Finger sighed. “What are you waiting for? They have already set up the Hongmen Banquet, and the two of us are still hiding in the bushes. Do you really not want to be Liu Bang but only Liu Chan? Do you know that there are a lot of mosquitoes in the bushes in autumn?”
“Let me use my inner energy to suppress my panic!” Lu Mingfei closed his eyes and stepped forward to practice Qigong.
“What’s going on?” Lu Mingfei opened his eyes. “Hey! Why are there paparazzi here?”
The reporters standing by Amber Hall were furiously clicking their cameras, magnesium flashes going off. All eyes were on a pickup truck backing up to Amber Hall’s entrance. The truck was covered with a thick tarp, hiding whatever it was carrying. The tarp was suddenly pulled away by the Student Union officers, revealing a cascade of brilliant red that spilled from the back of the pickup, a stark splash of color against the gloomy evening sky.
“The part-time journalists of Cassell Campus Network are all my subordinates. You remember that I am the editor-in-chief of Kassel Campus News Channel!” Finkel took out a portable telescope from his pocket.
The focus of the spotlight and the eyes was a pickup truck that was backing up and approaching the main entrance of Amber Hall. No one knew what was on it, and it was covered with a thick tarp. One of the student union cadres stepped forward and handed a check that was obviously very important to the pickup driver. The pickup driver gave a thumbs up and started the hydraulic system for unloading. The tarp was suddenly opened by the student union cadres, and bright red dripped from the cargo hold of the pickup truck like a waterfall. Under the bright evening sky, this bright color looked thrilling.
Lu Mingfei finally saw it clearly. It was thousands upon thousands of roses, freshly picked, still covered in dew, flowing like a river to the entrance of Amber Hall.
The cadres of the Student Union brought the wicker baskets that had been prepared long ago from Amber Hall, picked out the long-stemmed roses one by one and stacked them tightly in the wicker baskets. The roses clustered together to form huge flower balls. After filling each basket, they placed the flower basket under a pillar. In the end, they collected the remaining broken ones that could not be used, rolled them up with tarps, and threw them back into the cargo hold of the pickup truck. Now there are dozens of flower baskets and tens of thousands of roses in front of Amber Hall. The cadres of the Student Union still stand there with their hands behind their backs, looking around, waiting for the guests to come.
“Caesar even prepared roses for you. Look at how much he loves and values you!” Finger said, amazed.
“I think your values are not right!” Lu Mingfei’s hands and feet trembled, thinking, “Not really, not really, this man looks so normal, his face is firm like a famous dictator in ancient Rome, but why do I remember that the dictator mentioned in the pirated history booklet also has some problems? I heard that he likes the young politician Brutus who killed him in the end? Oh my God! How wrong are the values of Italians. I am normal, right? I like the literary novel girl Chen Wenwen. Lu Mingfei’s mind was in a mess. Could it be that I pretended to be a “sunset” too much with Lu Mingze, so I have a feminine air? When he thought of this, he slapped himself all over, trying to wipe away the invisible feminine air. The cadres of the student union looked cold, but they didn’t seem to be unkind. They chatted with the part-time reporters of the campus network very politely and answered their questions. The reporters all showed expressions of joy and envy, and recorded them hard in their little notebooks, and then a group of people took photos in the flower basket. The reporters all gave thumbs up to express their praise. Lu Mingfei looked at their mouth shapes and seemed to be saying “good”, “great”, “touched” and so on.
“Your sister is so touched!” Lu Mingfei wanted to turn around and run away.
“I don’t think this is the first time I’ve heard you greet my sister, but I don’t have a sister.” Someone said indifferently behind them.
Lu Mingfei and Finger both turned around. Behind them stood a girl in a deep purple suit, with a moon-white silk blouse, purple stockings, custom gold jewelry set with amethyst, dark red hair neatly combed, wearing ten-centimeter Mary Jane high heels, and holding a black umbrella. Rain poured off the edges of the umbrella, making her look as if she were shrouded in a veil.
Nono, or Chen Motong had somehow made her way behind them.
“Hey? The hostess herself is here to greet guests?” Finger was stunned.
“I’m here to catch some thieves! What are you two sneaking around for? Come with me!” Nono closed her umbrella, grabbed Lu Mingfei with one hand, and Finger with the other, without saying anything, she strode out of the bushes and headed straight for the door of Amber Hall. The student union cadres waiting at the door saw the distinguished guests who had been waiting, and all showed their gratified smiles. They immediately formed two teams and clapped loudly in the middle. Lu Mingfei and Finkel were two men who couldn’t resist. Lu Mingfei was pulled by the slender and soft hand. I wondered in my heart whether Mu Guiying had captured Yang Zongbao alive that year? What did the storytelling say? Did the master Mu Guiying mention that the young white-robed general of the Yang family who had no way of feeling well ran straight to the gate of his own village and then threw off his horse. He shouted, “Tie the little one up for me!”
As he thought about it, an almost idiotic smile appeared on his face.
Amid his dizziness, Lu Mingfei heard crisp, powerful clapping. He turned his head and saw Caesar, dressed in a white tuxedo, standing at the end of the corridor. His golden hair gleamed, and the lace scarf in his collar was inlaid with rhinestones. He wore a cold smile on his lips, one that seemed equal parts welcoming and mocking.