Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

Su Xiaoqiang looked him over expressionlessly: "Oh, you're back?"

"Well, there was a little accident, so I stayed at school for a few more days," Lu Mingfei explained dryly.

What could he say? He said the school gave me a dragon boat, which is why it took so long?

"Hmph... It's rare that you still remembered to come back. I almost thought you forgot it was your birthday today, what a waste of the cake I ordered." Su Xiaoqiang snorted.

"How could I forget? There's someone at home waiting especially to celebrate my birthday," Lu Mingfei quickly replied.

"Who specially waited to celebrate your birthday?" Su Xiaoqiang denied it outright. "I'm just bored lately and wanted to find something to do! Celebrating your birthday is just for fun!"

Before Lu Mingfei could say anything, Su Xiaoqiang had already lifted the lids off the plates one by one: "Eat first, eat first, the food is getting cold."

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang lifted the lid together, saying, "There's way too much food. Can the two of us finish it?"

“We definitely can’t finish it all, but a birthday celebration should be a bit more elaborate,” Su Xiaoqiang said. “We can always save it for tomorrow.”

Lu Mingfei nodded, then seemed to remember something and asked expectantly, "By the way, Little Heavenly Maiden, do I have a birthday present?"

"A birthday present?" Su Xiaoqiang scoffed. "How about I just wish you a happy birthday?"

"Please be sure to say it in that sweet, cute girl tone!" Lu Mingfei said expectantly.

"You wish!" Su Xiaoqiang's face darkened. "What do you take me for?"

“That’s true,” Lu Mingfei nodded in agreement. “Little Fairy, you’ve always been a hero, full of heroic spirit. It’s really a bit difficult to ask you to speak in the tone of a cute girl.”

Su Xiaoqiang's face darkened further.

Lu Mingfei scratched his head, wondering where he had gone wrong—in the past, Su Xiaoqiang would always be very happy when he praised her for her heroic spirit.

Suddenly, Su Xiaoqiang's gaze shifted, her upper body leaning slightly forward as she looked at Lu Mingfei with tender affection, her tone suddenly becoming soft and gentle: "Mingfei?"

Lu Mingfei shivered violently, almost jumping out of his chair, and looked at Su Xiaoqiang with a horrified expression: "Little Fairy, why have you suddenly become so effeminate?"

"Are you kidding me?!" Su Xiaoqiang's composure crumbled instantly, and she gritted her teeth in anger. "I'm a girl, after all. What's wrong with being gentle once in a while?"

“Others’ gentleness is like a spring breeze, but your gentleness always feels like the calm before a storm,” Lu Mingfei said sincerely.

Su Xiaoqiang took a deep breath—she really wanted to open the cake packaging right now, grab a big piece of cake, and smash it in Lu Mingfei's face.

"Eat!" Su Xiaoqiang glared at Lu Mingfei in annoyance, while Lu Mingfei was already serving rice to the two of them.

Every time Su Xiaoqiang picked up food during the meal, as long as her eyes were on Lu Mingfei, she would take a big bite, as if she were biting into Lu Mingfei's flesh.

After finishing their meal, Su Xiaoqiang and Lu Mingfei piled the dishes in the kitchen. Su Xiaoqiang then opened the cake in the center of the table, which had the words "Happy Birthday Lu Mingfei" written on it.

Su Xiaoqiang opened a box, took out eighteen candles, lit them one by one, and then turned off the lights.

In the darkness, the candlelight from the cake dimly illuminated their two faces. Su Xiaoqiang looked at Lu Mingfei and said, "What are you standing there for? Make a wish!"

Lu Mingfei nodded and closed his eyes—actually, he didn't have any wishes. If he had to say, he just wanted to be a rich man who could live a peaceful and uneventful life.

When Lu Mingfei opened his eyes, he found that Su Xiaoqiang, who was sitting opposite him, also had her eyes closed, her hands clasped in front of her chest, as if she were making a wish. In the candlelight, her long eyelashes trembled.

A moment later, Su Xiaoqiang opened her eyes.

"Isn't it my birthday?" Lu Mingfei scratched his head. "Little Fairy, why are you making a wish too?"

"I bought the cake and candles, what's wrong with sharing them and making a wish?" Su Xiaoqiang said confidently. "Come on, let's blow out the candles. I'll count to three, two, one, and we'll blow them out together. Okay... three, two, one!"

Su Xiaoqiang and Lu Mingfei blew on the candles at the same time, their breaths brushing against each other's faces, carrying not only the smell of burning candles but also the sweet aroma of cake.

“OK, I’ve made my wish. I’ll go turn on the lights, and then we’ll eat cake.” Lu Ming insisted on getting up to turn on the lights.

"Wait, I'll go turn on the light," Su Xiaoqiang said quickly. "You're the birthday person today, so just sit here and wait."

Lu Mingfei couldn't persuade Su Xiaoqiang otherwise, so he had no choice but to sit obediently at the table. But Su Xiaoqiang got up and walked towards the light switch, and after a while the light still didn't turn on.

Just as he was about to take out his phone to shine a light for the little fairy, Lu Mingfei suddenly saw a flash of light outside the window.

From the dining table, he could see the night sky in the distance, and he clearly saw a shooting star rising from the ground into the sky, trailing a long tail.

Where did that shooting star come from? And it's even going against traffic! Aren't they afraid of getting a ticket from the traffic police?

The absurd thought lasted only a moment, because immediately afterward, Lu Mingfei saw the meteor explode in the sky, turning into countless brilliant rose-red sparks.

In an instant, countless shooting stars streaked backward, and hundreds of bouquets bloomed in the night sky, as if a flower garden had appeared out of thin air. Even the moon seemed to dim at this moment.

Just then, the first sound of fireworks piercing the sky was heard.

What kind of extravagant person would create a fireworks display in mid-air?

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but think.

Until five enormous meteors reached their highest point and burst into bloom, bright words unfolded in the night sky, as if someone had written with paint, only on black paper with colored characters.

“Happy birthday, Lu Mingfei…” Lu Mingfei murmured the words in the sky, and the moon looked like it had stamped a round seal in the upper right corner of the words.

"How was it? Were you touched?" Su Xiaoqiang walked over with a smile. Fireworks illuminated the room and also her long, curved eyelashes.

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a lump in his throat.

He wasn't unfamiliar with such a grand spectacle. In Tony's world, he was a socialite, indulging in lavish lifestyles, and could easily book a first-class seat at a fireworks show with a wave of his hand.

But this was the first time someone had put on such a grand celebration for his birthday, with fireworks so dazzling they seemed to light up the entire night sky.

He looked at Su Xiaoqiang, rubbed his sore nose, and tried to lighten the mood.

"Little Fairy, if there's another surprise like this next time, could you consider giving me cash instead?" Lu Mingfei asked earnestly.

Su Xiaoqiang was silent for a few seconds, then took out a can of cream and sprayed it on Lu Mingfei's face with lightning speed.

Lu Mingfei stuck out his tongue and licked it—hmm, it's quite sweet.

132. Chapter 131: Journey to Japan

Late at night, in Lu Mingfei's bedroom.

His usual laptop was placed aside, and a brand-new monitor was placed on Lu Mingfei's computer desk, connected to the computer host on the ground.

"Little Fairy, is this also a birthday present you gave me?" Lu Mingfei exclaimed, pointing at the computer.

"I just bought it casually," Su Xiaoqiang glanced at Lu Mingfei indifferently, "It'll do for now, but you're not allowed to say you don't like it."

"Little Fairy, you're so loyal!" Lu Mingfei gave a thumbs up.

Although the performance of the laptop was sufficient for Lu Mingfei, there was no need to refuse a desktop computer if available.

But then Lu Mingfei became worried: "Little Fairy, you don't know anything about computers. What if you get ripped off? I've heard that computer malls are a shady place."

"Do you think I'm stupid? You think I'll just let you get scammed like that?" Su Xiaoqiang said, one hand on her hip, clearly annoyed.

"My bad, my bad. Miss Su is so clever, you can't be fooled by the little tricks of a computer store." Lu Mingfei quickly flattered her.

"Alright, it's getting late, I'm going to take a shower and go to bed," Su Xiaoqiang yawned. "You must be tired after a long day too, go to sleep early."

"Okay, goodnight, little fairy." Lu Mingfei waved goodbye to Su Xiaoqiang.

"Good night." Su Xiaoqiang walked out of Lu Mingfei's bedroom.

Lu Mingfei turned on the computer to check the configuration—he was still worried that Su Xiaoqiang had been ripped off and had paid a high price for a computer with junk parts.

But after his careful inspection, even disassembling the computer case to check all the parts inside, he finally confirmed one thing—the computer case contained the best parts and accessories on the market, and there was no case of inferior products being passed off as superior ones.

Just as Lu Mingfei was praising Xiaotiannv for being reliable, a super high-decibel scream suddenly came from upstairs.

Lu Mingfei rushed out of the bedroom, grabbed the stair railing, and in a few steps climbed up to the second floor. He rushed to Su Xiaoqiang's bedroom door, pushed it open, and rushed in.

Then he saw Su Xiaoqiang, covered in foam, rushing out of the bathroom.

Snow-white foam slid down her fair body. Su Xiaoqiang, with a towel on her head, stood in the bedroom, looking at Lu Mingfei.

After a few seconds of silence, an even more piercing scream echoed throughout the house.

……

Su Xiaoqiang, wrapped in a bath towel, sat on the edge of the bed with her legs crossed.

Lu Mingfei stood in front of her, head bowed and shoulders slumped, like a student being scolded by his homeroom teacher.

"Next time, you are absolutely not allowed to enter my room unless I call you, understand?" Su Xiaoqiang said through gritted teeth.

Her face was flushed, her ears were burning hot, and even her body had a faint pinkish hue.

"You were screaming so loudly, I thought something had happened to you. Who knew a cockroach could scare you like this..." Lu Mingfei muttered under his breath.

He kept his head down, staring at the floor, not daring to look at Su Xiaoqiang at all—above the towel were her slender, snow-white collarbones and her delicate, slender neck, and below the towel were her long, shapely calves and strong thighs.

"How can you blame me? That cockroach jumped right onto my face! Anyone would scream in that situation!" Su Xiaoqiang slammed her hand on the edge of the bed, the towel on her chest trembling.

Lu Mingfei quickly reassured her, "Don't worry, I will never enter your room without your permission again! I swear!"

"Go get some paper and pen!" Su Xiaoqiang glared at Lu Mingfei.

"Why are you taking out paper and pen?" Lu Mingfei was completely confused.

“I’ll put up a sign that says ‘Lu Mingfei and dogs are not allowed’ on the door,” Su Xiaoqiang said.

"I protest!" Lu Mingfei raised his hand.

"What are you protesting?" Su Xiaoqiang looked at Lu Mingfei with an unfriendly expression—what? Do you want to come in and take another look?

“It’s reasonable for me to ban entry, but the dogs are innocent,” Lu Mingfei said.

Su Xiaoqiang grabbed a pillow and threw it at him: "Go get some paper!"

Lu Mingfei took the pillow, gently tossed it to Su Xiaoqiang, walked to her desk, picked up a notebook, flipped through it, and tore off a piece of paper from an unused page.

Su Xiaoqiang's expression changed when she saw the notebook Lu Mingfei was holding.

Lu Mingfei flipped through the notebook, then paused, surprised. "Huh? What's this?"

Thanks to his enhanced reflexes from his bloodline, even with just a quick glance, Lu Mingfei was able to roughly make out what was written in the notebook—

It's all notes about various computer parts and accessories.

It details the prices, features, and brands of components such as CPUs, graphics cards, hard drives, and RAM. Each product is documented with notes, and the source of each note is clearly indicated—some are from a forum post, some from a book, some from a video…

Lu Mingfei turned to look at Su Xiaoqiang: "Little Fairy, you're also interested in computer knowledge?"

"No... I'm just looking at it for fun!" Su Xiaoqiang replied.

“If you’re interested, just ask me. I’m an expert in this… wait,” Lu Mingfei paused, “you didn’t learn all this specifically to prepare a birthday present for me, did you?”