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

Chapter 171 Su Xiaoqiang's Battle Plan
[The scheduled time has arrived...]

"It's so lively..."

Lu Mingfei looked up at the car window and couldn't help but sigh.

The wide road outside Shilan Middle School was completely congested at the moment.

Mercedes-Benz and BMW are countless, and Porsche, Aston Martin, Land Rover, and the like are also ubiquitous.

If we simply measure value, to use a more direct description, it can be described as: there are many houses on the road, some of which are luxury homes.

Fortunately, traffic police were maintaining order, allowing people to stop and leave immediately, preventing the situation from becoming truly chaotic.

"Senior brother, I'm actually a little nervous, what should I do?"

Lu Mingfei asked.

The school's Spring Festival Gala can generally be described as an event where "a few people perform on stage while the majority watch from the audience."

Previously, Lu Mingfei wasn't interested in this. Because he was usually the one watching from the audience, with nothing to do but play on his phone—what was the difference between that and watching TV?
Compared to this day, he used to look forward to the Halloween Eve celebrations at Shilan High School even more.

On that day, various games and activities were organized throughout the school, much like a carnival. Winners received tickets, which could be exchanged for some very nice prizes.

As the "King of Games," he always managed to steal the spotlight on this day. He was also able to sell his extra tickets privately to some wealthy classmates, earning enough on one occasion to cover several months' worth of internet fees.

"Nervous, or excited?" Chu Zihang asked in return.

"Senior brother, we don't need to be so direct with each other. Can't you let me pretend for a bit? Okay, I admit I'm a little excited. Because of that excitement, I'm nervous."

Lu Mingfei licked the corner of his mouth.

"To be honest, in my entire life so far, I have never actually stood on the stage and been in the spotlight for doing something good."

"It's normal for it to be the first time."

Chu Zihang comforted him.

"You'll get used to it after a while."

"Senior brother, if your words were taken out of context, it would ruin your image!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei solemnly warned, "The gossip group at our school is masters at taking things out of context. I'm a prime example of a victim, so you have to be careful!"

Chu Zihang remained silent. He was now able to effectively distinguish between Lu Mingfei's ramblings and his "brain-flipping" remarks, and the wisest course of action in such situations was to ignore them.

The two got out of the car and walked together into Shilan Middle School.

Many other students were also following this procedure, with men and women automatically forming a crowd. In this situation, even if someone noticed them, they couldn't form a "gathering" crowd, thus allowing the two to smoothly enter the activity area.

Unlike regular schools that usually set up an open-air venue on the playground or simply rent a theater for their evening parties, Shilan Middle School actually has a large auditorium that can accommodate all teachers and students from the junior and senior high schools!
With an area of ​​over 3,000 square meters, the audience seating features wide-spaced seats arranged in a tiered, sloping pattern, and also includes two levels, with a designed capacity of over 2,000 people! Such a configuration would be considered top-tier even in a university.

"It's still a while before it officially starts."

Chu Zihang glanced at the time. "Have you looked at the program schedule?"

"I've seen it, I've seen it... The second to last one is a four-hand piano duet between me and Liu Miaomiao, and the last one is a duet with you, my senior brother."

Lu Mingfei nodded repeatedly, patting his chest to show that he was sure he remembered everything.

"very good."

Chu Zihang said, "Then you must have remembered to bring your formal attire too."

"Forehead……"

Lu Mingfei's expression froze instantly. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I think I would have completely forgotten about it..."

Performing on stage without a formal dress is no different from taking an exam without a pen or going to war without a gun. Lu Mingfei was deeply impressed by this example because his homeroom teacher loved to use this analogy and had used it on him many times.

Fortunately, there's still time. His suit was custom-made by Su Xiaoqiang and should be almost finished by now. Maybe he just forgot to bring it because he was moving?
Lu Mingfei took out his phone and made a call.

The call was answered, and before he could even speak, he heard Su Xiaoqiang's familiar voice, her tone somewhat playful.

Guess where I am?

"Hmm... no more than twenty meters from me at the six o'clock position?" Lu Mingfei said.

"Then why aren't you turning around?"

So he turned around.

Before the performance officially began, bright lights shone down, and students bustled in from several entrances and then dispersed to their respective class areas, creating a lively and noisy scene.

Finding someone under these circumstances should have been difficult, but Lu Mingfei spotted her at a glance—Su Xiaoqiang. That bright girl, whose eyebrows radiated pride, was smiling gently, her gaze fixed on him.

She was wearing a suit that Lu Mingfei had never seen before, looking incredibly imposing. It was like a dress that was also like "armor," successfully concealing the naivety of a teenage girl, making her look like a female CEO worth millions.

The hustle and bustle seemed to fade away, the world suddenly quieted down, and the crowds automatically parted.

Lu Mingfei suddenly recalled the line, "I searched for him a thousand times in the crowd, and suddenly when I turned around, I found him where the lights were dim." Perhaps it didn't mean that the person was actually in a quiet, deserted corner with sparse lights and dim shadows.

Instead, when you see her, all the other excitement becomes unimportant and void, naturally ignored; only she is real and vibrant.

"Is it pretty?" Su Xiaoqiang walked over and asked with a smile.

"It's so beautiful it's explosive," Lu Mingfei said dryly, meaningless words.

"That won't do, how could I bear to?"

Su Xiaoqiang teased him quite naturally, then gestured for him to follow.

"It's time to tell everyone just how radiant the real Mr. LU should be."

Lu Mingfei then noticed that there were several exquisitely made-up girls following behind her, each carrying a hard-shell transport case of different sizes, and they looked very careful as they moved.

He followed them all the way to the backstage of the auditorium, into a VIP private dressing room he had never been to before, and watched as the girls carefully placed the boxes one by one, and then left without being told what to do.

"This airs...it's like some kind of celebrity!" Lu Mingfei couldn't help but complain.

"Don't talk nonsense. How could a celebrity's treatment be any better than yours?" Su Xiaoqiang opened the boxes one by one. Underwear, vest, suit jacket, trousers, and leather shoes... even belts and ties, a complete set.

"I really can't refute that statement..."

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you."

"What you said really annoyed me... You think a simple 'thank you' is enough?"

As Su Xiaoqiang was taking out the lining, she narrowed her eyes, her beautiful eyes forming a somewhat threatening and aggressive arc.

"Then... what do you say?" Lu Mingfei chose to lie flat.

"Hmph...take off your clothes!" Su Xiaoqiang snorted coldly and suddenly shouted.

"Eh, eh?"

Lu Mingfei was taken aback, then hugged himself and asked nervously, "Is this place not quite right?"

"Is there a more suitable place than a private dressing room?"

Su Xiaoqiang asked in return, urging him on.

"Hurry up and change your clothes! I'm going to take you out to show off my handmade suits! You won't have a chance to do that once it officially starts, so I hereby declare you my display hanger!"

"Order!"

Lu Mingfei started taking off his clothes decisively, but couldn't help but wonder, "So simple?"

"You wish! We'll talk about the future later."

Su Xiaoqiang gave him a wary look. "And it can't cancel out the previous two requirements. These are calculated independently, understand? They don't interfere with each other!"

"I understand, I understand!"

Although Lu Mingfei appeared to be taking off his clothes, he was already completely at ease inside.

The process of getting dressed was much simpler. With the guidance of a master tailor, Su Xiaoqiang's work was impeccable. The clothes were completely tailor-made for Lu Mingfei, fit perfectly, and allowed him to move around without any restrictions.

"The last one, the tie."

Su Xiaoqiang picked it up.

"How... do I tie this?"

Lu Mingfei was somewhat at a loss. He had worn suits before, but they were cheap ones. Not only did they not fit well and restrict movement, but even the ties had zippers. You just slipped them on around your neck and pulled the little zipper up.

But this one in front of me is handmade and looks exactly like a cloth sword. How can I put this "sword" around my neck?

"I'll teach you."

Su Xiaoqiang said quite naturally.

Under her guidance, Lu Mingfei completed it quickly.

"Why do I feel... like it's a little crooked?" He looked down at himself.

"It's not crooked, it's very good."

Su Xiaoqiang snapped her fingers crisply. "Let's go, it's time to go out and let them see the world!"

"Is it really not crooked?"

Lu Mingfei found it a bit strange, but Xiao Tiannv seemed very anxious, so he didn't dwell on it anymore and followed her out of the backstage area.

The opening ceremony of a gala usually starts with a lively and fast-paced large-scale group performance to warm up the atmosphere, so there were already many performers preparing backstage. When Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang walked in, they only attracted their attention for a moment, but now, everything has changed completely.

The lead singer, who was smoothly reviewing the lyrics, suddenly stopped, the makeup artist doing the makeup for the backup dancers paused, and the actor who noticed the abnormality opened his eyes but didn't have time to be angry.

It was as if a silent and still field had been formed around Lu Mingfei, and everyone would be affected by it.

"The last time I received this kind of treatment... was right after you changed my hairstyle," Lu Mingfei muttered to himself.

Fortunately, he had already experienced this once before. Just as Chu Zihang said, you get used to it after the first time... Now he is only slightly nervous, but not so nervous that he can't walk.

"Clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse; hairstyle is only one part of it," Su Xiaoqiang replied in a low voice.

"So... is my tie really not crooked?"

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but ask again.

"No, how many times do I have to say it..."

Su Xiaoqiang's tone was almost inaudible and elusive. She quickened her pace and soon led Lu Mingfei to the side door leading to the stage, where she paused briefly.

"So, are you ready?"

She turned around and looked at Lu Mingfei.

Before he could answer, she gently reached out, pushed open the door, and walked out with Lu Mingfei.

The auditorium was still bustling with noise; more than half of the two thousand seats were occupied, and the phrase "a place teeming with people" was quite fitting.

There was no loud announcement, nor did any leader speak up to maintain order... It all started when two students who were chatting in the front row saw Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang and instinctively stopped talking because they were amazed by their beauty.

The clamor of voices subsided slightly, but the silence quickly spread—most students have probably experienced this scenario: during a noisy self-study class, for no apparent reason, the whole class suddenly falls silent at the same time, then looks at each other in bewilderment before the noise resumes.

That's exactly what's happening right now, except this time the concept of a "class" is really huge, with more than a thousand people!
The entire auditorium fell silent in the blink of an eye, and gazes shifted one by one, eventually locking onto the source of the silence.

"ah."

Under such gazes, Lu Mingfei suddenly heard Su Xiaoqiang's voice.

She turned around, looked at Lu Mingfei's chest, and reached out her hand.

"This tie seems a little crooked."

(End of this chapter)