Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

However, she also found Su Xiaoqiang's name on the list of classmates.

Liu Miaomiao nodded and hummed in agreement, then walked quickly to Lu Mingfei's side.

Looking at Lu Mingfei's long, slender fingers with distinct knuckles, Liu Miaomiao inexplicably felt a desire to hold them.

She was surprised and ashamed of her own audacious idea.

He and Lu Mingfei were just ordinary classmates, what was he thinking!

She took a deep breath and suppressed the thought.

……

Seeing Liu Miaomiao leave with Lu Mingfei, the boys watching began to grumble and whisper among themselves.

"Waaaaah, my first love ended before it even began."

"Who is this guy? He's so amazing! He even managed to get the most beautiful girl at Shilan Middle School?"

"I heard Liu Miaomiao has a rumored boyfriend named Lu Mingfei. Could it be him?"

"Wait a minute, I've seen Lu Mingfei's picture on the forum. He looks like a loser, not like this guy at all."

"I heard there's a guy named Chu Zihang at Shilan Middle School..."

……

Lu Mingfei hadn't checked the list beforehand; he was mainly there to accompany Liu Miaomiao. However, he already knew what the class assignment results would be.

After all, high school life still holds a very important place in his memory.

Looking back now, his crush on Chen Wenwen seems a bit ridiculous. But isn't that what youth is all about?

Many things you cared about a lot back then, things that seemed like grand promises, impressive vows, or even nonsense, will all seem insignificant when you look back on them years later.

It's like a cicada shedding its skin. The shedding process is excruciating, and the cicada screams in agony. After it's over, when the cicada easily flies into the sky, all it sees is an empty shell left behind.

……

The class assignment results were the same as Lu Mingfei remembered, and he easily found several familiar names on the list.

First, there are the three most beautiful girls at Shilan Middle School: Su Xiaoqiang, Liu Miaomiao, and Chen Wenwen.

Next up are the Xu brothers, Xu Miaomiao and Xu Yanyan.

To be honest, Lu Mingfei always thought that Xu Miaomiao's name was quite unlucky.

To paraphrase Lu Zhishen: "Liu Miaomiao, who entered Shilan Middle School, became the school beauty with her looks and talent. She truly deserves the name 'Miaomiao'! You, Zhao Menghua's lackey, are just a sycophant, and you call yourself 'Miaomiao'!"

Then there's Zhao Menghua, whom Lu Mingfei has been ignoring lately, who used to be at the very top of the list.

Lu Mingfei was so engrossed in looking for Zhao Menghua's name at the bottom of the list that he completely forgot Zhao Menghua was actually the undisputed academic star of his grade at Shilan Middle School. Even the darling Su Xiaoqiang was overshadowed by him.

"Looks like we'll have to stay classmates." Lu Mingfei smiled at Liu Miaomiao beside him.

"Mm." Liu Miaomiao nodded, hesitated for a moment, then reached out her hand to Lu Mingfei with a bright smile: "Please take good care of me for the next three years."

Lu Mingfei smiled and shook hands, saying, "Please take care of me."

Chapter 61 Gift

87th floor of the InterContinental Hotel, CBD center.

Following their father's instructions, Yuan Zhisheng and his group had already booked the entire presidential suite on this floor in advance.

From the very first day he arrived with Erii, he had been constantly seeing people dressed in "Genji Heavy Industries" uniforms carrying all sorts of metal boxes into the hotel's freight elevator. This only stopped today.

This was not Genjiro's arrangement. Genjiro had questioned these people, and the answer he received was that they were also following Lord Tachibana Masamune's orders to transport these boxes, whose contents were unknown, to suite 8704.

Genjiro confirmed with Tachibana Masamune that this was indeed the case.

“You don’t need to worry about these things for now,” Tachibana Masamune said on the phone. “Your task in China is simply to take care of Erii. I will tell you everything when the time is right.”

Although he was puzzled by his father's behavior over this period of time, Genjiro still listened to Tachibana Munemasa's words.

Erii's room was on the other side of the corridor, room 8723.

Knock, knock, knock. A few seconds later, Sakura Yabuki opened the door from inside the room.

Erii, standing by the window, turned around.

"How is Erii's health?" Genji asked in a low voice.

"The overall indicators are still within the normal range, however..."

Sakura Yabuki's hesitant expression gave Genji a clear understanding of Erii's current physical condition.

It's still relatively normal at the moment, but it's about to reach the safety threshold.

Genji walked over to Erii, sat down, and stroked her head.

"Eri, are you feeling unwell?"

Erii shook her head, then picked up the small notebook from the table.

"I'm not feeling unwell. When shall we go to the park?"

Genjiro recalled the promise he had casually made to Erii the day before yesterday, and he hadn't expected that she would still remember it.

As the older brother, he wanted to keep his promise to his younger sister. But it was only out of concern for Erii's health...

"It's alright, let her go out and play for a while."

A familiar voice came from behind, startling Genji. He turned around and saw that it really was Tachibana Masamune standing at the door, with Crow and Yasha following behind him meekly.

"Crow, Yaksha, Miss Sakura, why don't you three take the young lady out for a short walk? Chisei and I have something to discuss."

Genji wanted to object: "But Erii's body..."

"It's alright, I know what I'm doing. Letting Erii go out for about an hour won't cause any major problems. After all, it's a rare opportunity to come to this foreign land, so she should get some fresh air to make the trip worthwhile, haha?"

Erii's father, who always strictly forbade her from going out, actually took the initiative to suggest that Erii go out for a stroll? This was so unusual that Genji was starting to doubt whether the person in front of him was the stern patriarch of the Snake Clan, Tachibana Masamune.

But as the crows and the others bowed to their father in unison, and their father nodded to them, the imposing seriousness in his eyes made Genji realize that the Tachibana Masamune before him was still the father he knew.

He possesses both the stature and kindness of a father, as well as the responsibility and commitment of a patriarch.

"Chisuke, come with me. Miss Sakura, you've always been very careful, so please keep a close eye on Miss. If anything happens, you should know what the consequences will be," Tachibana Masamune said, arms crossed, without turning his head.

"Yes," Sakura Yabuki, Crow, and Yasha replied in unison, bowing their heads.

Genjiro followed behind Tachibana Masamune, heading towards one end of the corridor, which was also the direction of room 8704, which he had always been curious about.

He turned around and saw Miss Sakura holding Erii's hand, walking towards the elevator at the other end of the corridor. He and Erii walked to opposite sides, as if heading towards the opposite ends of heaven and earth in a ukiyo-e painting.

……

"How did you end up in China from Japan?" Following behind Tachibana Masamune, Genji couldn't help but ask, "Shouldn't you be in Osaka dealing with the underground organization's riot?"

As the head of the Snake Clan, Tachibana Masamune should be stationed at the headquarters in Japan. Even stepping outside of Tokyo would cause a huge uproar in both the underworld and the legitimate world.

What could possibly have made my father travel all the way to China?

She even made herself bring Erii with her.

"The riots in Osaka have been temporarily quelled. I have more important matters to attend to in China," Tachibana Masamune said without turning his head.

"what's up?"

"You'll find out soon."

Tachibana Masamune stopped in front of room 8704 and knocked on the door. Genji suddenly realized something strange: he hadn't seen anyone else on the entire 87th floor today.

They booked all the rooms on the 87th floor. There were no other guests, which was normal, but in the past two days, we could still see the staff coming to change the room amenities. But today, we didn't even see any staff.

Genjiro had a strange feeling that ever since Sakura and the others took Erii away, only he and Tachibana Masamune remained on the entire 87th floor.

However, this illusion vanished in an instant. A rhythmic knocking sounded, followed by a muffled voice from inside room 8704:

"Who?"

“It’s me,” Tachibana Masamune replied.

There was silence inside the door for a few seconds, followed by the rustling sound of the door opening. The moment the door swung open, Yuan Zhisheng saw a group of people wearing white doctor's coats and masks, completely covering their bodies. A quick glance revealed at least seven or eight of them.

Yuan Zhisheng was stunned. He never expected that the room 8704, which he had been curious about for the past few days, was actually inhabited by a group of... doctors?

When did they move in? Why didn't I notice at all?

"Who is he?"

The doctor who opened the door for them asked coldly from behind his mask, his pure golden eyes revealing a deep wariness.

Yuan Zhisheng suddenly realized that the doctor in front of him, no, the group of doctors in front of him, were very likely to be of mixed race.

Moreover, judging from the color of their eyes, their bloodline is quite pure, reaching B or even higher.

"Let's talk inside, it's not convenient outside," said Tachibana Masamune.

The doctor looked Genji up and down, nodded, and Genji followed Tachibana Masamune into the room, the door closing heavily behind him.

Let me introduce you to each other.

The room was filled with white curtains, making it impossible to see what was inside. Yuan Zhisheng wanted to observe more, but immediately met the unfriendly gazes of several doctors.

Yuan Zhisheng immediately looked away.

Perhaps seeing the tense atmosphere, Tachibana Masamune suddenly laughed and broke the silence, introducing Genjiro to the doctor.

"This is my son, Genjiro, the young master of the Hebi-Hachi family. If nothing unexpected happens, he will succeed me as the head of the Hebi-Hachi family within a few years."

Then, Tachibana Masamune turned to Genjiro and introduced him:

"This is Doctor Chen, you can just call him Dr. Chen. He is an old friend of mine, and I came to China specifically to see him."

Are you here to meet a group of mixed-race doctors?

For some reason, Genji didn't have a good first impression of Dr. Chen and his colleagues. Perhaps it was because they all exuded a strange and suspicious aura.

However, since they were his father's friends, Genji still bowed to them politely.

"Greetings, everyone. I am Yuan Zhisheng. It's a pleasure to meet you all. Please feel free to guide me."

Dr. Chen simply nodded quietly in response.

"Chisei, don't mind him. Dr. Chen is just like that; he doesn't mean to belittle you." Tachibana Masamune patted Minamoto Chisei on the shoulder. "Dr. Chen is my friend, and even more so, a friend of the Snake-Headed Eight Clan."