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

Chapter 146 Su Xiaoqiang's Battle Plan II

As Lu Mingfei got out of the car, the rear door of a Mercedes-Benz S500 not far ahead was also opening.

Su Xiaoqiang got out of the car.

Unlike her usual attire, she was wearing a white Saint Laurent women's suit.

There are no superfluous decorations, only clean lines. The shoulders are padded just right, supporting a neat curve with an undeniable air. The waist is precisely fitted, as if gripped tightly by an invisible hand, outlining an almost sharp curve that flows downwards.

She straightened up, her slightly open suit jacket accentuating her long, slender neck with her hair pulled back, while the thin-rimmed glasses added a touch of sophistication.

The girl's youthful innocence was concealed by the impeccably tailored suit. In that instant, she looked more like a powerful and influential CEO of a multi-million dollar corporation, possessing a calm and composed demeanor that allowed her to treat everyone with equanimity.

But when she saw Lu Mingfei, her silence was replaced by a joyful smile and vanished.

The two naturally walked side by side into the gym.

“I’ve been helping my dad manage his company lately, so I came over as soon as I got off work and didn’t have time to change.”

Su Xiaoqiang gave a reason that, at first glance, seemed quite reasonable.
"looks good?"

"Beautiful and cool!"

Lu Mingfei gave a thumbs up. "You can tell he's got the boss's style! How much did that outfit cost?"

"Anyway, it's not as expensive as the set I'm going to give you."

Su Xiaoqiang's smile turned somewhat sly.

"What?" Lu Mingfei was stunned.

"A suit."

The former female CEO now acted like a young girl again, speaking in a very matter-of-fact tone.

"The school's Spring Festival Gala the day after tomorrow features a four-hand piano duet, a ballroom dance, and performances by so many people, except me. Is it alright for me to wear the suit I gave you?"

"Or……"

Her tone shifted, becoming indifferent, as if she didn't care, "You already have a dress you've prepared to wear?"

Lu Mingfei's heart skipped a beat, sensing that the girl's nonchalant tone concealed a hidden agenda... One wrong answer and he might become the butt of a scandal!

"No."

Lu Mingfei answered subconsciously.

Even if I do get pregnant, I still have to wear the clothes you gave me!

"That's pretty much it."

This answer clearly pleased Su Xiaoqiang.

They had already entered the elevator. As the elevator doors closed silently, the spacious world suddenly shrank, bringing the two of them even closer.

She took off her thin-rimmed glasses, turned around, her back to Lu Mingfei, and reached out to unbutton the front of her suit jacket. "Help me unbutton this."

"Solve...solve what?"

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt his throat go dry. "Hey, hey, don't do anything reckless! This is an elevator, there are security cameras!"

"So you mean it's okay if there's no surveillance?"

Su Xiaoqiang turned her head and glanced at Lu Mingfei. Only then did Lu Mingfei realize that she was even wearing makeup today, very light, but just enough to cover up the youthful innocence at the corners of her eyebrows.

Paired with a suit... it's absolutely the epitome of uniform allure!

It's undeniably terrifying when a woman knows she's incredibly beautiful and then uses that knowledge to her advantage. With just that one glance, Lu Mingfei felt his heart skip a beat, his gaze becoming unfocused.

He swallowed hard, instinctively spouting nonsense: "Don't tell me you've already bribed Senior Brother Chu to turn off all the surveillance cameras..."

"You think beautiful!"

A blush crept onto her cheeks, and Su Xiaoqiang shook her head to make Lu Mingfei notice the hairpin in her hair, and whispered.

"I asked you to help me untangle my hair, it's really uncomfortable to have my hair up for so long..."

"Oh……"

Lu Mingfei breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He naturally knew nothing about styling hair, but as far as he could see, there was only one hairpin in the bun, so the task at hand was quite simple.

Lu Mingfei raised his hands, his left hand stabilizing his hair bun, and his right hand touching the end of the hairpin, his movements very light.

Su Xiaoqiang's movements suddenly stopped. The elevator was quiet. The hairpin only offered a token resistance before obediently slipping out from her thick hair.

Then, the smooth strands of hair, freed from all restraint, eagerly unfurled in Lu Mingfei's hands. They were slightly cool, like a silent tide, bringing an itchy sensation as they brushed against his palms, an itch that went straight to the heart.

Lu Mingfei almost couldn't resist leaning in to take a breath... Given that this action seemed somewhat "perverted" and "obsessive," he rationally only let it circulate in his mind.

"Ding!"

The elevator slowly came to a stop, and the doors slid open to the sides. The sound was like a clapperboard closing, finally rousing the two people who had stopped and remained silent for some unknown reason.

"and this."

Su Xiaoqiang spoke softly, unbuttoning the last two buttons of her suit jacket and stretching her hands behind her back.

Lu Mingfei didn't even "think" about the process before instinctively grabbing the sleeve. She took two more steps forward and then took it off.

"Um... that suit you're going to give me, it's not too expensive, is it?"

He followed Su Xiaoqiang out of the elevator, clutching his still-warm suit jacket, and somewhat awkwardly changed the subject.

Lu Mingfei realized he had fallen into a trap.

It's unclear what exactly happened, but it's obvious why Su Xiaoqiang would make such a request for no reason.
It's obvious they have ulterior motives!
Even knowing this, he still did as Su Xiaoqiang said.

It's probably because Su Xiaoqiang said, "Only I didn't have it."

Lu Mingfei is a person who hates loneliness. People who hate loneliness don't want others to be lonely either... let alone be "lonely" because of themselves!
"What are you thinking?"

Su Xiaoqiang looked at him in surprise, "What I'm going to give you is, of course, the most expensive thing in the world, the kind that you can't buy no matter how much money you have."

"Something that money can't buy?"

Lu Mingfei's expression was strange. "You didn't borrow a suit that's out of print from some museum, did you?"

His idea was simple—if something can't be bought, it must be something "unreplicable." What else could it be but a work by a deceased master in a museum?
"of course not!"

Su Xiaoqiang turned around to face him, put her hands behind her back, and stepped back with a slight smile.

Have you ever heard of handmade customization?

"I read about it in a book; it said it was made to order, with a unique pattern and hand-sewn using premium fabrics of your choice?"

Lu Mingfei fell into deep thought and habitually resorted to rambling nonsense.

"But if you're saying it's so expensive that no amount of money can buy it, did you dismantle the Golden Fleece (a legendary treasure in Greek mythology) to make the fabric, or did you invite the Weaver Girl from heaven?"

Isn't asking the Weaver Girl to make suits a bit of a leap into another field? Or should we ask Athena from Greek mythology or the Norse goddesses? Where did suits originate again...?

"Stop!"

Having been enemies with Lu Mingfei for two and a half years, and having even mastered the art of spouting nonsense to some extent as a result, Su Xiaoqiang knew that she couldn't let Lu Mingfei continue like this.

Otherwise, endless nonsense would be inevitable, and who knows when he might blurt out something like, "Could it be that you've mastered necromancy and summoned a master craftsman from the ground to complete his final masterpiece, with the reward being tons of paper money burned for him?" So she decisively stepped forward and sealed Lu Mingfei's mouth with something.

The object was incredibly soft, still carrying a faint fragrance and lingering warmth...

It was a measuring tape that I don't know where it came from.

"Uh huh?"

Lu Mingfei's eyes widened, his pupils contracted slightly... In that instant, the truth flashed through his mind like lightning.

He understood what Su Xiaoqiang meant by "the most expensive" and "you can't buy it no matter how much money you spend".

The most expensive thing in the world is, of course, clothing woven from the threads of a young girl's love. No matter how much money you spend, you probably can't buy that genuine emotion, not to mention that Su Xiaoqiang is not short of money to begin with!

"You promised."

Su Xiaoqiang stared at him suspiciously, as if observing him. If he wanted to back out, he should move the measuring tape down about ten centimeters from its current position and tighten it again.

A gentleman's word is his bond... and a man's word is as good as his bond!

First, she thought that Lu Mingfei might not recognize the concept of "gentleman," and then she thought that Lu Mingfei might use "I'm a boy, but I'm not a man" as an excuse to refuse. So she went straight for the tough one.

That's called prediction!
"Well……"

Lu Mingfei shrugged and then relaxed, giving a very vivid "silent sigh." He had to admit that these two moves had indeed hit his weak spot; only Su Xiaoqiang could be so adept at talking nonsense with him.

Of course, he didn't actually intend to refuse.

"That's good."

Su Xiaoqiang narrowed her eyes smugly, slightly loosening the measuring tape as she lowered it. "Don't move, I just need to take a few measurements... No, wait, take off your clothes first!"

Lu Mingfei arrived at the gym early today. Normally, he should rest for a while after eating before coming over, but because of Chu Zihang's suggestion, they arrived early... so they don't have to worry about getting shocked.

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but wonder: Did his senior brother know about this beforehand and arrange it this way specifically?
But it seems a bit impossible. How could my senior brother know about this?

Could it be that Su Xiaoqiang informed him of this beforehand and asked his senior brother to cooperate... in exchange for being informed of the details afterward?
Lu Mingfei decided to focus on the matter at hand first. As he took off his coat, he cautiously asked, "How far should I take it off?"

"Just take it off until you're left with a thin, close-fitting base layer. It's an outer layer, not an undergarment."

Su Xiaoqiang released the measuring tape, found an exercise bench and sat down, urging excitedly, "Hurry up and take it off!"

"I sell my art, not my body, don't even dream about it!" Lu Mingfei hugged himself warily.

"Girl, you've already said you'd accept my gift, so do you have any room to refuse?"

Su Xiaoqiang readily got into character, raising his eyebrows slightly and grinning, perfectly embodying a "playboy" ready to enjoy a feast.

"This is the first time I've ever seen someone bring a gift that was paid in advance... you know."

Lu Mingfei muttered to himself, looking aggrieved, but his hands didn't falter.

Anyway, he'd change into his workout clothes anyway when he got to the gym, so it didn't matter whether he took them off sooner or later, it was just a matter of changing from the locker room to the gym... There were only him and Su Xiaoqiang in this gym, and no security cameras, so it didn't really matter.

"By the way, you're only measuring my body data now? Isn't that a bit too much time? Is custom-made equipment really that efficient?"

When they were almost down to just their thermal underwear, Lu Mingfei asked curiously.

"Don't stay up all night to do it... that's unnecessary."

"No, actually I've been working on it for several days based on my impression of your figure, but now I need more detailed data to make some minor adjustments."

Besides, even if the project is large, I have custom-designed experts helping me; it's not like I'm learning to do it all by myself from scratch! I have to be the temporary boss of a mining conglomerate, where would I find the time for all that?

Su Xiaoqiang, having already succeeded in her scheme, smiled with her eyes crinkling like crescent moons. Without holding back, she blurted everything out, "You know that Senior Brother Chu's mother has a group of girlfriends, right?"

"He mentioned three, and I've even met two of them. Aunt Annie, the one who cut my hair last time, is one of them. The other one is my piano teacher..."

At this point, Lu Mingfei realized what was happening and said, "Don't tell me that 'customization master' is Senior Brother Chu's mother's third best friend!"

"answer!"

Su Xiaoqiang nodded, "But I don't know her Chinese name. She only told me to call her Aunt EB. She's an internationally renowned master of custom-made crafts, and she doesn't do things lightly. But as soon as I went to her door and explained my purpose, she agreed... In a way, I benefited a little from your help."

"I suspect they just want to watch the drama unfold..."

Lu Mingfei sighed, rubbing his forehead. He was now certain that at least half of his previous guesses were correct. Chu Zihang did know about this in advance, but he found out from the group of aunties.

They managed to keep it a secret so well!
He took off his clothes and stood there wearing only his thermal underwear.

"Fine, I'll eat it then. What are you afraid of? Raise your hand!"

Su Xiaoqiang walked up, pulled out the measuring tape, and circled it around Lu Mingfei's chest as he raised his hands, seemingly giving a French military salute.

"This scoundrel from Shilan High School is number one on the list of those who should be executed, huh?"

“It’s all just empty fame…” Lu Mingfei muttered to himself, sounding somewhat awkward.

Su Xiaoqiang was too close.

There had been times when the two were even closer than this, but back then he wasn't just wearing a thin thermal undershirt and trousers! The girl's slender hand brushed across his chest, the touch was particularly noticeable yet there was a layer between them, making him feel itchy but not quite there.

"Wrong, that's called a great reputation, because a great reputation is never undeserved!"

Su Xiaoqiang reached out and squeezed it, her red lips slightly parted, "You've only been training for a few days, how come you already have pectoral muscles?"

"That's right, and it's not just his pectoral muscles, his abs are showing too!"

Speaking of this, Lu Mingfei became smug. He had finally found someone to brag to, and immediately lifted up his undershirt, "Look!"

Everyone has abs; you can see them as long as your body fat is low enough. Lu Mingfei used to be thin, but not to the point of having visible abs.

Logically speaking, with his absurd exercise intensity and completely uncontrolled diet in terms of type and calories, he should normally develop "fat-covered muscles" and need to control his fat loss to make his muscles more visible.

But in reality, since the implementation of the schedule, the phrase "in theory" has hardly come true for him...

Su Xiaoqiang touched it and nodded with satisfaction after a moment: "It feels good, keep it up! Your body fat doesn't need to be too low, this is fine."

"Yes or no……"

Lu Mingfei was getting a little uncomfortable with being touched and gently reminded her.

"Time to get down to business?"

"oh oh……"

Su Xiaoqiang blushed immediately. After withdrawing her hand, she coughed twice to ease the awkwardness. "By the way, actually, besides measuring these data for fine-tuning, there's something else I want to tell you today."

"What is it?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously.

Su Xiaoqiang didn't rush to speak. She looked around and beckoned Lu Mingfei to come closer.

"So mysterious?"

Lu Mingfei leaned closer.

"I met someone a few days ago. Her name is..."

The girl spoke softly, her warm, moist breath hitting me.

"Yu Ji".

This is only the second phase of Su Xiaoqiang's complete battle plan!

(End of this chapter)