Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

At the end of the road stood a rather extravagant European-style mansion, five stories high. Lu Mingfei had only ever seen such a castle-like building in TV dramas. Directly in front of the mansion was a fountain, with Cupid, the god of love, in the shape of an infant, standing in the center of the fountain, drawing his bow and shooting water from the tip of the arrow.

Although Lu Mingfei had heard Xiaotiannv mention that her maternal grandmother's family had an estate in Portugal, he thought that the estate Xiaotiannv was talking about was at most a villa with a larger garden. He was dumbfounded when he saw the estate.

You're telling me this is your house? Isn't this some tourist attraction, historical site, or ancient building? It's the 21st century, and Portugal still has remnants of feudalism?

Uniformed security guards opened the manor gates for them. As Lu Mingfei walked around, he suddenly realized he had underestimated Xiao Tiannv's wealth.

At Shilan Middle School, classmates always loved to discuss who was richer, Zhao Menghua or Liu Miaomiao. In the end, they reluctantly concluded that Zhao Menghua's family should be richer because her family owned several coal mines.

But after seeing the manor, Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that people like Zhao Menghua were completely uncooperative in comparing their family backgrounds with the young star. Even the cars parked inside the manor were Maseratis and Bentleys; even luxury brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi couldn't get through the gates.

Upon seeing the vehicles parked in front of the Western-style building, Su Xiaoqiang was also taken aback and turned to ask Bettina.

"Isn't that Uncle Louis's car? He's back?"

"Yes, I just got back from Lisbon at noon today, and I brought back a few guests with me. Didn't you see them when I went out earlier?"

"No……"

“Yeah, you’ve been distracted these past few days,” Bettina said, glancing at Lu Mingfei beside her. “But things should get better later.”

"what?"

"Nothing, don't worry about it."

While chatting, the group arrived in front of the Western-style building, where a male servant in uniform opened the main entrance.

Bettina turned to look at Lu Mingfei and said, "The third floor of the villa is all guest rooms, but since Uncle Louis's guests seem to be staying in the guest rooms on the left side of the villa, in order to avoid disturbing each other, shall I arrange for you to stay in the guest rooms on the right side? It just so happens that Rosella's room is also on the right side of the second floor. You can stay upstairs or downstairs."

Su Xiaoqiang sensed something was wrong: "Wait a minute? Why are his guest rooms being arranged based on my room?"

"We all live on the left side of the villa, while you're the only one on the right. Even if Lu can't distinguish the floors and goes to the wrong room, he'll only end up in yours. If we put him in a guest room on the left, wouldn't it be awkward if he accidentally walks into one of our rooms?"

"But, but I also feel embarrassed!"

"Huh, is that really the case?"

What do you think, Bettina?

"..."

When Lu Mingfei first met Bettina, he thought that Little Fairy's Portuguese cousin was a mature and aloof woman, but he didn't expect her to be quite cunning in reality.

In his memory, Xiao Tiannv had always been a whirlwind of energy and an unstoppable force. It was always others who suffered in front of her, never her. Lu Mingfei had never seen Xiao Tiannv so thoroughly manipulated by others before.

Moreover, although the little fairy looked indignant, her words were full of coquettishness.

Perhaps, this is the power of family?

When she was in China, Xiao Tiannv came from a single-parent family, and her father was often away from home. So in front of outsiders, she always showed an unapproachable attitude, and when she passed by anyone, she would only look straight ahead and leave behind a lingering fragrance.

But after returning to Portugal, she was no longer the little fairy. Here she had elders, cousins ​​her own age, and perhaps even doting cousins ​​and grandparents. That's why she could freely display her little girl persona, just like the youngest and most beloved little sister in the family.

Lu Mingfei discovered another unknown side of the Little Fairy, and he didn't know whether this could be considered a gain.

……

Lu Mingfei's room was assigned to the very end of the third floor of the building. According to Bettina, her cousin Rosella's room was directly below his, and she specifically warned Lu Mingfei not to go to the wrong bedroom. However, it was unlikely that Lu Mingfei would actually go to the wrong bedroom.

It must be said that although the exterior of this Western-style building looks quite old, the interior decoration is quite exquisite. While combining the style of medieval Europe, it also has all the necessary modern facilities, including central air conditioning, television, and even a smart toilet.

Although the room didn't have a balcony, it had excellent natural light because it was located at the very end of the floor. Standing by the window, you could enjoy a panoramic view of the entire estate.

Lu Mingfei opened the window to let in some fresh air, and just as he was about to sit down, there was a loud knocking on the door.

Upon opening the door, I found it was Little Celestial Maiden.

"What's wrong?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Su Xiaoqiang put her hands behind her back, turned her gaze to the side, and said somewhat reluctantly, "The banquet tonight is scheduled for six o'clock."

"Dinner party?"

“Bettina told Uncle Louis about your visit to our house,” Su Xiaoqiang said. “Uncle seems quite happy that I brought a Chinese friend home. He said he absolutely has to invite you to tonight’s dinner party. It seems that the guests Uncle brought back will also be attending the dinner party. So I came here specifically to remind you to take a good shower and tidy yourself up so as to leave a good impression on my family.”

To leave a good impression on your family? Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that this sentence sounded a little strange.

Of course, even without the little fairy's reminder, Lu Mingfei would have taken a shower first. After a long and arduous journey, including fighting and getting soaked in the rain, Lu Mingfei was already sticky and uncomfortable.

"I understand," Lu Mingfei said. "Is there anything else?"

Su Xiaoqiang stammered for a long time before finally saying, "No, that's all."

"Then... I'll go tidy up first?"

"Um……"

Just as Lu Mingfei was about to close the door, he heard Su Xiaoqiang suddenly call out to him again: "Wait, wait a minute."

Lu Mingfei sighed, opened the door, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"this is for you."

Su Xiaoqiang quietly raised her eyes to look at Lu Mingfei, but quickly looked away the moment their eyes met. Then, hesitantly, she handed a paper bag from behind her and stuffed it into Lu Mingfei's hand.

Lu Mingfei glanced at the contents of the paper bag, "This is not..."

"You, you mustn't misunderstand," Su Xiaoqiang said arrogantly, arms crossed. "I just thought you might not have brought formal attire to Portugal, and I was worried you'd embarrass me by attending the banquet tonight in casual clothes. That's why I lent you this outfit. You'll still have to return it."

Although Su Xiaoqiang was stubborn, Lu Mingfei was no longer the timid boy he once was, and of course he could see through the little fairy's arrogance. He took the paper bag, but didn't puncture it; he just smiled and said:

"Thank you then, little fairy."

……

Chapter 208 Did I go into the wrong women's restroom again?

After a quick shower and a quick blow-dry of his hair in front of the mirror, Lu Mingfei prepared to change into formal attire.

Lu Mingfei had considered what hairstyle to get. He originally planned to get a slicked-back style. During a social dance at the Anbo Hall in his freshman year, Fingel had styled him like that, saying it was the standard hairstyle for a good German man.

However, Lu Mingfei remembered that when he came to Portugal, Charlotte thought he was greasy, so he thought that maybe people in Western Europe didn't like that kind of mature style. After much consideration, Lu Mingfei chose to blow-dry his hair into a neat and age-appropriate messy style.

After tidying everything up, Lu Mingfei walked to the bedside and picked up the paper bag that Xiaotiannv had given him.

Inside the paper bag was the Kiton suit that Lu Mingfei wore when he accompanied Xiao Tiannv to the ball.

For some reason, after he returned the suit to the little fairy, she didn't return it to her father and even brought it to Portugal. But since the little fairy lent him the suit, it would seem a bit impolite of Lu Mingfei not to wear it.

Although it's only around five o'clock now, and there's still some time before the banquet is scheduled for six o'clock, there's nothing to do in the room. It's a rare opportunity to come to a place that's comparable to a medieval castle, so I might as well go out and take a stroll.

The banquet hall was located on the first floor of the Western-style building. As Lu Mingfei walked out, he saw male servants in tailcoats and female servants in maid outfits along the way. They would smile and nod as they passed him, giving Lu Mingfei the illusion of having stepped into a medieval castle.

After going down the stairs, when he reached the second floor, Lu Mingfei remembered that Bettina had mentioned that the Little Fairy's room was directly below his own, and he suddenly felt a surge of excitement.

Of course, he didn't have any other thoughts, but Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered what the little fairy had said to him.

"Lu Mingfei... I regret it... Please really?"

What was he serious about? It's obvious that the only thing he and the little fairy needed to discuss was whether it was serious or not, which was the bet they made as a joke about becoming lovers.

Xiao Tiannv forgot to fill in her name on the answer sheet due to carelessness and lost the bet. However, Lu Mingfei did not take it seriously at the time. In addition, Xiao Tiannv stubbornly insisted that her scores in eight subjects were not worse than Lu Mingfei's, so the bet was eventually dropped.

However, after the little fairy brought up the matter again in the rain that day... Lu Mingfei couldn't help but take it seriously, even if he didn't want to.

Just imagine a stunningly beautiful woman like Xiaotiannu, who is breathtakingly gorgeous and surpasses all others, saying she wants to be your lover in a pitiful manner. Even a man as virtuous as Liu Xiahui would be tempted to become a lustful ghost.

The most tragic thing in the world is that the girl you like doesn't like you. The most tragic thing is that all the girls you like like you.

Lu Mingze's words echoed in Lu Mingfei's ears again: "Brother, sometimes accepting them as a group is more likely to make them happy than rejecting them one by one."

"Damn it, Lu Mingze has ruined my Dao heart."

Lu Mingfei clenched his fists, hurriedly walked down the stairs, and arrived at the first floor of the villa.

On the first floor of the villa, there was a glass window on one side of the corridor facing outwards. On the inside, there were portraits hanging, depicting people dressed in expensive-looking formal attire, sitting upright, solemn and dignified, just like a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years in a movie, hanging photos of their ancestors on the walls of their home.

Guided by the maid, Lu Mingfei quickly found the restaurant for the banquet. However, since it was still early, there were not many people in the restaurant yet, and only busy servants would occasionally pass through it.

"Are you Rosella's friend?"

As Lu Mingfei was wondering whether he should wait here for a while or go wander around somewhere else, a male voice suddenly came from behind him.

Lu Mingfei turned around and saw a tall, middle-aged man standing behind him, smiling at him.

The man was quite ordinary-looking. It wasn't that he wasn't handsome or anything, but if you dropped him on a street in Portugal, he wouldn't look any different from any other Portuguese man. He didn't have the striking, eye-catching appearance of someone like Su Xiaoqiang or Bettina.

In stark contrast to the man's appearance was the elegant and noble air he exuded in every gesture. This aristocratic bearing immediately made Lu Mingfei realize that the man before him was no ordinary person. Lu Mingfei had only ever seen this innate aristocratic air in Caesar or Principal Angers.

"Are you... Su Xiaoqiang's uncle?"

“Yes.” The middle-aged man nodded with a smile. “My name is Louis. I heard you are Rosella’s classmate, so you should be of the same generation as Rosella. You can call me Uncle Louis, just like she does.”

Lu Mingfei was taken aback, suddenly feeling that something was off.

“Louis…Uncle?” Lu Mingfei called out the title somewhat awkwardly. “Um, hello, it’s nice to meet you. My name is Lu Mingfei.”

“I know, I heard it from Bettina.” Louis nodded. “Bettina said she calls you Lu, but I think that’s a bit too formal. Can I call you Mingfei?”

“Of course.” Lu Mingfei nodded quickly.

“Well then, Mingfei,” Louis said, reaching out and tucking a tuft of hair from the back of his head. “I think you could press down the hair on the back of your head a bit more; it’s sticking up.”

Lu Mingfei was taken aback, and immediately reached up to touch the back of his head. Sure enough, there was a patch of hair that seemed to be sticking up. He hadn't even noticed it when he was blow-drying his hair in front of the mirror.

"There's a restroom at the end of the corridor on the first floor, and it has a mirror inside," Louis reminded her with a smile.

……

Lu Mingfei felt a little strange about the modern-style public restrooms in this castle-like place. But then he remembered that the restrooms in other famous historical sites he had visited were also modern in style, and he understood.

Lu Mingfei spent a long time fixing his hair in front of the mirror, finally managing to tame the hair sticking up at the back of his head, when suddenly he needed to go to the bathroom.

After closing the bathroom door behind me and turning on the valve, I suddenly heard footsteps outside the door.

"Would anyone else in this house use the public toilet?" Lu Mingfei wondered to himself, but then he remembered that there were quite a few servants in the castle, and maybe they would come here to use the toilet when they needed to.

Lu Mingfei pulled up his pants and was just about to zip them up when the conversation outside made his head go blank for a moment.

What short-circuited him wasn't the content of the conversation, but rather... the sound of the conversation.

"Are you settling in alright?" a female voice asked. Lu Mingfei recognized the voice as Bettina's.

"Yes, I'm used to it. You've taken very good care of me. I'm really sorry to be bothering you for such a long time."

Lu Mingfei couldn't quite place the voice, yet he had a vague feeling that he'd heard it somewhere before.