Volume 1 Hello, Lu Mingfei Chapter 32 Interview (Part 2)
The next morning, at the Regent Hotel.
This is the most luxurious hotel in the city, a five-star global chain. Lu Mingfei knows this hotel because her uncle likes to drink tea and chat with friends in the lobby here. He doesn't want anything else but tea and asks the waiter to keep refilling it. This basically doesn't cost much and also allows her uncle to feel the superiority of enjoying the world's top service.
The waiters here will not show impatience to customers because of such trivial matters. Every beautiful girl is well-trained. Uncle likes to stare at the floor. It is said that this is to see the upright posture of successful people. Everyone who enters and leaves the door is arrogant but domineering. Lu Mingfei thinks that uncle may be looking at something else. The shiny floor can not only reflect successful people, but also the bottom of the waitresses wearing short cheongsams.
The first time she entered the glass door of this hotel, Lu Mingfei stared at it with a pair of red eyes from staying up late to practice speaking, and her mind was full of The great faculty. The hotel not only had beautiful waitresses but also waiters, and every one of them was so handsome that she began to wonder if it was inappropriate for her to set foot here. She felt like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and was surprised by everything she saw, which was embarrassing.
She sat outside the conference . No one asked her to show any ID. Just as she patted her face and told herself to be calm and reserved, a waiter smiled and asked, "Are you a student who came to participate in the interview at Kassel College? Please follow me to the executive floor."
In the elevator, she silently looked at the elder sister's dress and ten-centimeter high heels. The plump and mature figure of a woman was a field that she could not reach yet. The fresh and elegant perfume was charming and dreamy. She sniffed it hard and suddenly felt a little sad for some reason.
I still remember that in the girls' comics I borrowed before, the overbearing CEO-type male protagonists were all the kind of people who were cold on the outside but warm on the inside. On the surface, they looked abstinent, as if the world was meaningless to them, and they had money, women, and everything else, and they had played around with everything except death. In fact, they were very cold.
Those kinds of boys like hot girls. By analogy, Chu is probably the same. In the winter, if a girl takes off her clothes and runs towards him, he will only think that the girl is cold and needs to keep warm. He will calmly take off his coat and put it on her. Just thinking about it makes him feel that his senior brother is awesome! But what if? What if he is the kind of person who will be beastly when the lights are turned off? With my delicate body that is easy to push down, and my skinny body without flesh, I may not be able to satisfy him... What should I do?
She suddenly remembered that she was already eighteen years old. It is said that girls change a lot when they grow up. At this stage, she will probably be a flat-chested loli for the rest of her life... It would be fine if she had no figure, but her height is not outstanding either. She is such a vulgar person that she would be drowned in the crowd if thrown into the street. She is so mediocre that she has no advantages at all.
Given how popular my senior brother is, he might be surrounded by girls in Kassel right now, with a busty girl over there and a long-legged beauty over here. Who knows if Mr. Chu is so scared of girls in China because he likes foreign girls? When he is abroad and no one can find out his true face, he indulges himself, ignoring the fact that there are still 100,000 peach blossoms in his motherland looking at the ocean with tears in their eyes, looking forward to his return day and night.
Despicable! Bah! Chu Zihang, you are so despicable! You have wasted my love!
Lu Mingfei's mind was full of random thoughts. She was such a rotten person, with so many things in her mind. Others would be brilliant if they were given a little peach blossom, but she even thought of the weather forecast for seven days after a little sunshine. Her imagination was as big as Uranus.
"Sigh..." Lu Mingfei let out a long sigh, the sadness in her heart revealed on her face. She knew that Chu Zihang was not that kind of person, otherwise there would be no reason why so many people would have a good impression of him.
But now one is in North America and the other in Asia. The true feelings they have for each other cannot compare to the barrier of the vast ocean. When she can't see Chu Zihang, Lu Mingfei feels that the guy might be doing something she doesn't know about.
They were from two different worlds before, and they are still from two different worlds now. Even if they finally reached the gate over there, Lu Mingfei felt that what was behind that door was just like this hotel, full of luxury cars, beauties, and a life of decadence. It was a paradise that a short, poor, and ugly girl like herself could not explore.
"Don't be nervous, it's just an interview, just be yourself." Noticing the customer's grief and anger, the waitress smiled sweetly.
Lu Mingfei immediately realized where she was. She could only nod and put on a fake smile to act good. She couldn't tell him in person that at this critical juncture she had no idea of the interview at all. She only had inexplicable fantasies and inferiority complex.
The dark thoughts just now were thrown out of the window at this moment. No matter what, this interview in Kassel was an opportunity given by my senior. Even if I can't succeed, I must try my best to perform better and make the interviewer think, oh, this girl is not bad, Chu Zihang has a good eye for choosing a wife, it would be great if he could show some leniency and give her a break!
Unexpectedly, all the people in the conference room were familiar faces, including the literature club president Chen Wenwen, the piano beauty Liu Miaomiao, the darling Su Xiaoqiang, and Zhao Menghua. The lineup was like the son of the X family and the daughter of the Z family in Mary Sue's novel. Almost all the big names in the school were there. There were also some who looked familiar but he couldn't remember their names. They should have graduated from his school. There were also some people he had never seen before.
For example, the red-haired girl sitting at the outermost circle of the table, tall and bright-eyed, with a silver four-leaf clover pendant on her earlobe swaying, and the broken diamonds on it shining brightly. She folded her arms and closed her eyes to rest, but her sitting posture was so upright, domineering and meticulous. The people next to her tacitly separated a seat from her to show respect for this girl. It seems that the interview invitations of Kassel College are very wide and the requirements are very high, and they are all high-quality talents.
"Lu Mingfei?" Everyone who knew Lu Mingfei made such a surprised sound, as if her appearance in this gathering place of high-quality talents was a very strange thing.
In response, Lu Mingfei could only nod and smile, and said awkwardly: "I am also here... for an interview."
She suddenly felt that she was not ordinary. It turned out that Chu Zihang had sent invitations to so many girls. All the girls who were attractive in school came. She thought she was special and was complacent about it for so long.
Brother, you are such a mean and friendless man, how dare you play with my innocent girlish heart like this!
Lu Mingfei secretly gathered up her little fists filled with anger, and swore that when they met, she would give Chu Zihang a punch in the face to avenge today's hatred.
The situation looked extremely bad. Everyone came prepared and each of them was a strong opponent. Chen Wenwen, as the president of the literature club of Shilan Middle School, naturally did not need the majority, and Liu Miaomiao had won many awards with her tenth-level piano degree.
As for Su Xiaoqiang, she was in the same class as Lu Mingfei. Her family owned local mineral resources and was very rich. With her father's character, she was very domineering. When she went out to eat with her friends, she would definitely pay for the meal. If someone couldn't hold back their pride and said, "Why don't I pay for this meal?" Su Xiaoqiang would glare at them and ask, "Do you have a mine at home?" The other party was stunned and said, "My father is in trade, how can he have a mine?" Su Xiaoqiang said, "Why are you paying if there is no mine?" She slammed her father's money-worshiping credit card's secondary card on the table. Paying for a meal may not be a glorious event, but Su Xiaoqiang just doesn't want anyone to take away her little thing.
Therefore, the saying that his family has a mine quickly spread in Shilan Middle School, and later this became a hot search on the Internet, meaning that his family is very rich, and that was all referring to Su Xiaoqiang.
Lu Mingfei was a poor woman, and she was rarely seen at AA dinners. Her classmates all went to fancy places, and she was reluctant to part with her little fortune. But she never missed a dinner with Su Xiaoqiang, because even if they went AA, Su Xiaoqiang would pay the bill, and Lu Mingfei would never have to pay a penny.
Therefore, Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang have a pretty good relationship. Although many boys and girls in the class are divided into three factions, one follows Chen Wenwen, one follows Liu Miaomiao, and the other supports Su Xiaoqiang, Lu Mingfei is one of the few who can get along well with all three factions. No one thinks that a girl who looks like a little loser has any ulterior motives. She is willing to follow whoever treats her well, and she can come when called and leave when dismissed.
As for Zhao Menghua, it was easy to describe him. He was the guy in Shilan Middle School who was most likely to be the second Chu Zihang. Lu Mingfei had no interest in him. It was like having a new moon and a star by your side. With the moonlight, why would you care about the sparkle of the stars? With Chu Zihang around, the other boys were all scum, not even worthy of carrying his shoes.
The girls all put on makeup and wore little skirts, like British-style ladies gathering for a tea party, and the boys also wore formal attire, with their hair combed meticulously and wearing ties. In comparison, only Lu Mingfei stood out from the crowd, wearing a white sweater and sneakers, with the rose-red headband still on his hair. At first glance, he looked like a runner out for a morning run.
She wanted to be as glingbling as other people, but she couldn't. Adults always told girls of her age not to think about dating, becoming beautiful, and putting on makeup, because you will have all those things when you go to college. But when you go to college, you will have to socialize immediately. Those girls who have already learned how to do it are doing well and dancing like fairies. Can girls who have never learned how to do it become makeup masters in just two months of summer vacation?
Lu Mingfei didn’t have any particularly pretty dresses , and there wasn’t any cosmetics on her desk because her aunt would take them away if she saw them and then warn her to study hard and not think about unnecessary things.
So she could only be an ugly duckling in Shilan Middle School, hoping that one day she would be able to stand on the stage and spin in high heels, with the audience's eyes following the rise and fall of the rhinestones on the hem of her skirt.
Extra 1: Meet on New Year's Eve
72 degrees north latitude, Greenland Sea, YAMAL icebreaker.
Chu Zihang turned on his computer and put on his headset, preparing to send a mission report to Norma, saying that the icebreaker wandering in the Arctic Ocean was a ghost following the old times. As soon as he connected to the satellite network on the ship, a small avatar in the lower right corner of the window started beeping, prompting you that there was a video call invitation.
This is the message signal of the Night Watch discussion area. Students of Kassel College prefer to communicate internally in the forum to avoid the news being known to the outside world. Even after graduation, many people still retain this habit.
He clicked on the message, and after a brief buffering, a video window popped up. A cheerful little face wearing a Santa Claus hat, hiding behind a bouquet of flowers, waved at him: "Happy Christmas!"
When Chu Zihang saw the familiar face, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Some people can always give people unexpected surprises at unexpected times. According to the logic of love relationships in books, this kind of thing should usually be taken initiative by boys, but between him and this girl, she is always the one who takes the initiative. That little head seems to be filled with countless romantic little surprises, so much so that sometimes Chu Zihang feels that he is not a prince, but a little princess spoiled by her.
"I remember last time you said disdainfully that Chinese people celebrate foreign festivals." Chu Zihang looked up and down at the girl's outfit. This was probably what it meant to say something bad but act honestly. In order to let Chu Zihang see her clearly, she stood up and took a few steps back after greeting him. Her delicate braids were braided into her iconic princess hair, and the familiar rose-red headband seemed to have never left her ears. The red low-cut dress was trimmed with furry white edges, and the over-the-knee white high-heeled leather boots, plus the red hat with snowballs, made her look like a pretty Christmas girl. The only flaw might be the chest.
"That was in China. Now I'm on a mission in the UK, so when in Rome, do as the Romans do!" Lu Mingfei smiled and pushed open the window of the apartment. The familiar Jingle Bells Christmas song came from outside. She sat back at the table, holding her chin with both hands and blinking her eyes, with an innocent look on her face. "How is work? Is it going well? You haven't contacted me for a long time! The boat you were on just passed by, and you didn't say you wanted to jump off the boat and swim over to see me. Could it be that you have forgotten about me, your wife, because there are so many beautiful women around you?"
"There are indeed a lot of beauties, but they are all Belarusians. I prefer Asian girls with black hair, you know." Although the relationship was officially confirmed on the day of leaving for the internship, Chu Zihang is still so serious .
"Nonsense, who do you think I grow my hair so long for? It's so troublesome to take care of it every time. You are a hair lover who looks like Liu Xiahui but is actually Ximen Qing!" Lu Mingfei pouted and snorted, her fingertips gently running through the slender and soft hair ends. Her hair was indeed very long, and the very end was almost touching her buttocks.
This was all because when she confessed her love to Chu Zihang, she lifted her leg and pressed him against the wall. She put her hands on her hips and said in a domineering manner, "Wait until my hair grows to my waist, will you marry me?" She thought she could pretend it was a joke after being rejected, but Chu Zihang nodded and said, "I really appreciate girls with long hair" without bloodshed... Since then, Lu Mingfei has never been willing to cut her hair short again. She buys all kinds of skin care products every day. Anyway, Chu Zihang pays for it, so she doesn't feel bad.
Chu Zihang silently admired the face that was begging for favor, and felt that his hard work over the years was becoming more and more effective. Xiaolu was not an ordinary girl, but she was just too lacking in training. Her shining points were hidden deep inside and would not be revealed unless they were dug out. Since he personally started to train her, the little girl seemed to have been reborn, and she became Feng Aotian in a second. She also rose up on the ranking of beauties in Kassel College, firmly occupying the title of the flower of the school. If she had not succeeded Caesar as the president of the student union, which was quite intimidating, Chu Zihang would probably have to fight dozens of people with both hands at the same time the next time they met to ensure that his wife would not be snatched away.
Lu Mingfei pretended to look out the window but her eyes were fixed on the screen. Being with Chu Zihang until today was like a beautiful dream to her. She was clearly already a dazzling young lady who would get a lot of attention when walking on the street. However, when facing Chu Zihang, she seemed to become that ignorant and immature 18-year-old girl again.
"Since the mission is completed... will you come back this year?" Lu Mingfei hummed in a low voice, "I told my aunt that I was with you, and she arranged to see you on New Year's Eve this year to make big pork and cabbage dumplings together, and put lucky coins in them to wish us a happy marriage... It's not like she'll leave me alone this time, right?"
Her voice became lower and lower, and her eyes, which always seemed to be full of brilliance, slowly drooped.
Chu Zihang stopped smiling. After returning from Japan, he became an intern in the executive department and flew around the world every day. He had very few opportunities to meet Chairman Lu Mingfei. On Valentine's Day, her birthday, and Chinese Valentine's Day, he was carrying Murasame around in some corner of the world on almost every holiday. He could only rely on videos to comfort his girlfriend, whom he could not meet this time.
Lu Mingfei is very sensible and has never complained. Chu Zihang is very grateful to her. But it is not good to keep going like this. Last time, Xia Mi sent a lot of life photos. The flowers that Chairman Lu received were enough to block the door in front of Amber Hall. The wolf cubs in Cassel took advantage of the absence of strong opponents to try to pry into the corner. Even Caesar half-jokingly left a message in the forum saying that since Chu Zihang had let go of that little goblin, I might as well go and get him since I am so handsome.
I just contacted him and actually wanted to say sorry that I can't go back to see you this year, but how can I say such words now? People who are always willing to make you happy may not be sad. That beautiful face is so dull that she almost cried. I just don't want him to worry, so I hold it back. Dad said that men should not make girls cry, otherwise they are not good men. He himself is not a good man, so he always reminds his son to be a good man.
"Yes, I will go back." Chu Zihang nodded vigorously. "In fact, I have also told my mother about this. We can go together with eggs to make dumplings with her again. But my mother is not very good at cooking, so you may need to be mentally prepared to eat some dark dishes."
"...Really?" Lu Mingfei sniffed and turned her eyes away, pursing her lips with a tearful smile. If Chu Zihang had just said that she couldn't go back this year, she would probably have cried.
"Sure." Forget about the mission. He would ask Professor Schneider to cancel the next mission and replace it with someone else. This year, he must eat dumplings with Lu Mingfei. This is a promise to his wife.
"Thank you, senior brother!" Lu Mingfei jumped up. She was always easy to cheer up, which seemed cheap. This made Chu Zihang think that Lu Mingfei would be an easy-to-maintain girlfriend, because her requirements were not high, and she would act coquettishly and sulk but would not take her anger out on others.
"Are you still calling me Senior Brother?" Chu Zihang said casually, "Eri sent me a Line message last time asking me when I would get married with Sister Sakura, and she could lend us the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo for the wedding. Do you still have to call me Senior Brother in front of the guests at that time?"
Lu Mingfei was stunned. It was a bit fluent to call them like this all the time. She wanted to change it but couldn't. Then she thought about it carefully and it seemed to be the case. The word "senior brother" was not so suitable for a young couple. If others heard it, they would think that the two of them were playing some shameful play of fellow brothers and sisters... although they were indeed fellow brothers and sisters.
"The little monster didn't even tell me... It seems like he's determined to sell Sister Sakura!" Lu Mingfei suddenly felt sad that her own daughter was abducted by someone else after she had raised her. This man named Chu was able to bypass her and hook up with Eri directly. The two of them just clapped their hands and almost kidnapped her, but she didn't even know it!
"Don't change the subject." Chu Zihang reminded. Lu Mingfei's little tricks had long been visible to him.
"Okay, okay. Um...this...then should I follow the local customs and call you Darling? No, that's too embarrassing. I'm still young and I need to protect my dignity." Lu Mingfei covered her face silently and suddenly felt like she had grown up.
"According to my mother's personality, the first thing she would ask when we get married is definitely when we meet." Chu Zihang teased his girlfriend lightly, "I think you can skip the middle steps and start getting used to it directly from here."
"Uh..." Lu Mingfei paused for a few seconds and asked softly, "Does that mean I should call...husband?"
"Yes, my wife is very obedient." Chu Zihang immediately responded.
Lu Mingfei blinked and was stunned for a while before reacting. She covered her face silently again: "Brother, you have become bad. Where is your expressionless face? Where is your seriousness? You don't want to learn good things, but learn bad things. Now you dare to tease a good girl! You are not my brother at all! Give my brother back to me!"
"You become like the person you are with. The essence of love is a process of mutual learning and getting closer to each other. Your rotten soul has indeed affected me."
"You can talk about this kind of thing in such an academic way. Well, you are still Chu Zihang, just darker!"
The melodious sound of bells came from afar. Lu Mingfei turned her head and looked out the window. The Big Ben on the Thames River had just struck twelve o'clock. At this time, she was sitting in her apartment in London, and he was drifting in the northern seas. Although they still couldn't spend Christmas together, at least they got the promise of the New Year. On the most important New Year's Eve for Chinese people, Lu Mingfei was very satisfied to be able to happily eat dumplings together.
"Let me say Happy New Year to you in advance, my husband, senior brother." Lu Mingfei said with a smile. She still prefers to call Chu Zihang senior brother.
