Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 610 The Season of Rising Emotions

Lu Mingfei turned his attention back to his phone and typed rapidly, replying to Liu Miaomiao: "Not yet. But my junior sister suggested that I take Qiangqiang out of class that day so the two of us can go out and have fun together."

Liu Miaomiao: "Skipping class? Isn't that a bit inappropriate? Making up an excuse to ask for leave should be fine, right?"

Liu Miaomiao, a well-behaved girl, couldn't accept skipping classes casually.

However, she immediately typed back: "But I also think it would have been nice to take Qiangqiang out that day. What about the gift? Mingfei, have you thought about it yet?"

Judging from Liu Miaomiao's tone, Lu Mingfei felt that she seemed to have some good ideas, so he asked, "Miaomiao, do you have any good ideas?"

Liu Miaomiao: "Hmm... it's not really an idea. But I do know what Qiangqiang has always wanted."

Lu Mingfei: "What?"

Liu Miaomiao: "I want to be with you."

This answer left Lu Mingfei a little confused: "Weren't we already together?"

Liu Miaomiao: "No! What I mean is, Qiangqiang has always wanted to hold hands with you like a normal couple at school, stroll along the tree-lined path in the morning breeze, and casually show off our affection in the classroom, pretending not to see the stares from others. Girls, you know, they all like to show off their precious things."

Lu Mingfei: "Oh, so when you and I were sticking together in the classroom, you actually knew that everyone else was watching us, but you just pretended not to see it."

Liu Miaomiao: "..."

Liu Miaomiao: "That's not important... Let's talk about Qiangqiang first!"

I'm too embarrassed to go online.

However, Lu Mingfei also knew that although Xiao Tiannv had never said it, she actually always wanted to hold hands and be affectionate with him at school, like most campus couples. It was just that Liu Miaomiao had arrived first, and she was Lu Mingfei's official girlfriend on the surface, so Xiao Tiannv had always restrained her feelings at school.

This might also explain why the young girl became even more attached to him after leaving school. Her pent-up emotions, suppressed for so long, would surge forth once she found a moment to release them.

It's probably not just Xiao Tiannv. Wenwen and her junior sister probably also restrain themselves at school all the time...

Thinking about this, Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that he had let his girlfriends down. He couldn't even guarantee a normal hand-holding and hug between couples.

Actually, he didn't care about publicly acknowledging his relationship with Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen. While he was indifferent and could handle the strange looks from others after going public, Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen might not feel the same way, especially Miaomiao and Wenwen, whose families were very strict. Once their relationship became public, the pressure from their families would be even greater.

This might explain why they've chosen to maintain this clandestine relationship. They both know that this clandestine relationship might be the best option for them right now.

While thinking to himself, Lu Mingfei replied, "Miaomiao, you say it."

Liu Miaomiao: "Well, so what I was thinking was that maybe Mingfei, you and Qiangqiang could get along like a normal couple at school. Qiangqiang would definitely like this gift."

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment when he saw the message from Liu Miaomiao.

How do you mean, "like a normal couple"? Is that what he's thinking?

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Mingfei typed: "Miaomiao, do you mean... I should make our relationship public?"

Liu Miaomiao immediately replied: "No way! How could I possibly go public! If my parents knew you had another girlfriend besides me, they'd beat you to death!"

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "So they're going to kill me..."

Lu Mingfei asked, "So, Miaomiao, what do you mean?"

Liu Miaomiao said, "What I want to say is that we can actually break up... of course, fake a breakup! Just tell our classmates at school that we broke up. Then you can announce that you and Qiangqiang are together. That way, you and Qiangqiang can be a couple at school, while our relationship remains unchanged in private."

Lu Mingfei asked, "Miaomiao, are you... serious?"

On the other end of the phone, Liu Miaomiao, wearing Hello Kitty cashmere pajamas and sitting on the bed with her legs bent, nodded and replied seriously, "Of course I'm serious. Being a girlfriend is just an empty title. Besides, clearly, me, Qiangqiang, Wenwen, and Xiaomi are all your girlfriends. Yet I've been monopolizing you for so long, and I've always felt a bit guilty about it, thinking it's a little unfair to Qiangqiang and the others..."

"Senior Sister Liu is really generous..."

With her chin resting on Lu Mingfei's shoulder, Xia Mi, who was looking at the chat history with him, whispered in his ear, "If I were your official girlfriend, I would definitely want to keep you all to myself! You have such a great girlfriend, but someone else is always so fickle and not loyal at all..."

Lu Mingfei curled his lip: "If I were devoted to one person, then you, junior sister, would have to be the loser."

“…That’s true.” Xia Mi nodded solemnly: “Then, senior brother, you should be a little more of a womanizer.”

Although Liu Miaomiao's suggestion sounded quite feasible, there was just...

He paused briefly, then typed a reply: "But Miaomiao, have you considered this question?"

Liu Miaomiao asked, "What's the problem?"

Lu Mingfei said, "If you do this... Qiangqiang might not actually be happy."

He watched the "typing..." notification repeatedly appear and disappear on the chat window, knowing that Liu Miaomiao on the other end of QQ was probably typing and deleting repeatedly. Clearly, she had been shaken by Lu Mingfei's words.

Lu Mingfei could actually sense that what Liu Miaomiao had said was serious and made a lot of sense. Occasionally, when his classmates teased him and pushed him toward Miaomiao, he would inadvertently catch glimpses of the envious look in Xiaotiannv's eyes. Miaomiao probably saw that envy in Xiaotiannv's eyes too.

She probably always felt guilty for taking the title of his "official girlfriend".

But precisely because of this, Lu Mingfei was even less able to accept Liu Miaomiao's suggestion. He couldn't show favoritism towards Miaomiao just because of the Little Fairy.

But then again, isn't it a form of favoritism to only publicly acknowledge a romantic relationship with Miao Miao? This is really a headache.

Lu Mingfei's mind raced, and he suddenly wavered. He wondered if he should just find a time to publicly announce his romantic relationships with them?
In this way, whether it's Miaomiao, Qiangqiang, Wenwen, or the junior sister, they can all openly and legitimately stroll along the tree-lined paths of the school campus in the evening breeze, holding hands and hugging in front of everyone.

However, Lu Mingfei quickly dismissed this selfish thought. His parents lived abroad year-round, and his uncle and aunt didn't really care about him, so he could live alone without caring about other people's opinions.

However, announcing his relationship with them so hastily is irresponsible towards Miaomiao, Wenwen, and Xiaotiannv. After all, Miaomiao and the others are different from him and his junior sister; they also need to consider family pressures. They certainly aren't ready to make this public to their families yet.

We were just discussing how to celebrate the little fairy's birthday, but somehow the more we talked, the more complicated things seemed to get...

Lu Mingfei suddenly realized that running a harem might not be so easy after all.

It's not easy to treat every girl equally and fairly.

……

At the same time, while Lu Mingfei was worrying about Su Xiaoqiang's birthday,

A truck bearing the logo of "XX Flower Cold Chain Transportation Company" was parked outside the city botanical garden. The transportation company's staff, dressed in uniform blue work clothes, were going in and out of the botanical garden, carefully carrying expensive flowers that looked quite valuable. Their busy figures were reminiscent of worker ants busy repairing their nests before a rainstorm.

"Slow down! That pot of 'windmill jasmine' you're carrying is air-freighted from Germany via cold chain; it's very expensive! If you break it, you won't be able to pay for it even if you sell your company's trucks!"

"Hey, you there, stop looking, it's you. Haven't I told you several times not to remove the black paper on those 'Florentina' flowers? That's to prevent them from blooming prematurely!"

At the entrance of the city botanical garden, a large, eye-catching, and exquisitely designed banner hangs above the main entrance, proclaiming, "The 2007 'Sensing the City' International Flower Exhibition is about to open grandly. We sincerely invite you to witness it." A woman stands directly beneath the banner, commanding the event with an air of authority reminiscent of a female general in Peking Opera leading a vast army.

Or perhaps it was a girl, because she was wearing a pair of huge Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses that almost covered half of her face, making it impossible to judge her age from her appearance. However, from her sweet voice and her still-childish face, one could vaguely tell that she was definitely a young girl.

However, it's somewhat out of character for a girl to stand at the entrance of the city botanical garden early in the morning, directing the logistics workers.

After all, those brightly colored and uniquely styled sunglasses looked expensive, and she was wearing a rather fitted Prada slip dress, but only flip-flops. The metal chain bag slung over her shoulder looked like it could only hold a clove of garlic, and she was chewing bubble gum.

"Why are they all so clumsy? Honestly... Aren't there any more professional transportation companies around here?"

Su Enxi put one hand on her hip and complained softly indignantly.

She originally thought helping Lu Mingfei pick up girls was a simple job; once she helped him successfully seduce and win over his targets, she could retire happily. Little did she know she'd have to handle the after-sales service!
Lu Mingfei was celebrating his girlfriend's birthday, and she had to come up with a plan to help them make birthday arrangements. Poor thing, after rushing to Japan to support Mai and then rushing back to China, she hadn't even had a chance to rest before she had to frantically contact people to ship flowers from all over the world for this so-called international flower show.

The only thing that gave Su Enxi some solace... cough cough, something to comfort herself about was that at least she was helping Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang go on a date. After all, Su Xiaoqiang also had the surname Su, and her ancestors were all from the old Su family, so it wasn't exactly doing something for outsiders.

Su Enxi glanced around at the truck parked at the entrance of the botanical garden and took out her phone.

"Hello, it's me. Hasn't that batch of 'Austin Roses' flown in from Portugal arrived yet? What? The plane just landed in China? Get them here as fast as you can! The flower show only has a few days left before it opens, and it'll take time to arrange and display the flowers! That's the main event of this flower show!"

Su Enxi slammed down the phone, let out a long breath, and looked up at the sky through her transparent sunglasses.

Those David Austin roses were hard to find; these top-tier rose varieties, originally from England, are practically extinct in Portugal. And to make matters worse, the "Austin roses" grown in Portugal differ in appearance and fragrance from those grown in England. It's truly amazing that Su Xiaoqiang's mother was able to grow such a large patch.

The Austin Rose was the most common flower planted in the rose garden where Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang fell in love. Of course, there were other varieties as well, such as the French Perfume and the White Ruby, but the Austin Rose was the most difficult to cultivate.

No matter how difficult it was, she managed to get it all done. She even hired a bunch of top international landscape design firms, such as AECOM in the US, TER in France, and LAZ in Germany, to set up the display garden, and even replicated the rose garden 1:1.

Su Enxi blew her bubble gum until it was big, thinking to herself, why does my boss always assign me these troublesome tasks? Lu Mingfei, you better make your date go smoothly and don't waste the date venue I spent a lot of money to tailor-make for you two.

Hey……

Su Enxi sighed inwardly.

She could have gone on combat missions too, even if she wasn't as skilled as Mai... but the Snake-Headed Eight Families all owed her favors. She would have been the most suitable person to persuade those Snake-Headed Eight Families members to retreat.

But then she immediately remembered the scene she saw through binoculars across from the hotel where Mai was staying, where Mai and Lu Mingfei were kissing and embracing... She really hadn't expected that Lu Mingfei would have the guts to kiss Mai first. How come he wasn't this bold when he was pursuing Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang? He even made Mai and her push him from behind.

If I had been the one to help Lu Mingfei and the others back then...

Suddenly, Su Enxi couldn't help but recall the scene of herself and Lu Mingfei alone on the hotel rooftop, and the little guy reaching out to lift her chin. For some reason, she suddenly felt a tightness in her chest.

"..."

Wait, wait a minute, what am I thinking?!

Suddenly, a loud "pop" sounded out of nowhere, startling her and interrupting her strange, heart-fluttering thoughts. It was a bubble gum that had popped and stuck to her lips.

Su Enxi hurriedly licked the chewing gum off her lips, pulling herself out of her reverie. Her face felt slightly flushed for some reason.

"It must be because it's so hot today!"

Su Enxi muttered softly. She woke up this morning drenched in sweat. It was so cold before she went to bed last night!
Roses bloom between March and May, and it's already mid-April, which is late spring and early summer according to the lunar calendar. The weather is gradually shifting from the lingering chill of spring to the heat of summer. The weather forecast also says it will get warmer today.

Perhaps because the season is transitioning from spring to summer, the thoughts of young men and women are slowly warming up as the temperature rises.

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(End of this chapter)