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

"Shen Xi, I like you." Cheng Fei caught up again and tried to grab her hand.

The girl flinched as if she'd been electrocuted, her eyes growing colder. "Heh, I've seen through you. Anyway, you, Cheng Feiyu, can just casually tell any girl you like. Calling my name is of no value whatsoever."

"Shen Xi, then I love you." Cheng Fei grabbed her tightly.

This time, the girl couldn't shake him off; her cold little hand was tightly held by the boy's hot palm.

Crowds came and went, while young men and women stood at the edge, as if separated by a transparent barrier, and the atmosphere became quiet.

The girl took a deep breath, looked up at the boy, her brows furrowed, and gritted her teeth. "What did you say?"

"I said I love you, Shen Xi." Cheng Fei held her small hand and looked at her with a sense of calm.

The girl's eyes widened in surprise for a moment, then she turned her face away and sneered coldly, "Cheng Fei, congratulations on breaking your own bottom line again. Now you can just say 'I love you' all you want, right? You'll resort to such unscrupulous means just to hold hands..."

"Don't mention it. I've thought about it carefully. There's no doubt that I love you. Since you want to hear it, I'll just tell you directly. Besides, the timing is perfect." Cheng Fei said, releasing Shen Xi's hand.

The girl squinted at him, as if examining his inner thoughts.

The boy met her gaze, his expression showing no sign of guilt.

"That sounds nice, but I don't know how many girls you've used those lines on, so don't bring them to my attention..."

"I've only ever truly told you this, Shen Xi," the boy interrupted her.

The girl's eyes flickered, and she fell silent.

"So give me your hand, Shen Xi. No matter what, at least for now, I want to hold your hand and walk with you." The boy opened his palm.

The girl suddenly gritted her teeth and kicked him fiercely, "You're taking advantage of me!"

"Huh?" the boy asked, bewildered.

The girl's thin, stubborn cherry-colored lips were tightly closed. After a moment, she placed her small hand on his palm without expression and said in a muffled voice, "Fine, just for today. Consider me crazy and pitying you, Cheng Feiyu."

Cheng Fei squeezed her hand, the girl's small, cool hand felt soft and delicate to the touch. "Teacher Shen, you're too proud. Even if we're not officially together for various reasons, we can't deny that we like each other. You're happy that we finally found a chance to secretly hold hands and take a walk, right?"

Shen Xi suddenly became annoyed and struggled to raise her voice, "Shut up! Nobody here likes you, nobody wants to secretly hold hands and take a walk. You really regret it now. Let go of me, Cheng Fei. I told you to let go."

Unfortunately, the frail girl was no match for the boy.

"Teacher Shen, if you keep doing this, I'm really going to have to hug you and kiss you forcefully, or are you actually hoping for it?" Cheng Fei glanced at her sideways.

Shen Xi's pupils contracted, she froze, gritted her teeth, and said coldly, "Cheng Fei, you dare."

"Tch, try flicking it again and see if I dare." The boy scoffed.

"If you dare, I'll definitely shake you off and call the police right away." The girl glared at him fiercely.

"If you shake me off, I dare to."

"If you dare, I'll shake you off right now."

The boy and girl stared intently at each other, then simultaneously looked away after a moment.

"Teacher Shen, why are you so cute?"

"Shut up."

The young man and woman strolled hand in hand, seemingly oblivious to the interesting lantern parade passing by.

"Teacher Shen, there's a fireworks display at sea later. How about we head towards the beach?"

"I don't object."

"You wouldn't object to kissing during a fireworks display?"

"Cheng Fei, promise me you won't suddenly do something that will disappoint me."

"Okay, no surprise. So, a hug is okay?"

"reject."

"why?"

"Please understand, holding hands temporarily does not mean you can do whatever you want."

"It's not like I'm just doing whatever I want. It's already a new week, Ms. Shen."

"..."

"Teacher Shen?"

"...Since that's the case, there's nothing I can do. You can hug me."

"Okay, can I hug you a little tighter?"

"..."

"Teacher Shen?"

"I'll reluctantly not object."

"We'll hug each other even tighter than we did on the island."

"reject."

"why?"

"..."

"Teacher Shen?"

"You know the reason in your heart."

"what happened?"

"Does the despicable reaction of some people need to be explained in detail?"

"This is beyond our control, Teacher Shen. It's just that you're too cute."

"Ha, putting aside the issue of shirking responsibility, if you think it's an unavoidable force majeure event, then stop hugging me when you're done, and don't stick so close to me without any attempt to hide it."

"not comfortable?"

"It's disgusting, just thinking about it makes me want to throw up."

"Teacher Shen, is this reaction psychological or physiological?"

"I'm afraid it's both."

"How about I go to the hospital with you when I have some free time?"

"I don't think there's anything wrong with me; you're the one with excess energy."

"Whether I have excess energy or not, Professor Shen, I really think you have a mental disorder in this regard."

"Ha, it's one thing to have mental disorders all the time, but not everyone is like that vixen."

"Even if it's really disgusting, can you bear with it for my sake, Shen Xi?"

"...I don't think it's necessary."

“It’s very necessary, Shen Xi. Physical interaction is essential for humans to maintain their emotions.”

"Subjective conjecture without sufficient evidence is also acceptable."

"No matter what, I want to hold you tighter, Shen Xi. Is it really not even possible for our relationship to be like this, where we can't even hold each other tighter?"

……

240. A movie for three people

"Ha, when they can't win an argument, they resort to moral blackmail."

"It's not exactly moral blackmail, is it? It's like I can run to the school gate to buy you tiramisu, can't you even put up with something like that for me?"

"..."

"Teacher Shen?"

"Fine, I'll reluctantly agree this time, but not for too long. Also, if I say I feel uncomfortable, I must let go immediately."

"I knew you loved me."

"Know when to stop."

"Ok."

Among the couples everywhere, the young boy and girl walking and talking seemed like an inconspicuous pair.

"Teacher Shen."

"what?"

"While I'm glad you agreed to my suggestion, don't you think discussing it beforehand is a bit too unromantic?"

"What else do you want? Please make it clear that we are not a couple at all. I have nothing to do with you. I'm just in this situation temporarily."

That's the correct way to put it in the setting.

"So put away those wild and unrestrained fantasies in your head."

"The Protoss Queen is truly a strange creature."

"It has even less to do with this."

At 8:30 p.m., young men and women strolled hand in hand along the path near the beach.

As the tourists on the beach shouted, a bright silver star rose slowly from the sea, exploding into a dazzling display of silver flowers in mid-air, followed by a slightly delayed, loud bang.

Colorful fireworks burst forth one after another, transforming the night sky into a dazzling spectacle.

Cheng Fei held Shen Xi's hand while taking a picture with his phone and sending it to Lin Xuanqi.

"Happy Lantern Festival, my dear Xuanqi!"

Happy Lantern Festival!

"Honey"

They replied very quickly.

"You really are dedicated to your job and treat each other with the utmost respect. Why go through all this trouble and just let me go..." Shen Xi, who was staring at him typing with one hand, sneered during a break in the fireworks.

The girl was speaking when she was suddenly pulled into the boy's arms, who held her tightly as if he wanted to merge her into his body.

The girl involuntarily gasped, her slender body stiffened, and her eyes widened, her pupils dilating.

The air grew hot during the fireworks display. Tourists raised their phones to take pictures and exclaimed in amazement as they looked up at the sky with their families and friends. No one noticed the young boy and girl embracing tightly in the corner.

"Shen Xi, I won't let you go." Cheng Fei buried his head in the girl's long, dark hair that exuded a faint fragrance and whispered close to her increasingly hot earlobe.

The girl stood motionless with her hands hanging down, letting the boy hold her tightly in his arms.

"Can you hug me too? Actually, a hug is a two-way street," the boy said again, his warm breath seeming to melt the ice in her heart.

The silent girl trembled slightly, then slowly raised her arms and placed her small hands on the boy's back. At first, she hesitated, but soon she hugged him tightly with a firm feeling.

The boy and girl clearly felt each other's bodies and warmth, as well as an indescribable dependence. At this moment, in the vast sea of ​​people, the other was their inseparable other half...

The girl, with her hands hidden behind her back, appeared silently behind Shen Xi and in front of the boy.

Asuna Nagasaki and Cheng Fei looked at each other, their clear, bright eyes reflecting the dazzling fireworks.

A gentle smile played on her lips. She raised her index finger to signal silence, lifted one leg back, cupped the boy's face, and leaned in to meet his wide-eyed gaze...

The sweet aroma wafted continuously, and the boy could only hold the slender girl tightly in his arms.

……

Fireworks exploded with a loud bang.

Ye Shuang ate takoyaki as she walked, looking quite content. She passed a bench on the beach and noticed four people gathered there.

Chen Hao, Du Xinhua, Ruan Jingyi, and Zhou Han are hiding here.

"What are you doing?" the girl with pigtails asked curiously.

"Shh, look over there." Zhou Han quickly put up her index finger to silence them, as there was no need to do so given the continuous explosions of the fireworks.

Following the direction she pointed, Ye Shuang saw two people holding hands on the beach watching fireworks; they appeared to be the class monitor and vice-monitor of Class Six.