Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

"Just what?"

"But isn't he Liu Miaomiao's fiancé?"

Students at Shilan Secondary School surf the internet, and gossip among students is the top topic. No one at Shilan Secondary School is unaware of this despicable person who deserves to be punished.

For Lu Mingfei, who is ranked second on the list of those who deserve to be killed and is the number one person after Chu Zihang, the students of Shilan Middle School—especially the boys—all regard him as a thorn in their side.

The person next to him was taken aback upon hearing this: "Liu Miaomiao? Which Liu Miaomiao?"

"How many Liu Miaomiaos are there in the whole city?" the man said listlessly. "Just Liu Yue's daughter, the Liu family's Liu Miaomiao."

Upon hearing this, everyone around was stunned: Damn, he's eating what's in his bowl while eyeing what's in the pot, doesn't this guy have any way to survive?!

Immediately, a brave man, filled with righteous indignation, rushed out of the crowd with a look of grief and anger: "Damn it, I'm going to expose this refined scoundrel's true colors to Su Xiaoqiang!"

However, he had only taken one step when he was immediately pulled back by the person who recognized Lu Mingfei:

I advise you not to go.

The strongman was stunned: "Why?"

The person was silent for a moment, then said with a complicated expression, "Because Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao are best friends."

"..."

The moment those words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Goodness, it turns out it was a love triangle?

So, there are only a handful of high-quality, rich, and beautiful women in the whole city, and you managed to seduce them all by yourself?

……

After receiving Su Xiaoqiang's ambiguous reply, Liu Wei slunk away like a defeated rooster. Several others looked in Su Xiaoqiang's direction, eager to try their luck, but were all deterred by the little fairy's domineering gaze. Instead, quite a few people came over to clink glasses with Lu Mingfei.

Before the news that Lu Mingfei was a student at Shilan Middle School spread, many people were attracted by his understated yet imposing aristocratic air. In addition, since he was Su Xiaoqiang's male companion, they were naturally intimidated and tried to get close to him with the intention of befriending him, and also wanted to learn his skills in picking up girls.

Amidst the clinking of glasses and lively conversation, Lu Mingfei became the focus of attention among the young people, having downed most of a bottle of champagne.

Su Xiaoqiang was initially worried that Lu Mingfei would reveal his lack of confidence once he started talking, but to her surprise, Lu Mingfei was much more talkative than she had imagined. He spoke eloquently and politely with everyone, recounting men's luxury goods with great knowledge and sharing his experiences in the United States and Japan without missing a beat.

He also said that although European men appear very gentlemanly, they are all secretly lecherous. He knew an old British man who, in his youth, liked to lean against the railing of Cambridge with a book in his hand, pretending to be cultured, but his eyes were always glancing at the legs and ankles of the women passing by on the bridge. He really knew how to make up a whole story.

The results were even better than she had imagined; those guys who usually loved to hit on her were all turned away today. Su Xiaoqiang thought to herself.

It was when Lu Mingfei was chatting with these people that he kept calling out "Qiangqiang" repeatedly, which made Su Xiaoqiang's heart flutter.

……

As the lights dimmed, the previously noisy discussions in the hall immediately ceased.

The banquet officially began at seven o'clock.

Everyone turned to face the stage in a cooperative manner. The deep red curtain on the stage had been drawn back, and the well-dressed host went on stage to test the sound. Then, the international superstar that everyone was familiar with walked onto the stage.

"Hello everyone." He greeted everyone with a smile in his not-so-standard Cantonese-accented Mandarin.

The audience applauded enthusiastically, and Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang joined in.

Seeing Lu Mingfei clapping and making a great fuss, Su Xiaoqiang turned her head and asked softly, "You really like Chenglong?"

“I love it. I’ve watched his movies like ‘Plan B,’ ‘Delivery Truck,’ and ‘Police Story’ countless times,” Lu Mingfei said in his usual tone.

In reality, the superstar's speech didn't contain much substance; it was simply a thank you to everyone, to the Black Prince Group (the investor), to Su's Energy (the investor), and to the cinema chains...

Then the director and several other lead actors came on stage and repeated Cheng Long's thanks.

The only pity was that the handsome, dark-skinned celebrity that Su Xiaoqiang liked didn't come.

After the film's main creative team left the stage, representatives from the investors took the stage next. The representative of the coal-owning group, Su-style Energy, was naturally Su Xiaoqiang's father.

Su Zhenqi went on stage, took the microphone from the host, and thanked the film's creative team in a lukewarm tone.

However, Lu Mingfei wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that the little fairy's father was staring in his direction, with a cold and stern look in his eyes. He couldn't tell if he wanted to kill him or drug him...

However, Su Zhenqi's gaze did not intimidate Lu Mingfei much; it was the person who came on stage next that startled Lu Mingfei.

Two young women, hand in hand, gracefully walked onto the stage from one side. Both were elegantly beautiful and breathtaking. Their toes, clad in high heels, lightly touched the red carpet, like Aurora, the Valkyrie from mythology, who made her entrance amidst pools of blood. Their appearance instantly captivated everyone's attention.

The once quiet hall erupted into uncontrollable commotion once more. The sudden arrival of two angelic beauties had caused a commotion even louder than that of international superstars.

Lu Mingfei never expected that the "owner of the host club in Takamagahara" and the "long-legged beauty who twice stole his first kiss" would appear in front of him as a pair.

Su Enxi and Jiu Demai walked onto the stage with an air of authority. As soon as they stood in front of the microphone, they suddenly caught sight of Lu Mingfei, who was dressed in a flamboyant manner in the crowd.

Both sides were taken aback, and the thought "How did he (or they) get here?" popped into all three people's minds at the same time.

"What's going on?" Su Enxi tilted her head toward Jiu De Mai beside her.

"I do not know either."

"You've been living with Lu Mingfei for several days, didn't you know he was coming here tonight?"

"I only knew he said he had something to do tonight, I didn't expect to run into us. And please don't be so ambiguous! I'm just still recovering from a serious injury, and I have no choice but to stay at his house temporarily!"

Su Enxi thought to herself, "Oh no, oh no!" As logistics personnel, they were supposed to support Lu Mingfei's secret team, the boss's special operations squad, but before they even had a proper debut, they were exposed to Lu Mingfei. If the boss found out, who knows how he would punish them.

Forget it, since the boss didn't warn us beforehand, then it's all the boss's fault!

Su Enxi comforted herself in this way, took a few shallow breaths, then regained her composure and began to recite the speech she had prepared in advance.

When Su Enxi said that she was one of the shareholders of the Black Prince Group, the crowd immediately erupted in an uproar.

Initially, seeing how young the two people on stage were, I assumed they were just newly promoted executives of the Black Prince Group who had gotten their positions through connections, or the daughters of some board members. I never imagined that such a young girl was actually a shareholder of the Black Prince Group.

The men had the desire to advance, but lacked the courage to take the lead. Those who had reached their current positions were not reckless; they all knew their own limitations.

That's a shareholder of Black Prince Group, one of the top listed companies in the province! And Black Prince Group might just be one of their businesses.

The business world isn't a school campus; there won't be any tales of a rich, beautiful woman falling for a poor boy. These shareholders are so young; just thinking about the powerful figures behind them makes them seem unapproachable.

Compared to the enthusiastic Su Enxi, the long-legged beauty beside her was much colder, only offering a few polite words. Although purely in appearance, this long-legged beauty was more stunning than Su Enxi, she also possessed a more unapproachable aura.

Hearing Su Enxi say that she was a shareholder of the Black Prince Group, Lu Mingfei was not too surprised, only paused for a few seconds.

Besides being the proprietress of Takamagahara, she is also the number one creditor of the Hebi-Hachi family. One of the heads of the eight families, Fuma Kotaro, was scared away by her simple gesture of reaching out for money.

It seems reasonable that such a wealthy and beautiful woman would own an enterprise like the Black Prince Group.

Su Enxi and Jiu Demai stepped down from the stage. When the crystal chandelier in the hall was lit up again, the tables on both sides of the hall, which were covered with bright tablecloths, were already laden with sumptuous food.

The staff, carrying trays and bottles of wine, wandered around the venue like ghosts, refilling people's glasses with red wine or champagne from time to time.

Looking at the sumptuous buffet in front of him, Lu Mingfei immediately felt that his efforts tonight had not been in vain.

Eat slowly.

Su Xiaoqiang spoke up to remind him.

"Don't worry, I have a measure."

Although Lu Mingfei despised the petty-bourgeois etiquette—after all, eating should be enjoyed to the fullest, what's the point of sticking your butt out while eating?

However, to support his good friend, Lu Mingfei still imitated Caesar's posture of eating with his chest muscles bulging, slowly savoring the food in front of him, occasionally revealing an approving smile.

Before half of the steak was even finished, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.

Su Xiaoqiang suddenly tugged at Lu Mingfei's sleeve. Lu Mingfei didn't react for a moment until he turned around and saw Xiaotiannu's father standing not far away. Only then did Lu Mingfei swallow the beef that he hadn't chewed properly and wipe his mouth with a napkin.

Su Zhenqi frowned as he looked at the "ideal son-in-law" his daughter had chosen for him.

He had been silently observing this young man the whole time.

In terms of appearance, Su Zhenqi felt that he was passable. Although he was not as stunningly beautiful, charming, and adorable as his daughter, he was still reasonably good-looking.

As for his demeanor, his gestures and movements carried many old British habits, suggesting he may have studied abroad.

However, the more this was the case, the more uneasy Su Zhenqi became. He had also studied abroad for a year or two as an exchange student during his university years, and he knew that the overseas student community was rather chaotic.

After observing for a period of time, he decided that he had to meet the young man in person.

When Lu Mingfei saw Su Zhenqi appear in front of him, he knew that the most important BOSS test of the night had arrived. He calmly straightened his posture and accepted the inspection of this "fake father-in-law".

"Your mental fortitude is quite good..."

Knowing that he had put a lot of pressure on this guy just now, and that he hadn't shown the slightest bit of nervousness despite being stared at like that, Su Zhenqi felt a slight sense of approval.

"Her attire was fairly appropriate..."

Su Zhenqi scrutinized Lu Mingfei's attire and suddenly paused involuntarily.

Why does this kid's suit look so familiar?

This fabric, this style...

Su Zhenqi hesitated for a moment, assuming that Kiton's suits were all similar in style. He didn't even consider the possibility that "Lu Mingfei was wearing the same suit as me."

If someone can afford a Kiton suit, then this kid must come from a good family.

"What's your name?" Su Zhenqi asked seriously.

His voice wasn't harsh, but it was undeniably authoritative. Even Su Enxi felt a little nervous for Lu Mingfei.

"Hello, Uncle, my name is Lu Mingfei." Lu Mingfei placed his hands naturally at his sides, bowed his head, and smiled in greeting.

"Lu Mingfei..." Su Zhenqi lingered on the name for a moment, "Are you Qiangqiang's classmate?"

"Yes, Uncle, I'm in the same class as... Qiangqiang."

Lu Mingfei almost blurted out the words "Little Celestial Maiden".

Hearing Lu Mingfei call her "Qiangqiang" in front of her father, Su Xiaoqiang felt a completely different sensation, a sense of pressure as if she were bringing her boyfriend home to meet her parents.

Su Zhenqi felt as if he had been electrocuted, and his mental defenses crumbled even faster than Lu Mingfei's.

Ju, they've even started calling it "qiangqiang" now?

Just how far has this guy's relationship with his daughter progressed?!

……

Chapter 155 The Ball Begins

While Lu Mingfei was being inspected by his (fake) father-in-law, Su Enxi was also dealing with the bosses who had gathered around to flatter her.

While no one would necessarily have any romantic feelings for them, as a shareholder of the prestigious Black Prince Group, how could he possibly let go of such a good opportunity to get to know them?