Lu Mingfei: What? They're all real!

Chapter 25 Those eyes, without a doubt!

Regarding the question of "dream lover," Lu Mingfei actually felt it deeply. He had fantasized about so many things before, so how could he not have a dream lover?

He had fantasized about a girl next door, a childhood sweetheart, or a literary girl in a white dress—okay, he admits that wasn't fantasy, this one was Chen Wenwen—but he had indeed constructed many images of his lovers in his mind, images so clear that even someone as bad at drawing as him could draw them.

Even so, he always felt that there was a difference between imagination and reality. For example, there were still some slight differences between Jormungandr in his memory and the girl who always had a crying face and clasped her hands together, begging him not to call her name.

But he never expected that human memory could be so realistic. The person who appeared before him in a fleeting moment was exactly the same as the image he could remember. Even if it was just a brief appearance, he was certain of it.

Lu Mingfei was almost moved to tears.

But what welled up in his heart more was disappointment, and this disappointment easily buried all the emotion.

Although he had anticipated this, when he actually discovered that the person who came was not the quiet, blinking, doll-like girl he wanted to see, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness, followed by a silent sigh.

Lu Mingfei isn't someone who only likes pretty faces; otherwise, he wouldn't have praised Chen Wenwen's beauty in front of a stunning beauty like Su Xiaoqiang on his first day of high school.

He could never forget that quiet figure in his memory, not for any other reason, but simply because he felt that the girl must have liked him and loved him.

He cares most about whether others love him.

Lu Mingfei used to not care about these things. He would always weakly tell people that he would be grateful if someone was willing to take him. But now, it seemed that he had been affected by something deep in his soul, and he could no longer feel any love for someone who didn't like him.

To put it more broadly, it's like his attitude towards the world: the world must love him first before he has the motivation to love the world in return.

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt very weak, and he felt that feeling of something trying to break out had returned.

"Mingfei, come quick." Guderian poked his balding head out from the doorway and waved for Lu Mingfei to come over.

"Oh."

He responded and dejectedly pushed his way through the crowd.

Chen Wenwen, who was standing in front of him, was shoved aside rudely, like a rock blocking her way. The sudden push startled the girl. She turned around to say something, but Lu Mingfei's current appearance choked her, and she couldn't utter a word.

He's like a living dead man now, without a soul.

Next up is Xia Mi, who is leaning against the wall, looking up at the ceiling. She is questioning her life when she suddenly feels a gust of wind blow past her. She secretly glances at it out of the corner of her eye, but with just a slight glance, she is instantly rooted to the spot and unable to move.

She saw a pair of eyes so ordinary they were almost unremarkable. They could be considered beautiful, but they were also utterly ordinary. These eyes were moving slowly forward, so slowly that she could see them clearly—

She saw that the eyes were on the face of a boy who wasn't very tall, but she couldn't help but recall those eyes that she could never forget... those eyes that were on the body of a supreme being so large that its wings could easily cover the sky, gazing at the sky alone, silently telling the sorrowful story that no one in the world loved Him before His passing.

Xia Mi forgot to breathe, pressing herself tightly against the wall as if trying to bury her body in the cement. She stood holding her breath, straining her neck to look up, no longer daring to glance to the side, like a subject kneeling before jade steps, for even a single extra glance would be an overstepping of authority.

She felt like her soul was being ripped out.

But then, belatedly, a drop of water fell into her heart, followed by several waves of ecstatic joy spreading through the girl's heart.

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"So you told me that the principal personally issued an order to call me back from the food stall, just so you could meet with an interviewee?" Chen Motong's tone wasn't very friendly as she crossed her arms and grumbled at Guderian.

Guderian was a kind teacher, but now he has become serious.

“Yes, and depending on the circumstances, you will also be punished for unexcused absence,” Guderian said. “But now you have a chance to make amends. Have a good talk with Mingfei, make him understand the advantages of our academy, and most importantly, make sure he comes with us!”

"Hey! People are still here. They'll think we're a human trafficking ring, okay?" Chen Motong protested loudly.

She knew that Guderian's cold face was just an act; she had never seen this clay-bodhisattva truly lose his temper. But she also believed him. She believed that if she could be called back in a serious tone, the situation must be as serious as he said. Unlike others, she knew very well that this little brother in front of her, who looked like he was about to cry, was the academy's treasure, an "S-class" student.

She knew even better that Guderian wouldn't use the principal as a shield, and that he was genuinely serious about his mission.

"So? What do you want from me?"

As she turned around, a smile spread across her face, and her tone was as gentle as the older sister who had lived next door to Lu Mingfei since childhood in anime—so gentle that she herself felt a little nauseous.

"It's nothing much, I just wanted to see you..." Lu Mingfei was immersed in his own emotions and struggling with some inexplicable impulse, so he answered the question honestly.

Chen Motong's smile froze. She hadn't expected the loser she'd heard everyone was talking about to start with such a blunt opening. It was too direct; only a playboy who'd been with a hundred women would have the courage to say that.

However, she is a seasoned veteran, and handling young boys like this is extremely easy for her.

"So now that you've seen it, are you satisfied?" She raised her eyebrows and continued in her cloyingly sweet voice that made her want to faint. "If you're satisfied, then give your senior sister some face and sign the contract first. We can talk slowly afterwards. You don't know, but I'm the type who takes the best care of my juniors."

For Chen Motong, deceiving a boy who "has a crush on her but doesn't even dare to confess" is not difficult at all. In comparison, maintaining this "good older sister" image is much more difficult for her. She really can't suppress the urge to vomit.

Guderian, standing to the side, hurriedly flipped through the documents, looking as if he was already determined to succeed. In his opinion, what was there to worry about now?

The enthusiastic and capable junior sister had already swiftly persuaded Mingfei, and now that the senior sister he had been longing for had seen it with her own eyes, if Guderian still didn't sign the contract, he felt he might as well just kill himself.

"Excuse me……"

Lu Mingfei's face was filled with sorrow, as if he was about to cry. He shook his head and simply said sorry softly.

Chapter 26 But I refuse!

"I'd say you're being a little too sleazy, aren't you?"

Su Xiaoqiang nudged the girl whose ear was pressed tightly against the door. Her simple sense of justice wouldn't allow eavesdropping to happen in front of her; she found such behavior very irritating... It had absolutely nothing to do with the various rumors between this pretty girl and Lu Mingfei! Absolutely nothing!

And it had absolutely nothing to do with Lu Mingfei's wink and praise that she was indeed the prettiest girl in the class that day, which made her long-standing twisted obsession suddenly dissipate and made her always think of his face at inappropriate times!

However, she did have to admit... that red-haired girl did make her heart pound uncontrollably.

"Yes, why are you like this?"

Chen Wenwen also stepped forward to chime in, but unlike Su Xiaoqiang's half-concealed irritation, hers was outright hostility.

She secretly sized up the girl, who was undeniably beautiful, half of her mind was blaming herself for not noticing Lu Mingfei's brilliance sooner, while the other half was contemplating how to deal with this uninvited guest.

How can you just barge into someone else's life like that? It's outright invasion.

"Quiet, quiet, quiet! This is crucial!" Xia Mi turned around and made a shushing gesture, then immediately turned back to continue eavesdropping on the information in the room.

She had no interest in getting entangled with these girls whose faces were practically screaming "love-struck," nor did she need to explain any rumors. She was a woman with lofty ambitions, and right now, only matters concerning the supreme throne were of utmost importance; nothing else mattered.

At any other time, she would have bared her fangs and taught those two reckless humans a lesson. But now it was different. After the feeling of fear left her body, she couldn't help but feel waves of joy.

Xia Mi, or rather Jormungandr, was now absolutely certain that this eccentric, seemingly eccentric guy had a close relationship with the Supreme Being. Although she had no idea what Lu Mingfei's purpose was, the good news was that he didn't seem to have any hostility towards her.

She had the opportunity to get information from this guy, even things she had always dreamed of.

This was more important to her than anything else. If she had even the slightest chance of touching the throne, it would be worth betting everything on. If she could avoid the fate of killing or even cannibalizing her own family, she would be moved to tears.

Xia Mi no longer feels unlucky or that she's going through a period of bad luck. She feels lucky, even the luckiest among her brothers and sisters, as if she has been favored by fate.

"Hehe~"

She couldn't help but chuckle.

"cut,"

The ignored girls all let out a collective sneer filled with disdain.

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"What's the meaning?"

Guderian seemed to be greatly shocked, so incredulous that he could not even finish his sentence. He took a step forward and tried to grab Lu Mingfei's arm.

"Mingfei, what's wrong with you again? Is there something wrong with your brain?" he kept asking. "Didn't we already agree to sign the contract? Is there anything that didn't satisfy you? It's okay, just tell us, and we'll try our best to meet your needs."

Before Lu Mingfei could say anything, Guderian found another reason for him, "I know! You looked really uncomfortable just now, are you feeling unwell? It's okay, I know some medical knowledge, I can help you take a look."

That's what they said, but the way Guderian grabbed Lu Mingfei's arm like a crab showed his determination not to let Lu Mingfei leave the room no matter what.

"Nono, hurry!" Guderian called to Chen Motong, who was standing nearby, and shouted for the girl to restrain Lu Mingfei first.

Lu Mingfei, whose expression was already unpleasant, was immediately startled. He tried to break free as if he were in shock, but found that the seemingly old foreign man was incredibly strong, and he didn't even have a chance to resist.

The girl on the other side didn't dare to be negligent either and immediately came closer. Lu Mingfei felt a great sense of crisis. Although he was now certain that these guys wouldn't take him to the dark house to cut off his kidneys, he was still afraid of what they were doing.

Just a little bit of panic caused a certain boundary in Lu Mingfei's heart to be broken, and he felt something burst out from his chest.

Although the air itself did not ripple in the slightest, his inner world underwent a complete transformation in an instant.

Chen Motong wasn't that nervous. She wouldn't cherish a freshman who hadn't even enrolled yet like Guderian did. She slowly walked forward, casually raising her arm as if to complete a task, intending to just go through the motions. She wasn't afraid of Lu Mingfei refusing her.

She wasn't some idiot who only ate at street food stalls. In the past two days, she had already gotten to know this boy whose life was so pitiful it was almost regrettable. She firmly believed that she had the ability to easily crush him, and she was not so nervous about it.

"Alright, be a good girl and listen to me. Your senior sister has already lowered herself to beg you like this, so please give her some face, okay?"

She gave Lu Mingfei's other arm a perfunctory shake, and then asked him to "give her some face" in a perfunctory manner.

The girl swayed casually, when she suddenly noticed something strange. She discovered that his body was slowly hardening, gradually becoming like an iron wall, and could no longer be moved.

"So, is this a request? You're begging me?"

Lu Mingfei's tone also changed, becoming somewhat playful, and even a little like he was laughing.

Chen Motong looked up and found that the face that had looked so sorrowful, like someone who was constipated, had suddenly disappeared. Now, he was curling his lips into a mocking smile, raising his eyebrows and winking.

Chen Motong hated it when people made those kinds of faces at her; in her heart, the only person who could ever make those faces was herself.

“Yes, yes, this is her lifelong request, Mingfei, you should agree quickly.” Guderian couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy, and quickly spoke up for Chen Motong, his previously anxious heart now half relieved.

"No, my senior sister doesn't even know you, why would she need to ask you for help?"

Chen Motong wore a fake smile, so fake that anyone could read her true thoughts.

Screw you.

But Lu Mingfei's smile was even more intense. He revealed his sharp canine teeth, like a vampire about to begin his hunt, teasing his prey.

“That’s a real shame. I was thinking that if my senior sister sincerely asked me, I would give her face and agree to this matter.” He shrugged, and Guderian next to him was lifted several inches into the air before being pulled back to the ground by gravity.

But everything was so natural that even Guderian himself didn't notice it. He seemed to be pulled by gravity to complete the movements without feeling anything unusual.

Lu Mingfei smiled and said, "If you don't plan to make a wish, then please let me go. I have things to do."

"No!" Guderian cried out in desperation, shaking his head violently and shouting, "Nono! Quick, quick, tell me! Tell me you really want Mingfei to enroll. It's really important, for each and every one of us."

Guderian was really anxious, and Chen Motong understood why he was anxious. She believed that the "principal's order" must be true, and she understood the importance of this mission. The guy in front of her, who looked extremely annoying with his smile, was the focus of their trip. Logically and emotionally, she should at least nod and agree.

But Chen Motong hates any form of coercion. Even if someone holds a knife to her neck, it cannot turn her into someone whose freedom has been taken away. She was not born such a bold person, but her fate has made her this way.

"But I refuse!"

She spat out the words contemptuously, exhaling several puffs of hot air from her nose.

Chapter 27 Chen Wenwen's mind was in complete turmoil

Lu Mingfei shrugged, expressing his regret, and made a humming sound, but compared to the red-haired girl's disdain, he seemed to be laughing.

“It was right to refuse, otherwise if you really said something like ‘this is a lifelong request,’ I would be in a difficult position…” His expression changed, and he really looked like he was in a dilemma. “After all, I said I have things to do… So, I won’t keep you company?”

He said he was about to leave.

Guderian was already furious with anxiety, and now he found himself unable to hold back the boy who was much smaller than him. He strolled towards the door as if taking a leisurely walk, his steps light and quick, and nothing could stop him.

Guderian checked his arm; he was certain he was still holding onto Lu Mingfei's arm, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make Lu Mingfei's pace quicken or slow down even an inch. He didn't have time to consider whether Lu Mingfei's enviable bloodline was starting to take effect; he was only anxious about his genius student's imminent departure!

"Nono, Chen Motong!" He turned and scolded the girl who was known for her disobedience, "I'll repeat it to you again, this is a matter of utmost importance, not a time for you to throw a tantrum like you usually do."

Chen Motong admitted that she was a little surprised. She had never seen such a kind-hearted person as Guderian turn out like this, but she was not afraid of it at all, even if the person standing in front of her was the principal.

Of course, more than anything, it was because she believed she had completely grasped the weaknesses of this pitiful young man, and she was absolutely confident that she could control him... He hadn't even enrolled in school yet, and he already dared to be so arrogant. If she didn't teach him a lesson, she would truly be unworthy of her reputation as a red-haired shrine maiden.

She felt even more guilty for making a promise to someone—guaranteeing that this precious "S" grade would definitely fall into the hands of their student council—and for that, she couldn't simply persuade him to enroll and be done with it.

She had made the plan several days in advance.

Chen Motong forced a smile and said to Lu Mingfei, "But these things depend on your own feelings, right? I think you still have something on your mind. Do you think you'd agree just because I said a few words? That's probably just an excuse."

She vowed to make this guy grovel before her! She originally just wanted to find an S-class follower, but now she's added personal grudges to the mix!

"Really? So it was just an excuse?" Lu Mingfei asked, seemingly detached, as if he weren't the main character in the conversation. He asked blankly, "So there's more to the story?"

Guderian calmed down a little, and waited anxiously for what would happen next, feeling his hands and feet getting cold.

But he felt he had to trust Nuonuo. At least he didn't seem to have anything that could move Mingfei. He didn't want his future best student to actually be knocked unconscious and taken on a plane. How could they then portray the beautiful story of a loving teacher and a filial student?

He chose to let Nono speak.

"Of course there's more to it than meets the eye, like it's all because of a certain girl?" Chen Motong was glad she had thoroughly investigated this guy over the past two days. She swallowed hard and said, "Of course, I know it's not me. Like a quiet girl who wears a baseball cap and white clothes?"

She was referring to Chen Wenwen's profile picture. Chen Wenwen has fine, soft, and straight hair, which is very beautiful. In theory, she doesn't need to wear any hat to cover it up. According to Uncle Lu Mingfei, this is called creating a persona, and middle-class girls love to do this kind of thing.

In the past, Lu Mingfei would always stare at Chen Wenwen's profile picture for a long time, but she rarely logged on, and sometimes she would only be online for a short while. In his memory, Chen Wenwen's profile picture was always gray and white, but at the same time, he remembered that appearance very clearly...

So even though Lu Mingfei is "somewhat different" now, he can still immediately realize that the girl in front of him is talking about Chen Wenwen.