Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 493 Extra: S-Class Dragonborn and Iceberg Princess (Part )

As things developed to this point, Lu Mingfei felt that he had understood everything.

It turns out that the end of rumors is oneself!

Because of his daily concern for Ling, he caused misunderstanding and made Ling think that he was pursuing her;
Then, because of the "priority to choose a mate" as a reward for a free day, although Ling may not be happy, she still silently accepted my advances, accepting the towel I handed her and letting me walk her to the girls' dormitory building;

Therefore, when facing the interview with the Kassel College News Department, he showed a tacit attitude towards those questions about rumors...

Because in Ling's heart, those were not rumors, she was the girlfriend he had snatched for three months using his "right of priority in choosing a mate"!
I don’t know if this can be considered a dramatic turn, just like the detective protagonist in a traditional mystery novel who investigates a murder case and finally discovers that the murderer is actually himself who is sleepwalking.

This violates the "Ten Commandments of Detective Novels"!
If there really is such a mystery novel, Lu Mingfei thinks the plot of this book is really bad. If he has time, he will definitely give this book a big bad review on Douban.

But we have to put the issue of giving bad reviews aside for now, as the whole incident is obviously far from over.

If Ling really mistakenly thought that he had used his "right of first choice of mate" to pursue her, that is why he did not deny the previous scandal between him and her when facing Finkel's interview.

Wouldn’t that mean I’d make a lot of money… bah, this is too big a deal!
Although these were only Lu Mingfei's guesses, considering his recent actions that were easily misunderstood, the reactions of people around him, and Zero's tacit acceptance of the rumors, Lu Mingfei felt that this was 90% the truth.

The most important thing now is to clarify the truth of this matter with Ling, and make it clear that I am not the kind of person who uses power to forcibly seize a woman...

After the training session, Zero simply rinsed himself in the girls' shower room and changed into his school uniform.

I walked to the entrance of the swimming pool with my bag on my back. As soon as I went out, I saw a familiar figure pacing back and forth outside the door restlessly.

The light in Zero's eyes was fleeting.

At this time, Lu Mingfei finally turned around and saw the girl in school uniform standing behind him.

Lu Mingfei stretched his neck and said, “Zero? Haha, what a coincidence, I actually met you here.”

After saying this, Lu Mingfei wanted to slap himself in the face for saying such rubbish.

If we didn't meet here, where else would we meet? We both just finished the same training session. Didn't I deliberately wait for Ling at the entrance of the swimming pool?

After waiting for a long time, the music ended and everyone left. Every acquaintance who saw him greeted him, and asked him with ambiguous expressions, "Are you waiting for Ling?" The female classmates winked at each other and laughed, telling him that Ling was still taking a shower... and he could only scratch his head and smile.

After all, he was indeed waiting for Zero, although the reason why he was waiting for Zero might be different from what they thought.

Lu Mingfei complained about his behavior in his heart, but Ling just nodded slightly: "Yeah."

His expression was still icy and distant, and his dignified posture was as if he was forgiving the knight who accidentally entered the princess's room.

But then, Ling took the initiative to add a sentence, which was rare: "What's the matter?"

It would be too abrupt to get straight to the point. I couldn't just ask Zero if she thought I was pursuing her, right?
Lu Mingfei readily took out the excuse he had prepared long ago: "Would you like to have dinner together later? You treated me yesterday, so I'll treat you back today. What would you like to eat?"

This sentence made the Iceberg Princess stunned for a second or two. Her eyes as clear as ice springs flashed with an unexpected light. It seemed that she did not expect Lu Mingfei to be waiting for her here just to have a simple dinner.

Zero said, "Sure. The cafeteria will be fine."

It gets dark quickly in winter. Although the get out of class was just over, the street lights were already on in the slowly sinking sunset. Insects were circling around the lights. On the road were students heading back to the dormitories or going to the cafeteria.

It's a long way from the swimming pool to the cafeteria. I've walked this route countless times, but today it was more winding than I expected.

The two people who are now caught up in a whirlpool of love rumors on the forum will obviously find it difficult to escape the attention of the people around them.

Ling didn't look away. Lu Mingfei admired Ling's ability to remain calm in the face of all things, and he followed her example, watching her eyes and nose, but he couldn't help but feel a little uncontrollable.

Because of the unforgiving evening breeze, the faint scent of shower gel on Ling's body always blew towards him, making Lu Mingfei's heart beat faster.

Someone nearby held his companion’s hand and whispered, “Oh, it’s them…”

Fortunately, this road was shorter than expected, and the aroma of food wafting from the cafeteria dispelled the scent of shower gel that had been lingering in Lu Mingfei's nose.

Fortunately, Chu Zihang had just finished his meal and gave his table to Lu Mingfei and Ling. The seat was next to the window, so they could see the lawn outside the cafeteria.

Lu Mingfei asked Ling what dishes he wanted to eat, asked Ling to sit in his seat and wait, and then he ran to the Chinese food window in the distance to queue up. At the same time, he wondered in his heart, how could Ling, a Russian, like Chinese food so much?
Ling raised his eyes and looked silently in the direction of Lu Mingfei.

The eyes fell.

Lu Mingfei came back with a large plate, on which dishes and soup bowls were placed tightly together, and he was placing the dishes on the table one by one. There were a lot of people, and it took Lu Mingfei more than ten minutes to queue.

Lu Mingfei said as if he was reading out the names of dishes:

"You said you wanted to eat stir-fried pork with peppers. Today, the cafeteria aunt changed the peppers used in the stir-fried pork with peppers. She used chili peppers. I tasted it and it was very spicy. I remember that you were afraid of spicy food, so I took the initiative to change it to sweet and sour pork. It tasted sour and sweet and was quite delicious. Egg custard and beef stew with potatoes, I remember you also liked these two dishes. By the way, the lotus root and pork ribs soup was sold out, so I went to the Russian food window next door and got a bowl of borscht, which should suit your taste."

Ling looked at the table full of food and said in silence: "Can't finish it?"

She clearly just said that ordering some fried pork with chili would be enough.

Lu Mingfei scratched his head: "Are you okay? Didn't you buy so many vegetables yesterday? You said you ate more recently to grow taller..."

I didn't expect Lu Mingfei to still remember this. But she was standing at the food window at the time, and when she turned around, she happened to see Lu Mingfei standing at the back of the line, so she helped Lu Mingfei get his share, so that he wouldn't have to wait in line.

Because she didn't know how much Lu Mingfei could eat, she specially ordered two more dishes. Normally, she would be full after eating half a person's portion of rice.

Seeing the boy's helpless and gradually embarrassed look, Ling pursed her lips, gave encouragement, and said what might be the longest sentence she had said since she entered school: "I'm just worried about wasting it. But these are all dishes I like, I should be able to eat more."

Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up again, and then he heard Ling's words: "But if you can't finish it, I'll have to trouble you to clean up the plate."

"..."

Lu Mingfei sat down opposite Ling, thinking that the stewed beef with potatoes was suitable for taking home as a midnight snack, as there was a microwave in the dormitory; as for the egg custard, it had to be eaten in the cafeteria, as it would become fishy if left out.

Ling had already picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating slowly.

She ate very slowly, chewing each bite for a long time with her cheeks puffed out. She looked very young, like a girl of thirteen or fourteen. Her body also looked like she was only thirteen or fourteen. She also ate with a kind of elegance, which made people feel that the nickname of the Iceberg Princess was indeed appropriate.

If you want to stuff an excessive amount of food into a stomach with limited capacity, you can only hope that the digestive function can consume more food in a limited time.

Ling tried hard to chew every mouthful of rice to make it easier to digest. At this time, Lu Mingfei, who was sitting opposite her, spoke again.

"correct."

Lu Mingfei tried hard to pretend that he just remembered it by chance, and asked: "I heard from Finkel that you accepted an interview with him some time ago? You know that he and I are in the same dormitory..."

Zero looked up from his rice bowl and nodded.

"Well... that's what happened."

After receiving the affirmative answer from Zero, Lu Mingfei's heart beat faster, and he felt that his guess was almost right and had been verified.

As expected, it was because Ling had been too attentive to her recently that she mistakenly thought he was pursuing her, so she accepted the rumor that she was his rumored girlfriend.

Lu Mingfei's throat moved nervously, and he asked cautiously: "What... do you think?"

Zero said: "I said you are good, competent and trustworthy."

"..."

Lu Mingfei's heart skipped a beat. Pretty good? Very competent? Can I trust him?

Are you saying that he is a good boyfriend?
Indeed, as soon as Zero came out of the water, he ran over to hand over a towel; after getting into the water, he even watched Zero finish drinking the beetroot soup that was used to ward off the cold... In the eyes of others, this behavior is indeed that of a competent boyfriend.

So what Zero means is that she is very satisfied with her boyfriend’s performance during the three-month period… and can they continue the relationship after three months?

Of course he didn't dislike Ling, and he definitely had a good impression of her, after all, she was such a pretty girl? Among all the girls Lu Mingfei had ever seen in his life, Ling's appearance was enough to rank in the top three, and she might not even be the third!
If we just fall in love without thinking, it seems unfair to Zero.

What's more, what's the point of using "right to choose a mate first" to force another girl to stay by your side? Even if he and Zero really want to fall in love, it has to be Zero that he pursued openly!
Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei felt as if his Ren and Du meridians were suddenly opened, and a powerful amount of true energy accumulated in his dantian. He took a deep breath and decided to confess the truth to Ling. He told Ling that he was not using the "right of first choice of mate" to pursue her, so that she didn't need to accommodate him so much...

As for whether Zero wants to kill him or make him work like a slave, he will accept it! Who told him to be like a central air conditioner and blow the heat to other girls everywhere?

But just as he was about to speak, Zero spoke before he could finish his words:

"That day, when I came out of the cafeteria to get food, I was stopped by Finkel, who said that the Kassel College News Department wanted to interview every student who participated in the 'Bronze Program'."

"The first question he asked me was: 'You and Lu Mingfei have been taking diving lessons together every day recently. How much time do you spend together?' I said that we were not in the same group, but we spent a lot of time together."

"Then he asked me: 'If Lu Mingfei is your diving partner, what kind of partner do you think he would be? Please give an objective evaluation.' I said that your diving skills are very good, and as a partner, you would be a very competent and trustworthy partner."

"The last question he asked me was: 'If I let you and Lu Mingfei be together, would you be willing?' I think it doesn't matter who my partner is, I just said that if you don't mind, that's fine."

Lu Mingfei widened his eyes, took out his phone from his pocket, logged into the Night Watchman Forum, and flipped to the pinned interview article.

《Shocking! The golden boy and girl of Kassel College secretly met late at night, adding fuel to the love rumors, and the truth is shocking!!!》

Lu Mingfei clicked on the title and immediately turned to the corresponding content of the interview transcript.

Therefore, Zero’s answer in Fingel’s interview transcript became:

Iceberg Princess Zero admitted that she and Lu Mingfei have been meeting frequently recently!

Iceberg Princess Zero said that Lu Mingfei is a very competent partner and worthy of trust! She also said that Lu Mingfei has great skills!
When asked by reporters about the recent romantic rumors on campus, Iceberg Princess Zero acquiesced and claimed that the final decision would depend on Lu Mingfei's attitude! It seems that the S-level Dragonborn is still unwilling to make their relationship public!
"???"

Lu Mingfei was dumbfounded. "Okay, okay, you're taking my words out of context like this, right? Your diving partner is called your significant other? What is a good technique? Can you explain it to me clearly? And the third question, isn't it obvious that you are bullying Ling's innocence and naivety, and are trying to trap him here?"

No wonder Finkel said he was telling the truth. Damn, it's been retouched like this, how can it not be true? It's just like a cosplayer who photoshopped his own photo so that his parents couldn't recognize him, and then said the base photo was of him.

Ling looked at the changeable expression on Lu Mingfei's face, and his slender eyebrows were slightly frowned out of curiosity.

Lu Mingfei handed the phone in his hand to Ling and turned his face to the side.

Ling took the phone obediently, glanced at it for a few times, and the ice on her pretty face couldn't help but melt. She bit her lower lip tightly with her pearly teeth, and the little hand holding the phone tightened visibly, and even her ears were turning red.

It was obvious that she was completely unprepared for the contents of the interview. When she looked up at Lu Mingfei, there was a rare look of helplessness in her eyes, similar to that of a high school girl who heard rumors about herself and a boy in her class.

"What is this?" she asked in a low voice.

"Paparazzi news written by Finger out of context." Lu Mingfei took the phone back from Ling: "There's gossip about us spreading around the school recently, don't you know?"

Zero shook his head.

"That's not what he asked me..."

As if afraid that Lu Mingfei might misunderstand, Ling added softly.

"I know. This must be what Finger said out of context. I will help you beat him up when I get back."

Lu Mingfei comforted Ling and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved. Ling did not misunderstand his actions, and the culprit of the rumor was still Finger.

If Ling was really forced to be his girlfriend because of the "right to choose a spouse first"...

He will feel guilty.

Lu Mingfei felt relieved, but Ling began to feel worried. It was probably the first time for the Iceberg Princess to come into contact with such a thing as a scandal. She didn't know what to do for the rest of the time and just ate her meal in silence with her head down.

Lu Mingfei thought that Fingel was really an unscrupulous reporter. If Ling had any grudges and refused the towel he handed over tomorrow.

I guess rumors like "The S-level Dragonborn and the Ice Princess broke up" will spread on campus again, right?
……

However, this expected thing did not happen.

The next day, when they met Lingshi again in the diving class, the two greeted each other normally.

Ling saw Lu Mingfei, who was hesitating whether to say hello or not, and took the initiative to greet him and said lightly: "Good afternoon."

"Good afternoon." Lu Mingfei responded immediately.

Her ability to adjust her emotions was even better than Lu Mingfei had imagined, or was this the quality that an ice princess should possess?

In fact, even when he saw the gossip post on his phone last night, there was only a small gap on Zero's face.

Lu Mingfei walked over to Nuo Nuo and put on a diving suit with the help of Professor Guderian.

Turning around, Nunuo winked at him: "Are you and Ling reconciled again?"

"...I've already said that it's not true. It's just a rumor. I asked Finkel to remove the post last night."

"cut."

Nuo Nuo curled her lips, then elbowed Lu Mingfei with her arm and laughed teasingly: "How about making the rumor come true? Don't you still have the 'right of first choice of mate'? Use it. Anyway, Ling can't refuse. I think you two are quite suitable. 'S-level Dragonborn and Iceberg Princess' or something like that..."

It was really embarrassing to be called this middle school nickname. Lu Mingfei quickly interrupted, and Nuo Nuo showed an expression that said "You can't even let me take a joke, how boring."

Amid the noise of the swimming pool, Professor Guderian next to him read the pre-diving instructions as usual.

Lu Mingfei didn’t know why he was reminded of this before every diving training, but he had already memorized it.

Feeling an itch on one side of his cheek, Lu Mingfei subconsciously turned his head to the side. Through the width of the pool, his peripheral vision met Ling's gaze for a moment.

"..."

Something suddenly came into Lu Mingfei's mind. He nudged the senior sister next to him with his arm.

Nuonuo looked back at him: "What's wrong?"

Lu Mingfei said, "Senior Sister, can you help me check if there is anything on my face?"

This sentence was met with Chen Motong holding Lu Mingfei's chin and looking left, right, up and down.

After taking a careful look around, Nuo Nuo gently shook Lu Mingfei's head back.

"It's not stained with anything, and there's no stubble at all. It's cleaner than your wallet."

(end)

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(End of this chapter)