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"Senior Brother Chu, I...I'll head back first too!" In the end, it was farewell that came out.
Before Chu Zihang could respond, she lowered her head and quickly caught up with Lu Mingfei, following behind him like a little tail.
The moment the door closed, Chu Zihang gazed thoughtfully at the empty room.
Lu Mingfei had brought Liu Miaomiao to pick him up earlier, but now they were leaving together again, seemingly without prior arrangement...
Chu Zihang's inner gossip automatically kicked in.
"Could it be... that they're dating?" This thought flashed through Chu Zihang's mind.
Chu Zihang frowned slightly; this conjecture seemed somewhat illogical.
He clearly remembered something that was almost common knowledge at Shilan Middle School—Lu Mingfei had a crush on Chen Wenwen from the Literature Club.
Ironically, this secret was probably only thought to be well hidden by the person involved in the entire school.
Sunlight streamed through the gauze curtains, casting dappled shadows on Chu Zihang's cold, stern face.
He shook his head slightly, dismissing the trivial speculation from his mind. After all, other people's romantic entanglements were none of his concern.
As for his previous doubts about Lu Mingfei picking him up, he had already ignored them due to the system's correction.
He needed to call his advisor to report on Lu Mingfei's situation.
Meanwhile, in the corridor, Liu Miaomiao was following closely behind Lu Mingfei, maintaining a subtle distance between them.
She would steal glances at the slender figure ahead every now and then, feeling both relieved and annoyed—relieved that she didn't have to face Chu Zihang alone, and annoyed that she had missed the opportunity to be alone with him.
"Hey!" she suddenly quickened her pace and called out impatiently, "Why are you walking so fast?"
Lu Mingfei was so startled by the sudden question that he stumbled and almost bumped into a fire hydrant in the corridor.
He turned away dejectedly, thinking to himself that nothing had gone right today.
First, I was electrocuted in a dream and my whole body convulsed, then I was imprisoned in a cold stone chamber.
Having finally escaped, she was transformed back into a girl in the blink of an eye.
Before she could even catch her breath, the system dragged her to pick up Chu Zihang.
The worst part is that he actually got beaten up by the system version of Lu Mingfei...
Lu Mingfei rubbed his still throbbing back, feeling like crying but unable to shed a tear:
Now, even Liu Miaomiao is scolding me.
He hung his head, looking like a stray dog soaked in the rain, radiating an aura of "I'm so unlucky".
"I...I just want to hurry..." he stammered, but suddenly stopped when he got to the words "go to the gym".
I can't exactly tell her that I'm going to have a "duel" with Su Xiaoqiang, can I?
Chapter 24 I remember that gym had couples' cards.
Liu Miaomiao looked at him suspiciously: "What do you want to do faster?"
A sudden inspiration flashed through Lu Mingfei's mind.
"I want to get you home quickly, otherwise Uncle Liu will kill me if he finds out you came to the hotel with me!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Miaomiao's face flushed bright red.
Because Lu Mingfei's memory was lost, today's memory was corrected to her accompanying Lu Mingfei out, then picking up Chu Zihang at the airport, and afterwards accompanying the two men to a hotel.
It's over, it's over, it's over!
If her parents found out...
Liu Miaomiao's face instantly turned from red to white, and she stared at Lu Mingfei with a fierce look in her eyes.
"Don't tell my parents about what happened today, especially about coming to the hotel!"
Lu Mingfei was startled by her reaction, and then realized that he had inadvertently hit her sore spot.
He scratched his head and muttered to himself:
"But... what if Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu ask..."
"Don't tell!" Liu Miaomiao stamped her feet anxiously. "If you dare to say it, I'll say you brought me here!"
Lu Mingfei almost knelt down before Liu Miaomiao on the spot.
He couldn't just say that carelessly. If Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu mistakenly thought he had brought their precious daughter to the hotel, he could imagine what would happen to him.
Kicked out of its home, it became a stray dog in the city.
You bastard Liu Miaomiao, you're ruthless.
"Then I won't say anything, you explain it yourself!"
Liu Miaomiao's eyes started to redden with anxiety.
Explain? How do you explain it?
She said she went out with Lu Mingfei so she could observe him closely?
How is this any different from a date? It's impossible to explain it clearly.
Seeing Liu Miaomiao on the verge of tears, Lu Mingfei suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation.
What can we do? After all, this girl really did come along because of him, even if she's a female version of Lu Mingfei.
"Then... then what do you suggest we do?" Lu Mingfei looked helplessly at Liu Miaomiao, who was about to cry, his voice trembling.
Liu Miaomiao bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes:
"Just say... just say we're going to pick someone up from the airport, and then we'll stop by the hotel to help Senior Brother Chu with his luggage..."
Lu Mingfei's lips twitched: "Do you think your parents will believe that?"
"Then give me a better reason!" Liu Miaomiao finally couldn't hold back anymore, tears streaming down her face. "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you..."
Lu Mingfei was flustered and cursed the system a thousand times in his mind.
Just then, the system abruptly interrupted.
Why don't you just take her to the gym? I don't know what you're worried about.
Lu Mingfei's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had grasped a lifeline:
"How about... we just go to the gym?"
Liu Miaomiao, tears still glistening in her eyes, froze, "Huh?"
“It’s… well…” Lu Mingfei gestured frantically, “We could say we’re going to the gym to work out, and then pick someone up from the airport while we’re at it…”
Liu Miaomiao suspiciously wiped away her tears:
"But we clearly went to the airport first..."
"Details don't matter!" Lu Mingfei suddenly raised his voice, startling Liu Miaomiao. "The important thing is, we need to get to Century Star Gym right now!"
Without a word, he grabbed Liu Miaomiao's wrist and rushed towards the elevator, mentally cursing the system:
"You should have said so earlier! You made me put on this melodramatic act for so long!"
"It's your own fault for being slow to react," the system coldly replied.
In the elevator, Liu Miaomiao finally came to her senses and shook off Lu Mingfei's hand:
"What's wrong with you? What are you doing at the gym?"
"Just for exercise..." Lu Mingfei stammered, starting to make things up, "So that I can protect you if you encounter any danger!"
As soon as he said it, Lu Mingfei felt his face burning.
Seeing Lu Mingfei's face suddenly turn red, Liu Miaomiao's face also turned red, and she turned away in a panic.
The atmosphere in the elevator suddenly became subtle.
Liu Miaomiao stared at the numbers flashing on the elevator buttons, her heart pounding wildly.
She glanced at Lu Mingfei out of the corner of her eye and noticed that this usually quiet guy had a resolute look on his profile.
When did this guy... become somewhat handsome?
The moment the thought crossed Liu Miaomiao's mind, she was startled by herself.
She quickly shook her head, trying to shake the absurd idea out of her mind.
The silence was broken by the elevator's notification that it had arrived on the first floor.
The moment the elevator doors opened, Lu Mingfei and Liu Miaomiao's hearts stopped; they looked as if they had seen a ghost.
Outside the elevator, Mr. Liu, dressed in a sharp black suit, and Mrs. Liu, in an elegant silver-gray dress, were about to step inside.
The four people's eyes met in the narrow elevator lobby.
Mr. and Mrs. Liu were stunned. They knew that their daughter had gone out with Lu Mingfei that morning.
They never expected things to develop so quickly; they've already arrived at the hotel.
Liu's father's face instantly darkened to the point of being dripping with gloom, and his hands unconsciously clenched into fists.
Liu's mother gasped, her carefully groomed eyebrows raised high, and her gaze swept back and forth between the two children.
Time seemed to stand still inside and outside the elevator.
Lu Mingfei's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat. He subconsciously took half a step back, only to bump into Liu Miaomiao, who was equally panicked.
The two of them jumped back at the same time like startled rabbits, a reaction that only made the situation more suspicious.
"Dad, Mom..." Liu Miaomiao's voice was choked with sobs, "What are you doing here..."
Mr. Liu's temples throbbed. He gripped the closing elevator doors, forcing out a few words through clenched teeth: "Anniversary celebration, lunch is here." He stared intently at Lu Mingfei. "But you guys—"
Liu's mother keenly noticed her daughter's red-rimmed eyes, and her tone suddenly turned dangerous:
"Miaomiao, have you cried?"
"No! It's...it's just sand in my eyes!" Liu Miaomiao frantically rubbed her eyes.
Suddenly, Liu's father took a step forward, and Lu Ming instinctively raised his hands:
"Uncle Liu, please let me explain! We really just—"