Dragon Raja; Chapter 88: Stars and Flowers (14)

Dragon Raja

Lu Mingfei stared blankly. This deep ocean-like allegory went beyond the limits of what his blank mind could grasp.

“Hey, are you serious?” Nono continued to look down, “I could agree, after all, you have the privilege of chasing a girl for three months without being rejected. I could give you three months.”

Lu Mingfei shivered. He thought that the unconsidered words he said earlier had already been wiped away by the silence.

“Heh… Maybe Caesar would use that sword of his—whatever it’s called, Dictator or something—to turn me into a eunuch on the first day?” He scratched his head.

“Oh, so you actually wanted to climb into my bed? I thought it was just about going on dates, having dinner, and watching movies.” The senior sister, who was like a witch, turned to look at him, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Lu Mingfei opened his mouth wide, but no sound came out. This chatterbox suddenly found himself speechless, his mouth wide enough to fit an egg.

“Alright, I was just joking.” Nono shrugged. “I just said it because I always feel like bully you when I see you. Don’t you think you’re quite amusing?”

Nono played with her hair while Lu Mingfei hung his head, feeling utterly and thoroughly defeated.

“I’m about to play the persuader now,” Nono said. “How about it, join the Student Union?”

“Is this Caesar’s beauty trap?” Lu Mingfei was stunned, feeling somewhat disappointed. Here, at this place where fireflies would rise from the foot of the mountain during summer, it turned out Nono wanted to talk about this.

“Not quite, it has nothing to do with Caesar.”

“Nothing to do with him?” Lu Mingfei thought, who’d believe that?

“You still don’t understand Caesar. He’s a politician, but he’s also very proud. He doesn’t like spending time winning people over. He thinks that as a trustworthy leader, you should naturally follow him. If you don’t, he won’t bother with you. At most, when you become an obstacle, he’ll crush you… My invitation is mine alone. It has nothing to do with Caesar’s position. You joining would benefit me.”

“Benefit you?”

Nono tilted her head. “Then I’d have my first follower.”

Lu Mingfei scratched his head. “Lady, you are tired from traveling around the world, why are you dragging such a big oil bottle?”

Oil bottle ?

“Haven’t you heard of the term ‘burden’? That’s me.” Lu Mingfei tapped his nose. “I’m not very capable, and I eat a lot. My only specialty is playing competitive games, and I cheated to pass the 3E exam. Bringing a little brother like me is like dragging a two-ton big oil bottle behind your peach blossom horse. It’s useless. You can’t even pick it up and swing it when you meet an enemy. You also have to be careful that I get smashed by someone with a mace.”

“Eating is not a problem, I can afford it. As for being useless, I know that.” Nono said lazily, “But it’s always boring to travel the world alone. You must have little brothers. It’s not enough without little brothers. An oil bottle is also good. I can use the oil bottle as a mirror when I’m free, or I can use it to practice speaking. It’s quite funny to look at him…”

“Hey, an oil bottle also has its own dignity.”

“Okay, Oil Bottle, it’s up to you.” Nono said, “If you don’t want to do it, forget it.”

“What do you need a follower for? Aren’t Caesar’s followers also your followers?”

“He is him, I am me. I’m Caesar’s girlfriend, but not the mistress of the Student Union.” Nono seemed to remember something, “Oh, sorry.”

“Sorry?” Lu Mingfei was puzzled.

“It was someone in the Student Union who signaled the band not to stop. I guess they wanted to embarrass you a bit longer,” Nono said. “But it wasn’t Caesar. Caesar doesn’t care about you that much.”

“It’s fine,” Lu Mingfei said. “It was actually all Finger’s fault, with his nonsense about ‘Back in the day, I was an Elvis too,’ making it impossible for me to step down.”

“Honestly, I wanted to save you at that time, but that would’ve upset Caesar.” Nono shrugged. “Gotta maintain the host’s dignity.”

Lu Mingfei felt a twinge in his heart. He looked down at his feet soaked in the spring water. So, Nono had actually thought about saving him again. But when he saw her smiling so happily back then, he couldn’t tell at all. She was really hard to figure out, this girl—what she was really thinking inside.

Did he feel a little resentment toward Nono back then? Why the resentment? Just because she saved him once, he took it for granted that she would step up again to pull him out?

It really made no sense.

“Don’t make it sound like I’m always relying on you to save me. If there’s ever a chance, I’ll help you too… though it doesn’t look like I’ll get a chance.” Lu Mingfei pretended to be relaxed. “You’re so capable, always thinking things through clearly and handling everything yourself.”

“You can help me right now.”

“Huh?”

“Give me a birthday present. I guess Caesar has prepared one, but right now he’s probably running all over campus looking for those intruders, competing with Chu Zihang to see who finds them first.” Nono said casually. “A girl’s birthday always needs a gift; it makes her feel special.”

“I… I didn’t prepare anything…” Lu Mingfei started sweating immediately.

“Then let’s see how you improvise, junior brother.” Nono spread her hands. “You can’t be fully prepared for everything when wandering the world, can you?”

Lu Mingfei scratched his head, “Actually, I have a handkerchief. I could have folded it into a handkerchief boat and floated it over to you.”

“Junior brother, I didn’t expect you to have such a romantic thought! Come on, where’d you read that, some romance novel?” Nono squinted and smiled.

“But…” Lu Mingfei pulled out the crumpled handkerchief from his pocket and opened it to show Nono. It was multicolored, from wasabi green to mayonnaise yellow to chili sauce red, looking like a faded floral bedsheet.

Nono stuck out her tongue, “Gross! You guys have some weird tastes when it comes to sashimi.”

Lu Mingfei awkwardly stuffed the handkerchief back into his pocket, “Won’t Caesar eagerly give you the present by tomorrow morning?”

“A birthday gift is something that can’t be given too early or too late. It has to be handed to the person right when they’re waiting for it, and you must say ‘Happy Birthday’ in person.” Nono said, “If it’s late, it’s different.”

Lu Mingfei was stunned and suddenly thought of what Professor Guderian had told him: “Mingfei, your mom and dad love you.”

It was really like that. Some things need to be said at the right time, in the right place, in person. He remembered seeing people gossiping about Ye Sheng and Aki on the college forum, saying that they must have liked each other a lot. He thought about the time at the dinner table when Nono jokingly asked, “Why aren’t you two married yet?” Now the moment had passed, and saying it again wouldn’t mean anything.

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