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

The two grabbed each other's hands, and after Du Xinhua counted down, the duel officially began.

"Thirty-three seconds have passed, Chen Hao wins!" The referee, who was timing the game with his phone, quickly announced.

"Not bad, Cheng Fei. From not even being able to last a second at the beginning, you've trained to the point where you can resist me for half a minute even when I'm going all out. I acknowledge your progress," Chen Hao said, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

"I'll be even stronger next time." Cheng Fei rubbed his hand, which ached from being slammed on the table.

Chen Hao is really strong. Cheng Fei guessed that he had at least a 7, maybe even an 8, strength rating. No wonder he's a sports fanatic.

Zhou Han clapped her hands slightly. "At this rate, I bet Cheng Fei will win soon."

Chen Hao clutched his chest as if he'd been shot, "You're being too biased towards this guy. It's normal to make rapid progress in the early stages of fitness training; he'll eventually hit a plateau."

“That’s true,” Du Xinhua agreed.

The handsome vice class monitor, who had been standing by with his hands in his pockets and a smile, suddenly rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll give it a try too."

Chen Hao smoothed his pompadour and let out a hearty laugh, "New challengers? I'm not afraid of any number of them."

Cheng Fei then gave up his position, and a new duel began.

Less than a minute later, the deputy squad leader also gave up, rubbing his wrist and shaking his head with a helpless smile.

Du Xinhua put her phone away. "Alright, let's go to the cafeteria together?"

"Let's go, I have a training match this afternoon, I need to replenish my energy." Chen Hao stood up.

"Cheng Fei, Cheng Fei, are you going? Or are you going to study again?" Zhou Han asked with her usual enthusiasm.

Cheng Fei thought for a moment, "Let's eat first today."

"I'll join you guys," the vice squad leader said.

The group of five then went to the cafeteria together.

On the way, Du Xinhua gave Chen Hao a history lesson on the recently released action game series, while the vice class monitor occasionally joined in the conversation with his hands in his pockets.

Cheng Fei walked along reciting a vocabulary list, while Zhou Han walked beside him with her head down, her fingertips peeking out from her sleeves and rapidly tapping on her phone screen.

The first wave of people had already left the cafeteria in a flash, but Yinghua's cafeteria has a plentiful supply of food, so those who arrive later don't need to worry about not having anything to eat.

The five of them got their food and found a spacious place to sit down.

Zhou Han picked up a few slices of dark brown twice-cooked pork from her plate and gave them to Cheng Fei. "Cheng Fei, you eat these. They're too fatty for me."

“Zhou Han, I can help too,” Chen Hao volunteered from the side.

Zhou Han protected her plate, saying, "I still need to eat, you can go get some more."

"How could this happen? Aren't we friends?" Chen Hao was hit by an arrow for the second time today.

Du Xinhua patted his friend on the shoulder, "Give up, this is the kind of treatment only Cheng Fei gets."

Chen Hao quickly cheered up and looked at the vice class monitor who was watching with a smile on his face. "Speaking of which, the class monitor from the next class confessed to you before, right? What happened? Did you get together?"

The deputy squad leader smiled and shook his head.

"Why? I remember that girl was quite cute." Chen Hao looked completely bewildered.

"Well..."

Seeing the three boys getting bogged down in romance, Zhou Han expressed her disdain before turning to Cheng Fei and asking, "Cheng Fei, how did you study math? You did so well on the test."

"Uh, I'll just learn whatever I feel like."

"I'm terrible at math," Zhou Han said, slightly exasperated. "Could you teach me when I encounter problems I don't understand?"

Cheng Fei nodded, "Feel free to ask me if you have any questions."

Teaching others also helps him organize and consolidate his own knowledge, which Cheng Fei is happy to do.

A figure quietly approached the five people's seat. "Hello, may I sit here?"

The girl with short, coffee-colored hair had a gentle smile.

Du Xinhua and Chen Hao straightened up instantly.

"Naga, Nagasaki-kun?!"

Please feel free to sit anywhere!

The deputy squad leader also looked up, his face showing surprise.

It must be noted that at this rectangular dining table, Du Xinhua and Chen Hao sat on one long side, while the vice class monitor and Zhou Han sat at the far ends.

Cheng Fei sat on the other long side, closer to the deputy squad leader.

Nagasaki Asuna glanced at him, then casually sat down next to Cheng Fei, thus separating him from Zhou Han.

Zhou Han stared blankly at the new girl for a second, but she quickly noticed that Nagasaki Asuna was focused on looking at her phone and didn't seem to know Cheng Fei very well. It was as if she had no choice but to sit between the two of them.

She breathed a sigh of relief. "Cheng Fei, Cheng Fei, have you finished memorizing the 'Ode to the Epang Palace' that we learned yesterday?"

It's still possible to talk, since the two of them were originally this close.

"It's barely acceptable," Cheng Fei said, feeling his phone vibrate. He looked down at it.

"Cheng Fei"

It was posted by Asuna Nagasaki, who was sitting next to me with her head down.

"how"

Cheng Fei replied casually.

"How about we give each other back slaps when we get back?" Zhou Han suggested.

"Okay," Cheng Fei nodded.

He had already memorized it in advance, so he could review it now.

"Yes, yes, it's settled." Zhou Han nodded and quickly recalled the ancient text in her mind.

"I'll go to the recording studio first. Come find me at this address after school."

"Then go choose a keyboard?"

"right"

"I see"

"By the way, who is that girl next to you?"

"Ordinary classmates"

"so"

Under the watchful eyes of the other four people at the table, the two men conversed silently.

……

62. Nagasaki Asuna has a personality disorder.

After school in the afternoon, Cheng Fei sent a message to Shen Xi to ask for leave, and then went to the address given to him by Asuna in Nagasaki.

"Room 3105, Building 8, Cultural and Creative Building, is that Hummingbird Media...?"

Academy City is centered on education and also boasts a strong presence in the cultural and artistic fields, with countless entertainment companies having established branches there.

In the brightly lit elevator, the mirrored glass reflected the handsome figure of the young man.

"So handsome..."

"I've never seen this before..."

"Celebrity Bar..."

Two young women, each holding a coffee cup, stood in a corner of the elevator, whispering to each other.

Through the mirrored glass, one of them met Cheng Fei's gaze and said expectantly, "Hey bro, can we take a picture together?"

Despite being older than Cheng Fei, she acted like a cheerful little girl.

Cheng Fei hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay."

"Me too! Me too!" another person quickly added.

The two men flanked Cheng Fei from the left and right, with one of them even boldly resting his head against Cheng Fei's chest.

The boy looked up at the phone camera, thought for a moment, and smiled.

"Ah, I can't take it anymore..."

"Send it to me quickly..."

Cheng Fei watched their figures disappear outside the elevator doors, then stared at the glass and stroked his chin.

Is he really that handsome?

incredible.

No matter how he smiled at Shen Xi or Lin Xuanqi, it had a mediocre effect. In particular, Shen Xi would say it was disgusting whenever she saw him smile, which made him lose confidence for a few days. He only cheered himself up by the love letters that randomly fell from the bookshelf.

On the other hand, after he gets rid of Lin Xuanqi and escapes Academy City, he might as well work as a male escort in an underground establishment while he's out of the limelight? It'll be tough, but he could probably make a lot of money.

With a ding-dong sound, the screen displayed the 31st floor, and Cheng Fei stepped out of the elevator.

Outside the elevator was a quiet lobby, where a meticulously made-up receptionist was looking down. She immediately looked up when she heard footsteps.

"Hello, I'm Cheng Fei."

"Ah, please come this way with me."

Upon hearing the name, the other person immediately showed a knowing expression, led the boy inside, and pushed open a glass door with a very stylish design.

Inside was a fairly large lounge, which had another door. Through the window in the door, you could see a control room filled with mysterious and impressive equipment, where several people with artistic hairstyles were busy working.

"She's still recording, please wait a moment." The receptionist poured Cheng Fei a cup of tea and left him in the lounge.

Despite being described as a recording, Cheng Fei couldn't hear any sound; instead, the place felt unusually quiet.

Cheng Fei walked to the door of the control room and looked out. Through the window, he spotted Nagasaki Asuna. The girl was wearing large headphones and facing a microphone.

Cheng Fei only looked at her for a few seconds before she seemed to sense something and turned her head to wink at him.

Extraordinary perception is so strong that it can't be blocked by several panes of glass.

Cheng Fei chose to sit on the sofa and wait.

After a while, the door to the control room was pushed open, and Yan Nan, Nagasaki Asuna's manager, came out.

Yan Nan nodded to Cheng Fei, leaned against the wall, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. Just as he was about to light it, he seemed to remember something and put the cigarette back.

"Go ahead and smoke if you want, I don't mind," Cheng Fei said.

Yan Nan glanced at Cheng Fei, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Smoking is prohibited here."

"so."

"Young man, I heard you guys have been playing in a band together lately?" Yan Nan sat down next to him.

Yes, that's true.

“I used to play in a band at school.” Yan Nan had clearly stopped smoking, but his expression was as if he had started. “I was the drummer back then.”

"That's impressive." Cheng Fei thought of Ye Shuang, who was also a drummer.

Yesterday afternoon, Shen Xi, Nagasaki Asuna, and Ye Shuang practiced together. Cheng Fei looked at the drums that were being pounded loudly and realized that if he didn't get stronger quickly, it wouldn't be surprising if Ye Shuang beat him to death one day.

"What are you doing? In the band." Yan Nan turned her head.

"Let's call him a keyboardist, even though he only knows a little bit of piano."

"That's right. With your potential, I dare say you have unlimited potential if you are nurtured a little." Yan Nan seemed to already be planning how to turn Cheng Fei into a popular artist.

"I don't actually have any special talents," Cheng Fei said with a helpless smile.

Seeing the boy's smile, Yan Nan was taken aback. "Talent is important, but as for you... I'm afraid just smiling at the camera would be enough to charm countless girls."

Cheng Fei stopped laughing. "Sister Yan, I really have no interest in being an entertainer."

“I can tell.” Yan Nan nodded, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, but didn’t light it. “Let me tell you something. In principle, she can’t skip me and play in your band without permission.”