Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 241 I am truly a virtuous gentleman

"Senior sister, intelligence work also has costs, you know? Real-time updates are very laborious."

Lu Mingfei looked completely innocent and lowered his voice:

"Honest business practices, no credit allowed. See, isn't it working well? We just happened to run into them."

Susie took a deep breath, tried to keep smiling, and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth:
"...I'll go back and get you!"

She finally understood that this S-class junior's ruthlessness in making money was absolutely proportional to his combat power.

The two exchanged brief and discreetly. In Chu Zihang's view, it was merely Lu Mingfei enthusiastically helping Su Qian with her luggage, and Su Qian politely declining.

Xia Mi blinked her big eyes, looking at this and then at that, a knowing smile curving her lips.

"Let's go."

Chu Zihang was unaware of the subtle undercurrents and spoke succinctly.

"Yes, yes, let's go!"

Xia Mi immediately chimed in excitedly, grabbing Susie's arm and acting unusually affectionate:
"Senior Sister Susie, we were just discussing going to the amusement park! Why don't you and Senior Brother Chu come along? It's more fun with more people!"

Susie was taken aback by Xia Mi's enthusiasm, then looked at Chu Zihang with a questioning look in her eyes.

Chu Zihang frowned slightly, seemingly surprised by the "amusement park" option, and turned his gaze to Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei shrugged, indicating to Chu Zihang that this was not his idea.

Chu Zihang remained silent for a few seconds, seemingly assessing the rationale behind the arrangement, before finally nodding.
"can."

Seeing this, Susie smiled as well:
"Great, I haven't been to an amusement park in ages."

"awesome!"

Xia Mi cheered and swayed her arm around Susie's.

Lu Mingfei looked at the two girls who had instantly formed an "amusement park alliance," and Chu Zihang, who, although expressionless, surprisingly did not refuse, and touched his nose.

It seems like I'm really going to have to experience the "roller coaster" and "drop tower" this time.

He secretly prayed that his dragon bloodline and faded physique would be strong enough to withstand the strain and that he wouldn't embarrass himself.

Lu Mingfei carried Susie's luggage into the taxi, telling the driver the name of the hotel as he casually remarked:
"I'll go book another room in a bit. Senior brother and I will share one room, and senior sister, you and Xia Mi will share one room."

"and many more."

Susie suddenly said:

"You mean, there's only one room left? For the two of you?"

She pointed at Lu Mingfei, then at Xia Mi, her eyes widening:
"Sharing a room?"

Lu Mingfei was taken aback, his face seemingly saying, "I didn't expect to be exposed so quickly."

"What's that expression on your face?"

Susie glared at Lu Mingfei:
"You never even tried to hide it, did you? Money really does corrupt men, Lu. Last semester I thought you were a gentleman, but now... now you're even trying to seduce freshman girls into going to hotels! Well done, you!"

This incident undoubtedly had a huge impact on Susie, a Chinese woman with normal views.

"I'm innocent, Senior Sister!"

Lu Mingfei almost jumped up, frantically explaining:

"It's not what you think! It was a railway strike! We had no choice but to squeeze into one room! And it was a standard room with two beds! Senior Brother Chu can testify... uh, he wasn't there at the time..." He became more and more confused as he spoke, feeling like he couldn't clear his name no matter what.

Susie crossed her arms, her eyes full of suspicion: "Oh? What a coincidence? I know about the strike. But, forced? How forced are you to share a standard room with your junior sister? Lu Mingfei, you could fool a three-year-old with that excuse."

She looked at Xia Mi, her serious tone softening:
"Junior Sister Xia Mi, don't be afraid. Did he coerce you? With your senior sister here, he won't dare to do anything."

Xia Mi blinked her big eyes, looked at Lu Mingfei, who was red-faced with anger, and then at Su Qian, who looked like she was "here to uphold justice," and suddenly burst out laughing.

Instead of hiding behind Susie, she clung even tighter to Susie's arm, leaned closer, and whispered:

"Senior Sister Susie, you've misunderstood~ Actually, I forced Senior Brother to book a room!"

"what?"

Susie was stunned; this answer was completely unexpected.

Xia Mi continued whispering, her eyes curving like crescent moons:
"I thought the hotel was too expensive, so I wanted to save some money to buy a lens. My senior was hesitant and didn't agree at first, but I dragged him there! Look at how cowardly he was, did he look like someone who would dare to do something bad?"

As she spoke, she made a face at Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei was stunned. He was about to refute Xia Mi's words that he was too cowardly and try to save face, but then he realized that the timing was not right and swallowed his words back.

Susie was a little confused by this reversal. She looked at Xia Mi, whose angelic face held a mischievous glint in her eyes. Then she looked at Lu Mingfei, who had a pathetic expression on his face, as if to say, "Who am I? Where am I? Why am I always the one who gets hurt?"

Given her understanding of Lu Mingfei and the absurdity of Xia Mi's explanation, it seems more believable.
Chu Zihang stood aside, listening to this farce with a blank expression, and finally spoke:
"He really doesn't have the guts."

He paused and added:

"Moreover, he has always been very principled. He hasn't used the reward of a day of freedom before, which was that the first girl he pursued in this academy couldn't refuse him and had to maintain a relationship with him for at least three months."

Chu Zihang's voice was calm and as reliable as ever.

Lu Mingfei was almost in tears.

In a pinch, your brothers are the most reliable.

But senior brother, if you hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have known I had this authority.

He straightened up instantly, as if he had finally found his people, and echoed them repeatedly:
"Yes, yes, principles! My senior brother understands me! I'm a person of principle!"

Susie glanced at Lu Mingfei, who had a "I am a gentleman" look on his face, then at Chu Zihang, who was expressionless, and finally at Xia Mi, who was smiling.

Chu Zihang's "testimony" carries significant weight; he is always objective and calm, and never speaks recklessly.

She rubbed her forehead, sighed, and accepted the explanation.

"Okay, okay, I guess I overreacted."

She glanced at Lu Mingfei with a hint of apology, but then glared at him.
"But next time there's a situation like this where you have no other choice, could you please say so in advance? I almost really thought you were a freak."

"Definitely! Definitely next time!"

Lu Mingfei nodded vigorously, but in his heart he was thinking that it was best if there were no more times when he was "forced" to do something like this, because his heart couldn't take it.

"The misunderstanding is cleared up!"

Xia Mi cheered and perked up again, pulling Susie along as they headed for the taxi.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go to the hotel to drop off our luggage and then head to the amusement park!"

Chu Zihang put his luggage away and opened the passenger door first before getting in.

Lu Mingfei quickly stuffed Susie's luggage into the trunk, and then squeezed into the back seat with the two girls.

(End of this chapter)