Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 262 Mission: 04-8 Runaway Train
"I was scared to death." Lu Mingfei let out a long sigh after closing the door.

"That's great." Nero tilted his head and smiled. "It's resolved. How do you feel?"

"It's a bit unreal. Did the principal really record a video of me?" Lu Mingfei touched his forehead to see if he had a fever, and concluded that everything was normal.

"How could you fool someone if it wasn't real? The video was just recorded by the principal. He's still on the Bridge of Sighs at Cambridge University. Anyone who knows him would be able to tell right away."

The best way to deceive people is to tell fewer lies, or even no lies at all. A misjudgment on one or two key issues is enough to send the deceived down the wrong path, ultimately trapping them in a mental dead end. And in this long series of events, Nero's lie only appears in one place: "Actually, the deceptive part was just my excuse to get you out. Faced with even more outrageous facts, no one would care about an insignificant little lie."

Even Lu Mingfei fell for this trick. When he knew that the video sent by the principal was genuine, he never considered that Nero had actually lied. Until Nero exposed it himself, he thought seriously about it: What was Nero's excuse for pulling him out?

Oh, it was said that the principal advanced his scholarship, saying it was to celebrate his birthday in advance. Thinking about it carefully, this reason was indeed a bit far-fetched. His birthday was still two months away, and he still had about three months before he started school. If you had to say it, his schooling was closer to his birthday. The claim of an advance was completely a cover-up.

But did that matter? It didn't. What mattered was that Lu Mingfei had actually been admitted to an American university, and he had a scholarship of over 20,000 RMB a month. One month! With that news, no one cared whether the scholarship payment was advanced or delayed.

But this is not important to the other people still in the theater. For Lu Mingfei, this issue is very important.

It is very important, even life-threatening.

"Wait, are you saying that giving out scholarships early is a scam?"

Lu Mingfei's eyes widened. He had just boasted that he would buy all the movie tickets! Surely his uncle and aunt wouldn't pay for that!
"What's the big deal? I'll just lend you some. I'm not afraid that you'll run away or default on the debt."

Nero turned around, waved his hand and said, "We can go now. The bank is not far away anyway."

Lu Mingfei nodded with a bitter face. He really didn't like the feeling of owing money; it made him feel ashamed. But this was still a commoner's mentality. If someone wasn't involved in gambling or drugs, then the more money they owed, the more capable they were.

Although it may not be a good ability.

Nero walked to the elevator door and pressed the down button. Then, the sound of footsteps followed closely behind them, clanging and sounding very urgent. Lu Mingfei looked up and his heart skipped a beat: Sure enough, this happened.

Su Xiaoqiang, wearing a small skirt and looking arrogant, came out rubbing her eyes. Perhaps because she couldn't see the road clearly due to tears, she lowered her head and walked straight towards Lu Mingfei like a mad bull.

Seeing that Su Xiaoqiang was about to collide with her, Lu Mingfei quickly dodged. Then she rushed straight towards Nero again, but was pinned to the ground by Nero.

"What are you doing!"

She looked up angrily, her eyes were red and watery, and the makeup on her face was smudged.

Seeing that it was Nero who had just walked out, Su Xiaoqiang was stunned as soon as she said those three words. Then she turned around in disbelief and saw Lu Mingfei standing behind her.

"You're going to hit your head against the wall." Nero pointed behind him and said innocently.

"What a coincidence, huh?" Lu Mingfei waved his hand awkwardly.

Su Xiaoqiang's breath hitched, and her cheeks flushed rapidly, whether out of shame or anger. Without waiting for Lu Mingfei to say a word, she decisively turned and headed for the stairs. It seemed she was mostly embarrassed, but she barely took two steps before turning back, glaring at Lu Mingfei fiercely: "Did you know that?!"

"If you're talking about Zhao Menghua's confession, then probably, perhaps, possibly... he knows."

Lu Mingfei felt guilty when he said this, and even his voice was a little timid. In his opinion, Su Xiaoqiang at this moment was even more terrifying than Nero in combat mode. Although Nero looked like a murderer, he was still able to communicate, but Su Xiaoqiang now looked like he was completely unable to communicate.

"...I reminded you." Seeing that Su Xiaoqiang was still arrogant, Lu Mingfei quickly added.

Her face was so close that Lu Mingfei could almost hear the sound of her teeth grinding.

"The elevator is here." Nero reminded nonchalantly, with a hint of amusement in his words.

Su Xiaoqiang stamped his foot suddenly, lifted his hair to reveal his eyes, distanced himself from Lu Mingfei, and asked coldly, "You will come back soon, right?"

"Probably."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you here. If you don't come, you'll be my grandson."

"Ah... okay. Would you like to cool off here for a while?"

Nero had already walked into the elevator. Lu Mingfei turned his head to look at her, then looked at Su Xiaoqiang, who was standing in front of him with his hands folded, a cold face, and no words. He said cautiously, "I'm leaving first."

The elevator door slowly closed. Lu Mingfei watched Su Xiaoqiang disappear behind the door. The strong air pressure finally disappeared, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Do you think she will confess to you later?"

Nero's sudden words made Lu Mingfei nervous again. He hunched his shoulders and turned his head, whispering, "Are you kidding?"

"What do you think?" Nero asked calmly.

Lu Mingfei had a feeling he wasn't joking. Nero was always quite obvious when he was joking, saying things that were clearly illogical. This time, his words were actually quite illogical as well... but Lu Mingfei had a vague feeling that this might actually be true.

There's no reason, just a hunch.

"It's actually very simple if you think about it carefully." Nero leaned against the back of the elevator and chuckled. "She was embarrassed by Chen Wenwen because Zhao Menghua chose Chen Wenwen. But Zhao Menghua was just defeated by you. If she wants to redeem herself, isn't the method simple?"

"This... can't be. I don't think this kind of thing can be decided by face alone."

Although Lu Mingfei said so, after he opened a bank account accompanied by Nero and returned to the cinema with a "huge sum of money", Su Xiaoqiang had already put on her makeup when she saw Lu Mingfei again. The first thing she asked was: "Will you be my boyfriend?"

"Sister, you really need to think this through carefully." Nero had already left, and Lu Mingfei faced Su Xiaoqiang alone. He said to her sincerely, "Even if it's just to vent your anger, you can't choose me."

(End of this chapter)