"Get some food..." the girl rolled her eyes at him and said weakly.
Cheng Fei had no choice but to go to the kitchen, only to find it spotless, as if it were brand new. Clearly, the previous guest never cooked.
Cheng Fei opened the refrigerator again and saw that it only contained whole wheat bread and yogurt, showing the guest's obsessive taste.
Cheng Fei took two slices of bread and a cup of yogurt and returned to Shen Xi. Seeing that she looked half-dead, he simply tore the bread into small pieces and fed her, and put the straw to her mouth.
The girl accepted his food listlessly, her eyes vacant.
“I used to read online that it’s absolutely impossible for a person to starve themselves to death, but you almost did it.” Looking at the aloof girl who didn’t even have the strength to chew, Cheng Fei said sincerely, “Teacher Shen, I really admire you.”
Shen Xi glared at him without any threat, tilted her head back like a patient with multiple fractures, her swan-like neck twitched, swallowed the food, and then slightly opened her mouth.
Cheng Fei tore off another piece of bread, neither too big nor too small, and fed it to her. After she had chewed it enough, he put the straw to her mouth.
After finishing a slice of bread and a cup of yogurt, the girl finally looked somewhat alive again.
She struggled to sit up straight, placing her hand on her forehead as if deep in thought.
Cheng Fei stared at her while eating another slice of bread. "Teacher Shen, I already said if you really don't want to kiss me, that's fine. It hurts me to see you hurting yourself like this."
“I already know what happened…” she stared at Cheng Fei.
"What? What happened?"
"Star……"
"Are you so hungry you can see the stars?"
“I know what the constellations in the corridor mean now,” the girl said, struggling to speak. Though she was weak, her eyes shone brightly.
50. Shen Xi, wins
"After a day and a night, I finally figured it out." Shen Xi looked into Cheng Fei's eyes, her weak words resounding, as if she had discovered a completely new cosmic truth.
Cheng Fei noticed her faint dark circles and was shocked. "Have you been staying up all night without eating or sleeping since yesterday? Teacher Shen, please take care of yourself. Your body is already weak, and fainting due to low blood sugar could be life-threatening."
"I won again, Cheng Fei." A cold smile appeared on the girl's face.
"Yes, yes, you won again." Cheng Fei couldn't do anything about her. "Don't move, I'm ordering takeout."
Shen Xi patted him and said coldly, "Help me to the bedroom first."
"You want to lie down? Lie on the sofa, it'll be easier for me to take care of you."
"I want to show you."
"What are you looking at?"
"You will know when you go."
"Can we eat something first and then look at it?"
"No."
"Exercise requires even more energy."
"Stop having those filthy thoughts."
"I'm afraid you'll faint again after taking a few steps."
"Enough with the nonsense, you are my servant now." The girl left no room for argument.
"Are you hallucinating from hunger?" Cheng Fei sighed helplessly. "Whatever makes you happy. I'll help you inside, okay?"
"Get me another slice of bread."
"Yes, Miss Shen."
Cheng Fei helped the unsteady-footed girl into the open bedroom.
In the center of the bedroom, on the carpet, lay a huge world map, marked with a series of red marks. All the manuscripts the girl had accumulated over the past two weeks were neatly stacked and arranged next to it.
Cheng Fei realized that she hadn't given up yet, and had persisted in doing this for a whole day and night.
Shen Xi shook off Cheng Fei's hand and almost collapsed onto the carpet.
She stared at the map before her, a smug look on her pale face. "I calculated the coordinates of the stars for each day and marked them on the map. Guess what I found?"
"What did you find?" Cheng Fei sat down cross-legged, first handing her a slice of bread. She stared at the map without moving, then brought it to her mouth. "Eat while you talk, Teacher Shen. You have no idea how bad you look right now."
The girl reluctantly opened her mouth and took a bite, her cheeks bulging as she said, "The coordinates form a continuous path."
Cheng Fei looked helpless. "First, explain how you calculated the coordinates."
"Find the North Star in this picture." Shen Xi picked out a manuscript and handed it to him.
Cheng Fei looked at the dense dots and lines on the paper and looked embarrassed. "Teacher Shen, I am not knowledgeable enough to understand astrology."
"I'll teach you." The girl sneered, then glanced at the bread slice in his hand. "Feed me."
Cheng Fei handed her the bread and gave her a bite.
"Look closely, this is Ursa Major. The Big Dipper is right there. It's on the extension of the line connecting the last two stars of the Big Dipper. That's the Big Dipper." The girl gestured on the map. "The Big Dipper is located on the extension of the Earth's axis of rotation. In the Northern Hemisphere, you can determine the latitude by looking at the altitude angle of the Big Dipper."
"Teacher Shen, I'm impressed. You really know geography very well," Cheng Fei said sincerely.
Cheng Fei planned to study science, so he didn't pay much attention to geography.
Shen Xi remained expressionless. "The Southern Hemisphere doesn't have a useful indicator like Polaris, but it does have the Southern Cross, and we can estimate latitude using certain methods."
"And the longitude?" Cheng Fei gave up thinking and just fed her. "Open your mouth."
The girl took a bite of her bread and continued, "Calculating longitude isn't difficult either, because we know the Greenwich Mean Time for each map beforehand, so we can compare the positions of certain constellations with the star chart on the software to find the longitude." She tapped the tablet computer next to her.
Cheng Fei picked up the manuscripts one by one to examine them, and couldn't help but say, "Professor Shen, even if the theory works, are you sure there's no problem with your visual assessment of the hand-drawn sketches?"
"I studied sketching for five years; my eyes are my ruler." The girl raised her chin, full of confidence.
Cheng Fei was speechless. "What did you just say? Put the coordinates on the map one by one, and then what?"
“The coordinates form a continuous trajectory, what does that mean?” She stared into his eyes.
What does this mean?
"Don't you understand?"
"I don't understand." Cheng Fei shook his head.
Her pure, dark eyes reflected the sunlight streaming through the window. "This proves that the corridor truly is a moving sky city. I must admit you were right about that. Don't worry, I will record your contributions truthfully in the future."
Cheng Fei looked blank. "So that's how it is. What a shocking discovery! So where exactly is this sky city floating right now?"
Shen Xi looked down at the map, stroking her chin as she said, "Based on the recent trajectory, the corridor has just entered the Atlantic Ocean from the Arctic Ocean. Next, it may pass through the Drake Passage to the Pacific Ocean, or it may go around to the Indian Ocean..."
"Why is the only way to travel by sea? Is it a city in the sky or a city on the sea?"
Shen Xi looked at him with pity, "Have you forgotten what you said? The fact that you can only see the sea below the endless sea of clouds means that the corridor's trajectory always avoids the land."
This even covered for her, and Cheng Fei fell silent.
"Why aren't you feeding me anymore?" The girl glanced at the bread slice in his hand, her face expressionless.
"Because I'm a little hungry too." Cheng Fei snapped out of his daze.
As soon as he finished speaking, under the girl's utterly disgusted gaze, the boy quickly devoured the half-eaten piece of bread she had left.
"Your depravity has once again surpassed my imagination." Shen Xi covered her chest with her hands and retreated from her kneeling, weak body.
"Teacher Shen," Cheng Fei brushed the breadcrumbs off his hands, "Let's get on your private jet and head out to find the corridor right away."
The girl paused for a moment, then shook her head. "It's not the right time yet. The corridor must have some kind of invisibility ability, otherwise it would have been detected by radar or passing flights long ago."
"That makes sense." Cheng Fei nodded calmly. "You should be alright now, right? If you are, I'll head back now. I ordered takeout and left it at the door."
"You can't leave. Come downstairs with me for dinner," the girl, who had regained about 60% of her health, said coldly.
"Teacher Shen, I saved you out of humanitarianism, why are you restricting my personal freedom?"
"Have you forgotten your bet? From now on, you are my servant, and you have no personal freedom anymore," the girl sneered.
Cheng Fei slapped himself across the face, his feelings indescribable.
"I need to change my clothes now. Please wait for me outside." Shen Xi slowly stood up, her expression wary.
Cheng Fei had nothing to say and left the bedroom.
Twenty minutes later, Cheng Fei and the girl, who had changed her clothes, walked out of the apartment in the sunset.
She wore a white chiffon blouse, paired with a navy blue midi skirt, canvas shoes, and a small crossbody bag. Her pale face looked even more aloof than usual.
"Teacher Shen, let me say first that I have no problem having dinner with you, but I won't pay for it." Cheng Fei was very principled.
"I had anticipated your stinginess."
Where would you like to eat?
"The dim sum restaurant from last time is good."
"It's better to be closer," Cheng Fei nodded. "Speaking of Teacher Shen..."
"what?"
"Does this count as holding hands today?"
"When? I don't remember."
"Have you forgotten? I helped you to the sofa first, then helped you into the bedroom, but you were the one who grabbed me and wouldn't let go."
"You've successfully disgusted me." The girl nervously wiped her hands on her skirt as if she had touched something unclean. "It's just a special case. Please delete this memory."
……
51. A piano piece dedicated to Shen Xi
"Shen Xi, a girl with a cool and aloof temperament, exuding an aura that keeps others at bay, and sometimes giving people the feeling of being as fragile as a piece of transparent glass. At first, I only liked her delicate profile, as well as her long, black hair and eyes. But what really made me fall in love with her was when she had a fit of chuunibyou and locked herself in her room, refusing to eat or sleep, to the point of fainting from low blood sugar. When I was taking care of her, I realized that I had already fallen deeply in love with this girl who was sometimes as intelligent as snow and sometimes stubborn and naive..." Cheng Fei said softly.
"Enough." Shen Xi glared at him fiercely. "What kind of disgusting inner monologue have you been reciting since just now?"
"How do you feel about how I describe you in my future biography?"
"Leaving aside this kind of nonsensical and incomprehensible writing style, please don't mention me in that kind of thing, or I might die with my eyes open in disgrace."
"Don't worry, I won't mention you too much, because in my mind our relationship will end without a trace, and you will only live in my distant memories in my later years, becoming a footnote to my youth."
The girl was taken aback at first, then let out a heavy, cold laugh. "Our relationship? Please don't spread rumors about me. Tell the truth that it's all your pathetic and disgusting unrequited love."
"Teacher Shen, you're too arrogant." Cheng Fei sighed.
The two chatted as they found a seat in the dim sum restaurant.
The owner walked over, placed the menu on the two-person table, and said to Cheng Fei with a smile, "Handsome, you're here with your girlfriend again? What would you like to eat?"
"I'll order first." Shen Xi said expressionlessly, reaching for the menu. "I want shrimp dumplings, turnip cake, siu mai, water chestnut cake, and rice noodle rolls."
"I'll just have stir-fried beef noodles and steamed chicken feet," Cheng Fei said, then thought for a moment, "By the way, boss, my girlfriend often has low blood sugar, do you have anything more nourishing?"
The owner thought for a moment, "Then I recommend the medicinal chicken feet. They're good for replenishing blood and energy, and they also nourish the skin. A lot of girls order them."
"Hiss—" Cheng Fei suddenly trembled and gasped.
"Handsome, are you alright?" the boss asked, looking puzzled.
"No, it's nothing, just a leg cramp."
“He often gets leg cramps, so I replaced his steamed chicken feet with medicinal chicken feet,” Shen Xi sneered.
"Okay, two servings of the medicinal chicken feet, please. You can have some tea first." The owner took the order and left.
"Teacher Shen, that's too harsh." Cheng Fei grimaced and bent down to rub his calves.
Shen Xi crossed her arms in front of her chest and sneered.
When the food was served, Cheng Fei quietly took one of Shen Xi's shrimp dumplings and took a bite under the girl's horrified gaze.
Cheng Fei chewed while looking at her, "You like shrimp dumplings so much? Here, you can have the other half."
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