Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 335 The Terrifying Russian Blonde Girl

She held up a paper bag she was carrying:
"Also, I brought you breakfast."

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, trying hard to recall the events of last Friday.

That was a long time ago for him.

It seems... that's indeed the case?

He seemed to have just made a casual complaint at the time, but Zero actually took it seriously.

Lu Mingfei scratched his messy hair somewhat embarrassedly:
"I...I was just complaining, you don't have to take it seriously..."

Even so, he still took the heavy bag without hesitation.

The bag was large, and the aroma of food wafting from inside made his mouth water.

He opened it and found steaming hot fried dough sticks, sealed soy milk, several plump steamed buns, and crystal-clear shumai inside.

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but mutter:

"How did you know I like to eat these...?"

Zero's expression remained unchanged; he simply said calmly:

"First of all, this is a common breakfast item in China and suits the tastes of most Chinese people."

Secondly, I asked the cafeteria manager, and they provided information on nearby restaurants that suit my dietary habits.

Lu Mingfei took out a golden, crispy fried dough stick, broke it in half, and handed it to Ling:
"Do you want to eat?"

"I have already eaten."

As Ling spoke, her eyes calmly swept over the half of the fried dough stick that Lu Mingfei had broken open, but she did not refuse.

She stretched out a fair hand, carefully pinched the other end of the fried dough stick with her fingertips, and took it with slightly stiff movements.

"but."

She added, her gaze slightly lowered, settling on the fried dough stick in her hand, as if conducting a rigorous review:

"If you feel awkward dining alone, I can keep you company."

Lu Mingfei paused in his action of stuffing the remaining half of the fried dough stick into his mouth, and looked at Zero with some surprise.

He belatedly realized that, besides being known as the "Ice Queen," Zero had another, more well-known nickname at Kassel College that better reflected her personality—the "Vacuum Queen."

This nickname doesn't refer to her "word magic," but rather stems from her almost obsessive fastidiousness.

She is extremely averse to unnecessary physical contact with others. It is said that her private space must be kept spotless, all items must have their fixed places, and she even subconsciously maintains a safe distance when talking to people.

She never shares food with others when she eats.

Logically speaking, a greasy "half a fried dough stick" like this should absolutely be considered "absolutely taboo".

She wouldn't even want to touch it, let alone take it, let alone say something like "I'll have a meal with you."

He opened his mouth, wanting to ask, "Aren't you a germaphobe?", but swallowed the words back.

He looked at Zero's profile, which was trying to appear calm, and finally just silently stuffed his half-eaten fried dough stick into his mouth, mumbling:
"Oh... well, thank you. Let's eat together."

Lu Mingfei didn't stand on ceremony, taking a bite of the fried dough stick while continuing to rummage through the contents of the bag.

Suddenly, he stopped, surprised, and pulled a brightly packaged snack from the bottom of the bag—a bag of cucumber-flavored Lay's potato chips, with all the text on the packaging in Chinese, something not easily found in American supermarkets. "This...how come they have this?"

He held the bag of potato chips, feeling both amused and exasperated.

Zero's gaze swept over the bag of potato chips, his tone remaining indifferent, as if he were giving a mission report:

"I heard that you hired a freshman who had attended a preparatory course to tutor you in Alchemy Chemistry for the price of a bag of cucumber-flavored potato chips."

I deduce that you have a particular fondness for this flavor, so you might like this.

Lu Mingfei didn't immediately understand what Ling was talking about, his mind still preoccupied with the fried dough sticks and Ling's unusual germaphobia.

But when his dulled senses finally connected the keywords "freshman", "preparatory class" and "tutoring in Alchemy Chemistry" and matched them with the smiling, quirky figure in his memory, he felt as if he had been struck by an electric current and almost jumped off his chair!
"Pfft-cough cough cough!"

He almost spat out the crumbs of fried dough stick in his mouth. A violent cough made his face turn red, and the remaining half of the fried dough stick in his hand almost slipped and fell to the ground.

He frantically grabbed the fried dough stick, stared wide-eyed at Ling, and his voice trembled:

"Wait! How...how did you know about this?!"

“It’s very simple,” Zero said calmly. “I asked her directly.”

Lu Mingfei's heart skipped a beat; he could almost hear the blood rushing to his head.

Zero went to find Xia Mi?!
Zero remained remarkably calm, completely ignoring Lu Mingfei's reaction, much like a plaintiff's lawyer presenting evidence in court.

"According to Xia Mi's description, you reached a tutoring agreement with her on Thursday afternoon of the last week of last month at the hotel, in exchange for 'a bag of potato chips of a specific flavor'."

Lu Mingfei opened his mouth, wanting to retort that it was a joke, but under Zero's gaze, he could only listen dryly.

However, Zero's next words made him even more uneasy:

"At the same time, to ensure the accuracy of the information, I also verified this matter with Chu Zihang and Su Xi respectively."

Lu Mingfei felt like he was suffocating.

Senior brothers and sisters?! Zero actually went to ask them?!
Chu Zihang's answer was "I don't know".

Ling tilted her head slightly, seemingly recalling the scene at that time:
“But his movements were noticeably stiff, and he immediately changed the subject after answering. Based on micro-expressions and behavioral analysis, he was withholding information.”

Lu Mingfei: "..."

He could almost picture Chu Zihang trying to maintain a poker face while inwardly panicking when faced with Ling's direct questioning.

Senior, you've been exposed!

Susie's answer was, "Maybe, but I'm not sure."

Zero continues to report:
"Her tone was natural, but her eyes darted around for a moment, and she subconsciously touched her earlobe. There is also the possibility that she was hiding something."

Lu Mingfei was completely speechless.

Looking at the petite blonde Russian woman in front of him, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness welling up inside him.

This is not some so-called "bringing breakfast" or "waking you up" at all, but a premeditated, step-by-step, and logically rigorous small-scale investigation!
He looked at Zero's face, which was still expressionless but seemed to say, "I have all the information, please tell me the truth." He felt as if he had been placed under a spotlight, and all his little secrets were exposed.

He swallowed hard; the fried dough stick in his hand had gone completely cold, and the bag of cucumber-flavored potato chips now seemed like a hot potato to him.

(End of this chapter)