Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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Xia Mi was very interested in making money, and she discussed this issue with Lu Mingfei the whole way to the hotel.

Fortunately, Lu Mingfei had a systematic analysis that allowed him to keep up with Xia Mi's train of thought and intuition, even surpassing Xia Mi in sharpness and keenness, which surprised Xia Mi.

The hotel room system didn't have any ridiculous arrangement like there was only one room left.

One reason is that this matter was entrusted to Su Enxi. If Su Enxi finds out, what will she think of Lu Mingfei?

Another reason is that since the system's goal is to have multiple interests at its core, it cannot take an overly assertive approach.

Having several girlfriends in different places and maintaining information gaps is fine, but having four targets at school, plus three incredibly capable women, makes it easy to go too far if you're too assertive and things go wrong, leading to disaster. Wouldn't that cause an uproar?

However, having two rooms didn't stop Xia Mi from running over to Lu Mingfei again after settling into her room and putting away her luggage, still feeling unsatisfied.

They landed in Shanghai for tourism, but ended up discussing business plans for most of the day. Xia Mi was even in Lu Mingfei's room late into the night, until they finished discussing the general details.

Unfortunately, after a long day of brainstorming, Xia Mi was too lazy to move and stayed in Lu Mingfei's room to rest.

Xia Mi didn't feel bad about wasting half a day. Instead, her eyes sparkled as she said, "If our business plan succeeds, I can go wherever I want in the future!"

She knows how to make choices.

After Xia Mi returned to her room to rest, Lu Mingfei took a comfortable shower, dried his hair, and lay down on the soft bed. He asked the system, "Will proposing this business plan cause the priorities of the New Year's Day holiday plan to be reversed?"

Look at Xia Mi's excitement; she can't wait for smartphone technology to advance by leaps and bounds so that their company's business empire can be built directly.

She transformed herself into a successful person and a billionaire...

This worried Lu Mingfei a lot. He came here to pick up girls, not to talk about starting a business.

[...The host's worries are somewhat short-sighted...The memories of late-night talks with business partners, and the struggles they shared on the road to success, are equally unforgettable...]

The system takes a longer-term view.

……

Full of energy, Xia Mi knocked on Lu Mingfei's door in the morning, "Boss Lu, are you up yet? If not, get up quickly!"

The system, which had already woken up and was taking a break to type, opened the door and saw Xia Mi dressed neatly with her newly bought small bag on her back, clearly ready to go out. It asked, "Where are we going first?"

"Of course we should go have breakfast first!" Xia Mi asked in confusion, "Boss, have you already eaten?"

"No."

"I thought you were sneaking off to breakfast without me, boss!" Xia Mi smiled.

"Let's go then." The system also turned around and picked up its small crossbody bag.

Although you can go out empty-handed, when going out with a girl, you should still prepare things like water and tissues.

This was something Lu Mingfei wouldn't have expected, but the system had analyzed it.

"Where are we going to have breakfast?" Xia Mi asked.

"The hotel breakfast is good, but it would be a shame to stay in the hotel when we're already in Shanghai. Let's go out to eat at a restaurant."

"Okay!"

Once seated in the Maybach, Xia Mi, ever restless, asked again, "Boss, have you ever seen a map of Shanghai?"

Lu Mingfei nodded slightly: "I remember. Let's go to a restaurant on the Bund. We can eat more international cuisine there."

The Bund is known as a museum of international architecture, and there are many foreigners and foreign cultural products there.

Xia Mi nodded, looking like she'd found a kindred spirit: "Boss, your thinking is spot on! That's what I was thinking too. Wouldn't it be a waste to come all this way to Shanghai and not sample cuisines from around the world?"

Lu Mingfei asked, "Hmm, where's your travel itinerary?"

“I remember.” Xia Mi pulled out her little notebook. “My original travel plans were rather limited; I mainly wanted to visit places that weren’t too expensive, like Jiaotong University or the Bund…”

However, since you're here with me, boss, and considering the bonus you gave me last month, I've decided to raise my spending level a bit..."

Xia Mi talked on and on about her plan.

Until we arrived at the Michelin-starred restaurant in Shanghai.

The allure of the delicious food forced her to stop her incessant chatter.

"Boss, shall we have breakfast at a Michelin-starred restaurant?"

“I’ve already booked all three meals,” Lu Mingfei said casually.

"Boss, you're amazing!" Xia Mi clapped happily for Lu Mingfei.

then……

Xia Mi looked indignant, while Lu Mingfei calmly told the waiter, "Call your restaurant manager over."

Arguing with this waiter is pointless; you should go directly to their manager.

The waiter said nonchalantly, "We..."

"Go and tell your restaurant manager to come over." The system went live, and only under the restaurant manager's forceful intervention was the waiter forced to apologize and have the meal waived, barely managing to save face.

Xia Mi came out somewhat annoyed, "Boss, those waiters all have such arrogant attitudes, it makes me so angry."

The Michelin-starred restaurants she longed for, the ones raved about in magazines, were indeed impressive, far superior to any crash course in the system.

However, the portions were small, and the waiters were extremely rude. The meal lasted an hour, but the waiters came to collect the tableware after only half an hour... This kind of service quality made Xia Mi, who usually has a big appetite, lose her appetite.

"I'll cancel my lunch and dinner reservations."

“Yes.” Xia Mi got into the Maybach with a fierce expression and said, “I’m speechless. It’s ridiculously expensive, the food is so little, and the waiters’ attitude is just awful. If you didn’t know better, you’d think that Michelin-starred restaurant was owned by him!”

Lu Mingfei understood the mentality of those waiters. He had once read in a book that when the glory of the British Empire was mentioned, even the beggars in London would proudly puff out their chests...

But this time the system stopped him in time: "...join her in criticizing the restaurant, stand on the same side as her..."

If someone encounters something unpleasant, they certainly don't want a rational or objective person to stand up and say that it's normal...

What she needs right now is your care and comfort, not your rational analysis of the situation...

However, he didn't know how to comfort people; no one had ever taught him how to comfort a girl...

Chapter 87 What kind of girl do you like?

So Lu Mingfei chose to empathize with Xia Mi and together they criticized the Michelin-starred restaurant. He also called President Su to ask how to report the restaurant.

After listening to Su Enxi's instructions, Xia Mi made a series of phone calls to report the incident, which finally made her feel much better.

Because of this incident, Xia Mi, though not full, had no appetite.

"Boss, where are you going?" she asked Lu Mingfei.

She shared her travel plans, but Lu Mingfei, who came to Shanghai with her, hadn't said anything yet.

"I want to see the sea," Lu Mingfei said, revealing his true thoughts.

?

Xia Mi looked at Lu Mingfei with a puzzled expression and asked, "The Bund? But the Bund has a river view."

Their city is right by the sea. Lu Mingfei wanted to see the sea, but if it was just an ordinary sea, it wouldn't be worth it. After thinking it over, the Bund was the only place that was special.

"No, it's a place my parents used to go to."

Lu Mingfei's parents had never brought him to Shanghai, but they had visited before and even took photos at the beach there.

He once asked his parents where the photo was taken, and he still remembers the location Lu Lincheng mentioned.

"Boss, is this a place your parents used to go? Let's go then!"

Xia Mi had no objection to Lu Mingfei's idea, so the two went straight to the place where Lu Mingfei's parents had been.

That place was somewhat remote, and it wasn't a beautiful sandy beach, but rather a rocky one.

The waves crashed against the rocks, some of which were covered in seaweed. After coming from the city center, Xia Mi's anger had subsided considerably. She happily jumped around on the rocks like a playful child, making one worry that she might slip and fall.

However, Lu Mingfei didn't care too much. With Xia Mi's physical condition, even if she fell, it would just be a fall, and she probably wouldn't even be injured.

Lu Mingfei recognized the place where his parents had taken photos. It was a large rock. He parted ways with Xia Mi, who was hopping around there, and walked onto the rock.

He didn't have any complicated thoughts in his mind. Four years had passed, and even with his excellent memory, the images of his parents in his mind had gradually faded and become blurred.

All I remember is that my father, Lu Lincheng, was a typical liberal arts graduate, wearing glasses and very refined.

My mother is not much different from ordinary women, just a bit bigger, with the air of an ordinary housewife who has been dealing with daily chores for years...

"oops!"

Xia Mi's screams interrupted Lu Mingfei's memories. He turned around and found the beautiful young girl lying on the large reef behind him.

The two were only about two meters apart. It was clear that she had seen him and followed him, and then her hopping and skipping disrespectful behavior towards the slippery seaweed had been punished.

Looking at the three slippery marks on the seaweed and the disheveled Xia Mi, Lu Mingfei was unsure whether to help her up or laugh at her first.

He could almost picture Xia Mi quickly stretching her legs out onto the rocks and scrambling like a whirlwind when she fell...

[...I tripped and fell while trying to help, and I truly empathized with that experience...]

But the system quickly provided an analysis to ease the awkward situation.

Lu Mingfei felt that this made perfect sense, so he chose to laugh first, an uncontrollable smile appearing on his face as he reached out to her.

But after taking only one step, Lu Mingfei was still thinking about how to make his fall look smoother, and because he wasn't focused, he actually slipped and fell down.

The unexpected fall froze his smile, which then successfully transferred to Xia Mi's face.

"Hahaha~"

The two got up, and Xia Mi was still smiling.

Lu Mingfei grimaced; the sudden fall really hurt.

After the laughter subsided, Xia Mi looked down at the two of them and said, "Shall we go back and change our clothes?"

"Hmm." Lu Mingfei nodded. Both of their clothes were covered in blue seaweed, Xia Mi's little bag was completely ruined, and her long hair was the worst affected area.

She had already noticed this, and brushed her hair aside to start picking off the seaweed.

Lu Mingfei also stepped forward to help clean it, reaching out to remove the seaweed from her hair.

After the two finished cleaning the seaweed off her hair and patted the seaweed off her clothes, Xia Mi noticed something and looked at Lu Mingfei's hand, saying, "Boss, your hand is injured."

Lu Mingfei looked at his palm and saw that a layer of skin had indeed been peeled off.

No wonder it hurt so much. The scraped area is burning. I didn't notice it because of the seaweed on it. I thought it was just a fall. Luckily, there was no bleeding.