Chapter 360 Brother, let’s get a room! (Happy National Day)
After all, having lived two lives, Lu Mingfei is no longer the kind of young boy who does things without thinking ahead. When Xia Mi first moved into his house, he had actually anticipated this kind of emergency, and naturally made some plans in advance.
So when Liu Miaomiao and the others suddenly proposed to go to his house, Lu Mingfei did not show any panic at all, but nodded calmly.
"Holding a Christmas party? I think that's fine."
"Is that really okay? I'm a little worried if it'll be too intrusive."
"Why would I bother you? There's no one else at my house anyway."
"That's good of you to not disturb me. Then let's discuss what we should prepare?"
"Sure. By the way, Miaomiao, who are you planning to invite?"
While Lu Mingfei answered Liu Miaomiao's questions fluently, he was thinking about how to find a reason to refuse.
If Lu Mingfei showed too much panic, it would certainly alert Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang, after all, Lu Mingfei was a person with a criminal record. And if he refused too bluntly, it might also arouse their suspicion.
When you encounter this kind of situation, the first thing you should do is to stay calm and pretend that nothing has happened, no matter what the situation is. Then slowly look for opportunities to see if there is room for maneuver.
"They are just some of our friends." Liu Miaomiao stretched out her fair and slender little hand and counted on her fingers: "Like Yiran, Wenwen..."
Finally, as if he remembered something, he clasped his hands together in front of his chest and said, "By the way, I should go ask Lin Huihui from the next class if she is free on Christmas."
When Lu Mingfei heard Liu Miaomiao mention a long list of names but didn't mention that familiar name, he took the initiative to ask, "Senior Brother Chu, aren't you going to invite me?"
However, after saying this, Lu Mingfei realized belatedly that the reason why Liu Miaomiao did not take the initiative to invite Chu Zihang was probably because she wanted to avoid suspicion.
Sure enough, after hearing what Lu Mingfei said, Liu Miaomiao immediately leaned over, gently held Lu Mingfei's hands with both hands, and looked at Lu Mingfei with a smile in her eyes: "Aren't you afraid that someone will be jealous again?"
Lu Mingfei curled his lips: "Why do you say that I'm so stingy?"
How could he be jealous of his paralyzed senior brother? He and his paralyzed senior brother were good brothers who had gone through fire and water together and worked as gigolos!
…Well, I’ll still feel a little jealous, but not too much. After all, normal guys don’t want their girlfriends to mention other guys’ names.
Just like the generous student union president Caesar, who was willing to take Lu Mingfei under his wing as his younger brother even though he knew that Lu Mingfei had a crush on Nuonuo, he also arranged for the beautiful and considerate dance troupe leader Isabel to be Lu Mingfei's personal secretary. It seems that he is planning to pass the throne of student union president to Lu Mingfei after he abdicates.
However, he certainly didn't want to hear anything about Lu Mingfei from Nuonuo. And arranging Isabel to be Lu Mingfei's secretary was probably because he hoped that Lu Mingfei would like Isabel, who was fair-skinned, beautiful, thin, long-legged, gentle and considerate, and stop thinking about other people.
It's not that he is narrow-minded, but it's the natural possessiveness of human beings.
When Liu Miaomiao heard Lu Mingfei talking about other girls, she would feel jealous, so she avoided mentioning other boys.
However, the topic turned to the direction that Lu Mingfei had expected. After Liu Miaomiao said a series of names, Lu Mingfei immediately showed a somewhat hesitant expression: "Do we need to invite so many people? Then won't my house be a little too small?"
Liu Miaomiao tilted her head: "Ming Fei, now that you mention it, it seems like there are a few more people. Your house doesn't seem to be that big..."
This is the skill of speech. First, you should persuade Liu Miaomiao by giving her the objective condition that her home is not spacious enough, and then you can let her take the initiative to ask to change places.
According to Lu Mingfei's script, after Liu Miaomiao said this, she should have said: "Then let's go to another place and rent a villa to hold the party!" and so on.
What Lu Mingfei didn't expect was that Liu Miaomiao didn't follow the script at all. What she said next was: "But it doesn't matter! It doesn't matter if it's a little smaller. This way it will be more lively when we get together!"
Liu Miaomiao's pretty face was filled with smiles, with an expression that said, "That's decided."
Lu Mingfei stared at Liu Miaomiao blankly, wanting to say something more and struggle, but he found that all the excuses he could find seemed to be blocked by Liu Miaomiao.
Don’t worry, let’s discuss it. My house is really too small! You have no place to sleep at night, so you can only stay in my room with me for the night! When the time comes, I will greatly improve your bloodline, so don’t regret it! Lu Mingfei shouted in his heart.
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"So, senior brother, what you mean is that you want me to move out for a few days, and then move back after you guys have your Christmas party?" Xia Mi knelt on the sofa, hugging a Rilakkuma pillow, and asked with an unhappy look on her face.
Lu Mingfei nodded: "Yes."
After returning home from Shilan Middle School and finishing dinner, Lu Mingfei talked about this matter with Xia Mi in the living room. Since he was unable to stop Liu Miaomiao and the others from coming to his home, the only way now seemed to be for Xia Mi to move out and hide.
I don't know if it's because he feels guilty, but the act of asking Xia Mi to move out temporarily to avoid the limelight made Lu Mingfei feel like he was hiding a lover at home.
However, Xia Mi was obviously not someone who was easily persuaded. When she heard Lu Mingfei asking her to move out for a few days, she immediately refused: "No, I have already returned the house I rented before."
Lu Mingfei patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry about this. You can choose any five-star hotel in the city. I will also buy all the skirts you want for you."
Xia Mi sneered disdainfully: "Brother, what do you think of me? A mistress in a golden house? A lover you keep at home? Please, I took the initiative to move to your house so that I can monitor you more conveniently. It's like I'm a policewoman and you're the prisoner I'm monitoring. Now the prisoner is negotiating with the policewoman, saying that he hopes she can move out for a few days. Do you think it's possible?"
In fact, the first half of Xia Mi's words was quite normal, and she bluntly expressed her indignation towards Lu Mingfei at the moment. But when she spoke the second half, Lu Mingfei felt that the tone suddenly changed and the direction became increasingly strange.
Just by listening to Xia Mi's vivid description, Lu Mingfei had already imagined the relevant scenes:
Xia Mi, wearing a policewoman's uniform, turned the handcuffs on her fingertips and said that she wanted to monitor herself in prison clothes. He seemed to have seen similar scenes in action blockbusters in the island country. The plot seemed to be heading towards a direction that is not suitable for children.
Wait, this isn't the bus to the kindergarten!
However, after seeing the flat chest of policewoman Xia Mi, the AE86 seemed to be back on track and drove towards the kindergarten.
It's just that Lu Mingfei's focus was a little too obvious. Xia Mi immediately noticed where Lu Mingfei's disrespectful gaze was and immediately crossed her arms to cover her chest.
"Go to hell, die, die!" Xia Mi said three times, then ran back to her room with her bare, crystal clear little feet.
Lu Mingfei looked at Xia Mi who ran away, and thought that there was no hope of getting Xia Mi to move out temporarily. He wondered whether he should just tell Miaomiao and Qiangqiang openly that Xia Mi was still living in his house.
It’s just that Xia Mi’s identity is a little hard to explain…
Liu Miaomiao already knew that Xia Mi’s identity was very special, but she was still completely ignorant of the world of mixed-bloods.
Xia Mi herself definitely didn't want others to know her true identity. Although she was pretty, soft and cute now, like a straightforward and lovely little apprentice sister, her true form was still a dragon, the mortal enemy of the mixed-bloods.
And even if Xia Mi was willing to confess her identity to Liu Miaomiao and the others, Lu Mingfei didn't want to tell them for the time being.
It was the same old saying: the world of dragons was still too dangerous. Although he had plans to help Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang improve their bloodlines and bring them into the world of mixed-bloods, he would definitely not let them participate in tasks related to slaying dragons.
After all, their bloodline is only improved, and it is still unknown to what level it can be improved to in the end.
The confrontation between the hybrids and the dragons does not require a large number of troops. When facing the Dragon King, a well-trained army is just dust under the pressure of the Dragon King! Only a few geniuses are qualified to stand in front of the Dragon King and draw their weapons.
It doesn't even take many geniuses, it doesn't take "Somebody", it only takes "The One", just one genius, one leader, one dragon slayer that even the dragon kings fear! The hybrids can win the war.
This is the truth Lu Mingfei learned after participating in many dragon-slaying missions.
Whether it was Caesar or Chu Zihang, they were definitely elites in Kassel College. A-level students were rare in the college. Every year, Kassel College recruited outstanding mixed-race students from all over the world, but there were only a few A-level freshmen in each class.
In his class, apart from him as an S-level student, the only A-level students were Qilan and Ling. There were slightly more in the class before him, including Nuonuo, Chu Zihang, and Su Qian. Of the A-level students in the class before him, he only knew one Caesar.
These people all participated in the dragon-slaying mission against the Dragon King to a greater or lesser extent. Each of them received full support from the academy, from storm torpedoes to the Philosopher's Stone to the Seven Deadly Sins. They were fully armed. However, the one who dealt the final blow to the Dragon King in the mission was still Lu Mingfei, who had exchanged his life with Lu Mingze.
Chu Zihang, who had suffered three blood boils, was not even a moth flying into the flame in front of the furious Fenrir.
But he couldn't reveal Xia Mi's identity, and he had to confess to Liu Miaomiao and the others that Xia Mi lived in his house...
Is he going to pick up the character setting of "Xia Mi is his distant cousin" again?
Just when Lu Mingfei was still worrying about how to deal with Xia Mi's affairs, the door of Xia Mi's room suddenly opened again. Xiao Longnu walked out of the room carrying a lot of bags. She was wearing a thick white cotton jacket, wrapping herself like a snowball, and her deerskin boots made a clattering sound on the ground.
"Brother, what are you daydreaming about?" She waved at Lu Mingfei, who was sitting on the sofa in a daze, and said loudly, "Let's go. I've packed up all my things."
Lu Mingfei blinked blankly: "What are you doing...?"
"I just thought about it, and I still think it's a bit too dangerous for me to live with you now. You are full of blood and energy, and I don't know if you will do something perverted one day."
Xia Mi said seriously, "So, after thinking it over again and again, I decided to move out for a while. I will move back after Christmas when you have calmed down. Remember, I wanted to move out on my own initiative, not because of your request!"
After saying that, she turned her head and snorted.
Lu Mingfei's heart suddenly moved... He thought, Junior Sister, your lines are really textbook tsundere.
But Xia Mi immediately turned her head back, stared at Lu Mingfei and said quietly: "But as for the five-star hotel and the little skirt, you still can't miss it, Senior Brother."
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Lu Mingfei walked behind carrying the suitcase, while Xia Mi walked in front with her hands behind her back, skipping and jumping. Her graceful figure stretched out in the twilight, like a flying mural of the Dunhuang goddess.
The night wind rustled the leaves on the roadside, and the street lights extended forward like handfuls of moonlight, casting long shadows behind the two people.
At first, Lu Mingfei actually wanted to go to the Lawrence InterContinental Hotel where Nuo Nuo had stayed before and book a room for Xia Mi.
The main reason is that it is adjacent to the CBD center and the surrounding area is quite lively. In addition, this hotel is also a newly built five-star hotel in the city, and the interior decoration and facilities are relatively new. It was not until the Regent Hotel was built later that the status of this hotel in the hearts of the citizens was relegated to second place.
However, Xia Mi rejected Lu Mingfei's proposal on the grounds that "the CBD center is too far from Shilan Middle School and it is inconvenient for her to go to school." Instead, she wanted to find a hotel nearby to stay temporarily.
Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and asked Xia Mi if she was sure, because there were no five-star hotels nearby. Xia Mi waved her hand and said it was okay, after all, Lu Mingfei's family only had two quilts, and she didn't mind it, as she had lived there for several months.
Lu Mingfei wanted to retort, "It's really an injustice to you, Junior Sister, to live in my house. Besides, wasn't it you who was sleeping on the newly bought bed that cost tens of thousands of dollars?"
But he didn't say anything back, mainly because Xia Mi had taken the initiative to give in and was willing to move out temporarily. And he also felt that Xia Mi didn't want to live too far away, in fact, there was another reason.
As for the reason...he seemed to be able to guess it, but he didn't want to guess it.
It was like the calm surface of an ancient well. If one only gently brushed away the duckweed covering it, one would be able to see the reason why Xia Mi did not move far away. However, his hand remained just an inch above the water surface and he was unable to reach down.
There were not many hotels to choose from, and they had to be close to Lu Mingfei's home and not too bad in quality.
Lu Mingfei dragged Xia Mi's suitcase and walked with Xia Mi to a nearby Hanting Hotel.
Lu Mingfei was not unfamiliar with this hotel. Next to it was the Wuliqiao Road Hanting Hotel bus stop, which was where he and Su Xiaoqiang parted ways after they came out of the Internet cafe when he first met Su Xiaoqiang in this life.
The glass door of the hotel reflected warm yellow light. Xia Mi turned around to face Lu Mingfei, bending over with her back to the light, her bright eyes shining in the backlight.
"Brother, why are you so slow?"
"Yeah, yeah, how about you carry the luggage?"
"No way." Xia Mi stuck out her tongue. "I'm already very wronged for being kicked out by you, my senior brother. If I have to carry my luggage by myself, that would be too miserable, right?"
"Didn't you say that you wanted to move out?" Lu Mingfei asked.
"Well, that's..." Xia Mi immediately became depressed. After a long while of talking about this and that, she still couldn't come up with a clear answer. She simply changed the subject: "The details are not important! Anyway, let's get a room! Brother, did you bring your ID card?"
I don't know why Xia Mi can always make normal words sound so erotic...
While Lu Mingfei was silently complaining in his heart that Xia Mi's counterpart in the seven deadly sins couldn't really be lust, he reached into his pocket.
Then his movements stopped.
Xia Mi looked at Lu Mingfei's sudden stop and frowned, "Hey, hey, hey, brother, you didn't really forget to bring your ID card, did you? I reminded you when I went out!"
He definitely did not forget to bring his ID card, but when he touched the hard card in his pocket, his heart suddenly twitched, and the hand that was resting on the water couldn't help but brush away the duckweed on the water.
His mind moved, and he called out Xia Mi's name as if possessed by a ghost:
"Xia Mi?"
"Hmm?" Xia Mi didn't notice Lu Mingfei's abnormality and responded in a cute voice.
"How about... we just go back and live there?"
Xia Mi was stunned for a moment, and after a long time, she smiled: "Okay!"
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(End of this chapter)