Lu Mingfei: What? They're all real!

Zero blinked hard. Her facial muscles were inflexible, but her eyelids were not. Her platinum eyelashes fluttered, expressing just how excited she was.

"So, have you found the friend you're looking for?" Lu Mingfei looked at Zero's face, choosing to avoid the question with a question.

Ling remained silent, like a sulking child. She was already heartbroken enough, and then she watched someone whispering and cuddling with him for an entire class, and then she saw someone else holding his arm and making physical contact with him. Now she saw the girl he lied to pick up... She felt that her life was truly bitter, as bitter as the weeds under the wheels of a car, as bitter as the bitter herbs in the cracks of rocks.

She couldn't take it anymore!

The girl didn't say anything, but walked over in a huff, and without saying a word, she pulled Lu Mingfei's arm into her chest.

“They’re gone,” Zero said. “Don’t worry about them.”

"How could he have left so suddenly?" Lu Mingfei didn't believe this explanation.

"The plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean."

Zero spoke stubbornly, with an air of determination that if they didn't want to leave, then they would really have to leave.

"All right……"

"let's go."

Zero made this suggestion, but her gaze passed over the boy beside her and landed on the girl at the other end. She looked coldly at her, her eyes sharp as knives.

……

"Long legs, should we still follow them?"

"Go on my ass! Didn't you hear what that girl with no connections said about us falling into the Pacific Ocean? Shut up, go underwater and hold your breath."

“But I feel like Niu’er can’t handle it on her own… Lu Mingfei seems like a scumbag now, and Niu’er is being played by him.”

"Hmm...I think so too..."

"Let's just follow them."

"Alright, follow her... Oh, poor girl..."

Two dark figures followed furtively in the distance.

Chapter 71 Does she like me?

Lu Mingfei walked out, still pulling the handle of his suitcase, with a piece of luggage hanging beside him.

"Have you eaten?" Lu Mingfei asked, tilting his head to the side.

He didn't know if Zero had ever taken off the icy mask on his face over the years, but he knew very well what kind of heart was hidden beneath that mask. He knew that the little girl named Renata was stubborn and awkward, and when she didn't speak, she must be throwing a tantrum.

“No,” Zero said.

However, she is not the type to give the silent treatment.

"I'm not hungry." She cut off Lu Mingfei's attempt to escape the meal, "Didn't you say you were going to meet someone you met online? How did it turn into meeting a classmate?"

She was fixated on this issue; she couldn't understand why he seemed so close to any girl.

And why did he lie...? Lying means he has something to hide. Does he like this girl...? Zero thought to herself, secretly glancing at Su Xiaoqiang out of the corner of her eye.

“The netizen is still on his way.” Lu Mingfei also made up a story, “He said his car broke down and almost fell into the Pacific Ocean.”

"He drove along the coastline?"

Su Xiaoqiang leaned over and asked. Although she knew Lu Mingfei was talking nonsense, she was genuinely curious. Falling into the Pacific Ocean was understandable, but driving into the Pacific Ocean... she couldn't imagine that scene.

"You don't know my friend. He can summon explosions with a wave of his hand. If he gets really angry, he can blow up the Pacific Ocean. When someone cuts in front of him while he's driving, he has road rage. He gets so angry that he blows himself up and then falls into the Pacific Ocean in a parabolic arc." Lu Mingfei rambled on and on.

But it's not entirely nonsense.

Old Tang, or rather, that face had another name in Lu Mingfei's eyes... Norton.

Just as the name Jormungandr is associated with earth and mountains, the name Norton is closely linked to bronze and fire. Before, he might not have been able to believe this feeling, but after listening to Guderian's lecture, Lu Mingfei no longer doubted it at all.

"Hmph, then I'll have to see for myself when I get the chance." Su Xiaoqiang's smile gradually returned.

“You have no chance.” Zero coldly interrupted the girl. She couldn’t say pretty words or sweet nothings, but she was definitely good at saying cold words. As if venting her anger, she said, “Or you will die after you see it, burned into a dried corpse, charred charcoal.”

Su Xiaoqiang's smile froze, and she coughed, unable to speak. Her face puffed up with anger as she looked past the boy in the middle at the girl on the other side, wanting to deliver a sharp retort, but she couldn't find an angle to strike back.

She really wanted to retort with a blunt question: "Do you even have a chance?" But that would be too stupid. If the other person nodded and said, "Yes, I only have a better chance than you, otherwise I'd be burned alive," then she would be left speechless.

"Don't be sarcastic or talk nonsense!" Lu Mingfei tapped Zero's head with a little force.

What he meant was, don't talk nonsense, don't say things that can't be said... Although he thought Zero didn't know about Old Tang's affairs, and he also believed that Zero wasn't such a reckless person, he couldn't believe that the people above could do anything.

But such a reaction would obviously have other meanings in the eyes of others.

Su Xiaoqiang felt that he must be protecting her, and she couldn't help but feel a little smug. She never expected that compared to a girl like her, she would hold a greater place in his heart.

"It's okay. What they said is right. You said your friend could blow up the entire Pacific Ocean when he gets angry, so I definitely have to stay away. You should stay away with me too." She tried her best to sound generous and to sound close to Lu Mingfei.

Su Xiaoqiang is a quick-witted girl, or to put it more bluntly, she has a sharp tongue and is quick to use her words whenever she gets the chance.

As a result, the already somewhat hot scene became even hotter.

Zero, realizing that he was indeed bad at talking, chose to adopt a different fighting style.

"I'm hungry, what should we eat?" Ling tugged at Lu Mingfei's sleeve, slowing his pace and trying to pull him in another direction.

She started using unreasonable tactics. She admitted that the girl was a bit threatening, but she chose to drop the pretense and be a domineering and spoiled woman. In any case, she was no longer willing to be a pitiful woman.

"It's my treat!" Su Xiaoqiang quickly defended herself, placing her hand on Lu Mingfei's shoulder and pulling her towards herself. "You've come all this way, so it's my duty to treat you to a meal. Of course, this beautiful lady should also come; guests are guests, after all."

Women's battles sometimes take place in the shadows. Those books that corrupt the mind aren't just empty talk; in such situations, declaring who is the "host" and who is the "guest" is crucial—just as Su Xiaoqiang did, silently defining roles and silently telling the girl on the other side:

You are the one who came.

Su Xiaoqiang was certain that this was not Lu Mingfei's so-called "childhood sweetheart," at least not the kind of childhood sweetheart she understood as "playing with green plums around the bed."

Even if it were, it must have been a long time ago, maybe even back to a past life... She had witnessed Lu Mingfei's three years of high school, while Liu Miaomiao and Lu Mingfei were junior high school classmates, and she had never heard of Lu Mingfei having such a female playmate in their conversations... If we go back any further, please, what value does a "childhood sweetheart" relationship have at the age of playing house?

Surely they weren't lovers in a past life?

"No need." Zero continued to exert force, and Lu Mingfei's clothes began to rip.

"Use it!" Su Xiaoqiang pressed down hard on his shoulder, but the force was too great, and she felt like she was wrestling with a bull.

Standing in the middle, Lu Mingfei was truly caught in a dilemma. He didn't even dare to turn his head, lest he disrupt the fragile balance.

He felt he should do something, but he secretly glanced to his left and right. He was almost blinded by the inner power and fighting spirit emanating from the two ladies. Although he knew that in terms of strength, ten Su Xiaoqiangs couldn't compete with Zero, she was fighting too hard. Taking advantage of Zero's current reluctance to exert too much force and cause her clothes to burst, she was not at a disadvantage.

Zero's pupils began to glow faintly. Heaven knows how anxious or angry she was. Lu Mingfei didn't even dare to be distracted. He was really afraid that his good girl would suddenly turn into a dismembering murderer. But Little Fairy on the other side was not going to back down either. She gritted her teeth and exerted her strength. As if she was encouraged by something, she had become a Saint Seiya who was willing to risk her life and was fighting with her willpower.

Some people become more calm and collected, especially in times of great anxiety. Lu Mingfei was like that now. In this moment, he inexplicably realized something else—he suddenly understood why the bright-eyed, beautiful young girl had suddenly become shy and timid after a certain day, always appearing either melancholic or flamboyant…

At that time, Lu Mingfei was curious about the reason, and the explanation he heard was "because she needed to apply to schools," but now that reason has been overturned. She went to school, but she was still the same, and even worse.

He slightly turned his eyes toward Su Xiaoqiang, getting a clearer look at the expression on her face. Her neck was red, which was definitely not related to the exertion. Her face was also flushed, giving her a delicate and charming appearance.

Now Lu Mingfei understood; the answer was somewhat shocking—

"That's right! Just what you think—"

The sound came from behind him, and then all the noise and fighting stopped. The girls' pulling and tugging force was frozen, and Lu Mingfei felt his clothes and shoulders were freed.

He turned his head and saw a boy dressed in a floral beach shirt, looking like he was on vacation, sitting on Su Xiaoqiang's suitcase with his legs spread apart, giving him a mischievous smile.

Chapter 72 is of course like this.

"Brother, are you really that slow?" Lu Mingze, with his exaggerated, devilish tone, said, "I thought you had already figured it out at the movie theater that day! Didn't I tell you already? You two are really meant for each other. Isn't it normal for her to like you?"

"No way, this is too weird, okay?" Lu Mingfei grabbed the little devil's collar and shook him vigorously.

"It's not surprising. Otherwise, why would a girl joke around with you for three years? Is it because she's bored? Or did she tell you, 'If you really can't back down, just confess to me'? That's a pretty obvious hint, isn't it? Confessing your love isn't something you can joke about, is it?" Lu Mingze pouted, looking disgusted. "Brother, are you playing dumb? You stole a girl's heart but don't want to admit it?"

"But, but..."

Lu Mingfei wanted to say something, but it all seemed too pale. He felt that what Lu Mingze said made sense, and that was indeed the case.

He also admitted that he did indeed feign ignorance to some extent...

"No buts, people have traveled across the ocean just to be closer to you. Aren't you touched?" Lu Mingze slapped his hand away.

"I'm moved, my foot!" Lu Mingfei tried to defend himself, "He/She did it for studying... sigh..."

In the end, he could only sigh... To be honest, Lu Mingfei himself felt that making excuses like this was a bit silly. Xiao Tiannv's family owned mines, not just a figure of speech, but a dozen or so real mines. Studying was not a necessary option for her.

The little devil covered his mouth and chuckled, but his eyes feigned a hint of disdain. "That wretched Lu Mingfei! What luck! On the left is the adorable Renata, and on the right is the beautiful Su Xiaoqiang. I'm so envious! But it's still not enough. We need a few more, right?"

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill you." Lu Mingfei's eyes were icy.

"Then please do it quickly." Lu Mingze offered his neck for execution without showing any fear, as if he was never worried that such a thing would happen, and even joking about it was meaningless.

Lu Mingfei sighed, instantly shedding his disguise, and then broke free from the two girls' grasp, standing face to face with Lu Mingze.

“I have something to ask,” he said. He wanted to ask about things from the past.

"I don't know. If you don't know something, then I don't know anything either." Lu Mingze shrugged. "Besides, that kind of thing isn't important right now. Relationships are what really matter!"

Lu Mingfei stared silently into the devil's eyes, and after a long while, he sighed helplessly.

"Don't sigh, brother, I have a plan." The little devil grinned mischievously, leaping down from the suitcase and offering advice like a strategist. "My suggestion is that you take care of Su Xiaoqiang's feelings right now. No matter what happens, you should side with her. That will be better."

"why?"

"It's simple. Even if you hold Su Xiaoqiang's hand right now, or even kiss her, poor little Renata will only be sad for a little while. After you're done, just beckon her and she'll come running like a puppy. Then you can pat her head, and she'll forget everything! That's just the kind of girl she is," Lu Mingze said, spreading his hands. "Isn't this a risk-free and highly profitable business?"

"Don't make me sound like a scumbag."

“But it’s not up to you, brother. Do you have any other choice?” Lu Mingze seemed to be laughing, but also sighing. “If you were willing to live your original, hard life honestly, even if a girl really had feelings for you, she wouldn’t express them so passionately. You wouldn’t have this kind of trouble.”

"It sounds like you're the mastermind behind my suffering."

“Hehe~” Lu Mingze laughed awkwardly, “Don’t make wild guesses, I’m not that bad… It’s just your bad luck. If you don’t choose to live a miserable life, you have to deal with this kind of trouble. But you can try to manipulate things. Maybe they will shake hands and make peace with each other.”

"So, I'm actually a hopeless, cute galgame protagonist who gets all his wishes...?"

"Maybe, let's give it a try."

"Forget it, I'm afraid someone might die." Lu Mingfei glanced at the girls' faces during a break in his speech and couldn't help but sigh.

"Alright then, it seems it's time for me to step in." Lu Mingze smiled as if he had expected it. He patted his chest and took on the heavy responsibility with a righteous air. "Leave it to me."

"I won't do business with you."

"Don't say that. Do you think I'm the kind of bad younger brother who won't lend a helping hand to my dear brother unless there's a deal?"

"Hard to say."

"I'm going to cry!" Lu Mingze pretended to put his hand around his eyes.

"And even if you did do something, I won't pay you." Lu Mingfei was ruthless.

"Will not."

The boy's voice suddenly became ethereal, and the entire airport became his microphone. He grinned, as if crimson blood was flowing out of the hollow, like a real devil.

He said, "Brother, you're already on a path where you're bound to lose. Once a gambler sits at the table, he's destined for ruin. Why should I be in such a hurry? I'm just lending you chips. You'll gamble more and more and slide into the abyss on your own. I don't even need to hide it from you. Do you remember what I told you?"

As the boy spoke, he suddenly pulled Lu Mingfei's arm, dragging him back to his original position, so that the girls' hands would pull on him again.

“I told you, you’ll always fall for a girl. I sincerely hope and wish that you’ll have more and more girls around you. My heartfelt wishes! Brother, enjoy the beauty of love to the fullest!” he said.

"I hope you and Miss Su have a good time." Lu Mingze snapped his fingers heavily, as if he were setting the scales for him.

Everything returned to normal, time flowed again, crowds surged and thronged, and the elusive little devil vanished without a trace. Only the girls who were pulling at him continued their struggle, their faces even somewhat distorted.

Nothing happened, and Lu Mingfei still faced a dilemma—

Suddenly, a panicked woman rushed out from the side, staggering towards them, shouting "Girl!" Next to her was a guy with long, thin legs that could be wielded like a katana, who stretched out his hand in a gesture as if to "take your mother away."

Zero, who was still in a stalemate, was suddenly attacked. Two women grabbed her arms and pulled her legs into the air. Before Zero could react, she was dragged to the side. She looked at the person she liked, but could only watch helplessly as she got further and further away from him. The long-legged girl even covered her mouth, so she couldn't even make a sound.

"Leave her to us, you can do as you please!" The flustered and reckless woman tossed out these words before turning the corner and disappearing from sight.

"Who are they?" Su Xiaoqiang was stunned.

“It must be her friend, who just swam up from the sea…” Lu Mingfei was also stunned.

Su Xiaoqiang stared blankly into the distance, forgetting that she was still exerting force, and naturally pulled Lu Mingfei into her arms. She looked into the distance and it took her a long time to realize that there was someone in her arms now—Lu Mingfei was carefully poking the back of her hand.

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" She hurriedly straightened herself up, unable to hide her blushing face.

She didn't rush to push away the person in her arms. Although she was nervous and shy, she managed to control her emotions. She knew she was like a bad guy taking advantage of the situation, but she felt that she needed that kind of mischievousness. Only when Lu Mingfei started to shake her body did she let him go.

Even fate is on her side! Su Xiaoqiang thought to herself.