Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Su Xiaoqiang was startled, as if she had suddenly drifted off into a daze, but her consciousness quickly returned, and she paused for a moment:

"Aren't you a student at Shilan Secondary School? The tuition there isn't cheap. You can't be homeless too, can you?"

"It can't be called home, nor can it be called not home. The situation is a bit complicated and can't be explained in a short time."

Lu Mingfei returned to his console, put on his headphones, and was about to continue his StarCraft game when he discovered that his base was being overrun by the enemy Zerg's Hydralisk, Zergling, and Baneling army.

I was chatting with Su Xiaoqiang for too long and didn't catch up with my development and construction. Even if Lu Ming were possessed by Lu Bu, he couldn't turn the tide. He could only watch helplessly as the enemy focused their fire on his buildings.

"Damn, we've been chatting for too long and forgot the game is still running."

Lu Mingfei had no choice but to type GG.

"What game are you playing?" Su Xiaoqiang suddenly leaned closer. "Ugh! This monster looks disgusting!"

"Uh, StarCraft..."

Looking at the curious expression on Su Xiaoqiang's face, Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment before continuing,

"The premise is roughly that in the distant future, humanity discovers two other alien races while exploring outer space, and then..."

Lu Mingfei gave a brief explanation of the background story of interstellar travel.

"Oh, oh." Su Xiaoqiang shook her head. "I didn't understand."

"..."

"But it feels more fun than Connect Four," Su Xiaoqiang blinked. "Teach me?"

"This is quite violent, it might not be suitable for you..."

"Would you like a drink?"

"It's not about whether I'm hungry or not, it has nothing to do with whether I ate enough this morning. The key thing is that this is really bloody..."

"Would you like another bowl of instant noodles, with an egg and sausage?"

"I want chicken stew with shiitake mushrooms."

"make a deal!"

Chapter 12 Myojin?

As Lao Lei carefully carried a bowl of instant noodles with double egg and sausage upstairs, Su Xiaoqiang had already moved the camera position to next to Lu Mingfei, leaning slightly towards Lu Mingfei's body.

Lu Mingfei then personally demonstrated to Su Xiaoqiang how to operate the equipment step by step.

Old Lei placed the instant noodles in front of Lu Mingfei and glanced at Su Xiaoqiang.

"I underestimated you. One after another, you've been hiding your true abilities."

"Huh?" Lu Mingfei was stuffing instant noodles into his mouth.

"It's nothing. Just be careful when you go out these days and try to stay in crowded places."

After Lao Lei finished speaking, he stomped downstairs, leaving Lu Mingfei with a puzzled look on his face.

Did you understand what he just said?

Su Xiaoqiang stared at the computer screen without even looking up. "It's not important. Can you come and help me figure out why I can't create farmers?"

“You’ve reached your population limit.” Lu Mingfei leaned over Su Xiaoqiang as if to touch her hand.

Su Xiaoqiang was startled by Lu Mingfei's action and quickly dropped the mouse and withdrew her hand. Unexpectedly, Lu Mingfei naturally took the mouse that Su Xiaoqiang had thrown away and started operating it.

"Look, you need to click here first, and then build this building..."

Lu Mingfei was intently working on the computer. Su Xiaoqiang's pretty face flushed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed about her earlier thoughts.

"...Did you understand?" Lu Mingfei released the mouse and turned to look at Su Xiaoqiang. "Hey, why is your face red?"

"None of your business?" Su Xiaoqiang rolled her eyes. "Can't I be energetic?"

"Oh, I thought you were using wax to keep warm."

"Are you trying to tell a joke?"

"I thought you wanted to do stand-up comedy, so I was going to be your straight man."

"..."

Su Xiaoqiang covered his forehead; this guy definitely doesn't have a girlfriend.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. What high school student with a boyfriend would go to an internet cafe during the prime of their summer vacation?

The two were arguing when the metal staircase started clanging and banging again.

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang both subconsciously looked up, and several heads popped out from the corner of the stairs, one after another.

Several men came up to the second floor, their hands in their pockets. They were all quite young, with colorful hair.

The man had obviously noticed Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang huddled in the corner on the second floor, especially Su Xiaoqiang.

Lu Mingfei could clearly feel that the gazes of several people lingered on Su Xiaoqiang for a few more seconds.

Su Xiaoqiang felt the gazes of the group and felt uncomfortable being stared at. Just as she was wondering whether she should react, Lu Mingfei suddenly put his hand on her shoulder.

She was startled, thinking that Lu Mingfei had suddenly become lustful and wanted to take advantage of her.

Just as she was about to break free and slap him back, she felt Lu Mingfei's palm was terrifyingly calm and powerful, pressing her down so hard that she shrank into the chair.

"It's okay, don't be scared. Nobody meant any harm. It's just that there aren't many girls in internet cafes, so they just glanced at you a few times. They'll go about their business in a bit."

Lu Mingfei also lowered his head behind the screen and said, "Let's just keep playing."

Su Xiaoqiang then suddenly realized that Lu Mingfei only wanted to protect her.

He put his hands on his shoulders, trying to hide himself behind the monitor.

"Are these kinds of things common?" Su Xiaoqiang was experiencing the chaos of an internet cafe for the first time.

Lu Mingfei's eyes darted around a few times. "Not many, but there aren't many pretty girls like you who come to internet cafes either."

Su Xiaoqiang comes from a wealthy family. She was born in the heart of Rome and is of mixed race, so her physical appearance is naturally outstanding.

So from childhood to adulthood, she has always been praised for her beauty.

But being complimented on her beauty by Lu Mingfei in an internet cafe was a first for her... She couldn't tell if she was happy or unhappy, but it felt quite special.

Sure enough, after Su Xiaoqiang was forced behind the computer by Lu Mingfei, the others gradually found a nearby seat and started their computers.

Su Xiaoqiang let out a short sigh of relief, her tense heart finally relaxing.

Before today, she had never been to an internet cafe, a place with so many people.

Different people have different social circles.

For example, Lu Mingfei's social circle consists of home, school, and internet cafe.

Breakfast was bought from a roadside stall, movies were watched at cheap, popular cinemas, and even the clothes we wore were bought by haggling with our aunt at the wholesale market.

But people like Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao have completely different life experiences.

When it comes to buying clothes, they only go to the luxury brand stores in the city's largest supermarket, or have them custom-made.

When they go out with friends, they only go to those high-end KTVs with members, where everyone coming and going is from the same social class as them.

On the contrary, schools are the most egalitarian places. A class can have people like Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao, as well as people like Lu Mingfei.

Of course, this equality is only relative, because Lu Mingfei himself attended a prestigious private school.

……

Because of the difference in social circles, when Su Xiaoqiang encountered a group of strangers in an unfamiliar setting, she, who was usually proud and domineering, was unusually somewhat bewildered and at a loss.

If Lu Mingfei hadn't been there, she really wouldn't have known how to handle the situation.

"How about... we go?" Su Xiaoqiang asked tentatively.

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, if you want to leave, then go ahead. I'll take you to the station."

Just as they were about to disembark, a sudden exclamation erupted from the group of people who had boarded earlier:

"Holy crap, the God of War is actually online!"

"Which deity?" asked a man with a pompadour hairstyle.

"That's Mingming, the StarCraft god who's invincible in every internet cafe in Nancheng. People call him God Ming."

"Go check the local network, there's someone with the ID 'MingMing' who created a room," another person with pineapple hair replied.

"Damn, I'll go check it out right away."

The man with the airplane haircut quickly opened StarCraft, while the man with the pineapple haircut stood up from his seat, craning his neck to look around, and then saw Lu Mingfei's side.

"Holy crap, Myojin is sitting right here."

Su Xiaoqiang saw the group of men suddenly stand up from their seats and scurry over with almost fawning expressions, calling him "Ming Shen" repeatedly.

Suddenly, I realized that the group of men I had been afraid of just seemed like a bunch of childish fools.

She tugged at Lu Mingfei's clothes and whispered, "The Ming Shen they're talking about isn't you, is it?"

Lu Mingfei scratched his head sheepishly, "It seems so."

Su Xiaoqiang suddenly regretted not telling Lu Mingfei that she wanted to leave sooner.

Because they were already surrounded by five or six burly men, it was too late for them to leave.

Especially when she saw these people scrambling to flatter Lu Mingfei while she was the one being ignored and neglected, she felt that life was actually quite disillusioning.

"And this is..." After several people took turns flattering Lu Mingfei, they finally looked at Su Xiaoqiang, "Sister-in-law Ming?"

"Sister-in-law my ass!" Su Xiaoqiang couldn't help but curse.

Do these people even have eyes? Do they think there's anything about me and this guy that makes us look like a couple? Su Xiaoqiang thought angrily.

"Don't try to matchmake her with someone else, she's my classmate." Lu Mingfei quickly stopped him, "You... just call her Sister Su."

The men immediately greeted each other in unison, "Hello, Sister Su." Then they went on to fawn over Lu Mingfei.

"We've long admired your name, but you've always been elusive, appearing and disappearing like a dragon. Today, we've finally caught you. It wouldn't be right if you didn't give us a lesson."

“But I’m playing with my classmates.” Lu Mingfei pointed to Su Xiaoqiang’s computer screen.

Several men had a look of sudden realization on their faces, thinking that no wonder Ming Shen was at the internet cafe at this time; he was taking girls out.