Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 473: A chance to live off others for the rest of your life?
"Can't you just think of something nice from me?" Lu Mingfei looked at Su Xiaoqiang with a helpless expression.

"Tsk, I don't believe you can say anything good about me..." Su Xiaoqiang said with a curled lip, the color of her lipstick was pink and attractive.

The reason why she lingered in the room for a long time before coming downstairs was probably because she put on some makeup before coming out. She probably took a shower, because Lu Mingfei noticed that the ends of her long hair were still wet, and the elegant smell of shower gel floated gently from her direction.

Seeing the two of them flirting like a young couple, oblivious to the people around them, Su Zhenqi coughed, feeling his presence gradually fading.

Su Xiaoqiang immediately remembered that his biological father was still beside him, and he immediately fell silent with a slightly red face.

"Ming Fei was indeed praising you just now, saying that you are beautiful and have personality, easy to get along with, and very perseverant in doing things. He praised you so much that even I, as your father, began to suspect whether he was in love with you." Su Zhenqi said with a smile.

When Su Xiaoqiang heard what her father said, she said unconvincedly, "Why are you still biased towards him? Is he your daughter or am I your daughter... Am I an unreasonable person in your heart?"

Su Zhenqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why do I side with Ming Fei?"

"You're still saying no? Look, all the treasured Icelandic ancient tree water has been used to make tea for him. Why don't I see you take it out for me to drink?"

As Lu Mingfei listened to the conversation between the father and daughter, his heart skipped a beat as he felt guilty. He thought that Old Su's intuition was really accurate... he was really not just in love with his daughter.

There is a girlfriend sitting on his right hand side.

By the way, taking a girlfriend to another girlfriend's house to meet the father-in-law... does this count as being too close to the truth?

But Su Zhenqi certainly didn't know what Lu Mingfei was thinking. He just felt that there was something incredible about Lu Mingfei.

Ever since Su Xiaoqiang and Lu Mingfei started dating, he, as a father, has clearly felt that his daughter has indeed become more lively and cheerful than before.

The family relationship between the two, which had previously been somewhat confrontational, was quietly broken through.

In daily life, when he returns home at night, Su Xiaoqiang, who happens to be in the living room, will say to him, "You're back."

Or when he was about to go on a business trip, Su Xiaoqiang would remind him: "Remember to be careful on the road."

Although it was not a big deal, Su Zhenqi knew his daughter's personality. If she only cared about you 40% in words, she actually cared about you 120% in her heart.

On this point, he was indeed very grateful to Lu Mingfei.

"only……"

Looking at Su Xiaoqiang who was playing and joking with Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi, Su Zhenqi's heroic eyebrows frowned again. He sighed heavily in his heart and thought of something very far away.

……

We had lunch at Su Xiaoqiang's house. After all, it was a family dinner, and holding it at home was more appropriate.

Even including the butler Uncle Li who was silently standing by and serving, there were only five people in the entire restaurant.

However, the dinner table did not seem deserted.

Although as the daughter of the old Su family and the future woman of the old Lu family, Su Xiaoqiang may lack some experience in guiding the topic.

After all, just being sandwiched between her father and her boyfriend was enough to make the thin-skinned Su Xiaoqiang feel a little uneasy.

In this situation, asking her to deal with her father's trivial topics was simply asking her to die.

However, Xia Mi, who was sitting next to him, always helped Su Xiaoqiang to pick up the topic at the most critical moment, and her innocent answers made Su Zhenqi laugh.

Lu Mingfei looked at Su Zhenqi, who was coaxed into a pouty smile by Xia Mi, and thought that his junior sister was really a killer of his father. Not only Su Zhenqi, but even the principal Angers were coaxed around by Xia Mi.

Maybe it’s because a well-behaved, cute and innocent girl like Xia Mi satisfies all men’s fantasies about having a junior sister, daughter or granddaughter?

True soft girl holy body.

……

The family dinner agreed with Su Xiaoqiang was at noon, and Lu Mingfei was originally planning to go home after lunch.

But Su Zhenqi insisted that Lu Mingfei stay for a while longer, saying that it was snowing outside and it was New Year's Day, so you couldn't get a taxi. When the snow stopped, let Lao Li drive you back.

After all, it was the father-in-law who spoke, so the son-in-law Xiao Luzi, who was visiting for the first time, could only wait in the living room for the snow to stop. Several people sat in the living room and watched the replay of the Spring Festival Gala.

But after sitting for a while, Su Zhenqi slapped his thigh as if he suddenly remembered something. Hearing the noise, Su Xiaoqiang, Lu Mingfei, and Xia Mi all looked at Su Zhenqi.

"What's wrong?" Su Xiaoqiang asked curiously.

"Look at my memory." Su Zhenqi patted his forehead and smiled bitterly: "I forgot to give Mingfei the New Year's red envelope. I left it in the study and didn't take it out."

"Hey, uncle, no need!"

Lu Mingfei immediately straightened his back and righteously declined, but in his heart he was thinking how big a red envelope Lao Su would give him? One thousand? Two thousand? It was really poverty that limited his imagination, but it must be much bigger than what his uncle and aunt gave him.

"Yes, yes. This is your first time visiting, and as your elder I must do my best to be polite. I also gave Xiao Mi one when she came home." Su Zhenqi said with a smile.

Lu Mingfei turned his head and met Xia Mi's innocent gaze.

"How about you come with me to the study, Mingfei?" Su Zhenqi stood up and said to Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei also stood up after hearing this and followed Su Zhenqi up the stairs. Su Xiaoqiang, who was in the living room, watched Lu Mingfei leave and thought to himself that neither he nor Xia Mi were strangers, so how big a red envelope did his uncle give to that guy? He even had to hide in the study to give it to him.

……

Lu Mingfei was actually also confused by Su Xiaoqiang's strange question.

He specially called me to the study. Those who knew thought that he was going to give me a red envelope, while those who didn't thought that he was preparing to entrust his son to the care of others in Baidi City like Liu Bei.

But speaking of it, this was not the first time that Lu Mingfei came to Su Zhenqi's study.

When Lu Mingfei pretended to be the boyfriend of the little goddess, he followed the little goddess into Su Zhenqi's room to try on suits. Later, he gave him the expensive Kiton suit.

Su Zhenqi entered the room, and Lu Mingfei, who entered the room later, consciously closed the door behind him and followed Lu Mingfei into the study room of the suite.

Su Zhenqi casually picked up an Elie Bleu cigar box from the table, took out a cigar from it, lit it, and after blowing out smoke rings, he smiled and said to Lu Mingfei: "Mingfei, you shouldn't smoke, right?"

Lu Mingfei shook his head.

Su Zhenqi nodded and took another puff of his cigar. The deep red flame of the cigar flickered in the study room, which had poor lighting.

After a long time, he spoke again.

"I heard from Qiangqiang's uncle that you are planning to apply to Cassel College?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned when he heard this. Su Zhenqi turned around and looked at Lu Mingfei's stunned expression. He smiled dumbly and said, "Why? Are you wondering why I know about the existence of Kassel Academy?"

Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment, "Yeah." Su Zhenqi lowered his head and sighed deeply: "Gronya... that is, Qiangqiang's mother, she also graduated from that school."

"The school where you learn to slay dragons." He added a few seconds later.

Gloria...

Lu Mingfei silently recited the name in his heart. So the little angel's mother is called Gronia?
"I don't have the so-called 'dragon blood' flowing in my body, but I know that Gloria's bloodline is excellent. Even if we look at the entire Valentine family, Gloria is very outstanding. Qiangqiang is as beautiful as her mother, so she must have inherited Gloria's excellent bloodline."

"Well, little goddess... Qiangqiang's bloodline is quite excellent." Lu Mingfei nodded.

Although in the circle he was in contact with, whether it was Nono Ling or Chu Zihang Caesar, their bloodline rating was A-level, but in fact, people with A-level bloodline were rare in a place like Kassel Academy where geniuses were as numerous as crucian carp.

Their class was relatively large. In previous years, there was only one person with A-level blood in the entire grade, which was normal. For example, in Jiude Aki's class, she was the only one with A-level blood. People like Ye Sheng and Selma only had B blood.

Xia Mi said that Su Xiaoqiang's bloodline rating is B, which is considered to be a relatively high bloodline in Kassel Academy. When he graduates and joins the executive department in the future, he will be an elite operator.

Su Zhenqi put the cigar in the ashtray on the desk, put his hands in his pockets, leaned against the desk, faced Lu Mingfei and continued:

"But Gloria had a last wish. She didn't want Qiangqiang to come into contact with the world of mixed-bloods because that world was too dangerous. Louis knew this. We both had the same consensus on this matter, which was to comply with Gloria's last wish.

So in recent years, both I and Louis have been intentionally reducing the contact between Qiangqiang and the Valentine family. Even on the anniversary of Gloria's death, I suppressed my grief and did not allow her to go.

It seems that because of this incident, Qiangqiang misunderstood me. She thought that I had forgotten her mother and deliberately prevented her from contacting her grandmother's family.

But it doesn't matter if I'm misunderstood. Although I don't have dragon blood, I know that world is dangerous. If it really can keep Qiangqiang away from the world of mixed-bloods, then let it be a misunderstanding."

After listening to what Su Zhenqi said, Lu Mingfei finally understood. No wonder Su Zhenqi did not allow the little girl to go to Portugal on the anniversary of her mother's death.

Not only did she learn from her uncle Luis that Portugal was very unsafe during that time, but it was also to slowly disconnect her from the world of mixed-race people.

Su Zhenqi slowly raised his head, met Lu Mingfei's eyes, and said seriously: "I can see that Qiang Qiang really likes you, and I also know that you are sincere to Qiang Qiang. After being with you, Qiang Qiang has become much more cheerful and lively than before. For this, I want to thank you."

Lu Mingfei was about to say, "You're welcome, this is what I should do..." But Su Zhenqi continued on his own:

"But if you insist on applying to Kassel College and heading into that world, I may not be able to support your relationship. Not only because of Gronia's last wish, but as a father, I also hope that Qiangqiang can live a simple, peaceful and happy life."

After hearing this, Lu Mingfei finally understood why Su Zhenqi had specifically called him to the study.

The previous words were just a prelude. I'm afraid this sentence is what Su Zhenqi really wants to say to Lu Mingfei. Old Su's attitude is very clear.

If Lu Mingfei wants to study at Kassel College in the future, he will probably have to end up in a drama of breaking up a couple.

If Lu Mingfei is willing to give up applying to Kassel College, he will continue to support his relationship with the little angel.

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, how can this be a family dinner? This is simply a Hongmen Banquet! It's just like Sun Zhongmou entertaining Liu Bei! Why is he putting up such a scene when I meet my father-in-law for the first time?

But looking at Su Zhenqi's eyes that were as firm as cast iron... he could also understand Old Su's persistence as an old father.

It is actually a good thing to have a father who loves and cares about his daughter. No parent wants to put their child in danger.

Since childhood, Lu Mingfei has always envied those children who have their parents by their side. Of course, he also has parents, but he has never seen them as far as he can remember. He only felt a little fatherly and motherly love from the letters that Guderian brought him.

It's not just Old Su... Lu Mingfei certainly loves the little angel very much, and doesn't want to see her get involved with the dangerous dragon world.

At first, he kept his distance from the little goddess Liu Miaomiao and the others, pretending to be blind to their love for him. Wasn't it because he didn't want to drag them into that dangerous world?

Therefore, for the sake of the little angel, he seemed to have no reason not to give up. As long as he rejected the offer from Kassel College, everything would be happy, and the little angel, Liu Miaomiao, and Chen Wenwen would all be able to live in a safer environment.

After graduating from high school, everyone will apply to the same school together, and he can live a life like an emperor with a harem in college. He won't have to exchange lives with Lu Mingze or perform life-threatening tasks. It's wonderful just to think about it.

But...what is the price of rejection?

The price is... those people who are waiting for him in the world of dragons, those tragic events that are waiting for him to redeem, will have nothing to do with him from now on.

Just like what Guanyin Bodhisattva said in Zhizunbao's ear when he was facing the golden hoop in "A Chinese Odyssey".

"After you put on the golden hoop, you are no longer a mortal, and you will never be able to touch the lust of the world again."

"..."

Lu Mingfei raised his head and met Su Zhenqi's gaze. Just as Su Zhenqi was thinking about how Lu Mingfei would answer him, he heard Lu Mingfei say, "I don't want to choose."

Su Zhenqi was stunned: "Don't want to choose?"

"Yes, I don't want to choose. I will apply to Kassel College, and I can protect her well." Lu Mingfei said seriously.

She... was not only referring to Su Xiaoqiang, but also Liu Miaomiao, Chen Wenwen, Xia Mi and the others.

Even including Eri who was still waiting for him to save her...

"Protect her?" Su Zhenqi stared into Lu Mingfei's eyes: "Do you know how dangerous that world is?"

Lu Mingfei nodded: "I know."

In other words, perhaps no one in this world knows better than him how dangerous the world of mixed-bloods is.

"Then you still have the audacity to say that you can protect the mast?"

Lu Mingfei repeated what he had just said without changing his expression: "I can protect her."

He didn't say he would protect her...but that he could protect her.

It just expresses an idea, a tendency, that you will try your best to do that thing, try your best to protect them... but trying your best does not mean you can do it in the end.

But Lu Mingfei said "can", which is a kind of certainty, an unquestionable tone that states that it can definitely be done.

He doesn't have much else, except for having many girlfriends...the rest of him is that he is still relatively lucky.

If they really encountered any danger, he would exchange with Lu Mingze without hesitation.

Su Zhenqi stared at Lu Mingfei's eyes, and Lu Mingfei also looked at Su Zhenqi without avoiding, trying to read something from those determined, somewhat gloomy eyes that were full of stories.

But the next moment, the hardness in Su Zhenqi's eyes disappeared instantly. He suddenly smiled and sighed, and said:
"It seems that I, an old man, can only work for a few more years before retiring."

"My original plan was that if you gave up applying to Kassel College, I would find a connection to send you and Qiangqiang to study abroad at Stanford. After you graduate from college, I'll let you take over my job, and I can enjoy a few years of peace and quiet... Now it seems that I can't be a hands-off boss anymore."

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized...did he miss the opportunity to live off his wife for the rest of his life?
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(End of this chapter)