"Ahem."
"Ahem."
Looking at the slightly dangling silver earrings on Lucia's ears and her wrinkled expression, Lu Mingfei and Elizabeth couldn't help coughing at the same time.
"Um?"
After discovering each other's behavior, the two turned around and looked at each other.
Lu Mingfei wondered why his face had something to do with Lucia, why did Isa react like this when she saw her.
Elizabeth glanced up at Lucia and found that she was very serious and responsible, pretending not to recognize her, and just staring at Lu Mingfei.
In this way, she had some idea in her mind that this child actually came to see Lu Mingfei and had not forgotten what she had said to her.
I just don’t know if they have passed Qi, it seems they haven’t.
After all, Lucia, a child, always brought Lu Mingfei out from time to time when chatting with her, and she only had admiration for him in her eyes when talking.
It seemed that he was acting to get Lu Mingfei's approval.
So if Lucia knew it was Lu Mingfei, she would never speak to him in such a questioning tone.
Seems interesting.
The person you admire is right in front of you, but you don't recognize him, and because of some misunderstanding, you say nasty things to him.
Isn't this exactly what happens in romance?
Elizabeth suddenly looked forward to the subsequent development.
In order to make the story continue better, Lu Mingfei looked puzzled.
Elizabeth looked at Lucia, who was wearing a silver dress and had outstanding temperament, and said coldly:
"Ma'am, can you calm down your aura? The aura you used when you came over scared me."
Would someone like Isa, who always speaks with a cold expression and tone, be frightened?
Lu Mingfei had some doubts.
Lucia, who was walking straight from a distance, realized that her behavior seemed to have caused Elizabeth to misunderstand something.
She quickly calmed down the fierce aura caused by Lu Mingfei, lowered her head slightly, and apologized seriously.
After getting Elizabeth's response, she stared at Lu Mingfei closely.
It seemed that he wanted to see through why Lu Mingfei came to this banquet, and happened to sit opposite Elizabeth.
In this social dinner, my task is to protect the disguised Elizabeth with a high-profile identity.
According to Elizabeth, this kind of contrast is something that no one would expect, and it seems to be something cute or something.
Therefore, for her who had seen Lu Mingfei's skills yesterday, Lucia felt that she had to figure out his purpose.
Looking at the curious eyes of the guests in the distance or not far away, Lu Mingfei felt that if he didn't say something, Lucia might keep staring at him like this.
Not to mention anything else about this girl, just her seriousness is enough to make her drink a cup of tea.
So Lu Mingfei pointed to an unoccupied corner and motioned Lucia to go there to talk.
After receiving the instruction from Elizabeth, she pretended to look at the two of them curiously, but actually nodded slightly.
Lucia stepped on her silver high heels and followed Lu Mingfei as she walked over.
Looking at the backs of the two of them walking to the corner, the guests noticed that they didn't seem to want everyone to eat.
The men and women who were amazed by Lucia expressed a slight pity, then looked away and started their own conversations.
In this top-notch social dinner hosted by the Laurent family, except for making connections and business cooperation, everything else is imaginary.
Among the people watching, only Su Enxi, who was also wearing a platinum dress and showed off her very tall figure, looked resentfully at Lucia who got into the corner with Lu Mingfei.
Although I learned from Lu Mingfei yesterday that Cassel College sent Lucia to London to perform a mission.
At the same time, she had also heard about Lu Mingfei's Lion Heart Club assistant.
But Su Enxi still wanted to complain: "I'm here discussing business, but you're flirting with girls?"
"Ms. Su, Ms. Su?"
Realizing that Su Enxi seemed absent-minded, the company CEO who was chatting with Su Enxi about cooperation carefully reminded her.
"I'm listening, keep talking."
After Su Enxi came to her senses, she continued to deal with the endless stream of people around her.
Walking to the corner, Lucia adjusted her silver skirt a little, then opened her mouth with cherry-colored lipstick and said in a serious tone:
"What is your purpose for coming to this banquet? Are you planning to target the Laurent family this time?"
After listening to Lucia's serious inquiry, Lu Mingfei looked at her with a strange expression:
"Why do I want to take advantage of the Laurent family? Is it because my last action made you misunderstand me?"
"Um!"
Lucia nodded without hesitation. After realizing that she seemed too absolute, she added in a low voice:
"I'm not misunderstanding you. Although I'm sorry for the sneak attack on you yesterday, I also want to treat you as a good person.
But the organization behind you may not necessarily allow you to do any good things, especially what happened yesterday is enough to make me wary of you. "
Looking at this upright girl, Lu Mingfei leaned against the wall and asked, "So, what happened yesterday?"
"How about I come and smooth it for you.
The first is the organization you investigate, which trades alchemical items and arms through underground gangs.
After our organization got the news, our action was to eliminate these people who were engaged in arms trading.
Then recycle their goods to prevent these arms products from leaving the market.
In this way, we have not only maintained social security in London, but also enhanced the people's sense of security.
As for you, after you found out that I was searching the goods, you immediately wanted to fight with me without knowing the truth.
Then, I pressed you against the wall and didn't do anything.
Speaking of which, compared with these behaviors, it seems that your presence here is more terrifying than me. "
Lu Mingfei raised an eyebrow at Lucia, saying that compared to him, she at this banquet looked more like a suspicious person or even a terrorist.
Lucia opened her mouth and found that she seemed unable to refute.
After all, my behavior yesterday was indeed reckless and slightly unreasonable.
After the air was quiet for a while, Lu Mingfei waved his hand: "If there is no problem, I will go back."
"No, that's not right!"
Lucia pursed her lips and then raised her lowered head, holding the corner of Lu Mingfei's clothes as he was about to leave.
She looked at Lu Mingfei with her blue eyes: "I admit that I made a mistake yesterday. Whether it was a self-initiated pursuit or a reckless sneak attack, these were decisions I made rashly.
But today is different. Although based on your description, I am more of a suspicious person than you are, but one thing is certain.
That is, I have been living in this manor on the mountain throughout July, and I came here by invitation.
I am personally responsible for part of today's party. Your conclusion is just sophistry. As an unknown organization and a high-level hybrid, it is difficult for me to believe what your purpose is on this occasion.
So please don't avoid my questions. "
After listening to Lucia's statement, Lu Mingfei turned around and looked at her blue eyes staring at him.
It was full of determination and seriousness. She just wanted to confirm why she, as a high-level hybrid, appeared here.
"Can you describe your problem a little more?"
Lu Mingfei had no intention of dealing with her this time.
"Why did you come to this banquet? Do you have anything to do with the Laurent family? Do you have any plans, or is there something going on tonight?"
After receiving Lu Mingfei's affirmative reply, Lucia asked seriously one after another.
"Although you have many questions, I can explain it with one answer." Lu Mingfei held out a finger.
"What is it?"
Lucia held up the hem of her silver-white skirt and took a step forward to ask, very close to Lu Mingfei.
Looking at Lucia walking over, Lu Mingfei backed away slightly:
"There's only one answer, and it's not as complicated as you think. The reason why I'm here today is because my boss happens to need a bodyguard. She's just here to discuss business normally. We don't have any other ideas."
"After all, we are decent half-breeds."
With that said, Lu Mingfei reached out and patted Lucia's fair shoulder, indicating that she actually didn't need to be so vigilant.
"that's all?"
After feeling a gentle tap on her shoulder, Lucia glanced at Lu Mingfei in confusion.
"that's all."
After suddenly realizing that Lucia was not his assistant now, Lu Mingfei quickly withdrew his usual comforting hand on the shoulder and pretended that nothing had happened.
"Then why are you in the restaurant over there?"
After being confused, Lucia didn't pay attention to Lu Mingfei's actions. She just pointed at Isa and asked pretending to be unintentional.
She wanted to know if the man in front of her recognized Elizabeth's identity or for some other reason.
"Because I'm hungry and need to eat." Lu Mingfei answered confidently.
Suddenly hearing this answer, Lucia lost consciousness for a while. Was it just because she was hungry?
Seeing that she was lost in thought, Lu Mingfei coughed twice and returned to the seat where he had eaten at the buffet.
Not long after, Lucia came back to her senses and found that after Lu Mingfei went back, she followed quickly behind Lu Mingfei in high heels.
——
So, why is Lucia here?
Looking at Lucia, who was sitting next to him wearing a silver dress and a blue ribbon tied to her ponytail, another repeated question echoed in Lu Mingfei's heart.
He scanned the upright assistant up and down with speechless eyes.
Lucia was holding a knife and fork at this time, chewing the steak slowly.
Although Lu Mingfei's reasons are indeed very good, and intuitively he believes in him.
But he was sitting opposite Elizabeth, sharing the same table.
You must know that Elizabeth is the director of Cassel College and the object of his protection. With such an identity, he cannot put her in danger just by relying on his own intuition.
Therefore, Lucia believed that she could not be lazy or let down her vigilance.
So under the gazes of Elizabeth and Lu Mingfei, she calmly sat on Lu Mingfei's left hand side.
The current situation is:
Lu Mingfei didn't know that the woman wearing makeup in front of him was Elisabeth Laurent, the school director of Kassel, but he knew Lucia, but he couldn't tell her.
Lucia didn't know that the man wearing makeup in front of her was Lu Mingfei, whom she had always admired and who had been his assistant for half a year, but she knew Elizabeth.
But due to confidentiality, she could only show that she had just met Elizabeth.
And Elisabeth Laurent, a die-hard supporter of Angers and the school director of Kassel, not only knew Lucia, but also knew that the man in makeup in front of her was Lu Mingfei.
At the same time, I also know the relationship between them: admiring and being admired, knowing and not knowing.
Suddenly, this social dinner became a joy in Elizabeth's eyes.
Maintaining the setting that she didn't know Lucia, but had just met Lu Mingfei, Elizabeth looked very curious and asked: "Do you know each other?"
"We know each other." Lu Mingfei replied while eating fruit.
"You actually know the next Marquise, that's amazing!" Elizabeth's usually calm voice was slightly surprised.
Lucia's eyelids twitched slightly as she watched Elizabeth's performance, but because she didn't know Elizabeth's setting, she still said bravely: "I'm not a Marquis yet, just treat me as an ordinary person."
"Who would treat you as an ordinary person?"
Lu Mingfei complained inwardly.
Finally, in a strange atmosphere, the three of them began to introduce themselves.
"I'm Lucia, from the Campbell family, nice to meet you."
Lucia stood up, held up the silver-white skirt with her hands and spread it to both sides, opened her knees slightly outward, moved one foot back, and bent her knees slightly.
She greeted with a standard curtsy.
"Just call me Isa. My family is not in the mainstream, so I am just reluctant to come here."
Isa stood up and introduced herself to Lucia. She didn't look at Lu Mingfei because she had already been introduced.
And saying the name at this time can let Lucia know her current name.
"Wang Xiaoming, a bodyguard." Lu Mingfei said his random name with a mouthful of mutton in his mouth.
After getting to know each other roughly, the three of them ate food in strange thoughts.
"Puccino mousse, a traditional Italian pastry, is very popular at European luxury dinners. It has a delicate cream texture and rich flavor."
While eating, Elizabeth tirelessly introduced various delicacies.
The reason why Lu Mingfei came back here after chatting with Lucia.
It was because he felt that it would be more delicious if Isa was there to introduce it when he was eating delicious food.
Not to mention that she is a good conversation partner on this occasion.
"It's seven o'clock in the evening." Elizabeth looked at the watch on her hand.
"What do you mean?" Lu Mingfei raised his head and asked.
"The welcome session is over, and the next time is the cocktail session."
"Not long after, the master will also go on stage to deliver a speech."
Lucia gently wiped her lips with a tissue and explained to Lu Mingfei.
——
Outside the manor building, people wearing deacon uniforms and suits were patrolling around this huge manor.
The time is seven o'clock, which happens to be the time for handover of shifts.
Outside the restaurant door, the handover team came.
This is a group of escorts also wearing deacon uniforms.
"Hello, it's time to change your shift."
The leader, a man with a narrowed smile and a crisp suit, said to the people on patrol waiting for their shift to change.
(End of chapter)
