Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chu Zihang gave the following reasons:

Firstly, because his current father treats him very well, almost like his own son, and if he suddenly suggests moving out, it might cause misunderstandings.

Secondly, his mother has almost no life skills and needs his care.

Thirdly, if he moved in, it would be inconvenient for Lu Ming to live with his girlfriends later on. This is also the most important reason in Chu Zihang's opinion.

Lu Mingfei thought to himself that his expressionless senior brother was too reserved and brooding, worrying about things that were still in the works.

Moreover, Liu Miaomiao lives in California Sunshine, and Xiaotiannu Su Xiaoqiang lives in Yiyin Lingshu, both of which are far more upscale wealthy villa areas than this place. Even Chen Wenwen's neighborhood is better than this.

Besides, everyone is still a high school student, so even if I were to date them, it would be difficult for them to live with me.

Wait, why did I include the Little Celestial Maiden in my calculations?

After touring the new house, Lu Mingfei originally planned to treat Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang to lunch, since he had received such expensive gifts from them.

However, it seems that Liu Miaomiao told his family that she didn't have classes in the afternoon, and that the driver would come to pick her up from school at noon, so the meal had to be canceled for the time being.

When they reached the gate of the residential area, Liu Miaomiao suddenly turned around, tore off what she had been writing in her notebook while she was at Lu Mingfei's house, folded it into a square, and placed it in Lu Mingfei's palm.

"What is this?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"If you live alone as a guy, you probably won't make your own breakfast, and you might eat out for dinner sometimes."

Liu Miaomiao explained, placing her hands obediently in front of her.

"So on the way here, I made sure to check which shops along the way were clean. You can't just eat anything when you're living alone. There's a convenience store near the entrance of the complex if you need anything. And the community hospital is just a short walk to the right after you leave the complex, so if you feel unwell, be sure to see a doctor promptly..."

Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered Liu Miaomiao's stop-and-go behavior on the way here.

It turns out that she was paying attention to these things back then.

Knowing that a beautiful girl cares about you so much, isn't that a nice experience?

Actually, in his past life, some girls had cared for him in the same way, like Zero and Erii. It's just that he missed some of those feelings before he even had a chance to face them.

However, there may still be a chance to make amends in this lifetime.

Seeing Lu Mingfei staring blankly into space, Liu Miaomiao pouted and said coquettishly, "Are you even listening to me?!"

"I'm listening, thank you, Liu Miaomiao."

As Lu Mingfei spoke, he reached out and patted Liu Miaomiao's head.

Liu Miaomiao was completely unprepared for Lu Mingfei's intimate gesture. The moment Lu Mingfei touched her head, her slender neck instinctively shrank back.

But immediately, Liu Miaomiao lowered her head slightly, like a spoiled kitten, and straightened her neck to let Lu Mingfei stroke her head.

The familiar scent of shampoo lingered in the air, gently wafting into Lu Mingfei's nostrils.

The Hello Kitty hair clip nestled comfortably in the hair, its eyes half-closed, as if it were her, not Liu Miaomiao, being touched.

Feeling the warmth and touch of the large hands stroking her head, Liu Miaomiao's heart pounded, but her eyes sparkled.

Is this our second close encounter? Liu Miaomiao thought to herself.

The first time was when Mingfei held her hand in front of the dessert shop.

Patting someone's head or holding hands... which one looks more intimate?

But Mingfei's hands are really big, and his movements are very gentle.

Hmm, I think I washed my hair yesterday...?

While enjoying Lu Mingfei's caresses, Liu Miaomiao's mind wandered, and she even felt a little reluctant when Lu Mingfei withdrew his hand.

If Su Xiaoqiang hadn't been there, she probably would have wanted to act coquettishly towards Lu Mingfei to get him to give her more.

Lu Mingfei also noticed the somewhat resentful look in Liu Miaomiao's eyes.

Looking at that look, it seemed like Liu Miaomiao wanted him to touch her a little longer, Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

Is he addicted to touching himself?

That shouldn't be the case, right?

Liu Miaomiao realized her strange reaction earlier and immediately touched her hair as if she was tidying it up, but in reality she was trying to calm her racing heart.

"Okay, I'm leaving now."

Liu Miaomiao waved her hand, her face flushed.

"Let's go together, we'll see you off," Su Xiaoqiang suggested, hands on her hips.

"Thank you, but no need," Liu Miaomiao said. "I just texted my driver and asked him to drive the car to the entrance of the community. It might be difficult to explain if you come out with me."

When she said "it's not easy to explain," Liu Miaomiao subconsciously glanced at Lu Mingfei.

Upon noticing Liu Miaomiao's action, Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered that Liu Miaomiao had mentioned that her family had a rather serious tradition and was quite strict about early romantic relationships.

If her family finds out she went to a male classmate's house, the consequences might be quite serious.

Liu Miaomiao smiled and waved her hand, then her figure disappeared into the path where blue and red bricks intertwined.

Lu Mingfei withdrew his gaze from Liu Miaomiao's figure, turned around, and saw Su Xiaoqiang standing with her hands on her hips, looking at him with a disdainful expression.

"What? Do you want your head patted too?"

Lu Mingfei joked as he pretended to reach out to Su Xiaoqiang, only to have his hand slapped away by her.

"Go away, don't use the same tricks you used on Liu Miaomiao, that little white rabbit, on me. It won't work. I'm not that love-struck."

Su Xiaoqiang put her hands on her hips, casually tossed her long, tea-brown curly hair to one side, and raised her beautiful willow-leaf eyes with a slight lift of her eyebrows, instantly exuding the sharp and chilling beauty of a "little celestial maiden".

"What tricks work for you?"

"Pah, don't pry into things that aren't your business, okay? Besides, no matter what, I'll never become a love-struck fool like your Liu Miaomiao." Su Xiaoqiang scoffed disdainfully.

"Really?" Lu Mingfei asked doubtfully. He still vividly remembered the scene in the movie theater in his previous life where Su Xiaoqiang covered her face and ran out crying after Zhao Menghua successfully confessed to Chen Wenwen.

"Of course it's true!" the little fairy said firmly, then changed the subject, "Let's stop chatting and find a place to eat. Are you familiar with this area?"

Lu Mingfei shrugged. "Just moved in, what do you think?"

“I’m not familiar with this area either.” Su Xiaoqiang took out her card holder, showing page after page of gleaming membership cards. “There aren’t any restaurants nearby where I have a membership, so I’ll just have to walk around and see whichever restaurant looks good to me.”

"Let's go then."

Su Xiaoqiang walked forward carrying her Kipling backpack, and Lu Mingfei stepped forward to walk alongside her.

After walking out of the community gate, Su Xiaoqiang looked around for a while, then randomly chose a direction and walked forward.

They acted impulsively, regardless of which path was right or wrong.

However, given Su Xiaoqiang's personality, it's quite strange that she would fall for Zhao Menghua. Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

Logically speaking, Xiaotiannv is the kind of proud, free-spirited, and unrestrained girl who can be both charming and clever, and at the same time live a free and unconventional life.

Girls with this kind of personality probably wouldn't like Zhao Menghua's conflicted and somewhat self-centered personality.

"So, you're not planning to date in high school?" Lu Mingfei probed.

"Talk, why won't we talk?"

Su Xiaoqiang said indifferently.

"Sixteen years old only happens once, and youth only comes once. If you don't take advantage of the freedom and carefree life of high school, are you going to listen to your family's arrangements and go on blind dates with older men after your youth has slipped away?"

"So what kind of guy do you like?" Lu Mingfei asked, still quite curious about why Su Xiaoqiang liked Zhao Menghua in her past life.

The little fairy suddenly stopped and then looked him up and down.

A few seconds later, the little fairy finished her inspection and responded, "At least you have to be better than me, right?"

This statement would normally sound perfectly fine, but it was made after examining Lu Mingfei, making it sound as if Lu Mingfei did not meet the condition of "at least being better than her".

For some reason, the little fairy's attitude aroused Lu Mingfei's competitive spirit.

Lu Mingfei looked himself over. He wouldn't say he was as stunning as Xiao Tiannv, but he looked fairly clean and presentable after taking care of his appearance recently.

In terms of grades, I'm not inferior to Little Fairy right now.

He might be slightly inferior to the Little Fairy in terms of family background, but his parents were, on the surface, international archaeologists, and he himself came from a distinguished, highly educated family. Not to mention, his true identity was that of a dragon slayer who would save the world.

"Are you looking down on me?" Lu Mingfei retorted, shifting his stance.

Su Xiaoqiang initially wanted to scoff at him, but she was immediately stunned.

By simply adjusting his posture, Lu Mingfei instantly transformed from a youthful and naive student into someone much more mature.

That refined and elegant demeanor, reminiscent of an old British gentleman, suddenly came to mind again.

However, this feeling was fleeting. As Lu Mingfei adjusted back to his original posture, it returned to the original awkward feeling.

"What's there to look down on between friends? It's just that your grades have fallen out of my range for choosing a partner."

Even Su Xiaoqiang didn't notice that her voice was actually several decibels lower than before when she said those words.

She also checked the list that day and saw that Lu Mingfei was in the same class as her, and that he was ranked at the very bottom of the list.

"Besides, don't you already have Liu Miaomiao? She's such a nice girl, and she clearly likes you. If you like her, just confess quickly. If you don't like her, then don't be so ambiguous."

Su Xiaoqiang suddenly strode forward and, without turning her head, said, "If you dare to be a scumbag and hurt Liu Miaomiao, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Hey, hey, hey, did you pick up the wrong script? These should be Qiao Yiran's lines." Lu Mingfei followed up.

"Qiao Yiran? Liu Miaomiao's best friend? Where is she going to high school now?"

She attends Xunli Middle School.

"Hey, isn't that my junior high school...?"

"Don't change the subject, okay?" Lu Mingfei still remembered the previous topic and wanted to deflate the little fairy's arrogance. "Tell me, where am I inferior to you?"

"Heh, the only thing you're better at than me is StarCraft." The little fairy counted on her pretty fingers as she walked. "Looks aside, your grades are definitely not as good as mine, and you're not as good at dressing up as I am..."

She went on and on about a lot of things, but she didn't say that Lu Mingfei's family background was inferior to hers.

"However, there aren't many girls who are prettier and better dressed than me, so we can relax the requirements a bit. As long as their grades are better than mine, that's fine."

Could this be the reason why Su Xiaoqiang declared in her past life that she would pursue Zhao Menghua?

It's that simple?

"Don't you consider feelings when you're in a relationship?" Lu Mingfei asked. "If someone doesn't meet your criteria, but you like them, would you accept them?"

The little fairy took a step back, her beautiful eyes looking at Lu Mingfei with tension and vigilance.