Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 480 Departure
There was thunderous applause, and everyone was looking at Lu Mingfei, as if the martial arts heroes who came to celebrate Guo Xiang’s sixteenth birthday saw the Condor Hero Yang Guo falling from the sky.

At this time, Lu Mingfei was still blinking in confusion, with an expression on his face that showed he had no idea what was going on. He was like an outsider.

While the applause was going on, Chen Wenwen leaned towards Lu Mingfei, lowered her head and asked in a low voice: "Mingfei, when did you apply for the exchange student program? You didn't even tell us."

“Good question! I want to know that too.” Lu Mingfei replied.

How could he not look like an outsider? An exchange student from the University of Chicago? He himself didn't even remember applying for that! Class teacher, are you sure you didn't pronounce the name wrong?

Wait, University of Chicago?
He remembered that Kassel College was a fraternity school of the University of Chicago...

Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered that when he was emailing Jiude Aji before, Aji told him that Kassel College would be responsible for helping him to apply for leave from Shilan Middle School.

Lu Mingfei also expressed the hope that the reasons for asking for leave could be more reasonable, instead of always asking for leave because of illness.

The reason for making this request is that if the reason is sick leave, Liu Miaomiao, Chen Wenwen and the other little angels will probably come to visit me again, and when they know that I am not at home... who knows what big incident will happen.

Yaji assured that this request was very simple and there was no problem, so just leave it to us, junior brother.

Could this be the way Kassel College helped him to ask for leave? Lu Mingfei thought.

But it makes sense when you think about it this way. Lu Mingfei remembered that the crazy commissioners in the execution department often used the name of the University of Chicago to cheat people when they went out on missions.

In my previous life, when I received my admission letter, it was also under the banner of the University of Chicago's affiliated school. I don't know what kind of PY deal there is between the two schools.

On the other side, Zhao Menghua, the only one who didn't applaud, had a face that turned the color of liver, almost twisted...

You should know that the saddest thing in the world is to see your mortal enemy living a better life than you and showing off in front of you; the saddest thing is that when you show off, your mortal enemy shows off more than you.

It feels like Song Qingshu meeting Zhang Wuji, KFC meeting McDonald's, and Coca-Cola meeting Coca-Cola.

But at this moment, Xu Yanyan asked without any tact: "Lao Da, which one is better, the University of Chicago that Lu Mingfei applied to or the University of Singapore that you applied to?"

Before Zhao Menghua could answer, Xu Miaomiao next to him echoed: "Need I say more? The University of Chicago is definitely better. The University of Chicago is a stronger school than many Ivy League schools. Many Nobel Prize winners are from this school!"

Xu Yanyan was stunned: "So awesome?"

Veins popped up on Zhao Menghua's neck, and he collapsed...

……

After school, Lu Mingfei got in touch with Yaji and confirmed that the exchange student program at the University of Chicago was indeed the work of Kassel College. The college first applied for the exchange student program in the name of Lu Mingfei, and then sent a reply letter to Shilan Middle School through the University of Chicago.

"Junior brother, didn't you say that you wanted a more reasonable excuse for asking for leave? Is this reasonable enough?" Aki asked on the phone.

"That's reasonable..."

Lu Mingfei sat cross-legged on the bed and answered helplessly: "But the noise was a bit too loud."

The news that he had successfully applied to be an exchange student at the University of Chicago spread not only within the class, but the school even made a banner and hung it at the school gate.

The good news about this incident was also posted on the bulletin board at the school gate and in the most conspicuous place at the entrance of each teaching building.

During lunch break, the principal called him to the office, patted him on the shoulder and said that it was the greatest honor for Shilan Middle School to have students like him and Chu Zihang. He also asked him if he would like to go on stage at the opening ceremony tomorrow to share his experience and insights on applying to foreign universities with all the students in the school.

After all, it is 2007 now, and returnees are not as common as they would be a few years later. Students who can stay abroad on their own these days still have some real skills.

The University of Chicago, which Jia Lumingfei applied to, is indeed ranked quite high. Although it is not an Ivy League school, it has always been among the top 20 in QS.

Lu Mingfei felt his shoulders shaking from the slaps from the principal, and wanted to ask the principal if he was a martial artist. His strength was too strong, and my bones were almost broken. And if Shilan Middle School was really full of students like me, then the school would be ruined...

So, starting from the next day, Lu Mingfei’s glorious deeds spread throughout the school.

Every student knows that there was a lucky guy in the first year of high school who successfully applied for an exchange student program at an American university.

Then after everyone checked their accounts again, they found out that this Lu Shenren was actually Lu Mingfei, who was floating between the four school beauties Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang, Chen Wenwen, and Xia Mi...

As a result, Lu Mingfei became completely famous in the school. Even students who didn't care about gossip or visit the Shilan Middle School forum knew who he was. He became so famous that girls would greet him with red faces when he walked on the street, and boys would stare at him with gritted teeth.

"Is that so? This is the processing method that Norma developed for you after analyzing your big data. I thought you, Junior Brother Lu, would like this..." Aki said in a low voice.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m actually used to it, so it’s okay.” Lu Mingfei replied.

And in fact, the way Kassel College handled the situation was quite good.

Letting his girlfriends think that he was going abroad as an exchange student was indeed a reasonable reason and would not make them worry too much about him.

"I just don't know why this mission is at this location..."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Mingfei picked up the plane ticket from the table and muttered to himself.

The seat on the plane ticket was of course first class. After all, it was the one who built a separate railway and let the Chicago train station run a separate train for it. Kassel College has always been quite generous in terms of travel expenses for executive commissioners. Every time Chu Zihang carried out a mission, it was comparable to the terrorist bombing of the White House in "Black Hawk Down", and the college could also help him cover the bottom line.

The destination column reads... Foggy City.

……

"suitcase?"

“Verify.”

"Air tickets?"

“Verify.”

"ID card?"

“Verify.”

"Clothes, underwear, socks." "Aren't they all packed in the suitcase? Or did you pack them for me personally, Junior Sister? There are both winter and summer clothes."

At the entrance of the community, Lu Mingfei stood upright holding the handle of his suitcase. Xia Mi, who was standing at the entrance of the community, repeatedly reminded him to check all the luggage he was going to take and see if there was anything missing... Although he had checked three times, Xia Mi still expressed concern and asked Lu Mingfei to check it a fourth time.

"Brother, you are going on a long journey, you must bring everything with you." Xia Mi stood on tiptoe and helped Lu Mingfei to fix the collar behind his neck. The elegant fragrance of shower gel wafted towards her. Her posture seemed like she was a junior sister who was sending Lu Mingfei to the airport, but also a wife who was about to send her poor scholar husband to Beijing to take the imperial examination.

"I told you it won't take more than a few days."

"After all, we are going on a long journey, so it's okay to be a little more careful, right?"

Xia Mi smiled as she stepped on her heels and turned to look at the roadside: "Senior Sister Su and the others should be here soon, right? They've been out for an hour."

As soon as the words fell, the familiar Toyota Alpha commercial vehicle followed the traffic across the intersection and stopped on the side of the road.

Su Xiaoqiang opened the car door from the inside and looked at Lu Mingfei through her sunglasses. She was wearing black stockings and a black outfit, and after putting on the sunglasses, she had the demeanor of a female CEO.

Behind Su Xiaoqiang, Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen poked their little heads out, with happy expressions as if they were watching a show.

"What are you daydreaming about? Why don't you get in the car quickly? If you don't leave now, you might miss your flight." Su Xiaoqiang said bluntly.

"Oh oh."

Lu Mingfei came to his senses and was about to pick up the suitcase and put it in the trunk, but the driver, Uncle Li, got out of the car from the main driver's seat first and picked up the large and small bags placed next to him before he could.

"Please get in the car first, and leave these to me." Uncle Li said with a smile.

Having known Uncle Li for such a long time, Lu Mingfei naturally knew that Uncle Li, as the steward of the Su family, was impeccably dedicated and responsible.

Besides, this is part of Uncle Li's job. Being polite to Uncle Li over such a small matter is not only meaningless, but it may also appear as a sign of not cooperating with him in his work.

So he let go of his hand, handed the suitcase to Uncle Li, thanked him with a smile, and followed Xia Mi into the car.

Liu Miaomiao, who was sitting in the back row, consciously gave up the seat between her and Su Xiaoqiang.

The reason why the seating arrangement was such that Chen Wenwen and Xia Mi sat in the front row and Lu Mingfei sat in the back row, sandwiched between Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang, was not for any other reason, but because Uncle Li was present.

Their relationship has not yet been made public to their family. In Uncle Li's eyes, Lu Mingfei is Su Xiaoqiang's real boyfriend. It would be strange if Lu Mingfei was squeezed together with Xia Mi and Chen Wenwen.

However, to be honest, even Lu Mingfei felt that it was a bit too much to ask Liu Miaomiao, the little goddess Chen Wenwen and his junior sister to send him off on a plane by himself.

In order to make room for five people, we had to ask Uncle Li to be the driver and drive the seven-seater Toyota Alpha MRZ from Xiao Tiannv's house.

However, although Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi knew that Lu Mingfei would not be away for a long time.

According to Aki, the mission would only take about half a month, not too long. He applied for a one-month exchange student program just to be on the safe side.

But Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang and Chen Wenwen didn't know that Lu Mingfei was still in China, and they thought that Lu Mingfei was really going to the U.S. Su Xiaoqiang had scolded Lu Mingfei many times in the past few days for being disloyal and not telling them when he applied to be an exchange student.

Lu Mingfei also had his grievances unspeakable, thinking to himself that I had only just found out about it… and I thought that there had never been any loyalty between us, and we had long passed the stage of “Brother, you smell so good”, so hadn’t the window paper been broken?

"But if you want to go to the United States, don't you usually have to go to Shanghai and then transfer to an international flight? Why are you taking a flight to Wudu?" Su Xiaoqiang asked Lu Mingfei with his back to him, his hand resting on the window sill and his chin supported, with an indifferent tone in his voice.

Although she was sitting on the seat to the right of Lu Mingfei, she hadn't looked at Lu Mingfei directly since he got on the bus, and she didn't know if he was still in a bad mood.

"I'll obey the school's arrangement." Lu Mingfei tried to avoid the topic and looked at Su Xiaoqiang's profile. "By the way, little angel, why are you wearing sunglasses today? I rarely see you wearing them."

Su Xiaoqiang hadn't said anything yet, but Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen, who heard Lu Mingfei's question, looked at each other and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Chen Wenwen said with a smile on her face: "Ming Fei, why are you asking this? Actually, it's Qiangqiang..."

"Wait! Don't tell me!"

Su Xiaoqiang immediately turned around alertly and reached out to Chen Wenwen who was sitting in the front seat to stop her, but Liu Miaomiao had already added the second half of the sentence for Chen Wenwen.

"It's because a little crybaby cried all night yesterday and her eyes are swollen. She can't go out today without wearing sunglasses." Liu Miaomiao said with a smile.

"Eh." Xia Mi, who was sitting in the front seat, turned around and said, "So Senior Sister Su cried all night last night?"

Lu Mingfei paused, and subconsciously looked at the little fairy beside him. Then he saw that the little fairy turned her head away as if she was deliberately avoiding his gaze, her movements were stiff like a puppet, but her white neck stained with crimson had already betrayed her.

"Did you really cry all night last night?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"...No way! It only took a few minutes at most. It's not as exaggerated as Miaomiao and Wenwen said!"

Su Xiaoqiang answered reluctantly, but if you listened carefully, you could hear that her voice seemed a little hoarse.

"Was it really just a few minutes? I spent dozens of dollars on phone bills last night." Liu Miaomiao said.

Su Xiaoqiang pouted and replied: "It's not like I've always been...! We obviously talked about a lot of other things, okay."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Well... although Lu Mingfei didn't think it was necessary, he felt that if it was a little angel, it would be in line with her character if she burst into tears when she knew she had to go on a long journey suddenly.

"Okay, I've only been away for a month. It's not like I won't be back. Don't be sad. When I come back, you can get any compensation you want." Lu Mingfei reached out and rubbed Su Xiaoqiang's hand.
Su Xiaoqiang bit her lip and pushed Lu Mingfei's hand away: "Damn it, I told you I won't cry all night!"

"Then take off your sunglasses and show me your eyes."

"Never!"

Uncle Li, who was driving the car, looked at the reflection in the rearview mirror, where his daughter was forced into a corner by Lu Mingfei and forced to take off her sunglasses. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. He thought it would be good to interact with this group of young people.

Watching them having so much fun, it seemed as if my mentality had become younger as well.

……

(End of this chapter)