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

Shen Xi narrowed her eyes.

"It's alright, my greatest strength is my strong recovery ability." Cheng Fei, supported by the two girls on either side, moved to the sofa and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

……

The dinner on the first day of the Miriam's official voyage was jointly prepared by Cheng Fei and Nagasaki Asuna.

"The filet mignon is medium-rare, and the ribeye is medium-well. I'm not really good at cooking this, so don't blame me if it doesn't taste good." Wearing an apron, Nagasaki Asuna placed several beautifully plated steaks on the table. Her apologetic smile was gentle and healing, exuding a contradictory charm of a young woman with a mature woman's heart.

Miriam quickly forked a piece and popped it into her mouth, looking so satisfied she almost cried. "Miss Nagasaki is simply divine!"

"Senior, you're being too exaggerated." Cheng Fei put down the sweet and sour pork he had made.

The boy intentionally or unintentionally placed the object in front of the expressionless Shen Xi, making the aloof girl take a second look.

"Speaking of which, Master Ye hasn't come out yet?" Cheng Fei looked around.

"She's been reading comics in her room since noon, right? Why don't you go and wake her up, Cheng Fei?" Nagasaki Asuna turned her head away nonchalantly.

These words caused a hint of coldness to flash in Shen Xi's eyes.

"Okay." Like a husband receiving an order from his wife, Cheng Fei quickly put down his apron and headed towards the cabin under Shen Xi's watchful gaze...

After Cheng Fei knocked on the door, Ye Shuang opened it a crack and looked at him indifferently, "What is it?"

"Master Ye, dinner is ready."

"understood."

The door slammed shut again.

The boy put his hands in his pockets and leaned against the wall to wait.

A few minutes later, the girl with pigtails reappeared, met the boy's gaze, and pretended not to see him with a cool expression.

Cheng Fei followed Ye Shuang's footsteps, observing her profile with great interest. "Master Ye, I never expected you to be like this."

"If you want to talk about comics, that's my freedom and none of your business," Ye Shuang said, her head held high and her tone as prickly as a hedgehog.

"Hey, I didn't mean to mock you." Cheng Fei turned around and faced her. "I just wanted to ask if you have the individual volumes after chapter 157?"

Ye Shuang paused for a moment, then looked at him with a question mark in her eyes.

"The pirated resources online stop at chapter 157. If you have any, I can borrow them to take a look," Cheng Fei said seriously.

"Don't try to get close to me like that. If you're really interested, read the beginning first," Ye Shuang scoffed.

"I'm in a hurry because I've already finished reading it."

"Don't tell me you read all 150 chapters in one day." Ye Shuang laughed.

"Is there a problem?"

"I'm too lazy to argue with you," the girl said irritably.

"I read books very quickly. If you don't believe me, just quiz me on the plot."

Ye Shuang paused for a moment, "When did the female lead and the male lead first meet?"

"When she was a child, the female lead stayed at the male lead's house when she was wandering as an apprentice witch. This was mentioned in the female lead's memories," Cheng Fei replied instantly.

Ye Shuang thought for a moment, "Which part is it where the female lead and the male lead spend the night in the cave?"

"The male lead becomes the princess's personal knight, ordered to go with the female lead to fight the earth dragon." Cheng Fei did not hesitate at all.

Ye Shuang's expression was subtle, and she remained silent.

"Could I have remembered it wrong?" Cheng Fei asked in surprise.

"If I remember correctly," the girl sighed.

"So do you have the later volumes?"

"Yes, there is." The girl seemed a little annoyed.

"Let me take a look, don't be so stingy."

"..."

"Master Ye?"

"I'm still reading that book, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

After saying that, Ye Shuang quickened her pace and walked into the restaurant as if she wanted to shake him off.

With an IQ of 7, how can someone read comics this slowly?

Cheng Fei watched the girl's petite figure with her twin ponytails swaying back and forth, barely managing to hold back his words.

……

into the night.

The Miriam continued its journey toward its destination.

After washing up, Cheng Fei began reading at his desk.

Although it was a holiday, the boy didn't plan to relax. In the past, he would work like crazy during his holidays, but now he could focus on his studies, which was a real treat.

"Bring a pillow and a blanket."

At one point, the boy received this message on WeChat.

Upon seeing this line of text, his expression hardened. He immediately tucked the items under his arm and went to the door. After peeking out and checking that no one was around, he quickly used his spare key to open the cabin door directly opposite and slipped inside.

A cool, aloof girl with long, dark hair sat on the edge of the bed, holding a book, staring with disdain at the boy who had entered the room like a thief and then exaggeratedly let out a sigh of relief.

"Teacher Shen, what's with that expression?" Cheng Fei asked, puzzled.

"I didn't expect you to not even knock. I suddenly regret my impulsive decision." Shen Xi turned her face away expressionlessly.

"It's too late to regret it, little cutie." The boy walked to the bedside nonchalantly and put the pillow and blanket on it.

"What are you doing?" Shen Xi's eyes turned cold, and she looked wary.

"?" Cheng Fei paused, surprised. "Didn't you ask me to come?"

"Then why did you put these on my bed?" Shen Xi's expression remained unchanged.

"Didn't you tell me to bring it?" The boy looked into her eyes.

"Did I tell you to bring it, or did I tell you to put it up? The bed is so small." She stared coldly at the boy.

"Why is this bed so small? It's more than enough for two people. What do you mean, Teacher Shen? I thought you finally realized that you just said it when you missed me."

"You've got it wrong, I didn't mean that," Shen Xi sneered.

"What does that mean?"

"..." The girl turned her face away.

"Teacher Shen?"

"..." The girl remained silent.

"Fell asleep?"

"Take them away first." The girl looked at the boy's pillow and blanket with a cold expression.

"what?"

"Sit down in the chair first."

"what?"

"Hurry up, that's an order." The girl narrowed her eyes.

The boy shook his head and sighed, then pulled a chair over and sat on the edge of the bed. "Is this alright? What exactly do you need me for tonight?"

……

190. Shen Xi wanted to check

In his sight, Shen Xi's eyes flickered. The cabin was quiet for a while before the girl raised her chin and stared at the wall, speaking in a tone that revealed neither joy nor anger, "I have made a decision."

"Please speak." Cheng Fei placed his hands on his knees, leaned forward, and had a serious expression, giving the impression of a prime minister listening to the entrustment of his son to an old emperor at his bedside.

Another long silence fell over the cabin.

"I've made a decision." Shen Xi remained motionless, her brows furrowed and her expression grave.

Looking at the girl's serious face, Cheng Fei hesitated for a moment before refraining from making a comment, "Please speak."

“Unless something unexpected happens, you will need to come see me one night a week.” The girl squinted at him and said, “Of course, please don’t misunderstand, you filthy aquatic mammalian brain. This is a regular meeting to facilitate the exchange of research progress in the corridor. We will only talk about serious matters.”

After speaking, the boy blinked, carefully considered his words, and hesitated for a second before saying, "Teacher Shen, of course I don't mean to object to or question you, but I still want to ask, why isn't the regular meeting held during the day or at a normal time?"

"Because I don't want any extra people listening in, it can only be you and me, so I had no choice but to use this method. Considering that you haven't been promiscuous in bed the last few times, I reluctantly decided to do it this way." The girl was expressionless, as if she had already prepared a response to this question.

"Understood, it's a high-level meeting of the Corridor Research Department. Thank you for your trust in me." Cheng Fei bowed his head.

"Furthermore," Shen Xi paused, continuing to stare expressionlessly at the wall, "this is also a strategy to ensure you serve me faithfully for the rest of your life. Although you were the one who broke the agreement from the beginning, and you're still stubbornly clinging to your beliefs and not fully trusting my judgment, often engaging in despicable and vile behavior, I think there's still a sliver of hope for you, considering that you've diligently followed my orders and possess at least a modicum of self-control and integrity in this society. I hope you won't let me down in the future, that I've repeatedly shown you kindness and leniency, that you'll repent and become a better person, and that you won't utter any absurd statements like 'I'm not proactive enough.' You need to understand that I simply have no interest in and instinctively abhor those vulgar and obscene things that follow animal instincts. If you ever make any demands that even have the most basic human morality, I will seriously consider cooperating with you instead of beating and scolding you to make myself seem cold and heartless. If I could, I wouldn't want to interact with you like that at all."

A silence fell over the cabin that lasted longer than the previous two times combined.

The aloof girl, who had not received a response for a long time, turned to look at the boy, her expression seemingly wanting to urge him to respond, but she restrained herself.

Cheng Fei stared into her eyes, which were as dark and deep as the sea at night, and opened his mouth, "Teacher Shen."

"Is there a problem?" Shen Xi frowned slightly.

"If I had your ability to stretch four words into hundreds of words when I was in elementary school, writing essays would have been much easier."

"What four words?" the girl asked, puzzled.

"Of course it's the words 'I like you'."

"That's ridiculous." The girl glared at him with a look that was a mixture of disdain and annoyance. "Sure enough, no matter how much you talk to an aquatic mammal, you can't communicate with it. It can only understand things with the simple thinking of a single-celled organism."

"I understand, Shen Xi. I like you too." Cheng Fei nodded and smiled at her, feeling a sense of inexplicable relief.

"Incredibly stupid." The girl turned her face away in disappointment.

"So now I can get into your bed?" The boy stood up.

"No." Shen Xi looked at him coldly.

"what?"

"You promise you won't do anything reckless first." The girl paused, staring into his eyes, "and promise by calling my name."

"Okay, I really can't do anything with you." Cheng Fei shook his head. "Shen Xi, I promise I won't do anything inappropriate to you in bed."

"I reluctantly believe it." The girl lowered her eyes and moved her pillow and blanket inside, making room for half of the room.

Cheng Fei leaned against the headboard and slumped comfortably. "Teacher Shen, does this really mean we'll be like this when we get married?"

"It's started again, just like I expected. I can't even hold out for a minute," the girl sneered.

"Teacher Shen, I'm just curious. Don't you really have any imagination or expectation about that kind of thing?" Cheng Fei looked at her.

"There are more important things to do in life, and there's no need to imagine or expect things that are unimportant." The girl's eyes were pure yet indifferent.

"But isn't this a biological instinct?"

"If your rationality is strong enough to transcend instinct, well, that's not something your aquatic mammal brain can comprehend."

"Teacher Shen, your little brain is so smart it's almost causing problems," Cheng Fei clicked his tongue.

“I don’t think there’s any problem.”

"Of course there is. It would be such a waste if excellent genes couldn't be passed on. You can't deny that, can you?"

"I don't deny it, but women are at least in the right age to have children before they turn thirty. I will arrange the time accordingly." The girl's eyes grew even darker and emptier.

“Teacher Shen,” the boy said, staring at her profile, “you’re absolutely amazing.”

"Heh, if some people are disappointed, there's nothing I can do about it."

"Not at all, it's more like that's why I like you."

"I hope so."