Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Lu Mingfei casually made up an identity for Xia Mi. Xia Mi cooperated quite well, nodding quickly and greeting Qiao Yiran with a smile: "Hello, sister, I'm this guy's cousin."

"Oh, hello..." Qiao Yiran also greeted Xia Mi.

"Let's not talk about that now." Lu Mingfei hurriedly cut to the chase. "Where is Liu Miaomiao now? What illness does she have? How is she doing?"

"Liu Miaomiao is doing alright now. Her illness isn't particularly serious, but her fever won't go down, and she's been sleeping the whole time."

As Qiao Yiran spoke, she waved to Lu Mingfei, "Let's talk as we walk. I'll take you to Miaomiao's ward."

The biggest difference between private and public hospitals is probably that the inpatient wards are not as noisy as those in public hospitals. Here, each patient has their own room, and the rooms are quite spacious.

On the way to the inpatient department, Lu Mingfei had already heard from Qiao Yiran about Liu Miaomiao's current condition. She was currently in good health, except for a persistent low-grade fever.

But when Lu Mingfei asked Qiao Yiran if she knew the specific illness Liu Miaomiao had, she shook her head again.

Qiao Yiran pursed her lips, thinking that she couldn't possibly tell Miaomiao that she was lovesick.

She kept reminding her best friend to be more independent and not always go along with Lu Mingfei. If Lu Mingfei knew that Miaomiao was actually in love with him, who knows how he would handle her.

She still harbored resentment towards Lu Mingfei's suddenly appearing "cousin".

First Su Xiaoqiang, and now this cousin...

There was no one at the ward door. Qiao Yiran said that she came to pick her up while Liu Miaomiao's father was answering a phone call. It seemed that Liu Miaomiao's father had skipped work to visit her, and he had been making phone calls frequently since arriving at the hospital.

The lights in Liu Miaomiao's room were off, with only a few lights on in the corridor.

Through the glass window, Lu Mingfei could only vaguely see Liu Miaomiao's sleeping face. It turned out that the lively and cheerful Liu Miaomiao was also very quiet when she was asleep. Her bangs were neatly combed to the sides, and there was a cooling patch on her forehead.

"Huh, it was awake for a while just now. Could it be because the medication it took earlier is taking effect and it's fallen asleep again now?"

Qiao Yiran frowned slightly. "I originally wanted to find a time when Miaomiao's father went out to answer a phone call so you could go in and check on her, but now Miaomiao is asleep again."

Lu Mingfei turned his head and glanced at Xia Mi.

Xia Mi smiled and shook her head.

It was unclear what Xia Mi's smile meant. In front of Qiao Yiran, Lu Mingfei couldn't ask further.

However, judging from the relaxed and amused look in Xia Mi's eyes, it seems that Liu Miaomiao's illness is not particularly serious.

"Then I'll wait here. Maybe she'll wake up soon," Lu Mingfei said, still somewhat worried about Liu Miaomiao's health.

Qiao Yiran hesitated. Bringing Lu Mingfei along had been a huge risk. Her original plan was to finish quickly and avoid being discovered.

If Miao Miao's parents found out that she brought Lu Mingfei along, who knows how angry they would be at her.

"That's not a good idea, what if Miao Miao's dad comes back and sees you?" Qiao Yiran said timidly. "How about we leave first? I'll find a chance to call him tomorrow..."

Qiao Yi's voice trailed off, the last few words becoming increasingly soft until they were barely audible. All that could be seen was her frantically pursing her lips, swallowing hard, and then timidly calling out:

"Hello, uncle."

Lu Mingfei was taken aback. He turned around and saw a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to Liu Miaomiao. He was standing not far away, with his hands behind his back, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

Lu Mingfei reacted quickly, immediately bowing his head to greet him, "Hello, Uncle."

"Hmm." Liu Yue didn't speak, but just nodded, giving a stiff, perfunctory reply.

He was dressed very plainly, but he was quite handsome. He's probably over 180cm tall.

The moment he saw Lu Mingfei, he knew who this boy was.

Who else but that brat would be the first to know that his daughter is sick?

However, Liu Yue's feelings towards Lu Mingfei are somewhat complicated right now.

His daughter was sick last night, and as her father, he should have stayed by her side.

However, when he woke up in the morning, he saw that his daughter's fever had subsided, and since there was an important project at the company that he needed to coordinate today, he still went to the company.

To be honest, this project has been stuck for several months because the other company and our company have been unable to reach a consensus on some details, so the project has been shelved until now.

Liu Yue had initially thought that attending the discussion meeting today would be a futile effort. However, to his surprise, the meeting went very smoothly, and the other party accepted all the harsh conditions he had rejected.

After aligning the project details with the other company and signing the contract, Mr. Deng, the project manager from the other company, suddenly shook hands with me with a fawning expression.

"Congratulations on finding a good son-in-law," said President Deng with a smile.

Liu Yue was completely dumbfounded. Son-in-law? What son-in-law? He only had one daughter, who was still a minor. Where did this bullshit son-in-law come from?

Mr. Deng smiled obsequiously, “Still hiding it? My daughter and your daughter are classmates, and your daughter is already engaged. This is no secret at Shilan Middle School.”

Liu Yue was immediately stunned, feeling bewildered and furious. How could his innocent and precious daughter, a pure and lovely cabbage, be engaged to some wild boar?

He wanted to ask more about what was going on, but President Deng had already given himself away and continued, "I heard that your son-in-law has connections at the Black Prince Group. Could you introduce me to him? I happen to have a project that's stuck."

Liu Yue finally lost his temper and asked, barely suppressing his anger, "Old Deng, who exactly is this son-in-law you're talking about? I don't know anything about him."

Mr. Deng was taken aback. "Isn't that young man named Lu Mingfei your Liu family's son-in-law? My daughter told me that your two families have been engaged for a long time. I was wondering how you, Old Liu, could bear to marry your daughter off so quickly. It wasn't until last night that I heard that your son-in-law has connections with the major shareholder of the Black Prince Group."

President Deng did not attend the banquet hosted by Black Prince Group and Su's Energy yesterday and was unaware of the details. He only knew that Lu Mingfei, the class monitor his daughter mentioned who was engaged to Liu Miaomiao, shone brightly at the banquet. The beautiful female shareholders of Black Prince Group took turns toasting him.

Liu Yue cursed inwardly: Damn it, where did this rumor come from?

But then he thought again and realized something was wrong. He thought that rumors never come out of thin air. Could it be that his daughter was really dating that boy named Lu Mingfei? That's why the so-called engagement rumor was spreading.

But how come Lu Mingfei has a relationship with the major shareholder of the Black Prince Group?

Liu Yue had been brooding over the rumor all day. Unexpectedly, he ran into the person in question at the hospital.

Seeing this son-in-law who had inexplicably appeared before him, Liu Yue's expression froze, unsure of how to face him.

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Chapter 161 Night Attack

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Yue decided not to ask the boy's name yet.

It's like Schrödinger's cat; although he knows the other person is definitely Lu Mingfei, he can't know for sure unless he asks.

It could be someone else, or it could be someone else.

That way, even if his wife holds him accountable later, he can shift the blame and say he really didn't know.

The corridor was dimly lit. Qiao Yiran nervously watched Lu Mingfei and Miaomiao's father, tugged at Lu Mingfei's clothes, and broke the silence first:

"Miaomiao has fallen asleep. How about we come see her again tomorrow?" Qiao Yiran said cautiously.

"Alright." Liu Yue pushed up his glasses. "Miao Miao just fell asleep. You can come over tomorrow morning."

Liu Yue was hesitating, unsure how to deal with the situation, when he suddenly heard Qiao Yiran say this, and he immediately took the opportunity to back down.

The truth of what Old Deng said is still unclear, so let's put it aside for now. This kid went out of his way to come over so late at night; he really put his heart into it. As a father, it wouldn't be very polite to just kick someone out. But if he let Lu Mingfei stay, it would feel like he was tacitly approving of his daughter's early romance.

Actually, Liu Yue himself is more open-minded about puppy love than his wife Ji Ruyan.

She's just a kid, fifteen or sixteen years old, a time when she's curious about those bittersweet feelings. He didn't have the kind of idea, like in movies and TV dramas, of using his daughter to marry into another wealthy family in exchange for business.

As long as the child doesn't do anything outrageous, he'll be fine.

However, his first impression of Lu Mingfei was still from junior high school: poor grades, average personality, and living under someone else's roof.

But my daughter seems to really like this boy, and she's been looking worried these past few days.

Therefore, Liu Yue's attitude towards Lu Mingfei has always been somewhat ambiguous: he wants to respect his daughter's opinion, but he himself finds it somewhat unacceptable.

Seeing that Liu Yue didn't blame her, Qiao Yiran secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But she immediately worried that Lu Mingfei might disrespect Uncle Liu and insist on staying.

In the romance novels she had read, the male protagonist would act like a fool, constantly arguing with the female protagonist's parents.

But the next moment, she heard Lu Mingfei say, "Since Miaomiao has fallen asleep, let's come see her again tomorrow. I'm really sorry to bother you so late, Uncle."

Qiao Yiran breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, Lu Mingfei wasn't the kind of hothead.

After nodding goodbye to Liu Yue, Lu Mingfei pulled Xia Mi along and went downstairs with Qiao Yiran.

"Luckily, it was Uncle Liu who was here tonight." Qiao Yiran patted her chest with lingering fear. "If it had been Aunt Ji, we probably would have given her a good scolding."

Lu Mingfei nodded. From their brief interaction, he could tell that Liu Miaomiao's father seemed easier to talk to than her mother.

The taxi stopped at the door. Qiao Yiran wanted Lu Mingfei and the others to get in first, since they lived quite far away. However, Lu Mingfei insisted that she get in first, saying it wasn't safe for a young woman like her to wait for a taxi on the roadside so late at night. They would wait for the next one.

Although she sensed something strange about Lu Mingfei's enthusiasm, Qiao Yiran couldn't resist his warmth and got into the car first.

Although she didn't know what Lu Mingfei was planning, she thought that even if Lu Mingfei was crazy, he wouldn't go out at night to raid, or rather, spy on Miaomiao, right?

……

Watching the taxi carrying Qiao Yiran drive away, Xia Mi tilted her head and tugged at Lu Mingfei's sleeve.

"Are you really planning to go back like this?" Xia Mi asked.

"Junior sister, do you know there's an old Chinese saying?" Lu Mingfei suddenly said mysteriously.

"What did you say?" Xia Mi asked. "Is the Xixi Mist Master the Supreme Ruler?"

“It’s ‘Since we’re already here!’” Lu Mingfei said. “Besides, your colonel’s accent doesn’t sound like it at all.”

“My accent doesn’t sound like a colonel’s, but your subsequent actions do.” Xia Mi shrugged. “If Liu Miaomiao’s parents find out you raided their daughter’s home at night…”

"Pah! What are you saying? What are you saying?" Lu Mingfei argued irrationally, "I call this a visit, do you even understand what a visit is? Do you know Romeo and Juliet? Romeo visited Juliet every night."

"What?" Xia Mi suddenly took a step back in horror. "Senior brother, you actually want to go every night?"

"..."

……

It was obvious that Qiao Yiran had underestimated Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei really did intend to visit Liu Miaomiao in the middle of the night.

Visiting during the day would be more legitimate. But judging from the division of labor, it's highly likely that Liu Miaomiao's mother will be the one to stay by the ward tomorrow during the day.

In addition, he was eager to see what was going on with Liu Miaomiao.

He wasn't actually that professional in medical knowledge; the first aid skills he learned at Kassel College were mainly for treating wounds in the wild.

However, he felt that Xia Mi might know something.

Security at private hospitals is actually quite tight. Fortunately, Lu Mingfei had just left the hospital.

After flashing a charmingly Angers-like English gentleman's smile, the security guard easily believed his explanation that he had only come out to see a friend off and was now going back inside to continue taking care of his girlfriend.