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On the other hand, Lu Mingfei had never figured out how to respond to Erii's feelings. Her love was too pure, so pure that he didn't know how to handle it.
He really wanted to tell Erii the truth: he had mistaken her for his senior sister underwater, but he was afraid that if he did, Erii would suddenly go berserk and really destroy Tokyo...
Or should I lure her to the desolate Sahara Desert and confess? But that would be too cruel to her; this is the first time in her life she's loved someone like that…
Therefore, Lu Mingfei really didn't want to meet Erii.
Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Lu Mingfei quickly and embarrassedly pushed Erii away.
"Please, please come in," Lu Mingfei said.
Gu Ran carried in an ice bucket containing a bottle of champagne: "I think you should have a drink at a time like this."
Lu Mingfei turned around and put his arm around Gu Ran's shoulder, leading him to a corner. He seemed to want to say something, but didn't know how to start.
"I know, I understand." Gu Ran patted Lu Mingfei's shoulder to calm him down. "Feelings can't be forced, whether it's someone you love or someone who loves you. So if you really don't know what to do... just treat her like a cute little sister."
After saying that, Gu Ran opened the champagne and poured a glass for the two of them: "You two continue chatting. I'll get you some snacks in a bit. What would Erii like to eat?"
Chapter 520 Sakura is the Best (Tokyo Arc Complete)
"I want to eat Five Eyes Fried Rice," Erii wrote in her notebook.
"Okay, I'll go buy it for you!" Gu Ran agreed to run the errand.
"Hey, hey, hey, Five Eyes Fried Rice and Champagne really don't go well together... and is this even considered a snack?" Lu Mingfei complained weakly.
"Why don't you take Erii out for a late-night snack?" Gu Ran suggested.
Lu Mingfei just realized it was a bit troublesome, but then he noticed the expectant look in Erii's eyes. If he refused, she would definitely be very sad...
"Sigh, let's go, let's go!" Lu Mingfei agreed.
Erii smiled broadly, and when she laughed, her eyes became lively, no longer looking dull as before.
"That's great, girls should smile more." Gu Ran handed Lu Mingfei a car key. "There's a Satsuki Festival in a small town in Saitama Prefecture next door. It's only a 20-minute drive from here. There are lots of food stalls there, and there are fireworks at 10 o'clock. Go on, have fun."
When Lu Mingfei took the car keys, Erii had already grabbed his arm, as if afraid he would abandon her.
"Don't worry, I won't abandon you," Lu Mingfei said seriously for the first time. "When the righteous Ultraman comes to kill you, I will stand in front of you and help you kill the righteous Ultraman."
Erii nodded vigorously and wrote in her notebook:
"The cherry blossoms are the best."
*……*……*……*
As Lu Mingfei and Erii slipped out of the host club through the back door, Shude Mai and Su Enxi huddled in a blue Lamborghini, peeking out furtively.
"You mean, is this the ending our boss wanted?" Su Enxi asked. "Our boss doesn't seem like the type to write such a happy ending."
"At least the boss doesn't want the little mute to die, that's for sure." Mai Shude recounted what happened at the train station. She was confident she could snipe Erii, but the boss told her to give up.
“He can’t bear to part with it,” Mai added.
“Yeah, such a cute and silly mascot, I wouldn’t be able to bring myself to kill it. Only a cold-blooded killer like you would think I care.” Su Enxi glanced at Jiu De Mai.
"You think I want to be a cold-blooded killer? It's all because of the boss's orders. You, who are in the logistics department, have no idea what it's like for us frontline combat personnel!" As she spoke, Jiu De Mai reached out and pinched the little fat on Su Enxi's waist, making Su Enxi beg for mercy.
"Tell me, who exactly is Gu Ran?" Jiu De Mai suddenly stopped what she was doing and asked the potato chip girl.
"I do not know!"
"You can't deduce this even using natural evolution?"
“The boss said he was a variable in the myriad of destinies,” Su Enxi said. “In short, he told me not to delve into it.”
Before Mai could ask anything more, a head suddenly appeared on the windshield, causing her to instinctively draw her gun and aim it.
"If you're curious about me, you can ask me directly!" Gu Ran said with a grin, looking at the two older women in the car.
Mai put away her gun, pressed a button, and opened the car's roof. It was originally a convertible sports car with only two seats.
Gu Ran had no choice but to sit in the central seat, squeezing next to her two older sisters, despite the crowd.
"Hey, I'm asking you, when did you find out about the Herzog Project? You even replaced the footage from the camera I set up in Red Well. You came prepared and pulled off a sneak attack!" Su Enxi took a can of beer from the car refrigerator, opened it, and started drinking.
“Potato Chip Sister has earned me a billion dollars these days. I should have answered all your questions,” Gu Ran said, taking out a bottle of beer to drink. “But… some things just can’t be said, just like there are some things you can’t tell me.”
"Do you think there's anything we can't tell you?" Mai asked.
"For example, Chen Motong's mysterious identity? Or the secret in Chu Zihang's father's room in an abandoned factory in my hometown, Binhai City?"
Su Enxi and Jiu De Mai exchanged a glance, and Potato Chip Girl said, "I really can't tell you."
“That settles it then. So let’s just keep this ambiguous relationship,” Gu Ran said with a smile. “The best time to get to know someone is when you first meet them. It’s passionate yet hypocritical, fresh yet romantic.”
After a moment of silence, Mai Shude smiled and looked at Gu Ran: "You're right."
She also picked up a bottle of beer and raised it. Seeing this, Su Enxi pouted, but also raised her beer can.
Gu Ran smiled, clinked glasses with the other two while holding his beer can, and then the three of them took a big gulp together.
"Is it true that the long-legged lady dated a Saudi prince?" Gu Ran asked.
"Who told you that?" Jiu De Mai asked warily.
"The potato chip sister told me."
"Damn it, I didn't do that! You're framing me!"
"Potato Chip Girl, you're so bored that you're using the power of words to deduce my love history!"
"I'm innocent! I've already said I didn't do it!" Su Enxi shouted in protest, but in Jiu Demai's eyes, any explanation was just a cover-up.
So, Mai Shude pinched her fat again.
"Hahahaha!" Gu Ran watched the commotion from the sidelines, and he seemed to understand why Lu Ziqiao liked watching women fight.
The three of them were making a ruckus at the back door of the host club, oblivious to everyone around them, like teenage boys and girls who were freely gathering together at night.
……
Lu Mingfei was driving a yellow Volkswagen Beetle with Erii on the highway to Saitama Prefecture.
Behind their car, a five-seater Honda Fit followed.
"That kid is so ugly and looks so cowardly, how could Erii like him?" An old man wearing a ramen headscarf sat in the passenger seat of a Honda Fit, staring at the Volkswagen Beetle in front of him with great dissatisfaction.
No one answered the old man's question, so he turned to the two young men who looked alike and said, "How could you two be such good brothers? How could you let your sister's heart be stolen by that brat!"
The two young men sitting in the back exchanged a glance, and finally the more effeminate-looking boy said, "Dad, Lu Jun isn't bad either; his eyes hold the fierceness of a tiger..."
"Tiger my foot! Believe me or not, I'll call a bunch of gangsters to surround that kid, and he won't dare breathe!" the old man said with an air of authority.
"Stop bringing up gangsters. We've already left the underworld. Can you please stop using those underworld tactics?" The slightly more mature and masculine man in the back of the car spoke with a frown.
"It's not about gangsters or not," the old man finally said, "The problem is that Angers has taken a liking to that kid. Can someone Angers like be a good person?"
"As long as Erii likes it, I have no objection," the mature man said.
“I also think Lu Jun is quite nice,” the effeminate man said.
"You..." Seeing that neither of his two sons supported him, the old man turned to the girl driving the car, "Sakura, tell me, isn't that man unworthy of my daughter?"
Sakura smiled politely, recalling how Lu Mingfei had been helping her from a distance with a sniper rifle when she was isolated and helpless atop Tokyo Tower.
"Lu Jun is a good man, and he and Miss are indeed a good match."
"Sigh, you..." the old man gritted his teeth in anger, "How could I have two sons like you?"
The two men in the back row exchanged glances, and finally the more effeminate man spoke with a wry smile: "My brother and I never imagined we would have a father like you."
Yes, when Gu Ran told them that they had a biological father, the two brothers were incredulous. They never expected that their father was the former movie star, Uesugi Yue.
When Gu Ran arranged for the three siblings to meet Uesugi Yue, none of them needed to undergo paternity tests; they could all feel the blood connection between them.
"Hey, that kid named Gu Ran is pretty good. Why don't we arrange for Erii to meet him more often? I think they're a good match!" Uesugi Yue exclaimed.
“Dad, Gu Jun has a fiancée,” Yuan Zhinv said. “You shouldn’t interfere in Erii’s love life.”
"How could I not get involved? I've never held her, never spoken to her, never celebrated her birthday, and I don't even know if she's happy. Plus, she almost got used as a vessel for a sacrificial offering by that scheming old man. Damn it, that's my daughter! How dare that scheming old man do that!"
As he spoke, Uesugi Yue revealed the violent aura in his bloodline. His inviolable majesty made Sakura, who was holding the steering wheel, catch her breath.
Even Yuan Zhisheng and Yuan Zhinu felt the pressure from this former 'Shadow King'. These two brothers, who were genetically engineered, were no match for their father in terms of bloodline and aura.
"It's my fault. I didn't take good care of my sister," Yuan Zhisheng said with some guilt. "I was actually deceived for so long. I'm really useless."
“How can you blame my brother!” Genji looked at his older brother. “It’s my fault for not seeing through that old man’s scheme.”
"Sigh, it's my fault, it's my fault. All these years I've only been focused on selling ramen and escaping my fate. I never thought I would have children." Uesugi Kotsugi turned to look at the two brothers and said with deep affection and apology, "You've worked so hard all these years."
Looking at their father's tender appearance, Yuan Zhisheng and Yuan Zhinu suddenly felt a slight lump in their throats, and the two grown men almost shed tears.
“It’s all in the past. Let’s live our lives well from now on,” said Yuan Zhinv.
“Yes, it’s all in the past,” Yuan Zhisheng said. “Aren’t you going to France to retire? We’re going there too, so we can go together.”
"Yes, yes, let's go to France, and take Erii with us!" Uesugi Yue laughed. "There are lots of handsome guys in France. Once your sister's taste improves, she might not even like that silly boy anymore."
Yuan Zhisheng smiled and shook his head. Perhaps that silly girl would only ever trust that one person in her life.
As the older brother, he was genuinely a little jealous.
At that moment, dazzling fireworks appeared in the sky, instantly adorning the clear night sky with vibrant colors.
"It's so nice to be able to watch fireworks like this," Yuan Zhinv said softly.
Everyone in the car watched the colorful fireworks burst in the air, and the same thought came to mind.
"Yes."
*……*……*
(Tokyo Sinks Chapter, End)
Let's chat for a bit
Let me say a few words about the setup.
Can the skeletons of the dead truly awaken the White King?
This isn't some random fan fiction. In "Dragon King," Odin used 'S'-class bones collected from all over the world to throw into the sea as 'supplements' for the Black King, to complete the Black King's genes and awaken him.