Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

"Are you free? Shall we eat next month?" Lu Mingfei asked expectantly.

“No,” Su Jiannan said, “I’m going to Japan on a business trip next month. The exact date hasn’t been set yet. I’m going to talk to a large heavy industry group. Since the cooperation involves your metallurgical technology, I need a professional to explain and communicate with us. So I was wondering if you have time to come with me.”

“Of course, if it’s inconvenient for you, I can find someone else, but their skill level definitely won’t be as high as yours,” Su Jiannan added.

“Of course I’ll go! Why wouldn’t I go? It’s a business trip paid for with public funds. I’ll definitely take advantage of the free food, drinks and accommodation,” Lu Mingfei said immediately. “Uncle Su, just let me know when you’re going, and I’ll leave anytime!”

"Thank you, Mingfei. I'll let you know when the specific time is set," Su Jiannan said gratefully.

"It's nothing, it's my pleasure," Lu Mingfei said politely, then asked with some curiosity, "By the way, Uncle Su, what's the name of the corporation we're going to?"

"Genji Heavy Industries."

119. Chapter 118 Can we sleep together tonight?

That evening, in Lu Mingfei's home, the living room lights were on.

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang sat side by side on the sofa. Lu Mingfei was holding a bag of potato chips that he had just opened and was munching on them. Su Xiaoqiang was watching the movie "The Ring" on a pay-TV channel. She unconsciously hugged the cushion tightly with both arms, her lips were tightly pursed, and her shoulders twitched from time to time.

In the past, Lu Mingfei estimated that he would have performed even worse than Su Xiaoqiang when watching this kind of horror movie.

But things are different now. Sadako in the movie doesn't seem to matter much to him now. If we really want to compare, after he "transforms," ​​it's hard to say who's more sinister than Sadako—after all, Sadako still looks like a human, doesn't she?

Besides, who is Sadako? He knows Thor and Odin, the king of the gods! Was he arrogant?

Su Xiaoqiang, standing beside him, was so frightened that her lips turned pale, and she hugged the cushion so tightly that it looked like she was about to cut it in half.

“If you’re scared, then don’t watch it,” Lu Mingfei complained from the side. “You’re dragging me to watch it with you, wasting my time.”

"Shut up!" Su Xiaoqiang turned and glared at him. "Is it too much of a burden for you to come to the movies with me?"

Lu Mingfei thought about it seriously and nodded: "Actually, I'd rather watch 'Indiana Jones' or 'The Naked Detective'."

Su Xiaoqiang gave him a murderous look. Lu Mingfei thought she was much scarier than Sadako and wondered why she was afraid of Sadako.

Actually, Su Xiaoqiang also regretted it a little. Like most girls, she was afraid of ghosts, but the difference was that she had always been the big sister in her small circle. In the eyes of her sisters, she was a super reliable big sister. If she screamed like everyone else when watching horror movies, wouldn't her dignified image be ruined?

So although she was very curious about horror movies, in order to maintain her dignified image, she never went to watch horror movies with her sisters and best friends, and to be honest, she really didn't dare to watch them by herself.

On a whim, with Lu Mingfei around, Su Xiaoqiang suddenly decided to drag him to watch a horror movie—because she remembered Lu Mingfei saying before that he was most afraid of ghosts, and maybe in comparison, Lu Mingfei would be even more timid than her?

But now it seems that Lu Mingfei is still relatively calm, while Su Xiaoqiang herself is the first to give in—she has been holding on until now, and she feels that she really can't watch anymore. If she does, she's afraid she won't dare to sleep tonight.

But if she told Lu Mingfei that she was scared, he would definitely laugh at her mercilessly.

So, turning her gaze around, Su Xiaoqiang looked Lu Mingfei up and down and said, "Are you scared? It's okay if you don't dare to watch. I'm always understanding. Let's change the movie."

"Me?" Lu Mingfei pointed to the tip of his nose. "Do I look a little scared? Little Fairy, are you just too scared to look and using me as an excuse?"

Su Xiaoqiang couldn't stand such an injustice and immediately retorted, "Who said I'm scared? You're kidding! How could this young lady be afraid of ghosts!"

"Could you please steady your trembling shoulders before you say that?" Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

His gaze shifted, and a plan suddenly came to him. He handed the potato chips to Su Xiaoqiang and stood up.

"What? Aren't you going to watch?" Su Xiaoqiang's voice became noticeably tense. She was terrified when Lu Mingfei was around, but she really didn't dare to watch anymore once he left.

"I'll go turn off the lights." Lu Mingfei grinned mischievously.

Su Xiaoqiang's hair stood on end, and she unconsciously stammered, "Why...why turn off the lights?"

"Let's add some atmosphere, how can we watch a horror movie without turning off the lights?" Lu Mingfei said matter-of-factly, then he revealed an even more smug smile, bent down and brought his face close to Su Xiaoqiang's, "Little Fairy, are you scared?"

He originally wanted to say, "Little Fairy, if you're scared, just tell me honestly, and I won't turn off the lights," but if the Little Fairy really took that opportunity, wouldn't he lose one chance to tease her?

“Who, who’s afraid! Lock them up if you want!” Su Xiaoqiang retorted, sticking her neck out.

Lu Mingfei walked to the switch, pressed it, and with a "click," the entire living room was plunged into darkness, the only light source being the TV program "The Ring."

Using the dim light, Lu Mingfei walked back to Su Xiaoqiang and sat down next to her. He reached into the bag of potato chips, took out a chip, and nodded with satisfaction—he could clearly feel Su Xiaoqiang trembling when he put his hand in.

No, he didn't even need to put his hand into the bag. He could even hear the sound of the potato chips rubbing and colliding inside, which proved that the little fairy's hands were already shaking wildly.

"Aren't you really scared?" Lu Mingfei deliberately drew out his voice and made it sound hollow, mimicking the sound of a ghost.

Su Xiaoqiang turned to look at him, opened her mouth to reveal two small tiger teeth, and looked fierce. Lu Mingfei understood what she meant—if you dare to act like a jerk again, I'll bite you!

Lu Mingfei quickly settled down and started watching the movie.

After a short while, he suddenly felt a soft, warm mass pressed against his side, and it was trembling quite noticeably.

In the dim, shimmering light, the faint scent of shampoo lingered, warm and comforting, as if drawing one into a lavender meadow in the afternoon.

It would be even better if this lavender lawn didn't tremble.

"Little Fairy, are you alright?" Lu Mingfei asked in a low voice, his breath ruffling the hair on Su Xiaoqiang's shoulder.

"I...I...I...What could possibly happen to me?" Su Xiaoqiang stammered. "I...I'm not afraid at all!"

Lu Mingfei tilted his head to take a closer look and nodded—no wonder the little fairy wasn't afraid; she had already closed her eyes.

That should be enough. Don't scare her too much; after all, she's still a girl. Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

He was about to say he was going to open the door when suddenly the doorbell rang—not the doorbell from a movie, but the doorbell from his own home.

Su Xiaoqiang trembled violently and almost snuggled into Lu Mingfei's arms.

"Someone's here?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback.

It's true that strength is the foundation of everything. Su Xiaoqiang was almost scared to tears, but Lu Mingfei remained calm. After all, even if a robber with a gun came from outside, he could stand there and let the robber fire all his bullets at him, and then twist the robber's head off... No, that's too brutal. He could just knock him out and hand him over to the police.

While letting his thoughts wander, Lu Mingfei stood up and said, "Someone's here, I'll go open the door."

“I’ll go with you!” Su Xiaoqiang quickly put down her potato chips and stood up, following closely behind Lu Mingfei—she didn’t dare to sit on the sofa alone at all now, and it was best if someone was always within 30 centimeters of her.

As Lu Mingfei turned on the light switch, the living room was immediately brightly lit, and Su Xiaoqiang breathed a long sigh of relief.

But immediately, after following Lu Mingfei to the door, as Lu Mingfei opened the door, Su Xiaoqiang screamed and subconsciously shrank behind Lu Mingfei, tightly hugging his waist with both hands, her eyes closed, trembling like a lump of pudding.

Lu Mingfei was not at all surprised by Su Xiaoqiang's strong reaction, because even he was taken aback.

It was already dark outside. In the darkness stood a woman with black hair and a white dress. Her long black hair seemed to be still a little damp, hanging down to her waist and covering more than two-thirds of her face. Only half of her forearm and calf were visible under her pale dress, and her skin seemed even whiter than the dress.

Her feet, clad in wooden slippers, were painted with red nail polish, the scarlet color resembling seeping blood—the only color on her body.

This is practically Sadako stepping into reality!

Lu Mingfei's wrist trembled, and he almost drew his Silver Oak Sword to stab the opponent.

"May I ask who you are...?" Lu Mingfei asked, his expression tense.

The woman raised her hand, brushed her hair aside, and revealed a face that showed signs of age but was still stunningly beautiful: "You must be Lu Mingfei? I'm Zihang's mother. I heard you're friends with my son Zihang!"

Despite being a woman over forty, she spoke with the innocence and joy of a little girl.

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang were both stunned: "Huh?"

……

Lu Mingfei's living room.

The television was off, and Lu Mingfei, Su Xiaoqiang, and Chu Zihang's mother, Su Xiaoyan, sat together.

“My son has never had any particularly good friends since he was little. I’ve been so worried about this that I can’t eat or sleep,” Su Xiaoyan said, looking like she was about to cry. “Now that Zihang finally has friends, I’m so happy for him as his mother.”

Lu Mingfei was completely puzzled.

He wasn't surprised that Senior Brother Chu's mother would come here, because he and Senior Brother Chu now lived in the same villa district—Peacock Mansion.

He had borrowed books from Senior Brother Chu's house before, so he knew that Senior Brother Chu's house was also in Peacock Residence. So a while ago, when he was chatting with Senior Brother Chu on QQ, he specifically mentioned this to him and sighed a bit. Senior Brother Chu had only been back at school for a short time, and he had already moved to Senior Brother Chu's neighborhood. It was a pity that they could not meet.

So it's quite normal for my senior to mention that he has a friend living in the same neighborhood when he chats with his parents online.

Lu Mingfei really didn't expect that Senior Brother Chu's mother would take the initiative to visit. He had never thought of visiting Senior Brother Chu's house when he wasn't there. After all, they didn't know each other at all, and Senior Brother Chu wasn't there. Wouldn't it be awkward to meet like this?

But as it turns out... no.

Senior Brother Chu's mother was incredibly outgoing. As soon as she arrived, she warmly took Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang's hands and launched into a long, rambling self-introduction. Then she showered Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang with compliments, calling them handsome, dashing, naturally beautiful, stunningly gorgeous, a perfect couple, and a perfect match...

At this point, Lu Mingfei had to interrupt her, explaining with an embarrassed look that he and Su Xiaoqiang were not a couple, and that Auntie had misunderstood.

Now it was Su Xiaoyan's turn to be completely bewildered. Pointing to her nose, she said, "Lu, don't lie to me! Although my family says I'm not very smart, I'm not so stupid as to not be able to tell if a couple is dating. If you two aren't a couple, how come you're living together? And not only are you living together, but you were just hugging!"

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "What the hell! If it weren't for Auntie cosplaying as Sadako, would the little fairy have been so scared that she's clinging to me? Come here and touch her, she's still trembling!"

But Su Xiaoyan didn't give Lu Mingfei a chance to explain. She just patted her shoulder and comforted her, saying, "It's okay. Auntie is different from other people. She's very open-minded. As long as you love each other, you can date even if you don't go to college. But since you live together, you must take precautions. You're both still very young, so please don't make any mistakes."

Su Xiaoqiang blushed and explained that they were just ordinary good friends, and that she had recently run away from home and had nowhere to stay, so she was staying with them.

Su Xiaoyan asked in amazement, "Is this the kind of thing young people do in this new era? I've heard that some young people like to do something called 'cosplay' when they're being intimate. Does that mean you call this 'runaway girl play' or something?"

Su Xiaoqiang was stunned. Lu Mingfei forced a smile and suggested, "It's so late, Auntie, you should go home first, otherwise your family will worry."

Su Xiaoyan nodded seriously and said that it was indeed too late, and if she didn't go back soon, she would miss her chance to drink with her girlfriends.

Just as Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he was finally going to send this big shot away, Su Xiaoyan suddenly took out her wallet.

Lu Mingfei thought this unreliable elder was going to give him and Su Xiaoqiang a red envelope, and he was thinking to himself that the torment he had just endured was not in vain, when he saw Su Xiaoyan grab her wallet and run out in a flash.

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang looked at each other in bewilderment.

A moment later, Su Xiaoyan ran back with a pink box in her hand. Lu Mingfei saw that the box seemed to have the words "ultra-thin" written on it, so he guessed it was some kind of safety product.

Walking up to Lu Mingfei, Su Xiaoyan grabbed his hand with one hand and placed the box in his other hand. Her face was serious, like a teacher passing on her mantle to her disciples in ancient times: "Auntie bought this from a convenience store outside. You are still young, you must use it. It will be too late to regret it later."

For a fleeting moment, Su Xiaoqiang wished she could just faint on the spot, so she wouldn't have to face such an embarrassing situation.

Coincidentally, Lu Mingfei thought so too.

……

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang saw Su Xiaoyan off as if she were a goddess.

Although they both felt that they were completely innocent with each other, it was still somewhat awkward to be misunderstood by Su Xiaoyan and have her say it to their faces. So they said goodbye to each other without prior arrangement and went back to their rooms to "sleep".

Of course, given Lu Mingfei's current schedule, he usually can't fall asleep until the latter half of the night.

So after returning to his room, he took a shower, changed into his pajamas, and sat down at his desk to start reading.

However, not long after, there was a knock on his door.

When the door opened, Su Xiaoqiang stood outside in her pajamas, her hair still wet.

"What's wrong, Little Fairy?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously.