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

The girl scooped up a spoonful, held it under her hand, and presented it to Cheng Fei. "Ah~ open your mouth."

“I can eat by myself,” Cheng Fei said.

"You can't~" the girl smiled.

Cheng Fei glanced sideways; the other groups were also in the tense final moments, so no one was paying attention to this side for the time being.

"Then at least change the spoon."

"I gave all the spoons to other groups, and this is the only one left."

"You're being too extreme."

"Ah~" the girl gestured again.

Cheng Fei opened his mouth and ate the fried rice with egg skin and ketchup.

"How about it?"

"The texture and flavor are very rich; it's a good place to open a shop."

Nagasaki Asuna smiled happily.

Once all the groups had almost finished, except for those that burned their food, mistook salt for sugar, or used vinegar for soy sauce, the tasting began.

The boys in aprons, each carrying a small bowl, walked around the classroom with their backs straight, like gourmets in tuxedos. They would take a spoonful of anything that looked delicious and shake their heads at anything that didn't look good.

The girls also enjoyed tasting the fried rice of the person they wanted to try, chatting and laughing in hushed tones.

Among all the students in the classroom, Cheng Fei and Nagasaki Asuna were the most popular.

24. Cheng Fei is being targeted.

Asuna Nagasaki drew a heart on a Yangzhou-style omelet rice, which was quickly devoured by the boys, who took turns spooning it up.

"So delicious..."

"It reminds me of my mother's cooking..."

"Nagasaki-san is simply an angel..."

Chen Hao was severely condemned for his excessive behavior.

"Chen Hao, we agreed on one spoon per person, why the hell are you using a big soup spoon?"

"If you think it's not enough, go eat the stir-fried beef you made yourself. You put so much salt in it, it's like you're trying to kill someone with saltiness."

Meanwhile, Cheng Fei's "Golden Wrapped Silver Egg Fried Rice" received unanimous praise from the girls.

"Not greasy at all, and very delicious..."

"It's so good that there were no chili peppers. Cheng Fei is so gentle..."

"Cheng Fei, could you feed me just one bite, just one bite..."

Cheng Fei knew it wasn't that delicious; after all, it was a purely lazy recipe, and no matter how much skill he tried to make up for it, it was only passable.

Cheng Fei and Nagasaki Asuna sampled the dishes around and concluded that most were edible, but most were either undercooked or poorly seasoned.

Of course, both of them knew the truth but didn't say it aloud.

Between bites, a petite girl ran up to Cheng Fei with a bowl in her hand, stood on tiptoe, and said, "Cheng Fei, Cheng Fei, try my pickled pepper fried rice! Come on, ah~"

Zhou Han, the class representative for Chinese, has dimples and canine teeth when she smiles, making her quite adorable.

"I'll do it myself." Cheng Fei took the spoon and put it in his mouth.

Compared to regular egg fried rice, it has an added sour and spicy flavor from pickled peppers.

"Is it delicious?" Zhou Han asked hurriedly.

"Very good." Cheng Fei gave a thumbs up.

"I knew it! They kept saying it was too spicy, but I didn't think it was spicy at all," Zhou Han said, taking a bite with the spoon she had taken back from Cheng Fei and showing a satisfied expression. "It's really delicious."

Once Zhou Han left, Nagasaki Asuna revealed a mocking smile, "To do this behind Shen Xi's back, Cheng Fei is so awful."

"Zhou Han is quite outgoing."

Even the most outgoing person wouldn't just share a spoon with a boy, right?

"I can't stop her."

"Maybe she's already used that spoon before?"

"That's a conspiracy theory."

"Cheng Fei's vigilance is still too weak."

……

After the home economics class ended, Cheng Fei didn't go back to the classroom. Instead, he headed straight for the school gate, intending to go to work at the bubble tea shop.

Two black luxury cars were parked on the only way out of the school, and several men in black wearing sunglasses were standing guard nearby, waiting for someone.

Cheng Fei glanced at it, but didn't care, and walked straight to the bus stop.

Just then, a panting voice called out from behind the boy, "Cheng Fei! Is that Cheng Fei?"

A girl with neatly tied twin ponytails, a pretty face, and white over-the-knee socks covering her legs under her skirt ran quickly out of the school gate. Judging from her school uniform, she was also a student of Yinghua.

Cheng Fei didn't know her.

The girl walked straight up to Cheng Fei, grabbed his hand, and gave him a warm smile. "You're Cheng Fei, right? Come with me, someone wants to see you."

Cheng Fei sensed something was wrong and pushed her hand away. "Who are you? Who wants to see me?"

"Don't worry about it, just come with me." The girl reached for Cheng Fei's hand again.

"How ridiculous. I have things to do." Cheng Fei frowned, shook her off, and turned to leave.

Before anyone knew it, two men in black appeared behind Cheng Fei, blocking his path.

Cheng Fei sensed something was wrong.

It seemed as if he had suddenly been targeted by someone.

Turning back, the girl who had been smiling warmly moments before seemed to have removed her mask, her expression turning cold. "Ungrateful wretch, take him in the car."

As soon as he finished speaking, two men in black grabbed Cheng Fei from the left and right.

The boy tried to move, but found he couldn't, and with his strength, he couldn't break free at all.

"Brothers, be gentle."

The boy was shoved into the carriage, and the doors slammed shut.

As the first car drove away, the girl with pigtails squinted and glanced around before quickly getting into the passenger seat of the second car.

The two cars sped away.

……

It wasn't until he was pushed off the car and his blindfold was ripped off that Cheng Fei could see where he had been taken.

A quiet and spacious manor, with huge trees that would take an adult to hug as far as the eye can see, fresh air, and a fountain in the middle of the road with a dynamic bull sculpture on it.

At the end of the manor stands a grand villa that resembles a palace.

The girl with pigtails got out of the car behind Cheng Fei, gave him a cold glance, and walked towards the palace. "Follow me, and don't do anything foolish."

Surrounded by several men in black, Cheng Fei had no choice but to keep up with her.

Upon entering the palace, the first thing that catches the eye is the extremely luxurious chandelier on the ceiling of the hall, the huge oil paintings on the walls depicting a magnificent hunting scene, and the spiral staircase with golden handrails leading to who-knows-where.

"Miss, the person has been brought here." The girl with pigtails walked towards the sofa on one side of the hall.

Another girl was sitting on the sofa.

Her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, her small face was naturally beautiful, her eyes were rosy with long eyelashes, and her brows exuded an arrogant and domineering air.

She was wearing the Sakura school uniform, with her coat draped over her shoulders, and her shapely legs encased in black pantyhose.

The girl leaned back on the sofa, a lollipop dangling from her mouth, one leg casually crossed, exuding a lazy yet imposing air.

"Do you recognize me?" She looked Cheng Fei up and down with a strange smile on her lips.

"I don't know him." Cheng Fei shook his head.

The girl chuckled. "Aren't you going to say you're my fan?"

Cheng Fei paused for a second, then understood.

The boy glanced at the man in black guarding the gate, then looked at the girl on the high seat, or rather, Lin Xuanqi, and scratched his head. "...I haven't offended you, have I?"

Lin Xuanqi chuckled lightly, "You're really putting on an innocent act."

"Is there anyone more innocent than me? I just kindly saved someone in the game, and now I'm being arrested for repaying kindness with enmity."

The girl leaned forward, using her knee as a fulcrum to support her chin with one hand, her fingertips rhythmically tapping her cheek. "Let me guess how they taught you to act innocent and start by getting close to me through games?"

“No one taught me; I was really just passing by at the time,” Cheng Fei said sincerely.

"Ha, you think I'm a fool? That's no fun." Lin Xuanqi's smile turned terrifying as she waved her hand. "Teach him a lesson."

Two men in black quickly approached Cheng Fei and grabbed him.

"Wait a minute, I'll speak!" The boy raised his hand.

Lin Xuanqi gestured with her chin for the man in black to stop.

"No one ordered me to do this. I followed you to the fifth floor just to get on your good side, because..."

"Because?" Lin Xuanqi raised an eyebrow.

Cheng Fei stared at her Sakura school uniform. "Because I have a crush on you. The moment I saw you on the first day of school, I fell in love with you at first sight, but I didn't dare to talk to you in person, so I had to do this."

"That's more like it, at least it looks somewhat decent." Lin Xuanqi yawned.

The two men in black then relaxed their grip on Cheng Fei.

"I really didn't lie to you," the boy said calmly.

Lin Xuanqi didn't even glance at Cheng Fei. She picked up a document from the side and said softly, "Cheng Fei grew up in an orphanage, supporting himself through scholarships and part-time jobs. He ranked twenty-seventh in Yinghua's entrance exam..."

"The teacher's evaluation is that he is excellent in both character and academics, hardworking and self-disciplined, and has a very good reputation among his classmates." The girl put down her documents and rested her chin on her hand to observe Cheng Fei.

"Actually, I came in second place in the most recent monthly exam."

"They really went to a lot of trouble this time. Hey, how much did they pay you?" Lin Xuanqi asked, her expression turning curious.

"If someone pays me, I don't need to work anymore."

"You won't talk? Actually, I quite admire you. As long as you confess honestly, I promise I'll let you go, how about it?"

25. It must be due to a very low luck stat.

"I've said everything I can." If it weren't for the agreement warning him, Cheng Fei would have definitely handed over the system.

After thinking it over, he realized that he had definitely been tricked by the system this time.

Cheng Fei remembered the bunch of disclaimers in the original agreement; so this was what was waiting for him.

"Tsk, one of the types of people I hate the most is the one who doesn't know when to back down and won't admit defeat until they're faced with a death sentence." Lin Xuanqi frowned. "I'm giving you one last chance. Tell me who instructed you, how they found you, what they said to you, and explain it all clearly."

“You’re too suspicious. I told you no one instructed me. I didn’t harm you; in fact, I saved you. You should believe me a little.” Cheng Fei said, pondering a solution.

After he finished speaking, the hall fell into dead silence.

Lin Xuanqi narrowed her eyes. "Do you think I wouldn't dare to kill someone?"

"Are you kidding me?" Cheng Fei felt a chill. "This is Academy City, you can't get away with killing someone here, can you?"

"You think I need to run?" Lin Xuanqi's lips curled into a disdainful smile.

"The school security department isn't your private property. If I go back and call the police, won't you be in trouble?"