Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

There was this arrogant guy sitting next to me who, every two minutes, would pretend to check the time, showing off his beat-up Submariner watch. He even made a point of switching it from his right wrist to his left, as if he wanted everyone to see it. So what if he has a few bucks? Everyone acts like they're entitled to that.

Hmm, this person's style sounds kind of familiar...

At this moment, the revolving door at the hotel entrance creaked open again, and young men and women carrying backpacks and suitcases entered the hotel in a bustling manner, their ages similar to Lu Mingfei and his group.

Like Lu Mingfei and his group, they were also students visiting the capital and had booked the Black Prince Hotel.

"Damn it! What the hell!" Qiao Yiran, standing next to him, actually cursed angrily.

"What's wrong?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Speak of the devil, and he appears." Qiao Yiran muttered, pointing to someone in the crowd, "That pretty boy in Armani, he's the arrogant guy I met in business class. Everyone around him was dressed casually, but he was on vacation in a suit, all sullen and pretentious..."

Following Qiao Yiran's finger, Lu Mingfei looked at someone in the crowd and his eyes widened immediately.

"Damn! This is unbelievable!" Lu Mingfei couldn't help but repeat.

The arrogant guy Qiao Yiran mentioned was actually Zhao Menghua?

Chapter 29 Lu Mingfei, a primary school classmate

Lu Mingfei suddenly realized something.

If Qiao Yiran hadn't used that double-dealing tactic, wouldn't Zhao Menghua be sitting next to Liu Miaomiao?

Could it be that in their past life, when Lu Mingfei and his friends went on their graduation trip, the two of them were in this same position?

Did the two of them know each other so early on?

Lu Mingfei was suddenly somewhat relieved that Qiao Yiran and Liu Miaomiao had switched seats, preventing the two from sitting together.

Thank goodness, thank goodness.

Why am I feeling so fortunate?

……

Lu Mingfei found it difficult to explain his attitude towards Zhao Menghua.

Does he hate him? Yes, he certainly does. But this dislike has nothing to do with personal feelings. It's not because Zhao Menghua is his rival in love and stole Chen Wenwen from him, so Lu Mingfei hates Zhao Menghua.

If I had to say something, it would be that I dislike this person's style.

Putting everything else aside, just the act of showing affection to one's current girlfriend in front of her before completely breaking up with the ex-girlfriend... he thinks that kind of person is pretty awful.

What's more, he later did something similar: after being with his current girlfriend for only a few months, he dumped her and went back to his ex.

In Chen Wenwen's eyes, Zhao Menghua might be considered a prodigal son returning home. But from Liu Miaomiao's perspective, Zhao Menghua is a complete scumbag, always wanting more than he has, constantly switching between the two women, taking advantage of them and then leaving them with nothing.

One can love widely, but one cannot be a scoundrel.

Take Caesar, for example, the student council leader of Lu Mingfei. He's always surrounded by beautiful women, a man who truly owns an ocean, yet no one ever criticizes him. Why?

Because he takes meticulous care of everyone, is very considerate, and has a perfect grasp of social boundaries, never overstepping boundaries, neglecting anyone, or making anyone feel uncomfortable.

Those were true nobles, fundamentally different from nouveau riche like Zhao Menghua who flaunted even a watch.

So when someone said Zhao Menghua was "the second Chu Zihang," Lu Mingfei really wanted to complain. His stoic senior brother was an enemy even Caesar acknowledged; putting Zhao Menghua alongside him was somewhat of an insult to the stoic senior brother.

Chen Wenwen forgave Zhao Menghua and hoped that Lu Mingfei could bless her and Zhao Menghua.

Lu Mingfei didn't know if Chen Wenwen was seeking psychological comfort or something. "You want my blessing? Fine, then I'll give my blessing!" But his blessing wasn't "that Chen Wenwen and Zhao Menghua will be happy," but rather "that Chen Wenwen will be happy."

Looking at Chen Wenwen and Zhao Menghua surrounded by the choir, Lu Mingfei thought of Liu Miaomiao, who was wearing a Dai-dyed long dress, and felt sorry for her.

First, she loved Chu Zihang but couldn't have him, and then she got a man who didn't love her.

That's probably why Lu Mingfei felt relieved that "it's a good thing Zhao Menghua didn't sit with Liu Miaomiao."

Well, Lu Mingfei has made up his mind. He will add a new task to his life during his three years of high school: to help Liu Miaomiao escape her suffering and not repeat the mistakes of her previous life.

Zhao Menghua seemed to have noticed Qiao Yiran standing next to Lu Mingfei as well. His expression first showed surprise, then turned into a smile. He walked over and greeted Qiao Yiran, "What a coincidence! You're staying at this hotel too?"

As he spoke, he extended his hand.

"Yes, yes, what a coincidence." Lu Mingfei stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Menghua's hand, shaking it vigorously.

Zhao Menghua was taken aback, thinking to himself, "I was there to shake hands with that beautiful lady. Who are you, sir? What are you doing here? Do we know each other that well?"

"Who are you?" The good education he received from childhood made Zhao Menghua try to force a polite smile on his face.

"Ah, Zhao Menghua, don't you recognize me? I'm Lu Mingfei, your elementary school classmate. We were deskmates for half a semester in third grade, and you often let me copy your homework. Once, we were talking in class, and Teacher Li even called us to the front of the class and slapped our palms," Lu Mingfei said seriously.

Actually, Lu Mingfei was just making this up. He and Zhao Menghua were not registered in the same district, so it was impossible for them to be assigned to the same primary school.

Zhao Menghua was both surprised and suspicious as he looked at the man who had suddenly appeared in front of him, confirming that he had no recollection of him.

But when Lu Mingfei said his name and that they were elementary school classmates, he suddenly wasn't sure if he had really never seen the person in front of him before.

When Lu Mingfei accurately recounted the "glorious deeds" they had experienced together in elementary school, he was completely convinced that Lu Mingfei was a long-forgotten elementary school classmate.

He actually vaguely remembered what Lu Mingfei had said.

"Ah, yes, yes, it's you, Lu Mingfei."

Zhao Menghua enthusiastically extended his other hand, not forgetting to "unintentionally" reveal his Rolex Submariner in green.

"If you hadn't told me your name, I really wouldn't have recognized you. You look completely different from when you were in elementary school; you've become... much more handsome."

"You too, you too. I remember you had a runny nose every day back then, but it seems like you're better now?"

Zhao Menghua's expression changed. He blamed Lu Mingfei for bringing up such a sensitive topic, but at the same time, he became even more certain that Lu Mingfei was his long-lost classmate.

He had allergic rhinitis when he was in elementary school, and his nose would run every spring and autumn. It only got better after he entered junior high school. The person who knew that he used to have a runny nose must be his elementary school classmate.

Looking at the beautiful woman next to Lu Mingfei, Zhao Menghua decided to change the subject in order to save face.

"Hey, let's not talk about the past. It's been a long time since we last contacted each other, hasn't it? Which junior high school did you go to?"

"Shilan Middle School, a key municipal high school."

"What a coincidence, I also applied to Shilan High School."

"That's quite a coincidence. Maybe we can even be in the same class again."

"Haha, maybe."

Zhao Menghua changed the subject, glancing at Qiao Yiran and the others behind Lu Mingfei, and asked with feigned surprise, "By the way, what's this all about?"

"Oh, it's because after graduating from junior high school, my classmates and I decided to travel to the capital together."

"What a coincidence, it's the same in our class." Zhao Menghua gestured to the students behind him. "How about we introduce each other?"

Meng Hua's introduction was aimed at the class beauty.

"An introduction? Sure, sure, but it'll have to be later. Everyone just got off the plane, they need to rest first." Lu Mingfei looked at Qiao Yiran, "Right?"

"Ah...yes, everyone is quite tired right now, we need to rest first." Qiao Yiran immediately chimed in.

"Oh—okay, see you later."

After saying goodbye, the two finally let go of each other's hands. Zhao Menghua turned around and immediately ran back to his classroom, secretly rubbing his palms as he did so.

This guy has such a strong grip; he's left white marks on my hand from squeezing it.

Qiao Yiran gently patted Lu Mingfei's shoulder.

"Hey, Lu Mingfei, is Zhao Menghua really your elementary school classmate?"

Lu Mingfei spread his hands, answering innocently, "No."

"You were making such a big deal out of what you said earlier. Like how he let you copy his homework, and how he got his hand slapped for talking in class."

"You just don't understand. Copying homework and talking to each other are common memories for students all over the country. Didn't you copy homework when you were in elementary school? Didn't you ever get caught talking to the teacher?"

"What about Teacher Li?"

"With over 100 million people in the country surnamed Li, which primary school doesn't have a few teachers with the surname Li?"

Qiao Yiran was stunned by Lu Mingfei's actions, and all her words could be summed up in one sentence: "...You're amazing."

Then she immediately asked, "If you don't know him, why pretend you do and go looking for trouble? When he greets us, we can just ignore him."

Why? You can't exactly tell me it's to prevent him from finding an opportunity to seduce Liu Miaomiao, can you?

"Someone wants to treat us to dinner, why should we refuse? Only a fool wouldn't take advantage of a good deal!"

"...That's a ridiculous argument."

"Hmph, what do you know?" Lu Mingfei muttered to himself. He was doing this for Liu Miaomiao's lifelong happiness, okay? He didn't want Liu Miaomiao to be treated like a scumbag, did he?

Lu Mingfei felt like he was Seiya from the anime Saint Seiya, carefully guarding Athena to prevent her from being corrupted by other evil forces.

Saint Seiya: Lu Mingfei's Guardian of Liu Miaomiao - The Grand Opening!

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The elevator stopped on the seventh floor.

Lu Mingfei's room number is 0717. Rooms from 0710 to 0723 are all in Lu Mingfei's class.

其中，0710到0713四间，是给班上的8位女生住的。0714到0722则是给17位男生住的。

The remaining room, 0723, is the teacher's room.

However, since there are 17 boys and 9 rooms, naturally one boy will be left alone in a room.

Needless to say, this kind of bad luck usually happens to the God of the Road.

In fact, sleeping in a room by yourself is much better than sharing a room with another person in terms of freedom and comfort.

But the key point is that if Lu Mingfei lives alone, he has to pay for the whole room by himself!

"When it rains, it pours; even a hero can be brought down by a penny." Lu Mingfei slumped on the bed, staring at the ceiling, and muttered to himself.

"Show me the money"—I wonder if this cheat code still works. I wish it did.

However, even if it were usable, the money would be fake; it could only be viewed but not used.

Sigh, I guess I'll have to rely on myself.

To be precise, it's thanks to Brother Feng.

Feng, keep it up!