Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 656 Reunion

Lu Mingfei noticed that when he mentioned Senior Sister Aki earlier, Senior Sister Selma's face seemed to immediately show a rather subtle expression.

As for Lu Mingfei, he was actually unaware that Selma already knew about his harem. After all, he had never proactively revealed this to outsiders.

The only time she was forced to expose herself was in front of Senior Sister Aki.

At the time, he, Aki, and Zero were being pursued by the Snake-Headed Eight Family. They happened to run into Liu Miaomiao and her friends, who were on a school trip to Tokyo. To prevent a potential conflict, he had no choice but to confess his relationship with each of them. However, now, whether Aki-senpai is considered an outsider is perhaps still a bit hard to say…

However, Lu Mingfei didn't pay much attention to Selma's change in expression, thinking that perhaps he had misread it.

Firstly, he was certain that he and Senior Sister Selma had no conflict, and their relationship was even considered quite good. After all, she was a senior sister with whom he had carried out many missions, and Selma had been quite friendly to him before, often joking with him and Aki like a close friend.

Secondly, after hearing Professor Guderian say that Aki wasn't feeling well, a sense of worry suddenly welled up inside him. He disregarded whether Selma had just given him a disapproving look and immediately asked with concern:

"Is Senior Sister Aki feeling unwell? Where is she now? Is she resting in her room?"

"It seems she went to see a doctor."

Professor Guderian said, "I asked Aki in the afternoon, and she told me she would be back in the evening."

"Has Senior Sister Aki been feeling unwell and gone to see a doctor...?" Lu Mingfei thought to himself, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.

Hybrids rarely get sick because of their dragon genes; most diseases that would trigger an immune rejection response in humans are easily eliminated by their immune cells. This is why Lu Mingfei has rarely been sick since childhood.

But Aki went to see a doctor, so she must be feeling really unwell. Should I call Aki-senpai later to ask how she is?

Selma, of course, knew the truth about Aki.

Feeling unwell was just an excuse for Aki. She didn't switch shifts with her because she was feeling unwell; she probably just didn't want to see Junior Brother Lu. If Aki had to say she was sick, it would be heartbreak—she had fallen for a man she shouldn't have.

Hey……

For some reason, Selma felt more and more sympathetic towards Aki, and thus became even more indignant about Lu Mingfei's actions.

After getting to know them face-to-face, she found that these junior girls seemed to be quite nice people. They were pretty, spoke politely and courteously, and all had excellent grades. She didn't know what it was about Lu that she saw in him, that made her willingly humble herself before him…

Wait a minute? Aki seems to have said that Junior Brother Lu and the others were in a relationship as equals. The idiom "to act subserviently" doesn't seem quite right. Shouldn't it be "deep sisterly affection, mutual respect, and a harmonious marriage"? That doesn't seem quite right either; those idioms are too complimentary… Junior Brother Lu's actions were all unjust!
Just as Selma was deep in thought, an English song suddenly started playing. Lu Mingfei recognized it as Queen's old song, "Bohemian Rhapsody." Fingel was a bit of a Queen fan; he used to play Queen songs frequently in the dorm. Lu Mingfei had even teased Fingel for being old-fashioned.

Everyone looked left and right, exchanging bewildered glances. Then Professor Guderian raised one hand, took out his phone with the other, and said apologetically, "My phone is ringing. I'm going to the restroom to answer it."

After watching Professor Guderian's figure disappear into the distance, Selma stuck out her tongue and muttered to herself, "What an old-fashioned ringtone."

Lu Mingfei nodded, sharing the same view as Selma Hero. Fingel and Professor Guderian truly were a master and apprentice pair; even their favorite bands were the same, full of a sense of nostalgia.

"Professor Guderian isn't exactly a young man, is he?" Ye Sheng said with a wry smile. "Selma, is this the first time you've heard Professor Guderian's phone ringtone?"

"Yes, this is my first time. I'm a year younger than Ye Sheng and you guys, right? I haven't been on many missions with Professor Guderian either."

"Too."

At this moment, Liu Miaomiao blinked and asked in surprise, "Huh, aren't Senior Brother Ye Sheng and Senior Sister Selma in the same year?"

“No,” Selma replied, “I’m actually a freshman this year, a year younger than Ye Sheng. Ye Sheng and Aki are in the same year. Junior Sister Liu, you’re in your first year of high school, right? I should still be in school when you enroll.”

"Then I'll have to trouble you to take care of me, Senior Sister," Liu Miaomiao said with a smile.

“Of course, no problem. Your senior sister will pass on all the ‘survival experience’ she’s accumulated at Kassel College to you,” Selma said.

"Survival experience?" Chen Wenwen asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Like which professors are more amiable and you can skip their classes, and which professors' classes you absolutely cannot skip—these are the kinds of 'survival tips'."

Selma paused after speaking, gestured angrily toward the empty seat next to her, then covered her lips with her hand and said in a low voice, "For example, Professor Guderian doesn't really care about taking attendance, and I often skip his classes. You absolutely mustn't tell the professor about this, junior sister."

So that's what "survival experience" means. Liu Miaomiao, Chen Wenwen, Su Xiaoqiang, and Xia Mi suddenly understood, and couldn't help but smile. They said they would definitely keep it a secret for their senior sister.

Ye Sheng looked helpless: "Selma, don't corrupt your junior sisters, okay? They haven't even enrolled yet."

"What does it mean to go astray? This is a very important survival rule in university, okay?" Selma chuckled at Ye Sheng. Her impression of her junior sisters improved even more.

While they were chatting, Professor Guderian returned and sat back down in his seat. Looking at the lively atmosphere at the table, he asked curiously, "What were you talking about? You seemed so happy?"

Selma raised her eyes, and the girls pursed their lips, exchanging glances silently, only smiling quietly. Professor Guderian was even more confused, so he pulled Lu Mingfei aside to talk about the academic issues he had been researching recently, such as the relationship between Gypsies and the Tunguska event, leaving Lu Mingfei completely bewildered.

As the main courses were gradually served, the conversation at the table gradually quieted down. Only Lu Mingfei and a few girls were still talking.

Liu Miaomiao wanted to try the peony shrimp that Lu Mingfei had ordered as his main dish, so she shared half of the deep-sea black cod on her plate with Lu Mingfei.

Chen Wenwen couldn't finish her coral cream sauce lobster, so she looked at Lu Mingfei with pleading eyes, hoping he would help her finish it.

Xia Mi was the most unceremonious, directly exchanging her cheapest main dish, aged white goose, for Lu Mingfei's peony shrimp, and even sharing knives and forks when exchanging the main dishes.

Erii pushed her main dish, spaghetti, in front of Lu Mingfei, blinking her eyes as if she was no longer angry with him.

This made Lu Mingfei realize that having many girlfriends did have its advantages; even when eating only a small portion of Western food, he wouldn't be hungry.

Ye Sheng, however, wore a strange expression, wondering if his junior sister, Su, wasn't even a little angry seeing her friend and boyfriend behaving so intimately? Or were Portuguese girls just that easygoing...?

Moreover, he noticed that Selma seemed unsurprised by it all.

Ye Sheng wondered to himself, was he really being too conservative? In other countries, exchanging meals is actually quite common among friends. Selma, of course, wasn't surprised at all; these girls were all Lu Mingfei's girlfriends! What was so strange about normal interaction between young couples?

The only strange thing is that so many good female juniors are Lu's girlfriends!
Selma simply turned her head away, avoiding looking in front of her to prevent herself from being bothered by what she saw.

However, upon seeing Professor Guderian beside her, who was busy devouring his steak, she seemed to remember something and asked, "By the way, Professor, what phone call did you take? Was it from the academy?"

"no."

Professor Guderian replied while cutting the M9 Chateaubriand steak on his plate, "It was Aki calling. She said she'd be back soon and asked where we were and if we'd had dinner. I told her we were in the executive restaurant at the Regent Hotel, and she said she'd come find us later."

Selma paused for a moment, then reacted after a few seconds: "Professor, you said Aki is coming later?!"

"She should be back soon, right?" Guderian put a piece of steak into his mouth. "She said about ten minutes ago that she was almost back at the hotel. It's been a while since the call, so she should be here soon."

"Professor, why didn't you say so sooner?"

"Selma, you didn't ask beforehand..." Professor Guderian muttered, wondering why Selma suddenly had that expression on her face, like someone who had just arrived at their destination after a long journey and realized they'd forgotten to turn off the gas stove. Anyone who didn't know better would think the sky had fallen.

For Selma, it was like the sky had fallen. Because Lu Mingfei was still there.

No, no, she had to text Aki right away and tell her not to come. She absolutely couldn't let Aki see Junior Brother Lu and his girlfriends being all lovey-dovey!
No, texting is too slow. She needs to make a phone call!

Without hesitation, Selma immediately pulled out her phone, stood up, and prepared to tell Professor Guderian, "I'm going to the bathroom," before rushing to the restroom to call Aki.

But just as she stood up, she heard a familiar female voice behind her, clear and melodious, like a summer breeze gently blowing through a wind chime.

But it was the sound she least wanted to hear at that moment.

……

The corridor of the rooftop executive restaurant was bathed in a warm, inviting glow from overhead spotlights. Soft music accompanied the gentle footsteps as people gradually approached. The light cast layers of shadows, each with long, swaying hair and flowing skirts, creating shimmering patterns with each step.

Lu Mingfei slowly turned his head back and saw the hem of a traditional Japanese floral skirt suit. Above the hem were slender hands clasped together, reminiscent of the gesture often made by girls wearing kimonos with their hands clasped in front of them.

What a coincidence! A waiter carrying a tray happened to walk through the aisle, causing the two people whose eyes were previously blocked to suddenly meet.

Stunned.

……

"It's over!"

Selma couldn't help but cover her face, her attempt to stop Lu Mingfei and Aki from meeting ending prematurely.

Although Selma felt that Aki would inevitably run into Lu Mingfei sooner or later since she came to this city, even if Aki could hold back, as Lu Mingfei's future senior brother and sister, it was only right and proper for her to catch up with Lu Mingfei, especially since Professor Guderian kept mentioning it.

She never imagined that Junior Brother Lu and Aki would meet under such circumstances.

Her eyes swept over the four junior sisters in front of her. One against four, even if she stood behind Aki, she was still outnumbered and outmatched.

But then she heard Aki's voice greeting her: "Long time no see, Junior Brother Lu."

"Yes, Senior Sister Aki, it's been a long time." Lu Mingfei also greeted Aki.

Aki took off her leather shoulder bag from her shoulder, blinked, and asked, "Are there any seats left for me?"

“How could there not be?” Lu Mingfei replied with a smile, “Senior Sister Yaji, you sit here, and I’ll squeeze in with Xiaotian and the others.”

After he finished speaking, he stood up from his seat, turned around and waved to the waiter in the distance: "Excuse me, could you please add another seat here?"

what……

Selma blinked her big, bewildered eyes, realizing that Lu Mingfei and Aki's reunion was a little more peaceful than she had imagined... no, much more peaceful.

From Aki's voice, she didn't detect much emotional fluctuation. Lu Mingfei's behavior was also quite normal. It seemed like a chance encounter between familiar senior and junior classmates, without any hint of ambiguity. As for the dramatic scene she had anticipated, it certainly didn't happen.

Even she wondered if Aki's feelings for Lu Mingfei were just a one-sided misunderstanding. Or had Aki actually already let go of Lu Mingfei?

However, when Aki and Junior Brother Lu bumped into each other at the night market a few days ago, her reaction didn't seem like she had let go of Junior Brother Lu.

Selma, filled with doubt, cautiously raised her eyes to observe the two senior and junior disciples sitting opposite each other, seemingly trying to find more flaws in their conversation.

Aki sat down in Lu Mingfei's original seat and turned to ask Professor Guderian, "Professor, how did you end up with Junior Brother Lu and the others? Did you secretly have dinner with Junior Brother Lu and the others without telling me?"

“That’s not true,” Guderian said. “My meeting with Mingfei was also by chance. Mingfei and his… uh…”

"Girlfriend," Lu Mingfei added.

“Yes, Mingfei and his girlfriend and friends were having dinner at the Regent Hotel. Coincidentally, Ye Shengselma and I were also having dinner on the executive floor, so we just happened to run into each other and shared a table.”

After Professor Guderian finished explaining, he didn't forget to ask Lu Mingfei, "Right, Mingfei?"

“That’s right.” Lu Mingfei nodded.

……

(End of this chapter)