Chapter 24: Birthday Presents

"Look, I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Lu Mingfei opened his eyes and heard Lu Mingze's cheerful voice, he returned to the real world, time seemed to have really stopped, the sports car stopped on the road, and Lu Mingze with a smile on his face sat in the passenger seat next to him.

"Wait a minute, where did you get Nono?" Lu Mingfei's eyes widened.

"Why do you call that woman so intimate? Are you that familiar? The smile on Lu Mingze's face gradually faded.

"Probably better than you." Lu Mingfei said, "What do you call her?" Woman? Don't talk like an old man, okay? ”

"I'm here to remind you, I advise you to stay away from her, it's best to stay with her, it's better not to get along with her, getting too close to her won't end well," Lu Mingze's little face was full of seriousness, "Don't be friends with her, otherwise you won't end well." ”

Lu Mingfei's face also became serious, he looked at Lu Mingze and asked, "What kind of position did you say this to me?" ”

Lu Mingze didn't speak, he knew that Lu Mingfei didn't want an answer.

Lu Mingfei raised his head, looked at the dark night, and then said: "I don't know what you are until now, maybe you are just my illusion, maybe as you said, you are really my brother, you helped me, I thank you, but you and I are two different people after all." ”

"In life, there is no way to decide many things for ourselves, but fortunately, we can still decide for ourselves who not to make friends with." Lu Mingfei said, "In the matter of not making friends, we have our own decision, but in the matter of making friends, the decision is half divided. ”

"She is willing to make friends with me, and I am willing to make friends with her, this matter is as simple as that, the possibility of us becoming friends should be very small, so it is very precious," Lu Mingfei looked at Lu Mingze, "Do you understand?" ”

"I see......" Lu Mingze sighed, "It's good that you didn't like her." ”

"Then congratulations, brother, the new cheats are unblocked, 'show me the flowers', only tonight, you will know when to use it." Lu Mingze's figure faded, "I don't wish you good luck, you know the reason." ”

Time seemed to flow forward again, the sports car continued to run forward, and the co-pilot Nono squinted his eyes and enjoyed the mountain breeze.

Lu Mingfei didn't say a word, and drove the Bugatti Veyron to the top of the mountain.

At the end of the winding road is a stone monument, and Lu Mingfei turned on the high beams and found that the top of the mountain had actually been opened up into a park.

The terrain is flat, there are no trees to be seen, but there is grass everywhere, and in the center there is a small hilltop lake, which is about a spring gushing from under the rocks, and flows down the mountain through a gap to form a small waterfall.

"We're here." Lu Mingfei turned off the engine and got out of the car.

Nono stretched and said, "There are no stars." ”

Lu Mingfeixin said that when he came, he knew that he couldn't see the stars today, and this mountain top may be a good place for stargazing, but there are no stars to see now.

"Then let's go to the spring and soak your feet." Nono proposed, and with that she opened the car door and jumped out, wearing only socks on her feet, not the pair of heels she didn't like.

Lu Mingfei nodded: "You are the head snake, you have the final say." ”

The two of them walked along the path of the park to the edge of the small spring lake, and the headlights behind them hit the lake, and the sparkling lake seemed to be paved with a layer of broken silver.

Lu Mingfei looked at the lake with a thoughtful expression.

"What are you thinking?" Nono asked.

"I wonder if it's a wise decision to soak your feet in cold water during this season." Lu Ming didn't tell the truth.

Nono laughed, as if he had heard some funny joke: "Then you can try it and find out?" ”

"That's right." Lu Mingfei nodded, chose a stone on the shore to sit down, and took off his shoes and socks.

"There's a kind!" As she spoke, Nono found a rock to sit down, took a small pair of scissors from her bag, and cut the stockings along her ankles.

The two of them glanced at each other, and put their feet into the lake together, in such weather, the lake water was so cold that it could penetrate into the cracks of the bones, and the two of them invariably shuddered, but at the same time, they both kept an eye on the expressions on their faces, which seemed to have become some kind of tacit contest.

"Is it cold or not?" Lu Mingfei spoke first, with a defiant smile on his face.

"Okay, what about you?" Nono also refused to admit defeat and pushed back.

The corners of Lu Mingfei's mouth twitched slightly, revealing a disdainful expression: "Don't hold on, just say it coldly, don't be ashamed." ”

"It's you who is holding on, you're shaking." The corners of Nono's mouth twitched as well, and he said.

So the two of them laughed at the same time, very happy.

"Don't worry, it won't be cold after soaking for a while, but it will still be cold after soaking for a long time, and you have to leave before it gets cold." Nono said.

"I've heard that young people are so strong that they can soak a basin of cold water into lukewarm water." Lu Mingfei said.

"Then it depends on whether your firepower is strong enough to soak a lake of spring water into warm water." Nono said.

"That's just not possible." Lu Mingfei nodded and changed the subject, "I think Caesar probably didn't mean to invite me, this Hongmen banquet is your idea?" ”

"Didn't you think it was too shabby to eat pork knuckle last time, and this time you are not satisfied with eating Aolong?" Nuo Nuo smiled and said, "Besides, didn't I invite Fan Xu to you?" The two giants, the president of the Lionheart Club and the president of the student council, serve you alone, what are you not satisfied with? ”

"Then there is no saying that Xiang Yu and Fan Xu take turns to dance with Liu Bang, right? I think Liu Bang has to be scared to death when he encounters this situation. Lu Mingfei complained.

"I see you like Caesar a lot, do you have an opinion about him?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"In your two-dimensional words, he's a little too middle-of-the-second." "He's a bit obsessed with role-playing, he's putting too much thought into it, and he thinks he's the prettiest kid at the Kassel Academy, so he can't wait to invite everyone to see how awe-gritty the two of us are, and people cheer around, but none of them have fun." ”

"Who's two-dimensional? How do you curse? Lu Mingfei muttered in a low voice.

But Nuno's evaluation is quite accurate, Lu Mingfei feels that Caesar is indeed a little addicted to role-playing, usually he is probably playing a emperor in his own mind, when dancing today, he feels that Caesar is mostly playing a perfect dance partner, this person is very happy to live in his own role.

"It's my birthday." Nono said casually, as light as a wisp of wind.

"Oh yes, happy birthday!" Lu Mingfei remembered that there was still such a thing, and hurriedly sent his blessings.

But Lu Mingfei was a little embarrassed, he didn't know the news before going to the Hongmen banquet, so he didn't prepare any gifts.

He and Nuo Nuo don't communicate much, and it feels like it's not to the point of asking each other about birthdays, but the birthday party is another thing, even if you don't know someone, you should prepare a congratulatory gift when you go to the birthday party, which is basic social etiquette, and it's as natural as paying money for a meal.

Lu Mingfei felt that it was best to change the topic and not let Nuo Nuo think of this stubble, so he asked, "How did you and Caesar get together?" ”

"The official version is that Caesar felt that he was born to be a leader, so he chose a girl of 'A' blood, and he thought that only I was worthy of him, so he chose me." Nono said.

"What about the unofficial statement?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"He's a bit stubborn, rich and powerful, and I'm annoyed by pestering, so I agreed to him." Nuno said as a matter of course, "What is the only one I am worthy of him, this kind of thing sounds a little disgusting, and I still think he is not worthy of me." ”

"It's your style indeed." Lu Mingfei commented. "But I think he does like you."

"Everything about Caesar is fake, but it's true that he says he likes me." "He acts like a fool a lot of the time, especially when he says something like that, and that's why I annoy him." ”

Nono has always disdained to hide herself, but Caesar "everything is fake", Lu Mingfei feels that he doesn't have to be exposed to others all the time, he is not as chic as Nono, and he does not have her wonderful ability to perceive people's hearts almost at a glance.

"By the way, I remember that you still have a three-month girlfriend voucher in your hand, do you have a favorite target? Sister, I'll help you with the staff again? Nuo Nuo suddenly looked at Lu Mingfei and smiled.

"No," Lu Mingfei tugged at the corners of his mouth, the description of "three-month girlfriend exchange coupon" is really apt, "That so-called privilege is too stupid." ”

"Is this privilege too stupid, or are you too innocent?" Nono chuckled, "Why don't you try to use it on me?" Let you experience what it's like to have a girlfriend? ”

"No need, I know who I am." Lu Mingfei glanced at Nuo Nuo as he spoke, "I also know who you are, probably." ”

"Cut, you're so much more boring than before." Nono frowned and said.

"It's not as good as it used to be." Lu Mingfei corrected.

"You're right, but isn't that more challenging?" Nono suddenly laughed again, this little witch probably had some bad idea again, "For example, are you ready for my birthday present?" ”

Here it comes! Lu Mingfei said in his heart Sure enough, how could this little witch who plays with people's hearts give up this kind of opportunity, but he also thought of two or three after-moves, just waiting for this moment!

"Didn't I sing a Hongmen banquet with you?" Lu Mingfei spread his hands, "It's enough for you to be happy for a week, but this gift is not enough?" ”

"That's not what you prepared, I prepared," Nuno retorted, "Are you borrowing flowers to offer Buddha?" ”

"You're not short of birthday presents, are you?" Lu Mingfei said, "Don't beat the idea of a poor student like me." ”

"That's not the same," said Nono, "and the birthday present, it can't be sooner or later, it has to be delivered to the person while they're waiting, and they have to say 'Happy Birthday' in person." Otherwise, gifts can be given at any time, so why wait until your birthday? ”

"Makes sense." Lu Mingfei nodded.

Nuno took out his phone and put it beside him: "I was born at 9:15 p.m., wait and see if anyone calls to deliver gifts before 9:15." ”

"Then let's wait." Lu Mingfei said, "Another five yuan snort." ”

Nuno smiled: "Then let's talk about something else, do you have any places you want to go in the United States?" ”

"I wanted to go to New York before," Lu Mingfei said, "I knew a friend who was in New York before, his name was Old Tang, we met on the interstellar game, and he said that if I came to the United States, he would take me to eat hot dogs and take the Greyhound bus around, but now he is in Chicago." ”

"It's fun to ride a greyhound." Nono said.

"The lady who drives a Ferrari and a Bugatti Veyron has a very intimate feeling when she says that the Greyhound bus is fun, and maybe you should go for a remake of 'Roman Holiday.'" Lu Mingfei teased.

"That's not the case, Greyhound has the benefits of Greyhound, you don't have to drive or design a route, you can come down where you think it's nice and fun, there is no end to travel, it's very adventurous, isn't it?" Nono said, changing the subject again, "Have you received a birthday present?" ”

"Rogered." Lu Mingfei recalled, in fact, every year his uncle would also give a small gift on his birthday, and there were occasional gifts from classmates, but there were very few, the most valuable was probably a set of genuine interstellar CDs sent by Old Tang from New York, Lu Mingfei is still using it now, nominally a birthday gift, but it was already a month later when it was delivered.

"I haven't actually received much of a birthday present." Nono said.

"Really?" Lu Mingfei asked cooperatively.

"Because I was more stubborn when I was a child, I didn't want to tell people about my birthday, and I kept my birthday a secret." Nono took his feet back from the lake, stood on the stone, and looked at the sky, "But there is no point in treating some things as secrets, and there will be no birthday gifts if you treat birthdays as secrets, in fact, you will still want gifts in your heart...... It's just too awkward to say this. ”

"That Caesar is now known to everyone." Lu Mingfei also stood up and said, "You should receive a lot of gifts." ”

Nuo Nuo stood there and didn't speak, Lu Mingfei looked at her figure, at this moment he was inexplicably a little depressed and lonely, Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered what the little devil who called himself Lu Mingze said, "Don't be friends with her, otherwise you won't end well." ”

But she was the penetrating red-haired witch, and the only witness to the important moment in Lu Mingfei's life, when there was no one around, he called Professor Guderian, there was only one Nono by his side, his life was split in two from that night, and only she knew and understood what kind of determination he made at that particular time and place.

Maybe if she wants to get married one day, she is the most suitable witness.

Lu Ming made a decision, he unbuttoned his gown and put his hand in his arms.

"Nono." Lu Mingfei called.

"Huh?" Nono turned back.

"Happy birthday." Lu Mingfei's hand was withdrawn from his arms, and a small and delicate sheathed short sword appeared in his hand.