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

"I know the ending theme song, 'With You,' how about that?" The boy shrugged.

"Okay," the girl replied indifferently.

"Then I'd like to see you standing there smiling and listening. Please switch to another view." The boy stared at her face.

"You!" Ye Shuang's eyebrows shot up.

"Master Ye, can't you even meet this small request? It's a piece of cake for you, isn't it?"

Ye Shuang took a deep breath, closed her eyes, lowered her head and rubbed her temples. She looked up, her expression changing to a gentle, obedient smile, and said softly, "Is this alright? You want to play but you still make demands. You're really annoying."

“Master Ye, if you smiled and told me every day that you were annoyed, my liking for you would increase by at least 30 percent.”

"If you're going to play, please hurry up and stop rambling. Also, if you say that, I never want to smile at you again." The girl's eyelids twitched, giving off a feeling of "I really want to get angry, but I still have to keep smiling."

“Okay, ‘With You’ is dedicated to my lovely Master Ye.” The boy said seriously, placed his hands on the piano keys, and closed his eyes slightly.

As the familiar, soothing prelude emerged with a perfect performance, the atmosphere in the atrium seemed to fall silent for a moment.

The children who were chasing stopped and looked up curiously.

The middle-aged couple on the bench looked at it side by side, their expressions becoming quite interested.

People passing by on the upper level stopped by the railing and took out their phones to take pictures.

As the handsome young man's fingertips moved, a delicate melody filled with the sorrow of parting unfolded little by little, evoking childhood memories deep in everyone's mind, recalling the blurred and faded summers that can never be relived, and an indescribable bitterness welled up in their hearts.

A pretty girl with pigtails stood by with a smile, her gaze occasionally lingering on the boy's focused profile before drifting away absentmindedly.

Midway through, the sounds of violins and cellos joined in unexpectedly, blending together with the boy's piano melody.

Cheng Fei turned his head and saw several people in matching tuxedos playing with him. Their skills were superb, and they seemed to be members of the cruise ship's orchestra. So the boy adjusted his strength, making the impromptu ensemble even more harmonious.

An old train travels on tracks submerged in water, with the sea stretching endlessly ahead. The young girl, unsure of her destination, gazes alone at the sunset that bathes the sky. This same scene appears before everyone's eyes.

As the music ended and the last notes faded away, spontaneous applause erupted in the courtyard.

Cheng Fei looked up and saw a young man and woman wearing baseball caps standing next to him, clapping along with the others. The young woman nudged the young man with her elbow and said something to him in a teasing tone. The young man looked serious but somewhat disgusted.

Cheng Fei nodded to the band members playing in the distance, and then left the courtyard with Ye Shuang and the Interpol duo.

The thin, aloof man stood in the corner watching the four people leave, then turned and walked in another direction without expression.

……

Four people sat in a corner of the coffee shop.

"So Ding Sheng didn't go back to his room today either, and you went straight to find the captain?" Cheng Fei took a sip of his caramel macchiato, feeling the images of Shen Xi and Nagasaki Asuna appear in his mind at the same time, and casually glanced at Ye Shuang next to him.

The girl with twin ponytails stared at the American-style machine in front of her, probably contemplating her mission.

The young woman named Fu Qian smiled wryly, "I wanted him to cooperate with the search, but he was kicked out."

"Why?" Cheng Fei asked in surprise.

"Ding Sheng's red notice hasn't officially taken effect yet. We can only issue a notification now. The captain is afraid that a public search will cause a riot, so he told us to wait until the ship docks." The young man next to him, Wan Haoran, looked annoyed.

"Alright, then we'll have to find it ourselves." Cheng Fei nodded to indicate that he understood.

"Are you sure Ding Sheng is on the ship? Could you have mistaken him for someone else?" Ye Shuang suddenly asked.

Fu Qian and Wan Haoran exchanged a glance.

Fu Qian shook her head, "I couldn't possibly be wrong, and everyone checked in during the safety drill for sailing, so Ding Sheng must be there."

"I understand, so what's your plan next?" Cheng Fei looked at her.

"We'll find him, even if it's like searching for a needle in a haystack. It'll be troublesome if he sneaks off the ship once we reach the shore," Fu Qian said resolutely.

"We've been searching all day," Cheng Fei said earnestly. "How about we divide the work into areas? That would make our collaboration more efficient. What do you think?"

……

After their meeting with the Interpol duo, Cheng Fei and Ye Shuang left and had dinner at a buffet restaurant. During the dinner, they tried to find Ding Sheng as usual, but to no avail.

After dark, the two went to the open deck, where a constellation observation activity was taking place. The boy and girl leaned against the ship's railing, which was gently swaying in the sea breeze, and scanned the participants.

On a clear night at sea, the stars twinkle, and special constellations unique to the Southern Hemisphere can be clearly seen.

When Cheng Fei got tired of looking at people, he started looking at the stars. Since Shen Xi had dragged him to calculate the coordinates of the corridor by relying on constellations, he had almost learned all the more famous constellations.

"Master Ye," the boy said, tilting his head back.

"What's wrong?" Ye Shuang, who was standing next to her, was looking around as if she could catch her target quickly if she tried hard enough.

Do you believe in aliens?

"That's ridiculous. I don't want to talk to you about this."

"Why are you like this? You're just killing time anyway, can't we chat for a bit?"

"I haven't thought about it. Are you satisfied now?" The girl's cold tone was palpable.

"Speaking of which, do you remember when Shen Xi asked us to find the corridor?"

What are you going to say now?

The boy rested his hand on the gunwale and looked at her profile. "I want to ask you, if the corridor really is an alien creation, and we find it and it changes our lives overnight, what would you do?"

"I don't understand what you're trying to say. It feels like you're going to use this opportunity to say something ambiguous to me again." The girl turned her face away from him.

"Master Ye, your brain has been polluted too much by romance comics."

"Then stop beating around the bush and just say what you mean."

"I just wanted to ask if, if that kind of thing happened, have you ever thought about quitting your job as a maid and going on to do something great, like conquering the world with alien technology?"

"Ask me such strange questions when you actually find aliens. Besides, I'm not some maid."

"What's so strange about aliens, Master Ye? We all have superpowers, maybe we ourselves are aliens," the boy coaxed patiently.

"We're not the only two people in this world with superpowers," the girl said, pouting.

483. Two people sharing a secret

"You know other people with superpowers? Who?" Cheng Fei was stunned.

"Miss," Ye Shuang said indifferently.

"What superpowers does Xuanqi have? Money power is more like it, isn't it?" The boy's surprise seemed genuine.

“Miss’s intuition is very accurate.” The girl’s tone was confident.

The boy opened his mouth, "What kind of superpower is this?"

"If you don't believe it, that's fine. You'll understand in time. Anyway, when it comes to conquering the world, I think it's more realistic to follow Miss than to rely on ourselves."

“Master Ye, don’t you think my intellect is also a kind of superpower? Maybe I have two superpowers.” The boy said seriously.

Ye Shuang pouted, "You are quite smart, but I think compared to another person, you haven't reached the level of superpowers yet."

"Is there anyone in this world smarter than me? I can't accept that." The boy grabbed his hair.

The girl tilted her head, a hint of pity in her eyes, "Shen Xi."

"So you think she has superpowers too?"

"Maybe." The girl gazed into the distance.

Why don't you mention that Asuna Nagasaki also has superpowers?

"I don't know her very well."

"Okay, actually I also think Shen Xi is a bit too smart, although most of the time she's just a paranoid internet addict with a delusional personality." The boy rubbed his chin.

Ye Shuang did not comment on this.

"Speaking of which, Master Ye, you actually know so many things. No wonder I sometimes have zero reaction and a calm demeanor. I thought you were just pretending to be aloof. Why didn't you tell me these things sooner?"

Why should I tell you sooner?

"Because we are a close teacher and student."

Don't try to get close to me.

"As the old saying goes, 'A teacher for a day is a father for life,' so you're practically my mother."

"Cheng Fei! Are you crazy?" the girl glared at him.

"By the way, does Xuanqi also know about your Platinum Star?"

Ye Shuang paused for a moment, then said, "I don't know."

"So, out of the three of you, only you know all these things?"

"Ah."

"You actually told me such a secret, Master Ye? You trust me way too much now?"

The girl turned her head as if pricked by needles, her eyebrows furrowing. "I trust you because Miss trusts you. Besides, you already know my abilities, so I feel there's no need to hide them."

"Master Ye, so do you actually trust me or not? I'm quite curious. By the way, I trust you a lot; I think you're very reliable." The young man said sincerely.

Ye Shuang glanced at him, then looked away, and said in a subtle tone, "I trust you too, to a certain extent."

What does "a certain degree" mean?

The girl thought for a moment, her face serious, "You're quite reliable, even Miss admires your taste, but you talk too frivolously, you're shameless and annoying, and you don't know how to keep your distance from girls, I hate that about you."

The young man looked at her and nodded. "Master Ye, I like your frank personality."

"That's why I hate this about you. Don't just tell girls you like them!" Ye Shuang frowned.

“Okay, Master Ye is right.” The boy nodded honestly, then paused, “In that case, I’ll tell you a secret in exchange.”

"What secret?" Ye Shuang asked suspiciously.

"Nagasaki Asuna also has superpowers."

"What superpower?"

“If you stare at her from a great distance, she will spot you immediately. She can also sense the hidden emotions of everyone and guess what others are thinking with just a few words. It’s amazing. If she were on this ship, she might be able to find Ding Sheng very soon.”

"How do you know these things?" The girl narrowed her eyes.

"She told me herself during a casual chat," the young man said casually.

Ye Shuang stared at the boy, her expression turning serious.

"Master Ye, what's with that expression?"

"Cheng Fei, you'd better not treat Asuna the way you treated me." The girl's tone was unreadable.

"why?"

What if she misunderstands and falls for you?

"Master Ye, you're overthinking it. She's not stupid; she's as clever as a fox."

The girl remained silent, her brows furrowed.

"Master Ye? Please don't stay silent for so long, it scares me."

"Are you feeling guilty?" Ye Shuang glanced at him sideways.

"I was afraid you'd misunderstand. Don't overthink it. I have plenty of close female friends. I just chat with them casually, and they tell me everything. There's nothing I can do about it," the boy said calmly.

"Never mind, I'll tell you when we get back," the girl muttered.

"What did you say?" the boy asked, looking at her.

"It's nothing." The girl's tone hardened.

"Alright, Master Ye, in that case, don't you think the two of us are quite extraordinary?"

What's so special about it?

“They don’t know anything about other people’s abilities. Only the two of us know everything. I propose that we establish an organization of superpowered individuals. How about we call it the Avengers?” the boy said seriously.

Ye Shuang stared at him for a few seconds, then sighed softly, "Cheng Fei, sometimes I really can't figure out which of your words are true and which are just jokes."

If you disagree, then just pretend I didn't say anything.