Chapter 177 Just Call My Name
"Happy birthday."

Chen Wenwen stood in front of Lu Mingfei and looked into his eyes. She watched him stuff the paper bag into her hands. Suddenly, she felt like a little bird was jumping in her heart.

Just as she thought, Lu Mingfei actually knew that today was her birthday.

Although it is no secret that October 10th is her birthday, she will tell others the truth when others ask her. For example, several girls who are close to her know that today is her birthday. Zhao Menghua has asked her before. Today, Zhao Menghua also came to ask her if she has time in the afternoon. He has arranged to go singing with a few classmates.

Chen Wenwen refused, of course. It wasn't that she was against this kind of occasion, but she was really too busy recently. Lu Mingfei even came to help her edit the club magazine, and she couldn't just leave Lu Mingfei and go out to play with her classmates.

But as far as I can remember, Lu Mingfei had never asked her when her birthday was.

"Team Leader Lu." Chen Wenwen was silent for a moment, then asked the question in her mind, "How did you know that today is my birthday?"

"what?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, then immediately made up an excuse, "Have you forgotten that we filled out the roster when school started? I saw your birthday was October 10th on the roster."

After the class roster is filled out, the class monitor will hand it over to the teacher, so Lu Mingfei's excuse is quite reasonable.

But when Chen Wenwen heard these words, they had a different meaning.

Most people only glance at the roster and rarely remember key information about other people, unless that person is special.

Chen Wenwen was thinking that Lu Mingfei knew her birthday from the roster. If he just glanced at it, he would definitely not be able to remember it.

Does that mean he pays special attention to his birthday?
As soon as I thought about this, I figured it out. No wonder Lu Mingfei walked such a long distance with me today. Was he waiting for the opportunity to give me a birthday cake?
Although what was given in the end was not a birthday cake, but a strawberry Swiss roll.

But in Chen Wenwen's opinion, this strawberry Swiss roll seems to be more meaningful to both of them?

Because the two of them first met because of this strawberry Swiss roll.

But why did he do these things? Wasn't her rumored girlfriend Liu Miaomiao?
Once the thoughts start to overflow in the literary young woman's head, her imagination can't be stopped.

The most common story in literary masterpieces is about giving up a stable relationship to pursue true and free love. From the oldest "Jane Eyre" to the more recent "Anna Karenina" and the contemporary "Love in the Time of Cholera", breaking through the shackles of society and abandoning worldly prejudices in pursuit of love seems to be worthy of praise.

Moreover, the relationship between Liu Miaomiao and Lu Mingfei did not seem to have been confirmed by the two parties themselves. All the rumors came from the novel in the Shilan Middle School forum, and the author of the novel was even myself. Even the fact that Lu Mingfei and Liu Miaomiao were engaged and arranged by their parents was all OOC (self-created) by myself.

However, Chen Wenwen's thoughts only drifted for a moment, and she immediately retracted them. Although she was a top love-brained person, after thinking about it, she still felt that Lu Mingfei would definitely not do this on purpose because he liked her.

The literary young woman not only has a small brain and loves to fantasize, but also has very sensitive eyes and clear thoughts. Every time Lu Mingfei and Liu Miaomiao are together, she can see the light shining in their eyes. When Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang are alone together, there will be a similar light in their eyes.

But was there anything in Lu Mingfei's eyes when he looked at him?
Chen Wenwen didn’t know, because Lu Mingfei’s eyes had never really looked at her, and every time their eyes met, she would back away.

In fact, it wasn't that Lu Mingfei had never looked at Chen Wenwen. Perhaps it was a subconscious habit, and when he was distracted in class, his eyes would subconsciously look at Chen Wenwen's profile.

Chen Wenwen has a habit of tilting her head, so she always shows half of her profile to Lu Mingfei.

Although Chen Wenwen's front face is not as good as Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang, the profile of the literary girl is always perfect. This perfection is mixed with too much poetic and picturesque beauty and thrilling romance, as well as a kind of graceful and quiet gentleness like a virgin.

The reason why Chen Wenwen can compete with the beautiful piano player Liu Miaomiao and the little goddess Su Xiaoqiang in Shilan Middle School is because of her independent temperament.

How many boys, just because they occasionally passed by Chen Wenwen, caught a glimpse of her profile under her flowing hair, and their dreams were illuminated by the white moonlight.

And whenever Chen Wenwen seemed to notice his gaze and turned around to look at him, he would suddenly shift his gaze to another direction and pretend to be looking at the blackboard.

That's why Chen Wenwen felt that Lu Mingfei's eyes seemed to have never seen her.

How could she know that, at certain times in the past, this boy only had her in his eyes?

Although Chen Wenwen couldn't understand why Lu Mingfei wanted to celebrate her birthday, she could feel his good intentions from his behavior. She didn't know if this good intention was mixed with affection, but at least it had no purpose, at least Chen Wenwen didn't feel it had any purpose.

Every pretty girl knows that she is pretty, and as she grows older, she can also feel the kind of aggression from the opposite sex, as if they want to get something from her.

Rumors spread quickly in middle school. Which boys in the class liked which girls was not only clear to the boys, but also to the girls. Chen Wenwen also knew that there were several boys in her junior high school class who were competing for her.

But Lu Mingfei seemed to have no purpose. Just like he said, it seemed that he was just too tired recently, so he bought a piece of cake to reward himself and celebrate his birthday at the same time.

"Thank you for the Swiss roll, squad leader." Chen Wenwen said, holding the paper bag to her chest.

I don’t know if it was the romantic color of the sunset, but both of their faces were covered with a layer of blush.

"Well." Lu Mingfei scratched his head, "I have something else that has been on my mind for a long time. I wonder if you, Chen Wenwen, can agree to it."

"One more thing?" Chen Wenwen was stunned.

The heroine accepted the birthday cake given by the hero... or rather, the birthday Swiss roll, and were about to leave and go back to their homes and mothers, when the hero suddenly called the heroine, and the sun was setting and dandelions were flying all over the sky like light snow.

The scene and atmosphere are already set up like this, what else can happen? What else can happen?

Chen Wenwen felt that the little bird in her chest suddenly turned into a jumping deer. It was not known whether the deer was extremely hungry or because spring had arrived, so it was extremely excited and kept pounding on Chen Wenwen's chest.

She hadn't even thought about how to refuse, or whether she should refuse, when she heard Lu Mingfei continue:

“Can you just call me Lu Mingfei from now on?” Lu Mingfei asked, “I always call me monitor… It always feels strange.”

Chen Wenwen was startled, and then the spring deer stopped moving and turned back into the little bird that was faintly jumping.

"Wouldn't it be a bit too rude to call you Lu Mingfei directly?" Chen Wenwen asked.

“It’s okay. Your…my former classmates all called me that before.” Lu Mingfei said.

Chen Wenwen lowered her head, then raised it again, blinked, and looked at Lu Mingfei.

"Then...thank you for the cake, Lu Mingfei." Chen Wenwen tilted her head and smiled.

Her voice fell to the ground as gently as a dandelion without wind. Lu Mingfei was stunned and for a moment he felt as if he had gone back many years.

He was probably in high school at that time. He and Chen Wenwen walked together and often passed by this river. Chen Wenwen always liked to pick dandelions by the river, and sometimes she would soak her feet with him in the river.

He stood there in a daze. For the first time, he didn't have time to avoid Chen Wenwen's gaze and met her eyes for the first time.

Chen Wenwen's eyes moved slightly.

It seems like there is a little bit of light? ...

After leaving the river, the two walked together for a while, and finally parted ways at the intersection that Lu Mingfei was familiar with. Chen Wenwen smiled and waved to him, and then her graceful back disappeared in the fading sunset.

After confirming that Chen Wenwen had gone far away, Lu Mingfei turned around, followed this old road that he had walked countless times back to the main intersection, and then took a taxi back.

As soon as I opened the door, Xia Mi's complaints came to my face.

"Why are you back so late again!" Xia Mi knelt on the sofa, her chin resting on the backrest, staring at Lu Mingfei with a fierce look, "I'm almost starving to death."

"Didn't I tell you that I've been busy lately, so I might be even busier when I get back." Lu Mingfei said as he changed into his slippers, "And didn't I leave you 500 yuan yesterday, asking you to go out and eat something if you were hungry?"

After hearing these words, Xia Mi fell silent instantly and looked away guiltily.

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt something was wrong: "Where's the money?"

"No, no more." Xia Mi pouted her lips.

"Gone?" Lu Mingfei was startled. "How come it's gone?"

"It's blooming." Xia Mi lowered her head, her voice becoming softer and softer.

"Spend it? How did you spend it?"

Five hundred yuan, the price in 2006, as long as you don't go to a Michelin-starred restaurant like Aspasia, even if you eat McDonald's full meals and KFC family buckets every day, it should be enough for you to eat for half a month, right?

Or does this little dragon girl really have a dragon stomach that can swallow mountains and drink seas? But Lu Mingfei didn't see it normally. And why doesn't this little dragon girl grow taller just by eating? She eats so much, but the hills haven't turned into mountains.

"Okay, okay, I've already said it." Xia Mi muttered, "After school this afternoon, a classmate from the cheerleading team asked me to go shopping at a nearby clothing store. I thought it was okay to go shopping, so I went with them. I didn't expect that after I went in and came out, the money was gone."

Although there were indeed many pickpockets in the nearby clothing mall, and students often found their phones or wallets missing after going shopping, Lu Mingfei did not think that any pickpocket could steal anything from the pocket of this Dragon King, even though this Dragon King was in a weak period.

"So... the five hundred yuan was lost?" Lu Mingfei asked.

If it wasn't stolen by a pickpocket, it could have just been dropped accidentally.

"I took it to buy little skirts." Xia Mi picked up a few new skirts from the sofa beside her, "and cosplay clothes."

Lu Mingfei was stunned.

"Damn it! I was just planning to take a look, but I didn't expect to step into a trap once I entered. It's even harder to escape from than the alchemy array drawn by Newton. I was trapped when I wasn't careful." Xiaolongnu gritted her teeth.

"You're kidding me!" Lu Mingfei bared his teeth.

"I'm a girl too! I have other needs besides eating, and I haven't bought a skirt for a long time, so I can't help myself when I see nice clothes."

Xia Mi suddenly raised her eyes and curled her lips, "In the end, it's all your fault for giving me 500 yuan yesterday. If I didn't have the money, this wouldn't have happened."

At first, Lu Mingfei thought that he was raising a dragon king, but in subsequent contact, Lu Mingfei felt that what he was raising was not a dragon king, but a little cat that loved to act coquettishly and make trouble.

Now Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that Xia Mi was no longer even a cat, but was like his own daughter. Not only did he have to take care of her food, shelter, and illness, but he also had to buy her pretty dresses.

“Forget it this time, but next time before you buy clothes, you must tell me first.” Lu Mingfei waved his hand.

"Hehe, I knew that you are a good person, senior brother!" Xia Mi smiled brightly.

Lu Mingfei covered his head with a headache, wondering where Xia Mi's source of income came from when she lived alone for so long. He felt that if he didn't make money quickly, he would go bankrupt because of raising this little dragon girl.

There is still one month left before the WCG competition... I don't know if my savings will last long enough.

Otherwise...I can go to Liu Miaomiao and Senior Brother with Expressionless Face to borrow some capital?
However, after thinking about the WCG competition, Lu Mingfei naturally thought of Su Xiaoqiang. The last time he bought the sports lottery ticket for WCG, it was the little goddess who went to Hong Kong to buy it for him. But who could he find this time?
Lu Mingfei is not a fool. Of course he can feel that the little goddess has been deliberately avoiding him and Liu Miaomiao these two days.

Although Liu Miaomiao and I had never publicly stated our relationship at school, I'm sure the thoughtful little angel has already seen through it, right?

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a twitching somewhere in his heart. He didn’t know if it was painful, but he felt very irritated and unhappy.

He sighed and decided not to think about the little angel for the time being. Instead, he walked to the side of the sofa and sat down, asking Xia Mi as if to divert his attention.

"By the way, did you just say you bought a cosplay costume?"

"Yes." Xia Mi nodded.

"Which anime is this from?"

“A new show that was released in April.”

Xia Mi lowered her head and muttered to herself as she rummaged through a pile of little skirts.

Looking at the several skirts spread out on the sofa, Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that five hundred yuan was not too expensive to buy so many skirts? This little dragon girl seemed to be quite good at housekeeping.

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, have you read it, Senior Brother?"

As a senior otaku, Lu Mingfei had certainly watched the classic anime "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". He also vaguely remembered that when he first met Xia Mi in his previous life, he seemed to have seen a photo of Xia Mi cosplaying as Haruhi Suzumiya.

"I've seen it." Lu Mingfei nodded, "So you bought the Suzumiya Haruhi cosplay costume?"

"No! Wait a minute, I found it!"

Xia Mi said this and finally found the cosplay costume from among several little skirts.

"I bought Asahina Mikuru's cosplay costume!"

"..."

"Brother, what's wrong with you? Why aren't you talking?"

"...You get out of here!"

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(End of this chapter)