Chapter 25: Pine! Apple!

"Lu Mingfei!"

First period, between classes.

Lu Mingfei was working on Biology problems when he was interrupted by a hand waving in front of his face, leaving him no choice but to look up.

He was startled.

"Liu Miaomiao, how did you turn into a panda?"

"..."

Liu Miaomiao didn't know what to say for a moment; the look she gave Lu Mingfei was even tinged with a bit of resentment.

Theoretically speaking, the root cause of her insomnia last night was precisely Lu Mingfei... but how could she say that out loud!

"Didn't sleep well."

Liu Miaomiao brushed it off simply and changed the subject, "What time did you actually arrive at school today?"

Liu Miaomiao considered herself to have gotten up early enough; for a girl who cared about her personal image, this was unavoidable.

Even if she didn't wear makeup, she couldn't possibly come to school with a bird's nest on her head; just that long hair of hers took a while to tidy up.

Yet when she got up on time at 6:30, finished getting ready, and was picking up her schoolbag in her room at 7:00 to head out, she thought of Lu Mingfei—the one who "caused her not to sleep well"—and pulled back the curtains, only to find the room across the way already empty.

Lu Mingfei never pulled his curtains; by 7:00, the brightness of the sky was already enough to see his room at a glance.

A curious Liu Miaomiao asked her driver after getting into the car, but the driver, who had arrived early to wait, said he hadn't seen him either.

Her family's driver had arrived at 6:30!

"Six o'clock."

Lu Mingfei blinked, lowered his head to continue Learning, and after the warning refreshed, he looked up again, "What's wrong?"

"Six o'clock?!"

Liu Miaomiao widened her eyes. Although she had had some guesses, now that this guess was confirmed by his own mouth, the way she looked at Lu Mingfei was still as if she were looking at a deity.

"Are you crazy?"

She asked seriously.

"When one is in the world of martial arts, one cannot help oneself, sister."

Lu Mingfei let out a long sigh, lowered his head and raised it again to refresh the warning, "You know."

This sounded a bit like a riddle, but it was still necessary.

Lu Mingfei had already noticed the surrounding classmates pricking up their ears to eavesdrop and peek.

If it were just Lu Mingfei, perhaps no one would care, but adding Liu Miaomiao to the mix made it different.

As one of the top three beauties in the class, the little beauty Liu Miaomiao had a crowd of admirers around her, and her every move tugged at people's heartstrings.

Under these circumstances, Lu Mingfei couldn't possibly tell Liu Miaomiao about his "great goal" that had solidified from "gibberish."

Liu Miaomiao's trust had already exceeded Lu Mingfei's expectations; at the time, he had actually prepared himself to be mocked. As for the others... it wasn't that Lu Mingfei didn't trust them, he just hadn't intended to tell them at all!

They would definitely spread this gossip and then add ridicule and mockery.

Lu Mingfei didn't care about that; he had experienced it too much and was long used to it, not to mention he now had the confidence to back it up.

But mosquitoes are annoying when there are too many, aren't they?

"You're really amazing."

Liu Miaomiao praised him sincerely; she even had the hallucination that her teeth ached, only feeling that Lu Mingfei was truly ruthless when he got ruthless!

"Eh, keep it low-key, keep it low-key..."

Lu Mingfei smiled cheekily, then his smile stiffened.

Because he had refreshed the warning too many times, if he refreshed it again, he was afraid there would be no room for error!

Being electrocuted inside the classroom—he really didn't want that!

But he couldn't bring himself to ignore Liu Miaomiao and just keep his head down to focus on Learning.

Originally, the little beauty already had a good image in his heart, and after yesterday's incident of trust, her status had risen sharply.

"Uh... is there anything else you want to say? I'm about to go to the restroom, you can say it on the way!"

Forced by the situation, Lu Mingfei had a flash of inspiration and asked in a low voice.

It just so happened that he had soy milk and fried dough sticks for breakfast, and he was feeling a slight urge to go. The Schedule was quite humane regarding "the three urgencies of man" and wouldn't force him to hold it in to focus on Learning.

Of course, the path of drinking more water to go to the restroom more often had long been blocked; "clever" as Lu Mingfei was, he had already tried to exploit the bug, but every time he drank more water than necessary, the Schedule would directly prompt—

【Warning! Potential slacking behavior detected to avoid executing the plan. The next warning will result in direct electrocution.】

Moreover, when going to the restroom, the system also allocated time "based on physical fitness and real-time status," so there was no possibility of finding a loophole!

As for methods like inducing constipation or prostatitis to extend the time in the restroom... Lu Mingfei gave up as soon as the thought crossed his mind.

On one hand, there was no need to ruin his body just to slack off; anyway, although it was bitter when the Schedule forced the execution of the plan, the feeling of visible improvement when gaining Proficiency or even traits was still very satisfying.

On the other hand, what kind of healthy person runs five or six kilometers a day, plus Basketball, Fitness, and various other exercises, and still gets prostatitis or constipation!

Lu Mingfei had clearly felt that his body had been feeling better day by day these past two days, and moving around was becoming lighter and more effortless.

"Wha... what is that!"

Liu Miaomiao's face turned red. Going to the restroom in groups was indeed a basic operation in student days, but that was between people of the same gender; who would invite someone of the opposite gender to go together!

"You go yourself."

Liu Miaomiao turned away, though she wasn't angry; she had known Lu Mingfei for almost six years and had long been clear about his personality.

It could only be said that he was worthy of being Lu Mingfei; apart from suddenly working hard in an unbelievable way, he hadn't changed at all in terms of talking nonsense and being cheeky.

"Oh, oh..."

Since his state of Learning had already been interrupted, Lu Mingfei simply got up to go to the restroom. It was a good way to drag out the time between classes and avoid any accidents that might lead to using up his few remaining warnings and getting electrocuted.

【Restroom time automatically allocated based on... countdown two minutes...】

Lu Mingfei curled his lips; here it comes, here it comes, that's exactly the flavor!

He trotted out of the classroom.

The "thump-thump" of footsteps caught someone's attention; it was Chen Wenwen. She hesitated for a moment, then also stood up and left the classroom.

……

Lu Mingfei was somewhat lost in thought.

He was thinking about where to go to learn Tai Chi after finishing Basketball practice today, as per his Schedule Plan.

Compared to the Piano, for which he couldn't find a way in, the entry requirements for Tai Chi were much broader—ranging from going up a mountain to apprentice under a master, to practicing in the square with the elderly!

He finished washing his hands and turned around, nearly bumping into someone.

"Chen... Wenwen?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned, then his expression changed drastically; he quickly turned his head to confirm, only then letting out a sigh of relief and whispering a reminder, "This is the men's restroom..."

He had thought he'd walked into the wrong place and ended up in the women's restroom!

【Warning, electric shock countdown...】

Lu Mingfei had no choice but to take two steps, refreshing the warning again.

"I know."

Chen Wenwen looked up and smiled, "I came to find you."

"Find... me?"

Lu Mingfei blanked out, then realized, "About the Literature Club, I'm sorry, I really haven't had any time lately..."

【Warning...】

He took two more steps.

"It's not about the Literature Club."

Chen Wenwen shook her head gently, her voice still as soft as ever, "Have you not been on QQ lately? You haven't replied to any of the messages I sent you."

"Ah, right, something came up..."

Lu Mingfei tried to take a step again.

This time Chen Wenwen followed, and the two headed toward the classroom.

"I'm planning to host a party at my place, and I'd like to invite you to come."

"A party?"

Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up.

That was Chen Wenwen's home, wouldn't it be great if he could go?

But what to do when his Schedule simply wouldn't allow it!

"I..."

Lu Mingfei opened his mouth, wanting to speak but stopping himself.

Chen Wenwen continued, "Because a friend came back from traveling in Hainan, she brought some local specialties, there are lots of tropical fruits, I heard there are even winter pineapples, isn't that novel?"

Pine! Apple!

Lu Mingfei shivered.

That "dream" from not long ago seemed to reappear before his eyes, Chen Wenwen gently handing him a piece of pineapple...

And then, the soul-piercing electric shock!

Lu Mingfei's electric shock PTSD flared up.

"No, no!"

He refused decisively, his expression even becoming a bit nervous, "Thank you very much, but I, I have things to be busy with!"

To prevent being asked what those things were, he could only quicken his pace, "I'm heading back to the classroom first!"

Chen Wenwen stopped in her tracks, somewhat stunned, watching Lu Mingfei's retreating back as he turned into the classroom.

He even refused this?

Earlier, in the classroom, the scene of Lu Mingfei chatting with Liu Miaomiao flashed before her eyes.

At that time, Lu Mingfei hadn't been so impatient to move his feet, nor had he refused so decisively...

Does it have to do with her?

Two updates, asking for monthly tickets~!

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