Dragon Raja: The Divine Man Lu Mingfei

Seeing Lu Mingfei smile, Jiu De Mai and Su Enxi visibly relaxed, their restraint fading considerably.

"By the way, since this is the harem that Lu Mingze prepared for me, why didn't you show up earlier? Why did you have to wait until now?" Lu Mingfei suddenly thought of this question and asked directly.

Upon hearing this, Su Enxi and Jiu Demai's hearts jumped again. They quickly exchanged a glance and began to frantically consider whether to tell Lu Mingfei the truth directly. If they did, would their former boss, Lu Mingze, be angry? After hesitating for a moment, they finally reached a tacit understanding.

Su Enxi cleared her throat and said somewhat hesitantly, "Well... actually, it was our former boss who forbade us from appearing in front of you. For the past ten years or so, we've only been asked to secretly monitor you."

"Oh, so you mean I've been under your surveillance every single day since I was born?" Lu Mingfei's tone suddenly became unusually calm, eerily calm, reminiscent of the still sea before a storm, where a violent tempest was about to break.

Su Enxi and Jiu De Mai also sensed this atmosphere and didn't know how to respond, so they could only nod awkwardly to indicate that it was indeed the case.

Just when they thought Lu Mingfei was about to turn hostile, he laughed. He stood up, patted Jiu De Mai and Su Enxi on the shoulder, and asked in a strange tone, "Why do you two seem so afraid of me? I'm not going to eat people, am I?"

Nonsense! Knowing that you are the culprit who caused the disappearance of the entire Chen family, how could we not be afraid? You may not eat people, but you have the ability. Who knows if you will be in a bad mood one day and use us two unfortunate sisters as food reserves?

Su Enxi certainly didn't dare say these words aloud; she could only shrink behind Jiu Demai and whisper them in her heart.

"Actually, I understand your difficulties. After all, you're just working people, and you can't refuse the boss's demands." Lu Mingfei gestured for the two to sit down and said in a tone that said, "I understand you."

He deliberately softened his tone, put one arm around Su Enxi's shoulder, and said in a comforting voice, "Don't be afraid, what's past is past. I didn't mean to blame you. You did nothing wrong; it was all the fault of your wicked former boss!"

Su Enxi stared at Lu Mingfei in disbelief. If it weren't for decades of continuous observation, she would almost suspect that the Lu Mingfei in front of her was someone else in disguise. She had previously guessed that Lu Mingfei's recent changes were due to his awakening, but she never expected that the awakened Lu Mingfei would still be so easy to talk to. She never imagined that her devilish former boss would have such a kind and angelic brother who was willing to understand her suffering.

"Don't worry, since you've chosen to abandon darkness and embrace the light, I will definitely not treat you unfairly!" Lu Mingfei's tone was resolute.

"Waaah, boss, I've been wandering for half my life, and I only regret that I haven't met a wise ruler. If you don't abandon me, I'm willing to become your godfather!" Su Enxi squeezed out two tears from the corners of her eyes. As she spoke, she was about to get up and kowtow, but Lu Mingfei stopped her.

"My dear minister, there's no need for such formality. I understand your intentions. This is a perfect example of how a small gift can carry great meaning! From now on, we can treat each other as equals!"

After saying that, he reached out to help Su Enxi up and settled her on the sofa. Then he got up and pretended to go get a glass of water. Unexpectedly, Su Enxi was quick and grabbed the glass first, smiling as she said, "Hey, boss, we've talked so much, you must be thirsty. Let me get you a glass of water."

Lu Mingfei nodded, a relieved smile on his face: "Okay, then I'll trouble you."

As Su Enxi turned and walked away, Lu Mingfei turned his head back, and where she couldn't see, the corners of his mouth slowly curved into a ferocious arc.

Plan pass!

"That damned Lu Mingze, trying to bribe me with his honey trap? Doesn't he know his place? Does he even deserve it? A honey trap, huh? These must be the underlings you painstakingly recruited, right? Well, as his older brother, I won't hold back. I, Lu Mingze, love nothing more than a bunch of 'misters' (or 'cuckolds'). Of course, only I can bully others; anyone who tries to bully me is courting death!"

However, out of Lu Mingfei's sight, Su Enxi, who was facing away from him and about to get water, also slowly curved her lips into a smile, revealing the same arc as Lu Mingfei's:

Plan pass!

"I can't believe my new boss is so easily fooled! I only had to feign pitifulness to get his sympathy. No matter how much a little rabbit tries to change, it's still just a little rabbit. In the end, it can only obediently submit to my seductive charms! What a pity for that silly girl, Long Legs. I clearly signaled to her several times with my eyes to learn from me, but she just didn't understand. It seems the position of Daji beside King Zhou is mine alone!"

Looking at the seemingly affectionate master and servant who were actually harboring their own ulterior motives, Mai Shude couldn't help but twitch her face. She turned her head away, unable to bear watching any longer. Although the two were evenly matched, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that Lu Mingfei's side was definitely superior. It was already self-evident what fate awaited Su Enxi in the future.

She was conflicted, wondering whether she should offer a gentle reminder to her friend. After all, they had worked together for many years; if not like sisters, they were at least partners who had shared joys and sorrows. Watching her gradually ruin herself like this, she felt a pang of guilt. But she was also afraid that Su Enxi wouldn't listen to her; after all, that silly girl could be quite stubborn sometimes. Thinking about it, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Hmm? What's wrong? Mai Shutoku, why are you sighing?" Lu Mingfei noticed the sigh and frowned, asking, "Do you feel uncomfortable here with me? Or do you dislike me as a person?"

Before he finished speaking, he quickly moved closer to Mai Shude, almost face to face with her, trying to create psychological pressure on her through this close proximity.

Unfortunately, Mai Shude was a ninja trained under extreme pressure since childhood, so this level of intimidation was nothing to her. She didn't even blink and was completely unmoved by Lu Mingfei's tactics.

Mai Shude simply looked at Lu Mingfei straight in the eye and said calmly, "It's nothing, boss. I was just thinking about the hard times I used to have, and I couldn't help but feel a little sentimental."

Lu Mingfei nodded in satisfaction, put his arm around Jiu De Mai, and comforted her in the same tone as before: "Let bygones be bygones. Don't let the past bind your future. You need to learn to look further ahead. Look, you suffered before because you followed the wrong person. Now that you're with me, your suffering has come to an end, hasn't it? We need to have confidence in ourselves. The future will definitely be better!"

Listening to Lu Mingfei's persuasive words, Jiu Dema felt a sense of familiarity. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was the classic rhetoric of unscrupulous capitalists promising their workers a rosy picture.

She suddenly felt as if she had just escaped one tiger's den only to fall into another, with a bleak future and no light at all.