Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 714 Charlotte's "Social Anxiety"

It turns out that Erii was writing in her notebook earlier because she wanted to tell him about Sakura Yabuki's upcoming visit.

Erii hasn't been corrupted by her junior sisters, Little Fairy and the others. Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief.

But Miss Sakura is coming...

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and decided that when they met later, he needed to be proactive and enthusiastic to leave a good impression on Miss Sakura. After all, Miss Sakura had come to China as Erii's guardian.
If Miss Sakura makes a good impression on me, she might say a few good words about me when I return to Japan to report to Genjiro, which could also improve my chances with my future brother-in-law.

"Did Miss Sakura tell you why she came?" Lu Mingfei asked Erii.

Erii shook her head, but then wrote in her notebook, "It's probably because I haven't had my shot today."

This wasn't some secret anymore. Erii had been staying at Su Xiaoqiang's house for a while, and the girls all knew that Erii was unwell and needed regular injections.

Lu Mingfei had always been in charge of injecting Erii with the medication.

Although Lu Mingfei is neither a doctor nor a nurse, and it is somewhat irregular for him to give Erii regular injections... for the girls, there have already been enough bizarre events involving Lu Mingfei.

After all, he cured Chen Wenwen's lupus with just one kiss, so it's not that strange that he was just giving Erii an injection.

"When was the last time Erii had her injection?" Lu Mingfei asked. If it had been a long time, he would have to consider sending Erii home first.

“The day before yesterday,” Erii wrote in her notebook.

Lu Mingfei nodded; not much time had passed yet.

Given Erii's physical condition, she can only last a maximum of seven days without serum injections. Injecting every three days is a relatively safe timeframe.

However, this unexpected incident did indeed save Lu Mingfei's life, at least allowing him to temporarily escape Liu Miaomiao's "suicide question." Although he didn't know if the little girl would ask him again someday when she suddenly remembered, he would avoid it for as long as possible.

"Eri, did you send this address to Miss Sakura? Do you know this address?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"It's already been sent. I know. It's written on the sign," Erii replied.

Only after Erii pointed it out did Lu Mingfei notice the restaurant's address and phone number written in small print on the bottom right corner of the table card. He hadn't expected Erii to be so observant.

"What kind of person is Miss Sakura?" Chen Wenwen asked Erii with some curiosity.

Of everyone present, she and Liu Miaomiao were probably the only ones who had never met Yabuki Sakura before. Su Xiaoqiang had met Yabuki Sakura briefly when the principal and Yabuki Sakura picked up Erii. Therefore, she was quite curious about the "Sakura" that often appeared in Erii's words.

“She’s a very good person,” Erii replied.

It's clear that asking Erii to describe a specific person in detail is somewhat difficult. In her simple worldview, there are only two kinds of people: good and bad. Just like how tokusatsu dramas simply use Ultraman and monsters to distinguish between the forces of good and evil.

"She's also a very beautiful person," Erii added in her notebook.

For some reason, as soon as they saw Erii write "Sakura-san is beautiful" in her notebook, Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang, and Chen Wenwen all raised their beautiful eyes and looked at Lu Mingfei.

"Why are you all looking at me?" Lu Mingfei was completely confused.

Liu Miaomiao pouted: "It's nothing, can't I look at you for a bit? You're allowed to look at us, but we're not allowed to look at you?"

Lu Mingfei was a little confused, wondering why the little girl was suddenly acting strangely towards him. Was she still angry with him because of the "cell phone incident" earlier?
It couldn't be that he was angry with Miss Sakura, could it? Miss Sakura and he have no connection whatsoever.

Just then, a wind chime tinkled in the quiet coffee shop. Lu Mingfei looked up, drawn by the sound. The coffee shop door had been pushed open.

A woman wearing sunglasses pushed open the door and entered, exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay. Her professional office attire gave her a very capable and efficient look.

Before the waiter could even come over to greet her, the woman waved her hand, indicating that the waiter didn't need to worry about her.

The woman paused at the door, holding the glass door open with one hand to prevent it from closing, while slowly looking around the coffee shop before finally fixing her gaze on herself.

Lu Mingfei assumed she was someone who worked at an internet company nearby and had come downstairs to buy coffee during her lunch break. Erii, who was sitting next to him, had already stood up from her seat and waved to the woman.

Lu Mingfei paused, immediately realizing that the woman who had just entered was actually Miss Sakura. She probably arrived at school before she texted Erii to ask where she was, which is why she found him so quickly.

If Erii hadn't stood up to greet him, he definitely wouldn't have recognized Yabuki Sakura, whose exaggerated sunglasses covered most of her face.

It's unclear why Ms. Sakura, who is about the same age as them, always wears the kind of old-fashioned OL (office lady) outfits that Japanese working women often like to wear.

Could it be because Miss Sakura is the tortoise's secretary? As the boss's full-time secretary, she must handle a lot of company affairs on a daily basis, so she needs to dress more maturely to keep those slick and worldly middle-aged subordinates in check. Young leaders are always easily bullied by older employees in the company.

Strangely, after making eye contact with Erii, Sakura Yabuki did not immediately walk towards their booth, but remained standing by the door.

However, shortly afterward, Lu Mingfei saw a wooden cane protrude from outside the door. Only after the girl with the top hat at an angle stood by the door did Yabuki Sakura gently close the door of the cafe.

"Thank you." The girl lowered her eyes slightly and nodded politely to Yabuki Sakura to express her gratitude.

"You're welcome, it's all the best I can do." Sakura Yabuki nodded gently.

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, he met those beautiful emerald-like eyes.

But the next moment, those emerald-like eyes immediately turned away.

"..."

Something's not right! Why did I suddenly think "so handsome" when I saw that guy just now...?

Charlotte bit her lip guiltily, her carefully crafted aloof expression completely crumbling at that moment.

Originally, he intended to meet that guy with the aloof demeanor of a school board member, and intentionally or unintentionally bring up the previous school board vote so that Lu Mingfei would know that he had contributed to Liu Miaomiao and the others' successful enrollment.

It wasn't because she wanted to do Lu Mingfei a favor; she just wanted to show off in front of him... but before she could even say a word, her icy expression melted away; she couldn't hold back anymore. Why did she think that guy was handsome? ...That's right, it must be because of that first glance!

Many people are only handsome at first glance, but upon closer inspection, they're just average. She'd seen Leonardo DiCaprio, the Hollywood heartthrob who captivated countless young women, at various parties before, but upon closer inspection, he was nothing special. Lu Mingfei's features weren't particularly striking; how could he possibly be handsome...?

Charlotte took a deep breath after adjusting her mindset. She looked back at him, but only for a few seconds before she immediately looked away... Wait, upon closer inspection, he looks even more handsome?

Sakura Yabuki didn't notice that Charlotte's ears were already turning slightly red. After closing the door, she went straight to the booth where Lu Mingfei and the others were.

"Why is Charlotte here too?" Su Xiaoqiang asked in a low voice, a little curious. She also saw Charlotte following Yabuki Sakura into the room.

"I don't know either," Lu Mingfei replied softly.

Erii mentioned earlier that the little fairy's uncle had arrived, and now Charlotte has appeared as well. Two members of the Kassel College board of directors have actually come to the capital together—is some major event about to occur in the capital?
His junior sister is currently staying quietly by his side, and he plans to visit his brother-in-law with her soon. With both Dragon Kings behaving themselves, what major incident could possibly occur in the capital?
However, after almost a year apart, Charlotte has changed somewhat.

Girls around thirteen or fourteen years old grow the fastest. In just one year, Charlotte seemed to have grown five or six centimeters taller, reaching nearly 160cm. Her figure, which was originally somewhere between a girl and a young woman, had begun to show elegant curves, gradually leaning towards that of a young woman.

It's like a closed flower bud finally opening gently, showing signs of blooming.

The only thing that hasn't changed is probably my continued social anxiety? After making eye contact with myself, I immediately look away. I'm a year older now, and this problem hasn't improved... We're actually quite familiar with each other, aren't we? We've been comrades-in-arms through life and death together.

Lu Mingfei interpreted Charlotte's behavior of making eye contact with him and then quickly looking away as Charlotte's social anxiety flaring up again.

However, Charlotte didn't seem to be very socially awkward around the Little Celestial? He saw Charlotte follow behind Yabuki Sakura, and after walking up to them, she even took the initiative to greet the Little Celestial.

"Hello, Rosella, Zero." Charlotte smiled slightly.

"Hello there, Charlotte. Long time no see~ It's been almost a year, hasn't it?" Su Xiaoqiang smiled as well.

Ling nodded slightly: "Hello to you too."

"This is..." Liu Miaomiao hesitated, it seemed that Qiangqiang and Ling knew this foreign girl who came with Miss Ying before.

Su Xiaoqiang said enthusiastically, "Let me introduce you. This is Charlotte. She's a friend that I, Mingfei, and Ling met in Portugal."

Charlotte slightly bent her knees, lifted the sides of her skirt with both hands, nodded and said, "Hello everyone, nice to meet you all. I'm Charlotte. It's a pleasure to meet you all."

After introducing Charlotte to Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen, Su Xiaoqiang turned to Charlotte and asked, "She is..."

“…Miss Liu Miaomiao.” Charlotte smiled, “And Miss Chen Wenwen, Miss Xia Mi, and Miss Erii.”

Su Xiaoqiang was taken aback: "Huh, Charlotte, you know Miaomiao and the others...?"

“I don’t know them. But I saw a few of your names on the preparatory class application materials before.” Charlotte nodded slightly. “I’m sorry for looking at your application materials without your permission.”

Charlotte, as a member of the board of trustees of Kassel College, naturally had the right to review the files of the college's preparatory students. However…

Liu Miaomiao wanted to complain in her heart: This girl that Qiangqiang and Mingfei met in Portugal spoke in such a refined and literary way... as if she had traveled from medieval Europe. She had only ever seen people speak like that in plays like Romeo and Juliet.

Charlotte's Chinese teacher is also an expert in classical Chinese.

Seeing that Charlotte had finished greeting everyone but hadn't even glanced at him, Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a little strange.

Mingming greeted Xia Ludi so naturally, even though it was their first time meeting. Why was she so socially awkward with Xia Ludi, whom she knew so well? Lu Mingfei even wondered if he had done something to upset Xia Ludi, which was why she was ignoring him.

After Charlotte greeted everyone except Lu Mingfei, Sakura Yabuki also greeted everyone one by one.

"Would you like to have something else to drink?" Sakura Yabuki asked. "I can wait for you over there; I'm not in a hurry."

It seems that Miss Sakura came to see Erii specifically because she has something important to discuss.

Lu Mingfei glanced at the coffee cups and dessert plates on the table, which were almost empty, and then looked up and exchanged glances with the girls.

"No need," Lu Mingfei said.

“Okay. Let’s head out first. I drove here, let’s talk in the car,” said Sakura Yabuki.

car?
Lu Mingfei silently counted in his mind; with Miss Sakura and Charlotte joining them later, their group had reached nine people. The car probably wouldn't be able to fit everyone.

The group rose from their booth, with Sakura Yabuki leading the way and the others following behind. Lu Mingfei quickly followed and walked to a seat next to Charlotte.

"Charlotte, what brings you to China?" Lu Mingfei asked the girl beside him, not taking it to heart that Charlotte hadn't greeted him earlier.

"Ah... well... I have some business to attend to in China," Charlotte replied, still not looking at Lu Mingfei.

She couldn't tell Lu Mingfei the real reason she came to China, but when Lu Mingfei asked her questions, she was flustered and couldn't think of a good excuse for a while, so she could only make up a vague answer.

“Oh…” Lu Mingfei nodded. After all, Charlotte was also a member of the academy’s board of directors, and there were many things she couldn’t say publicly, which he could understand.

As the wind chimes tinkled, the group walked out of the coffee shop.

The next moment he saw Sakura Yabuki take out her car key from her pocket and press it, and then the headlights of the white Toyota Hiace with Beijing license plate number parked on the side of the road turned on.

Lu Mingfei paused, thinking to himself that Miss Ying had actually calculated things so accurately, arriving in a nine-seater Toyota Hiace to find them.

It seems Uncle Li's position has a successor...

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(End of this chapter)