Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

These people have many names, one of which he knew was "Dragonborn".

Su Jiannan initially treated it as just a story, even though his friend swore it wasn't a story at the time, and then stopped mentioning it after sobering up, as if he had already forgotten about it.

But at this moment, Su Jiannan suddenly had a bold idea—could his friend's "story" be true?

Could this Lu Mingfei be the "Dragon Descendant" his friend mentioned?

Chapter 9 Cooldown Time for Transcending Worlds

At Su Xiaoqiang's home.

Su Xiaoqiang and her father sat on the sofa. Ever since Su Jiannan said that Lu Mingfei was not simple, he had been sitting there in deep thought and had not spoken for a long time.

Su Xiaoqiang was already considering whether to get a thermometer—her father was acting very strangely today; he must be delirious from a fever.

“Xiaoqiang,” Su Jiannan suddenly said, “Since you and Lu Mingfei are classmates, have you paid any attention to him?”

"Why...why would I pay attention to him!" Su Xiaoqiang stammered, then said urgently, "He's a jerk! He's uncomfortable if he doesn't act like a jerk in front of me all day long. I can't even avoid him, why would I pay attention to him?"

If Lu Mingfei heard this, he would definitely accuse Su Xiaoqiang of speaking against his conscience.

Heaven help me, Lu Mingfei did argue with Su Xiaoqiang at school, but not often. Most of the time, Xiaoqiang would pick a fight, and Lu Mingfei would retaliate passively.

Lu Mingfei really couldn't understand what he had done to offend Su Xiaoqiang, that the class's star girl, Xiao Tiannv, would constantly harass him, a nobody.

"I haven't been paying attention to him," Su Jiannan said. "Then could you keep an eye on him for me in the future?"

"What?!" Su Xiaoqiang's voice suddenly rose.

"Just help me see if he has any advantages over ordinary people, such as excellent physical fitness, intelligence, or knowledge, or if he suddenly pulls out something that doesn't match his status, or if there's anything else mysterious about him," Su Jiannan said. "By the way, pay special attention to whether his eyes have ever turned gold, or whether he has ever worn colored contact lenses."

This is what his friend said about the characteristics of "Dragonborn" after getting drunk.

"Dad, I'll go get you some fever reducers and ice packs." Su Xiaoqiang got up.

"Sit down!" Su Jiannan said, both amused and exasperated. "I don't have a fever. Just keep an eye on what I said. I have my reasons."

"Alright, alright," Su Xiaoqiang sighed and agreed, "I really don't understand what you're thinking, Dad. What's so special about that loser? Does being a big eater count?"

Su Jiannan thought for a moment. If someone is in good physical condition, they must eat a lot, so he nodded and said, "Hmm... I guess I can count that as one."

"..." Su Xiaoqiang was speechless. She stood up and said, "Dad, I'm going to take a shower. You should go to bed early, get some rest, and smoke and drink less. Oh, and the fever reducer is in the TV cabinet..."

As Su Xiaoqiang spoke, she passed by her bathroom, glanced through the open door, and immediately burst into a tirade of curses.

"Damn it! Lu Mingfei! I'm going to kill you—"

Su Xiaoqiang's shrill roar echoed in the living room.

"What's wrong?" Su Jiannan quickly got up and went over.

"That scoundrel threw his underwear in my laundry basket!" Su Xiaoqiang was so angry that her face turned red as she pointed to an exquisitely crafted bamboo laundry basket in the corner of the bathroom.

Inside the laundry basket was a bright orange pair of underwear, the very same pair Lu Mingfei was wearing when she found him.

Su Xiaoqiang was furious. Although the laundry basket was meant for dirty clothes, it was her private bathroom, and Lu Mingfei had actually thrown his underwear in it! It was simply unbelievable...

I should have known better than to give him his underwear!

Su Xiaoqiang deeply regretted her actions.

Seeing Su Xiaoqiang's furious expression, which could have been described as "hair standing on end" if it weren't for her long hair, Su Jiannan was actually quite pleased.

This proves that Su Xiaoqiang probably didn't have much romantic feeling for Lu Mingfei.

Just as Su Jiannan was feeling relieved, Su Xiaoqiang suddenly stopped her anger, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed together, she walked to the clothes basket, bent down and looked at it carefully, her hair hanging on the edge of the basket, making her look like a female pervert.

Su Jiannan was dumbfounded.

“Dad, come and take a look,” Su Xiaoqiang suddenly straightened up and turned her head, “Are these underwear custom-made?”

"Hmm?" Su Jiannan walked over. Although he felt that staring at a boy's underwear was both strange and perverted, he still took a look.

"It seems so. There's no sign, but the workmanship is exquisite. The patterns are all embroidered, and there's even a name embroidered in the corner... Could it be the tailor's name?" Su Jiannan's lips twitched.

"And this color..."

"Ugh~", Su Xiaoqiang looked at the bright orange underwear embroidered with beautiful violet patterns with disgust. "How much of a repressed pervert would someone have to be to wear underwear like this?"

Su Jiannan nodded in agreement.

……

The Maybach parked in the community's parking space. The most expensive car around was Uncle Lu Mingfei's small-displacement BMW—bought with money sent by Lu Mingfei's parents.

The Maybach blended in, looking completely out of place.

Driver Uncle Li got out of the car and opened his umbrella—since it was already raining, he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to put the umbrella back in the trunk.

Holding an umbrella, Uncle Li walked to the passenger side and opened the door for Lu Mingfei.

"Thank you, Uncle Li. Let me do it." Lu Mingfei got out of the car and reached out to take the umbrella.

Unbeknownst to him, at that very moment, Su Xiaoqiang was making the wrong assessment of his underwear style, concluding that "this person must be extremely horny inside."

“Mr. Lu, you’re too kind. It’s my duty.” Uncle Li shook his head.

After Uncle Li said that, Lu Mingfei stopped insisting and followed Uncle Li towards the building.

Uncle Li skillfully held an umbrella for Lu Mingfei, looking somewhat puzzled.

At first, he thought it was normal for Lu Mingfei to be a friend of the young lady and to come from a wealthy family. Later, he overheard Lu Mingfei and Su Jiannan chatting in the house and realized that Lu Mingfei's family situation was relatively ordinary.

But if that's the case, why is the master always so kind and gentle to him?

Uncle Li knows Su Jiannan very well. Although Su Jiannan is a very rational person, he also has principles that cannot be violated, namely his family.

Having dared to target Su Xiaoqiang, Uncle Li had already prepared himself to obey the master's orders and hand Lu Mingfei over when he first entered the house. As a retired reconnaissance soldier, he was confident in his ability to do so.

If Lu Mingfei had some powerful background, Su Jiannan might have tolerated him for the time being and found an opportunity to teach him a lesson later—for example, the young lady's classmate Zhao Menghua was taught a lesson by Su Jiannan in this way, which is why he has always kept his distance from the young lady.

But Lu Mingfei is not a child from an ordinary, highly educated family, so why is the old man so polite to him?

Uncle Li couldn't understand it, but no matter what, since the master had told him to take Lu Mingfei home, he would at least have to be polite to Lu Mingfei along the way.

Holding an umbrella, Uncle Li saw Lu Mingfei into the apartment building. Judging that Lu Mingfei's home must be in a mess right now, he took his leave.

But Lu Mingfei really hoped that Uncle Li would go up with him, since having an outsider would at least make his aunt scold him less.

So he warmly invited Uncle Li to come up and sit down.

Unable to refuse Uncle Li's hospitality, he had no choice but to go upstairs with Lu Mingfei.

……

"Tuk tuk tuk..."

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Lu Mingfei knocked on the door.

A few seconds later, the door opened, revealing a middle-aged man with messy hair and dark circles under his eyes.

The middle-aged man was stunned when he saw Lu Mingfei.

“Uncle, I’m back,” Lu Mingfei said.

"Mingfei! You're back!" The uncle's eyes lit up, and he turned around and shouted, "Wife! Mingze! Come quick! Mingfei is back!"

Hurried footsteps sounded, and a somewhat plump middle-aged woman ran out of the bedroom, followed by a large, fat man who ran out of Lu Mingfei's bedroom. He was Lu Mingfei's cousin, and he shared a bedroom with him.

To Lu Mingfei's surprise, his aunt also had dark circles under her eyes.

On the other hand, the fat Lu Mingze didn't seem to have changed much. He might even feel that the bedroom was more spacious and comfortable without Lu Mingfei.

"Lu Mingfei! Where have you been running off to? You're only coming home now!" Auntie roared at Lu Mingfei as soon as she appeared.

Lu Mingfei felt that this scene was a bit like the cutscene when a large boss appears in a game. Regardless of anything else, the boss has to roar first when it appears, spreading a sound wave or shockwave, and the players have to respectfully put their arms in front of their faces, making it look like they are struggling to resist being blown away, which highlights the boss's strength and majesty.

Faced with his aunt, this big boss, Lu Mingfei shrank back to be polite.

Then he immediately recited the story he had prepared on the way home: "I don't know. The day before yesterday evening, I suddenly went black and fainted on my way home. When I woke up, I was on the main road, and all my clothes had been taken off. I don't remember anything that happened in between. Luckily, I met a classmate who took me home, lent me a set of clothes, and even had a driver take me back."

After saying this, fearing that his uncle and aunt might not believe him, Lu Mingfei quickly stepped aside and put Uncle Li in the center of their field of vision: "This is Uncle Li, the driver who came to drop me off from my classmate's house."

Uncle Li was inexplicably placed in the center position, so he had no choice but to say, "Good evening, parents. I apologize for disturbing you."

"No problem, no problem at all. Thank you so much," the uncle quickly invited Uncle Li in. "Please come in and have some tea."

……

"This must be a flower trap! It must be a flower trap!"

My aunt slammed her hand on the coffee table with a loud bang, followed by a trembling sound.

With Uncle Li as a witness, although what Lu Mingfei said was absurd, his uncle and aunt still believed him.

After a brief moment of "thinking," the aunt immediately came to the conclusion that Lu Mingfei had been framed.

The so-called "slapping the child" is a superstitious legend that is mostly circulated in the north. Adults use it to scare children away from running around. It roughly means that human traffickers have sleeping pills hidden in their hands. As long as they slap a child on the head, or even just throw the pills out, the child will be confused and follow the trafficker.

My aunt married into the family from the north. She was frightened by the local elders with the trick of "scaring the beggars" since she was a child. She used the same trick to scare Lu Mingfei and Lu Mingze when they were young.

Therefore, after hearing Lu Mingfei's somewhat fantastical narration, the aunt immediately made this connection.

"It can't be that bad," the uncle said somewhat awkwardly. "These are all old superstitions. Besides, you said that beggars have to be near children. Mingfei was walking fine on the main road when he suddenly fainted. It couldn't be beggars, could it?"

"Why not? Haven't you heard that times are changing and technology is advancing?" My aunt couldn't stand anyone contradicting her, so she immediately said, "What if the human traffickers have upgraded their equipment?"

The uncle wiped his sweat, not daring to argue.

The aunt said that it must be because Lu Mingfei was young and strong. Although he was drugged, the drug did not take full effect, so Lu Mingfei ran out in a daze and was picked up by his classmate on the street.

Uncle kept his eyes down and his mind at ease, while Uncle Li awkwardly echoed him, not wanting his aunt to lose face.

Lu Mingfei was happy to see this happen—as long as this matter could be resolved, he didn't care what his uncle and aunt thought.

Uncle and Aunt thanked Uncle Li a few more times and warmly asked for Su Jiannan's contact information, saying they would specially arrange a time to treat him to a meal to express their gratitude.

Uncle Li excused himself to go to the restroom and asked Su Jiannan for permission before giving Su Jiannan's private contact information to Lu Mingfei's uncle and aunt.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Uncle Li said goodbye and left. His aunt and uncle warmly saw him off.

Then, perhaps considering that Lu Mingfei should still be in shock, his uncle and aunt did not say anything more, but told him to go back to his room to rest and get a good night's sleep.

Lu Mingze will sleep on the sofa tonight, leaving the bedroom for Lu Mingfei.

……