Dragon Clan: I am Lu Mingfei, the Intelligence Strategist, the God of Concepts!

Chapter 18 The Gifts of Nature
Chu Zihang swore to God that he was absolutely not gossiping.

Now that Lu Mingfei is confirmed to be a mixed-race individual and has awakened his bloodline, if he marries and has children in the future, his offspring will most likely also be mixed-race individuals.

This is a very serious matter.

Although Chu Zihang planned to help Lu Mingfei temporarily conceal the issue of his bloodline, he still had to fulfill his necessary obligations to inform and educate him, otherwise it would be bad if someone died... Well, at least he couldn't be too hasty.

After all, his father, who was of mixed race, had secretly married his mother, who was an ordinary person, and they had him.

Ultimately, this also meant that Chu Zihang was not as happy and glamorous as outsiders perceived him to be.

He has almost never experienced normal and complete family affection in his life.

However, as soon as he spoke,

The two, still playfully bickering, seemed to be under the spell of 'Word of Power: Time Zero'.
Suddenly, they all stopped and froze in place.

Such... perfect understanding?
Chu Zihang felt a sense of foreboding, but he persisted in repeating his question.

Are you two dating?

"Brother Chu... Senior Brother Chu, you..."

Su Xiaoqiang's brain instinctively wanted to shut down to filter out this horrifying question.

But Chu Zihang reminded her a second time, as if a file that was being 'forcefully shredded and deleted' was suddenly 'canceled', and everything went backwards, causing her pink face to turn completely red.

The words that finally came out were stammering—

"Senior Brother Chu, what are you doing here?"

As soon as this word comes out,
Chu Zihang's brows furrowed slightly involuntarily.

As a science and engineering student with exceptional logical analysis skills, this statement was immediately dissected and deduced in his ears as:
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, Senior Brother Chu. I didn't expect to see you here. I didn't mean to show you our love. Why don't you turn your head away, and we'll be done before you turn back?"

As expected... is Su Xiaoqiang as domineering as rumored?

But then again.

Lu Mingfei is a bit timid, so he's definitely suited to be led by a strong girl... at least more suitable than Chen Wenwen. Otherwise, pairing an artsy girl with a gloomy guy would only make life like a stagnant pool.

After all, if the two of them focus all their energy on seeing who is more depressed, who will take care of the child then?
Wouldn't this lead to another tragedy like his?

Chu Zihang's brows relaxed.

Not bad.

However, unlike his rigorous reasoning, Lu Mingfei's mind was now completely elsewhere, with only three questions swirling in his mind's vast universe:
Who am I...? Where am I...? Is my senior speaking Earth language? I recognize every single word, but I can't understand it when they're put together...?

finally,
The awkward moment was broken by a soft moan.

Su Xiaoqiang covered her burning face with both hands and ran away as if fleeing!
It was clear that she couldn't understand, based on her habitual way of thinking, where Chu Zihang's question came from.

How could she possibly be dating Lu Mingfei!

That loser is no match for me!

But if we interpret it according to Liu Miaomiao's line of thinking... Chu Zihang's question is not actually a question, but a challenge?
It's like catching your wife having an affair, so you turn around and question her about the relationship!
That matches up!

Sure enough, they... Waaah, I really can't bear to look! I even asked them why they were there!
No wonder Chu Zihang didn't answer and stared at me with such a fierce look!
Ugh... Damn it!

……

That flustered footsteps faded into the distance.

After a long while, Lu Mingfei finally seemed to wake up from a dream.

Coming to her senses, she met Chu Zihang's extremely serious gaze: "Remember to take protective measures."

Lu Mingfei's face flushed red again, and after a long while he stammered, "Senior brother, you've misunderstood. Xiaotiannv and I are just ordinary classmates."

"She doesn't like you?" Chu Zihang asked, puzzled.

Lu Mingfei was completely numb. "Senior brother, are you trying to kill me with a straight punch?"
"Of course she doesn't..."

Just as he was about to blurt it out,

However, for no apparent reason, a certain item on Su Xiaoqiang's panel flashed into his mind.

【Favourability: 5】

So far, apart from Chu Zihang, it seems that Xiao Tiannv has the highest level of affection for him.

He was stunned.

No way...? Could it be that she... really...?

"So you don't like her?"

Seeing that Lu Mingfei remained silent, Chu Zihang asked again.

"..."

If the fairy godmother really likes me... then would I like her back?

A question popped into Lu Mingfei's mind.

Admittedly, many relationships in the world require a certain premise, but the problem is... Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth and decided to reveal some truths to Chu Zihang: "Senior brother, actually... I already have someone I like."

"You mean Chen Wenwen?"

Lu Mingfei: "!!!?"

I only took the initiative once, why did you let me lose so completely?!

Are Kassel College's methods really that powerful? Damn it, have you found out things that only gods would know?
Lu Mingfei's heart rate went out of balance for a moment, and his face turned as red as a pig's liver.

He didn't react this strongly when Liu Miaomiao questioned his sexual orientation that afternoon.

“The whole school probably knows,” Chu Zihang added.

Lu Mingfei felt like he was going crazy.

"You...you...is your Kassel College...so gossipy? I haven't even planned to enroll yet..."

“No, I’m talking about Shilan.” Chu Zihang shook his head.

Lu Mingfei's heart sank completely. After a long while, he said dryly, "Senior, don't make it sound so scary. Our school rules forbid early dating..."

"If the whole school knew, wouldn't I be dragged to write a self-criticism by the dean of academic affairs?"

"The dean of academic affairs doesn't bother you because he knows there's no future for you two, and he doesn't need to care about your wishful thinking," Chu Zihang said calmly.

"...But it doesn't mean the whole school knows, does it?" Lu Mingfei was still unwilling to give up.

"Because there are other people who like Chen Wenwen, they will make fun of your liking for Chen Wenwen, so the whole school knows about it."

"Who?"

"Zhao Menghua." Chu Zihang remained calm.

Lu Mingfei was taken aback. "Zhao Menghua?"

He knew this guy had ulterior motives, but his methods were too despicable... Wait a minute, how did he figure out that I liked Chen Wenwen?
However, Chu Zihang gave him no chance to catch his breath and swung the club again.

"That's right, they even took a baking class together today."

"Learn...learn baking?" Lu Mingfei's voice was a little hoarse.

"Yes, it was posted on social media. They made cream puffs together."

Chu Zihang opened his phone. Zhao Menghua was the class monitor and a member of the student council, and Chen Wenwen was the head of the arts and literature department. Both of them had added him on WeChat.

If you open each person's profile, the background of the first post is in a baking room. Although the two people did not appear in the photos at the same time, the posting time was almost the same.

If someone says these aren't the same place, they might need to see an ophthalmologist; if someone says it's a coincidence, they'd probably need to see a neurologist, since the number of cream puffs in the baking pan is exactly the same.

"how come……"

Lu Mingfei staggered as he opened his phone, clicked on Zhao Menghua's profile, and sure enough, saw the same post. However, when he clicked on Chen Wenwen's profile... the first post was about setting off firecrackers for the Chinese New Year.

The screen... is blocked.

Lu Mingfei stood there, stunned, as his phone continued to play the crackling sound of firecrackers, repeating itself many times until the screen automatically turned off.

The blocking is only targeting him personally.

The setting is 'visible only to him'.

It turns out it really is true...

A surge of intense anger welled up in Lu Mingfei's heart, but he was powerless to dissipate it.

It seemed they never hid it from anyone, yet no one ever told Lu Mingfei;
It was as if no one would do anything unnecessary, or as if everyone was waiting for the day when the fun would be revealed, as if witnessing the most relaxed, enjoyable, and hilarious circus performance.

"Let's go, senior brother." Lu Mingfei suddenly felt very tired.

In the past, he might have actually been willing to go to the neurosurgeon to fool himself, but now...

He felt it was very boring.

"Okay, take the things," Chu Zihang said.

"what?"

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, then followed the direction of his finger and saw the neatly packaged dessert bags leaning against the glass railing.

It was bought by Xiaotiannv before.

When she ran away, she 'forgot' to take it with her again.

"Did Su Xiaoqiang buy this especially for you?" Chu Zihang asked Lu Mingfei.

"Do not."

Lu Mingfei's expression was complicated as he spoke softly.

"This is probably... a gift from nature."

　Tomorrow is Tuesday, and I'm looking forward to the recommended reading round. My child really wants to try it out, so please, if you have time, click to the end of the latest chapter. (Thank you so much!)
　　

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