Lu Mingfei Development Program

Chapter 490 Lucretia's Christmas

Winter makes the Mediterranean sunshine no longer so hot, and it is as gentle as the sea breeze blowing from the calm sea, which is comfortable. December should be the coldest time in Italy, but perhaps the sky has mercy on people on the Mediterranean coast and let them spend a warm Christmas.

In a small but gorgeous manor somewhere outside Florence, a ray of sunlight shone into the girl's room through the half-closed curtains. It was already afternoon, but the blonde girl wrapped in a white duvet still had no intention of getting up.

The sun shone on Lucrecia's long hair that shone like gold, and the whole room seemed to be brighter. The alarm clock of the sleeping girl rang for who knows how many times. The girl stretched out her hand in dissatisfaction. Her smooth and white arm had a jade-like luster, just like herself, impeccable beauty.

After pressing the alarm, the noisy sound finally disappeared. Lucrecia sighed, finally overcame the sleepiness, and lifted the duvet to sit up.

She stretched out her beautiful body in the sun, and the natural and full curves of her chest, which seemed inconsistent with her actual age, could not be hidden by the thin suspender nightgown.

Lucrecia doesn't like to wear traditional pajamas when she sleeps. The double pressure of the buttons and her plump breasts will make her feel uncomfortable when she falls asleep. This can be considered a happy trouble.

When a girl wakes up, her brain will be in a state of confusion for a short period of time. Lucrezia is no exception. She caresses her plump and smooth skin with self-pity. In other words, she has no feelings for the film and television industry, otherwise the title of "Italian National Treasure" should have been replaced long ago.

It's a pity that someone who would take advantage of such a beautiful body would go to Japan in the Far East on Christmas Eve and not even send a Christmas Eve blessing message. As a fiancé, this is too unqualified.

But who made him Lu Mingfei? Lucrecia could only choose to forgive him.

After lingering in bed for a long time, Lucrecia finally got out of bed and stepped barefoot on the soft carpet. She tidied her bright but messy long hair, opened the closet, and thought about how to dress up to spend this day... a half-day Christmas.

It is not something a young lady would do to stay in bed until now. But last night was Christmas Eve, a night that even God allowed us to stay up late and celebrate.

There was a knock on the bedroom door, and before Lucrecia could respond, someone pushed the door open. In the entire family, there were only two people who could directly enter the eldest lady's room like this, one was naturally her mother, and the other was Patsy, who was more like a sister than a personal maid.

As for why Patsy, who was supposed to be in southern Jiangsu, was here, just as people in the East would always rush back home on the eve of the Spring Festival, people in the West would also return home on the eve of Christmas.

The news that Lu Mingfei went to Japan was brought back to Lucrecia by Patsy.

"Patsy, did I say that? You and I are adults now, and it's time to consider our own privacy, right?" Lucrecia said helplessly.

In fact, there is no privacy between Lucretia and Patsy. They not only know each other's underwear size, but also know the water temperature they like to use when bathing.

But the past is the past, and the future is the future. What if one day in the future, when she and her husband are cuddling in the room, Patsy pushes the door and comes in... Both of them are likely to be frightened, but Patsy is also very likely to say with a smile, I am not here to disturb you, but to join you.

Either way, it would be terrible for Lucrecia.

Lucretia was troubled by the bad relationship between herself, her fiancé, and Patsy. She just didn't have to think about the bad things. Patsy's arrival solved Lucretia's current problem.

"Pick out a dress for me that looks... well, festive." Lucrecia would occasionally ask Patsy for help when she was unsure about something.

"How about this?" Patsy took out a red dress, which was neither too light nor too heavy, just right for wearing on this sunny winter day.

Lucrecia looked at it and nodded: "That's it, come and help me with my hair."

Compared to a friend named Chen, Lucrecia doesn’t like red that much, but she doesn’t hate it either. Red is a festive color in the East, and at Christmas, it represents Santa Claus, and it is a color that makes people happy.

Patsy said as she combed Lucretia's hair, "Madame asked to see if you were up."

"Where's your mother?" Lucretia asked. She knew that Patsy had rejected her mother's adoption, but that didn't stop her from treating Patsy as a sister.

Patsy replied, "Madame went to Santa Maria del Fiore. She missed mass last night and shouldn't miss it today."

"Really?" Lucrecia didn't find it strange.

At home in Rome, Pompey built a church in Gattuso's estate to make it convenient for his wife to attend mass. Religious festivals, including Christmas Eve banquets, were held there.

But they were all in Florence, and in order to accompany her husband and daughter on Christmas Eve, she missed the Christmas Eve Mass. Generally speaking, Christmas Mass should be held on Christmas Eve, but during the Christmas days, the church is always busy.

Patsy put away the curtains and opened the bedroom window. The afternoon sun was so bright. Unfortunately, the most beautiful time of this manor was in the early morning, when the sun rose from the Mediterranean sea level, driving away the cold of the night, and the green mist in the early morning was lingering in the manor, which was as beautiful as a fairy tale country.

It was a pity that Lucrecia didn't see this scene, but it was not something worth regretting. Last night, this small but gorgeous manor was given to her as a Christmas gift.

She will wake up here countless mornings in the future, and of course, her future husband will be by her side.

Lucrecia also noticed that today's weather was unusually bright, and it might be the same in the next few days. This made her a little regretful. Sure enough, the snow scene was more suitable for Christmas.

"Lunch is ready for you." Patsy turned back and smiled at Lucrecia. "Is it time for you to go and entertain the guests?"

"Guests?" Lucrecia asked curiously. Although she would attend some of the family's diplomatic occasions, would it be too early to entrust her with the task of entertaining guests?
Patsy added with a smile: "It's a guest from the East."

"East?" Lucrecia was suddenly stunned and felt her heart beat faster.

Someone said that he would be back after Christmas...but what if he wanted to give myself a Christmas surprise?
Lucrecia held up her red skirt and walked quickly in the corridor in high heels, like a dancing flame. Red is a passionate color, but too much passion can make people feel aggressive.

But Lucrecia didn't care about that, she never bothered to hide her emotions. She was very happy to let someone know that her longing for him was as passionate as this red.

The guests that Patsy mentioned were waiting in the restaurant. The Gattuso family was proud and independent, and there seemed to be only a few guests who could be invited to dine with Patsy, especially those from the East.

Lucrecia pushed open the door of the restaurant, and she was greeted by a pair of red eyes. "You seem a little disappointed?" Chen Motong looked at her teasingly, and was very satisfied with Lucrecia's reaction. It was no wonder that she deliberately didn't say who the person was when she asked Patsy to call someone.

"I am a little disappointed, but I am more happy." Lucrecia sighed and then smiled brightly. "I have heard that the people in the East who they visit on the first day of the New Year are the ones they value the most. Nono, I am really happy that you came to see me on the first day of Christmas."

"Hearing what you said, I feel a little embarrassed." Chen Motong sighed, "But the fact is, I really have nowhere else to go, so I might as well come and play with you."

This is the truth. Although Oriental people do not celebrate Christmas, Chen Motong, who has a lot of experience studying abroad in Europe, has also developed the habit of celebrating Christmas. She originally wanted to spend Christmas with Chu Yuwei and Su Qian in southern Jiangsu, but the former had a job in the branch, and the latter had to go home.

Chen Motong then remembered that unlike her, Susie was a home-loving girl. Although Christmas was not valued in the East, it was still a reason to go home.

Before leaving, Susie invited her to her home, but Chen Motong smiled and refused. Even she knew that she shouldn't disturb the family when they were reunited.

Lucrecia paused. She knew that although Chen Motong had a family, they were as if they did not exist to her. During holidays, she would always be seen alone.

This made her at a loss for words for a moment, so she could only smile and respond, "No matter when you come to see me, I welcome you."

After a pause, she said doubtfully, "But I remember that it will be Monday in the East in a few hours. Is it okay for you to stay here now?"

"A life without skipping classes is incomplete. What's more, I'm skipping classes for the sake of my job." Chen Motong smiled at her and patted the chair beside him which was facing away from them for some reason.

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The chair turned silently, and Chu Yuyi, who was sitting on it, looked at Lucrecia calmly and said, "Hello."

"Junior sister, Merry Christmas!" A person jumped out from the chair on the other side. Her unkempt blonde hair revealed her identity. The last member of the Chinese branch's mobile armor team, Figel Frings.

"Chu Yuwei, Figuel..." Lucrecia felt a headache. She suddenly remembered that her father seemed to have mentioned to her inadvertently last night that people from the Chinese branch wanted to come and see the Omega ruins.

"Actually, we arrived in Italy yesterday, but Christmas Eve in Rome was too lively and the Christmas activities were just amazing, so we stayed there for one night." Figueres kept chattering, and Lucrecia finally knew their itinerary.

As the Chinese branch that first contacted Omega, it was a bit late for them to send people to check it out at this time.

Therefore, as a candidate for the future successor of the Chinese branch, it is normal for Chu Yuzhen to appear here. Similarly, as a member of the branch, it is also normal for Figel to appear here.

Chen Motong, who skipped classes for official business, was naturally one of the accompanying personnel.

Patsy and her maids brought lunch in. Lucrecia felt helpless, but she couldn't treat these guests from the East with contempt. She picked up the red wine glass and stood up. She was about to say something, but she found it was a bit redundant.

Chu Yuzhen was still like that, unable to utter a word for a long time. Figel, on the other hand, ate his meal silently like a starving ghost, and occasionally gave a thumbs up to show respect to her as the host.

Only the look from Chen Motong made Lucrecia feel a little relieved, but the teasing contained in that look was basically saying, "Put it away, these two people won't eat it."

Lucrecia, who had asked for trouble, also started to eat. In fact, she could have stayed in bed a little longer, but unfortunately she was woken up by hunger.

"Where are we going next?" After lunch, Lucrecia asked the other girls for advice.

Although they came to explore the Omega ruins, they did not go directly to the excavation site, but came here, so they were naturally not in working state. And today is Christmas, it would be a waste to spend the past in this manor.

"How about going to the beach?" Chen Motong and the other two suggested.

Florence is not on the sea, but a few dozen kilometers west is Pisa, which is on the sea.

Figel didn't care. It didn't matter to her where she went on a Christmas trip with public funds. Chu Yuwei raised her hand to express her objection. She wanted to go back to the Omega excavation site rather than the beach.

But her objection was ignored by Lucrecia, who decided to go to the beach.

……

The Rolls-Royce slowly drove out of the manor and sped along the road in the forest. The driver was naturally Patsy.

"...So, why do I have to sit in the back?" Lucrecia sighed helplessly. She had no complaints about sitting in the back seat, but she was a little dissatisfied with sitting alone next to Chu Yuwei, who was a taciturn person.

Figel was too tall, so it would be crowded to sit in the back seat, so he naturally went to the front passenger seat. On Lucrecia's left was Chen Motong, and on her right was Chu Yuyi, who was looking down at her phone and swiping something.

She didn't mind exchanging seats with Chen Motong, but unfortunately he refused on the grounds that as the host, it was her right to sit in the middle.

Lucrecia also couldn't understand what whether she sat in the middle of the back seat had to do with whether she was the eldest daughter of the Gattuso family.

She had complicated feelings towards Chu Yuzhen. On one hand, they were competitors, but on the other hand, they were comrades who could be trusted. Logically, she shouldn't feel uncomfortable sitting next to him.

However, when she saw Chu Yuzhen again, she felt something about her that she couldn't explain, but it made her feel very uncomfortable. It was as if she had been surpassed by her in some aspects, but she couldn't say what it was.

If you think about it carefully, it seems that Patsy is the same, but she hides it very well and doesn't let her feel too many subtle feelings.

"...You have to work harder." Chen Motong looked at Chu Yuwei, then at Patsy, and then silently looked at Lucrecia.

(End of this chapter)