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

Ye Shuang walked in quickly, letting out a sigh of relief. "Sorry, something came up and I was held up."

"Shall we start practicing?" The girl with pigtails strode towards the drum set.

The three men looked at her.

"What's wrong?" Ye Shuang asked, puzzled.

Cheng Fei shook his head, got up to move the synthesizer, and said, "No, let's start practicing."

And so the three of them ended their casual conversation.

……

The club activity has ended.

Ye Shuang left first, and for some reason, Shen Xi took a taxi and left.

"What's wrong with this idiot?" Cheng Fei stood by the roadside with his hands in his pockets, watching the taxi drive away.

"He probably thinks he has the victory in his grasp, so he's too lazy to look at me." Nagasaki Asuna stood with her hands behind her back, side by side with the boy.

"So that's how it is."

"Cheng Fei, I have a question."

"About Shen Xi?"

"No."

"what is that?"

"Did Cheng Fei sleep with Lin?" The girl lowered her head and gently bit her lip.

"..."

"Am I right?"

"You can even authenticate this?"

"I've wanted to ask this before, it feels like Lin is a completely different person."

"It wouldn't be that bad if it were someone else."

"That's right, everyone can see that her attitude towards Cheng Fei is different now."

"Hasn't my relationship with her been gradually getting better all along?"

"That's right, but compared to before, the intimacy level suddenly jumped from 90% to 120%, so something must have happened in between."

"Nana, when do you plan to publish your quantum theory of emotions?"

"Is it time to go to Tokyo?"

"Akihabara is really fun, there are girls dressed as maids everywhere." Cheng Fei said nonchalantly.

"If Cheng Fei likes it, I can wear it too. Please give me a direct answer first."

"By your calculation method, how high is your intimacy level with me?"

"I'm 1000% sure, so was it actually done back then?"

"So how much do you think Shen Xi feels for me?"

The atmosphere froze for a second.

"That's so mean." Nagasaki Asuna suddenly took a deep breath, faced the boy, raised her slender calf covered by over-the-knee socks, and kicked him with a soft, gentle kick in her soft black loafers. Then she blinked her clear eyes and stared at him.

"You've been possessed?" Cheng Fei raised an eyebrow.

"I just wanted to see if this trick was Shen Xi's secret." The girl puffed out one cheek and turned her face away.

"Nana, you've got it all wrong," the boy said seriously.

"So, Cheng Fei, please answer my question: did you and Lin do it?" The girl stared at him.

The air fell silent for a moment.

"If I had to answer, it would be yes." The boy looked at the traffic.

"I really envy her." The girl paused, looked at the traffic, and sighed softly.

"What's there to envy? You know she's my enemy."

"If that's the case, being an enemy wouldn't be bad either."

"Nana, of course there's a piece of cheese in the cage for catching mice."

"I thought Cheng Fei had already forgiven her."

"How could that be? I'm the kind of person who holds grudges. I'll make her pay back what she owes me sooner or later." The boy said calmly.

"Even after all this, Cheng Fei still has the heart to lay a hand on her?"

"You may have always misunderstood me. I am actually a ruthless person. I'm not joking."

"Does it mean being ruthless when cooking?"

"I already said I wasn't joking."

"If that's the case, then you'll be ruthless towards Nana too?"

"That's a bit like paranoia."

"Cheng Fei, I have another question."

"You've asked a lot of questions today."

"If you don't see me for a long time, will Cheng Fei miss me, or will he completely forget about me?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head.

The boy met her gaze. "Is it because of work or something else?"

"It's just a hypothetical situation."

"It's not like you've completely forgotten, after all, we're good friends."

"So you'll think of me?"

"That's not entirely wrong either."

"What would you think about?" The girl's eyes darted around, a smile playing on her lips. "My face, my chest, my legs, or..."

"Stop! Your head really needs a good talking to."

"That's what I say, but Cheng Fei never disciplines me. I look forward to being disciplined every day." The girl puffed out her cheeks and suddenly gave him a light kick.

"You're addicted to it, aren't you? Any girl who dares to kick me will pay the price, you know that?"

"Okay, what price does Cheng Fei want me to pay? I'm so looking forward to it." The girl blinked and stood on tiptoe.

The boy smacked his lips. "Fine, you'll have to forgive him for now."

"It would be better if Cheng Fei didn't forgive you." Nagasaki Asuna puffed out one cheek.

The young man and woman stood side by side by the roadside chatting, and then, as they had done countless times before, parted ways and got into their cars.

……

Saturday.

The first level of the corridor, the large teleportation portal.

The circular plaza, paved with bluish-gray rune bricks, was more magnificent than any gathering place in the real world.

As usual, thousands of players pass through here, embarking on their adventures to the layered floating continent.

Unlike usual, music, seemingly from nowhere, drifted through the square today, drawing attention against the backdrop of the noisy crowd.

The corridors usually have no background music; even during the most intense moments of battle, players can only hear deafening explosions.

Some passing players were attracted by the music and gathered in a corner of the square following the sound.

Someone was playing a musical instrument on the steps, and the sound carried far.

The ensemble is being played by a man and a woman. The black-haired boy's fingertips dance on the piano, while the silver-haired girl rests her violin on her chin with an elegant posture.

The corridor's realism is also reflected in the musical instruments, the two instruments producing sounds that are in no way inferior to the most expensive ones in reality.

"What song is this? It sounds so familiar..."

"The theme song from Pirates of the Caribbean..."

"No wonder it sounds so good..."

"Am I just imagining things? These two seem to be very skilled?"

"Absolutely professional level..."

The captivating melody unfolds slowly with the perfect coordination of the two, and players can almost see the skeleton sailing ship cutting through the raging waves, its hull being hit by cannon fire at close range, flying wood chips piercing through falling raindrops, and pirates and sea monsters boarding and fighting each other...

When the music ended, the players were still eager for more. Except for a few who were urged to go to the dungeon, most of them stayed where they were, intending to listen to the two perform another piece.

……

256.Shadow of Spring

After the warm-up music finished playing, as more and more players gathered around, several more performers appeared on the steps.

A seductive young woman with long, scarlet hair, holding a guitar, looked down at the audience with a malicious smile.

The well-behaved girl with a warm smile and bright champagne-gold twin ponytails unleashed a drum kit.

Finally, a pretty pink-haired girl appeared, standing at the very front of the steps, holding a four-stringed guitar.

"What are they trying to do...?"

"band?"

"You can play games like this...?"

"Wow, except for one guy, they're all beautiful girls..."

"How did you know..."

"Newbie? Do you even know what hair color is...?"

The onlookers whispered among themselves.

The pink-haired girl at the head of the group bit her lip, took a deep breath, and spoke softly, "Um, we're the Real Band, and I'm the lead singer, Asuna..."

The sound traveled clearly through the white microphone near the ear.

"Starting today, we will be active in the corridor and perform regularly for everyone. Please follow us if you'd like."

Not all players were clueless; some had clearly come specifically to support the event.

Asuna is so cute!

Asuna!

"Follow Asuna Official on C-site, thank you for following Asuna Official!"

Amidst a multitude of gazes, the pink-haired girl bowed with a hint of unease. "Thank you everyone. Today's first song is... 'Spring Shadow'."

As the words fell, a soothing piano accompaniment began, followed by gentle drumbeats and guitar, and the girl sang in a voice tinged with sadness.

"His heart was filled with sorrow, and his eyes trembled..."

"I am all alone in this world..."

"In the ever-fading spring..."

"Every year I only feel the cold..."

"Although the emptiness had been felt long ago..."

"Yet I still yearn for redemption..."

The players were captivated by the girl's singing and listened quietly. At one point, they noticed something and began to whisper among themselves.

Is the lead singer crying?

"This game actually lets you cry?"