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

"Good evening, Master Ye." The boy's voice, as refreshing as a mint candy, came from the other end.

"What's wrong……?"

"It's nothing, I'm going to sleep and I wanted to talk to you a little longer."

"I'm going to sleep now."

"In bed?"

"Ah."

Thinking of me?

"...Don't talk nonsense." The weak rebuttal didn't even seem convincing to the speaker.

“Master Ye, I like you.” Her tone was flippant (she felt) and even a little smug.

"Don't say things like that all of a sudden!" She felt a pang of anxiety, as if stung by a needle.

"You are my Master Ye."

"Cheng Fei!" Her nose stung, and she couldn't quite put her finger on whether she felt wronged or what. Her tearful reproach was utterly threatening.

He completely disregarded her and flirted with her as he pleased, but why... could he not refuse her?

"How about I pick you up for school tomorrow morning too?"

"I don't want to, don't come!" My heart was racing, and I was in a state of indescribable panic.

"It's settled then." The young man's tone was both joking and authoritative. "Also, I'll buy a box of glutinous rice cakes on the way and share half with you."

"I will not eat!"

"Master Ye, I like your glutinous rice balls." The tone was serious, as if explaining something important.

"I told you not to flirt with me anymore, you scoundrel, shameless!" Her pretty face and ears started to burn. No one had ever paid such direct attention to her appearance before, let alone chased after her over-the-knee socks and said they liked them. She was just like a street thug.

But the more she did this, the more her heart pounded.

"Then it's settled. Goodnight, my Master Ye. Be a good boy and wait for me downstairs tomorrow. Also, remember not to cry. You're cutest when you smile."

The phone call ended as soon as he finished speaking.

The girl put down her phone, stared blankly at the ceiling, and blinked.

Her eyes welled up with tears again, and the girl wiped them away haphazardly.

How strange, so very strange...

He relentlessly pursued her, showing no regard for her feelings, and harassed her with complete disrespect. Despite being treated this way, she had absolutely no way to refuse...

A well-behaved girl who had never experienced anything like this before found herself in unprecedented chaos.

……

The next day.

Her low-tied twin ponytails hung neatly down, and she wore a well-fitting Sakura school uniform. Her straight, slender legs, pressed together under her skirt, were encased in white over-the-knee socks. The tops of the socks were adjusted more meticulously than ever before, creating just the right amount of absolute territory. The dazzling white scenery was indescribably beautiful. Her small feet were clad in spotless, high-end brown uniform shoes, and she stood with a dignified and proper posture, carrying a bag in both hands.

Standing downstairs in the residential complex is a stunningly beautiful young woman with the air of a well-bred lady.

She just kept her head down, her pretty face with its delicate features and slightly furrowed brows carrying a hint of sorrow, as if she had been bullied and had unspeakable grievances.

The silver Panamera slowly came to a stop in front of her, and the window rolled down.

642. Ye Shuang was bullied by Cheng Fei again.

"Good morning, Master Ye." Cheng Fei thoughtfully opened the passenger door.

Ye Shuang looked around first before quickly crawling inside, hugging her bag to her chest with her legs together, and whispering with her head down, "...Good morning."

The boy turned to observe that pretty yet aggrieved face, noticing that she had dark circles under her eyes, clearly indicating she hadn't slept well the night before. Her eyes were also red, making her look incredibly haggard and pitiful.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and drive." The girl with pigtails bit her lip, her uneasy gaze meeting the boy's before looking away again.

"Look at my lovely Master Ye." Cheng Fei said nonchalantly, "Master Ye, why are you still like this today? Please stop crying, it's putting a lot of pressure on me."

"You bullied me and then accused me first!" The girl's voice instantly turned tearful, her eyes red as she glared at him, glistening tears welling up in her eyes.

"I was wrong." The boy first clasped his hands together, then took out some glutinous rice balls he had bought at a convenience store on the way, offering them as if as a sacrifice. "Here, have some first, okay?"

"Cheng Fei, stop bullying me!" Ye Shuang glanced at the snow-white, soft dessert that was strangely similar in color and texture to the spotless over-the-knee socks on her legs, and felt even more like crying.

"Master Ye, is buying you food considered bullying?" The boy looked genuinely surprised.

"But you're just teasing me, you scoundrel!" The girl was on the verge of tears, tightly pressing her legs together and shrinking towards the car door, clutching her bag even tighter, like a virtuous young girl cornered by thugs and powerless to resist.

"Master Ye, you used to be so tough, how come you've become such a crybaby now, crying at the slightest touch?" The young man looked at her, a little helpless.

"I can't beat you and you keep bullying me, what can I do!" The girl glared at him fiercely, her eyes brimming with tears. "You took advantage of me and forced me to betray Miss, would you be happy if I died?!"

"No, no, how could I let you die? Master Ye, calm down, it's still early, let's talk." The boy opened the glutinous rice cake, forked one and put it in his mouth, then forked another and put it to Ye Shuang's mouth.

The girl with pigtails bit her lip tightly, looking like she would rather die than eat it.

"Master Ye, if you don't eat, I'll feed you mouth-to-mouth." The boy said seriously.

Tears welled up in the girl's eyes. She struggled to open her small lips to catch the glutinous rice ball, staring at the boy as she cried, as if she had been forced to swallow some kind of poison.

"If you cry again, I'll kiss your face and wipe away your tears," the boy said again.

The girl's nose stung, and she felt even more like crying. She let out an uncontrollable sob, hurriedly wiping away her tears and covering her mouth. Her mouth, filled with glutinous rice balls, was still chewing unconsciously. Her fair cheeks twitched, making her look as pitiful as a victim imprisoned by a perverted killer, being subjected to inhuman torture.

Cheng Fei looked at her and his lips twitched almost imperceptibly. "Master Ye, did I burn you with a cigarette butt or hit you with an iron rod? Don't exaggerate like that. Sometimes you and Shen Xi are really quite similar."

The girl glanced at him with teary eyes, said nothing, and tried to swallow the glutinous rice ball in her mouth. She sniffled and sobbed a few times, then turned her face away, staring out the window with red eyes, like a girlfriend arguing with her boyfriend, or an angry little rabbit.

"Ultimately, what you're most worried about right now is that Xuanqi will find out about these things in the future, right?" Cheng Fei asked seriously.

"Otherwise, tell me how I'm going to face Miss in the future?!" Ye Shuang gritted her teeth and turned her head to glare at him.

"Don't worry, she'll have to accept it whether she wants to or not. You don't need to feel so much pressure. If she causes you any trouble, I'll handle it." The boy shrugged.

"But I don't want to see Miss sad, don't you understand?!" the girl shouted, her eyes trembling.

“I know, Master Ye, you are a loyal friend and you feel sorry for her, but it’s not your fault that things turned out this way.”

"It's all my fault now, I shouldn't have sat in your car!" There was a hint of resentment in the girl's eyes.

“You were forced into this by me. From the very beginning, I was deliberately trying to make you fall for me, so you did nothing wrong.” The boy looked at her with an open and honest gaze.

"So you're just toying with my feelings?!" The girl's eyes widened slightly.

"I like you, and I will take responsibility for you and make you happy, so this is not playing with you." The boy's tone was casual.

"..." Ye Shuang's eyes trembled slightly. She hurriedly covered her chest with her hands and turned her face away. She bit her lip tightly, her expression extremely complicated. After a moment, she said in a muffled voice, "But I hate you. I don't want to be with you at all. What's more, you are... you are... cheating on me with several people. You don't have me in your heart at all!"

"It's okay if you hate me, anyway, you're my most adorable Master Ye. I'll treat you the same way I treat them, and I'll never neglect you." The boy looked at the girl, whose brows were filled with unease and struggle, with a doting gaze.

"...Don't think that saying all this will work. I still hate you just the same!" the girl said through gritted teeth, staring out of the car window.

"I just don't want to see you cry all the time. I want you to become cheerful again. I can pick you up from school every day and read comics with you. Sooner or later, you'll obediently admit that you like me," the boy said softly.

"I don't want you to pick me up every day. It's all fake. I'm not that stupid. Why don't you pick up Nana or Shen Xi? You just want to get rid of me as soon as possible. You fickle scumbag!" The girl with pigtails glared at him with sharp eyes.

Cheng Fei paused for a moment, then looked at the girl with relief. “I can’t pick you up every day, but I will come whenever you want and I can. Also, if I have to say that I’m lying to you, it’s because they both agreed to let me lie to you. Don’t worry, I will not let you down, nor will I let them down.”

"Stop slandering Nana and Shen Xi..." The girl's rebuttal was weak and feeble.

"Master Ye, please believe me, I will cherish you." The young man held her soft little hand.

The girl with pigtails trembled as if she had been electrocuted, hurriedly pulled her hands back, twisted her fingers together, turned her face away, and whispered, "...I won't believe you."

"It's okay if you don't believe me now," the boy said with a smile.

"I'll never believe it again!" the girl said defiantly, raising her voice.

"It doesn't matter if you never believe in it, as long as you're my Master Ye." The boy continued to smile.

"Don't even think about it, I'm not yours!" the girl glared at him through gritted teeth.

“It’s my dearest Master Ye.” The boy simply smiled.

"Cheng Fei! Are you going to bully me again?!" The girl's eyes reddened, and her voice trembled with tears.

"Okay, then I won't bully you if you eat this." The boy smiled helplessly and handed her the box of mochi.

Ye Shuang remained silent for a moment, sniffed, and reluctantly accepted the dessert.

Seeing this, Cheng Fei started the engine and drove the car onto the road leading to Yinghua.

The girl with pigtails sat in the passenger seat, staring out the window, occasionally letting out a sob. She put a mochi in her mouth, her fair cheeks twitching slightly as she savored the soft, sweet taste melting in her mouth.

643. Ye Shuang and Cheng Fei's First Date

Over the next few days, Cheng Fei's life became repetitive.

Every morning, I would pick Ye Shuang up from school and buy her some desserts along the way, either glutinous rice balls or pineapple buns. I would eat half of them myself and give the other half to the girl.

At first, the girl with pigtails still had red eyes as if she had suffered a great injustice. Later, she finally stopped crying so easily and sat in the passenger seat with a cold expression, just like when the two of them first met and were still enemies. The only difference was that she would do whatever Cheng Fei said. Of course, the boy did not make any excessive demands. For the time being, they maintained a strange friendship.

At noon, a study session was held on the rooftop, with Cheng Fei and Nagasaki Asuna tutoring the other three. It's worth mentioning that Miriam somehow got wind of it and also came to join in the fun, which prevented Nagasaki Asuna from launching another group mockery.

Every afternoon, Cheng Fei takes Shen Xi and Nagasaki Asuna to the company to interview new employees. Cheng Fei's current plan is to build a small team of about fifteen people, which requires interviewing at least dozens of people.

After Nagasaki Asuna's skills in judging people improved, the first-stage interviews became faster. So Shen Xi joined in to help Cheng Fei alleviate the increased pressure of the second-stage interviews, since it was difficult to reduce the time spent assessing professional abilities.

Shen Xi volunteered to help; this was her first time actively participating in real-world technology work, and Cheng Fei dared not comment on it.

As for the evening, the Corridor Research Department was still busy in Riften. Cheng Fei accompanied Shen Xi to repair the tailless scorpion, Nagasaki Asuna led the rest of the group to complete the supply procurement, and then turned to repair the damaged hull of the Miriam in Spring Town. In addition, they did not give up the search for the Shadow, but the golden-haired half-elf was still nowhere to be found.

……

Saturday morning.

Ye Shuang stood in front of the mirror, carefully tying her long, smooth black hair into two neat, low ponytails, combing her bangs and sideburns, observing her beautiful face with well-defined features in the mirror, and noticing the faint dark circles under her eyes.

I went to bed early yesterday, but I still tossed and turned and couldn't sleep until very late...

She bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and carefully covered the blemishes on her face with concealer.

Should I put on some light makeup?

She doesn't usually wear makeup, so he probably won't mind if she doesn't this time... right?

He seemed to have said something like he liked her cute look without makeup, which made her feel flustered...

Ye Shuang turned to the left and right, carefully checking her attire.

The girl wore a school uniform shirt with an almond green pleated suspender skirt. Her legs were covered with slightly thinner white over-the-knee socks than usual, and she wore a top hat in the same color as the skirt, decorated with a white ribbon bow. She had a fresh and elegant temperament.

After confirming that everything was in order, the girl left the bedroom and went downstairs, her fingers unconsciously twisting together.

"Xiao Shuang, are you going out?" The middle-aged woman's voice suddenly rang out.

"Huh? Hmm."

"Aren't you going to eat breakfast?"

"Let's go out to eat. Xuanqi is waiting for me, and I'm in a hurry." As soon as she said this, the girl's heart started racing. She quickly walked to the entrance, put on the black mid-heel loafers she had chosen beforehand, and closed the door as if she were escaping.

Standing in the empty elevator, the girl's eyes were red, she held her bag in one hand and clutched her heart with the other, feeling her increasingly uneasy heartbeat.

After today, will Miss ever be able to forgive her again?

She shouldn't have done that...

However, I simply can't think of a way to refuse their request...

Miss, I'm sorry...

I can never go back...

Ye Shuang sniffed, lowered her head, and walked out of the building step by step. The cool breeze of the early summer morning stirred the girl's delicate skirt and gently caressed her taut and beautiful private parts.

The eye-catching silver Panamera was already parked downstairs. The handsome young man, with his hands in his pockets and his back to the car door, smiled as he watched the well-behaved girl with the air of a refined lady approach him. When their eyes met, she looked up and then hurriedly looked away as if she was afraid of something.