Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 603 Let's eat together tonight
The gray-glazed Mino ware cup holds tea with a golden sheen, while the beautifully packaged confectionery box next to it contains macarons sprinkled with rose icing sugar.

The macarons were specially brought by Su Xiaoqiang from home; they were souvenirs she brought back from her trip to Japan. Although buying local specialties from Japan might sound a little strange, they were indeed quite delicious.

Not too sweet – this is the highest praise that Chinese people give to desserts.

It was already after school, and the school was nearly empty except for students with club activities. In the Shilan Middle School Literary Society, Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang, Chen Wenwen, Xia Mi, and Erii were having afternoon tea across a large wooden table.

To be more precise, they were just killing time here. Lu Mingfei had been dragged by Lin Huihui to be a volunteer for the school sports meet, and he was probably holding a mobilization meeting or something in the student council right now. They were waiting for Lu Mingfei here.

The clicking sound was Erii and Natsumi playing Kirby on their NDS console.

Although Lu Mingfei had said they could go back first, in the end, everyone stayed. Fortunately, the trees outside the Literature Club's window were still quite lush. If passing students saw that the Literature Club's activity was actually a gathering of school beauties, the number of students submitting membership applications would probably be overwhelming by tomorrow.

Su Xiaoqiang picked up the Minong cup, took a sip, and looked around.

This seemed to be her first time visiting the Literature Club. The Literature Club was located in the old school building, quite far from the new teaching building. It was situated at the very end of the corridor on the first floor of the old building, in a very inconspicuous classroom. Surrounded by bushes, it looked as simple as a storage warehouse from the outside, but the inside was a completely different story.

The classroom was essentially a bookshelf, with wooden shelves lining the four walls. Besides magazines and posters, the shelves reached all the way to the ceiling, displaying complete sets of hardcover books and rubbings of ancient texts. Combined with the wooden floor, the room exuded a strong medieval, artistic vibe.

The bookshelves are the same as those in the school library; I wonder if some former members of the literary society shamelessly brought them back from the library.

One side of the wall was a typical classroom window, with the windowsill covered with late spring leaves that hadn't been swept away yet. The afternoon sun was very nice, making Su Xiaoqiang feel quite comfortable, as if the bones that had almost been torn apart last night weren't so sore anymore.

"Mingfei and Wenwen were secretly dating in this literature club classroom before?" Su Xiaoqiang stopped looking at her and showed a curious expression.

The sudden question startled Chen Wenwen, causing her hand holding the book to tremble. Facing Su Xiaoqiang's gaze, her face involuntarily turned slightly red.

"Did Wenwen and Mingfei often go on dates in the literature club classroom?" Liu Miaomiao asked.

Chen Wenwen quickly denied it: "There's no secret date... Miaomiao, don't listen to Qiangqiang's nonsense!"

“I’m not making this up.” Su Xiaoqiang said naturally, taking a macaron from the dessert box. “Wenwen, didn’t you say it yourself that you and Mingfei fell in love at the Literature Club?”

Chen Wenwen immediately defended herself: "I, what I said was clearly that Mingfei helped me make the literary society's journal during the school anniversary celebration, and that's when I started to have feelings for Mingfei."

Seeing Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao exchange a glance, both with expressions of triumph over their prank, Chen Wenwen realized that she had been tricked. She hurriedly raised her hand and held "Norwegian Wood" to cover half of her face, with only her blinking eyes showing.

"Keep going, keep going! Wenwen, don't even think about running away. There's no such thing as stopping halfway through a gossip story." Su Xiaoqiang grinned mischievously. "Xiao Mi, Erii, what do you guys think?"

Only after Su Xiaoqiang mentioned this did Chen Wenwen finally notice that the sound of people playing games next to her had stopped sometime earlier. Xia Mi and Erii both looked in their direction.

"Qiangqiang, don't let Erii become as bad as you guys!"

"There's no such thing as leading them astray. Erii and Miya themselves definitely want to hear it, don't they?"

Erii nodded. Natsumi blinked mischievously, revealing her little fangs, and said, "Well, actually, I don't really want to."

Chen Wenwen nodded, moved her seat closer to Xia Mi, and looked at Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao across the table as if she were on the same side: "Xia Mi is the best!"

However, Xia Mi changed the subject the next moment: "But Senior Brother has been waiting for so long and still hasn't come back. Anyway, there's nothing else to do now, so listening to Sister Wenwen's gossip to pass the time seems like a pretty good idea."

Seeing the gossipy eyes surrounding her, Chen Wenwen quickly covered her face with a book, biting her lip under the cover: "You're all bullying me... I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to read."

Su Xiaoqiang joked, "Wenwen is shy."

Chen Wenwen snorted indignantly: "Qiangqiang, if you're not ashamed, then tell us about what happened between you and Mingfei in Portugal. We only know that you and Mingfei were together in Portugal, but we've never heard you talk about what happened back then. We don't even know who confessed first between you and Mingfei."

Su Xiaoqiang immediately said guiltily, "Of course, it was that guy who confessed first!"

Liu Miaomiao teased, "Really? How come the story I heard from someone is different from what you said, Qiangqiang?"

"Of course it's true! How could I possibly confess to that guy first!"

Seeing that Chen Wenwen had successfully shifted the conversation to her, Su Xiaoqiang panicked a little and quickly tried to change the subject: "Speaking of which, it's already quite late. I wonder how long that guy will be busy. Wenwen, Miaomiao, why don't you go home first? You all have curfews, right?"

"I'm fine. I already told my family in advance that I might be home a little late today," Chen Wenwen said.

"Wenwen, is there something you need?" Su Xiaoqiang asked curiously.

"Nothing much. Mingfei told me he would take me to Open Mind to try their new pistachio ice cream after school this afternoon. But something came up with the student council."

Upon hearing Chen Wenwen say that Lu Mingfei had originally planned to take her "to eat ice cream," Su Xiaoqiang's beautiful eyes blinked rapidly a few times. Now, of course, she knew what "eating ice cream" really meant, and those beautiful, sweet memories flooded her mind. Her bones seemed to soften again.

Liu Miaomiao also joined the conversation curiously: "When did Open Mind release a new flavor of ice cream? I didn't know that."

"It was just launched a few days ago," Xia Mi said.

"Xiao Mi, you've already eaten? Was it good?" Chen Wenwen asked.

"Yeah, I eat it all the time, so I'm used to it. I feel like all ice creams taste pretty much the same. I think you could ask Sister Wenwen what Sister Qiang thinks. Senior brother just took her to eat it yesterday."

As Xia Mi spoke, she glanced at Su Xiaoqiang, a smile playing on her lips, her face showing an expression that seemed to thrive on chaos.

"..."

No, that's not it, so please don't ask me these kinds of questions!

However, seeing the questioning looks from Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen, Su Xiaoqiang remained silent for a while before stammering, "It's...it's pretty good, isn't it?"

"Really?" Liu Miaomiao looked regretful. "It's a pity I can't eat ice cream lately, it gives me a stomachache. Otherwise, I would like to go with Wenwen to try the new flavor of ice cream later."

Su Xiaoqiang thought to herself, "Don't worry, Miaomiao, you'll have plenty of opportunities to eat this in the future... maybe as early as next week. But if you want to go to Qiangqiang's house to pet the cat after eating the ice cream, there won't be enough time."

Chen Wenwen turned her head and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall: "The time should have been about the same, but Mingfei wasted a lot of time going to the student council. How about we talk to Mingfei later and go see your cat, the one that does somersaults, next time?"

"A cat that does somersaults?" Su Xiaoqiang was taken aback.

"Yeah, Mingfei said you got a new cat that can do somersaults."

Seeing Su Xiaoqiang's puzzled expression, Chen Wenwen asked, "Don't you have one?"

Damn! This guy's getting better and better at using tricks to lure little girls!

Looking at Chen Wenwen's innocent expression, Su Xiaoqiang secretly thought to herself.

Even a fool could figure it out: this was definitely that guy's trick to lure Wenwen home... and the purpose, of course, was to get Chen Wenwen to "eat ice cream".

She did indeed have a new kitten at home. It was a Maine Coon kitten that Erii had spotted at a pet store a few days ago when they took her to the CBD to buy clothes. It was quite cute, and Su Xiaoqiang held it and petted it, not wanting to put it down.

The problem is that the cat is only a few months old and has just been weaned. How could it possibly do somersaults!

However, Su Xiaoqiang couldn't expose Lu Mingfei's lie. After all, if she said that her cat couldn't do somersaults and that Chen Wenwen didn't go home with Lu Mingfei... she might be the one in trouble again tonight!
That feeling is quite addictive... but the problem is that her body is too strong; she can't handle it all by herself.

Besides, Wenwen and Mingfei have already had "ice cream" once, so there's no harm in having it again today.

Thinking of this, Su Xiaoqiang nodded and covered for her boyfriend: "Yes, we did get a new kitten."

"cute?"

"So cute! Wenwen, wait a minute, let me find you some photos." Su Xiaoqiang said as she took her phone out of her pocket.

"It's so cute," Chen Wenwen muttered. "It's a pity it's a bit too late today, I'm afraid I won't have time to go to Qiangqiang's house."

"It's not too late. It's only a little past 5:30 now. After you come to my house to pet the cat, you can stay for dinner."

"Isn't this a bit inconvenient? Besides, Uncle Li is away on a business trip, so it doesn't seem very convenient for him to go home tonight."

"It's okay, you can stay at my place tonight. I have a change of clothes."

Besides, Wenwen, you definitely won't have the energy to go home tonight... Su Xiaoqiang thought to herself. This morning, her back was so weak she couldn't even sit up.

Just then, Su Xiaoqiang saw Erii hold up her notebook: "I want to eat ice cream too, I didn't get any yesterday!"

"..."

Su Xiaoqiang wanted to give up and quit. Besides, it was clearly that guy who wanted to take Wenwen and Miaomiao to "eat ice cream," so why was she meddling? It made her seem like an accomplice...

At that moment, the door to the literary society was pushed open, and Lu Mingfei entered, looking up to meet the eyes of the girls.

"Oh? So you're all here? I thought you two, Miaomiao and Wenwen, would have gone back first," Lu Mingfei said.

Lu Mingfei smiled as he sat down in the empty seat next to Su Xiaoqiang. Turning his head, he felt that Xiaotiannu's gaze was a little strange, resentful and gloomy. Her eyes seemed to be like Lin Daiyu discovering that Jia Baoyu had gone to Hengwu Garden to see Xue Baochai again today.

Lu Mingfei scratched his head, wondering what was wrong with the little fairy today. Just then, he heard Liu Miaomiao, sitting on her other side, say somewhat sourly, "You really want Wenwen and me to go back first?"

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, then immediately replied, "No, no, I just thought it was getting late..."

Liu Miaomiao was sitting in her seat, pouting and looking up. Her swan-like white neck was long and slender, and she had an expression that said she didn't want to hear his excuses: "Someone is being a bit biased. He only invited Wenwen to eat ice cream and didn't invite the others. It seems that he really likes Wenwen."

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "Miaomiao, if you want ice cream, I wouldn't mind... I'd wholeheartedly agree. But the problem is, you haven't been able to eat it lately, and I remember the dates..."

"Wait a minute, Miaomiao, how did you know I was taking Wenwen out for ice cream today?" Lu Mingfei asked, realizing what was happening.

Liu Miaomiao pointed at Chen Wenwen: "Wenwen herself said that we were just talking about this."

Erii held up her notebook: "I want some too."

Lu Mingfei: "..."

"Well... it's not impossible," Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

Since Erii wants to eat it so much, let's take her to try it.

Of course, it wasn't the kind of frivolous way of eating ice cream; it was eating ice cream in a very proper way. If I didn't take Erii to try it at least once, she'd probably remember it forever.

As for when Erii will be allowed to eat ice cream in a frivolous way... well, she's still young.

Wait, Erii seems to be a year older than me?

For some reason, a certain corner of Lu Mingfei's heart seemed to be stirring with restlessness.

Immediately, Lu Mingfei shook off those wicked thoughts. What was he thinking! He and Erii hadn't known each other for very long! Even if they were going to do *that*... they should at least wait at least half a year, right?

However, when the topic of eating ice cream came up, and he thought of the slightly resentful look in Xiaotiannv's eyes when she looked at him earlier, Lu Mingfei's clever mind seemed to immediately understand something.

Little Fairy knows what "eating ice cream" means... Could it be that she's jealous after finding out I'm planning to take Wenwen out for ice cream tonight? Is that why she's looking at me with such resentment? But I'm actually doing this for her own good. After all, she was up for so long last night, and this morning she seemed unable to even sit up, so I was planning to let her rest for a few days.

Since that's the case... how about I treat Little Fairy and Wenwen to ice cream tonight?
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(End of this chapter)