I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

"Fine, then you can die." Lin Xuanqi squinted at him, her grip on his hand tight.

The boy's lips twitched slightly, and as if he felt nothing, he reached out and gently stroked her left eye. "Xuanqi, from now on, I'm here, and I will never let you get hurt again."

"How arrogant! You wouldn't last five minutes against Xiao Shuang." Lin Xuanqi sneered, slowly relaxing her grip.

"She'll be my defeated opponent sooner or later," the boy said with certainty.

"We'll see if you can do it." Lin Xuanqi said with a disdainful smile.

"Xuanqi, would you like to try my ice cream? It's vanilla flavored, and it's really delicious," the boy suddenly said seriously.

"What I hate most is vanilla flavor," Lin Xuanqi said with a smile that was not without malice.

"Then let me taste what you taste like," the boy said again.

"You really want to try it?" The girl was clearly shorter than him, but her smile had a condescending quality to it.

"I really want to."

"What did you call me?" The girl pinched his cheek.

"Master." The boy gazed into her eyes, seemingly captivated by her beauty.

"Good boy." Lin Xuanqi tugged at his tie.

In the quiet room, only the enchanting atmosphere echoed.

After a while, Lin Xuanqi pushed him away, narrowed her eyes, and patted his face. "Go, clean your mouth from the inside out, understand?"

The boy paused for a moment, then nodded. "Okay."

A moment later, Cheng Fei returned to find the girl sitting nonchalantly on the sofa, crossing one of her long, beautifully white legs and looking at financial reports on a tablet.

The boy glanced at the thin pantyhose lying to the side, then squatted down and said cautiously, "Xuanqi, can you put these on first?"

The girl thought for a moment, then a smile of interest curved her lips. "Okay, I'll grant your wish."

……

143. The intimacy level should increase.

That evening, Cheng Fei took a taxi back to Guang'an Street alone. He bought a bottle of soda water at a convenience store, stood by the drain cover, took a big gulp of water, held it in his mouth, tilted his head back, rinsed his mouth vigorously, and then spat it all out.

He only breathed a heavy sigh of relief after using up the entire bottle of water and throwing the empty bottle into the trash can.

The smell of the fabric and its faint fragrance still lingered in his mouth. The only thing the boy was thankful for was that the woman's body was clean and healthy, without any strange smell.

If he were someone with certain fetishes, he would probably enjoy what he did tonight, serving rich and beautiful girls and such. Unfortunately, he is not that kind of person and does not enjoy it at all. In Shen Xi's words, he felt so disgusted that he wanted to vomit.

Lin Xuanqi, you wait! I will repay you a hundredfold for the grudge I committed today.

……

The next day.

Cheng Fei, who came in first in the city, was invited to be interviewed by the news department at noon.

"Cheng Fei, can you tell us about your study methods?" Su Wenwen pointed the microphone at the boy.

"If I had to describe the method, it would be to find someone as the target."

"Who exactly are they?"

"This person could be a classmate, a friend from a club, someone you dislike, or even a lover. Their grades must be better than yours. Just imagine beating and humiliating them every day to motivate yourself to work harder."

"Haha, that's quite a unique learning method," Su Wenwen laughed, though it sounded forced. "Now let's talk about your relationship with Lin Xuanqi. How far have things progressed? Have you kissed yet?"

"Hey, this wasn't part of the interview we agreed on beforehand, was it?"

"Who would read that boring monthly magazine without juicy gossip? Please cooperate, I'll do anything." The pretty young reporter, wearing round-framed glasses and a bun hairstyle, clasped her hands together and lowered her voice.

"Okay, I'll let you off the hook since you've been relatively honest, but don't ask me any personal questions, I won't answer them."

"Okay, cough cough, I heard you're using the latest tri-fold phone. This phone costs tens of thousands of yuan, while you used to be the kind of person who wouldn't even bother to repair a cracked screen. Did Lin Xuanqi buy this phone for you?"

"You know a lot."

"Please answer my question."

"It was definitely her who bought it. She even bought me a regular flagship phone and told me to use whichever one I liked."

"You're so quick to admit it. Don't you feel embarrassed about being kept by a woman?"

"Xuanqi likes me, and I like her too. It just so happens that she's very rich. I don't feel embarrassed about it."

……

During the last physical education class in the afternoon, Cheng Fei returned to the classroom before the bell rang. After thinking for a moment, the boy carried the synthesizer out of the classroom and went to the outside of Class 7, Grade 1 upstairs.

A cool, aloof girl with long, dark hair sat in the second-to-last row by the window, holding a pen and gazing absentmindedly out the window.

A moment later, she turned her head casually and met the smiling gaze of the boy outside the classroom.

She frowned, as if she had seen something unclean, and looked up at the blackboard.

The bell rang quickly, and Shen Xi packed her things, put on her winter coat, walked out of the classroom expressionlessly, not even glancing at the boy next to her, and strode downstairs.

Cheng Fei followed behind her, observing her slender, long legs encased in black over-the-knee socks, her 'absolute territory' so white it was dazzling, wondering if she had learned to be impervious to the cold from Nagasaki Asuna.

The two walked one after the other through the cool corridor into the club activity building and climbed to the sixth floor.

As she crawled, Shen Xi's breathing became rapid.

Cheng Fei followed her casually, "Teacher Shen, do you remember the third day after I joined the club? You came to the classroom to find me, and we climbed six floors together."

"What are you trying to say?" the girl asked, panting.

"After all this time, you're still so weak." The boy put his hands behind his head and smiled with a hint of smugness.

"Extremely boring."

"If only there were no one here," the boy suddenly sighed.

The girl glanced at him suspiciously, panting and remaining silent.

"I can carry you upstairs so you don't have to get so tired."

“No need, I’m not at that level yet.” The girl glared at him. “Besides, if you can’t do it, don’t talk about it. It’s hypocritical and disgusting.”

"So you didn't mind me doing it?" Cheng Fei asked in surprise.

"Don't even bother asking such a daydream-like question."

The two went up to the rooftop, and Shen Xi took a deep breath before opening the door to the club activity room.

"Teacher Shen, when we're alone, would you mind if I held your hand or put my arm around your shoulder?"

"What kind of pipe dream are you having? The unexpected events of last week have kept you fantasizing until today. Don't you have anything serious to think about? I really can't understand it." The girl looked disgusted.

Cheng Fei followed her inside, closed the door, and turned on the air conditioner that Lin Xuanqi had installed.

"Turn it off." Shen Xi turned around and squinted her eyes.

"Anyway, it'll be turned on when she's around, so as the saying goes, 'might as well use it.'"

Without a word, the girl snatched the remote control from his hand and pressed the power off button.

Cheng Fei shrugged, took out two hand warmers, and quickly put them into her coat pocket.

Shen Xi sat back in her usual seat with a blank expression.

“Teacher Shen, I just feel that after what happened last week, our intimacy should have increased.” Cheng Fei sat down next to her.

"You think this is a game? There's never been such a thing. If there were, my intimacy with you would only be zero." The girl sneered.

"It's not negative?" the boy exclaimed in surprise.

“You’re right this time.” Her expression changed.

The boy suddenly grasped her icy hand, then quickly released it; his body temperature, burning like fire, caused the girl to stiffen for a moment.

Shen Xi frowned and cast a puzzled look at the nonchalant boy.

"Let me test if your hands are cold." Cheng Fei shrugged and took out books about investment from his bag.

"Your harassment of me has gone beyond just words? You touch my hand so casually, it's getting more and more outrageous. I can't imagine what you'll become in the future." The girl covered her hand, gritted her teeth, and stared at him with the wary look one might have for a criminal.

"Harassment is proof that our relationship is getting better. Don't you not mind me touching your hand?"

"If we follow this absurd logic, every rapist is innocent, and which eye of yours saw me not resisting? You delusional maniac!" The girl glared at him fiercely.

"What the eyes of my heart see, Teacher Shen, I promise I will get your consent before I do anything improper to you in the future," the boy said in an extremely calm tone, looking at the book.

Shen Xi shut her mouth, her pure eyes became empty, revealing a calm yet fearful wariness. She crossed her arms over her chest and slowly moved the steel pipe chair away from him.

"Good afternoon, you two?" At that moment, the door to the room was pushed open, and Nagasaki Asuna walked in carrying her bass guitar.

……

144. Christmas Gifts

Nagasaki Asuna sat down opposite Cheng Fei.

"By the way, Nana, if I remember correctly, today is Christmas, right?" Cheng Fei casually asked.

“That’s right.” Nagasaki Asuna blinked.

How do people from island nations typically live their lives?

"Being with family and friends, eating cake or KFC, and then exchanging gifts?" The girl tilted her head.

"I see." The boy nodded.

"Did Cheng Fei prepare a gift for me?" the girl asked jokingly.

"I'm really sorry, we don't have that."

"It's alright." She smiled gently.

"Teacher Shen, do you have any plans for Christmas?" Cheng Fei asked, looking at the other person who was staring at a book and remaining silent.

"Sorry, I don't celebrate Western holidays." Shen Xi coldly tossed her hair.

"Teacher Shen, it doesn't really matter what holiday it is. What's important is finding a reason to interact with someone you like. How about we go out for a walk tonight?"

"No, I'm very busy with my research, and it's too dangerous to go out with you at night."

"Not at all, you're safest with me."

Shen Xi gave a cold laugh and didn't answer.

"Forget it, we can celebrate after the performance tomorrow." Cheng Fei shook his head as if he had given up.

Asuna Nagasaki's gaze darted back and forth between the two.

Ye Shuang arrived shortly afterward.

Upon seeing the girl with pigtails, Cheng Fei immediately stood up and said, "Master Ye, let's exchange a few moves."

Ye Shuang frowned, turned around and left with a cold expression.

Cheng Fei quickly followed.

A few minutes later, the boy walked back, clutching his lower back. "That was a really hard over-the-shoulder throw, ouch... Let's start practicing together, family."

……

After the club activity ended, on the way back, even though Cheng Fei tried his best to persuade her, Shen Xi refused to go out for dinner or do anything with him, and insisted on going home alone.

There's only one day left until the month-long limited-time event ends.

"Forget it, let fate decide." Cheng Fei shook his head and sighed as he watched the girl's retreating figure.

He turned and walked towards the rented room, casually taking out an exquisite gift box from his pocket and opening it. Inside was a small, delicate silver key.

This was secretly given to him by Asuna Nagasaki before they broke up.