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

"It wasn't that smooth sailing."

"What is Cheng Fei doing right now?"

"I'll read a book, then go to sleep."

"Is Ye Shuang over there?"

"Not here!"

"Master, the cat misses you."

"I'll be back soon."

"I really want to right now."

"I've only been gone a few days, haven't I?"

"The poor cat didn't eat enough that day and is now drooling with hunger."

"Don't go overboard, classmate."

"Doesn't Cheng Fei miss Nana?"

"Of course I want to."

"Cheng Fei, would you like to see Nana?"

*Selfie

Before the boy could reply, the photo was sent eagerly. It was a close-up of his tongue sticking out, like a hanged ghost with excessive saliva.

"I'll look at it slowly when I get back. I'm very busy now, and it's almost time for bed."

"Isn't Nana pretty?"

*Selfie

This time it's a close-up of the arm blocking the front armor.

"It's very beautiful, but please don't send it, thank you."

"Nana wants Cheng Fei to see her."

*Selfie

This time, it's about having both legs together in a slightly inward-pointing manner.

"That's about enough, classmate."

"Cheng Fei, don't you want Nana to do something? Just say the word, and Nana will do it right away and take a picture to show Cheng Fei."

*Selfie

The unsightly sight of someone drooling while trying to cover their mouth with one finger.

"I want you to stop, but internet on the ship is expensive. Goodbye."

"Cheng Fei, could you talk to Nana for another ten minutes? Ten minutes is enough, Nana will be quick."

"What exactly are you doing?"

"In longing"

"Missing you my foot! I order you to stop right now and just wait until I get back."

"But it will break if we stop now."

"It's broken, so it's broken. That's an order, are you going to disobey?"

"Will I get a good reward if I behave? Like, the kind of reward where I keep breaking things and still get hurt?"

"Of course."

"Okay~ I'll stop now. Cheng Fei needs to be back soon, before Nana dies of dehydration."

"Please use that energy to read and study."

"No matter what they're doing, they'll think of their owner until they've drooled all over; that's just how cats think."

"I think you're hopeless. Goodnight."

Goodnight, Master~

The boy thought for a moment and then switched to chat with his online friend, Xiao A.

Teacher Shen

"Good night"

I sent it and waited a while, but there was no response.

"Teacher Shen, I'm sure you can see me saying goodnight."

As a result, I received a red notification that I had been blocked and messages were being rejected.

The boy remained silent for a moment, then turned off WeChat and opened the Eye of Truth.

"Hey Xiao Yi, can you help me look up someone? He's the founder of Kanghe Pharmaceutical Group."

……

The next day.

With no hope of finding Ding Sheng, Cheng Fei became more relaxed, getting up at 6:30 to do some casual exercise in the ship's gym.

When the boy returned to his room, Ye Shuang was enjoying the breakfast that had been delivered to her, while also flipping through the brochure he had received earlier.

"Good morning, Master Ye." The young man approached the girl with a serious expression.

"Good morning." Ye Shuang glanced at him, her tone indifferent.

"I want to see you smile, Master Ye."

"No." The girl said coldly.

"Master Ye, even if we're trying to keep our distance, you don't have to do this, do you? Anyway, you can switch personalities at will. I just want to see you smile and say good morning. This is my only request for today." The young man clasped his hands together.

Ye Shuang was silent for a moment, then let out a helpless sigh, before tilting her head and giving him her signature sweet and gentle smile, "Good morning~ Cheng Fei, you're such an annoying classmate, is this okay?"

"That feels so good, the world is truly wonderful." The boy let out an exaggerated sigh of relief, then looked the girl up and down. "By the way, Master Ye, did you change my clothes specially today?"

The girl wore a retro shirt, a khaki high-waisted skirt, and a plaid vest, which accentuated her slender waist. Her legs were encased in white over-the-knee socks, and her legs were as straight and long as an artwork, giving her an indescribable ladylike feel. This outfit was subtly similar to the style that Shen Xi liked.

"Please don't flatter yourself. I just want to change into some clothes to make myself feel better on vacation," Ye Shuang said with a smile.

"I understand. It seems you've successfully changed your mindset." The boy nodded in understanding. "Then let's go today..."

"Go wherever you want, I want to go to this." Ye Shuang pointed to the manual and interrupted with a gentle yet authoritative voice.

The boy looked down, surprised. "A cat cafe?"

……

Ye Shuang made up her mind, and Cheng Fei couldn't stop her, so the two went to the pet cafe on the ship.

After sitting down, the boy realized her plan: she wanted to read comics while petting the cat.

Although he owns a cat, Cheng Fei doesn't know much about raising pets. He doesn't know how the cats here are trained. They are very affectionate, and one or two of them jump into Ye Shuang's arms, curl up with their paws tucked in, and let her pet them.

Cheng Fei wanted to sit down and read comics with them, but was firmly refused. So he sat alone opposite them, petting an orange cat that was bigger than the others, and casually took a picture to send to Nagasaki Asuna.

"Not as cute as you"

"Cheng Fei, you're not allowed to touch any other cats!"

The reply came instantly.

"This won't work either?"

"No way! Cheng Fei can only have Nana as his cat, otherwise it's cheating!"

"Okay, let's get rid of it."

The boy pushed the orange cat away and took another picture of the empty space beside him.

The reply was just one word.

"snort"

Then, Cheng Fei activated his Eye of Truth, and Isena gathered a large amount of information, which the boy quickly browsed.

After a while, he looked up and asked, "Master Ye, do you know anything about Ding Sheng?"

"Understand what?" Ye Shuang, who was enjoying reading comics, looked up, her little face showing displeasure.

"His life story, etc."

"I don't know. I'm only responsible for arresting him; I don't deal with this kind of thing."

"Okay, actually I found out something really interesting, do you want to hear it?"

"No, you told me to enjoy my vacation. Anyway, there's no hope of catching him now." Ye Shuang decisively turned her gaze back to the comic book.

"Master Ye, you really are stubborn." The young man said as if giving up, and began to stare at her face.

After this situation continued for a while, Ye Shuang frowned and looked up, feeling uncomfortable. "Please stop staring at me."

“But I have nothing to do.” The boy shrugged, speaking with self-righteousness.

Ye Shuang took a deep breath, closed the comic book, and said, "Tell me, what did you find out?"

486. The situation has become complicated.

"Master Ye, let me tell you a story."

"You say it," Ye Shuang said, pursing her lips and resting her chin on her hand.

"Once upon a time, there was a genius who went abroad to study at the age of fifteen, obtained a doctorate in molecular biology at the age of twenty-one, and engaged in medical research after graduation. Later, he returned to China and founded his own company, specializing in the research and development of drugs for rare diseases, and conquered many diseases that were once considered incurable."

Cheng Fei paused, "Unfortunately, his wife and daughter were later diagnosed with a rare hereditary disease. So he devoted all his energy to the research and development of a cure for the disease. When his team made progress, the bank cut off the loan due to risk management, which caused his cash flow to break down and the company to almost go bankrupt. The research and development progress was halted for a long time. By the time he regrouped and brought the cure to the world, his wife and daughter had already passed away."

"Don't tell me this person is Ding Sheng." Ye Shuang narrowed her eyes.

“Yes, it’s him.” The boy nodded.

"Then I won't pity him either," the girl said coldly.

"I'm not telling you this to make you feel sorry for him, but there are some things worth noting," the boy said seriously.

"what?"

"He was really unlucky; he later contracted a rare disease himself, one you've probably heard of."

"What disease?"

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).

"The kind that Hawking got?" Ye Shuang frowned.

“That’s right. According to publicly available news, Ding Sheng has been in a state of inconvenience for at least two years, but he still insists on working.” The boy flipped through the information on his phone.

Isena easily turned the entire internet upside down, and even some information that had been intentionally concealed and was only left as a trace could not escape her notice.

"So?" Ye Shuang tilted her head.

"Master Ye, haven't you realized yet? A terminally ill ALS patient is actually playing hide-and-seek with us on the cruise ship. Is that reasonable?" Cheng Fei looked at Ye Shuang.

The girl paused for a moment, then said, "Maybe he developed a drug that cured himself."

"Impossible. ALS is still an incurable disease. If he were to develop a cure, it would definitely cause a sensation."

"That means he has helpers."

"Maybe, but according to Fu Qian, he boarded the ship alone."

"So what exactly happened?" Ye Shuang frowned.

“Maybe he’s already dead, and what boarded the ship is his ghost, watching us from some corner,” Cheng Fei said quietly.

The girl looked at the boy in front of her with a speechless expression. "Is this interesting?"

"Master Ye, you're being too boring. Most girls would at least be a little scared, right?" The boy shook his head.