Lu Mingfei: What? They're all real!

But her first reaction was to shake her head; she felt it was a lie, “He never told me that.”

"Don't you believe me?"

Zero's reaction secretly pleased Xia Mi. She had long wanted to get rid of this burden who was always clinging to her and him, and now was a perfect opportunity to strike back.

She cleared her throat and then launched into a lengthy statement:

“I know you feel that you know him well because you knew him before or had some other experience with him. But people always change. As time goes by, everything will be different. Maybe you liked this kind of person when you were a child, but you suddenly find yourself liking that kind of person when you grow up. This is all very normal.”

Xia Mi spoke with conviction, while Ling remained silent, lost in thought.

So the confident girl pursued him relentlessly:

"When did you meet him? A long time ago, right? He didn't have any contact with you during the six years he was at Shilan High School, did he? Do you know what he's really thinking? Do you know that everyone's been saying he likes a girl named Chen Wenwen? Maybe his feelings have already changed!"

Zero fell even more silent.

"You can't live in the past forever, girl." Xia Mi suppressed her inner joy and forced herself to look like she was mourning. "He's fallen for a girl with long legs and big breasts now. You're in a tough spot! I advise you to give up. Really, it's better to end it now than to suffer for a long time."

Zero finally raised her head. Although her face was expressionless, her posture tightened, and she looked somewhat aggrieved.

"And what about you?" Zero countered, "What are your thoughts?"

"Me?" Xia Mi seemed to have never thought about such a question before, and she suddenly paused here.

"So you like him, right?" Zero asked again.

Xia Mi suddenly started stammering, as if just thinking about the question made her a little flustered.

"This, this, this..."

Xia Mi felt she had to make up an excuse to deny it. Of course, it wasn't that she harbored romantic feelings and didn't want anyone to find out! She just felt... yes, she couldn't let this girl discover their secret!

But she couldn't think of a good reason. The girl in front of her was insightful and wouldn't be fooled by lies.

“Your answer is unimportant, I don’t care, and I have no right to interfere. Whether you like him or not, that’s your business. But if…” Ling said in a low voice, standing up from her chair and looking into the other person’s eyes. She had never spoken so much before.

Even though Xia Mi didn't know the girl well enough, she could tell that Ling was very excited.

Zero continued, "If you like him, and if he really mentions to you that he wants to find a girl with red hair, then you'd better be careful. I don't know if this girl will look like Chen Motong, but if the key point he mentioned is 'red hair'... then he's probably not lying or making excuses; he's probably sincere."

Zero stood there, her gaze fixed, her thoughts drifting back to many years ago... Back then, she stood on the endless white snowfield, and could see in the distance pits and valleys filled with "children," which were probably failed embryos that had been discarded. Some of these poor creatures that failed to grow into adults didn't even have human form. Their only common feature was their bright red hair, like drops of blood adorning the pure white world.

She must be a girl from that place...

Chapter 96 The Annoying "New Queen"

Lu Mingfei's daily task now is to beat up Fingal. If he forgets before leaving, he must make up for it when he comes back at night.

Of course, this is just a symbolic statement. He's a good boy and generally wouldn't hit someone unless he really couldn't help it.

But he never expected this guy to be so unprofessional. The things he had just talked to this guy about a second ago were posted online the next second, and even embellished, and spread around to become the story that he was interested in Chen Motong!

He truly wished he could tear this bitch apart.

However, he is not available today.

“Listen to me, the Executive Department and Mans will also be going to the scene. Although they intend for us to be the main force, they will definitely be watching us.” Lu Mingfei whispered to Xia Mi beside him, like underground party members exchanging intelligence. “How to avoid their sight will be a very important issue.”

Becoming a big star has many advantages, such as receiving love emails from strange girls every day, with their tone as smooth as water. However, there are also many inconveniences, such as being watched everywhere, so he needs to be very careful.

"Can't we cut off contact immediately after we go down?" Xia Mi whispered, "and pretend we've encountered danger."

“No, it’s not electronic communication. I’ve already found out that Ye Sheng’s Word of Power is ‘Snake,’ which is extremely effective underwater. It can monitor general changes within a five-kilometer radius and maintain communication. He was supposed to lead the charge in this operation, but it seems the principal changed his mind for some reason,” Lu Mingfei said. “He will assist us on the water and also receive the information we send back. Doing this is too deliberate.”

"Tsk—" Xia Mi pouted unhappily.

She was sullen, then her tone turned cruel, "Then find a chance to kill all those guys from the past, leave no one alive. As long as your little childhood sweetheart doesn't let it slip, things will be very simple."

"That won't work either! The people underwater didn't die, but something went wrong on the surface. That doesn't seem right at all!" Lu Mingfei retorted.

"So, what's your best idea?"

"I'm wondering if there's really any danger down there?" Lu Mingfei said, half-asleep. "It's not a fake danger, but a real one. We're just students, right? It's normal to lose contact completely in the chaos."

"You little brat~" Xia Mi instantly understood, squinted at the boy next to her, her finger twitching incessantly, a mischievous smile on her lips.

"What are you talking about? Why are you so happy?" A cheerful girl popped out from behind the two of them, blinking curiously at what they were discussing.

It's Chen Motong.

The two were so engrossed in their own world that they didn't notice anyone behind them. Startled, they lunged forward at the same pace, then turned around warily.

"When did you arrive?" Xia Mi asked, frowning.

"Just arrived?" The red-haired girl wasn't angry at all about being treated coldly. She smiled and waved gently to greet Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he and the girl beside him were not at risk of being exposed. However, when he turned his head, he found that Xia Mi's hostility had not diminished at all.

“You’re the head of a rival organization; we don’t welcome you,” Xia Mi said. “Are you here to spy on military intelligence?”

"I'm here to surrender," Chen Motong said, pointing at Lu Mingfei. "I told him before that our organization has no future and I wanted to surrender, but unfortunately, Chairman Lu didn't want me."

"Hmph, that's hard to say. I think he's just being stubborn or embarrassed. Why don't you try again? Maybe he'll agree." Xia Mi snorted.

Ever since she secretly read the post about the "new queen" in the discussion forum, she has become even more disgusted with this annoying woman... She doesn't think Zero's words are reliable; she believes that Lu Mingfei has feelings for this woman.

"Really?" Chen Motong clasped his hands together and blinked, as if he was about to make another application.

"A joke doesn't get funny the second time," Lu Mingfei said, not taking the bait. "So what exactly do you want?"

This attitude calmed the girl who was huffing and puffing unhappily down considerably.

"Look, I got rejected again." Chen Motong winked at Xia Mi. "Maybe it's because you were there that I didn't have a chance. Why don't you step away for a bit, and I'll ask again?"

She was a seasoned pro at stirring up emotions, knowing exactly what to do to make others uncomfortable. She could also see right through what the girl was thinking, so her words hit the nail on the head, making Xia Mi even angrier.

"We still have things to do," Lu Mingfei said amiably, implying a sense of urgency.

"Don't send me away. I'm here to say hello. After all, we'll be comrades-in-arms later, so shouldn't we get to know each other beforehand?" Chen Motong turned her gaze back to Lu Mingfei and smiled.

"What?" Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi asked in unison.

“I didn’t want to go at first, after all, I’m a weak woman, I can’t even kill a chicken,” Chen Motong pouted and said, “but I have no choice, my brother needs someone to take care of him.”

"Your younger brother? He needs to be taken care of? How old is he?" Lu Mingfei felt like the muscles in his face were about to burst his eyeballs.

"He's still just a baby," Chen Motong said. "I can't not go. As an older sister, I can't just abandon my beloved younger brother, can I?"

She felt like laughing when she said those words herself.

She didn't care about the life or death of anyone in her family, and as for her so-called "brother," she sincerely hoped that he had never been born into this world, otherwise he wouldn't have become someone else's tool to be manipulated.

However, she no longer had the right to utter such righteous words, after all, she had also made her younger brother a tool. Originally, this important key should have been taken care of by her adoptive mother, but for some inexplicable reason, she volunteered for the task...

She had previously read a lot of content on the campus discussion forums, and she felt—

"Why would a mission like this involve bringing a baby along?" Lu Mingfei's shocked expression interrupted all his thoughts.

The girl next to him had a dark expression on her face, like a killing god.

“Because he’s very important.” Chen Motong shrugged. “He’s an important key. If there’s a door that can’t be opened, we’ll have to rely on him. The academy has even made a diving suit for him.”

"My God, is this even possible..." Lu Mingfei looked at the girl beside him.

They had just finished discussing the solution to the previous problem, and now a new one has come knocking—

and many more……

Lu Mingfei was suddenly drawn to the words the girl had just uttered.

"You mean, the key?" Lu Mingfei pressed, his tone instantly becoming calm.

“Yes, it’s a very powerful key.” Like a child showing off, Chen Motong seemed eager to confide in someone. She lowered her voice and told them all the secrets, “It can open every door in the world. Isn’t that amazing? It’s a key item in this operation.”

"Yes, it really is...very impressive."

Lu Mingfei spoke haltingly, slowly shifting his gaze away, his expression fading into darkness.

The key that can open any door... This reminded him of his "wife" whom he hadn't thought of in a long time.

Chapter 97 She's just here to seduce people!

According to Norse mythology, the Queen of the Gods always wore a large bunch of strange keys around her waist. She had the power to enter all the rooms; this authority came from her husband's gifts, as a sign of his trust.

Su Xiaoqiang's words still echoed in his ears; Lu Mingfei had indeed discussed this topic with her quite a bit.

He himself was aware of this; indeed, such an ability existed, capable of opening all the "doors" in the world, which could be done solely with blood.

But he didn't quite understand how such an ability could be related to the girl in front of him... In his mind, the girl was a "substitute" created by someone, whose origins he couldn't quite pinpoint. How did the "key" end up in her hands...?

strangeness……

"Is he your younger brother?" Lu Mingfei changed his tone, looking curious.

"Of course, the real deal," the girl said against her will, "my dearest and most beloved brother."

"Tell me about it?" Lu Mingfei asked, gesturing for the uninvited girl to sit down.

"You're very curious?" Chen Motong sat down without ceremony, looking delighted.

“I’m very curious; I’ve never heard of anything like this before,” Lu Mingfei said. “How old is he now?”

"That's hard to say."

"Hard to say?"

"He's not young by actual age, but if you look at him, he's just a baby, forever, and he'll never grow up," Chen Motong said. "It's pitiful, isn't it?"

“They are indeed pitiful.” Lu Mingfei nodded, his brows even furrowing.

This sounds like... it's not a naturally conceived human being, but rather some kind of "tool" that was selectively bred...

"But he's a cute little guy, very sensible, and he never cries when he's on a mission," Chen Motong said. "With his help, your mission will be much easier."

"What's his name?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Gates, that's his full name, his nickname is Key. Those awful adults won't even give him a name." Chen Motong looked indignant, and genuinely angry, quite different from his previous demeanor.

"Hey, are you here to sell your little brother?" The person who had been ignored was getting annoyed. Watching the two chatting so amiably, she suddenly felt like the superfluous one. Xia Mi squeezed in and said, "Your brother being pitiful is your family's business. Is it really necessary to come all the way here to tell us?"

"No, I already said I came to say hello, and it just so happens that we mentioned it~" Chen Motong kept avoiding the question, always wearing a confident smile. She said, "No matter what, we're going to be partners on missions all the time. We can't just not say a word, can we?"

Xia Mi felt that this guy was just trying to seduce people!

"Alright, now that we've said our greetings, please leave. We still have some internal club matters to discuss." She used a perfectly legitimate reason to drive away the people from the opposing forces.

"Can't I just sit in on the conversation? What if I can help out? Maybe President Lu will be willing to take me on as his little sister~" Chen Motong said with a mischievous smile.

Xia Mi didn't want to talk to such a shameless person, so she turned her head and winked at Lu Mingfei, implying that he should be sent away quickly.

But Lu Mingfei seemed completely oblivious to her meaning, and instead started chatting with the red-haired girl.

"Speaking of which, you have more than just you and your brother in your family, right? I heard Fingel mention before that your dad seems to be quite powerful." Lu Mingfei began to inquire about the girl's family background.

"You really know me well. Did you do some special investigation behind the scenes?" Chen Motong feigned surprise. "That makes me feel like you have some terrible ideas."

“No, Fingel said it.” Lu Mingfei took the opportunity to retaliate against Mr. Big Mouth. “He tells me everything, and I can’t not listen even if I want to. If he exposes your privacy, then you should hold him accountable.”

"Then he really should be skinned alive," the girl said viciously.

"Yes, yes, that's how it should be." Lu Mingfei fanned the flames.

"But you must be curious too, right? He can't just keep telling you all this, can he?" The girl blinked expectantly. "So are you curious? If you want to know, I'll tell you."

"Who's curious! Who's so bored as to want to hear about your family affairs?" Xia Mi argued, but Lu Mingfei covered her mouth with his hand.

“I’m actually quite curious,” Lu Mingfei said. “Tell me about it, since I don’t have anything else to do right now.”

"Ah~" the girl said in a drawn-out tone, "It's not a good thing to be interested in a girl's family; people will misunderstand."

"Yes, yes!" the girl, whose mouth was covered, agreed indistinctly.

"So we'll just leave it at that?" Lu Mingfei paused.

"Then let's talk about it, since we don't have anything else to do right now~" The girl smiled brightly, her smile unrestrained.

She seemed like the kind of cheerful and generous girl, enthusiastic and unrestrained... but this image was more in line with the kind of "pathetic girl" that Lu Mingfei knew. He spoke less and less, and in the end he just listened quietly.

He was indeed very concerned about the girl's background... Lu Mingfei was only curious about one question: was she the "sacrifice" he knew, who had lived from ancient times to the present... or was she "cultivated" by someone again?

He is more inclined to believe the latter.

Lu Mingfei had never thought about this before, but ever since he figured out the timeline and discovered that he himself had probably been "reborn" and had indeed crawled out of his mother's womb, he started to think about this issue... He was really curious about the girl's background and who could have done such a thing.