Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

The scene of Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang embracing flashed before Liu Miaomiao's eyes again, and she suddenly felt angry again.

The room was too quiet, so quiet it was almost unsettling. Liu Miaomiao pouted angrily, "I'm not talking about this anymore!"

It's unclear whether she was saying this to herself or to Lu Mingfei.

She gently turned over in bed, facing Lu Mingfei in a side-lying position, and said with a frown, "Lu Mingfei, I'm in a really bad mood right now! Say something to cheer me up!"

It's said that girls become willful when they're sick, and it seems to be true. Even a gentle and quiet girl like Liu Miaomiao can act like a little girl.

Lu Mingfei asked, "Miaomiao, how do you want me to coax her?"

You're usually so good at charming girls, but now you're pretending to be clueless, aren't you?

Liu Miaomiao pouted cutely: "Don't you know how to coax a girl? Just think of some compliments for me, like my good points or something."

Liu Miaomiao was the school beauty of Shilan Middle School for three years, and she had countless admirers. The words of admiration and appreciation on the forum alone could be copied into a collection of poems.

But Liu, the school beauty, was arrogant and never gave a second glance to such exaggerated compliments. Today, however, she sweetly wanted to hear Lu Mingfei praise her.

Unfortunately, Lu Shenren only knows how to praise people in a simple and unrefined way; in other words, he only knows how to use the simplest few words.

If I had known that the little girl wanted to hear me praise her, I should have gone to the Shilan Middle School forum to do some extra lessons first.

Lu Mingfei scratched his head in frustration and muttered a few words:

"She is beautiful, talented, kind, and gentle."

Unexpectedly, Liu Miaomiao seemed quite content with these words, her eyelashes fluttering, her adorable eyes blinking, before she posed her second question:

"Then tell me, between me and Su... between me and Qiangqiang, who is prettier?"

Lu Mingfei was taken aback, wondering how the topic had suddenly shifted to the Little Fairy. This wasn't her turn.

Lu Mingfei actually had a ranking of beauties in his mind. Ignoring the still-developing Xiao He, in terms of pure looks, Xia Mi, the Little Dragon Girl, was definitely T0. Then, in T1 were Nuonuo and Xiao Tiannv. T2 was the ice queen, Wang Ling. Liu Miaomiao could only be ranked in T3, on par with Su Qian.

So, to be honest, Xiao Tiannv's looks are slightly better than Liu Miaomiao's.

But Liu Miaomiao is currently a patient, lying weakly in bed. Patients are entitled to be pampered!

And to be honest, this slightly furrowed brow actually added a touch of pitiful sickness to Liu Miaomiao's already quite beautiful appearance. It possessed a delicate, almost sickly beauty, reminiscent of Lin Daiyu's delicate frown.

So Lu Mingfei said without batting an eye, "Of course you're prettier, Miaomiao."

Hearing Lu Mingfei say that, Liu Miaomiao's lips curved into a slight smile. She actually thought Su Xiaoqiang was prettier than her. But hearing Lu Mingfei say that made her very happy.

She bit her lip, two shallow dimples appearing on her face. She moved her little face slightly under the covers. "Then tell me again, if you had to choose between me and Qiangqiang, who would you choose?"

Lu Mingfei was sweating profusely, and felt as if the stool under his buttocks had suddenly grown thorns and he couldn't sit still. He thought to himself, "Why is this little girl asking me such deadly questions tonight?"

Does getting sick change a person's personality?

"Why choose?" Lu Mingfei deliberately gave a vague answer: "Isn't it good for the three of us to be together?"

Liu Miaomiao was stunned. Of course, she wanted to hear Lu Mingfei say her name, but she was also prepared for him to say Su Xiaoqiang's name instead. She was ready to accept it calmly, no matter whose name Lu Mingfei said.

She never expected that Lu Mingfei would be such a greedy womanizer who would utter such lewd words.

Before she could react, Lu Mingfei immediately continued, "Aren't the three of us very good friends? Why do I have to choose only one of you as a friend? If I had to choose, I would only want the three of us to be good friends together!"

This time, Liu Miaomiao understood that Lu Mingfei was deliberately changing the subject!

She pouted, lowered her gaze with a hint of grievance, and said softly, "I hate you! You're always like this! You know perfectly well that's not what I was asking..."

If he just wanted to make Liu Miaomiao happy, Lu Mingfei could have told a white lie like before, but for some reason, he just couldn't bring himself to do it.

It wasn't that he didn't want to choose Liu Miaomiao, but rather that he didn't want to face the question itself and make a choice. That's why he deliberately gave that ambiguous answer, almost like a joke.

Lu Mingfei sighed inwardly, reached out and placed his hand on Liu Miaomiao's head, gently stroking her hair. Liu Miaomiao remained silent, simply lowering her head and letting Lu Mingfei stroke her hair. Her hair was smooth and soft, with a faint scent of shampoo.

Having often walked alongside Liu Miaomiao before, Lu Mingfei had actually become somewhat oblivious to the fragrance. It was only after seeing her again this week that he noticed the faint, refreshing scent once more.

Damn it, I suddenly feel like I've become a scumbag.

As Lu Mingfei was thinking this, he saw Liu Miaomiao suddenly raise her head, her expression resolute as if she had made up her mind, and look at Lu Mingfei blankly, saying:

"I want to know, if you had to choose between me and Qiangqiang as your girlfriend, who would you choose?"

These bold and direct words struck Lu Mingfei like a thunderbolt. Normally, Liu Miaomiao would have been too shy to ask such a blunt question. He didn't know what was wrong with her today; she seemed determined to compete with the Little Fairy.

But since the little girl had asked him this question so directly, Lu Mingfei could no longer avoid it as he had before.

He took a deep breath and saw Liu Miaomiao's eyes staring intently at him, as if she wouldn't let him escape.

"Mingfei," Liu Miaomiao said softly. This was the first time tonight that she had called Lu Mingfei by his name. "You just said that you would never lie to me."

Liu Miaomiao's words sounded light and airy, but Lu Mingfei felt as if they were nails, pinning him to the cross.

Her eyes were clear and pure, as if they could reflect your very soul. You would feel that every lie you told while looking into those eyes was a sin. And so, what awaited Lu Mingfei next was only the judgment of his own conscience.

"If I had to choose a girlfriend..." Lu Mingfei took a deep breath and said, "I would choose you."

Upon hearing Lu Mingfei speak, Liu Miaomiao simply smiled gently.

Lu Mingfei carefully observed Liu Miaomiao's expression, unsure if his answer had satisfied the little girl.

But seeing the coquettish expression that suddenly appeared on Liu Miaomiao's face, I should have passed the test, right?

"I'm a little sleepy, Mingfei," Liu Miaomiao said coquettishly, snuggling deeper into the covers. "Can I hold your hand?"

"Of course you can." Lu Mingfei nodded, but the moment he took Liu Miaomiao's hand, she shook her head.

"No, that's not the case."

As Liu Miaomiao spoke, she lowered her head and carefully opened Lu Mingfei's palm, then opened her own hand as well.

Join your palms together and interlock your fingers.

"In my dream, you held my hand like this," Liu Miaomiao said with a smile, her voice barely audible.

Dream?

Lu Mingfei froze. Had this little girl dreamt of holding his hand?

Lu Mingfei didn't know the contents of Liu Miaomiao's dream, but he remembered that in the Nibelungen subway in the capital, he had been holding Liu Miaomiao's hand with their fingers intertwined because he was afraid that she would get lost in the Nibelungen.

Could it be that the little girl was having this dream?

"Are you coming tomorrow too?" Liu Miaomiao asked.

"Do you want me to come?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Liu Miaomiao nodded.

"Okay, I'll come tomorrow too."

"What if I say I don't want you to come?" Liu Miaomiao pursed her pink lips slightly.

"Would you not want me to come?" Lu Mingfei couldn't help but pinch Liu Miaomiao's little nose.

"You... Hmph!" Liu Miaomiao turned her pretty face away. "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep, I don't want to talk to you anymore!"

But after only a few seconds of turning his head away, he turned back, still a little worried. "Don't climb out the window next time you come. I'll leave the door open for you tonight."

Liu Miaomiao knew her parents wouldn't allow Lu Mingfei to visit her. If Lu Mingfei wanted to come, he would have to sneak in. But climbing through the window was too dangerous.

“Okay.” Lu Mingfei nodded.

Liu Miaomiao rubbed her head against the pillow, feeling the touch and warmth from Lu Mingfei's palm. After saying goodnight to each other, she closed her eyes with a gentle smile.

Lu Mingfei's answer just now made her very happy.

But she realized that Lu Mingfei was lying to her.

No, she didn't even need to figure it out. Lu Mingfei's actions already proved that he was deceiving himself. He hadn't even given her a hug, yet he was secretly kissing Qiangqiang.

However, she didn't tell Lu Mingfei the truth. Even if he was just lying to her, she was already very happy.

Originally, she planned to let go and never talk to them again.

But I'm sick right now...

So, it's okay to let her be a little willful for now, right?

……

Lu Mingfei was unaware of Liu Miaomiao's girlish thoughts. He only saw that a few minutes after Liu Miaomiao closed her eyes, her breathing became even and smooth, and she drifted off to sleep.

Even after falling asleep, Liu Miaomiao's lips were still smiling as before, she must be having a sweet dream right now.

Lu Mingfei gently touched Liu Miaomiao's neck with his other hand. The fever had subsided.

"The little devil's prescription is actually quite effective," Lu Mingfei muttered.

Liu Miaomiao's hands were smooth, with long, slender fingers. These hands, which had been the dream of countless boys at Shilan Middle School, were now occupied by Lu Mingfei alone.

If he could, he would have liked to hold the little girl's hand longer, much longer. But the sky outside the window was already showing a hint of dawn; it would be daylight soon.

If we don't leave soon, we might really be arrested by Liu Miaomiao's parents.

Lu Mingfei released Liu Miaomiao's hand and tucked her back into bed. He opened the window, ready to climb out, when he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten something.

What have we forgotten?

Lu Mingfei frowned and pondered for a while, then froze in place.

Oh, right! Where's Xia Mi?

He hadn't seen Xiaolongnu since he woke up, which initially puzzled him, but then he forgot about it because of Liu Miaomiao.

I only remembered it when it was time to leave.

Could she have left on her own? No, she had no money on her and no house key. Where could she have gone?

Just as Lu Mingfei was hesitating whether to go to the corridor to look for Xiaolongnu, the curtain under the bed was suddenly lifted, and Xia Mi crawled out from under the bed.

"Damn! You two have finally finished your sweet talk."

Lu Mingfei was taken aback: "Why were you under the bed?"

"What did you say?"

Xia Mi glared at Lu Mingfei fiercely, "So you're making room for yourselves? If Liu Miaomiao finds out that you, this scumbag, brought this pretty junior to see her, do you think what will happen? She might even suffer a worsening of her condition and die of depression!"

"So you've been hiding under the bed the whole time?" Lu Mingfei asked. "When did you hide there?"

"From the moment Liu Miaomiao first woke up," Xia Mi said irritably.

Lu Mingfei never expected that this junior sister of the Dragon King would be so loyal to him. He was immediately moved to tears and prepared to open his arms to give her a brotherly hug, but the Dragon King ruthlessly dodged him.