Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 730 Tomorrow's Day

"Of course, of course." Lu Mingfei scratched his head.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Su Enxi seemed a bit angry with him.

"Have you not been getting much rest lately?" Lu Mingfei asked.

He noticed Su Enxi's slightly noticeable dark circles under her eyes, and her once bright and beautiful eyes now looked somewhat tired. After all, she had protected him in Takamagahara, so Lu Mingfei felt he should at least show some concern for Su Enxi.

It would have been better if this topic hadn't been brought up, but once it was, Su Enxi's heart fluttered, and she remembered the seductive music that had been playing in her ears last night.

She squeezed her legs together, her pretty face contorted with anger, and gritted her teeth as she complained, "Yeah, I haven't been getting much rest lately. I have a really annoying neighbor! They're still having parties upstairs late at night!"

It's an impact!

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei showed a deeply sympathetic expression towards Su Enxi.

Although he had never experienced annoying neighbors, he knew what it was like to be kept awake by noise when he lived with his uncle and aunt. His neighbor in the next bed was Lu Mingze, who snored and ground his teeth.

"Holding a party late at night is really immoral," Lu Mingfei said.

“Yes! You also think he’s despicable, right? Absolutely despicable! And he drives every day!” Su Enxi agreed vehemently.

"Has no one spoken to him in person?"

"No. I'm too lazy to look for him; just seeing him annoys me."

"What if I complain to the property management or the police?"

“There is no property management in the old community. The police… I am a bit nervous. Other neighbors can’t hear it, but I am the only one who can’t sleep because of the noise.”

"That is indeed a bit difficult."

Lu Mingfei nodded and joked, "If all else fails, just join in if you can't beat him. Next time he throws a party, you can join in downstairs too."

Su Enxi was taken aback.

Join your party? No way, you can't just join any party like that...!
……

Lu Mingfei originally wanted to express a few more words of sympathy for Su Enxi's tragic experience.

For some reason, after hearing Lu Mingfei's joking suggestion that she "join the party if you can't beat them," Su Enxi hurriedly took her leave, leaving Lu Mingfei completely bewildered.

Although Lu Mingfei was somewhat curious about why Su Enxi was here, the chance encounter with the beautiful boss was just a minor incident.

After buying the groceries, Lu Mingfei, carrying large and small bags, went home.

Before even entering the house, he could faintly hear the lively chatter of the girls inside. But as soon as Lu Mingfei pushed open the door and entered, the cheerful chatter in the living room abruptly ceased.

Lu Mingfei felt a little strange: "What were you guys talking about just now? Why have you stopped talking as soon as I got back?"

Sitting on the sofa, Su Xiaoqiang looked back at us, her eyes darting around: "Senior Sister Yaji just called us and said that Senior Sister Wan Boqian has something to do tomorrow, so her morning class has been moved to the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. We were just discussing whether or not to go somewhere to have fun tomorrow."

There's only one Old Norse class on Tuesday morning, taught by Wan Boqian. After the schedule change, tomorrow will be a whole day free.

Lu Mingfei carried the groceries into the kitchen and put them in the refrigerator: "Have you decided where to go tomorrow?"

"We've discussed it, but we haven't reached a consensus yet. I'd like to go to the amusement park, Senior Sister Qiangqiang wants to see a movie, and Senior Sister Wenwen has to return some books she borrowed to the nearby library tomorrow because they're due. Senior Sister Miaomiao said she's fine with going anywhere tomorrow, even staying home."

Xia Mi turned around and knelt on the sofa, resting her chin on the back of the sofa to watch Lu Mingfei's back. She blinked and said, "How about this? Senior brother, you can stay home with Senior Sister Miaomiao tomorrow morning, and after watching a movie with Senior Sister Qiangqiang at noon, you can meet me at the amusement park. In the afternoon, you can go to the library with Senior Sister Wenwen."

Lu Mingfei was taken aback upon hearing this: "...Junior sister, aren't you overestimating your senior brother's time management skills?"

Xia Mi pouted: "Senior brother, weren't you quite adept at handling four opponents at night, advancing and retreating with ease?"

Lu Mingfei: "..."

He suddenly choked up, realizing he really couldn't refute her. The mischievous Little Dragon Girl always managed to find something to say that would shock him from the most bizarre angles.

However, before Lu Mingfei's secret relationships with multiple women came to light, he often did the same.

In the morning, she spent time with Liu Miaomiao, the little fairy; in the afternoon, she went on a date with Chen Wenwen; and after returning home in the evening, her time was entirely hers. Even if she wasn't a master of time management, she could certainly be described as highly experienced.

The library and cinema are not far apart, and the only place that is a bit far away is the amusement park. However, buying an SVIP pass for the amusement park can save a lot of queuing time for rides.

All things considered, the time isn't too tight.

Lu Mingfei looked at Erii: "Eri, what about you? Is there anywhere you'd like to go tomorrow?"

Erii wrote in her notebook and showed it to Lu Mingfei: "Miss Sakura and the principal are taking me to the hospital tomorrow, so I can only come over in the evening."

Perhaps the principal had some special arrangements for tomorrow, so Lu Mingfei didn't ask any further questions. He nodded and said, "Actually, it's fine if you don't come. There's nothing important. It's not good to always trouble Miss Ying to pick you up and drop you off."

Erii shook her head abruptly and wrote, "No, I must come tomorrow."

It's tomorrow again.

Lu Mingfei remembered that he had overheard Miao Miao talking about tomorrow before he left home. He couldn't help but wonder, what day is tomorrow?

……

The wardrobe in the bedroom was wide open, and the boys' clothes were neatly hung up, categorized by season and style.

Standing in front of the dressing mirror in the walk-in closet, Lu Mingfei felt like a human clothes rack, letting Liu Miaomiao take out one piece of clothing after another from the closet and arrange them in front of him.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Chen Wenwen and Xia Mi were like judges at a fashion show, nodding and shaking their heads as they critiqued the models.

"After looking around, I feel this outfit suits me best. What do you guys think, Xiao Miwenwen?" Liu Miaomiao hung the previous outfit back in the closet and took down another one to compare with Lu Mingfei.

Xia Mi and Chen Wenwen looked him up and down.

Lu Mingfei subconsciously straightened his chest to accept the judges' inspection, conscientiously fulfilling his duty as a coat rack.

Xia Mi finished her inspection and commented, "I agree. The white T-shirt suits Senior Brother's skin tone better, and the simple logo doesn't look superfluous or old-fashioned."

Chen Wenwen nodded, "Hmm... I also think this outfit is better."

Lu Mingfei looked at the white logo T-shirt with the Moose Knuckles logo and the black Burberry shorts in the fitting room mirror... and thought to himself, isn't this the outfit that was picked out for me twenty minutes ago?

However, Liu Miaomiao still frowned, looking dissatisfied, her hesitant expression like someone stumped by a difficult question or condition on the final math problem of the college entrance exam. She blinked and looked at Lu Mingfei: "Mingfei, what do you think? Should we look at some others?"

"I think this outfit is fine!" Lu Mingfei quickly said, afraid that Liu Miaomiao would change her mind and bring him another outfit to try on. If they kept changing outfits like this, they might miss the movie screening with Xiaotiannv.

Liu Miaomiao raised her wrist to look at her watch, seemingly realizing that time didn't allow Lu Mingfei to continue trying, so she sighed softly: "Then let's go out in this outfit."

Doesn't it all matter what you wear...?

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "It's not like when we were just starting out dating, spending hours agonizing over what to wear on a date just to make a good impression. We're practically an old married couple now; I see her in her pajamas every day..."

However, Lu Mingfei only complained in his mind. After all, his junior sisters Miaomiao and Wenwen were so enthusiastic, and he couldn't spoil his girlfriend's fun.

And doesn't he often make them try on bunny girl or maid outfits? ... Xia Mi, who loves cosplay, is sometimes asked by Lu Mingfei to change into anime character cosplay outfits, and Xiao Tiannv is also half-heartedly coaxed by Lu Mingfei into wearing Tohsaka Rin and Asuka's clothes.

He lets his girlfriends play dress-up games at night, and he cooperates with them during the day; it's a fair trade.

He finally decided on what to wear when he and Little Fairy went out to see a movie. Unexpectedly, Little Fairy was even more serious than him. Before going out, she not only put on makeup carefully, but also did her nails meticulously.

This reminded Lu Mingfei of when he first met Xiaotiannv. Every time they met, she would wear her most exquisite makeup and say the most arrogant things, saying that she always went out like this, and that she didn't put on makeup just to see Lu Mingfei or anything like that.

"Then let's go see a movie first."

Su Xiaoqiang, arm in arm with Lu Mingfei, stood outside the door and turned back to wave to Liu Miaomiao, Chen Wenwen, and Xia Mi inside: "I'm leaving the rest to you."

Liu Miaomiao smiled and waved, "Yes, we know. Qiangqiang, you can just relax and go to the movies with Mingfei."

For some reason, Lu Mingfei always felt that the two best friends were talking about something else.

The security door slammed shut. After seeing Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang walking hand in hand out of the community gate through the master bedroom window, the three of them, huddled by the window, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The three girls turned around at the same time, looked at each other, and Liu Miaomiao raised her wrist to check the time again before speaking solemnly:
“It’s eleven o’clock now. Mingfei will take Qiangqiang to see a movie first, then go to the amusement park with Xiaomi. When we get back in the evening, he’ll take Wenwen to the library. There’s plenty of time to set things up at home.”

"Eri is expected to arrive around 6:30 pm. I just contacted Aki-nee, and she has a long class in the afternoon, so she can only come after class. Her arrival time here should be around the same time as Erii's."

"So besides setting everything up at home, we have another task: to try to keep Mingfei from going home until after 6:30. The rides at the amusement park take the most time, so Xiaomi, try to get Mingfei to ride as many rides as possible in the afternoon. Especially rides like the Ferris wheel that take a long time, make sure Mingfei rides them all."

Xia Mi replied, her expression unusually serious: "Received."

Liu Miaomiao looked at Chen Wenwen: "If it's still not 6:30 when Xiaomi and Mingfei come back from the amusement park, then Wenwen, you'll have to keep Mingfei occupied. Xiaomi will send us a message before they get home, so Wenwen, you should leave early and wait for Mingfei at the entrance of the community. Make sure he doesn't get home."

Chen Wenwen softly hummed in agreement: "I know. I'll try to stall for a little longer."

"The plan has been almost completely explained."

Liu Miaomiao's tense expression finally relaxed, revealing a smile. She clapped her hands in front of her and said, "Now, let's start setting up the birthday party venue. As we divided the tasks before, I'll be in charge of popping up the balloons; Wenwen, you're good at handicrafts, so you'll be in charge of tying the ribbons; Xiaomi, you've studied dance and have good balance, so I'll ask you to hang the balloons and ribbons on the wall."

The three girls had just moved the party supplies they had bought in advance, such as balloons, ribbons, and firecrackers, from the closet into the living room, and had just blown up some balloons when the doorbell rang.

The sudden doorbell rang, which clearly caught them off guard.

"Could it be that Mingfei is back?" Chen Wenwen asked nervously. "Should we pack our things away first?"

Xia Mi immediately shook her head and said, "It shouldn't be Senior Brother. Senior Brother has a key. If it were him, he definitely wouldn't ring the doorbell; he would just open the door with the key. I'll go see who it is."

That's what she said, but when she walked to the door and looked through the peephole, Xia Mi was still a little worried that Lu Mingfei might have forgotten to bring his keys and come back to get them.

If it really is my senior brother, once he sees those balloons spread on the ground, he will immediately know what they are doing.

Their plan, which they had been secretly plotting for a week in their small group to prepare a birthday surprise for their senior, was going to fall through.

However, after seeing who it was through the peephole, Xia Mi immediately breathed a sigh of relief and patted her flat chest.

The door opened with a "whoosh," and Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen met the girl's light blue eyes at the door.

Zero smoothed her light blonde bangs and asked softly, "Is there anything... I can help you with?"

……

"Speaking of which, isn't today that guy's birthday?"

In the dimly lit room with the curtains drawn, only the laptop screen emitted a cold, bluish light. Su Enxi wore wide-rimmed glasses, and her fair skin made her dark circles appear even more pronounced.

With a Pocky chocolate bar dangling from her mouth, she typed rapidly on her laptop keyboard while replying to Mai Shude on the other end of the video call: "Yes."

Neither of them explicitly mentioned "that guy's" name, but they both understood each other implicitly. The number of men who could appear in their conversation was quite limited, and "that guy" was the most obvious one.

"Did Sanwu go to his house to celebrate his birthday?" asked Jiude Mai.

"Pretty much. Apparently, the girls were planning to surprise Lu Mingfei by sending him out, while the rest of them stayed home to set up a birthday party. Sanwu went to help out at his house," Su Enxi replied listlessly.

"What about you?"

"how do I?"

Why didn't you go with Sanwu?

Su Enxi rolled her eyes: "Why would I go? I've never kissed that guy. I'm not going to call all the way from Siberia just to ask about his birthday."

In the video, Mai Shude was taken aback at first, then revealed a vicious expression: "I think you're asking for trouble, Chip Girl! You've become more and more arrogant while I was away from home. By the time I get back, you'd better be at the Zhou family's place..."

Of course, Mai could hear the subtle hint in Su Enxi's words... or rather, it was no longer subtle, but blatant.

After all, among the three of them, she was the only one who had ever kissed that guy so far. And more than once. Who knows why she was so bewitched back then, insisting on competing with Lu Mingfei in this matter?

Faced with Mai's verbal threats, and thinking about her own ticklish spots, Su Enxi was actually a little apprehensive. In truth, the long-legged beauty also had many ticklish spots, but as an office secretary, it was clearly difficult for her to find Mai's ticklish spots; it was usually a one-sided affair where Mai would be the one to "punish" her.

Sometimes, people are just sarcastic and think that the crisis they are about to face has nothing to do with them now. And since opportunities to make fun of Mai are rare, she naturally wants to seize them!
However, Su Enxi still cautiously asked first, "When are you coming back?"

"They'll be back soon, possibly as early as the beginning of next month. The people from Kassel College are already preparing to leave. They've been investigating the camp for almost half a year, but they don't seem to have found anything."

Su Enxi quickly calculated in her mind that she would probably have already left for the Zhou family by then, and then continued with a smug and sarcastic remark:
"What a pity. If it had been half a month earlier, it might have been in time for Lu Mingfei's birthday. I've already thought of a birthday present for you, Mai. You can just tie a ribbon around your waist and give it to Lu Mingfei."

……

(End of this chapter)