Dragon Raja: The Divine Man Lu Mingfei

Chapter 97 The Punishment for Stealing Food

Cassel College, Illinois, USA, Norton Building penthouse suite.

Lu Mingfei had just finished helping Erii open a treasure chest in Teyvat when suddenly a pair of hands reached out from behind and firmly covered his eyes. At the same time, two soft mounds pressed against the back of his head, and warm breath blew down his neck to his earlobes, tickling him until his ears tingled. A woman's delicate and charming voice rang out against his earlobe: "Guess who I am?"

"Stop messing around, long legs, I'm doing serious business." Lu Mingfei revealed the person's identity without even thinking.

"Don't be silly, long legs. I'm busy right now." Lu Mingfei revealed the other person's identity without even thinking.

Mai Shude laughed and let go of his hand, then simply lay down on his back with her chest against his back, curiously peeking at the screen: "How did you guess right away, boss?" After spending most of the holiday together, she had long lost the cautious awe she had when she first followed Lu Mingfei, and had completely let go of her inhibitions, not minding showing her most authentic self in front of Lu Mingfei at all.

"Do I even need to guess? We've done this so many times, how could I not know her well?" Lu Mingfei said, turning his head to deliberately glance at the soft flesh pressed against his back, his eyes filled with a hint of malice.

Mai Shude noticed Lu Mingfei's gaze, raised an eyebrow, and pressed herself closer to him, her tone seductive: "What? Want some?"

"I don't mind, but I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand the retaliation."

"Revenge? Who dares to retaliate against me?" Mai Shude said dismissively. "Me." At that moment, a cold voice rang out behind her.

Mai Shude's body stiffened, and she slowly turned around to see Zero standing there in a beige silk bathrobe, radiating a cold aura that made Mai Shude feel a little uneasy.

"You're awake, Zero?" Lu Mingfei greeted her. Yesterday, taking advantage of the day off, Lu Mingfei had rested with Zero. He had originally wanted Xia Mi and Su Xiaoqiang to play squad mode together, but the two of them firmly refused. Xia Mi said she was too tired and couldn't take it anymore; Su Xiaoqiang said she couldn't accept the situation yet and needed to do some more mental preparation.

"You want to steal a bite?" Zero's voice was still devoid of warmth, her icy blue eyes staring straight at Mai Shude, making one's back tense.

"How could that be? Nobody here, it's a misunderstanding, I just came to say hello to the boss," Mai Shude said with an embarrassed smile.

"That's good. Don't forget our promise." Zero remained expressionless as she turned and walked to Lu Mingfei's desk. She glanced at him, gesturing for him to move his hand away. Lu Mingfei moved his hand as she asked, and Zero sat on his lap without a word. Because of her petite stature, she didn't block Lu Mingfei's view of the screen, so Lu Mingfei let her be.

However, he was still somewhat curious: "What agreement are you talking about?"

"It's nothing, just punishment for sneaking food." Zero replied casually, glancing at Mai Shutoku standing at the door with an expression that seemed to say, "Why are you still here?"

Mai Shude pouted, muttered "So stingy" under her breath, and could only turn around and leave dejectedly.

As soon as she stepped out the door and turned around, she saw Su Enxi peeking half her head out from the next bedroom, covering her mouth and snickering at her embarrassed expression. Jiude Mai instantly felt a surge of anger. "You little potato chip girl, you dare laugh at me? I might not be able to beat Zero, but I can certainly handle you!"

Seeing the aggressive Mai Shude rushing towards her, Su Enxi immediately sensed something was wrong. The smile on her face vanished instantly, and she wanted to close the door immediately.

When Su Enxi saw Jiu De Mai rushing towards her menacingly, the smile on her face instantly froze. She hurriedly tried to close the door, but she was no match for Jiu De Mai's speed. Before the door was even halfway closed, Jiu De Mai reached out and blocked it, squeezing in herself and dragging Su Enxi into the room with a friendly smile. Within seconds, Su Enxi's cries of laughter and tears, pleading for mercy, echoed from the bedroom.

Lu Mingfei knew something about the "punishment for stealing food." After Xia Mi and Su Xiaoqiang refused last night, he casually asked Su Enxi and Jiu De Mai, but they also refused.

Later, Su Enxi poured out her grievances to him and explained the reason: she and Jiude Mai had been with Lu Mingfei for two months, and only told Ling when school was about to start. As a result, Ling was furious, and the three of them got into a fight. Even though Lu Mingfei had already helped the two of them strengthen their bloodlines, they were still no match for Ling and could only admit defeat. Ling ordered them not to have any close contact with Lu Mingfei for a month, which led to today's scene.

After Mai left, Lu Mingfei was finally able to control his character and continue clearing missions with Erii. Zero, who was pressed against his leg, was not as cold as she appeared on the surface. Instead, she was like a warm rag doll, quietly leaning against him. Lu Mingfei felt quite comfortable.

This pleasant moment didn't last long. The door was flung open again, and a flamboyant figure in red burst in: "Junior brother, are you awake? The sun's already high in the sky!"

"Why are you yelling so loudly?!" Lu Mingfei also raised his voice and turned around to shout back at Nuonuo who had barged in.

"Tch, so you were already awake. I was hoping to scare you." Nono pouted, looking disappointed.

Then her gaze fell on Zero, who was sitting on Lu Mingfei's lap, and she was a little surprised. She asked in surprise, "Junior brother, I was thinking of asking yesterday. This must be a freshman, right? I think her name is Zero Razumovskaya Romanova. I heard she's a princess of Russia. You two seem to get along quite well?"

Lu Mingfei nodded: "Indeed, we're old acquaintances." Then he turned his attention back to the game.

Nono waited for a while without hearing anything further, and couldn't help but ask, "That's it? Nothing else?"

"That's all. What else do you want me to say?" Lu Mingfei said without turning his head.

"I'm asking you how you two met!"

"Oh, that's what you're asking about. Well then, I can only say—no comment."

"Tsk, stingy." Seeing Lu Mingfei's firm attitude, Nuonuo could only click her tongue and stop asking questions.

"Speaking of which, you didn't just come here specifically to ask me about such trivial matters, did you?" Lu Mingfei turned to look at Nuonuo with a puzzled expression.

"Of course not, I'm not that free." Nuonuo paused, looked up at Lu Mingfei, and said crisply, "I'm here to tell you that Caesar and I have broken up, and I've made things clear to him about our relationship."

"7

"Oh?" Lu Mingfei stopped what he was doing and asked curiously, "So what was his reaction at the time?"

Nono shrugged, looking indifferent: "What other reaction could there be? I told him the truth—that I was originally the bride the Gattuso family had prepared for him, and he agreed to break up on the spot."

"And then?" Lu Mingfei pressed on.

Nono shrugged: "That's it. You don't know, although Caesar is the eldest son of the Gattuso family, he actually hates that family. He originally thought I was his girlfriend whom he won over with his charm, but he found out that it was all a scheme set up by the family from beginning to end. It's a miracle he didn't explode on the spot. What kind of follow-up do you expect?"

"What a pity." Lu Mingfei stroked his chin, looking regretful.

"What's a pity?" Nono asked him, raising an eyebrow.

"I'd like to see the victims cry out in despair," Lu Mingfei said with a wicked grin.

"Your perverse sense of humor is hopeless," Nono rolled her eyes and said disdainfully.