Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Lu Mingfei realized the ambiguity in the statement and quickly clarified, "I wasn't talking about me."

"I didn't say anything to you."

Su Xiaoqiang shrugged and continued walking forward.

"That's why I said I can't become a love-struck fool like Liu Miaomiao. Just because you like someone, you think you can overcome all difficulties and cross mountains and seas to obtain the happiness in a fairy tale? That's too naive."

Dating is like choosing jewelry for me; I don't look at what suits me best, I only look at the most expensive. Frankly speaking, don't we all choose based on merit when dating? If Liu Miaomiao weren't pretty, would you be attracted to her?

"Does that mean anyone with better grades than you can get in?"

"Anyone can say whatever they want. Someone who's better than me is just entering my shortlist of potential partners, okay? Whether I choose them or not depends on how much further we get to know each other."

Even if I get together with someone, if I find out after spending time with them that they're not good enough, then I'll still—"

As Su Xiaoqiang spoke, he stylishly tossed the backpack he had been carrying behind him.

"—Dump him."

……

As they chatted, the two had unknowingly walked quite a distance, surrounded by unfamiliar street names and buildings they had never seen before. Neither of them lived nearby.

The little fairy frowned and looked around. There were really no shops around that met her standards. She suddenly regretted that she had just randomly picked a road and left.

However, she walked her own path after all, and the word "turn back" has never existed in the Little Fairy's dictionary.

"Are you hungry now?" she asked Lu Mingfei, turning her head.

Her pink lips parted slightly, releasing a lingering fragrance, her breath as sweet as orchids.

Actually, Lu Mingfei was already a little hungry. He had eaten a cup of soy milk and a fried dough stick when he left home in the morning.

However, Lu Mingfei knew that Su Xiaoqiang's question meant she must have other plans.

"I'm not hungry yet," Lu Mingfei said politely.

"I know a Michelin restaurant, it shouldn't be too far from here... anyway, it's not far from Shilan Secondary School. If you're not hungry yet, we can take a taxi there to eat."

Michelin?

Lu Mingfei had originally planned to treat Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang to dinner, so he didn't intend to go to a low-end restaurant. After all, both of them were pampered young ladies; he couldn't very well take them to a street stall, could he?

Although Michelin was a bit over budget, Aspasia, the restaurant where he treated Chen Wenwen to dinner in his past life, was also a Michelin-starred restaurant.

I've looked at their menu myself; a regular meal there, without ordering the expensive items, should cost around three thousand yuan. Even the phone that the little fairy gave herself cost over four thousand.

Lu Mingfei nodded, "If we can book a table, then let's go."

"I should be able to order one, I have their membership card."

Just then, a taxi passed by. Su Xiaoqiang hopped to the side of the road on one foot, stood on tiptoe, and leaned forward like a swan to wave.

The taxi slowed down and stopped at the roadside. Xiaotiannu opened the car door herself and got in, gesturing to Lu Mingfei to follow.

The car roared to life, and the little girl pulled out her cardholder from her Kipling backpack, flipping through it with a "clattering" sound.

"What are you looking for?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"The store's membership card?" Little Fairy asked without looking up. "Without a membership card, we might not be able to get in."

With a "snap," Su Xiaoqiang's slender fingers, painted with light pink nail polish, stopped on a certain page.

"found it."

As Su Xiaoqiang spoke, she pulled out the black and gold card between two fingers. The little fairy stretched out her arm and presented the card to Lu Mingfei. A faint scent of perfume wafted from her with that gesture.

Lu Mingfei was stunned.

Aspasia.

The little fairy continued, "Aspasia, Michelin three stars, but it's Italian food. I don't know if you can get used to it."

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Chapter 91 Su Xiaoqiang's Drunken Remarks

Aspasia restaurant is located on a tree-lined street with a small river running through it, in a corner of the old town.

More than a hundred years ago, this area was mainly a foreign settlement, with a beautiful environment and pleasant scenery. The Aspasia restaurant was converted from an old villa owned by a French merchant.

Lu Mingfei had only been to this area once before, the time he had dinner with Chen Wenwen in his past life.

I've eaten at Aspasia twice, once with Chen Wenwen and once with Su Xiaoqiang.

"Should I invite Liu Miaomiao over sometime?" Lu Mingfei wondered.

These high-end Michelin-starred restaurants usually require reservations, but since it was lunchtime on a weekday, there weren't many customers.

In addition, Su Xiaoqiang's membership card was of a fairly high level, so she easily picked a good spot.

The last time Lu Mingfei ate here, he had a hard time eating, meticulously slicing the lamb chops while constantly keeping his back straight. Now, however, he can handle it all with ease.

It's just a meal, of course we should do whatever makes us comfortable, not act like big shots.

Lu Mingfei only learned this after eating Western food with Angers and Caesar a few times.

He noticed that the principal and the others didn't sit stiffly while eating; they simply enjoyed their food in a relaxed, natural posture... although the medium-rare beef wasn't particularly delicious.

As Su Xiaoqiang flipped through the menu, which was a mix of Italian, English, and Chinese, she glanced at Lu Mingfei out of the corner of her eye.

A leisurely and contented demeanor.

It's really not an illusion.

Su Xiaoqiang had sensed a British aristocratic air about Lu Mingfei many times before, but each time it was fleeting, which is why she wasn't sure.

But this time, when Lu Mingfei was taken to a Michelin three-star restaurant, he not only did not show any discomfort with the environment, but was quite at ease. Even though he was wearing a school uniform, his posture blended in with the environment.

His relaxed and carefree expression made it seem as if he were eating at a school cafeteria, not a Michelin-starred restaurant.

This guy can be quite elegant, so why does he always act so nonchalant?

"Do you like the cheese and fish?" Su Xiaoqiang covered her face with the menu, her eyes peeking out from under her bangs as she looked at Lu Mingfei.

"It will be all right."

Su Xiaoqiang closed the menu and named a few dishes to the waiter in Chinese. The waiter handed them fragrant hot towels for wiping their hands and then withdrew with the menu.

For a moment, the two were silent, with only the melodious sound of the violin flowing between them.

"Is this your first time at Aspasia?" Su Xiaoqiang probed.

"Why do you ask that?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Look at your expression."

After applying a hot towel to her hands, Su Xiaoqiang moistened her fingertips with a little water and used it to gently draw circles on the glass table, her fingernails making a crisp "tinkling" sound on the surface.

"The decor here is quite unique, and the view outside the window is also good. People who come here for the first time will definitely look around a few times. But if you don't look around, it means you are very familiar with the environment here, or at least it's not your first time here."

"You have a sharp eye; it's a shame you're not a detective," Lu Mingfei couldn't help but say.

"Come on, I've been eating at business banquets since I was a child, how can I not have a discerning eye?"

Su Xiaoqiang raised an eyebrow smugly.

Before long, waiters dressed in tuxedos came over with silver-gray plates and served the dishes in turn, including foie gras, white truffle stew, lobster, and caviar.

The deep red Margaux First Growth wine clattered into clear stemmed glasses and placed to the right of Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang respectively.

The two first tasted the dishes on their respective plates, then clinked glasses lightly. Countless glasses of red wine were consumed, and a tempting flush slowly appeared on Su Xiaoqiang's face.

"Getting back to the main point, why did you keep asking me about my criteria for choosing a partner?"

Su Xiaoqiang cut a piece of foie gras, put it in her mouth and chewed it slowly, asking with a slightly tipsy look in her eyes.

Lu Mingfei didn't expect the little fairy to bring up the topic again. To be honest, he didn't know why he had asked the little fairy about her criteria for choosing a partner in the first place.

That's how chatting is; the content always develops in directions you can never imagine, as if the topic itself was meant to go in that direction.

"Why do you think that is?"

Su Xiaoqiang stuck out her tongue, placed the knife and fork on the table, and frowned. "You don't actually like me, do you?"

This kind of question has different standard answers in different situations; sometimes it should be affirmed, and sometimes it should be denied.

In this situation, it's impossible to be certain, but Lu Mingfei doesn't intend to deny it either. He chooses to throw the question back to Su Xiaoqiang.

"What if I like you?" Lu Mingfei, who had also drunk several glasses of red wine, began to speak more boldly.

"Then I'll have to stay away from you." Su Xiaoqiang scoffed at him, "You're always looking for something better, you scumbag!"

However, Su Xiaoqiang knew that Lu Mingfei was just joking. In her interactions with Lu Mingfei, she actually felt more of a "buddy" attitude.

Naturally, she didn't actually have any romantic feelings for Lu Mingfei.

Dude is just a friend you share drinks and food with; you don't care, or rather, you can ignore, the other person's gender. If you differentiate by gender, then the friendship changes.

"How is he a jerk? I'm still single, okay?"

"Yes, yes, you're still single."

Su Xiaoqiang picked up the wine glass, took a small sip of red wine, and then held the glass up to her eyes.

"Even if you're still single, you still don't meet my criteria for a partner."

"That's hard to say." Lu Mingfei shrugged. "Don't you know that boys are generally late bloomers? Maybe after I get to high school, my Ren and Du meridians will be opened up, and my high school grades will suddenly surpass yours."

"just you?"

Su Xiaoqiang looked through the shimmering red wine at Lu Mingfei sitting opposite her, and suddenly, in a moment of impulsiveness, emboldened by her drunkenness, blurted out:

"If you can score higher than me in the entrance exam, don't even mention pursuing me, I'd be your lover without a problem."

It wasn't that she really wanted to be Lu Mingfei's lover or anything; it was just that Su Xiaoqiang had plenty of confidence in her own achievements.

In addition, she also wanted to curb Lu Mingfei's arrogance, and she was also a little dizzy after drinking, so she said these shocking words.

However, although Su Xiaoqiang spoke dismissively, she was actually a little scared inside.

At the same time, I felt a little regretful that I had suddenly said such a bold thing.

She originally wanted to say "if you can surpass her grades in high school", but seeing Lu Mingfei's confident look, she suddenly panicked and changed her condition before she could finish speaking.

Even if Lu Mingfei were to unlock his full potential, it would be impossible for him to surpass his own achievements in just two or three months.