Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 116 How about we try giving it away for free? (3.2K)

Everyone has their own rhythm.

Children who secretly play on the computer or watch TV at home, once they get used to the rhythm, can always tell from a distance whether the footsteps coming upstairs belong to their parents. Then, with lightning speed, they complete a series of steps: turning off the TV/computer, cooling it down with a damp towel, and drying it off.

Of course, if it's a deliberate change, that's another story.

Not many people had played basketball with Lu Mingfei. Therefore, when two distinctly different basketball sounds pierced through the door and reached his ears, he easily recognized one of them as belonging to Chu Zihang—

The basketball pounded the ground at a breathtaking frequency, the pace so fast it was almost suffocating. The sound was violent and intense, like the roar of a heavy machine gun on a battlefield, each impact carrying a ferocious force that seemed to want to pierce through the floor.

It perfectly matches Senior Brother Chu's volatile and explosive behavior beneath his icy, expressionless exterior.

The other basketball sound was one that Lu Mingfei had never heard before.

Light, calm, with a rhythmic precision, like a sniper rifle hidden in the shadows firing precise bursts. The sound wasn't loud, but because it always rang out in the brief intervals between the frenzied machine gun fire, it was clearly identifiable.

The two intertwine to create a strange and oppressive concerto!

In an instant, the scene flashed through Lu Mingfei's mind—on a battlefield filled with the smoke of gunpowder, Chu Zihang was at the forefront, passionately slashing at the enemy, while another person hid behind him, sniping important targets at the most opportune moment.

"Could it be the same person who called my senior brother earlier?"

Lu Mingfei's heart skipped a beat. He reached out and pushed open the door.

The afternoon sun, around 3 p.m., generously shone on the center of the basketball court, and tiny dust particles in the light were stirred up and swirled around by the movements of the man and woman.

The boy was naturally Chu Zihang, who was currently facing away from Lu Mingfei. Opposite him, the girl had fair skin, a delicate and gentle face, and a slender yet well-defined physique, like someone who frequented the gym. Her jet-black hair was tied in a lively ponytail at the back of her head, and her eyes were gentle.

The girl was slightly taken aback when she saw Lu Mingfei push the door open and come in, then looked at Chu Zihang.

"coming?"

Chu Zihang caught the basketball that had been violently slammed down earlier, instantly becoming still. The intense movement hadn't even made him sweat; his breathing was even.

He turned to look at Lu Mingfei, scrutinized him for a moment with a blank expression, and then gave his usual calm assessment: "It should have been cut a long time ago."

"You're bringing this up again, senior brother? I haven't even settled the score with you for selling me out without a word!" Lu Mingfei said, feigning anger.

Chu Zihang actually seemed to think about it seriously for a moment, then corrected himself, "I said something."

Lu Mingfei was speechless for a moment. What he said was indeed true; Chu Zihang not only spoke up, but also made the call right in front of him. It was just that he had "manipulated things behind the scenes" afterward.

Seeing that Lu Mingfei remained silent, Chu Zihang asked again, "Isn't it good?"

"Well, it's not necessarily a bad thing..."

Lu Mingfei stammered and scratched his head.

Chu Zihang is like this; he can always find the most crucial point with the most expressionless and calm tone, and then "kill with one blow."

Not good? Of course it's good! But you can't ask that so directly...

Lu Mingfei simply didn't believe that Chu Zihang was unaware of how he would feel doing this.

Beneath this icy, expressionless exterior lies a cunning and shrewish woman!
"This must be the S-level freshman Ye Sheng mentioned who didn't enroll, right?"

Perhaps noticing Lu Mingfei's slight embarrassment, the girl walked over with a smile and easily changed the subject, "President, won't you introduce me?"

"President?"

Lu Mingfei glanced at Chu Zihang with a sly look. It wasn't that he found it strange that Chu Zihang, a typical "other people's child," had secured a student council president position after only one semester in university, but rather...

"I never expected that you, senior brother with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also play workplace pranks!"

These words swirled in his mind, but ultimately didn't come out.

"The Lionheart Society is a student organization at Kassel College. I became its president just before the end of the semester."

After explaining, Chu Zihang introduced, "Susie, the vice president of the Lionheart Society. Susie, this is Lu Mingfei."

"Hello."

Susie extended her hand confidently and naturally. She seemed like a "big sister" type, considerate, gentle, and well-educated.

"Hello."

Lu Mingfei shook hands with her and said earnestly, "Keep it up, Susie!"

"Oh, okay, thank you..." Susie paused for a moment, then said subconsciously.

"I'm going to practice basketball now, you guys chat." Lu Mingfei nodded and walked towards the basket, urged on by the electric shock warning.

"He... told me to cheer up, but what kind of cheer up?" Susie looked at Chu Zihang.

"...Ignore it."

Chu Zihang was silent for a moment, then calmly said, "He's like that sometimes."

What does this "you don't understand him" sentence mean? Susie couldn't help but wonder.

"You've come here now because you've been temporarily assigned to the International Cooperation Division."

Chu Zihang changed the subject, "What task were you assigned?"

Susie came because of him, and given his personality, he would definitely make sure Susie wouldn't be in danger.

"Patrol and do odd jobs? I'm just a freshman in college, I haven't even finished my classes yet, what kind of dangerous position would you assign me to?"

Susie knew what Chu Zihang was thinking. "Don't worry, I came here because I was bored at home. My mom keeps nagging me all day long."

"Mm." Chu Zihang responded softly, "Things here should be resolved soon."

"If we could find something, that would be fine. But as far as I know, so many days have passed... not to mention Deadpool, we haven't even found a trace of their activity."

Susie shook her head. "This means things are only going to get worse than we've anticipated!"

……

"It's so difficult, so incredibly difficult..."

With a much easier leap than before, Lu Mingfei sent the basketball into the basket, and then he glanced casually at Chu Zihang and Su Xi.

His "good luck" was not unfounded—he knew from the very first glance that Susie liked Chu Zihang.

But judging from Lu Mingfei's subconscious intuition, unless something unexpected happens, this chance encounter with Chu Zihang will likely be a waste...

Soft peach blossoms are useless. For someone like Chu Zihang, who is at the level of a stone carving, you need a peach blossom that is harder than a diamond to split it open!

However, since his senior brother had already caused quite a few messes in the realm of relationships, Lu Mingfei didn't care too much.

Soon, he turned his attention to another problem that he found even more difficult to solve.

Since this morning, he has been struggling with how to express his feelings and the images he has seen.

Aside from regular classes and self-study, which require full concentration, Lu Mingfei does this in all other schedules where he can multitask.

He clearly treated it as a difficult problem, trying to grind it down over a long and painstaking process.

Just like August Kekulé and the "snake in a dream" of the benzene ring structure, Dmitry Mendeleev and the periodic table of elements... scientists devote a lot, even all, of their time and energy to them, until that inevitable "flash of inspiration" arrives!
Lu Mingfei wouldn't use all his time; even if he wanted to, his schedule wouldn't allow it.

However, multitasking is fine as long as it doesn't affect the quality and efficiency of completing the plan, the schedule won't interfere.

Lu Mingfei had done this before, back when he was trying to level up and had tormented himself to death for it.

Now, thanks to the boost in physical strength, his physical attributes have been enhanced in every aspect, including the most important cardiopulmonary function, blood oxygen carrying capacity, and the oxygen utilization efficiency of muscle mitochondria... In short, his maximum oxygen uptake has increased!
Despite the schedule's rule of "allocating the intensity of the plan according to physical fitness and real-time condition," he still needs to reach the limit of his aerobic metabolic state to avoid being electrocuted.

However, even if the total oxygen intake increases, the proportion remains the same, and the amount of oxygen and energy allocated to the brain will still increase.

This means that although the efficiency will not be very high, it can basically maintain "dual-threading" throughout the entire process!
For some reason, Lu Mingfei had a strange feeling in his heart.

He felt that he was getting closer and closer to the answer.

So close, yet separated only by a thin, transparent membrane. In a mere instant, something could gently touch it and shatter it.

"perhaps……"

He thought for a moment, then leaped high and slammed the basketball into the hoop, the metallic vibrations humming over the soft whirring of the net as it swished past.

"Just today!"

……

"Miaomiao..."

At the music store, Aunt Shanshan stared at the sheet music that was nearly half-finished in her hand, unsure of what to say.

Last night, she learned about Lu Mingfei's "makeover" through her group of close friends.

Aunt Annie immediately shared this juicy gossip and tagged her and Su Xiaoyan, saying, "Although I know your aesthetic sense is average, I didn't know you could be selectively blind!"
At first, Aunt Shan was a little confused and didn't know what was going on until she saw the photos that Aunt Annie had posted.

Just two words—

Convinced!

It looks like this, how did you hide it before? I really couldn't tell at all!
Aunt Shanshan looked at Liu Miaomiao again, the words "Miaomiao, you've really struck gold this time, but it's a pity that this treasure is a bit too valuable, maybe we should just forget about it" stuck in her throat, but she couldn't say them.

It's obvious that the girl wouldn't give up, because even in their group of girlfriends, after some discussion, they all concluded that—back in the day, we might have fought to the death over it!

If you let it escape without fighting for it, you might regret it for the rest of your life.

But if we're going to fight over it... why should we?

That girl named Su Xiaoqiang was so outstanding in every way that even we old ladies, who were considered beauties back then, thought it was outrageous!

Not to mention there was also a foreign transfer student...

"Teacher Shanshan, I want to practice four-hand piano duet with Lu Mingfei today."

Liu Miaomiao said softly.

"..."

Aunt Shanshan hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

As the one who proposed the "four-handed piano duet" project, her previous confidence and "charismatic" spirit have vanished.

At this moment, she really wanted to say something.

"How about we put the four-handed piano duet aside for now, and you try giving it away for free?"

But how can a teacher say such a thing?

So, she finally nodded and agreed.

"Okay, I'll arrange it..."

(End of this chapter)