Chapter 63: What Do You Mean You Want to Move Into My House? (31K)

Lu Mingfei was still working hard at Learning.

Since Morning Self-study, his Chinese Proficiency had reached 88/100, with 12 points left until leveling up.

Yet it was precisely these 12 points that Lu Mingfei couldn't manage to get all morning... because there was no Chinese class today!

When writing his Schedule, besides letting himself go, Lu Mingfei had also been lazy. For class time, he had written "Class," which meant he had to honestly follow along and study whatever subject was being taught.

Therefore, the only time he could use to study Chinese today was during the breaks between classes.

The intermittent nature was not a problem; Lu Mingfei could enter a "Flow State" at any time. This meant that for him, there was no time loss associated with "entering a study state."

It was just that no matter how high the efficiency was, the effective time available was only so much.

But Lu Mingfei did not slack off because of this. That he couldn't slack off even if he wanted to was only one reason; the second was a cliché—a level-up was imminent, who could refuse that?

In any case, Lu Mingfei couldn't refuse!

He was so focused on it that he didn't even use the bathroom break that occurred every morning.

Throughout this entire process, Ling was always by his side. She was equally silent, just flipping through the pile of books, test papers, and materials Lu Mingfei had stacked on his desk.

She read very quickly, perhaps even too quickly, with a hint of "reading ten lines at a glance." But her expressionless face and focus made it hard for others to tell if she was truly reading or just putting on a show.

The two of them just kept doing their own things like this; despite having no interaction in terms of actions or speech, they inexplicably gave others a sense of "harmony."

It was an indescribable tacit understanding, as if no one else could insert themselves into it.

Thus, it continued until all the morning classes ended and it was time for the lunch break.

"Whew..."

Lu Mingfei let out a sigh of relief. Amidst the light, soothing music of the campus broadcast, he glanced at his Chinese Proficiency—

【Chinese LV0—Proficiency 96/100】

"The lunch break is nearly two hours in total, but I still have to account for meal time. If I eat a bit faster... maybe I can successfully level up before the lunch break ends!"

Lu Mingfei thought to himself as he stood up and walked out of the classroom.

Ling, at his side, also stood up and followed along very naturally.

Others cast their gazes toward Liu Miaomiao.

But Liu Miaomiao was still sitting properly in her seat, with no intention of getting up to follow them. Was this... giving up?

And here they thought they would get to see a good show!

Liu Miaomiao's expression was calm; of course, she hadn't given up, she had just thought things through.

At first, she had indeed felt a bit discouraged.

But after those few messages from Su Xiaoqiang came in, she couldn't help but feel angry.

Fortunately, she still understood the principle of "not competing when angry." After calming down, Su Xiaoqiang's "goading tactic" became very obvious. Realizing this, Liu Miaomiao began to calmly analyze the current situation.

She certainly couldn't make any moves at school. For one, there were too many eyes and ears, and she wasn't that bold yet; for another, she hadn't figured out Ling's background.

This transfer student was so aggressive, she must have something to rely on!

Why someone had suddenly come to target her Imperial Green, Liu Miaomiao didn't understand, but she simply didn't intend to let go—everyone who comes along wants to snatch it, do they all think I'm easy to bully?

After some thought, Liu Miaomiao's conclusion was to do nothing for now and watch everything unfold. When it was time to practice the Piano in the evening, it would just be her and Lu Mingfei; she would find a way to send Shanshan Ayi away and then take the initiative.

Liu Miaomiao believed that Lu Mingfei wouldn't be taken down by Ling so quickly. After all, she sat at the desk in front of Lu Mingfei, and all morning, Lu Mingfei and Ling hadn't had any interaction; she had heard it clearly.

"And I still have an advantage. After all, we live close by, just separated by one road. In the evening after he goes home, I can still..."

Thinking of this, Liu Miaomiao's face turned slightly red uncontrollably.

Thinking about it now, she felt her behavior last night was a bit too bold. Fortunately, Lu Mingfei had only just started to Learn Piano... he shouldn't have understood, right?

"What do you mean you want to move into my house?"

Lu Mingfei nearly spat out the food in his mouth, staring at Ling in front of him, dumbfounded.

"Literal meaning."

Ling was still expressionless, her tone flat.

"No, wait a minute..."

Amidst a warning sound, Lu Mingfei stuffed a mouthful of food in, looked left and right as if he had a guilty conscience, and subconsciously lowered his voice, "You said that as naturally as saying 'I am a girl'!"

"I am a girl." Ling nodded.

"But how can you move into my house just because you're a girl?" Lu Mingfei asked blankly.

"I will pay rent." Ling said.

"That's not a question of rent or no rent..."

"I am proficient in Chinese, Math, English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, and can achieve a perfect score excluding subjective questions."

Ling interrupted him, "If you let me move in, I will provide you with course tutoring."

Lu Mingfei's refusal got stuck in his throat.

As his study progress continued to improve, he had already realized that relying solely on Five Three for Self-study would likely make it increasingly difficult to gain Proficiency later on.

Proficiency wasn't something that could be gained just by studying a pile of knowledge he had already learned and mastered; it was a quantitative statistic of Lu Mingfei's learning and mastery of knowledge by the Schedule.

If there really were a top student to teach him, Lu Mingfei felt he could definitely get more Proficiency!

"No, no, I almost got sidetracked by you. What I should be asking is, why do you want to move into my house?"

Lu Mingfei asked, "You're so rich, you definitely wouldn't lack a place to live..."

"Spent it all." Ling said.

"Spent it all?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned. He remembered seeing Ling arrive in a Bentley worth over four million this morning. Such net worth would be at least over a hundred million; spending it all... even if she exchanged it all for cash and threw it around, it wouldn't be that fast!

"The money I can control is limited, and most of it was used to bet that your total score in the mock exam five days from now will reach over six hundred."

"Bet on me? A total mock exam score of six hundred?"

Lu Mingfei listened, completely bewildered.

Zero took out her phone; it was an expensive Vertu phone, one costing at least tens of thousands of RMB, with the expensive ones reaching up to a million.

The value of such an expensive phone was naturally not limited to the device itself; it also came with an exclusive concierge service, capable of calling for various services with one touch, including travel arrangements, event planning, emergency assistance, and luxury goods purchasing.

Lu Mingfei took it cautiously, and while eating, he quickly finished reading the entire post; his heart stirred slightly—Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang, and even Senior Brother Chu, had actually stood up for him?

So, without realizing it... have so many people already come to believe in me?

If these were things Lu Mingfei could barely anticipate, then the content Zero posted was something Lu Mingfei could not anticipate at all.

He even found some of it incomprehensible.

One hundred thousand US dollars—converted to RMB, that's nearly a million!

"That's not right, this means you have at least one hundred thousand US dollars on hand," Lu Mingfei suddenly realized where the problem lay.

"I do, but for the sake of the spirit of the contract, I must keep this money and cannot use it; the remaining money is only enough to barely maintain the necessities of daily life, so I need to find a place to stay."

Zero's tone remained flat, yet it sounded perfectly reasonable.

"Besides, I don't want to lose this one hundred thousand dollars, so I will provide you with course tutoring; it kills two birds with one stone."

"..."

Lu Mingfei felt a bit dizzy listening to this; although the logic seemed to hold up... he always felt like something wasn't quite right.

But 【Emotion Perception】 was already at work, and Zero's emotions in Lu Mingfei's perception had always been as calm as an ancient well; she shouldn't be lying, right?

"I will also pay ten thousand in monthly rent."

Zero seemed to have noticed Lu Mingfei's wavering, so she gently dropped a weight onto one side of the scale.

"US dollars."

This weight was made of pure gold!

The scale tipped toward that side at an incredible speed.

"Okay..."

Lu Mingfei was about to agree without a second thought, but he reacted at the very last moment, "Wait, the place I'm staying isn't my house; I still have to ask the owner of the house."

"Please do."

Zero continued to eat her meal in small bites.

Lu Mingfei took out the N96 his senior brother had given him and, with some lack of familiarity, operated it to flip to the contacts page. He had had this phone for several days, but other than checking the time, he hadn't used it to make a single call.

The call was answered quickly.

"Senior Brother, um, someone wants to rent the house I'm living in, uh... to live with me, and she wants to pay ten thousand US dollars a month!" Lu Mingfei said in a low voice.

"..."

Chu Zihang on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, and relying on his automatically activated gossip radar, he asked.

"A girl?"

"Huh, Senior Brother, how did you guess? It really is; actually, I also feel like it's not very good, maybe I should just..."

"I have no opinion. The house is yours to use; handle the rent yourself."

Chu Zihang said, "Are you coming to the Basketball court at three this afternoon? People from the academy have arrived."

"Oh, oh, I'll definitely be there on time!"

Lu Mingfei's heart tightened, thinking, are the people coming to test whether I am "a wolf or a husky" arriving now? I must disguise myself well and not get exposed!

Distracted by this matter, it wasn't until he hung up the phone that he realized what Chu Zihang meant by "the house is yours to use."

Senior Brother Chu's kindness was now truly impossible to repay!

Lu Mingfei shook his head; what was there to consider? Being brothers means keeping it in your heart! As long as there is a chance, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!

Amidst the warning sounds, he began to eat heartily; wolfing down his food, the bowl was soon empty.

Zero had already finished eating and was just sitting there, quietly waiting for Lu Mingfei. He didn't know how she managed to have such a fast eating speed with her small and elegant way of eating... wait.

That's not right!

Lu Mingfei suddenly looked up, and he finally reacted: "Didn't you say you had no money? Where is that ten thousand in rent coming from?"

"You accepted my move-in application and course tutoring."

Under his gaze, Zero tilted her head, as if puzzled why Lu Mingfei would ask such an obvious question.

"So, I have one hundred thousand US dollars again."

"... Zero."

Lu Mingfei was silent for a moment, then asked seriously.

"Do you have some prominent identity, like having a name that actually includes something like Romanova... are you a runaway princess?"

So imposing, yet so calm, as if all of this was supposed to be taken for granted!

Zero watched him quietly.

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a bit suspicious about whether the girl in front of him even had emotions; even an iceberg like Senior Brother Chu should have some reaction when faced with his nonsense, but Zero... she was just like that, unchanging in 【Emotion Perception】.

【Warning, electric shock countdown...】

Lu Mingfei gave up on seeking the answer and buried his head in his food.

Why think so much? He would naturally know in the future.

Rather than wasting time, he should hurry up and finish eating to go Learning, and get Language to LV1 as soon as possible!

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