Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 675 What if you accidentally sneeze...

Pain in both the ankle and the sole of the foot suggests a fairly serious sprain, possibly even a fracture. There should be significant swelling in the sole of the foot in this situation.

But why are Erii's feet not red or swollen at all, and there isn't even a trace of callus? The soles of her feet are white with a hint of pink, and the blue veins on her snow-white insteps are faintly visible. Even though her toenails aren't painted, the naturally diffused pink color is already quite adorable.

It makes you want to sneeze, and then accidentally swallow something...

Cough cough cough...

Lu Mingfei suppressed the thoughts that had inadvertently crossed his mind, and a sense of doubt began to creep into his heart.

Just to be on the safe side, he then pinched other parts of Erii's foot, asking if it hurt, and Erii nodded in agreement for each one. Even when Lu Mingfei pinched Erii's toes, Erii nodded and said it hurt.

This is a bit strange. Even if you sprain your foot, it's impossible for every part of your foot to cause noticeable pain. Sprains usually involve twisting the ankle or the sole of the foot; other parts shouldn't produce such obvious pain.

Or is it that Erii didn't actually sprain her ankle? Or is it that Erii's bloodline has become unstable again, and the sudden pain is just a manifestation of this instability?
However, this shouldn't be the case, because he has been regularly injecting Erii with serum in fixed amounts. Moreover, looking at Erii's arms and calves, there are no signs of the bluish-black discoloration that would occur when blood vessels turn black due to a bloodline backlash.

Lu Mingfei looked up, wanting to ask Erii if she felt any discomfort in her body.

The moment their eyes met, the underworld princess's eyes flashed with panic, but she pretended to be nonchalant and continued to meet Lu Mingfei's gaze.

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that he had seen Erii's gaze somewhere before...

It's a bit like the Siamese cat that Little Fairy's family keeps. It jumps around in the house, accidentally knocks over the trash can, and then immediately hides back in its cat bed with a guilty look, pretending it's none of its business.

"Could it be..."

A bold conjecture came to Lu Mingfei's mind, and he said seriously, "Let me test Erii's other parts to see if they hurt."

Erii nodded obediently, looking down at Lu Mingfei as he extended his finger and gently traced a line on the slightly sunken sole of her foot—

The black-clad princess's soles were indeed as smooth and soft as I had imagined; when my fingers ran over them, I could feel no resistance at all. This was probably because Erii had spent almost the entire previous decade or so living in that small room beneath the Genji Heavy Industries, rarely having the opportunity to go outside, which explained why her feet were so well-maintained.

"...!"

Erii's beautiful eyes furrowed as Lu Mingfei moved his fingers, and she immediately pursed her lips, clearly experiencing this feeling for the first time.

It wasn't painful or uncomfortable; the itchy feeling was hard to describe. In short, it made you want to laugh. It felt like currents were running through your body along the nerves in your feet, making your cute toes curl up immediately. Your little feet twisted and turned in Lu Mingfei's hands like a restless little white fish.

"Does it hurt here too?" Lu Mingfei asked, looking up.

Although Erii's lips were already uncontrollably upturned, her clear eyes were full of laughter, and her feet were already itching to wiggle from side to side in Lu Mingfei's hands, she still nodded with a sly little face.

Upon seeing Erii's answer, Lu Mingfei was basically certain of his judgment...

Erii's pain was probably feigned.

She hadn't sprained her ankle, nor did she know what the reaction would be if she had. That's why, no matter which part of Erii's foot he pinched, she would nod and say it hurt.

The door opened, and Su Xiaoqiang and Chen Wenwen returned to the lounge. Su Xiaoqiang placed a basin of water beside the bed, while Chen Wenwen soaked a medical ice pack in the water.

"How is it? Is Erii's sprain serious?" Su Xiaoqiang asked Lu Mingfei as soon as he put down the basin of water.

"Hmm...it's not too serious, but I'll need to rest for a few days. I probably won't be able to do any strenuous exercise for the next few days," Lu Mingfei replied.

Although he didn't know why Erii was pretending to have sprained her ankle, after a brief moment of thought, he decided not to reveal it for now.

"It's good that it's not serious." Hearing Lu Mingfei's answer, Chen Wenwen felt a little relieved.

After all, on the way to the infirmary with Lu Mingfei carrying Erii, Erii had been frowning the whole time, and Chen Wenwen was quite worried that Erii's sprain might be serious. During the previous sports meet, Miaomiao had sprained her ankle while running, and it took almost half a month for it to fully recover.

"Oh, right, Little Celestial Maiden."

As if suddenly remembering something, Lu Mingfei said, "It seems that Erii left her notebook on the court. Could you help me get it back? I still need to ask Erii some questions."

Su Xiaoqiang nodded upon hearing this, without any suspicion.

After all, when you see a doctor, they will ask you about your condition in detail.

After sending Su Xiaoqiang away, Lu Mingfei said that PE class was about to end and Erii would probably be unable to attend the next class. He asked Chen Wenwen to go to the teacher's office to ask Erii for leave.

Both girls left the infirmary, leaving only Lu Mingfei and Erii in the room.

Lu Mingfei watched the two girls leave, then got up and sat down next to Erii, taking out his phone from his pocket. Actually, you didn't necessarily need a notebook to talk to Erii; you could type on your phone just as well.

He opened QQ, typed something in his phone's notepad, and showed it to Erii: "Does Erii's foot really hurt?"

Erii hesitated for a moment, then took out her phone and typed in Notepad: "Hmm."

Lu Mingfei pressed further, "Which parts of the body hurt?"

"It hurts," Erii replied, but her spirits seemed to wane.

The underworld princess wouldn't lie; her eyes would always gleam when she does. Lu Mingfei asked, "But I just gave Erii a quick check, and your ankle isn't sprained. Erii, you didn't actually twist your ankle, did you?"

After staring at Lu Mingfei for several seconds, Erii's eyebrows finally lowered, and she started typing on her phone. Her expression was like that of a child who had done something wrong.

“Sakura noticed.”

Why would Erii pretend to have sprained her ankle?

"What I learned."

"Learned?"

"In the game."

In the game?
Lu Mingfei stared at the words on his phone screen, paused for a moment, and then suddenly understood.

Erii has been playing a dating sim on PSP lately. There's a similar storyline in the game where the female protagonist sprains her ankle while playing sports, and the male protagonist rushes her to the infirmary, which leads to a deepening of their relationship.

Lu Mingfei remembered that Erii had mentioned at noon that she wanted to learn about "sex" from visual novels. He hadn't expected Erii to be such a woman of her word. That afternoon, she put into practice the romantic scenarios she had learned from visual novels.

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a bit amused and exasperated. When Erii twisted her ankle, he felt a little guilty for arguing with her, but he didn't expect that Erii had only pretended to twist her ankle for this reason.

However, Lu Mingfei didn't blame Erii. Seeing the girl's pitiful expression with her head down and lips pursed, Lu Mingfei smiled and wanted to reach out to touch Erii's head, but Erii dodged away.

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, then saw Erii typing on her phone: "Sakura didn't wash her hands."

Lu Mingfei: "..."

He guiltily withdrew his hand, thinking to himself that it didn't smell... or rather, it had a faint fragrance, the scent of gardenias. The little fairy's new shower gel smelled just like that. Presumably, the metabolism of mixed-race individuals is different from that of ordinary people. Even after playing badminton for so long on the court, Erii hadn't broken a sweat.

Erii continued typing, her head down: "I lied, I'm sorry. Did I do something really bad?"

"I didn't mean to blame Erii." Erii's eyes lit up immediately: "Really?"

"real."

Lu Mingfei said, "But Erii has to promise me that she won't do this kind of thing again. Look how anxious Miaomiao and Wenwen were just now? Everyone was worried about Erii."

"sorry."

"fine."

Lu Mingfei didn't ask Erii why she suddenly had the urge to learn the plot of dating games.

However, even without asking, Lu Mingfei probably already knew the reason behind it.

Erii is also slowly changing.

She was gradually changing from before. She was no longer the naive and innocent hothouse flower, but had begun to have her own thoughts and aspirations, and was gradually beginning to understand the feeling of "liking." She liked Lu Mingfei in her own way.

Lu Mingfei suddenly became serious, realizing that he could no longer treat Erii as a clueless little girl... The little girl would one day become a charming and alluring woman.

But how should he face Erii?
He was a little confused. Love is sometimes a really hard thing to understand.

A strange silence fell over the infirmary again, as Wenwen and Xiaotian had been deliberately kept away. Now, someone else was needed to ease the tension.

Lu Mingfei was thinking about what to say to break the silence when there was a soft knock on the door of the infirmary.

Lu Mingfei felt that the knocking was a lifesaver and immediately asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me," Liu Miaomiao's voice came softly from outside the door. "May I come in?"

After receiving Lu Mingfei's reply of "Yes, yes, of course," Liu Miaomiao pushed open the door and entered, quietly closing it behind her. Then, she winked at Lu Mingfei and Erii, and asked with a smile, "I hope I haven't disturbed you?"

Liu Miaomiao probably asked this question because she had been disturbed by Su Xiaoqiang when she was alone with Lu Mingfei in the infirmary before, and she had a similar experience.

However, it seemed that there was no disturbance. Although Lu Mingfei and Erii were both sitting on the bed, they maintained a certain distance from each other.

"I just found the school nurse, and she said she'll be here shortly."

Liu Miaomiao asked, "How is Erii? Is her foot injury serious? Mingfei, you've examined Erii, haven't you?"

"It's not serious, just a slight twist. I just applied an ice pack to Erii, and she should recover after a couple of days of rest," Lu Mingfei said.

Erii turned her head and blinked at Lu Mingfei's profile, seemingly surprised that Lu Mingfei hadn't mentioned that she had just pretended to sprain her ankle.

Lu Mingfei didn't mention it because there was no need to. It was just a trivial matter.

Liu Miaomiao nodded: "By the way, Erii, when Mingfei was looking at your feet just now, did he do anything strange?"

Erii tilted her head, seemingly unaware of what Liu Miaomiao meant by the strange thing.

Liu Miaomiao gave an example: "For instance, it's like when I'm massaging your feet, you suddenly sneeze, and then you accidentally bend down and put it in your mouth..."

Lu Mingfei: "???"

What are you saying?! Is that how you see me, Miaomiao? ...Okay, I almost sneezed just now, but I didn't, did I? A gentleman judges by actions, not intentions!

Seeing Erii shake her head, Liu Miaomiao said with slight relief, "That's good. Erii, remember to be careful around Mingfei, he's a foot fetishist..."

"Wait! This is pure rumor, a rumor spread by Little Fairy! When did I become a foot fetishist?"

Lu Mingfei tried to argue his point, but Liu Miaomiao ignored him, seemingly convinced of Lu Mingfei's unusual fetish.

Erii nodded silently, remembering Sakura's preferences in her heart.

……

As the school bell rang in the afternoon, another day quietly passed by in the last part of my time at Shilan Middle School.

The day seemed to be just like any other, with nothing too different except for the fact that "Eri sprained her ankle," which was a small ripple in her otherwise uneventful routine.

However, after school, Lu Mingfei did not take the car home with Xiaotian and the others as usual, but instead took Chen Wenwen home first.

After all, he is now Chen Wenwen's boyfriend, so he should fulfill his responsibilities as a boyfriend.

The journey from Shilan High School to Chen Wenwen's home in the university faculty and staff residential area usually takes only half an hour. However, some journeys feel exceptionally short when you're walking with certain people.

Therefore, the two of them tacitly slowed down their pace and strolled leisurely along the riverside road as the sun set. By the time they dropped Chen Wenwen off at home, it was already completely dark.

After a long, drawn-out farewell of hugs and kisses at the entrance of the residential complex, Lu Mingfei finally hailed a taxi and headed back to Xiaotiannv's house.

As soon as he entered, Xia Mi, who was sitting at the dining table, greeted Lu Mingfei.

"Senior brother, you're finally back! I thought you were going to stay at Senior Sister Wenwen's house tonight."

Lu Mingfei put the schoolbag on the sofa: "If Wenwen's parents aren't home, we could consider it. Have you eaten?"

Xia Mi replied, "We've already finished eating, but there's still some food left for you in the kitchen."

As Lu Mingfei walked from the restaurant to the kitchen, he suddenly stopped, took a few steps back, and looked at Xia Mi's hand movements. He hesitated and asked, "Junior Sister, what... what are you doing?"

Xia Mi answered naturally, "Making handmade chocolates? Can't you tell, senior brother?"

Handmade chocolate?
Lu Mingfei was dumbfounded, thinking to himself, "So this is how handmade chocolates are made..."

So you just take the outer packaging of the finished bulk chocolates, unwrap them, and then rewrap them in gift paper? Is that what handmade chocolate is? Master Hu Yifei, right?
"Otherwise, how are handmade chocolates made? Senior, tell me yourself, did I put any effort into the process of unpacking the chocolates and then repacking them by hand? Isn't that what makes handmade chocolates?"

Xia Mi scoffed, "Do you really expect me to buy all the ingredients and make them one by one? Are you kidding me? I don't have that much time. I'd be lucky if I could just unpack the chocolates and repackage them properly, okay?"

"them?"

Lu Mingfei noticed an unusual phrase: "Who are you planning to give these chocolates to?"

"Ah..."

Xia Mi blinked: "They're for my junior classmates. I'm about to graduate from junior high, and this is an activity for our graduating class to give gifts to our junior classmates. I'm planning to make handmade chocolates for them."

Xia Mi felt that she hadn't said anything wrong. After all, there were already many junior brothers and sisters in her "Knight Order". Giving it to them was just giving it to her junior brothers and sisters, wasn't it?

……

(End of this chapter)