind the high-rise building, like a silver fish swimming into a deep pool, and came to an extremely old community.
The wheels rolled over the cracked cement road. Chu Zihang looked at this community and felt extremely familiar, especially the sycamore trees planted in the community. The rough bark was covered with grooves of time, making him feel as if he had returned to the long-abandoned villa in the forest.
"Does it look familiar to you?" Xia Mi almost curled up in the passenger seat, slightly leaning sideways, with the tip of her nose almost touching the car window.
Her eyelashes were reflected on the glass, trembling gently in the interweaving of light and shadow.
She watched the fallen leaves swirling in the breeze, cutting the sunlight into tiny pieces of gold foil, which fluttered down on the windshield with a very soft sound.
"Yeah." Chu Zihang nodded.
It was dinner time, and many residents were coming in and out of the community, all looking at the luxury cars that were out of tune with the community's style with curiosity, wanting to know which family had made a fortune and returned home in glory.
The privacy glass blocks the probing sight, but it cannot block the curious whispers.
Xia Mi didn't roll down the car window to greet the neighbors. She just looked at the old red brick building not far ahead, with a glint in her eyes:
"Are you ready? My house might be a little unexpected for you."
Chu Zihang looked at the mottled walls, the cement balcony, the wooden windows with peeling green paint, and the old clothes that had been washed white and fluttered in the wind. His face still showed no emotion.
"I'm professionally trained to remain calm no matter how unexpected the situation."
"Student Chu!" Xia Mi suddenly laughed, "I'm not asking you to defuse a bomb, why are you so serious?"
The hand holding the steering wheel paused slightly, and the knuckles turned white due to the sudden force. Chu Zihang heard a different meaning from the word "Classmate Chu".
The car fell into silence for a moment. After Xia Mi waited for the car to stop steadily in an open space on the side of the road where it would not affect the way in, she unbuckled her seat belt, pushed the door and got out.
Chu Zihang also got out of the car, looked up at the old building of unknown age, and then followed her into the corridor where the lighting was very poor and it was pitch black even in broad daylight.
The corridor was filled with the stale smell of mold, and the walls were covered with footprints, children's graffiti, and psoriasis. They were so dirty that a single rub could stain a basin of water black. However, Xia Mi was used to it. She walked up the stairs at a leisurely pace. Her white legs under her shorts shone faintly in the dim light, like a piece of fresh lotus root.
Chu Zihang looked at the girl's slender back and found that at this moment she seemed to be just an ordinary human girl, growing towards the sun in a place where there was no light.
(End of this chapter)
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