Dragon Raja: Back from Tiling, My Mother Lu Mingfei

Huai Xu turned off his phone and lay back down.

The moment the pillow touched the pillow, the three of them clung to it.

Smooth skin, soft... a faint fragrance...

"..."

Forget it.

Go to sleep then.

Amidst the fragrance, Huai Xu's consciousness gradually faded...

……

in a dream.

Huai Xu felt as if he was being ○'d by something.

Warm...

Soft...

Like a baby curled up in its mother's body, like a hot bath after a long day at work, like an ice-cold soda on a hot summer day...

Then he slowly opened his eyes.

"?"

"?"

"?"

"?"

The three girls had woken up sometime earlier and were secretly eating snacks.

"You guys actually... stole the braised ham I made last night while I was sleeping???"

Su Xiaoqiang's face turned red, but she didn't stop.

Chen Wenwen continued.

Liu Miaomiao glanced at him, then lowered her head again.

"Weren't you... leaving today...?"

"Before I left..." Chen Wenwen added.

"Mmm," Liu Miaomiao replied.

……

One hour later.

dining table.

Su Xiaoqiang sat opposite Huai Xu, her hair tucked behind her ears, and red marks still lingering on her neck as she nibbled on corn.

Chen Wenwen sat on the right, looking down as she drank her porridge, seemingly lost in thought.

Liu Miaomiao sat on the left, also drinking porridge, occasionally glancing up at her two best friends.

Huai Xu put down the steamed bun in his hand, took out a tissue, and wiped the yogurt from the corner of Chen Wenwen's mouth.

Eat slowly.

Chen Wenwen nodded, her face turning even redder.

Huai Xu withdrew his hand, cleared his throat, and said, "Um, Mom, I have something to tell you."

"I have to leave in a bit."

There was a moment of silence at the dining table.

"So fast?" Su Xiaoqiang put down the corn.

"The mission isn't over yet. There was just a gap in the schedule, so I took some time to come back and check on you all."

"When will you come back?" Chen Wenwen asked.

"It's hard to say. There are still some things to take care of at school. Once those are done, I should be able to come back more often. I might be a bit busy lately, but things will get better after this period."

He spoke casually, but the three girls did not look relaxed.

Huai Xu felt a little guilty looking at them like this.

But he really can't stay for too long.

The Dragon King hasn't been killed yet, the student council has invited him, and that love-obsessed Lu Mingfei is still waiting for his love advice...

Moreover, he always felt that the old man Angers wouldn't let him be idle.

"The school said," Huai Xu thought for a moment, then added, "that they can arrange a job for me in China after I graduate. Then I can come back more often."

"Really?" Su Xiaoqiang's eyes lit up.

"Really. It's a relaxed job, 9 to 5, three days on, four days off."

"Are you going to work or to retire?"

"Retirement".

"..."

Chen Wenwen looked up at him and said, "Then you'll be all alone out there... take good care of yourself."

"Yes."

Eat on time.

"Yes."

"Don't stay up late."

Yes, yes.

"Stop always..."

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but after glancing at Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao beside her, she swallowed her words back.

Huai Xu looked at her and suddenly smiled.

Then he reached out and ruffled her hair.

"Understood, Miss."

Chen Wenwen's face flushed red, and she lowered her head without saying a word.

Liu Miaomiao suddenly spoke, "Huai Xu."

"Um?"

"You said you could come back after graduation?"

"Um."

"What if you don't come back?"

Huai Xu was stunned for a moment.

Liu Miaomiao looked at him and said, "Then we'll come find you."

……

The four of them sat at the table for a while longer, chatting idly.

They chatted about gossip from Shilan High School, when their acceptance letters would arrive, and what to buy in the US…

No one mentioned the word "leave" again.

But time doesn't stop just because someone doesn't want it to.

The sunlight outside the window changed from slanting to direct, and from white to gold.

Huai Xu glanced at his watch.

"It's time to go."

The three girls remained silent.

Su Xiaoqiang stood up, walked up to him, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the corner of his mouth.

Send a message when you arrive.

"Um."

Chen Wenwen walked over and gave him a gentle hug.

"be safe."

"Um."

Liu Miaomiao was the last one.

She walked up to Huai Xu, reached out to straighten his collar, stood on tiptoe, and whispered something in his ear.

"it is good."

Huai Xu nodded, turned around, and opened the door.

Outside the door, the helicopter had already landed on the open ground, its rotor still slowly turning.

The pilot stood by the cabin door and waved to him.

Huai Xu looked back.

Three girls stood at the doorway, watching him quietly.

Huai Xu waved to them and turned to walk towards the helicopter.

The hatch closed.

The fuselage slowly rose.

He looked out the window and the three figures grew smaller and smaller, becoming increasingly blurry.

In the end, it turned into three small dots whose outlines were indistinct.

……

United States.

Chicago.

Lu Mingfei sat by the dormitory window, staring blankly out the window.

The sky is very blue.

The clouds are very white.

The grass is very green.

But he didn't absorb anything.

My mind is filled with images of that girl.

Golden hair...

A white dress...

He sighed and buried his face in his arms.

I miss her so much.

I miss her so much.

I miss her so much.

I miss her so much.

I miss her so much.

I really want to... sigh...

Although I've only met him twice.

But he just missed her so much.

He was so preoccupied with thinking about it that his heart felt heavy, he was restless, and even the sound of Fingel slurping instant noodles next to him became less annoying.

"What's wrong?" Fingel asked, his voice muffled. "Did you break up with your boyfriend?"

"no."

"Then what are you standing there for?"

"I'm contemplating life."

"You sigh when you contemplate life?"

"Can't we sigh when contemplating life?"

Fingel finished slurping his noodles, wiped his mouth, and sat down next to him.

"Tell me, which girl is so captivating to you?"

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and then described it very seriously.

Golden hair.

A white dress.

Even when standing straight, it only reaches his chest.

She has a beautiful smile.

She looks good even when she's not smiling.

After listening, Fingel remained silent for two seconds.

"You've been scammed in an online relationship, haven't you?"

"roll."

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. Tell me, are you able to contact her right now?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment.

It seems... we really can't get in touch with them.

She only appeared in front of him and never left any contact information.

"Did she say she was coming to see you?"

"She...she said she'd wait for me in Kassel."

"That settles it!"

Fingel slapped his thigh. "Since she said she'd come to find you, then just wait. Looking all gloomy here won't change anything."

Lu Mingfei thought about it and realized that... that made sense.

But he just couldn't control himself.

I just miss her.

He wondered when she would come looking for him again.

I wonder if she'll stop talking again.

I wonder if she'll be dressed as a man again this time.

I miss her...