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He fastened his seat belt in the passenger seat, and Nuo Nuo suddenly whispered in his ear, "Brother, don't cry. When we cry, the people who bully us will laugh. We can't cry. Our tears will not be seen by those who bully us. We will break their teeth. We will fight them to the death, even if we die in the end, and those who bully us will be covered in wounds."
It was clearly a gentle whisper in the ear, the voice was calm, but the words spoken were full of ruthlessness rising from the depths of the heart.
Lu Mingfei stared blankly at the pair of red eyes that seemed to have melted like ripples on an ice lake. He thought that there were few cars in the world that could outrun time, and in his heart, Ferrari was such a good car that could surpass time.
So many years later, when I once again stood at the crossroads of fate, you still drove this car to pick me up.
Nuo Nuo was chewing a nut in her mouth, steering the wheel with one hand, and handing the bag of nuts to Lu Mingfei with the other hand.
Looking at her from the side, she actually looks a bit like a hamster, which is quite cute.
The driving course at Kassel College is a difficult practical subject and not many people can get high scores. Nuonuo and Lu Mingfei are both outstanding among them. This Ferrari, which was probably borrowed from a rich friend, turned into red lightning under her control and rushed across the flooded intercity highway, splashing a water curtain like a high wall.
Lu Mingfei looked at the lights of the city in the distance and seemed to be back to the summer night when he first took this car.
It's like going back in time.
"Senior Sister, you are like Doraemon. You can take out a red Ferrari anytime and anywhere." Lu Mingfei said.
"I have a buddy named Shao Yifeng. Do you remember that there is a big taxpayer called Black Prince Group in your city? He is the young master of the Black Prince Group. I asked him to send the car to Tianjin in advance so that it can be used as soon as it lands." Nuonuo said casually.
"Ahhh." Lu Mingfei nodded repeatedly. He did know about the Black Prince Group, and he had indeed met Shao Yifeng. When he was in high school, Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang were very close. In the eyes of others, they were a perfect match made in heaven. Old Man Su often invited Lu Mingfei to attend the family dinners, as if he did not regard Lu Mingfei as an outsider.
At that time, Lu Mingfei was indeed as thick-skinned as a horse. He would go whenever someone asked him to. In short, when he was in his third year of high school, Lu Mingfei once met Mr. Shao who was visiting Su Xiaoqiang's house with Boss Shao.
It is often rumored that Mr. Shao graduated from an English aristocratic school and was born with a handsome, suave and romantic appearance. He is truly a legendary handsome man who is able to overpower Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang.
But in fact, Shao Yifeng was short and well-dressed, and he loved to make friends with celebrities from the film and television industry. Lu Mingfei could only say that rumors stop at the wise. He didn't know how such a wretched little fat guy could be rumored to be a suave British aristocrat.
"Why are you howling? Do you think you are a little wolf cub?" Nuo Nuo rolled his eyes. "Every time I go back to China, I borrow a car from Shao Yifeng. My own car has always been kept in the college."
Lu Mingfei was gnawing on a nut with his front teeth like a groundhog, still thinking about Xia Mi, and he became more and more restless.
"Come to think of it, Senior Sister, how did you find me? I definitely don't have a tracker on me." Lu Mingfei was a little suspicious.
Nuo Nuo's face felt a little hot, and an imperceptible blush appeared on her fair skin. She stammered and couldn't speak, which made Lu Mingfei even more suspicious.
But seeing that the senior sister was probably unwilling to say more, I didn't ask any more questions.
But he still had some guesses. Lu Mingfei was very confident in his anti-tracking ability. His abilities were top-notch even among the official specialists of the Executive Department, and were far beyond the reach of the students at Kassel College.
"Junior brother, are you worried about something? I haven't seen you like this for a long time." The lights of the city were reflected in Nuo Nuo's eyes, bright and gorgeous, which made people mesmerized.
"I just met the principal at the airport, and he told me something." Lu Mingfei opened the window of the Ferrari a little, stretched out his hand, and shook off the cigarette ashes in the wind and rain.
He actually doesn't like drinking or smoking, but alcohol and nicotine are substances that can paralyze people in many cases. The despair, anger, confusion, and sadness all gradually collapse under the influence of liquor and cigarettes.
In the thick cigarette smoke, Lu Mingfei sighed deeply, and in a low and emotionless voice he slowly relayed the threat Angers had made to him.
Even if he just recalled it again, the deep feeling of powerlessness still made Lu Mingfei angry. The gorgeous golden pupils in his eyes were dim at this moment, like rusted gold.
In this world, Nuonuo is the person Lu Mingfei trusts the most, because they both have a common secret in their hearts, which is deeply related to time, cause and effect, and even fate. They are both people who came back from the future, and they should rely on each other and treat each other sincerely.
Nuonuo listened quietly to Lu Mingfei's retelling. She showed the strength, tenacity and calmness that Lu Mingfei had in mind. Her deep red eyes stared coldly ahead, and the expression on her face became increasingly cold.
The entire car frame fell silent until Lu Mingfei told Nuonuo exactly what Ange had said.
Nuonuo and Lu Mingfei knew that Xia Mi was Jörmungandr. The stubborn girl in the previous time and space was unable to reconcile with Chu Zihang and the world until the end, and was eventually stabbed in the heart by the killer embryo with a poisoned folding knife.
But this time, Xiaolongnu seemed very different from the last time. She showed her love for a person without reservation. This kind of emotion should not appear in a dragon, let alone in the dragon monarch.
Xia Mi is different from other kings and is the one who can be accepted.
So Nuonuo was actually planning to get in touch with that girl who looked a little weird. They had a lot of common topics and were good friends.
Nuonuo is a very loyal girl. She thinks Xia Mi is her friend and also thinks Xia Mi is Lu Mingfei's friend, so she has no choice in this matter. She thinks Angé has chosen the wrong target to threaten.
But when those crimson eyes looked at the man curled up beside him, Nuonuo suddenly hesitated again.
Saying those words seemed to have exhausted all of Lu Mingfei's strength. He did not even try to hide his tiredness at the moment. He just smoked in silence, and the choking smoke filled the frame of the car.
The flying spirit in his eyes was gone, and the corners of his eyes were no longer drooping, but he looked more listless than ever before. Nuonuo knew that this boy was very good at hiding himself, and she also knew that his junior brother was going to do great things now, so he had to learn to hide his shortcomings. It seemed that even his usual demeanor was just a disguise.
Odin's gaze disappeared in the rain, the god no longer paid attention to him, the gap between the two worlds was completely closed, the firelight like a mountain and a sea became silent, and Lu Mingfei felt more peaceful. He looked into the distance silently, with a hint of sadness in his expression.
Nuonuo already understood Lu Mingfei's choice, because the vague sadness mixed in the lingering smoke was like a rising tide, and even she was immersed in it and felt sad.
Lu Mingfei was just thinking that Lu Mingze was right. On the way to the end of the maze of fate, people might encounter more attractive things. Choosing between the end and those things is equivalent to closing a door of fate.
Today, fate has forked a path in front of Lu Mingfei, and he will soon have to make a choice. When he sets foot on that long road that actually does not require a choice at all, the other road of course no longer exists.
But this feeling of helplessness, this feeling of wanting to fight your way through something but not knowing who to fight your way through, makes me so angry that I want to burn the world down.
All the lights along the road suddenly lit up at this moment, like the candles on both sides of the Yellow Springs Ancient Road, swaying and illuminating the depths of the rain curtain, and Nuonuo drove along this road towards the downtown area of TJ. Although the rainstorm showed no sign of stopping, the city and the long road were like a Catholic church with candles everywhere, and reflected in the boy's eyes in the darkness like a brilliant galaxy.
Nuonuo's heart moved, and she was actually a little dazed. She suddenly felt a little confused.
She didn't know whether the child sitting next to her was the Lu Mingfei today who was carrying a mountain and moving forward through thorns, or the timid kid with his head hung down who she brought out of the cinema many years ago.
For a moment, Nuonuo didn't know how to talk to him.
If it was the Lu Mingfei from today, all she would need was a hug and she would just need to stand beside him. A guy like that could handle everything. His heart should be harder than stone, and he lived only to break the fate. All she could do was hug that equally hard body that seemed to be covered in armor.
But what if it was that poor kid? A wave of sadness welled up in Nuonuo's heart. It must be very painful for that kid to make such a difficult decision. He must be so miserable that he couldn't speak. He wanted to cry out loud. Nuonuo had many younger brothers, but she couldn't bear to see Lu Mingfei cry, because he was too much like her when she was a child. Seeing that poor and cowardly kid crying reminded her of the grievances she had encountered.
In the end, Nuonuo just drove quietly, saying nothing and doing nothing. The only sounds in the car were the boy's heavy breathing and the choking smoke.
"Let's go there, to the city where the ending of this story takes place, okay, Senior Sister?" Lu Mingfei whispered. His eyelids were lowered, and Nuonuo saw the weak Lu Mingfei again.
The boy's voice was gentle and low, as if he was humble to the dust, because he made a choice that even he himself would look down on himself. In fact, he had already made that choice in the principal's Rolls-Royce.
Lu Mingfei hugged the box of the seven deadly sins tightly and slowly huddled himself into the seat, like a small, injured puppy after a fight outside. In the rearview mirror, the pair of golden eyes that rarely showed fatigue in front of Nuonuo were so dim, as if covered with a faint shadow.
The rain that seemed to be sending someone to a funeral was still falling heavily, and Lu Mingfei knew that he was about to lose someone who loved him.
There was a voice in his heart shouting, Coward, Lu Mingfei, you coward!
Yes, he was a coward. When faced with different fates, he made the same choice.
Regret, anger and pain will accompany him throughout his life. This is the punishment this world gives to cowards.
He deserves to be punished.
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The old, dying sycamore tree actually sprouted new buds in the spring of that year. A young bird that had just learned to fly staggered down from the roof of the old building and almost hit the tree trunk. It stood firmly on the branch, and saw a large group of round, fat little birds standing in a row, looking curiously in the same direction.
Xia Mi was carrying bags and running through the sunlight that looked like fine gold fragments through the blinds. The corridor was filled with the aroma of grilled fish for dinner, and the sound of her heels was like a lively piece of music.
"I'm back." The girl pushed open the door and said loudly, her eyes brighter than the sun.
The answer to her was the rustling sound of wind blowing through the leaves, and the sunlight came in, leaving a long shadow behind her.
The tiny, white girl who broke in was reflected in the pupils of the young birds.
Xia Mi kicked off her slippers and threw away the yellow shopping bag in her hand. There were some meat and green peppers in the bag, probably the girl's lunch today.
The May breeze blew in through the open window, gently lifting the hem of her skirt under her white T-shirt, like flowers blooming under the snow.
The girl jumped onto the big bed in the middle of the room, wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, and buried her head in it.
After a moment, Xia Mi sat up, slowly pulled down the quilt covering her face, and tilted her head to look at the chubby baby birds.
At this time, the voices of parents calling their children and the clinking of pots and pans could be heard faintly from next door. The air was filled with the aroma of cooking and a slightly heavy smell of oil smoke.
The worldly atmosphere swept over the girl. She stared at the birds in a daze and suddenly burst out laughing.
Xia Mi jumped off the bed and rummaged around in the chest of drawers in the corner. Finally, she found the envelope that was underneath the neatly folded clothes. The envelope was bulging and the seal on it had been opened. She held the thing in her arms and jumped back onto the small bed, laughing happily and a little silly, like a silly girl who was easily deceived.
Xia Mi shook out all the contents of the envelope and placed them on her pillow. There were many, many photos, stacked up. Each photo was a group photo of two boys, one with drooping eyebrows but posing to please others, while the other just stood there with a completely emotionless face, as if being recorded was something that made him very unhappy.
The girl hummed and took out a pair of scissors from somewhere, happily cutting along the center line of the photos. Every snip perfectly divided a photo into two. The half belonging to Lu Mingfei was neatly stacked, while the half belonging to Chu Zihang was casually thrown on the table.
"Big brother, big brother, I am a narrow-minded junior sister and I cannot tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes. I am sorry." When Xia Mi said this, she held a photo of Lu Mingfei's profile close to her face and twisted her body. There seemed to be stars twinkling in her eyes.
"Make delicious food in the evening and invite brother to come home. He will definitely be very happy!" A faint pink color appeared on Xia Mi's earlobe. When the little sister smiled, her eyes narrowed into a curved slit. She held the half photo to her chest with both hands, looking very expectant.
"I won't call you senior brother this time. It'll just be me and my senior brother." Xia Mi opened her cell phone. The screen showed the school gate of Shilan Middle School. Lu Mingfei, wearing the school uniform of Shilan Middle School, was talking to someone with his face turned sideways. The distance was blurry. The boy's eyelashes were long, curly, and thick, like a girl, but his facial features were strong and three-dimensional, making it hard to forget him at first sight.
It’s not known when Xia Mi took this photo secretly, but because Lu Mingfei didn’t want to get too close to her at that time, this photo has been kept.
"Brother, come to my house for a big dinner tonight. I'll cook for you~" Xia Mi opened QQ and typed this into the chat box with Lu Mingfei, followed by a cute kitten emoticon.
Xia Mi lifted her slightly messy hair and stuck out her tongue, perhaps wondering if she was a little too proactive, but then she threw these thoughts aside and jumped to prepare the ingredients.
Chapter 138: Ghosts of the Past (Spoilers at the end)
This world is so sad. It seems that no one can get everything they want. In the past, present and future, there are always stories happening that make you angry, sad and unforgettable.
Lu Mingfei leaned against the flame-colored Ferrari, holding the breakfast that Nuonuo had bought for him, which was nothing more than steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and soy milk, still a little hot, with steam rising. Nuonuo leaned against him, the two of them touching shoulders, looking aimlessly at the subway station in front of them.
This is a crowded and busy city. Men in suits and women in business suits are walking hurriedly, their leather shoes and high heels splashing small water in the water on the road. The traffic lights change colors silently and quickly, and young people who are rushing to the morning rush hour look curiously at the boy and girl leaning on the Ferrari. After all, the styles of these two people are cool even in BJ, which is known as an international metropolis. The red Ferrari, as dazzling as a rose blooming alone in the monotonous black and white traffic, is definitely not a cheap product.
But even such an awesome combination was listlessly leaning on the street eating buns and drinking soy milk, and the boy in the Florence custom-made suit had a depressed expression that reminded people of the little dolphin that had just been separated from its mother in the oceanarium.
Lu Mingfei was preoccupied, and even as he was eating a bun, he did not forget to light a cigarette for himself. Nuonuo did not say anything either, but just tried hard to deal with her two slightly hard fried dough sticks, as if those were the first hurdle that the heroine would encounter when she traveled around the world.
The little devil said there was only one happy ending, but Lu Mingfei couldn't grasp any clue. He didn't dare to stand next to Jörmungandr, because even a desperado like him who didn't care whether he lived or died had things he really cared about.
Lu Mingfei is a very stubborn person. He will do what he wants to do. Between his junior sister and Eri, he will choose Eri without hesitation. Because it is a vow that spans two destinies and an obsession that transcends life and time.
Or maybe it’s because Lu Mingfei still doesn’t feel that he has fallen in love with his junior sister.
There are so many fucked up choices in this world, choosing between someone you love and someone who loves you. Lu Mingfei doesn't know what others will choose, but he will choose the one he loves.
But why.
Lu Mingfei suddenly put his right hand on his chest, where the soul is, and tapped it gently, and a dull sound came from his chest. His heart was healthy, and his cardiopulmonary function was also very sound, but why did he feel so much pain inside when he made this choice?
Nuonuo noticed the strange movement of Lu Mingfei. She raised her eyes and opened her mouth, but still said nothing. In fact, she knew long ago that Lu Mingfei had grown up. He was no longer the poor kid she had pulled out of the cinema. Today, Lu Mingfei is a man who needs to make important decisions in his life. He has to decide where his destiny will go.
"Senior Sister, you must have watched the mission report of the Tokyo incident repeatedly before, right? You also got to know the girl named Uesugi Erii from many angles." Lu Mingfei said while chewing a bun.
A hint of surprise flashed across Nono's red eyes. The mission report of the Tokyo incident was no secret in Kassel College. Many people were very interested in what happened, so they read it over and over again, and Nono was no exception.
After returning from Tokyo, Lu Mingfei suffered from severe PTSD and his personality changed drastically. He then accepted the transformation of the Nibelungen Plan and struggled in long pain. In just one year, he transformed from a well-known good-for-nothing in Kassel Academy to the Prince of Kassel who shined on the dragon-slaying battlefield.
Everyone loves Senior Brother Lu Mingfei, but everyone also wants to know what kind of incident brought about such a change in Lu Mingfei. However, the description of Lu Mingfei's whereabouts in the mission report is vague, and only vaguely mentions two people who have been marked in gray, gray represents death, and they have died in the incident. The two people are Minamoto Chino, the second son of the Minamoto family, who is aliased as Kazama Ruri, and Uesugi Erei, the head of the Uesugi family of the Snake Eight Family.
People who returned from that city were very secretive about Uesugi Eri, and they only heard that Lu Mingfei suffered from PTSD because of this girl.
In fact, Nuonuo had heard Lu Mingfei talk about this girl, but it was just a glimpse of her in his words. He only knew that she was somewhat similar to himself, unsophisticated, a gangster princess with unstable bloodline, and she was willing to contact very few men. Lu Mingfei was the one that the girl trusted the most. They had escaped from Genji Heavy Industries together, strolled on the streets of Tokyo after the rain, and prayed in Sensoji Temple. But even a shrine maiden like Nuonuo who had super profiling ability could hardly piece together a complete girl through these scattered words.
"You mentioned it before, and I know that many of the things you are doing now are for that girl named Uesugi Eriya." Nuo's beautiful crimson eyes showed a bit of stubbornness. She suddenly turned her head to stare into Lu Mingfei's eyes. "But do you really like her so much that you would risk your life for her and even give up Xia Mi for her?"
In fact, there was a voice in her heart saying to me, Junior Brother, will you give up me for that girl?