Chapter 441 If you are not angry, can you still be called a young man?
“Thump, thump, thump—”
The footsteps came closer and closer, steady and powerful.
Just by listening to it, one can imagine a figure walking outside the corridor with an imposing and proud step, walking with great speed, walking with vigor, walking as if in another world.
A few moments later, a burly middle-aged man appeared in front of everyone.
He was born with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a square face. The lines on his face were as hard as if they were cut by an axe or a knife, and his expression was firm and intimidating without him being angry.
In the movie, it goes without saying that he is the type of person who is a good guy. Even if he is thrown into the villain camp, you can tell at a glance that he is an undercover hero.
But this is a world full of contrasts. Some people may look frivolous and mean, but in fact they value friendship and loyalty more than anyone else. And the more righteous and upright some people appear, the more despicable and corrupt they are inside.
The head of the Chen family——Chen Tianmu!
Every gesture he made revealed the domineering aura of someone who had been in a superior position for a long time, the kind that even Sophie couldn't stop.
Every glance seemed to be filled with scrutiny and control.
Anyone who sees him would probably be shocked by his majestic righteousness and sincerely believe that he is a trustworthy righteous hero and the backbone of the mixed-blood world.
But only those who knew the inside story would understand that if all the things he did behind the scenes were to be revealed, dragging him out and shooting him for an hour would be considered too light a sentence.
Chen Tianmu's eyes swept across everyone in the hall. He first ignored his children who looked respectful, then ignored his secretary Percy and the housekeeper Chen Fu, paused for a moment on Caesar and Nono, and finally his gaze fell on Lu Mingfei and Eiry in the middle.
Facing these two people, Chen Tianmu's rock-hard expression relaxed and he revealed an appropriate polite smile.
He didn't rush to greet them, but just nodded slightly to Lu Mingfei, then turned to look at Nuonuo, whose body was slightly tense, with a silent, heavy and deep fatherly love on his face:
"Mo Tong, you're back."
The voice is gentle, inclusive, without a trace of gloom.
It was like a loving father who saw his rebellious and addicted runaway daughter finally return home. He felt only joy and relief, without any resentment.
It’s good that you’re back. You’re still dad’s little cotton-padded jacket that’s leaky.
Before setting off, Nuonuo put on her battle robe and light makeup, dressed like a Valkyrie on the battlefield.
But when she really stood in front of one of the few great figures in this mixed-blood world, she seemed as if she was just a little girl who was throwing a tantrum while holding her younger brother. In the face of absolute strength and power, her rebelliousness and edge seemed to be ruthlessly crushed.
The girl's dark red eyes looked at the father who was always as silent as a rock in her memory. His expression was perfect, without any trace of unhappiness or anger at being severely cheated by someone else's daughter and outsiders, who then came to show off.
There was only one kind of joy that seemed to come from the heart, the joy of seeing the apple of your eye back in your pocket.
But she knew very well that it was just a disguise.
He perfectly disguised the company boss's preference and favoritism for the sales champion as a father's love for his daughter.
She had been blinded by this superb acting skill for many years, and it was not until her mother passed away that she suddenly realized that she was never the apple of her mother's eye, but just a pathetic and ridiculous cricket.
In this gorgeous cricket cage called Chen's, the crickets are forced to fight constantly, and finally the best one emerges from the fight.
From the day her mother died, she had a great enlightenment.
She is no longer one of the fifty-five heirs of the Chen family. She is herself, the red-haired witch who lives for herself, Chen Motong.
So, facing the greeting from her biological father, she just pulled the corners of her mouth, with no expression on her face, and her voice was as cold as Chu Zihang:
"I have no home."
"This is your home." The man raised his voice slightly.
In response to this, Nuonuo just sneered mockingly from his nose: "Ha."
Seeing this, Chen Tianmu looked helpless, just like any ordinary father who feels helpless when facing a rebellious daughter.
He lowered his eyes and glanced at the key that was lying in Nuonuo's arms and biting his fingers.
The little thing blinked its big eyes and looked at him curiously, as if it couldn't recognize who his father was.
Without greeting the little one with an underdeveloped brain and body, he turned to look at Caesar, who had already sorted out his emotions and expression, and nodded slightly:
"Nice to meet you. I'm Mo Tong's father. You must be Caesar. Thank you for taking care of Mo Tong at Kassel Academy."
This statement is purely an expression of the elders' appreciation for the younger generation, and there is no resentment at all towards foreign wild boars eating up their own cabbages.
As a veteran daughter-slave, Lu Mingfei could not see the concern about his daughter's mate selection criteria in Chen Tianmu's words at all. He only saw the face of a seller trying to sell his proud product to the buyer.
Caesar glanced at Nuonuo quickly from the corner of his eye and saw that she still had a cold face, but did not say anything to stop him from communicating with Chen Tianmu.
So he stood up politely, extended his hand and shook hands with Chen Tianmu, his gesture impeccable:
"Mr. Chen, you're too polite. It was Nuonuo who helped me the most. She's very talented and mature, and many people in the academy are very convinced of her."
He originally prepared two titles, one was Uncle and the other was Mr. Chen.
The former depends on Nono's attitude and is a respectful title.
The latter depends on the situation. It is the name given by the future head of the Gattuso family to the current head of the Chen family. It is also the common name given to Chen Tianmu in the current mixed-race world and secular society.
Although the Chen family is not an ancient mixed-blood clan that has been passed down for thousands of years, it is also one of the few famous and noble families in the mixed-blood world and is very powerful.
Even if the ancient mixed-blood families like the Zhou family and the Bai family were singled out, no one would dare to make enemies with them easily.
Compared to those family heads who like to use ancient titles to show off their identities, Chen Tianmu himself prefers the modern title - Mr. Chen.
Therefore, Chen Tianmu was not displeased by Caesar's slightly distant address. He simply shook hands and exchanged a few words before turning away.
Perhaps in the future Caesar will become the main course he needs to take seriously, but today, on this occasion, he is at most an exquisite side dish.
The real main course was the young man who had been looking at him quietly.
This young man successfully replaced Ange and became the strongest dragon slayer of the contemporary era in just one month. From the moment he appeared, it was as if there was 502 super glue stuck under his butt, and he didn't move at all.
Even when he had already arrived in front of him, he had no intention of greeting him.
But young people, if they are not passionate, can they still be called young people?
Chen Tianmu's expression remained unchanged as he extended his hand towards Lu Mingfei:
"Hello, Lu Mingfei. I've long heard of your name. It's great to meet you today. You're truly a descendant of the Lu family, surpassing your father."
Lu Mingfei glanced at him, but did not stand up. He perfunctorily stretched out his hand to shake it, and said "hmm" softly.
When it comes to judging people and how to serve them, Lu Mingfei has already become a master.
Say he has double standards?
Not only that, there is also bipolar disorder. Would you like to see it?
Chen Tianmu didn't take it seriously and turned to look at Eiry, who had similar features to Nono, and tried to get close to her like a friendly elder.
But Eri remained unmoved, her clear rosy red eyes filled with a sense of alienation and a sense of keeping away from strangers.
Despite hitting two snags in a row, Chen Tianmu remained unconcerned, sat down naturally, and started chatting with Lu Mingfei as the host.
The old man never mentioned the conflict that had occurred when the Chen family members were blind and mistook Eiry for Nono. He also seemed to be completely unaware that Lu Mingfei had just destroyed two of his secret research bases last night.
He just picked up the teacup and apologized to Lu Mingfei with tea instead of wine as Nono's father.
He said that Nuonuo was young and ignorant before, and accidentally offended Lu Mingfei on certain occasions. As a father, he apologized to Lu Mingfei for her recklessness.
He also said that Nuonuo is essentially a good child, but due to her personality, she sometimes acts unconventionally. He hoped that in the future, if Nuonuo offends him again, Lu Mingfei would be understanding and not take it to heart.
Hearing this, Nuonuo became furious. She wanted to shout out and tell this hypocritical man to shut up and stop pretending to be righteous under the banner of her father. He was not qualified to represent her at all!
But Nono knew better than anyone that in this place, it was meaningless to argue.
No matter how much she denied it in her heart, the fact that she had the Chen family blood flowing in her body was an unchangeable fact.
In the eyes of outsiders, she will always be the eldest daughter of the Chen family and the apple of Mr. Chen's eye.
Instead of wasting time arguing about this unchangeable identity and appearing childish and unreasonable, it is better to treat them all as insignificant farts.
In an argument, whoever gets impatient first loses.
Lu Mingfei rarely took the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and just waved his hand to indicate that what happened was over.
As long as Nuonuo is willing to be his slave in the future, he can forgive the past and delete her from the notebook.
The conversation between the two was not very interesting. The topic changed several times. It was either the difficulties of Charlotte Chen's branch, or the great issue about the fate of the dragon clan and the hybrids, or the causes and consequences of the fall of the King of the Earth and the Mountains.
It was as if he, as one of the most powerful half-blood families in the capital, was completely oblivious to what was happening right under his nose.
He also asked why Chu Zihang and Xia Mi were not brought along so that he could fulfill his duties as the host.
You're still a landlord. If Chu Zihang is really called over and you're turned from a landlord into a roasted sweet potato, you won't be happy about it.
During this period, Chen Tianmu tried to talk to Eiry several times, but Eiry was a simple-minded girl who showed her emotions on her face. She learned from Nono that this "uncle" was not good to Nono.
Although the girl did not say anything bad, she clearly showed her refusal to communicate.
Chen Tianmu had no choice but to give up. While chatting with Lu Mingfei, he also did not forget to chat with his future son-in-law Caesar and Pasi, the senior secretary representing the Gattuso family.
The topics involved the current situation of the European mixed-race family, some insignificant industry trends, and even complaints about the fact that Kassel Academy had failed repeatedly and finally killed the Dragon King but couldn't even touch its skin, claws, or teeth. Angers really should consider increasing investment in dragon slaying.
Lao Deng has good manners and unique insights, and he can always get right to the point about areas that the other party might be interested in. Anyone who talks to him will feel like they are in the spring breeze.
In ancient times, she would definitely be a strong candidate to be the emperor's close companion.
However, everyone present knew what kind of person Chen Daban was behind the scenes and was not fooled by his superficial appearance.
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting heated, Chen Tianmu changed the subject and finally got to the seemingly most important topic of the day.
He solemnly asked Lu Mingfei if he was willing to have Eri's name included in the Chen family's genealogy:
"Although Miss Eri is only a distant relative of the Chen family, she is still of the Chen family bloodline, so it is reasonable for her to recognize her ancestral roots."
And if Lu Mingfei is willing, the Chen family can help Eiry obtain legal status, which will not affect her future enrollment, employment, or marriage.
His words were sincere, as if he was thinking entirely about Eri's future.
However, with Lu Mingfei's current ability and status, why would he need to rely on the Chen family to achieve all that he said?
Moreover, knowing that the two sides are not getting along, he still strongly recommends Eiry to be included in the Chen family tree. Isn't this just trying to please Lu Mingfei?
There is no way Chen Tianmu didn't understand this.
But he was so enthusiastic, even to the point that some people were anxious like dogs scratching iron sheets and the emperor was not anxious but the eunuchs were.
This is so abnormal, there must be something wrong.
Is he trying to provoke me, to induce me to turn against him or attack him in public?
Lu Mingfei realized something was wrong and glanced at Nuonuo, only to find that she still had a cold face and was staring at a certain point in the void. She seemed to be still immersed in the dissatisfaction that Chen Tianmu had just forced upon her. She was thinking about how she should have scolded him without appearing to be unreasonable, and was not paying special attention to the details of the conversation.
What use are you if you are distracted at the critical moment?
However, Chen Tianmu knew that Nuonuo had powerful profiling abilities and could easily see through his disguise.
His apology as Nono's father was partly intended to disgust Nono, but perhaps more so to divert her attention and make her ignore his abnormality out of anger?
Isn't this intention a little too obvious?
And would Chen Motong be fooled so easily?
Lu Mingfei's face remained expressionless, and his spiritual power surged out like a tide.
Word Spirit·Snake!
Countless invisible vacuum snakes spread out silently with him as the center, scanning every corner inside and outside the Chen family's main house again.
As early as when he arrived at Chen's house, he had conducted a thorough scan and did not find any ambush or obvious danger. However, the defense was very tight, as if they were guarding against someone breaking into the widower's house at night.
He checked again at this moment, and the result was the same as when he came here.
There were not dozens of swordsmen and axemen lying in ambush outside. They were just waiting for the head of the Chen family to smash the cup as a signal to rush in and cook the few outsiders inside into sausages.
Since there is no problem outside the Chen family, the one with the problem is most likely Chen Tianmu in front of him.
Lu Mingfei thought about the two research bases he destroyed last night and the old man who was still haunting and being honored everywhere, and muttered to himself:
Since that old guy Herzog can create a shadow warrior as a puppet clone, then doesn’t the head of the Chen family have similar means?
You have to know that using a stand-in has been a necessary tool for those in power since ancient times.
In his perception, Chen Tianmu's bloodline was indeed excellent, but Herzog's experiments had long proved that dragon blood products created through genetic technology could also have extremely strong bloodlines.
It is possible that the person in front of him is the bait clone deliberately thrown out by Chen Tianmu, and his real body is hiding behind the scenes and controlled remotely. He wants to test Lu Mingfei's depth and see what unknown methods he has, so that when his real body appears in the future, he can take targeted precautions and avoid being accidentally tricked.
This old Deng is obviously very cunning but overly cautious!
But since he dared to throw the bait, Lu Mingfei didn't hesitate and cut the bait and line together. He also wanted to break the rod and beat up the fisherman who was fishing illegally!
He stared at Chen Tianmu, who was about to take the family tree from Nuonuo's desk, and started directly from zero frame:
"Look at me, little bastard!"
(End of this chapter)
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