Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 648 Was he recommended for admission?

From Liu Miaomiao's perspective, Su Xiaoqiang had just texted Lu Mingfei to ask if they had arrived home; it was indeed a bit strange that he was calling again now. So, out of curiosity, she casually asked him a question.

But the moment Liu Miaomiao's words landed, Lu Mingfei's heart, which had just come back to life, began to die again.

If Little Fairy answers, "I didn't text Mingfei just now," Little Mao will realize that the person who texted him just now wasn't Little Fairy at all.

Upon checking his text messages, he discovered that his contacts included the numbers of other girls, and not just one.

"..."

Just as Lu Mingfei was starting to figure out how to "confess and get leniency," Su Xiaoqiang's voice paused for a moment on the other end of the phone before continuing casually.

"Miaomiao, you asked this? Because I felt that if I only sent a text message, Mingfei might forget to call me to let me know he's safe. Miaomiao, you know how careless he is, so I thought I'd call him again to remind him."

"Oh, I see." Liu Miaomiao nodded.

"Okay," Su Xiaoqiang said on the other end of the phone. "I'm all set here, so I'll hang up now."

"Good~"

The call ended, and Lu Mingfei smiled nonchalantly at Liu Miaomiao before putting his phone back in his pocket. His back was actually a little sweaty. Thankfully, he had escaped this ordeal unscathed.

But Lu Mingfei remembered Xiaotiannv's answer earlier. The person who texted him earlier wasn't Xiaotiannv, so why did she admit it?

After hanging up the phone, Su Xiaoqiang pouted indignantly, guessing that Lu Mingfei must have secretly sent a text message to some girl and been seen by Liu Miaomiao, and then used her name to cover it up.

Having completely embraced the role of Lu Mingfei's accomplice, Su Xiaoqiang quickly realized this and immediately followed Liu Miaomiao's words to smooth things over for Lu Mingfei.

Otherwise, Mingfei would definitely have suffered a setback with Miaomiao for another two days.

But then again, haven't I been spoiling Mingfei a bit too much? Miaomiao is clearly her best friend…

……

After the sports meet, there weren't many major events in the first semester. Students were mostly in the final sprint before the end of the semester, making their last preparations for the final exams in a little over a month. The campus returned to its usual tranquility.

Logically speaking, Lu Mingfei felt that this should be the case.

But the lively atmosphere at school today was no less than during the school sports meet. Students who brushed past Lu Mingfei were having heated discussions, while parents stood in front of their luxury cars at the school gate making phone calls.

The red banner that read "Wishing Shilan Middle School a successful sports meet" on the school gate has been removed and replaced with a new banner that flutters like a flag at the school gate, with the words on the banner flipped over by the wind.

Suddenly the wind changed direction, and the words on the banner were blown back to their original position. Lu Mingfei finally saw the words on the banner clearly and immediately fell silent.

"A warm welcome to the professors from Kassel College for their visit and exchange at Shilan High School!"

In Lu Mingfei's mind, Shilan High School had always been somewhat like a talent reserve center for Kassel College.

After all, Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei, two outstanding graduates from the same year, later became the president of the Lionheart Society at Kassel College, and the vice president of the student council, respectively—it is said that after Caesar retires from the student council, the position of student council president will be handed over to Lu Mingfei. If he remembers correctly, Old Lei was also a student at Shilan Middle School back then.

However, the talent reserve center was just a joke in Lu Mingfei's mind. Even if Kassel College managed to draw an SSR Chu Zihang from Shilan Middle School, it doesn't mean you can draw thousands upon thousands of Chu Zihangs from Shilan Middle School. This thing is all about the drop rate!
Su Xiaoqiang stopped beside Lu Mingfei, looked up, and asked softly, "Mingfei, is this school...?"

“…Yes.” Lu Mingfei confirmed Su Xiaoqiang’s answer.

Su Xiaoqiang blinked in surprise, leaned closer to Lu Mingfei, and exhaled softly, "Then why did the students from Kassel College come back to Shilan Middle School for an exchange program..."

"Who knows..."

Lu Mingfei answered truthfully. He genuinely didn't know what the Kassel College was up to for their exchange visit to Shilan High School. Or had the Kassel College people actually come here to play the lottery?

wrong.

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, then belatedly remembered something. He might actually know something.

After dropping Chen Wenwen and Liu Miaomiao off safely at home last night, on the way back to Xiaotiannv's house, Lu Mingfei called Jiude Mai and asked her what she meant by "it's all settled" in the text message.

Mai Shude's answer was that "it's all sorted out" meant she had helped him resolve the enrollment issues for Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen. Their parents shouldn't have any problems.

When Lu Mingfei wanted to ask more questions, Mai Shude abruptly ended the call, saying that Lu Mingfei should know the details in the next couple of days.

"Could it be that Kassel College's sudden visit to Shilan Middle School for cooperation and exchange is related to Miaomiao and Wenwen's enrollment?" Lu Mingfei wondered to himself.

Does my secretary have such powerful connections? Does she even have connections within Kassel College?
If he hadn't known that all seven board members of Kassel College were from mixed-race families in Europe, he would have suspected that Mai Shude might hold an important position on the board.

Lu Mingfei's mind raced. He thought, "So, if that's the case, can we just use Mai's connections to get Miaomiao and Wenwen into school? There's no need to strengthen their bloodlines or anything... Am I just going to 'rely on the mountain's edge'?"

The sun sets behind the mountains...

Realizing he might have been lying to PA, Lu Mingfei coughed, thinking to himself, how could this be called "Yishan Jin"? Strengthening Miaomiao and Wenwen's bloodline was for their own good!
After all, the world of hybrids is fraught with danger. The higher their bloodline, the more powerful their awakened Word of Power, and the better they can protect themselves!

Yes, that's right! I didn't lie!

"Let's go back to the classroom first," Lu Mingfei coughed, dismissing his own thoughts. He planned to ask Jiu De Mai about the situation later. In front of the first-year high school building, Xia Mi and Lu Mingfei parted ways and headed towards the junior high school section.

Lu Mingfei, Su Xiaoqiang, and Erii returned to the classroom. About half of the students had already arrived, but Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen were still missing, which was unusual.

However, Lin Huihui somehow ended up in Lu Mingfei's class again, and as soon as she saw Lu Mingfei enter the classroom, she immediately waved to him.

"Congratulations, class monitor."

Lin Huihui walked towards Lu Mingfei. Today she wore light makeup and was practically a campus beauty.

"I didn't expect you to be so secretive. You kept this kind of thing from us, that's really disloyal!"

Lin Huihui lightly punched Lu Mingfei on the shoulder: "But congratulations anyway! Don't forget your old classmates after you achieve great success, class monitor."

Lu Mingfei clutched his shoulder and nodded instinctively, replying, "Definitely, definitely."

It took him a moment to realize: "Wait a minute, what did you mean by congratulating me?"

"Squad leader, are you still pretending?"

Lin Huihui pouted: "This matter has already spread throughout the school forum. Class monitor, didn't you already get accepted into Kassel College? The school is preparing to hold an award ceremony for you."

"what?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, thinking, "Wow, how come I didn't know that? It's one thing for the school forum to circulate gossip before, but those were all actual events. How come I didn't even know I'd been accepted into Kassel College? Wasn't I supposed to report to the preparatory course after this semester ended?"

Lu Mingfei checked the Shilan High School forum and saw that the post Lin Huihui mentioned about Lu Mingfei being admitted to Kassel College was pinned to the top of the forum. It was actually posted by the official account of the Shilan High School Association.

The story goes that Lu Mingfei excelled during his time as an exchange student at the University of Chicago, achieving a perfect GPA and actively participating in community service activities, including helping an elderly woman cross the street. Ironically, the very elderly woman he helped was a tenured professor at the University of Chicago, who then recommended him to the University of Chicago's affiliated college, Kassel College.

Although Kassel College is a little-known private research university in the United States, its ranking on the QS list is no lower than that of some world-renowned universities. Its principal is an honorary alumnus of Cambridge University, and its faculty team all come from prestigious universities such as Harvard and Oxford.

Kassel College interviewed Lu Mingfei, and the interview results were reportedly quite satisfactory. Lu Mingfei not only passed the interview smoothly but also received a full principal's scholarship of $100,000. This academic exchange with Shilan High School was also proactively facilitated by Kassel College.

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "So it's common to help old ladies cross the street in America now? Why don't you just say that the interview question for Kassel College was picking up paper balls?"

When the principal saw me casually tossing the crumpled paper on the ground into the trash can, he thought that I was a person of noble character and teachable, so he waved his hand and admitted me.

To Lu Mingfei's surprise, there were hardly any people on the forum discussing his incredible luck in getting him admitted to an American university because he "helped an old lady cross the street."

On the contrary, the entire forum was filled with a thriving atmosphere, as if everyone was congratulating him on being admitted to an American university.

Of course, congratulations!

Lu Mingfei got accepted to an American university? What does this mean? It means that Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang, and Chen Wenwen, the three most beautiful girls in the school, will finally be free from Lu Mingfei's clutches!
All the boys in the school sincerely wished Lu Mingfei academic success and academic achievement after he went to the United States. They couldn't wait to finish their final exams and have summer vacation, so that the legendary Lu Mingfei could go to the United States with the professors from Kassel College, and from then on, Shilan High School would no longer have Lu Mingfei, only the legend of the legendary Lu Mingfei would remain.

……

A tea party was taking place in the principal's office. Distinguished guests from across the ocean sat on a large mahogany sofa adorned with dragons and phoenixes, while the principal sat in the host's chair to one side, respectfully serving tea to the guests. The dean of students sat beside them.

He carefully observed the guests from Kassel College.

The leader was an elderly man, travel-worn, with thick glasses perched on his nose, and a head of fluffy white hair that looked like it hadn't been combed in ages, not permed. He wore a somewhat sloppy suit and looked very different from the American elites one might imagine.

However, the principal didn't underestimate the other party, simply because the Oxford logo on the suit was prominent. This is a high-end American bespoke suit brand, most famous for its impeccably tailored British-style suits. Suits from this brand aren't something you can simply buy with money; the more upscale the brand, the more proactively it selects its clients.

Furthermore, this Professor Guderian not only graduated from a top university like Harvard, but also spoke fluent Chinese, even with a slight Henan accent. Kassel College even has the capability to teach in multiple languages!
This made the principal even more respectful of the mysterious Kassel College, and he felt that Professor Guderian must be a research fanatic like Einstein, which explained his unkempt appearance. They were completely immersed in their research, having long since reached a state of complete detachment from worldly concerns!
"Professor Gu, please have some tea."

With a broad smile, the principal pushed the teacup toward Professor Guderian: "This is a top-grade pre-Qingming Longjing tea, picked just before the Qingming Festival. I've heard that people in America drink coffee; I wonder if you'd like it?"

“Ming? Mingfei is indeed a good child. He is the most talented student I have ever encountered in my teaching career, and the entire academy has high expectations for him! We are all very grateful to your school for educating such an outstanding student as Mingfei!” Guderian smiled and shook hands with the principal in a friendly manner.

The principal stared at his hand, which was being gripped and swaying, and paused for a moment, wondering if he had just mentioned Lu Mingfei. Hadn't he just talked about pre-Qingming Longjing tea?

At this moment, the girl sitting next to Professor Guderian whispered a reminder: "Professor Guderian, the principal didn't mention Junior Brother Lu. He's just inviting you for tea, a pre-Qingming Longjing tea."

Upon hearing this, Guderian immediately released his grip: "Really? I thought the principal was talking to me about Mingfei. Principal, do you know? Your school's Lu Mingfei is simply a genius..."

Jiu Deya, Selma, and Ye Sheng exchanged a glance, their faces showing helplessness. Professor Guderian had been like this lately; whenever Lu Shidi's name was mentioned, he would launch into a long, unrestrained eulogy.

Shudeya cleared her throat and looked at the principal: "I'm sorry, Professor Guderian is just like that... As for the admissions matter we discussed earlier, I'll talk to you about it."

"It's alright, it's alright," the principal nodded and said. In his mind, a research fanatic like Professor Guderian was always so detached from worldly affairs.

“Junior Brother Lu…Lu Mingfei from your esteemed school is an outstanding student.”

Aki said, "The academy believes that a school capable of educating junior students like Lu must have an excellent academic atmosphere. Therefore, if possible, we would like to take advantage of this exchange program to conduct a simple interview with all students. If there are enough outstanding students, our school is willing to offer more admission slots."

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(End of this chapter)