Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 617 Eating Meat and Taking the Pot

Liu Miaomiao hadn't checked the school forum for a long time; she used to log on and browse it frequently.

How to put it? Imagine yourself in Liu Miaomiao's shoes. Every time she logs onto the school forum, she sees posts flooding the page with gossip about her and her boyfriend... It would indeed be embarrassing to read them.

Yan Yan's worried expression made Liu Miaomiao subconsciously tense up, and she cautiously asked, "What's going on on the forum?"

Seeing Liu Miaomiao's reaction, Yan Yan became certain: Miaomiao had absolutely no idea... that Lu Mingfei had cheated on her! No wonder she looked so dazed when Yan Yan comforted her.
He even cheated on her with Su Xiaoqiang, her best friend. That bastard Lu Mingfei is just taking advantage of Miaomiao's naivety and honesty!

It's true what they say: you have to be careful of your best friend!
"Miaomiao, I'll show you something and you'll understand."

Thinking of this, she immediately took out her phone from her pocket, opened the Shilan Middle School forum webpage, and was about to show Liu Miaomiao the post that had been highlighted by the forum administrator, titled "About the Fallen Lu Mingfei and His Life on Thin Ice 2".

But then he hesitated for a moment, and said with a worried look, "...But promise me first, don't get excited after watching it. Your health is the most important thing."

So what exactly happened...? Is it really that scary?
Liu Miaomiao pursed her lips and nodded solemnly. Seeing this, Yan Yan didn't hesitate any longer and flipped her phone over so the screen faced Liu Miaomiao.

Liu Miaomiao's beautiful eyes narrowed, and she frowned: "This is..."

Judging from the background, it looks like it's in a botanical garden or something... Is this a photo of Mingfei and Qiangqiang on their date yesterday?
In the photo, Su Xiaoqiang is leaning against Lu Mingfei's back in an almost embracing posture. Lu Mingfei's hands are supporting Su Xiaoqiang's thighs, and Su Xiaoqiang's intimate gestures make Lu Mingfei's face full of doting affection.

Although the photo's resolution is low, you can still feel the almost palpable tension in their eyes. The low-resolution, hazy quality even enhances the ambiguous atmosphere between them. This atmosphere would make it perfectly natural for them to immediately lean in for a deep French kiss.

Liu Miaomiao was stunned for a few seconds, and the thought "That's it?" gradually surfaced in her mind.

However, she quickly realized that their usual affectionate and playful behavior with Mingfei was indeed quite surprising to others. After all, although they were currently dating Lu Mingfei together, no one else knew this, and she was still Lu Mingfei's official girlfriend.

So that's why I felt like someone was staring at me with strange eyes the whole way to school today?
Meanwhile, Yan Yan, seeing Liu Miaomiao remain silent for a long time, assumed that the images in the photos had such a powerful impact on her that she was momentarily stunned.

Just as Yan Yan was about to comfort Liu Miaomiao, the classroom door suddenly opened with a "whoosh".

Yan Yan subconsciously looked up and saw Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang bickering as they entered the room, with Erii following behind.

"I told you this dress would look weird with pigtails, but you wouldn't believe me. Now everyone's staring at me as soon as I get to school," Su Xiaoqiang pouted.

"I really think it's quite good-looking," Lu Mingfei commented, his gaze sweeping over Liu Miaomiao in the classroom: "If you don't believe me, ask Miaomiao for her opinion."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoqiang also looked towards Liu Miaomiao: "Miaomiao, tell me, does wearing this dress with pigtails look strange? I don't trust this guy's taste."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Su Xiaoqiang and Lu Mingfei both sensed something was amiss. The classroom, which had been filled with conversations and discussions, instantly fell silent, and everyone's eyes were fixed on them... This was the kind of gaze they had received ever since they entered the school.

Is it really that strange...? Lu Mingfei thought to himself, and couldn't help but doubt his own aesthetic sense.

When Yan Yan saw Lu Mingfei walk into the classroom, she was immediately furious, but then she remembered Liu Miaomiao and looked at her, afraid that Liu Miaomiao might get too emotional...

Unexpectedly, Liu Miaomiao blinked and smiled as she commented on Su Xiaoqiang's outfit: "I also think it looks pretty good. It's very cute and suits your face. If you think it's strange, it's probably just that your usual style of dressing is a bit too mature."

"Really?" Hearing Liu Miaomiao say that her outfit was not strange and looked good, Su Xiaoqiang finally felt relieved... But if her clothes were not strange, why were the people in the class still staring at her?
Yan Yan and the others in the classroom were stunned.

Liu Miaomiao's reaction... seemed different from what they had imagined?
Given her gentle and mild-mannered personality, even if she didn't rush up and tear those two scumbags apart like a shrew, she would probably cover her face and cry and run away from the classroom, right? But what kind of thing is this calm reaction?

"Miaomiao, are you..." Yan Yan asked cautiously, "Are you really alright?"

"thing?"

Liu Miaomiao turned around, blinked, and said casually, "It's nothing. Are you trying to explain that Fei and Qiangqiang are dating? I already knew about that."

There was once a riddle that asked what runs the fastest. The answer was Cao Cao, because "speak of Cao Cao and he appears."

However, the answer to this question was clearly unconvincing. Lu Mingfei felt that, at least at Shilan Middle School, the fastest runners were definitely gossips.

From trivial gossip like "The dean of students opened the window at noon today, and the wind blew off the principal's wig" to "The calico cat in the grove behind the cafeteria gave birth to six kittens today," everything can spread quickly throughout the school.

Of course, not to mention sensational gossip like "Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang are dating, and Liu Miaomiao already knew about it."

Before the first class of the morning was even over, Xia Mi had already sent Lu Mingfei a text message, saying, "Everyone in her class is saying that you and Senior Sister Miao Miao broke up. What's going on?"

This is a lie! A blatant lie!

Lu Mingfei typed a reply: "This matter is complicated and can't be explained in a few words. I'll explain it to you in detail at noon, junior sister."

"Oh! I knew it! How could you possibly let go, Senior Brother! I was even thinking that if you and Senior Sister Miao Miao really broke up, I would try to take her place."

"Get ahead?" Lu Mingfei thought to himself. "How much more do you want to get ahead? Haven't you always managed to get ahead?"
However, Lu Mingfei did not expect that the gossip would spread so quickly. In just one class period, it had already reached Xia Mi's class across grades, and it was getting more and more outrageous, even including the fact that he and Liu Miaomiao had broken up.

Hmm... I guess I can understand that.

It's not entirely fair to blame the rumors on hearsay. After all, everyone heard Liu Miaomiao say that she already knew Lu Mingfei was dating her best friend Su Xiaoqiang.

Why is Lu Mingfei, who was supposed to be Liu Miaomiao's boyfriend, now dating Su Xiaoqiang?
People at school naturally assumed that Liu Miaomiao and Lu Mingfei had broken up, and judging from Liu Miaomiao's nonchalant expression, it seemed like the breakup was quite amicable. That's why Liu Miaomiao could so readily accept the fact that her boyfriend was dating her best friend.

Most people, of course, wouldn't associate Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang with dating Lu Mingfei together.

Aside from Deng Zhuoyi, who had already guessed something was amiss, she was the person in the class closest to the Shilan Middle School trio. She had already sensed something was off when she saw how the Shilan Middle School trio interacted with Lu Mingfei.

When they returned from their study trip to Japan, they saw that Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang, and Chen Wenwen were wearing the same ring on their ring fingers, and they had already vaguely guessed what was going on.

The recent bombshell news that Su Xiaoqiang and Lu Mingfei are dating has further confirmed her suspicions.

However, although people at school already knew that Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang were just in a normal relationship and not secretly having an affair behind Liu Miaomiao's back, the controversy surrounding the two of them instantly subsided on the forum.

However, Lu Mingfei's reputation does not seem to have recovered much.

Of course, this mainly refers to the public opinion among male users. The most frequently mentioned phrase in the most discussed posts on the forum is: "Why!"

Damn it. They could accept that the former loser managed to win over Liu Miaomiao, the school's piano prodigy; after all, she made her move early.
At the time, everyone thought Liu Miaomiao must have high standards, and only the likes of Rukawa Kaede and Echizen Ryoma could catch her eye. Nobody wanted to be cannon fodder and get instantly killed. As a result, the universally acknowledged loser Lu Mingfei took advantage of his proximity and struck first.

However, Lu Mingfei did not cherish it at all. Not only did he break up with Liu Miaomiao, but he also went on to pursue another school beauty, Su Xiaoqiang.

Shilan High School only has about 1,2,3,4,500 school beauties, and Lu Mingfei has already won over two of them before the first semester of high school is even over. How is that possible?!
This guy really eats the meat and takes the whole pot! He doesn't even want to leave a drop of soup for anyone else!

How awful... I'm so envious...

Of course, the male group is not monolithic; there are other voices mixed in with the complaints.

These voices belong to Liu Miaomiao's former fans, who gloated over Su Xiaoqiang's support, saying they were a perfect match, and what right did these monsters have to object? Thanks to the Little Fairy for stepping in and rescuing Liu Miaomiao from dire straits. Wishing her and Lu Mingfei a long and happy marriage!
Meanwhile, another group of Chen Wenwen's supporters, who were silently watching the drama unfold on the forum, were secretly praying that their beloved literary goddess would see through Lu Mingfei's true colors and stay away from him! They hoped she wouldn't fall into his clutches like Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang.

Little did they know, Chen Wenwen had already fallen into the clutches of a demon, and had been completely devoured by the devil.

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(End of this chapter)