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Gu Ran wrote a line on a sticky note and asked the waiter to hand it to Lu Mingfei.
At the same time, his satellite phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number. After thinking for a moment, he answered the call.
"Get Lu Mingfei out of here quickly! All the gangs in Tokyo have gathered outside, all for that 3 billion yen bounty," came the urgent voice of Mai Shude from the phone.
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. I've notified Lu Mingfei." Gu Ran glanced out the window and quickly located Jiu De Mai's sniping position with a glare.
Mai Shude was dressed in a black bodysuit that perfectly accentuated her beautiful figure. She held a sniper rifle and aimed it at Erii.
This was a task assigned to her by the boss: if Erii lost control or fell into the hands of the Snake-Headed Eight Family, she would be responsible for eliminating Erii.
“I parked a car at the back gate, and someone brought the keys in. Should I give them to you or Lu Mingfei?” Jiu Dema asked.
"Give it to Lu Mingfei." Gu Ran glanced in Lu Mingfei's direction and saw that after Lu Mingfei saw the note, he immediately stood up in a panic and turned back to look at Gu Ran.
Gu Ran pointed to the words on the note, which clearly indicated that there were more words to come, but Lu Mingfei only read the first half.
The complete sentence on the note is as follows: Genji is coming. The roads outside are blocked. Don't worry, listen to Erii. I scouted the way and found the safe exit. Follow the map.
Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, then sat down again after reading the note and looked at Erii.
Erii smiled slightly, placed her small hand on Lu Mingfei's thigh, and wrote in her notebook: "There's still time."
She pointed to her ears, and Lu Mingfei then remembered that her hearing was amazing; she could hear sounds from very far away, almost like Caesar when he piloted the Kamaitachi.
A while later, a waiter handed Lu Mingfei an envelope containing a note that Yuan Zhisheng would arrive in five minutes. The envelope also included a map identical to Gu Ran's and the keys to a Lamborghini, telling him the car was parked behind the exit.
"Mingfei works part-time to study and drives such a nice car!" Director Chen said to his uncle with some surprise when he saw the logo on Lu Mingfei's car key. "Your nephew is really promising!"
Lu Mingfei was too lazy to think about whether his words would upset his aunt. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of this meal to help his cousin Lu Mingze find a girlfriend, so that he could salvage his image in his aunt's eyes.
In this way, he will have somewhere to go during winter and summer vacations, instead of staying in the school dormitory all the time.
But now, it seems that this opportunity is out of reach.
Only Erii remained unfazed, continuing to raise her glass to drink with Director Chen and her uncle. Although she blushed easily when drinking, she didn't get drunk because the dragon's blood could easily help her break down alcohol.
Although Erii remained expressionless when offering a toast, her beauty and the allure of a pretty girl's toast to an older man were inexplicable, leaving them no room for dissent.
Looking at Erii's composed and gentle demeanor, Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "Are you forcing yourself to behave well at the family banquet? You're a young lady, you don't need to accommodate others!"
She probably wants to bring this family dinner to a perfect close and doesn't want to leave in a hurry halfway through.
Since Erii said there was still time, Lu Mingfei sat down and helped his aunt make a final push, hoping that Lu Mingze could find a good home.
The aunt glanced at Lu Mingfei's Lamborghini car keys and felt a pang of sadness. Unbeknownst to her, that brat who had always lived in her house had grown up and the gap between him and her family was widening. As a result, the aunt's sense of loss was also growing.
She tried to dispel her resentment and still needed to find a way to reunite Jiajia and her son, because she had spent a lot of money on this meal, as well as this trip to Japan, which had also cost a fortune.
If you get nothing at all, that would be a huge loss!
So, the aunt started praising her son again, subtly praising him while belittling him, and Lu Mingfei, understanding the implied meaning, launched a final all-out attack in the limited time available!
Mrs. Chen sat at the table, listening to Mrs. Lu and Lu Mingfei's constant praise of the chubby boy. On the surface, she seemed a little smug, but in reality, she didn't care at all and had already made up her mind.
She had previously thought that in order to keep her daughter well-behaved abroad, it wouldn't be a bad idea to match her with Lu Mingze. At least she wouldn't have to worry about her going astray outside. Besides, Lu Mingze seemed to be a pretty honest person. The only problem was that he was a bit chubby.
However, the Lu family seems to be quite well-off, able to afford to invite them on a trip, so they are considered a good match, even though her husband's position is much higher than the Lu family's.
However, when she saw Gu Ran and Lu Mingfei appear, she began to compare them in her mind.
Look at Lu Mingfei. He's only been abroad for a little over a year, but he's already driving luxury cars, always seen with beautiful girls, and even has a girlfriend. They only got seats at this restaurant because of Lu Mingfei. Just by looking at his wealth, it's clear that he's far superior to Lu Mingze's family.
Moreover, Mrs. Chen had just learned from her daughter that Su Xiaoqiang's boyfriend was also an international student in the United States, and his girlfriend was from China.
Mrs. Chen pondered that although her daughter was not as charming and beautiful as Su Xiaoqiang, she was at least poised and graceful.
With Gu Ran and Lu Mingfei as two high-quality men as role models, Mrs. Chen would never let her daughter compromise again. It's not like she had no other choice, why did she have to choose that chubby little boy!
Seeing that her aunt and Lu Mingfei were trying to play matchmaker, Mrs. Chen didn't want to drag it out, lest people say that the Chen family was taking advantage of the Lu family.
So Mrs. Chen asked Lu Mingfei if he had a girlfriend.
Lu Mingfei said yes, yes, and then imagined Nuonuo as his girlfriend.
Erii didn't seem to understand her girlfriend's meaning, nor did she care; she just drank with her uncle on the side.
Chapter 450 Erii's Little Notebook
After listening to Lu Mingfei's words, Mrs. Chen pretended to sigh and said softly, "Oh, my Jiajia, she's just too weak and too stupid. She should marry an honest man..."
Seeing this, Lu Mingze's aunt and Lu Mingfei were about to say, "Lu Mingze is just an honest man..."
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Chen immediately said, "I think Mingfei is just an honest boy. He doesn't fawn over such a pretty female classmate. You must really like your girlfriend. If you didn't have a girlfriend, I would have introduced Jiajia to Mingfei."
Lu Mingfei took a breath, held it for a while, and then exhaled!
Oh no, I overdid it today and made Lu Mingze look like a good-for-nothing in comparison.
Actually, Mrs. Chen didn't think much of Lu Mingfei either. She always felt that he was a coward, and that Gu Ran would be a better comparison if she were at their table.
The person most distraught at the table wasn't Lu Mingfei, but his aunt. In that instant, she was reminded of the fear of being ruled by Qiaoweni for years to come!
Compared to Giovanni, that high-achieving elite, Auntie always humbly considered herself just a housewife, an ugly duckling in comparison.
Fortunately, over the years, Lu Mingze has made some progress in his studies, surpassing Lu Mingfei and giving his aunt some hope.
Her aunt always hoped that Lu Mingze could make something of himself and that he could take her to live a life of luxury, even though she didn't really know what a life of luxury was like.
Today, Lu Mingfei was dressed in an expensive and well-fitting suit, driving a luxury car like a Lamborghini, accompanied by a young lady from Japan whose origins were unknown, and they even had special tableware for their meals.
Compared to him, his son looked like an ugly duckling, the kind that was both fat and short.
Perhaps the University of Austin is indeed inferior to Kassel College, just as it is inferior to Giovanni.
She thought to herself that her son must be disappointed that he couldn't date Jiajia. She felt useless as a mother, but she should at least give him some encouragement.
So he wanted to share the food on his plate with Lu Mingze, partly to hide his disappointment and partly to encourage his son to turn his grief into appetite.
However, the aunt noticed that her son's attention was not on the dinner table at all. Instead, he had his head down, staring at Erii's long legs, and his eyes were constantly trying to peek through the cracks in the ground. It was extremely lewd!
The aunt was furious and instinctively slapped her son on the head.
The slap was so forceful that Lu Mingze's head, which was hanging low, almost hit the table. Everyone at the table looked over in surprise.
Lu Mingfei immediately realized what was going on and quickly covered Erii's long legs with a tablecloth.
The aunt yelled at Lu Mingze in a rough voice, saying that he wasn't concentrating on his meal, and then told the uncle to pay the bill so that he wouldn't continue to embarrass himself!
Uncle had just opened a new bottle of red wine and was about to continue drinking with Director Chen and Erii. With a beautiful girl accompanying them, the two older men got so engrossed in their drinks that they didn't notice the situation in the room.
But when the uncle saw the tears welling up in his aunt's eyes, he sobered up considerably, nodded, and immediately asked the manager to come and settle the bill.
"That gentleman over there has already settled the bill for everyone," the manager said respectfully as he walked over, pointing to Gu Ran not far away.
In reality, the head of the Uesugi family only needs to keep track of the bill when he eats here, but Gu Ran specifically called the manager over and gave him a few instructions, saying that the general manager was disobedient and had privately informed Genji about Erii's whereabouts. If the general manager didn't want the head of the Uesugi family to write down what happened today in his little notebook, he would better give him a free meal.
The manager was taken aback, so he quickly went to find the general manager to find out what was going on.
Upon hearing the report, the general manager was greatly alarmed, repeatedly muttering, "Yabai! Yabai! Yabai! (It's all over!) Ximadada! Ximadada! Red bean paste Ximadada! (This is really terrible!)"
The general manager almost forgot that women are always petty. If Miss Uesugi writes down everything that happened today in her notebook, then he'll be like someone possessed by Light Yagami's Death Note. Who knows when she'll cross his name off the notebook!
The general manager immediately said to do as the guest suggested, and also waived the bill for Gu Ran's table.
Taking this opportunity, Zhang Qiong also went to the hotel's wine cellar and selected some top-tier wines from various wineries to pack up and take home...
At this moment, the people at Aunt's table still didn't know what was going on, so Gu Ran came over and said, "Xiao Qiang said that he and Jia Jia are quite destined for each other, so he paid the bill for you. I hope you don't mind."
"Oh, how could I accept such an expense from you..." Uncle Lu said politely.
"It's alright, it's only 1.5 million yen. Lu Mingfei can afford that little bit of money," Gu Ran said with a smile, subtly giving Lu Mingfei another chance to show off.
Lu Mingfei smiled bitterly to himself, thinking that he shouldn't exaggerate the situation now.
Uncle Lu was stunned when he heard this. Luckily, someone else helped him pay the bill, otherwise he wouldn't have that much money in his card. He couldn't let Director Chen's family pay for the meal today, otherwise it would be embarrassing if he didn't have money to pay.
My aunt didn't have much of a concept of exchange rates, so she didn't know exactly how much RMB was, but she figured it must be quite expensive. She was secretly pleased, as she had saved some money.
Mrs. Chen was even more glad that she hadn't chosen Lu Mingze before. She thought that there must be many high-quality men abroad. Even if they weren't as handsome as Gu Ran, it would still be better than finding a chubby guy.
Gu Ran did this simply because she didn't want Lu Mingfei to completely break with his aunt over the bill, and she wanted to save face for everyone.
You should know that Lu Mingfei's meal cost at least 1.5 million yen, which is more than 100,000 RMB. His uncle and aunt's family probably couldn't come up with that much money to pay the bill.
"Where's Senior Xiaoqiang?" Jiajia asked happily, looking around.
"I have to go now."
Su Xiaoqiang and Zhang Qiong had already left, and now only Gu Ran and the two girls remained.
After Gu Ran finished explaining, he looked at Lu Mingfei and Erii and said, "Let's go."
Erii stood up, nodded, and quickly wrote on the paper: "Brother has arrived."
She heard the engine of Genjiro's car.
However, because the Japanese security guards had blocked the road, Genjiro was unable to enter for the time being.
Although the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's high-ranking officials had illicit dealings with the Hebi-hachi family, a powerful yakuza organization, most of the lower-ranking police officers were honest, upright, and righteous individuals who had no idea that he was some kind of yakuza patriarch.
The higher-ups said no one is allowed in, so nobody is allowed in!
"We have something to do, so we'll be leaving now." Lu Mingfei grabbed Erii's hand and immediately headed out.
Erii had already written a line in her notebook earlier, and now she showed it to Lu Mingfei: "Am I being naughty? Why does Auntie seem unhappy?"
"No, you're very good." Lu Mingfei patted Erii's head, thinking that this girl was really innocent and naive, like a pure white lotus flower. Of course, "white lotus flower" is a compliment here.
Just as he took two steps, Uncle Lu caught up with Lu Mingfei and asked him if he had offended the underworld. He had been sitting by the window and had seen the police car and the thugs. He had also seen Lu Mingfei's discomposure after seeing the note earlier, so he asked him if he had come to Japan to join the underworld.
Lu Mingfei didn't know what to explain, so his uncle gave him most of the money he had on him: "If you're going to run away, you'll need cash; credit cards won't work."
After thinking for a moment, the uncle took out the last bit of change from his pocket and said that although his aunt was angry today, it was okay and she could come home later. He also told Lu Mingfei not to bully Erii.
After saying that, the uncle turned around and walked back, not giving Lu Mingfei a chance to explain.
The men in the Lu family are really arrogant.
Lu Mingfei was deeply moved, and boundless courage welled up within him, as if he were possessed by Mami Tomoe.
There's nothing to be afraid of anymore!
He pulled Erii's hand and walked forward, his heart filled with the power of a thousand armies!
They hadn't taken more than two steps when a waiter blocked their way with a plate, saying, "Gentlemen, you haven't had dessert yet. Why don't you finish your dessert before you go..."
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