The anchor I was supposed to meet turned out to be my student.

Actually, I brought it, and it even has dual SIM cards, but seeing how unhappy Lu Xiaojun looked, I thought it was best to keep quiet...

The girl awkwardly withdrew her hand and slunk away, while I watched helplessly as my luck with men vanished, feeling utterly heartbroken.

As the crowd dispersed, just as we were about to join the other cosplayers, a man I had almost forgotten about appeared in front of us.

He was alone, dressed in dress pants and a shirt, his imposing gaze sweeping over me, which was quite intimidating.

Lu Xiaojun was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Dad, why did you come alone?"

(I will make up for the missed updates soon!!)

Chapter 49. The Fox Spirit!

The elderly father, Lu Chaoxiong, turned his gaze away from me and said to his beloved daughter, "I heard you had a cosplay exhibition today, so I came to check it out."

"Dad, who told you that?" Lu Xiaojun didn't seem to have told anyone.

Lu Chaoxiong tactically pushed up his glasses, coughed lightly, and said, "I... heard it from someone else. It's not important. Can't I come and see what our precious daughter's interests are?"

"Oh... then why not call Mom?" Lu Xiaojun looked at her father with some suspicion.

"Your mother... went to get her hair done, yeah, that's right."

"Okay, then I'll call my mom and ask."

As Lu Xiaojun was about to dial a number, Lu Chaoxiong quickly stepped forward and turned off the screen of Lu Xiaojun's phone.

"Alright, alright, I'll confess, okay? It was your father who wanted to come see you, but he didn't dare tell your mother..." Lu Chaoxiong looked defeated by his daughter.

I, standing to the side, wondered why this incredibly capable father didn't dare tell his wife he was coming to see his daughter...

Lu Xiaojun snorted and said smugly, "Last time it was getting my nails done, and this time it's getting my hair done. Dad can't even lie properly..."

And I subconsciously added, "Yes, when Uncle lies, he must find lies that cannot be verified on the spot."

Then Lu Chaoxiong's face, which had been all smiles when he looked at his daughter, suddenly darkened. He slowly turned his head to look at me, his demeanor completely different from before.

"You mean you're very experienced at lying?"

"No, no, it was just nonsense..." I regretted my reckless actions earlier.

"I thought you were a good liar, and that you'd kept me in the dark all along."

I feel like Lu Chaoxiong's words had a hidden meaning. Was he referring to the fact that I'm Lu Xiaojun's boyfriend? Has he already investigated and found out?

"Did you just force my daughter to do those positions?"

The positions Lu Xiaojun and I were in just now were really too intimate. Although it's normal for couples, we did it in front of everyone and cameras. We young people can accept it, but the older generation...

When I didn't know how to explain, Lu Xiaojun defended me, saying, "I made him do it. We're a couple, what's wrong with that!"

Lu Chaoxiong was speechless for a moment. His daughter wasn't like this before. She used to be a sweet little girl who would dote on her father. But now she was actually defending her boyfriend in front of him.

Lu Chaoxiong smiled wryly and said, "It's not that it's impossible... but with so many people watching, we have to be mindful of our image and status..."

Now that you mention it, I almost forgot that the Lu family is a top-tier real estate tycoon family, and Lu Xiaojun is a true heiress. But now she's posing in ambiguous positions with me for photos, which is a bit embarrassing.

But Lu Xiaojun pouted impatiently and said, "I know... Dad, can you please stop lecturing me? I'm an adult now, I know very well what I should and shouldn't do..."

"Okay, okay, Dad won't bother you anymore, I'll leave now..."

Then Lu Chaoxiong walked past me, muttered to me, "You got off easy, you brat," and left dejectedly.

I didn't feel secretly pleased by Lu Chaoxiong's setback. On the contrary, I put myself in his shoes as his father. How could he not be angry when his beautiful daughter, whom he had raised for nearly twenty years, no longer relied on him and instead started to protect other young men? But he couldn't possibly take his anger out on his daughter. The old father could only feel sad, lonely, heartbroken, and regretful in secret...

"The teacher isn't being nosy, nor is she unaware that you're speaking up for me; she just feels there are some things that should be said... Ultimately, Uncle Lu is just concerned about you. Think about it, he's such a busy person, and it's rare for him to have a weekend off, yet he still makes a point of coming to care about you, so..."

I didn't finish my sentence, but Lu Xiaojun clearly knew what I wanted to say. She lowered her head and reflected for a moment before whispering, "My attitude towards Dad was indeed a bit harsh just now..."

As expected, Lu Xiaojun is a well-behaved child at heart. She only said those hurtful things to her father because of her rebellious nature. I continued, "So promise your teacher that you'll apologize to Uncle Lu sometime, okay?"

I reached out and stroked her brightly colored long hair, which was so soft and irresistible. Lu Xiaojun nodded, blushing slightly.

"Yes, I promise the teacher..."

So next, it was time to play with those pretty girls. I couldn't wait to head to the center of the convention center, but unexpectedly, another unexpected obstacle appeared in front of me.

"Finally found you, Brother Tusheng, you can't run away now, can you?"

That woman is like a persistent ghost!

"How did you recognize me?" Lu Chaoxiong could recognize me through Lu Xiaojun, but how did Luo Yao recognize me with my face covered in bandages?

As Luo Yao approached me, she said, "Because Brother Tusheng has the tracking device I implanted on him~"

Horror!

I instinctively reached out and touched myself, but couldn't find anything. When did she put it on?

Luo Yao came up to me and Lu Xiaojun, and suddenly said to Lu Xiaojun, who was frowning and looking at her, "Vixen!"

When Lu Xiaojun first heard those three words, she was completely stunned, but she quickly realized what Luo Yao meant. She instantly turned pale with anger. This was the first time in her life that someone had spoken to her like that. When she wanted to retaliate, she didn't know what kind of curse words to use because of her good upbringing. She was so angry that she felt sullen.

"I recognize you. You're the girl who sat next to Brother Tusheng during rehearsal yesterday. How dare you sneak around while I was away! You're such a cunning vixen!"

As she spoke, Luo Yao separated me from Lu Xiaojun, squeezed between us, and then hugged my arm, as if returning something to its rightful owner.

At this moment, Lu Xiaojun clearly recognized Luo Yao as the girl group leader from that day, and said angrily, "You're the vixen! The teacher was clearly with me the whole time, it was you who barged in!"

Then Lu Xiaojun followed Luo Yao's example and separated me from her, then hugged my arm.

Luo Yao wasn't one to back down. She pried Lu Xiaojun's hands off me again, reclaiming her territory. Then they began a battle to protect the rightful owner, repeatedly exchanging ownership of my body...

Finally, I, who had been silent all along, couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "That's enough! Doesn't my arm hurt? You can each take one arm!"

After I finished speaking, I felt incredibly wise, having come up with such a flawless and perfect solution.

Chapter 50. Heartbreak and Joy

Contrary to expectations, I ended up with two women on either side of me. Instead, I lost both my wives and my money. Both women moved away from me. Lu Xiaojun looked at me with disbelief, while Luo Yao sneered.

"It's either her or me!" Luo Yao looked at Lu Xiaojun arrogantly.

"It's either me or her!" Lu Xiaojun retorted, meeting Luo Yao's gaze defiantly.

I think Lu Xiaojun is really angry, because I have never seen her, who is usually so well-behaved and gentle, confront anyone.

"Yaoyao, you can't say such hurtful things to Xiaojun..." After all, Luo Yao hurt someone first, so I have to point out her fault first.

"So, does that mean she can call me a vixen?" Luo Yao asked me, looking at me with a wronged expression.

I need to be fair. I can't just blame Luo Yao, so I said to Lu Xiaojun, "Xiaojun, calm down too. Yao Yao was just joking..."

Lu Xiaojun looked at me with a wronged expression and said, "Teacher, aren't you going to help me? I'm not that kind of sneaky vixen!"

I'm torn between two equally precious people; it's so hard for me.

If things continued like this, I wouldn't be able to properly enjoy this rare cosplay convention, so I left the two of them there to face off while I slipped away to a place with lots of girls.

Hopefully, they can get along peacefully, Amen.

Faced with a sea of ​​colorful girls, I was a bit at a loss. This wasn't a bar or a dance hall, and I wasn't sure if directly striking up a conversation would work. After all, I don't have much experience with anime and manga, and what if we didn't have anything in common? Wouldn't that be awkward? It seems like having Lu Xiaojun lead the way is much more suitable…

There was an adorable little platelet in front of me. I hesitated for a moment, then decided to start a conversation with what I thought was a rather anime-like opening line. I held my unsharpened black scythe to her neck from behind and said in a low voice, "Little cutie, don't move, or swords won't have eyes..."

Before I could even speak, she pushed the sickle away, turned around, rolled her eyes at me, muttered "You're sick," and walked away, leaving me standing alone, bewildered in the wind.

Damn it, this has ruined my wonderful impression of cosplay conventions...

Just as I was feeling a bit discouraged, a somewhat deep female voice sounded behind me.

"It seems like the young man was rejected."

I turned around and saw a fair-skinned and beautiful Ali, cosplaying as the Flower Dance. Apart from her slightly flat chest, her flowing blue hair and pink and white rabbit ears amazed me. But didn't you not wear shoes in the King of Glory?

"So you're here to finish me off?" I said sadly.

The young woman chuckled and said, "Of course not, I just thought you were pretty cool, so I came to hang out with you."

I was secretly delighted to have been approached; I must have had a brilliant eye for casting this role.

"But what can we do here..."

The young woman smiled again, gave me a half-smile, and said, "You're not a student, are you? Why are you being so direct?"

To be frank, I honestly have no idea what you can do at a cosplay convention...

Seeing my blank expression, the young lady suddenly became a little embarrassed, realizing that she had over-interpreted things, and quickly said, "Girls here usually mainly exchange common interests or take photos, while boys are more interested in fighting."

That's something I noticed. Besides the battle between Van and Decade that I just saw, I also saw Kakashi killing Samurai in the Millennium along the way, and the scene was incredibly intense.

"Then why don't you take pictures?"

She smoothed a few strands of hair that were across her forehead and said, "I've already been photographed a lot, so I'm a little tired and thought I'd take a break."

"Yeah, you're so eye-catching, it's no wonder you're the center of attention." Even now, people nearby are stopping to take pictures of her from a distance.

"Really? Then what do you think is my most striking feature?"

So, I did my duty and openly looked her up and down. She wasn't shy at all; she just smiled while holding that big umbrella with blue petals, radiating a serene beauty. I don't know if it was because Ali was so beautiful, or because she herself was so beautiful...

It's beautiful, but something just doesn't feel right, though I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe I'm just overthinking it.

"They're all so dazzling, I can't even describe them..."

"I think you're just being glib," she said with a smile.

Then she took out her phone, waved it in front of me, and said, "Let's add each other on WeChat?"

Uh, you want my contact information already? I'm a little flattered. Has my charm really increased a lot in this form? Oh well, I might as well take the contact information of this pretty lady. So I scanned the QR code and added her as a friend, writing "Qian Ling" in her name.

"Hua Tusheng? What a romantic name."

This is the first time in my life that someone has praised my name. I've always thought the name my mom gave me was very difficult to pronounce.

"Your significant other has arrived, I'm off now, see you later~"

I turned my head and saw that Lu Xiaojun had arrived, but Luo Yao wasn't with her. Instead, it was Song Lai who was walking beside Lu Xiaojun with an air of elegance. He tilted his head slightly and tried to talk to Lu Xiaojun, but she just smiled and nodded occasionally without really responding to him.

Then Lu Xiaojun stopped in front of me, while Song Lai turned his gaze away from Lu Xiaojun's face and looked at me in front of him. For a moment, he did not recognize who I was.