Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

The headphones I just took off are still warm to the touch on my palm.

However, the headphone cord seemed to be a bit too short, so the two of them had to sit close together.

Lu Mingfei leaned slightly towards Liu Miaomiao, and the high-end fragrance he had smelled when taking the group photo earlier immediately wafted from Liu Miaomiao's hair.

Done!

……

The music flowing from the iPod was a series of soothing instrumental pieces, almost all of them piano music. After listening to several songs, there wasn't a single pop song.

But Lu Mingfei was in no mood to care what kind of music Liu Miaomiao was listening to.

Although he lived two lives, in this life he was just a spirited fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy.

He was so bothered by the ever-present, invading fragrance emanating from Liu Miaomiao that he almost knocked on the door and had to try to distract himself.

Lost in thought, I suddenly remembered a scene from the TV series "Dream of the Red Chamber" that I had watched before, where the young Jia Baoyu and the young Lin Daiyu slept together.

Baoyu smelled a faint fragrance emanating from Lin Daiyu beside him, which was coming from Daiyu's sleeve and was intoxicating.

Daiyu asked Baoyu if he had any warm fragrance to match her unique scent. Baoyu, bewildered, was then teased by Daiyu: "You have jade, so others have gold to match you; others have cool fragrance, so don't you have any warm fragrance to match?"

Lu Mingfei didn't know anything about cool or warm fragrances. But he had thoroughly experienced the intoxicating, bone-melting feeling today; the scent emanating from Liu Miaomiao was simply too overpowering.

Just as Lu Mingfei was about to tell Liu Miaomiao, "Maybe I should just give up and not listen," he suddenly felt a weight on his right shoulder, as if something had quietly fallen.

Lu Mingfei turned his head to the side.

Liu Miaomiao gently leaned on her right shoulder and fell asleep.

"..."

No, sis, please don't mess with me.

He remembered that dimenhydrinate tablets do indeed have a drowsy side effect. But Liu Miaomiao, did you have to fall asleep at such a convenient time? At least let me take my headphones off first!

And it's fine for you to sleep, just don't use my shoulder as a pillow.

As Liu Miaomiao gently rested her head on Lu Mingfei's shoulder, the fragrance became even more pronounced.

Actually, Lu Mingfei has had this kind of close contact with quite a few girls.

Zero was the first; at the Christmas ball, she took the initiative to invite Lu Mingfei to dance. But Zero rarely had anything that could be described as a fragrance. Perhaps it was because it was too cold in Russia for flowers to bloom; there was only a very faint coolness, like mint soaked in water.

The second is Nuonuo. Although Lu Mingfei knew Nuonuo earlier than he knew Ling, the only intimate contact he had with Nuonuo was a few times, such as watching fireworks together on the mountaintop on Nuonuo's birthday and embracing Nuonuo who was only wearing a bikini in the Three Gorges.

Nono is a girl who changes her perfume very frequently. Every time I see her, the scent she wears is never the same, but the main notes are always very bold and rich floral fragrances, just like her personality.

The third girl he had intimate contact with was someone he didn't know. She was someone he met at an auction; she was wearing a veil so his face couldn't be seen.

Using the cheat code given to him by Lu Mingze, he spent a whopping one hundred million US dollars to snatch the Seven Deadly Sins from the girl and in return, he received a sweet kiss from her. As the girl kissed his cheek, he smelled a faint, ethereal fragrance emanating from her, as if from an ancient, mysterious kingdom.

However, Liu Miaomiao's scent was different from the other girls'. Perhaps because she was still a middle school student, she hadn't learned how to do makeup yet, so she didn't use perfume; the scent she exuded was the warm, woody fragrance of shower gel.

Like the girl next door you meet on your way out in the morning, you walk side by side with her, the weather is comfortable, the sky is blue and the clouds are white, the wind keeps blowing her fragrance towards you, ordinary and light, you will subconsciously slow down your pace, hoping that this road can be walked as long as possible... that's probably the feeling.

Oh shit.

Lu Mingfei suddenly cursed inwardly, realizing he was becoming increasingly perverted. He was actually studying a girl's scent while smelling Liu Miaomiao's body fragrance...

……

Four hours later, the flight officially arrived in the capital. With a whistling sound, the plane slowed down and landed, and a new announcement was made over the loudspeaker.

"Have we arrived in the capital?"

Liu Miaomiao rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked.

I don't know when I fell asleep, and I was even listening to music. I slept really well last night.

Moreover, the airplane seat in front of me looked strange; it was completely tilted.

The pillow is so hard...

Wait, a pillow?

Liu Miaomiao suddenly sat up, tensed up, and turned to look at the "pillow" she had just been resting on—Lu Mingfei's shoulder. Her face flushed red again.

"I'm so sorry..." Liu Miaomiao apologized shyly, clasping her hands together.

"It's nothing," said Lu Mingfei, who had already attained enlightenment and was free from desires.

Chapter 28 Damn it

After getting off the plane and collecting his luggage, Lu Mingfei followed the crowd out of the airport.

Compared to the clear and airy atmosphere of Lu Mingfei's hometown, the summer in the capital city felt cloudy and gloomy, with the air feeling like it was mixed with sand, making Lu Mingfei's throat feel dry.

However, Liu Miaomiao and her friends seemed completely oblivious to this, and as soon as they landed, they were as energetic as a group of children again. Some of the boys even took deep breaths of the air from the capital.

Looking at those reckless boys, Lu Mingfei wondered whether he should explain the concept of PM2.5 to them.

However, Shilan Secondary School truly lives up to its reputation as a prestigious school; even the hotel they booked included airport pick-up.

As soon as Lu Mingfei stepped out of the arrival gate, he saw two people, who he couldn't tell were either bus drivers or hotel staff, holding a banner that read "Welcome students of Class 3(X) of Shilan Middle School to stay at the Black Prince Hotel" and waiting outside the arrival gate.

The group had just gotten off the plane when they boarded the bus.

This time, however, Lu Mingfei did not sit with Liu Miaomiao. Liu Miaomiao sat with Qiao Yiran and several other girls.

Since the "Liu Miaomiao sleeping on someone's shoulder incident" happened, there has been a very delicate atmosphere between the two of them.

It's hard to say whether their relationship has improved or worsened, but it's clear that they can't talk to each other for the time being.

"Ho baby, say more sweet words."

If you miss me, take another look.

Perform a little more

Let me really see…

Damn it, don't play Cyndi Wang's "Love You" on your MP3 player right now.

The bus swayed and rattled all the way to the Black Prince Hotel where they were to stay. Lu Mingfei took the map that the homeroom teacher had given to everyone and roughly found the hotel's location. It was within the Second Ring Road, near the northwest corner of the Temple of Heaven, within walking distance of the Temple of Heaven and Dashilan, and not far from Wangfujing.

With a sudden stop, the bus came to a halt in front of the Black Prince Hotel.

This is a building that is predominantly black. I roughly estimate that the hotel must be more than twenty stories high.

The entrance is a revolving door, just like the high-end hotels in Hollywood movies. Lu Mingfei couldn't understand why the door was designed this way, as only one person could enter and exit at a time, which greatly affected efficiency.

However, he quickly realized that these high-end luxury hotels actually don't have many guests, so they don't need a large throughput. They are specifically designed to serve one or two high-end clients.

Upon entering, the first thing you see is a white piano surrounded by an artificial fountain in the spacious hotel lobby, which looks expensive.

The reception desk is on the left side of the lobby, next to the elevator shaft. Passing through the elevator shaft, you'll find a gym on one side and the hotel's hot spring area on the other. The swimming pool is located on the hotel's rooftop terrace.

Looking at the amenities listed in the hotel brochure, Lu Mingfei frantically calculated in his mind how much a night's stay at such a hotel would cost, and the result made his heart bleed.

Fortunately, his uncle gave Lu Mingfei a card before he left, and repeatedly told him to keep it safe. There was probably some money in it, otherwise Lu Mingfei might have really ended up on the streets of Beijing.

"Sigh, we need to get on the money-making agenda as soon as possible."

Lu Mingfei sighed.

Actually, Lu Mingfei isn't a particularly materialistic person, but at least he should have money when he needs it, instead of constantly being strapped for cash.

However, at this point in time, he doesn't have many ways to make money.

The internet? It is indeed the future trend, but the return cycle is a bit long. Let's not even discuss the fact that he is still a middle school student and cannot drop out of school to start a business. Even if he really wanted to start a business, he has not yet secured the start-up capital.

Bitcoin? That would be an incredibly lucrative business, but it won't be available until 2010, it's still a long way off.

After much thought, the only legal way to make money was by buying lottery tickets.

Of course, it's about buying lottery tickets.

Although Lu Mingfei doesn't care much about sports and can't possibly remember the results of every sport, the only one he remembers is the 2006 Debon World Cup, which has already ended.

However, as a seasoned internet addict, Lu Mingfei definitely remembers the result of one particular sporting event.

That was at the 2006 WCG, where SKY Li Xiaofeng, the number one e-sports player in China and known as the "Human Emperor," once again won the World WCG Warcraft III championship.

Although SKY failed to achieve a three-peat at the 2007 WCG due to a decline in performance, his contributions to the rise of Chinese esports and to helping esports events break down inherent prejudices remain enormous.

In terms of just fulfilling the prejudice of Chinese people against people of Asian descent in track and field events, Liu Xiang is already unprecedented.

Today is July 15th. If Lu Mingfei remembers correctly, the WCG World Championship should be in November, but the WCG China Regional Qualifier should start between August and September, which is less than a month.

And it happened during summer vacation.

If all goes well, I should be able to achieve financial freedom by the time school starts in September.

From then on, there were no more losers at Shilan Middle School, only outstanding individuals!

Lost in his fantasy, Lu Mingfei was completely unaware that someone was calling him.

“...Lu Mingfei, Lu Mingfei.”

"Huh? Hmm? What's up? Did you call me?"

"Who else should I call if not you?" Qiao Yiran rolled her eyes and shoved something into Lu Mingfei's hand.

Lu Mingfei opened his palm and saw a black room key.

7th floor, 0717.

"Originally, the group leaders were supposed to distribute the room cards to their group members after they received them, but Miaomiao refused to give them to you herself and insisted that I give you the card."

Lu Mingfei subconsciously glanced around and immediately saw Liu Miaomiao standing far away from him in the hotel lobby.

Qiao Yiran stood with her hands on her hips, looking cautiously at Lu Mingfei, and said, "Tell me, what bad thing did you do to Miaomiao on the plane? Now she doesn't even want to see you anymore."

What bad things could I possibly do? She's the one doing bad things to me, okay? She slept on my shoulder the whole way! My shoulder is still numb!

"How dare you say that! When you wanted to see my boarding pass, were you already planning to use Liu Miaomiao to pull this sneaky trick?"

Qiao Yiran immediately looked away from Lu Mingfei, pointed her fingers at each other, and whistled as if nothing had happened.

"Don't play innocent!"

"Alright, alright, I'm just trying to set you up with Miaomiao. Miaomiao is someone who's afraid to take the initiative in a relationship, and you've always been so quiet. Someone has to give you two a push, right?"

Qiao Yiran spread her hands, "If it weren't for Miaomiao being my good friend, I wouldn't bother getting involved in your mess. You have no idea how uncomfortable I was sitting in business class."