“Hello, I’m Zero, you can also call me Ling.”
Zero’s clear and cold voice brought Lu Mingfei out of his daze. Was this… the surprise Lu Mingze mentioned?
“All those empty seats are available. You can pick one, I still have a meeting to attend.” The homeroom teacher left the classroom after saying that. The boys with empty seats beside them immediately became agitated. Some even wanted their deskmates to switch seats so Zero could sit with them.
It was normal for Zero, being so beautiful, to be popular. The boys in the class all held a certain expectation, hoping Zero would sit next to them. Even if she seemed a bit aloof, little boys at this age wouldn’t care about such things. Even if she were an iceberg, they would believe they were the ones who could melt it.
Amidst those expectant gazes, Zero walked straight to Lu Mingfei’s side and asked, “Is this seat taken?”
“No,” Lu Mingfei answered subconsciously.
“Okay.”
After receiving Lu Mingfei’s answer, Zero took out a mat, laid it on the seat, and sat down. This action instantly brought back memories for Lu Mingfei. Zero was known as the Ice Queen in the academy. Besides never smiling at anyone, she also had severe mysophobia.
She would lay a mat on public seats in the library, wash her hands immediately after flipping through books on the shelves, and in daily life, let alone boys, even girls would not have physical contact with Zero unless absolutely necessary. Lu Mingfei had never even seen Zero shake hands with anyone at the academy, but in front of Lu Mingfei, Zero’s mysophobia was almost nonexistent. Zero had never offered any explanation for this, and Lu Mingfei had never asked.
“You seem to know me,” Zero’s cold voice broke Lu Mingfei’s train of thought.
Lu Mingfei was startled by Zero’s terrifying intuition.
“Is this a pickup line, like ‘I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before’?” Lu Mingfei scratched his head. “I’ve never seen a foreign girl before, of course, now I have. Which country are you from?”
“Russia,” Zero said indifferently. “Your gaze. The way you looked just now didn’t seem like you were looking at a stranger.”
“I didn’t know my eyes could express such a meaning,” Lu Mingfei mumbled, then extended his hand to Zero. “Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Lu Mingfei.”
Zero also extended her hand and shook Lu Mingfei’s hand. “Nice to meet you too.”
The boys in the class saw Lu Mingfei and the new student, Zero, talking so engrossed, even holding hands, and their eyes turned red. Xu Yanyan and Xu Miaomiao were even more envious, jealous, and hateful, practically grinding their back teeth. That kid Lu Mingfei had such good luck. Such a beautiful girl actually sat next to him. He really hit the jackpot.
Su Xiaoqiang, however, felt something was off. Lu Mingfei could interact so naturally with such a beautiful girl, and it didn’t seem like he was saying anything inappropriate. This was strange. Wasn’t he nervous?
Lu Mingfei felt the gazes from others in the classroom and was also quite helpless. Her Royal Highness’s beauty was too high, bringing him a wave of hostility unintentionally. But there was nothing he could do about it. As long as Zero interacted with him, it would inevitably attract many people’s attention. Lu Mingfei didn’t particularly care about this; other people’s thoughts had nothing to do with him.
Many people tried to talk to Zero throughout the day, but most were deterred by Zero’s cold aura. Some ran away before even finishing their stammering sentences. Some even came to ask Lu Mingfei to switch seats, but Lu Mingfei didn’t pay them much mind. Are you kidding? If he really switched seats, the Princess’s gaze would probably freeze him solid.
It’s worth mentioning that Zero came and sat across from him during dinner. Zero’s explanation for this was that she wasn’t familiar with anyone else. This reason seemed quite… reasonable? No way!
Lu Mingfei thought to himself, even if you were sent by Lu Mingze to monitor him, you don’t have to be so obvious, do you? But he couldn't do anything about Zero. In his previous life, whenever he felt unsure about an exam, he would ask Zero for help, and the only reward was treating her to a late-night snack. So, he naturally accepted eating with Zero.
However, what Lu Mingfei didn't know was that for the boys who admired Zero, Lu Mingfei was truly annoying. He could always invite Zero for late-night snacks, and at the dinner table, he would always complain that Zero ate too much, and he was going to go broke.
After school, Lu Mingfei and Zero walked together. At the school gate, a Lamborghini Urus drove up and stopped in front of them. The car window rolled down, revealing a radiant face, with crimson eyeshadow at the corners of her eyes adding a hint of danger.
However, compared to her face, her figure was even more striking. She probably wasn’t suited to be an assassin, because even if her face was covered, people would immediately recognize her by her figure. “San Wu, Little White Rabbit, good afternoon, get in the car.”
Lu Mingfei helped Zero open the back car door. After Zero got in, she sat directly inside, and Lu Mingfei followed suit.
“What Little White Rabbit? My name is Lu Mingfei.”
“Okay, Little White Rabbit, my name is Jiu De Mai.” Jiu De Mai’s attitude was very good, but she showed no intention of changing.
“Aren’t you afraid of the academy’s reaction, contacting me so openly?” Lu Mingfei said unhappily. He knew the academy had always been watching him. Training and such could be explained by a sudden awakening of bloodline, but Zero’s transfer and Jiu De Mai’s appearance would be difficult to explain.
“Don’t worry, our San Wu is also being watched by the academy. The explanation to the academy will be that she came to China to better learn Chinese, and her contact with you is due to the existence of Blood Lamentation. Next year, she will likely enter the Preparatory Class in Beijing with you,” Jiu De Mai answered Lu Mingfei’s question while starting the car. Such an obvious lie certainly wouldn’t fool the academy, but the academy’s principal had a common goal with them, so he would naturally cooperate with them.
“You’ve met our boss, right? It seems he told you a lot, even that someone from the academy is monitoring you.” Jiu De Mai was a little surprised. Their boss never spoke much. When giving them missions, he would only provide a goal, and how the mission was completed didn’t matter, only the result. He would never discuss intelligence details; they had to find that out themselves.
Lu Mingfei thought, your boss didn't tell me much; he knew I was reborn, which is why he sent you. “By the way, what does it mean to enter the Preparatory Class?”
In his previous life, someone from the academy only came for an interview when it was close to the college entrance exam, and then he directly entered the academy. There was no plot about entering a Preparatory Class.
“It means Mixed-bloods who haven’t reached the age yet, but for some reason, awakened early or learned about dragons. The academy will contact them in advance, enroll them in the Preparatory Class of their respective country, and let them learn about dragons and Mixed-bloods ahead of time,” Jiu De Mai carefully explained the Preparatory Class to Lu Mingfei. “You and San Wu have already made contact, so isn’t it natural for you to attend the Preparatory Class next year? Of course, if you’re unwilling, not going to the Preparatory Class won’t have any impact.”
Lu Mingfei naturally knew the purpose of the Preparatory Class; he only asked this way to make it seem more reasonable. After all, not everything could be attributed to Lu Mingze telling him. Expressing his doubts appropriately could save a lot of unnecessary trouble.