Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 679 "Meeting the Family"

A woman should look good to those who please her.

Especially when it comes to girls like Aki, who are usually elegant and clean without makeup, suddenly start dressing up beautifully one day, as a fellow girl, Selma feels there must be something fishy going on!
And she was even wearing lip gloss! In Selma's memory, this was probably the first time she had ever seen Aki wear makeup. Although it was just a simple application of lip color, it was enough to say a lot.

The lip gloss that matches Aki's skin tone is clearly carefully selected!
But who can Aki go on a date with?

The first person that flashed into Selma's mind was Lu Mingfei.

After all, it was the "Luya CP" she once shipped. Just like mentioning He Hongyao reminds one of Xia Xueyi, mentioning Lin Chaoying reminds one of Wang Chongyang, and mentioning Xiao Zhao reminds one of Zhang Wuji.

When she thought about which boy Aki would go on a date with, her first thought was Lu Mingfei.

Why does Selma only think of scumbags as examples? Isn't that a pointless question?
However, Selma immediately shook her head.

After all, on the day she ran into Lu Shidi and his girlfriends at the Regent Hotel, Aki had personally witnessed Lu Shidi and his girlfriends' sweet and affectionate scene.

Out of concern, she had intended to go to Aki's room to comfort her after the dinner. But Aki returned as if nothing had happened, saying she'd gone shopping after leaving the table, her expression bright and cheerful, showing no sign of sadness or distress whatsoever. It made her look like a clown.

If she saw the person she liked being intimate with another girl, she would be furious, if not cry, and definitely not be happy.

Therefore, Aki should have already let go of Junior Brother Lu.

"..."

Is that really true?

Selma frowned. Aki was a traditional Japanese girl, conservative and naive in matters of the heart, devoted and single-minded. She was exactly the kind of girl described as a "Yamato Nadeshiko" (ideal Japanese woman).

As a friend, Selma naturally knew about Aki's past.

Aki attended an all-girls high school and had never been in a relationship before. Lu Shidi was probably the first boy to enter Aki's heart. Although they hadn't known each other for long, Lu Shidi and Aki had already crossed paths quite a bit.

It's said that the suspension bridge effect can intensify feelings between men and women. He was Aki's diving teammate during the "Eye of Kuimen" mission; in Japan, he and Aki escaped the encirclement of the Snake Clan and went undercover together in Tokyo; and even Lu Shidi was Aki's first kiss (artificial respiration) recipient.

Selma had no idea how much Aki liked Lu Mingfei.

Given Aki's personality and her serious attitude towards relationships, it would be strange if she could really let go of Junior Brother Lu so quickly.

When I looked up from my reverie, the familiar figure in my field of vision had already walked out of the restaurant, and judging from the direction, she was heading towards the elevator shaft.

Watching Aki's figure turn the corner of the corridor and disappear from sight, Selma didn't hesitate to grab the bun from her plate and chase after her. Whether she was going on a date or going straight back to her room, as long as she caught up with Aki, all the answers would become clear.

But by the time she caught up with them and reached the elevator, all four elevator doors on both sides had already closed.

Did Aki take the elevator up to her room... or down?
She paused for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something, and immediately turned back to the hotel's rooftop restaurant, leaning over the huge floor-to-ceiling window on the side facing the road.

He lowered his head, his gaze drooping downwards.

The hotel entrance was deserted, with only the occasional guest entering or leaving. Various luxury cars and taxis were temporarily parked along the roadside. This was normal; it would be unusual for a five-star hotel entrance to be bustling like a market. In this situation, anyone passing by would be easily noticed.

If Aki is going out on a date, she will definitely come out through the front door. Conversely, if you don't see Aki coming out through the front door, then she must have gone on a date.

the answer is……

A familiar figure walked out of the main gate, her dress flowing gracefully, her steps light and quick, her unusually tied-up braids swaying charmingly behind her head.

At the same time, the passenger door of the taxi that had been parked at the entrance opened, and another familiar figure stepped out. He embraced the beautiful woman.

"..."

Watching the taxi speed away and disappear at the end of the road, Selma, whose face was almost pressed against the floor-to-ceiling window, suddenly felt her legs go weak. She slid slowly to the floor in a cartoonish sitting position, then reached out and pinched her face hard.

"hiss--!"

She almost cried from the pain!

It's not a dream.

So, what she just saw, the scene where Aki threw herself into Lu Mingfei's arms—

It's true.

……

Sitting in the back of the taxi, Aki turned around and glanced out the rear windshield.

"What's wrong?" Lu Mingfei asked, standing beside her. "Nothing," Aki shook her head. "I just feel like someone's watching me from behind. Maybe it's just my imagination?"

Lu Mingfei also glanced back and saw only cars lined up one after another on the wide, straight four-lane road.

"I guess I was too nervous."

Lu Mingfei reached out and ruffled Aki's hair: "Actually, there's nothing to be nervous about. You've met many times before, haven't you? It's just that today is the first time you've come home with me."

Um... it seems like I didn't even go back to my own home?
Having lived at Xiaotiannv's house for a long time, Lu Mingfei had come to feel that Xiaotiannv's house was his own home... although it was only a matter of time.

As the boy stroked her, Aki subconsciously squinted her eyes, looking as comfortable as a kitten being petted.

But then she remembered that she was clearly the senior sister, and her boyfriend was her junior brother! But now, she looked like the younger one. When she was little, she was terrified of thunder, and every time it thundered, her older sister would hold her in her arms and comfort her by patting her head like this.

But it doesn't seem to matter...?
After all, sometimes Lu Mingfei's maturity didn't seem like that of her junior brother; he seemed more like a reliable senior brother with far more experience and knowledge than she did. No matter how dangerous the situation, as long as Lu Mingfei was by her side, she felt very at ease.

Aki responded to the boy's caresses, gently resting her head on his shoulder. Thinking about it, her initial nervousness seemed to slowly dissipate. A subtle sense of happiness even began to stir within her.

After all, Aki didn't really want to be Lu Mingfei's senior. If possible, she would prefer to be Lu Mingfei's classmate or even junior. That way, she wouldn't have to always be mindful of her senior status and could freely bury her head in his arms and act coquettishly with Lu Mingfei.

The taxi driver listened to Lu Mingfei's words, glanced at the rearview mirror, and guessed that this was probably the first time the boy had brought the girl home to meet his family.

The girl I just picked up was from the Regent Hotel; I guess they're a long-distance couple or something.

They looked quite well-matched; the boy was handsome and the girl was pretty... but they didn't look very old, did they? Were they a college couple? Had college ended for vacation so soon? But just looking at their appearance, he even felt that these two kids looked more like high school students.

……

The taxi driver, of course, never imagined that meeting family members was indeed about meeting family members. However, the family members Aki was meeting weren't her "parents," but her "sisters."

The car entered the Yiyin Lingshu residential area and stopped in front of the largest villa. Two people got out of the taxi.

Aki knew, of course, that Lu Mingfei had been staying at Su Xiaoqiang's house for the past few months. Looking up at the villa in front of her, she suddenly became a little nervous and asked, half-jokingly, "Can I back out now?"

Lu Mingfei, on the other hand, held Aki's small hand, as if he were really afraid that she would suddenly run away, and said with a smile, "Aki, don't you know that once you get on my pirate ship, it's not so easy to get off?"

Saying she was running away was obviously a joke, but the closer she got to the villa's gate, the more real Aki's tension became. If it weren't for Lu Mingfei holding her hand, which reassured her, she probably wouldn't have dared to go any further, even if she hadn't tried to run away.

Lu Mingfei skillfully entered the password for the villa's iron gate, took Aki's little hand, and led her through the front yard. A black and white Border Collie was lying on the lawn in the front yard.

The Border Collie glanced at Lu Mingfei and Aki with droopy eyelids, opened its mouth to yawn, and then closed its eyes again, as if it were already used to similar scenes.

Aki turned her gaze away from the Border Collie and followed Lu Mingfei to the front door of the house, watching him press his thumb onto the fingerprint lock. She hadn't expected that even Su Xiaoqiang's door already had Lu Mingfei's fingerprint registered.

With a "click," the latch snapped open, and Aki, her other hand pressed against her left chest, stepped inside with a nervous heart.

Behind the entrance hall is a spacious and impressive living room. Upon entering the living room, you can see a girl with striking red hair sitting on the sofa with her back to them, and a game is playing on the TV.

She seemed to be alone in the living room. Looking to the right through the arched doorway, you could see the dining room, where someone seemed to be busy. It was Xia Mi and Chen Wenwen.

Upon seeing the two, Xia Mi spoke from a distance.

What she said to Aki was: "Hello, senior sister~ It's been a long time!"

He said to Lu Mingfei, "Senior brother! Why did you come back empty-handed? You didn't forget to buy the Shaoxing wine I texted you to buy, did you? And the soy sauce too! I'll need it to make braised pork later!"

Aki blinked blankly, then noticed out of the corner of her eye that the boy next to her suddenly looked surprised.

Lu Mingfei scratched his head and asked, "I didn't check my phone messages... Junior sister, why didn't you just call me?"

Xia Mi snorted: "Why are you calling? To ruin your time with Senior Sister Aki? Senior Brother, do you think I'm as clueless as you?"

Standing next to Xia Mi, Chen Wenwen wore a helpless smile. Suddenly, as if noticing Aki's gaze, she winked at Aki and then nodded with a smile. After a brief moment of surprise, Aki immediately crossed her arms in front of her and nodded back to Chen Wenwen.

There was no enthusiastic welcome from either side of the road as I had imagined... nor were there any interrogating stares.

There were only casual meetings filled with the atmosphere of everyday life.

It's as if she didn't come here for any particular reason, but simply as a guest at a friend's house on an ordinary weekend.

……

(End of this chapter)