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

Chapter 239 Apologizing by Serving in Bed
"It got over so easily?"

Lu Mingfei scratched his head, completely baffled. He knew Su Xiaoqiang's personality: she was either indifferent to something or determined to get what she was interested in. Otherwise, why would she be called "Little Heavenly Maiden"?
There are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames!
But now he's so magnanimous...

"Does it really not matter?"

……

As the door gently closed and disappeared, a large expanse of warm yellow light cast shadows on the clearly defined facial features, obscuring the already faint smile.

Su Xiaoqiang stepped upstairs, her fingers gripping the handrail turning slightly white from unconscious exertion.

How could I not care?
Having the ability to protect oneself is secondary; becoming a hybrid does not necessarily mean having a high bloodline or a strong power of words.

Most importantly, awakening one's bloodline means having a ticket to enter the world of hybrids!

"Tickets are a prerequisite! How can you compete with others if you can't even get into the venue?"

Su Xiaoqiang remembered and put into practice many of the principles her father taught her. The common situation of "people can't teach you, but you can learn it in one go" did not exist for her... because when things teach you, it means that something regrettable but irreversible has happened. Only in this way will you remember it, and she didn't like that feeling.

"Zero is definitely not truly angry. There are only two explanations for why she didn't come to Lu Mingfei's room tonight: either she really has something to do, or she wants to create a contrast... or perhaps both, killing two birds with one stone?"

The girl returned to her room while pondering the matter.

"Contrast is very important. As the saying goes, habit becomes second nature, so sudden changes attract attention. Previously, Zero took meticulous care of Lu Mingfei in their interactions... So, suddenly distancing themselves and doing less will make Lu Mingfei more aware of these things!"

There's no need for me to sabotage this operation; that would be counterproductive. Trying to undermine my opponent is less effective than improving myself… This failure doesn't mean there are no more opportunities, right? The arena may be damaged, but it's not impossible to rebuild! The only difficulty might lie with the Dragon King? Hmm… I'll ask him tomorrow…”

It was already very late. The girl twirled her hair to make sure it was completely dry before gathering her swirling thoughts, lying down on the bed, closing her eyes, and quickly drifting off to sleep.

If Lu Mingfei could hear Su Xiaoqiang's thoughts, or if he were still in the same emotional resonance with her as before, he would be completely bewildered—how could this be expected?

He did feel a little awkward.

This awkwardness stems from the unnatural feeling that comes after a habit has been broken. It's like how some people always like to keep a pack of tissues in a specific spot by their bedside. One day, when they need to use it, they subconsciously reach out and can't find it, and naturally, they feel something is wrong.

Lu Mingfei wasn't unable to find the paper; he simply couldn't see his change of clothes... To his shame, Ling always accompanied him during evening self-study sessions, and afterward, if he needed to shower, Ling would silently prepare his change of clothes and place them on his bed, so he only needed to grab them and head straight to the bathroom.

But Ling didn't come today, and all the change of clothes were lying obediently in the closet, waiting for him to choose them himself.

Lu Mingfei wasn't so clueless as to not even know where his clothes were in the closet, but he was suffering from decision paralysis—the clothes in the closet were neatly arranged in a gradient of types and colors, and according to him, even someone with OCD would find it hard to find fault with them, but there were just too many of them, and he had no idea how to choose.

Lu Mingfei didn't have this kind of trouble before.

Before Zero arrived, his clothes consisted of two or three sets of ordinary clothes to change into, one set of decent clothes to keep in the closet, and a large number of underwear and socks to change into but to be washed every now and then.
After Zero arrived, he stopped paying attention to what clothes he had. Zero arranged everything in advance, and with the schedule planned down to the second, he had no time to worry about such things.

Looking back carefully, it seems that it didn't take long at all to go from being cautious at the beginning to accepting it naturally.

"Is she really angry?"

Urged on by the electric shock warning, Lu Mingfei hastily grabbed a change of clothes and pondered under the showerhead. Of course, you need to appease someone when they're angry, especially after realizing how much Zero has taken care of him in every way… So the question is, how do you appease them?
"I have no experience in this area!"

Lu Mingfei was getting a little frantic.

Could it be that after taking a bath, you go directly to the opposite door and knock on it, and when it's opened, you say, "Your Majesty, I feel deeply guilty and have come to serve you in bed tonight to atone for my sins"?
Based on Lu Mingfei's understanding of Zero, she would probably lift the covers and say "okay" with a blank expression. What should he do then?
Zero Queen is nothing like Liu Miaomiao's low attack and low defense or Su Xiaoqiang's high attack and low defense... She's a big BOSS with high attack and high defense! Trying to use this kind of trick will only make you a puppet, and you'll lose everything.

"Can someone with no experience really come up with a suitable solution?"

Lu Mingfei finally realized this serious problem.

In an instant, a brilliant idea struck him.

"Hey, I've got it! Since I don't have the experience to figure it out, why don't I just ask someone with experience?"

The next issue is the selection of personnel.

The first name that came to mind was Chu Zihang. Without much thought, Lu Mingfei shook his head decisively.

Senior Brother Chu may be a gossip, but he's a master at keeping secrets. His only problem is he's inexperienced! Lu Mingfei could already picture the scene after he asked Senior Brother Chu this question—Senior Brother Chu would seriously flip through the "Love Handbook" and then offer several suggestions that could be turned into a thesis…

And then... Senior Brother Ye Sheng?
After a moment's hesitation, Lu Mingfei scratched his head and decided to give up. Senior Brother Ye Sheng was certainly capable of keeping secrets and had experience in it, but the problem was that he was the mild-mannered and friendly type, and Senior Sister Jiu Deyaji was the same. It was hard to imagine that the two of them would have any conflicts together, and they probably didn't have much experience either.

Who else can we ask?
Lu Mingfei didn't know many friends, and the short shower time was more than enough for him to screen them one by one. By the time he turned off the hot water and started drying himself, he had finally found a suitable candidate.

……

[Buzzing]

"Wait a minute, I'll reply to this text..."

The text message vibration finally gave Nono, who was covering her forehead in silence, a temporary excuse to escape.

"Hey, what text message is more important than your best friend's life event? Help me think of something!" Susie was so anxious she was jumping up and down.

"Then you won't do the method I told you!"

Nono opened the text message and glanced at her sideways.

“What you said really doesn’t make any sense…” Susie suddenly became quiet.

Nono was too lazy to pay attention to her good-for-nothing best friend. She took a closer look and raised her eyebrows slightly.

Lu Mingfei: [Senior sister, I'm in urgent need of help!]

(End of this chapter)