Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 727: A Perfect Match!
In fact, Su Enxi knew that, in principle, it would be more appropriate for her thoughtful little secretary to accompany her during such negotiations.

The girl with no connections is a fighter; she excels at one-on-one combat.

But you want her to go and negotiate with others?
Just imagining it, Su Enxi could picture Zero expressionlessly pointing a gun at the other person's forehead while taking out a contract and pen from his briefcase and slapping them in front of the other person for them to sign.

However, going to the Zhou family with Lu Mingfei was a rare opportunity for the two of them to spend time together.

After all, the Zhou family of Xiangyang is not a place where just anyone can come and go. It is a mixed-race power that has been able to pass down for thousands of years in this land of dragons in China.

It's often said that emperors come and go, but powerful families remain constant. Over thousands of years, countless powerful clans have risen and fallen. From the Wang and Xie families of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families of the Tang Dynasty, only the Zhou family has stood strong for a millennium. Huang Chao slaughtered all five of the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families, yet he dared not provoke the Zhou family, who were above the Seven Noble Families.

As a representative of Kassel College, Lu Mingfei was going to the Zhou family to borrow Samson's dragon bones, so naturally he couldn't bring his girlfriends along. This wasn't just because the mission to the Zhou family was somewhat dangerous, but also because the Zhou family wouldn't allow so many unrelated people to enter so easily.

Opportunities to spend time alone together are rare, and as her best friend, Su Enxi really wanted to give Ling a push and let her have this chance.

But given Sanwu's personality, what if the negotiations with the Zhou family break down? What's even more worrying is whether it will lead to a strained relationship between Kassel College and the Zhou family?
If the Secret Party and the Zhou family were to fight each other, the end of the world would arrive sooner than expected, without even waiting for the Dragon King to be resurrected!

Ugh, this is so annoying. Lu Mingfei is such a jerk. He already has so many girlfriends, why doesn't he just take the initiative and add Zero to his harem? Why is he acting so coy?

Su Enxi didn't want to make a mistake, so she simply handed over the choice to Ling.

Logically speaking, Su Enxi felt that Sanwu shouldn't have hesitated. He should have seized the opportunity to be alone with Lu Mingfei and then made his move. When their feelings deepened, things would naturally fall into place. By the time they returned from the Zhou family, Lu Siling might already be involved.

However, Ling's opinion on this matter was unusually different from Su Enxi's.

"The meeting between Lu Mingfei and the Zhou family is probably within the next two months. Will you go with Lu Mingfei, or should I go with him? Have you decided?"

Zero stood up at the door in her slippers, looked back at Su Enxi without turning around, and said, "This kind of task is more suitable for you, Potato Chips."

"It's not a question of who is more suitable, but whether you want to go with Lu Mingfei."

"This mission is no small matter, unlike the previous small-scale missions. The boss has had business dealings with the Zhou family, but none of us have actually come into contact with them. In a sense, this mission is accompanied by certain risks, and the person assisting Lu Mingfei must be the most suitable person to carry out this mission."

"...So you don't want to go?"

"..."

Ling turned her back to Su Enxi and did not answer. Although she did not answer, sometimes silence itself is a response.

Su Enxi stared at Ling's silent back for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh from her shrewd and calculating face.

"Fine, fine, I give up."

Su Enxi leaned against the doorframe, rubbing her forehead with one hand, and shook her head, saying, "I've asked the boss if we can both carry out this mission together. I'll handle things at the negotiating table, and you'll be responsible for everything outside of it. My personal safety is in your hands. Honestly, I was planning to take a vacation while Lu Mingfei was at the Zhou family's..."

Zero finally turned around, her delicate face as still as ice, tilting her head expressionlessly: "Is it okay?"

"It shouldn't be a big problem. The boss would probably be happy if I went with you."

"why?"

Su Enxi shrugged: "...The last time I called the boss, he complained that I was too idle. You and Long Legs both have tasks, and I'm the only one lazing around at home all day. He even said he'd find me something to do. How annoying! Doesn't the boss know I'm just working from home? It's hard enough for me to work hard every day to support the family!"

The more Su Enxi complained, the more unfair it felt to her. Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced in the direction of Zero and suddenly stopped complaining.

"Sanwu...did you smile just now?" Su Enxi asked. She seemed to have seen a slight smile twitch at the corner of Ling's mouth. Although it was only a slight upturn, she still keenly caught it.

"No." Zero shook her head expressionlessly, her little face contorted with scare tactics: "You must be mistaken about potato chips. You're not wearing your glasses."

"I'm absolutely sure! I clearly saw you smile just now. And I'm not nearsighted."

"You're mistaken. I have facial paralysis. People with facial paralysis can't smile."

"I actually find it quite reasonable..."

……

Lu Mingfei arrived home a little later.

When I got home, the house was already tidied up. The advantage of having multiple roommates is that everyone shares the work, so it's not tiring.

The living room lights were off, and four girls in their pajamas were huddled together on the sofa watching the TV series "Home with Kids," laughing happily.

Hearing the door open, everyone turned around at the same time. Su Xiaoqiang, sipping her milk, asked, "Why are you back so early?"

Lu Mingfei looked up at the wall clock: "Is it early? Isn't it already 9:30?"

The girls exchanged glances, and Chen Wenwen smiled, "We all thought you wouldn't be coming back tonight after you dropped off Sister Yaji."

Lu Mingfei suddenly realized that this was what Xiaotiannv and the others meant when they asked him why he came back so early.

"What are you thinking? I have early class tomorrow. How could I possibly stay overnight at Aki's house?"

"You and Aki haven't reached that point yet? When are you planning to..." Su Xiaoqiang's face showed a gossipy expression.

She didn't try to hide it, after all, there was nothing left for them to hide now. Which girl present didn't know Lu Mingfei inside and out... Senior Sister Aki was bound to be around sooner or later.

Lu Mingfei also walked to the sofa and sat down among his girlfriends: "Take it slow, these things can't be rushed."

"You're quite patient," Liu Miaomiao said, pursing her lips.

"Patience also depends on who you're dealing with, for example..."

Lu Mingfei drew out his words, and before Liu Miaomiao could react, he suddenly pounced on her and pushed her onto the sofa, grabbing her hands and raising them above her head: "I don't have that much patience for you guys."

The sound of warbling voices immediately filled the living room, and the girls jumped off the sofa and scattered barefoot around the house.

……

Su Enxi had just finished showering and drying her hair, and was about to go to bed when she slipped into bed. She had just put on her eye mask when a soft, seductive murmur suddenly drifted from the master bedroom upstairs.

"..."

Su Enxi stared at the ceiling, gritting her teeth... Damn it, this happens every single day! Can't a person get a single day of good sleep?! Tomorrow is Monday, a workday...!!!
As the blanket was gently rolled up.

The faint, hazy sounds echoed softly from upstairs.

……

"You weren't late today," Nono said curiously, standing by the lectern.

As Lu Mingfei walked into classroom B2, where he was to have his "Magic Mechanics" morning class, the first thing he saw was a pair of long, fair legs in denim shorts dangling by the teacher's desk, wearing a pair of high-heeled sandals that accentuated the shape of the feet.

Lu Mingfei scratched his head: "I'm not often late, I just get a little late occasionally..."

Subconsciously answering Nuonuo's question, Lu Mingfei looked at the red-haired girl in front of him and belatedly realized the problem.

"Senior, what are you doing here? Did I go to the wrong classroom?"

But looking around the classroom, all the faces sitting in their seats were somewhat familiar, and Zero was sitting in her seat too. Even if he might have gone to the wrong classroom, someone as meticulous as Zero wouldn't make such a basic mistake.

Nono slapped a stack of test papers into his arms: "You've come to the right place. I'm here to help Aki distribute the test papers. There was a quiz during the first period this morning to test the knowledge points you learned in the last class. Could you please distribute this stack of test papers, class representative?"

Upon hearing that there would be a pop quiz in the first class this morning, a chorus of groans and lamentations erupted in the classroom.

Although Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "Isn't it you, senior sister, who's here to help Aki hand out the exam papers?" he also thought that this was his girlfriend's job, and Aki's job was also his job, so it wasn't like he was helping an outsider.

Lu Mingfei handed out the test papers. Nuonuo and Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang, and Chen Wenwen, who followed Lu Mingfei into the classroom, greeted each of them.

"Hello, Senior Sister Nuonuo." Liu Miaomiao waved, her smile sweet. "I didn't expect you to be a student in the preparatory class too..."

Nono laughed too: "Yes, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

"Hello, Senior Sister." Su Xiaoqiang nodded to Nuonuo. "Long time no see."

Liu Miaomiao let out a soft "Eh?" and turned to look at Su Xiaoqiang: "So, Qiangqiang, you know Senior Sister Nuonuo too?"

“Well, last year when Ming and I were in Monza, Italy, I had already met with Senior Sister Nuonuo,” Su Xiaoqiang explained.

She almost let slip that she and Mingfei had gone to Monza, Italy together... If the people in the classroom heard her, they'd probably gossip about it for a while. She was fed up with being gossiped about by people she didn't know well; she preferred a quiet, peaceful romance now.

Liu Miaomiao nodded upon hearing this. Of course, she now knew that after Lu Mingfei chased after Su Xiaoqiang to Portugal, he also had a "honeymoon trip" in Italy. She thought to herself that Xiaoqiang and Nuonuo had known each other for a while longer than she had. When Mingfei and Xiaoqiang went to Italy for their honeymoon, they had already met Nuonuo.

...No. So, Mingfei and Nuonuo actually knew each other a long time ago?

No wonder Mingfei and Nuonuo stared at each other for a long time when they first entered the room.

Then why did the two of them pretend not to know each other when they gave directions to Nuonuo, became friends with Nuonuo, and introduced themselves to Mingfei?
At that moment, Nuonuo tilted her head and waved like a beckoning cat at Chen Wenwen, who was standing at the back. Chen Wenwen immediately greeted Nuonuo, "Hello, senior sister."

Seeing the looks her two best friends were giving her, Chen Wenwen explained, "...I've met Senior Sister Nuonuo before. Back in our hometown."

The three girls exchanged glances... so Nono and they were all acquaintances.

At this moment, Chen Wenwen saw the name on Nuonuo's student ID hanging around her neck and was a little surprised: "Oh, senior, you also have the surname Chen? Your name is so nice. I also have the surname Chen, what a coincidence."

Nono glanced at her student ID badge; the three gilded characters, Chen Motong, gleamed in the sunlight. "Yeah, what a coincidence. Maybe we were family five hundred years ago."

"Maybe. By the way, where are you from, senior sister?" Chen Wenwen asked.

"I forgot. I only studied in China for a few years when I was very young. Later, I moved to the United States and attended high school there. I have never returned to my hometown in China."

"Huh?" Su Xiaoqiang blinked: "Senior Sister Nuonuo, aren't you Mingfei's elementary school senior?"

Nuonuo certainly remembered the persona she had adopted when she first met Su Xiaoqiang, and reacted quickly: "Yeah, I went abroad after finishing second grade in China and was that guy's senior for a year. Back then, he came to school every day without wearing his red scarf, and I was a two-stripe Young Pioneer, so I often protected him and didn't deduct points from his grades."

Her explanation also subtly explained how she, who had only been Lu Mingfei's senior for a year, had become so familiar with him.

Su Xiaoqiang nodded in sudden realization, waved to Nuonuo, and then returned to her seat.

However, after returning to her seat, Su Xiaoqiang noticed that Liu Miaomiao's expression was somewhat serious, as if she had something on her mind.

"Miaomiao, what are you thinking about?" Su Xiaoqiang asked.

Liu Miaomiao looked up and saw Lu Mingfei handing out test papers in the corner at the other end of the classroom before turning to her best friend and whispering, "Qiangqiang, do you remember? Xiaomi said before that Mingfei has a senior sister surnamed Chen... it was during the sports meet."

"Senior Sister Chen..."

Su Xiaoqiang blinked, then remembered, and seemed to confirm that there was such a thing.

The reason this topic came up was because Xia Mi called her "Senior Sister Su" but called Chen Wenwen "Senior Sister Wenwen." Su Xiaoqiang was curious, so she asked Xia Mi about it. Xia Mi replied, "Because there's another Senior Sister Chen."

They had questioned Lu Mingfei about the "other Senior Sister Chen" that Xiao Mi mentioned. Lu Mingfei brushed it off with the excuse that she was "just a primary school senior." They gradually forgot about it afterward.

But it was brought up so suddenly today.

Nuonuo is Mingfei's senior from elementary school... and Nuonuo's name is Chen Motong...

Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao simultaneously looked up at each other.

My elementary school senior, surnamed Chen… That matches up!

……

(End of this chapter)