Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 681 Change of Address

Aki naturally knew that the two bickering in front of her were not just fake senior and junior siblings, but real lovers. Her personality was that of a gentle and tolerant girl, and she really couldn't imagine what it would be like for her to bicker with Lu Mingfei one day.

So watching these two senior and junior siblings bickering in front of me actually felt quite peculiar.

What's strange is that although both of them seem unwilling to back down, Aki can clearly sense from their tone that neither of them is truly angry. It seems that teasing each other is their way of interacting.

If I had to describe this feeling in one word, Aki thinks it would be something like a love-hate relationship.

However, the bickering between the two seemed to have come to an end. Knowing he was in the wrong, and considering his junior sister would soon need the ingredients for cooking, Lu Mingfei scratched his head and turned to Aki.

"Why don't you stay at home for a while, Aki? I'm going out to buy something for my junior sister, I'll be back soon."

“Huh?” Aki was taken aback.

Before Aki could even say, "Why don't I go with you, Junior Brother?", Lu Mingfei had already swiftly walked through the entrance hall and out the door, leaving Aki standing there in a daze.

Wait, wait a minute! Junior brother, you're my only teammate right now! ...Or are I going to have to face the next mission alone? Is the difficulty a bit too much for me?
Aki suddenly felt like crying, standing there at a loss. She didn't know whether she should go sit in the living room or go to the kitchen to help Xia Mi and Chen Wenwen.

Suddenly, a familiar voice called her name from above.

"Senior Sister Aki, you're here?"

Aki subconsciously looked up. Su Xiaoqiang walked down the spiral staircase along the second-floor corridor and took Aki's hand with a smile.

Aki looked at her hand, which Su Xiaoqiang was holding, and then at the loungewear Su Xiaoqiang was wearing: "Hmm... Junior Sister Su, are you only getting up now?"

After all, it was already past 10:30, and Xia Mi and Chen Wenwen were already in the kitchen preparing lunch.

However, Aki remembered that when she lived in the Valentine family's manor, Su Shimei seemed to get up quite late.

"..."

She paused abruptly, as distant memories suddenly flooded her mind. She recalled that one morning in Portugal, when she went to Mingfei's room to look for him, she had seen Su Shimei's slippers by his bed.

Su Xiaoqiang, of course, had no idea that Aki had recalled a long-buried memory. She was also taken aback. Just as Aki had said, she had indeed only just woken up.

The main reason is that she finally got to eat ice cream this Friday, and Lu Mingfei naturally didn't let her off the hook. Last night, he dragged her to do a lot of mana recharge, saying it was to speed up the process of improving her bloodline. That's why she slept until now.

Honestly... the academy has already sent the admission email. Why would I need to improve my bloodline? Ming Fei isn't even pretending anymore.

But she's still relatively okay. There's another person in the room who was tormented by Mingfei all night and is still sleeping, not yet awake.

She coughed lightly, and as if trying to change the subject, looked around and asked, "Hey, where's Ming Fei? Senior Sister, didn't you come with Ming Fei?"

"Mingfei's words..."

Aki replied, "He just went out to buy things for Junior Sister Xia to cook."

"Is that so?"

Su Xiaoqiang blinked, then suddenly pouted, "Mingfei is really something, how could he leave you here all alone, Senior Sister? When he comes back, I'll have Miaomiao give him a good scolding! Senior Sister, let's sit down first!"

She and Su Xiaoqiang sat down on the sofa, and Erii, who was playing a game, nodded expressionlessly at them. After all, she had spent a long time with Erii in Tokyo, and she knew that for Erii, who wasn't good at expressing her emotions, this was a very proactive way of showing goodwill and greeting her.

She greeted Erii with a smile, "Long time no see, Erii."

Whether it was because she was closest to Su Xiaoqiang and Erii among the girls, making them her "second comrades-in-arms," ​​or because the girls' enthusiasm reassured her, Aki's nervousness had lessened considerably.

She asked Su Xiaoqiang, "Speaking of which, where is Junior Sister Liu? Hasn't she arrived yet?"

Before Su Xiaoqiang could answer, Erii, who was next to her, took out a small notebook and started writing: "Miaomiao practiced meowing like a cat all night last night, and she still hasn't gotten up."

Aki looked at the words on the notebook, a puzzled expression on her face: "A cat meowing?"

Erii wrote: "Hmm, Erii is learning too. Does Aki-senpai know how?

Aki stared at the words in the notebook, somewhat confused. She didn't understand what "meowing like a cat" meant. Meow meow meow? Erii couldn't speak, so she certainly couldn't make a "meow meow meow" sound...

Su Xiaoqiang, who was standing to the side, naturally knew the specific meaning of "cat meowing" and, fearing that Erii might let something slip, quickly added, "By the way, Senior Aki! Can you cook?"

"Yes."

Aki nodded. After all, she had lived alone at home since she was very young, and she had to take care of her own daily life. When she was in school, she even had to get up early every day to make lunchboxes to take to school. Naturally, she developed good housekeeping skills.

She said with a smile, "But it's just average, nothing particularly good."

Su Xiaoqiang said, "Really? Only Xiaomi and Wenwen know how to cook here. But Wenwen lives at her own home, so Xiaomi usually does the cooking. I've been thinking of learning recently, because I can't always let Xiaomi cook alone. Since you're here, could you teach me some simple dishes?"

Aki replied, "Sure. I was originally thinking of going to the kitchen to help out Junior Sister Xia and Junior Sister Chen, but I felt it wouldn't be right for me to do nothing..."

Aki's answer was exactly what Su Xiaoqiang wanted.

I need to get Aki away quickly and stop Erii from saying anything more, otherwise Aki will probably find out that she and Mingfei have already gone that far...

The seemingly proud but actually shy little fairy, Su Xiaoqiang, thought to herself. Little did she know that in Aki's mind, she and Lu Mingfei had already taken the final step.

It's understandable that Aki misunderstood. After all, finding another girl in a boy's room early in the morning, especially since they were a couple, would naturally lead anyone to think that way.

After greeting Erii, the two stood up and headed towards the kitchen. Suddenly, Su Xiaoqiang seemed to remember something and turned to Aki, saying, "By the way, Aki-senpai. There's something I wanted to tell you."

Aki blinked: "Hmm? What's wrong, Junior Sister Su?"

"This is it!"

Su Xiaoqiang said solemnly and earnestly, "Senior Sister Yaji, you always call us 'Junior Sister,' it feels a bit too formal..."

In the past, there was no problem with them addressing each other as senior or junior sisters. That's because at the time, their relationship was simply that of familiar fellow disciples.

However, Aki is now Lu Mingfei's girlfriend. They are also Lu Mingfei's girlfriends... Therefore, their relationship has naturally become much closer because of Lu Mingfei.

Su Xiaoqiang said, "I've been calling you 'Senior Sister Aki' all the time, and it feels a bit distant... How about we discuss this? From now on, I'll call you 'Sister Aki,' and you can just call me by our names, okay? In Japan, close friends usually call each other by their first names, right?" Just call each other by our first names...

In Japan, close friends or lovers do indeed call each other by their first names.

Aki hesitated for a moment, thinking about how Mingfei usually addressed Su Xiaoqiang, then pursed her lips and looked at Su Xiaoqiang with her clear eyes, softly asking, "Qiangqiang...?"

Su Xiaoqiang smiled and replied, "Yes, Sister Aki."

……

So, when Lu Mingfei returned after buying soy sauce, this was the scene before him.

In the kitchen, the girls, clad in aprons, busied themselves. Chen Wenwen was coating shrimp with batter, while Aki was giving Su Xiaoqiang hands-on guidance on making Japanese omelet tamagoyaki, all while frying tempura nearby. Xia Mi was also enthusiastically exchanging cooking tips with Aki. Even Erii put down her game console and joined the girls' cooking team.

The harmonious scene looked just like a college girls' dormitory...

...Oh no, I heard that female dormitories in universities aren't exactly harmonious.

What caught Lu Mingfei's attention even more was the way the girls addressed each other. He heard Aki say with a smile, "Wait a minute, Qiangqiang, you turned the heat up a bit too high. You have to keep the heat on medium-low the whole time when making tamagoyaki, and you poured in a little too much egg mixture. Even if you roll up a few more thin layers of egg crepe, you can't be greedy and pour in too much at once and turn it into a thick omelet!"

"Okay. Sister Aki, is this alright?" That was Su Xiaoqiang's voice.

"Yes! That's right. Then you need to be gentle when rolling up the egg crepe, gently push it to the side of the pan, press it down slightly with a spatula, and then pour in the new egg mixture."

At this moment, Chen Wenwen, who was standing next to her, reminded her, "Sister Yaqi! The tempura is almost burnt!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Aki turned around and indeed saw that the tempura batter was a bit burnt. The scene in the kitchen immediately became a cute, chaotic flurry of activity.

Qiangqiang? Aki-nee?

Lu Mingfei was taken aback, thinking to himself, "So they have such a good relationship?"

I was worried that Aki, who is shy, might not be able to fit in so quickly.

However, it now seems that his worries were somewhat unnecessary.

The footsteps coming from the living room naturally attracted the attention of the girls. Aki looked up and met Lu Mingfei's gaze. The boy winked and gave her a playful smile. Aki understood Lu Mingfei's look; he was saying, "You're fitting in pretty smoothly, aren't you?"

Her pretty face immediately turned red, but before she could speak, Xia Mi behind her spoke first:

"Senior brother, why are you only getting back now? I've already prepared all the other ingredients, all that's missing is the soy sauce you brought."

So, I'm just a nobody among you guys?

Lu Mingfei carried the shopping bags into the kitchen and piled them on the counter with a clatter.

Looking at the overflowing shopping bag, Chen Wenwen asked curiously, "Didn't you only need to buy soy sauce and cooking wine, Mingfei? Why did you buy such a big bag of stuff? What else did you buy?"

"I also bought some potato chips and cola," Lu Mingfei said. "It's rare for us to get together, so we should make sure there's enough snacks and drinks, right?"

"I wonder if it's because Aki-nee came today."

Su Xiaoqiang narrowed her eyes: "I feel like Mingfei, you're a bit too eager to show off today... like you really want to demonstrate your boyfriend qualities."

Lu Mingfei paused, wondering if he had made it that obvious.
He looked at Su Xiaoqiang, narrowed his eyes, and said meaningfully, "Little Fairy, you should know best whether I'm a good boyfriend or not, right? Weren't you satisfied with the boyfriend power I showed last night, Xiaoqiang?"

Su Xiaoqiang: "..."

Su Xiaoqiang subconsciously pressed her still slightly sore lower back, glared at Lu Mingfei, biting her lip, thinking to herself, "He always knows how to use this trick to threaten me..."

The girls who had already had close contact with Lu Mingfei naturally understood the meaning behind his words, and a knowing smile appeared on their lips.

It seemed that only Aki was still out of the loop, blinking her eyes and asking Chen Wenwen next to her with a slightly naive look, "Does showing boyfriend power have a morning and evening distinction?"

Ok……

Upon hearing this, the girls exchanged glances and realized one thing: Senior Sister Yaji, this pure and innocent flower, had indeed not yet been touched by Mingfei.

Just then, footsteps sounded in the living room. It was Liu Miaomiao, wearing a nightgown with the straps slightly disheveled.

Liu Miaomiao rubbed her eyes and walked into the kitchen, looking tired and yawning as if she had just woken up: "Have you started making lunch yet? What time is it?"

Lu Mingfei glanced at the time on his watch and replied, "It's almost eleven o'clock."

"It's time to cook... Oh, Mingfei, haven't you gone to pick up Senior Sister Aki yet?"

As soon as Liu Miaomiao finished speaking, she noticed that Aki was also in the crowd and was stunned for a moment: "Huh, Senior Sister Aki has already arrived..."

Aki smiled at Liu Miaomiao and said, "Hello, Miaomiao."

"Ah, it's you too, Senior Sister Aki..."

Liu Miaomiao pondered the meaning of the name "Miaomiao" in her heart, thinking that since her senior sister had just called her "Miaomiao," it seemed a little distant for her to call Yaji senior sister "senior sister."

However, Liu Miaomiao was immediately stunned, realizing something, and glanced down at her clothes.

Oh no! I haven't even washed up yet, and I came out in my pajamas!

"Aki-nee, please make yourself at home. I'll go back to my room and change my clothes!"

Watching Liu Miaomiao's hurried departure, the girls exchanged knowing glances.

Yes, this is what the innocent little flower looks like after being defiled by Lu Mingfei.

……

(End of this chapter)