Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

"Then did you see...?"

"Yes, I saw it all," Liu Miaomiao said softly, her eyes lowered.

Just as Su Xiaoqiang suspected, Liu Miaomiao had attended a music salon that day and saw Lu Mingfei with her. Su Xiaoqiang didn't know exactly what she saw, but there was definitely a misunderstanding.

"Haha, sure enough, I was wondering why you suddenly started ignoring me, Miaomiao. You don't reply to my texts or answer my calls."

Su Xiaoqiang said with a smile, "Actually, Miaomiao, you misunderstood. But this is also my fault. I should have told you about it beforehand."

Then Su Xiaoqiang told Liu Miaomiao the whole story of how she had Lu Mingfei pretend to be her boyfriend. She even told Liu Miaomiao what had happened on the day of the banquet.

Of course, Su Xiaoqiang didn't tell Liu Miaomiao that she had accidentally fallen into Lu Mingfei's arms.

The main reason was that Su Xiaoqiang felt the matter wasn't important. Furthermore, the matter was rather ambiguous and embarrassing, and Su Xiaoqiang felt that speaking about it might cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

However, Su Xiaoqiang also assured Liu Miaomiao that she absolutely, positively had never had any contact with Lu Mingfei beyond that of classmates. The closest contact they had was dancing at a banquet.

Liu Miaomiao's beautiful eyes gently gazed into Su Xiaoqiang's equally captivating eyes. Su Xiaoqiang felt a chill run down her spine under her gaze, and her nerves suddenly tensed up.

In Lu Mingfei's words, looking into Liu Miaomiao's overly innocent eyes, one couldn't bear to deceive her.

Could it be that she's figured out I'm still hiding something from her? Su Xiaoqiang's heart was pounding with anxiety.

After being stared at for an unknown amount of time, Liu Miaomiao finally looked away and said, "Yes, I believe you."

Su Xiaoqiang suddenly felt a sense of relief and breathed a sigh of relief.

“However, I have another question I want to ask you,” Liu Miaomiao suddenly said.

"What's the problem?" Su Xiaoqiang asked.

"You..." Liu Miaomiao said, "Do you like Lu Mingfei?"

The question was so unexpected and surprising that Bai Yi Dujiang completely baffled Su Xiaoqiang. He thought to himself, "Wasn't I just worried about a conflict between my best friend and his girlfriend, which is why I wanted to explain the misunderstanding?"

How did the conversation suddenly turn into a confession session and a truth or dare game?

Su Xiaoqiang was about to give a firm denial, but when she opened her mouth, she murmured incoherently. Her heart started pounding in a panic, and it felt like something invisible was blocking her throat, preventing her from saying anything.

Under Liu Miaomiao's gaze, she felt her body growing weaker and weaker. In the end, the fearless little fairy Su Xiaoqiang was defeated and said softly, "I, I don't know."

This seemingly evasive answer is enough to explain the problem.

"Do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?" Liu Miaomiao pressed.

“I…I haven’t thought about that,” Su Xiaoqiang said.

She genuinely hadn't considered this question; she'd always treated Lu Mingfei like a buddy. Since they were buddies, gender wasn't an issue; bringing up gender created distance and showed she wasn't treating him like a friend!

They bicker and argue occasionally, teasing each other for laughs—that kind of relationship is very comfortable. I believe that if you give her a basketball, she could even pull off a charging tackle on Lu Mingfei.

However, it's better not to think about this kind of problem. Once you start to think about it with gender awareness, everything starts to go wrong.

Su Xiaoqiang felt her ears getting hotter and hotter, and she didn't know if she had never really thought about this question before; or if she had never thought about it, or if she had never dared to think about it.

Liu Miaomiao experienced this kind of innocent and budding affection much earlier than Su Xiaoqiang. Seeing Su Xiaoqiang sitting there, looking bewildered and shy, she already roughly understood Su Xiaoqiang's true feelings.

"I haven't thought about that." Liu Miaomiao tilted her head and spoke softly, "So, does that mean I like you?"

"Do you like it?"

Su Xiaoqiang was so nervous that she almost bit her tongue, and hurriedly waved her hands and shook her head frantically. It was hard to believe that the arrogant and domineering little celestial maiden had ever been so embarrassed in her life.

"How could I possibly like that Lu Mingfei guy! What's so great about him that makes him worthy of my liking, and..."

Su Xiaoqiang reflexively and decisively denied it, subconsciously starting to list Lu Mingfei's faults, even sticking out her fingers, but after thinking it over, she found that she couldn't find even one flaw in Lu Mingfei.

Poor grades? That was back in junior high. In high school, his grades were already in the top 70 at Shilan High School, which is enough to get into a 985 university. And not counting moral character, his total score in all eight subjects could even put him in the top five!

Poor physique? This guy can even make the drill instructors collapse. There are probably very few people at Shilan High School who can match his physical fitness.

Bad-looking? That's even more impossible. Although he did look a bit unlucky when I first met him, boys change a lot as they grow up, and he immediately became quite handsome after entering high school. He could make even cheap clothes look like Armani. To say he wasn't handsome would be against my conscience. Wearing that Kiton suit, he could outshine all the young talents in the city.

Poor family background? Before the banquet, Su Xiaoqiang might have thought Lu Mingfei's family was just middle-class. But after the banquet, Su Xiaoqiang wouldn't have that thought anymore. After all, the major shareholders behind the Black Prince Group all have connections with Lu Mingfei's parents. Who knows which river Lu Mingfei's parents are hiding in or which mountain they're lurking in?

So, does this mean this guy really doesn't have any flaws?

Is this thing really that perfect?

Su Xiaoqiang became increasingly panicked as she thought about it. Suddenly, she realized she couldn't keep thinking about it; if she did, something terrible would happen, and even Lu Mingfei's image in her mind would crumble.

This sense of contrast is like one day you discover that the ugly duckling next door who has always been by your side has somehow transformed into a beautiful, rich, and popular school beauty.

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Chapter 167 Ask Again

Seeing that Su Xiaoqiang's words were stuck in the air, Liu Miaomiao did not press Su Xiaoqiang on this issue.

After all, when it comes to knowing your own feelings, others can only give you a push, but they can't tell you exactly what's on your mind.

However, in other words, Su Xiaoqiang is not yet aware of her own feelings for Lu Mingfei, so it's possible that nothing really happened between them before.

Thinking of this, Liu Miaomiao felt a little relieved. She now understood that she had not been betrayed by her good friend and the person she liked.

But what about that kiss? Could I have really seen it wrong?

Moreover, from the eye contact she had with Su Xiaoqiang just now, she sensed that her friend was hiding something from her.

Liu Miaomiao pursed her lips and decided to stop thinking about it for the time being.

However, she will remember this debt clearly and will definitely find Lu Mingfei to settle it when she has the time!

Although the "kissing incident" has been temporarily put behind us, a new problem has arisen.

So, after Su Xiaoqiang realizes her own feelings, how should the three of them get along?

……

Su Xiaoqiang didn't expect that she only came to clear up the misunderstanding, but ended up getting caught up in Liu Miaomiao's words. As a result, she was absent-minded throughout the rest of the conversation with Liu Miaomiao, and couldn't even remember what she said.

In the end, he could only hastily say goodbye to his good friend and then flee in panic.

Lu Mingfei arrived at the ward not long after Su Xiaoqiang left. Of course, he took the familiar route through the window.

"You're here, Mingfei?" As soon as Liu Miaomiao saw Lu Mingfei, her eyes immediately narrowed into the shape of a crescent moon.

"I am coming."

"Wait for me a moment."

As Liu Miaomiao spoke, she got off the bed, pushed Lu Mingfei aside, and then pulled up the curtain of the hospital bed.

Lu Mingfei was still confused when he heard a rustling sound. He paused for a moment, then immediately realized what Liu Miaomiao was doing inside. While thinking to himself how bold Liu Miaomiao was, he also felt a surge of desire as he imagined the erotic scene inside.

When the curtain was pulled back again, Liu Miaomiao had already taken off her hospital gown and changed into her everyday clothes.

Just as Lu Mingfei was about to ask Liu Miaomiao why she suddenly changed her clothes, Liu Miaomiao preemptively said:

"Let's go?"

"Walk?"

"I feel like I'm almost fully recovered."

Liu Miaomiao pouted and said, "Staying in the ward all the time is so boring, I want to go out for a walk."

"Isn't it a bit inappropriate to leave the hospital like this?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"We won't go far, just wander around the area." Liu Miaomiao leaned closer, took Lu Mingfei's hand and shook it from side to side, looking at him with eyes looking up at him and saying coquettishly, "Okay?"

Damn, who wouldn't get dizzy looking at that gaze!

Lu Mingfei was distracted by Liu Miaomiao's adorable, almost watery gaze. He could only hurriedly look away and nod in agreement, trying to distract himself: "Okay, then you have to promise me that you can only wander around here."

Liu Miaomiao perked up instantly, smiling and nodding in agreement: "Mhm!"

"By the way, Mingfei."

Liu Miaomiao released Lu Mingfei's arm, took a step back, turned around, and lightly touched the ground with her toes. "Can you tell which outfit I'm wearing today?"

This question usually seems like a carefully prepared death trap by a girlfriend to guys who have girlfriends; if they answer it wrong, the consequences could be disastrous.

If the question comes from Xiao Tiannv, she probably just wants to ask the question and has no other intentions. If it comes from Liu Miaomiao, and you can't answer it, she might not punish you, but she'll be secretly disappointed.

An oversized hoodie paired with crisp, clean denim shorts, with one corner of the hoodie even tucked into the waistband...

“It’s the one you wore when we went on our graduation trip to the capital!” Lu Mingfei recognized it immediately.

Liu Miaomiao pressed further, "On what specific day?"

"The day you asked me to meet you on Wangfujing Street," Lu Mingfei replied decisively.

"bingo!"

"What's the reward for answering correctly?"

"You want another reward?"

Liu Miaomiao tilted her head and made a soft "hmm" sound. Suddenly, she smiled and leaned in, taking Lu Mingfei's hand like a little wife and pressing her whole body against him. "I'll reward you for holding my hand, okay?"

Lu Mingfei was taken aback. He actually felt that the two of them being so close together was a bit too ambiguous.

But thinking about how he always held Liu Miaomiao's hand when he visited her every night, he let Liu Miaomiao stick close to him.

And let me tell you, this is Liu Miaomiao! The dream girl of so many boys at Shilan High School! Which young man wouldn't want to hold her hand?

Right now, this school beauty, Liu, was nestled close to him like a little bird, her soft and supple touch constantly emanating from his arm. Even though Lu Mingfei had been surrounded by beauties lately, it was hard for him not to feel his heart flutter and have wild fantasies.

Although he had promised Liu Miaomiao that he would take her out for a walk, just leaving the hospital was a hassle. Because of Liu Miaomiao's family background, she had been repeatedly instructed to take special care of herself in this hospital room.

However, Liu Miaomiao walked out of the ward quite calmly, saying that she wanted to go downstairs for some fresh air.

Although the doctor on duty was somewhat reluctant, he had no choice but to reluctantly agree under Liu Miaomiao's pouting insistence. Besides, he figured Liu Miaomiao was almost fully recovered, and a walk around the hospital shouldn't cause any problems.

Lu Mingfei climbed out of the window and met Liu Miaomiao downstairs. Liu Miaomiao, watching Lu Mingfei easily climb down from the fourth floor in just a few moments, joked in surprise:

"Mingfei, how come you're so skilled at this? You haven't climbed into other girls' rooms before, have you?"

Lu Mingfei stumbled and almost fell when he jumped from the second floor.

Why has this little brat become so naughty since she got sick? Just like Little Dragon Girl, she always picks out these strange and unusual questions to ask.

Lu Mingfei asked himself honestly, and he had never climbed into any other girl's room. But the problem was that he had sneaked into one of the other girls' rooms—not by climbing, but by crawling.

Back in Japan, he secretly sneaked into Erii's room.