Chapter 198 Lu Mingfei, I regret it
Lu Mingfei was holding an umbrella in the endless rain, looking at Su Xiaoqiang who was staring at him blankly. His clothes had already been soaked by the rain and stuck tightly to the girl's body.

Lu Mingfei raised the umbrella as high as possible above Su Xiaoqiang's head, leaving half of his body exposed: "Why don't you find a place to hide first, little goddess?"

"Why did you come back?" Su Xiaoqiang asked in a daze.

"It suddenly started raining, and I remembered that you didn't have an umbrella, so I ran back, thinking that I should send you to a taxi first." Lu Mingfei said.

"You're all wet..."

"Just go back and change later. My home is not far from here anyway."

"But you have to go to Liu Miaomiao's house later. You will be late if you go back to change your clothes."

"It's okay if you're late. You can apologize to Miaomiao and the others when the time comes." Lu Mingfei said with a smile, "We don't know how long this rain will last. If you catch a cold after going back in the rain, I'll feel guilty."

Su Xiaoqiang raised his head and looked at Lu Mingfei in front of him, his beautiful eyes sparkling and raindrops flowing on his face.

Suddenly, a cold wind from early autumn blew, and Lu Mingfei immediately took off his coat.

"You are wearing too little, put on this coat first to block the wind."

As Lu Mingfei spoke, he tried to put his clothes on Su Xiaoqiang, but Su Xiaoqiang blocked him with his arm.

"I don't want to wear your clothes!"

Lu Mingfei was stunned, "Little goddess, why are you..."

"I hate you so much. You're always like this. You come to me for no apparent reason, do some inexplicable things, say some inexplicable words, and you take others' jokes seriously for no apparent reason. You also lend a helping hand to others for no apparent reason like this."

The more Su Xiaoqiang spoke, the louder his voice became, so loud that it even drowned out the sound of the heavy rain hitting the ground.

"Who do you think you are? Can the world not turn without you? Can others not live without you? Who will get sick and catch a cold after being caught in the rain? Even if others catch a cold, what does it have to do with you? Since you have become someone's boyfriend, you should have some awareness of being someone's boyfriend."

Lu Mingfei stared blankly at Su Xiaoqiang as he lowered his head and kept wiping the rain off his face with his wrist. His shoulders were shaking, not sure whether from anger or grievance.

Lu Mingfei wanted to reach out his hand to comfort her, but he couldn't lift his hand, as if there were heavy shackles binding his hands. He could only watch the little goddess sobbing on her shoulders and whispering in a tearful voice:
"How come you don't have any sense of boundaries?"

Many things don't need to be said explicitly, Lu Mingfei already knows that the little goddess has never really let go, just like him. When she usually faces him and Liu Miaomiao, she usually shows calmness, but in fact, she is just acting.

She acted so well that Lu Mingfei was actually fooled by her.

What was she thinking when she jokingly pushed Miaomiao towards her? How was she feeling when she made ambiguous jokes about Miaomiao and herself?

It must have been painful, just like when he stood in front of the cinema screen long ago, playing the role of the lonely "i".

Su Xiaoqiang suddenly raised her head. Lu Mingfei had never seen the little goddess crying before. Just as he thought, the moment she raised her head he saw tears on the little goddess' face. Her shoulders were still shaking and her eyes were swollen. She didn't look as energetic as before at all.

But she is more like a girl who makes people feel distressed...

"Lu Mingfei, I regret it, can you please take it seriously..." the little angel said aggrievedly.

really?

Before Lu Mingfei realized what these two words meant, he saw a look of belated realization on the little goddess' face. She then wiped her face with her arm, picked up the box and ran into the rain without looking back.

Lu Mingfei was left standing there alone with an umbrella in his hand, watching the girl who had just given up all her pride and dignity run far away, until she was out of Lu Mingfei's sight.

The rain was pouring down, and the fog was thick. A small rose-red lace umbrella suddenly appeared beside Lu Mingfei, like a giant mushroom that suddenly grew in the rain.

"Brother, she still likes you." Lu Mingze said.

Lu Mingfei lowered his head: "...I know."

"Aren't you going to chase her, brother? Are you just going to let the girl you love walk away in the heavy rain?" Lu Mingze put one hand behind his back and poked his head under the eaves of Lu Mingfei's umbrella, wanting to see Lu Mingfei's expression.

“What are you chasing after?” Lu Mingfei’s heart twitched, and he suddenly became a little irritable. “Didn’t you hear her say that I have no sense of boundaries? And the girl I love is Liu Miaomiao, okay?”

"Then brother, do you dare to admit that you don't like Su Xiaoqiang?"

Lu Mingfei fell silent.

"Chen Wenwen? Nono? Ling? Eri? Xia Mi?"

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you getting more and more outrageous! Senior sister, Ling and I have never met each other in this life, okay? And what the hell is Xia Mi? Even if the human-dragon romance is allowed, she is still Senior Brother's girlfriend, okay? In Young and Dangerous, it is said that if you date the boss's woman, you will be punished by three knives and six eyes!"

Lu Mingze smiled softly.

"Like you said, you and Nuonuo have never met in this life, and Xia Mi and Chu Zihang have never met in this life. I told you a long time ago that the world is a huge Nibelung. In your past memories, maybe these two people had some connection. But in their memories, they were just passers-by to each other.

"In this life, Xia Mi seduced you, and she approached Odin through your mark. Even if you let Xia Mi and Chu Zihang meet, Chu Zihang would not have any feelings for Xia Mi. He would only think that Xia Mi is an ordinary pretty school girl."

Lu Mingfei was speechless for a moment and started to curse: "Did you suddenly come out to instill in me the wrong values? Are you going to tell me that harem theory again?"

"There's no such thing as right or wrong values, brother. There are only right or wrong people. In fact, sometimes accepting a group of them can make them happier than rejecting them one by one."

The little devil sighed.

"Brother, don't you like watching The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber very much? Think about Zhang Wuji, who likes Xiao Zhao but doesn't take the initiative. Did Xiao Zhao finally find happiness by going to the Persian headquarters? Is Yin Li happy? Is Zhou Zhiruo happy? Liu Miaomiao is your beloved girl, but no one says that a person can only have one beloved girl, right?"

I don’t know why, even though Lu Mingze’s words are all nonsense, Lu Mingfei is always left speechless and unable to refute them in the end.

Maybe he has always had such dark thoughts in his heart, and they were dug out by Lu Mingze... Damn, the life of three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines, which boy has not fantasized about it?

"Stop talking nonsense. Just tell me what brought you out this time. If you just wanted to lecture me, then you've already lectured me. I have to go to Liu Miaomiao's house to meet my future parents-in-law. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll be late."

"Do you need to ask me what I have to say when I appear before you? Of course I am here to help you solve your problem."

As Lu Mingze spoke, he took out a folder from somewhere and handed it to Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei took it subconsciously.

"What is this?"

"A great gift package for chasing girls. The original price is 998, but now you can get it for free with just one favorable comment." Lu Mingze winked, "Brother, you can open it and take a look first. If you don't want it, you can return it for free."

Lu Mingfei curled his lips, tilted his head to one side to hold the umbrella, and opened the folder with his hands. Inside was a stack of euros, a passport issued to Portugal, a plane ticket, and a small Portuguese dictionary for daily use... There was even a long-term leave application with the seal of Shilan Middle School. Lu Mingfei was stunned and quickly opened the passport. Sure enough, his photo was pasted on the passport. The passenger name on the ticket was also his, and the final destination was Porto, Portugal.

The little devil said quietly, "Su Xiaoqiang will take the flight to Portugal at 10 o'clock tonight. It's up to you whether you want to go with him or not."

Lu Mingfei looked at the passport, but he was not surprised that Lu Mingze had actually prepared a passport for him in advance. In his mind, Lu Mingze was like Doraemon, and he would not be surprised at all if he took out anything.

He was hesitating, wondering whether he should go to Portugal.

Going to Portugal would probably not be a matter of three or two days, maybe he would stay there for ten days or half a month... He was thinking about how to deal with Liu Miaomiao.

Are you still hiding it like before?

"Actually, you don't have to rush to give an answer, brother. I bought you a plane ticket for today at twelve o'clock in the morning, so that you have enough time to enjoy the family dinner at Liu Miaomiao's house before making a decision. You can also go home to pack your luggage and say goodbye to Xia Mi."

"Don't think about it." Lu Mingfei put his passport and plane ticket into the folder, "I will go to Portugal."

He had made mistakes in the past because of his hesitation...he would not make the same mistake again now.

“Have you thought it through?” Lu Mingze held up an umbrella and tilted his head.

"Think about it."

An indescribable light flashed in Lu Mingze's eyes: "Brother, you have also grown up."

“Don’t speak like an old father, please. I am your brother, little brat.” Lu Mingfei pouted.

"Okay, okay, brother." Lu Mingze smiled and saluted. "Since you have accepted my gift package, you must remember to give me a good review. I wish you can live a life with three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines as soon as possible."

"You guy..."

Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth and was about to scold Lu Mingze when he saw the little devil take a step back. His figure, along with the small lace umbrella, disappeared in the rain and fog.

Lu Mingfei looked around and confirmed that Lu Mingze seemed to have really left. Then he sighed and put the folder against his chest into his lapel.

It was not until Lu Mingfei walked a long way and disappeared from the street that a low singing voice rang out in the rain. It seemed to come from the mumbling of an angel sealed in heaven thousands of years ago, or a demon in hell.

……

Liu Miaomiao sat upright on the sofa, fidgeting.

She raised her head and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall in the living room. She had already looked at the alarm clock six times in five minutes, and this was the seventh time.

17:57, fortunately, I’m not late yet.

Liu Miaomiao sighed secretly and glanced at her mother Ji Ruyan who was sitting next to her. Ji Ruyan was just watching TV quietly with a normal expression. Liu Miaomiao did not see anything unusual on her mother's face.

Liu Miaomiao retracted her gaze, bit her lip and looked at her toes.

In her impression, her boyfriend Lu Mingfei has always been a very punctual person. Every time he goes on a date with her, he will arrive at the agreed place early to wait for her.

So at the beginning, Liu Miaomiao didn't worry at all that Lu Mingfei would be late.

But as time got closer, she began to feel a little worried. From 17:30 in the afternoon, she kept glancing at the time on the clock.

The pointer moved forward step by step, but Lu Mingfei had not arrived yet.

Being late is not a big deal, but the fact that his parents invited Mingfei to their home for the first time meant that they wanted to confirm their relationship. If Mingfei could perform well, he might be able to gain his parents' approval.

On a day like this, Mingfei, how could you be late?

17:58. Liu Miaomiao looked at the heavy rain outside the window, and other worries began to arise in her heart.

Could it be that it suddenly started to rain, and something happened to Ming Fei on the way, so he hasn't come yet...

For a moment, she prayed that Lu Mingfei would come soon. She thought that it would be okay if Mingfei came late, as long as nothing happened. If he came late, she would tell her parents that it was because of the heavy rain, and her parents would probably understand.

Liu Miaomiao was thinking this in her heart when she suddenly heard the sound of a doorbell ringing in the rain.

Before Ji Ruyan and the others could react, Liu Miaomiao had already jumped up from the sofa, "It must be Mingfei. I'll go open the door."

As he said this, he hurried downstairs in his slippers, and did not forget to pick up the umbrella at the door before leaving.

Liu Miaomiao rushed into the rain and walked to the iron gate of the villa. Lu Mingfei was standing outside the door holding an umbrella. Liu Miaomiao quickly pressed the password and opened the door.

As soon as Lu Mingfei entered the door, Liu Miaomiao held his hand.

"Ming Fei, you're here!"

"Well, Miaomiao, I'm here."

"Why are you here so late?" Liu Miaomiao glanced at Lu Mingfei, "Nothing happened on the way, right?"

"No, I took a taxi." Lu Mingfei said, "It was just that when I was walking in from outside the community, my trouser legs got a little wet."

Liu Miaomiao lowered her head and saw water stains on Lu Mingfei's trouser legs.

"Next time you can take a taxi directly into the community and just say you are here to visit the Liu family." Liu Miaomiao said with a pout.

"Got it." Lu Mingfei said, "Let's go in first. You're wearing so little and slippers. Are you cold?"

Liu Miaomiao looked at her own red feet stepping directly into the cold rain and smiled.
"I didn't feel cold until you said it. Now I feel it... Let's go inside. My parents have been waiting for you for a long time. The food in the kitchen should be almost ready... But since you're not late, it doesn't matter."

As Liu Miaomiao spoke, she took Lu Mingfei's hand and walked to the eaves of the villa. At this time, the housekeeper had already opened the magnificent door for them.

"What are you daydreaming about?" Liu Miaomiao stood in the doorway, smiling and waving at him, "Come in."

"Ah."

Lu Mingfei put away his umbrella and walked towards the door.

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(End of this chapter)