MWC – Chapter 103 Strange Family

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Lu Ming was about to tell Vice Principal Wang that he wanted to adopt Kuroki Saori.

Suddenly, there was the sound of a commotion outside, with a female voice saying, “Miss Nicole, the principal really isn’t here…”

Vice Principal Wang frowned just as the door was gently pushed open. A female clerk, smiling wryly, said, “Vice Principal Wang, Miss Nicole is here.”

Lu Ming turned his head and was slightly taken aback. Hearing “Miss Nicole” was already somewhat unusual, as that name was still quite rare in this world. To his surprise, the person who entered was none other than the glamorous superstar frequently seen on magazine covers.

Unlike the equally famous actress from his world with the same last name, this Nicole was dazzlingly sexy and flamboyant.

If Pamela was the noble version of Monroe, more beautiful, elegant, and reserved, Nicole was the desire-driven version of Pamela. Her figure was just as stunning, but she flaunted it more openly.

She was undoubtedly a beauty on par with Pamela, which was extremely rare in this world. Pamela hailed from an aristocratic family with hundreds of years of heritage. In this world, aristocrats did not only marry within their small circles; handsome and beautiful people from the general populace could marry into or be brought into these families. Over time, this naturally led to a high probability of beautiful and handsome descendants, with Pamela being one of the most outstanding among them.

However, according to the magazines, Nicole came from a poor background, making her exceptional beauty even more remarkable.

She wore a black gauze short skirt, snow-white slender legs stepping on red crystal high heels, her towering peaks almost bursting out. Her slightly curly golden hair cascaded like a waterfall, and her blue eyes seemed to be naturally filled with seduction and desire.

Everything about her seemed more like the celebrity from his previous life, also named Nicole, but more beautiful and with a more perfect figure.

“Vice Principal Wang, please don’t avoid me, okay?”

Lu Ming was stunned. This Nicole spoke Zhongzhou dialect with a slight awkwardness, but her voice was extremely soft and gentle, with a hint of childlike quality. It was very polite, completely mismatched with her sexy and flamboyant style, and totally different from her screen voice.

“Why would I avoid you?” Vice Principal Wang smiled. “However, I’m really busy right now, you see? There are kind-hearted couples here to adopt.”

Nicole’s blue eyes looked at Lu Ming and softly said, “I’m sorry, sir, for interrupting you and your wife, but I really have something urgent.”

There was no arrogance of a superstar at all, completely different from the characters she portrayed on screen, instantly raising goodwill.

Lu Ming gestured for them to talk first.

“Thank you!” Nicole gratefully nodded to Lu Ming, then looked at Vice Principal Wang. “Vice Principal Wang, please, you must tell me where Xiaohua Gao has gone?”

Vice Principal Wang sighed, “Didn’t I tell you? She said she found a job in her hometown and went back. You’ve been anonymously communicating with her, anonymously sponsoring her, and we didn’t know it was you sponsoring her. She didn’t know either. Otherwise, she would have stayed here in Donghai, where with your care, she would surely have found a better job.”

“No, no…” Nicole gently shook her head. “She definitely didn’t go back to her hometown. I had someone help me check. She has distant relatives in her hometown. She mentioned that if she returned, she would definitely visit them because she cherished any family she had.”

Lu Ming had been listening intently to their conversation, also observing Vice Principal Wang’s facial expressions.

Vice Principal Wang’s face was full of surprise, “Really?” She thought for a moment, “Miss Nicole, please wait a moment. I’ll go and ask her friends if anyone is still in touch with her.”

“Yes, please, thank you!” Nicole’s face was full of gratitude.

“Mr. Lu, Mrs. Lu, please wait a moment too!” Vice Principal Wang stood up.

Lu Ming nodded, “Vice Principal Wang, we have decided to adopt the child named Kuroki Saori!”

“Okay, I’ll have someone handle the paperwork right away!” Vice Principal Wang said casually, apparently troubled by Nicole’s issue, making her too distracted to play the kind mother role for adoptive parents.

After Vice Principal Wang left, Lu Ming turned to Nicole, “You’ve been anonymously sponsoring that child named Xiaohua Gao?”

“Yes, sir.” Nicole’s blue eyes showed some worry. “I’ve sponsored many children, but only kept in touch with her. She’s really smart and ambitious…” At this point, her eyes showed some pride, but it was quickly replaced by worry.

“About when did you lose contact with her?” Lu Ming asked.

“It’s been a few months now. She suddenly stopped writing to me.” Nicole bit her red lip. “Something must have happened to her. I feel that Vice Principal Wang is hiding something from me, right?”

Lu Ming sighed inwardly; it was likely bad news. He looked at Nicole again, impressed that someone who achieved such high status in the film industry was indeed very smart.

Vice Principal Wang initially brushed her off, but didn’t expect this big star to be so persistent. After all, for many celebrities, sponsoring poor children was just for show. Even anonymously, it would eventually get leaked out. Unexpectedly, Nicole truly treated the sponsored child like family.

Vice Principal Wang’s initial story had some holes, and now it was hard to cover them up.

Lu Ming thought for a moment, “Miss Nicole, you can actually report this to the police!”

“Yes, I know, thank you for the suggestion.”

She said this, but judging by Nicole’s expression, she clearly understood the police’s usual practices. In this case, reporting to the police wouldn’t do much good.

After all, it wasn’t technically a missing persons case, just lost contact. She could be thousands of miles away in her hometown. She was an orphan; where would they start looking?

Even for a superstar like Nicole, it would be hard to get any results from reporting this.

“Actually, you probably don’t read the newspapers often. There’s a hotline for reporting such matters. I’ll write it down for you. It’s specifically for cases like this.” Lu Ming took out a notebook, wrote a number, tore off the page, and handed it over. The number, of course, was the task force’s hotline.

As long as someone reported, they could rightfully come and check the archives and other places without alarming anyone.

He just needed to avoid showing up himself.

“Oh, thank you!” Nicole took the note, put it in her purse.

“Miss Nicole, you didn’t go to the West? Rumor has it that you weren’t the lead in Renault’s big investment this time, is that right?” Lu Ming asked casually.

Nicole’s blue eyes immediately clouded over, and she shook her head, not wanting to discuss the topic.

Lu Ming nodded, confirming the old ghost’s investigation was correct. He was helping Lu Ming with a detailed investigation of Renault Films.

Moreover, as the biggest star and money-maker for Renault Films, Nicole was naturally a key subject of the investigation.

Despite her image as a sultry and seductive star on screen and in daily life, Nicole seemingly didn’t have a boyfriend and had even rejected Little Renault’s advances. Whether this was just a smokescreen was unclear.

Originally, there were suspicions that Nicole might be Old Renault’s lover or perhaps a lover of some powerful figure in Donghai, which would explain why she didn’t have a boyfriend. How could a flamboyant and sexy star have such a clean private life?

But the old ghost’s investigation results were quite unexpected and very strange.

Especially since Renault Films included a specific examination in Nicole’s annual health check-ups every year.

At first, Lu Ming couldn’t understand it, but seeing Nicole in person now, he suddenly had some clarity, resolving many questions.

“Miss Nicole, you actually don’t like the roles you play, do you? In the movies, someone else dubs your voice?”

“When you walk on the street, you dress particularly hot and sexy. Is that a contractual requirement?”

Nicole was taken aback.

Seeing her expression, Lu Ming became more convinced of his thoughts.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. If he could poach Nicole to join Nadu Films, it would certainly stir things up.

Additionally, he needed to think carefully about the timing and how to operate, including some leaks to undermine Renault Films.

As he pondered, he continued:

“Sir Renault spent five years transforming you from an innocent girl into a global sex symbol. However, apart from creating your sexy image, he never forced you to do anything you didn’t want to do.”

“Recently, Sir Renault booked several first-class train tickets to the Imperial Capital. According to the ticket purchaser, you were also going to the Imperial Capital for a new movie shoot, passing through the capital on the way.”

“But that would be a big detour. The crew didn’t take such a strange route.”

“Is it to take you to meet someone in the Imperial Capital?”

“Old Renault…” Lu Ming sighed inwardly. This old guy was indeed a shrewd planner, starting this scheme five years ago.

Who would have thought that the globally popular sex goddess was actually pure at heart? She might even still be a virgin.

After all, Old Renault had been nurturing her for five years, starting when she was just fifteen. In today’s world, it’s very likely she has no sexual experience.

Now, this sex goddess, Old Renault probably intended to send her to some noble in the capital.

When that noble discovered that he was the first for this sex goddess, it would likely be earth-shattering.

Thus, over these five years, Old Renault not only made a fortune off Nicole but could also gain unimaginable benefits in the capital. He might even enter politics, becoming a member of the Federal Parliament.

But this was also quite perverse, requiring true patience.

Probably, Little Renault’s perverse nature was inherited from his father, though their perversions were different.

As he was musing, the door was gently pushed open. It seemed to be Nicole’s assistant, looking very flustered. “Nicole, we should leave quickly! It seems some gossip reporters know you’re here!”

Nicole was stunned, quickly got up, and hurried out. However, she stopped and turned back, “Goodbye, sir and madam!” Even at this moment, she didn’t forget to greet them politely.

Lu Ming smiled and nodded at her.

“Master, when your health is better, should I catch her and bring her to the mansion?” Bizhu suddenly asked.

Lu Ming was helpless. He hadn’t done anything, just observed her and chatted for a while for business purposes.

As a servant, is it really good to mock your master like this?

But naturally, he only muttered in his heart and didn’t dare say it aloud.

“Master doesn’t need her? I heard your heartbeat quicken just now. You seem to like her very much!” Bizhu looked at Lu Ming in confusion.

Lu Ming smiled wryly and coughed, “Actually, that’s just a normal reaction for any man. People naturally enjoy pleasing sights, but it doesn’t mean anything. The kind of love you’re thinking of doesn’t even come close!”

“Oh, that’s good. I didn’t want to do that anyway.” Bizhu seemed relieved.

Lu Ming was stunned. He had thought she was mocking him, but it turned out to be a sincere suggestion.

He had always found Hanzhu’s values and worldview strange, but now it seemed like nothing compared to Bizhu.

Bizhu had her own set of logic for good and evil, right and wrong.

Now it seemed, if she liked something, she thought it should belong to her. It seemed perfectly reasonable to her.

This logic… wasn’t actually that bad.

Lu Ming smiled wryly.

Someone knocked on the door. It was an orphanage staff member bringing Kuroki Saori, asking Lu Ming to sign the adoption commitment. They then smiled at Kuroki Saori, “From now on, this will be your father and mother.”

Kuroki Saori timidly looked at her “parents,” but Bizhu had already gestured, walked over, and whispered a few words in Kuroki Saori’s ear.

Kuroki Saori nodded lightly, “Yes, Grandmaster!” Then she looked at Lu Ming, knelt on the ground in a traditional Japanese manner, with her hands placed on her forehead, and timidly said, “Greetings, young master!”

Lu Ming was immediately stunned.

The orphanage clerk beside them rolled their eyes, thinking, “What kind of strange family is this?”