Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 260 Mission: 04-6 Blessings from afar
The lights were still on in the theater, and members of the literature club had already found their seats in groups of two or three, clutching popcorn and Coke. When Lu Mingfei entered, only a few glanced over, most of them gathered around Zhao Menghua. Lu Mingfei met their gazes, walked over, and handed the bag to Zhao Menghua.

"The suit you gave me doesn't seem to fit me well, so I changed into another one."

Lu Mingfei's tone was calm, though a hint of guilt was faintly visible. Zhao Menghua looked at him strangely, frowning slightly. "...Well, it's not bad."

Seeing Zhao Menghua's expression was off, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but feel secretly delighted. What did it mean to show one's power? This was a show of power! He had disrupted Zhao Menghua's plans right from the start, and Zhao Menghua must have been feeling somewhat uneasy. Although he didn't know the price of his suit, it didn't stop him from fully understanding what Nero meant by "using money to solve problems is the cleaner way."

This means that even if the other party is unhappy, they can only bear the loss. Lu Mingfei couldn't help but look forward to Nero's next arrangements.

As for repaying favors and money… Lu Mingfei decided to put it aside for the time being, believing he would find a way to do it in the future. After all, once he enrolled, he would receive a scholarship of over 30,000 US dollars a year. Remember, that was US dollars.

Zhao Menghua finally took the clothes and put them aside. "Everyone is here. Your speech will be at the front. There is an A4 paper there to help you find your seat."

He patted Lu Mingfei's shoulder, as if to encourage him. The lights dimmed, and the speech was about to begin.

But Nero hadn't appeared yet. Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth, wondering if he should delay a little longer, but countless eyes were already fixed on him. The more he hesitated, the more ridiculous he looked.

Lu Mingfei didn't know how many people here were ready to laugh at him, and he didn't want to let them have their way.

He raised his head and saw Chen Wenwen sitting in the front row. She turned around and looked over at him. The light was dim, and Lu Mingfei couldn't see her expression clearly, but he felt that her eyes seemed a little complicated.

After all, she had long ago told Lu Mingfei not to come, lest he make a fool of himself. This was probably the first time Lu Mingfei had disobeyed the president's orders. He nodded at Chen Wenwen, took a deep breath, and walked towards the screen like an emperor approaching the guillotine.

The screening room was quiet, almost too quiet. No one whispered, and everyone silently watched Lu Mingfei, whose steps were a little stiff. The sound of his footsteps was absorbed by the thick carpet, and the only sound Lu Mingfei could hear was his own heartbeat.

He edged closer to the screen, but the doors to the theater behind him remained closed. Under the weight of this silence, even if Lu Mingfei trusted Nero deeply, he couldn't help but imagine the possibility that he might let him down. Time was running out. As long as Lu Mingfei stood there and the theater projector started, it would be too late. Lu Mingfei would become a laughing stock to everyone present, a tragic end to his high school career.

Three meters, two meters, one meter——

Lu Mingfei stood behind the white paper and turned around. His heart was already beating in his throat. He looked towards the darkness at the end of the theater, waiting for a beam of light to break it.

The light arrived. But it wasn't the soft glow from outside the theater, but a glare so intense that Lu Mingfei had to close his eyes to avoid it. The projector had turned on, even though he hadn't prepared his speech yet. The blazing light enveloped Lu Mingfei with an endless chill, chilling his beating heart bit by bit.

Nero didn't come, she was late.

Lu Mingfei stood in the center of the light like a stone statue, his face expressionless. But something seemed...off. Lu Mingfei remembered the opening sentence on the slide: it was written in pink text, with three letters missing. But now the light from the projector was pure white, devoid of pink, and the other two letters hadn't appeared. A puzzled whisper reached Lu Mingfei's front, but the light was too bright for him to see the speaker.

Could it be that?
The light changed color. Lu Mingfei cautiously turned his head to look behind him. He saw a slowly flowing pool of clear water, reflecting a bright red wall. It looked like a documentary.

So Nero had replaced the slides they were about to show? Lu Mingfei slowly breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to start his speech. It wasn't strange to give a speech with a documentary as the background. However, the image on the screen moved rapidly, and at the same time, a voice rang out in the theater:

"Nice to meet you, Lu Mingfei."

Lu Mingfei turned around in shock upon hearing the voice and saw a silver-haired old man in a suit appear in the picture. The red walls and green water just now were his background, printed outside the huge window like an oil painting.

This video appears to have been recorded by the old man himself on his phone. In the video, he appears gentlemanly, speaking fluent Chinese. He smiles and says, "I'm delighted to learn that you've chosen Kassel College. As the college's president, I believe this decision will be an honor for both of us."

In an instant, Lu Mingfei's brain exploded with a "bang"!

What was going on? The principal of Kassel College? Why would he suddenly record a video for Lu Mingfei? And why was he released at this time?

So many thoughts filled Lu Mingfei's skull that he didn't even hear the inhalation behind him. He also didn't realize that the news of his passing the interview, which he hadn't made public until now, was now resounding in the loudest form, transforming into a mushroom cloud that crashed into the hearts of everyone present.

Because it was a pre-recorded video, the principal naturally didn't wait for Lu Mingfei's answer and continued speaking: "I have to thank your parents and alma mater for cultivating such an outstanding student like you. But I must thank you even more for your efforts, which have kept your excellence from being buried.

"Here, I congratulate you on officially becoming a member of Kassel Academy. I also have good news for you: I've been approved for the scholarship that Professor Guderian applied for you. It will take effect immediately upon your official enrollment, and the amount is US$36,000 per year. I wish you a happy 18th birthday in two months, and I hope you will continue to work hard at the academy and create brilliant futures together."

"I'm looking forward to the day when we officially meet."

The lights slowly dimmed. Lu Mingfei stared at the dark screen, his face expressionless.

This is really a big deal!

The audience was dead silent. Lu Mingfei slowly turned around, his gaze sweeping through the silent crowd, and saw that the door at the end of the screening room had finally been opened.

(End of this chapter)