Chapter 176 Strawberry Swiss Roll
Tuesday, October 10, library.

During the lunch break, Chen Wenwen, president of the Literature Society, and Lu Mingfei, a non-staff member, stayed in the club activity room again.

Although the overall progress of the school magazine was much faster with Lu Mingfei's help, because the school anniversary was approaching, the two decided to work overtime to complete it.

Chen Wenwen and Lu Mingfei sat face to face, the old fan hanging above their heads was creaking. The silence had lasted for a long time, and both of them kept their heads down.

In fact, the weather has been getting cooler recently, so it seems unnecessary to turn on the fan. But for some reason, the club activity room seemed to be particularly hot and stuffy today. Chen Wenwen was irritable and couldn't concentrate.

She held the pen and scribbled on the clean paper, and suddenly remembered the passage she had written last night. She had originally intended to post it as a side story, but in the end it was not published.

Lu Mingfei, of course, didn't know that Chen Wenwen was the author of the heinous documentary novel on the Shilan Middle School forum, nor did he know about the typo that happened to Chen Wenwen last night.

He was busy with other things after he went back home last night. He spent the whole night rushing out the remaining part of the schedule, and early in the morning, he went to Chu Zihang's class to find Chu Zihang and handed the schedule to Chu Zihang for review.

When Lu Mingfei came to find Chu Zihang, the entire second grade of high school was immediately in turmoil.

You have to know that this is a historic meeting between the second strongest man on the list of the most powerful people to be killed and the first strongest man. Moreover, Lu Mingfei went to the meeting alone and broke into Chu Zihang's territory, holding a square folded paper in his hand.

Although Lu Mingfei came with a smile on his face, everyone felt that there was something cunning in his smile. In addition, after Chu Zihang took the paper and unfolded it, his cold face frowned, which made people more certain that Lu Mingfei came with a letter of challenge.

If Lu Mingfei had the ability to read minds, the expression on his face would surely be very interesting.

"No problem." Chu Zihang took the program list, read it carefully, and then nodded.

"Then I'll trouble you, senior brother."

Lu Mingfei felt a little embarrassed. He felt like he had troubled Chu Zihang too much recently.

Although the senior brother is a senior brother for life, Chu Zihang in this life is not like the previous life, where he and Chu Zihang had experienced life and death together and had a life-and-death friendship.

Even so, every time Lu Mingfei came to bother Chu Zihang with something, Chu Zihang would readily agree, which shows that Chu Zihang really regarded him as his junior brother.

The senior brother is so loyal, so of course the junior brother cannot fall behind. Lu Mingfei decided to find some time to thank the paralyzed senior brother after the school celebration.

No, can Odin's Nibelung also be considered an experience of birth and death?
"When are you free to rehearse?" Chu Zihang asked.

Lu Mingfei thought for a while and said, "Maybe in a few days. I have something to do these days."

The editing work of the school magazine has been completed for the most part. Lu Mingfei plans to make a final push and take advantage of these few days to help Chen Wenwen finish the school magazine.

The reason he didn't tell Chu Zihang directly that he was helping the literature club to make the school magazine was because he was afraid that Chu Zihang's gossipy heart would burn again.

"Okay." Chu Zihang nodded. "As for Liu Miaomiao, you should also inform her as soon as possible. She will also need some time to prepare."

Of course Lu Mingfei knew that he had to tell the little girl about it, so during lunch, he told Liu Miaomiao about it.

Today at noon, only Lu Mingfei and Liu Miaomiao had lunch together. Su Xiaoqiang did not come to school today.

"Preparing for the music to be played at the school anniversary performance?" Liu Miaomiao was stunned. "I have been preparing."

"It's not the Exodus." Lu Mingfei said with a smile, "It's the Girl's Prayer. Haven't you always wanted to play this song?"

Liu Miaomiao really wanted to play the song "Girl's Prayer", but the program's performance list had been changed, the school had already approved it, and now even the reporting time had passed. Even if she wanted to apply to change the program, it was too late.

Liu Miaomiao shook her head with some regret: "But it can't be changed now."

"Actually, I have discussed this with Senior Brother Chu..."

As Lu Mingfei spoke, he told Liu Miaomiao the whole story.

Lu Mingfei knew that Liu Miaomiao liked the song "Girl's Prayer" very much, so he came up with the idea of ​​asking Liu Miaomiao to play the song she liked, "Girl's Prayer".

But the process is rather complicated.

First, I learned from Chu Zihang that the final application period for the program has passed and no changes can be made.

Second, this piece of music was changed by Liu Miaomiao's mother through her connections, who put pressure on the school. Even if the application period has not yet passed, once I re-apply, Liu Miaomiao's mother will definitely know about it immediately.

So after thinking about it, Lu Mingfei decided to bypass the school directly. He changed the repertoire and asked Liu Miaomiao to play "Girl's Prayer" directly after she went on stage.

But this brings up another problem: the length of "Exodus" and "A Girl's Prayer" is different.

The length of "A Girl's Prayer" is much shorter than that of "Exodus", and the party must end at 10:30 p.m.

If any of these are not adjusted properly, the party will end early.

The leaders of the Municipal Education Bureau will come to watch the Shilan Middle School Anniversary Gala. It is a small matter for students to change the music track arbitrarily, and the school may turn a blind eye. But once it affects the presentation of the entire gala, it will be an accident.

The school’s punishment for me is a small matter, and I’m afraid that Liu Miaomiao will be implicated.

That's why Lu Mingfei found Chu Zihang.

Chu Zihang always has a violin solo program at every evening party, and this one is no exception.

Lu Mingfei looked at the previous program schedule and knew that he would go on stage before Liu Miaomiao, and there were only a few programs between them. So Lu Mingfei's idea was to use Chu Zihang's time to make up for the time lost by Liu Miaomiao.

Lu Mingfei originally thought that this might be difficult to say, after all, Senior Brother with facial paralysis must have prepared the program for this party for a long time. But he didn't expect that after listening to Lu Mingfei's words, he immediately nodded and agreed.

The degree of generosity made Lu Mingfei tear up, and he quickly said, "Thank you, senior brother, for being so righteous."

"Nothing." Chu Zihang said, "Performing violin solo every year is actually quite boring. By the way, do you have any new programs to recommend?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned. Originally, he planned to ask his senior brother with facial paralysis to change the piece to a longer violin piece. But looking at his senior brother's attitude, was he planning to organize a new program from scratch?

"Can't you just play the violin?" Lu Mingfei asked cautiously.

Chu Zihang shook his head. "The original violin piece I played was already very long. Even if I could find a longer piece, I definitely wouldn't be able to practice it in less than a month."

Lu Mingfei thought, you also know that there is less than a month left. Wouldn’t it be more difficult to practice a new program in less than a month?
When Lu Mingfei was thinking about how to persuade his senior brother to turn back and continue playing his violin, Chu Zihang suddenly looked up, stared at Lu Mingfei and said:
"How about I play fencing with you?"

"Fencing?"

Seeing Chu Zihang's serious expression, Lu Mingfei was stunned, thinking, "Brother, you still can't help exposing yourself. I felt that you were not simple the day I picked up Xia Mi at the Chicago train station. How can two grown men check into a hotel together?" Just as he was thinking about it, Chu Zihang went on to say that he wanted to have a fencing performance at the party, and incorporate traditional Chinese martial arts into it, which would not only delay the time, but also liven up the atmosphere with the martial arts performance.

Lu Mingfei smiled and flattered while secretly patting his chest, sighing that fortunately it was not the kind of fencing he had imagined. However, the Internet was not well developed in 2006, and fencing did not seem to have any other meanings.

After learning the whole story from Lu Mingfei, Liu Miaomiao pursed her lips, not knowing what to say, with her heart filled with surging emotions.

Although Lu Mingfei said it lightly, Liu Miaomiao knew that the difficulty was much more difficult than it sounded.

Just making a new rehearsal schedule based on her repertoire was already a huge undertaking, not to mention that he had to personally rehearse the program with Chu Zihang.

Unexpectedly, Mingfei also paid so much for her in places she couldn't see. Liu Miaomiao felt sad for Lu Mingfei's efforts, but was also touched by what her boyfriend did for her.

If there weren't so many people in the cafeteria, Liu Miaomiao might have been unable to hold back...

"But I haven't reported it yet..." Liu Miaomiao was touched and a little worried, "Is it really okay?"

Lu Mingfei gently pinched Liu Miaomiao's nose: "It's okay to be willful occasionally, right?"

Liu Miaomiao wrinkled her nose and coquettishly slapped Lu Mingfei's hand away, but nodded with sparkling eyes and replied: "Yeah."

……

Because the school anniversary was only twenty days away, and he had to rehearse a program with his paralyzed senior brother, Lu Ming had to finish all the work on the club magazine as soon as possible.

So this afternoon, he did not go home with Liu Miaomiao, but went to the library with Chen Wenwen again. The two of them sat in the same seats as yesterday and worked on the school magazine.

However, Chen Wenwen said that she had something to do at home today and had to go home a little earlier. She couldn't stay up as late as yesterday, so the two of them only stayed in the book department for an hour and left around six o'clock.

Although the Mid-Autumn Festival had passed, the sky did not get dark very quickly. When they walked out of the library, it was dusk, and the birds were chirping. The two walked side by side in the empty campus.

Chen Wenwen walked back today; her father did not come to pick her up.

In fact, most of the time, Chen Wenwen also walked home. Only when it was raining or snowing, or when she got home late, her family would drive to pick her up.

Chen Wenwen's home is not far from Lu Mingfei's uncle's home. During their three years of high school in their previous life, the two of them walked together until they reached a fork in the road not far from home, and then they waved goodbye.

Lu Mingfei and Chen Wenwen have been on the same road for three years, and he has seen spring breeze, summer rain, autumn dew and winter frost with her, but Chen Wenwen's pure and beautiful profile remains unchanged. That is why Lu Mingfei had the illusion that "Chen Wenwen likes me too".

Facts have proven that it was really just an illusion. No one can walk the eternal road with anyone, but just occasionally accompany each other through a muddy road.

Lost in his memories, Lu Mingfei walked side by side with Chen Wenwen, not noticing at all that he and Chen Wenwen were taking the same road home.

At the same time, Chen Wenwen nervously grabbed the straps of her schoolbag, her heart pounding with nervousness and confusion.

Lu Mingfei's home... doesn't seem to be in this direction? Chen Wenwen lowered her head, looking at her toes, thinking.

Lu Mingfei had ridden in her car twice, and each time he got off at a different place. Chen Wenwen was already very confused.

As a result, today Lu Mingfei even took a different path from the previous two times!

And whenever I walked faster to get rid of him, he would immediately speed up to catch up. And when I deliberately walked slower to let him get ahead, he would slow down appropriately, always keeping in a straight line with me, walking side by side.

It was like going home with myself after school, something that happened naturally and smoothly.

Chen Wenwen bit her lip and wanted to ask Lu Mingfei, but when she saw Lu Mingfei was in deep thought, she felt embarrassed to disturb him.

The two of them walked side by side until the sun gradually set in the sky and they passed a familiar stream. Then Chen Wenwen suddenly stopped by the side of the road.

Chen Wenwen's pause interrupted Lu Mingfei's recollection. Lu Mingfei suddenly came to his senses and found that he had subconsciously walked back to his uncle's house.

MD, this is going home with Chen Wenwen, has my muscle memory been triggered?

But that's okay, he just happened to have something else to do.

"Chen Wenwen, I..."

Just as Lu Mingfei was about to speak, Chen Wenwen suddenly turned around and said, "Lu Mingfei, wait for me, I'll go pick some dandelions."

It is autumn now, and dandelions are still blooming on the yellow grass by the river, and the furry little balls are dyed golden by the setting sun.

Chen Wenwen skipped to the river, put her schoolbag beside her, and squatted on the grass to pick dandelions one after another. At this time, a gust of wind blew, blowing away the dandelions on the ground, and the white fluff rose and fell, like a sudden light snowfall.

Chen Wenwen's hair was also covered with dandelions. She patted her hair gently and secretly looked back to see if Lu Mingfei was laughing at her. When she turned around, she found that Lu Mingfei was gone.

She thought Lu Mingfei had left first, so when she went back to get her schoolbag, she found that Lu Mingfei's schoolbag was placed together with her own.

The schoolbag is still there, but where is the person?
The wind was blowing in gusts by the river. Chen Wenwen pushed her messy hair behind her ears and looked around. Then she saw Lu Mingfei jogging towards her from the next fork in the road, holding a paper bag in his hand.

"I'm sorry, Chen Wenwen." Lu Mingfei's chest rose and fell slightly, "You didn't wait too long, did you?"

"Where have you been?" Chen Wenwen asked, looking at the familiar paper bag in his hand.

"Oh."

Lu Mingfei touched the back of his head.

"I just looked around nearby but couldn't find a cake shop. Then I remembered that Open Mind was nearby, so I went to buy a Swiss roll. I remember that we didn't get to eat the strawberry-flavored Swiss roll last time. There happened to be one left today, so I bought it for you right away. You must accept it this time."

Chen Wenwen blinked blankly: "Why did you... buy this for me?"

She asked this question, but she was thinking about another question.

"Aren't you very tired recently? You have to deal with class and student union matters, and you also have to take care of the literature club's affairs." Lu Mingfei said.

It seems that it is not what I thought. Chen Wenwen breathed a sigh of relief, but then she heard Lu Mingfei continue:

"Today is October 10th, it's your birthday, right, Chen Wenwen?" Lu Mingfei said, handing the paper bag to Chen Wenwen, "Thank you for your hard work recently, happy birthday."

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(End of this chapter)