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

"What I mean is, that spot isn't good. I've found out a better fishing spot, let's go there now," Cheng Fei said seriously as he steered the boat.

Shen Xi lowered her eyes and shut her mouth.

The yacht slowly sailed to the sea in the middle of South Bay, and Cheng Fei carefully adjusted the stern to face the shore.

After finishing this task, the boy led the girl to the waterfront platform at the stern of the boat and carefully prepared their fishing gear.

"Cheng Fei, what exactly do you want to do?" Shen Xi frowned slightly as she looked at him thoughtfully.

"Teacher Shen, you really don't want to go fishing? You could at least come with me." The boy turned his head nonchalantly.

Shen Xi met his gaze for a second, then said, "Whatever, it's meeting time anyway."

"That's good, let's start fishing." Cheng Fei said, taking the girl's hand and leading her to sit down at the edge of the waterfront platform, putting his legs into the water as well.

Shen Xi stood beside him, looking down at him with a suspicious expression.

"Teacher Shen, what kind of expression is that?"

"Not fishing?" The girl glanced at the fishing rod fixed to the side of the boat.

"It's fishing. Just go and pull it in when the bell rings," the young man nodded casually.

"Why are you sitting here?" The girl's suspicion deepened.

"Little cutie, are you afraid of being bitten by a shark? Don't worry, there are no sharks in South Bay." Cheng Fei patted the spot next to him.

Shen Xi remained silent for a moment, then sat down as well, rolled up her skirt to her thighs, and put her legs into the water like him.

The South Bay was calm under the cover of night. The surface seawater, which had been exposed to the sun during the day, had not yet cooled down, and the temperature was very comfortable.

The snow-white yacht is moored in the middle of the sea, its lights on, gazing at the lights on the shore, as if it were in another dark and silent dimension.

752. Cheng Fei's birthday gift to Shen Xi

"Teacher Shen, her feet are indeed very cute." Cheng Fei observed the girl's fair and soft little feet underwater through the clear water.

"Disgusting." Shen Xi glared at him, her face full of disgust.

"Why hasn't it started yet..." the boy muttered, shading his eyes with his hand as he glanced at the shore.

"Start what?" The girl had just turned her head away when she immediately looked at him again.

"Start serving the fish." The boy coughed lightly.

Shen Xi took a deep breath, tilted her head, and rested it on his shoulder, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.

"Teacher Shen?" the boy asked in surprise.

"Cheng Fei, this is so boring." The girl adjusted herself, buried her face near his neck, and said in a muffled voice, "If this is what you call careful preparation, then you shouldn't have told me."

"Is my little cutie disappointed?" Cheng Fei hugged her slender body.

"It's not a matter of being disappointed or not." The girl's tone remained unchanged. "Even if you don't prepare anything, I won't mind. Anyway, I don't care about birthdays. You don't need to rack your brains to do something meaningless."

"She really is my teacher, Ms. Shen." The young man gently patted her back, sighed, and paused, "But if you're a little more patient, maybe something good will happen?"

"What do you mean?" The girl's eyes narrowed as she looked up.

"It was just a casual remark, don't take it to heart." The boy pulled her back to her original position.

Shen Xi thought for a moment, then shifted her weight to Cheng Fei, lowered her eyes, and stubbornly closed her lips.

In the tranquil night, the seawater gently lapped against the gunwale. The two nestled together at the stern, gazing at the night view of South Bay, and time seemed to lose its meaning.

Until one moment, the boy caught a glimpse of something and said casually, "Little cutie, cheer up."

“For no reason…” The girl frowned slightly and looked up at him. Suddenly, her pure, dark eyes were illuminated by a point of light that appeared out of nowhere.

A dazzling silver comet rose silently from the shore, piercing the quiet night sky.

As it rose to its highest point, it exploded into a huge silver flower, the light almost illuminating the entire South Bay. The sound of the explosion reached everyone's ears only after a brief delay.

On the streets near the coast, people were unaware of what was about to happen, and simply looked up in confusion at the bizarrely large clusters of fireworks overhead.

Shen Xi also turned her head to watch this scene, her eyes clearly reflecting the brilliance of the silver flower clusters. The next second, she suddenly realized something, her pupils contracted, she turned her head to look at the boy beside her, and opened her mouth.

"Shh." Cheng Fei glanced at her casually and gestured for her to be quiet.

Then, along the several-kilometer-long coastline of South Bay, golden and blue comets rose in succession at intervals. Accompanied by loud whistles, these comets rushed into the night sky like messengers, blooming into colorful clusters.

More fireworks joined in, including full clusters of flowers, unique shapes like butterflies or jellyfish, and curtains of fireworks that hung down like willow branches, filling the entire night sky from top to bottom.

A chorus of gasps of surprise echoed through the streets along the shore, as everyone wondered what special holiday it was that led to such a large-scale fireworks display.

"Trash, what's going on here?" Shen Xi punched Cheng Fei on the shoulder.

"Could it be that someone is celebrating the end of the college entrance exam? It just so happens to be our teacher Shen's birthday, what a coincidence!" The boy looked genuinely surprised.

The girl stared at him with her eyes slightly narrowed.

"Teacher Shen, stop looking at me and watch the fireworks. You might as well watch them." The boy patted her shoulder, forcing her to turn her head back.

After a burst of fireworks, just as people on the street thought the performance, which was probably a private celebration, was about to end, fountains and volcano-like fireworks erupted from the coastline, forming a wall of light on the ground. At the same time, huge fireworks such as giant peony clusters, bright sunflowers, and purple ring-shaped flower crowns appeared one after another, filling the entire night sky with their momentum, leaving everyone stunned.

"Cheng Fei! How much money did you waste buying these?" Shen Xi realized something and suddenly turned to glare at the boy.

"What do you mean how much money? Everyone says it's a celebration that the college entrance exam is over. Focus on watching, Teacher Shen. It would be a real waste not to watch." The boy said seriously, without even looking at her.

Shen Xi's eyes flickered for a moment before she turned her gaze back to the shore.

On the private beach of the seaside villa, the group of people who were supposed to leave had somehow returned and were standing side by side gazing at the fireworks display in the distance.

Zhou Han's round eyes were wide open, and the golden waterfall of fireworks stretching for a kilometer along the coastline was reflected in her eyes as a clear golden line. The petite girl stared in disbelief and couldn't help but swallow. "Wow! It's even more beautiful than the Lantern Festival. Just to celebrate Shen Xi's birthday, this is too much... How much did Cheng Fei spend?"

"I heard it's nearly ten million?" Nagasaki Asuna shaded her eyes with her hand, blinking softly as she spoke. Her clear, bright eyes weren't looking at the fireworks at all, but rather at the empty, dark sea.

Ye Shuang pressed her slender hand to her heart, silently watching hundreds and thousands of small comets shoot backwards into the sky, like interstellar battleships firing in unison, or like a meteor shower, blooming in the night sky to form a dazzling galaxy. And above this galaxy, even larger fireworks burst open, forming a magnificent flower among flowers.

An indescribable feeling spread through the good girl's heart. What should she do if she received such a gift someday...?

Miriam looked left and right. Zhou Han was arm in arm with Ruan Jingyi, Nagasaki Asuna and Ye Shuang were standing close together, leaving her all alone in the middle. After hesitating for a moment, she didn't dare to move and simply cleared her throat. "Hmph, I have to admit that my junior did a really good job this time, but I can also help if needed..."

Her words were interrupted by the sudden increase in the intensity of the fireworks display. Amidst the dense roar and howling, the final salvo began.

As if to reenact everything that had just happened, fireworks were launched simultaneously from all launch points at an unprecedented density and speed.

Even in the Silver Ring, all of this was clearly visible. In the investment department director's office at Lin's headquarters, Lin Xuanqi, who was focused on reading documents, turned her head upon hearing the noise. She frowned as she looked at the colorful dots of light on the horizon and pursed her lips. "Who is this person? A lunatic..."

Shen Xi tilted her head back, and the breathtakingly magnificent scene was clearly depicted in her pupils, like a vast nebula in the depths of the universe, with the sea surface illuminated as bright as day by fireworks rising from all directions.

The girl's gaze moved along the coastline, observing the locations where the fireworks were launched. Some were on the shore, and some were on cruise ships at sea, arranged in an arc.

The yacht, quietly resting on the sea, is roughly at the center of this arc.

The girl suddenly realized something: the fireworks display hadn't considered the viewing experience of people on the shore at all. Surrounded by all the fireworks, the only audience members for the entire performance were the boy beside her and her...

The grand performance came to an abrupt end at a certain moment. As the night sky fell into a brief darkness and silence, everyone in the vicinity felt a sense of unease, their heads tilted back and mouths agape, unable to process what had happened.

Shen Xi blinked expressionlessly, unaware that from a certain moment on, the boy beside her had stopped watching the fireworks and instead turned his head to gaze at her beautiful, cold, and flawless face.

Then, a wave of pure gold and pure silver fireworks suddenly filled the night sky in perfect unison, like countless suns lighting up the night. These fireworks continued to fall and burn in the air for a long time.

The people on the shore murmured with lingering excitement. Although they didn't know why, everyone felt their hearts pounding as the fireworks display, comparable to a major festival celebration, made them feel their excitement unleashed.

As the last glimmer of light merged with the sound of the waves, darkness descended once more.

Something entered Shen Xi's field of vision, shimmering under the yacht's lights and reflecting a strange blue glow.

"Happy birthday, little cutie." Cheng Fei placed a beautifully crafted necklace in front of the girl.

Shen Xi abruptly turned to look at him, "What is this?"

"Never seen Titanic? Heart of the Ocean." The boy smiled.

What he was holding in the air was a gemstone necklace, with a large, translucent heart-shaped crystal that shone with blue light set in the center of platinum.

“The one in the movie was made of tanzanite, and it’s said to have been auctioned for two million dollars after filming. I think mine should be just as good.” Cheng Fei rubbed his chin.

Shen Xi frowned slightly as she examined the necklace. She took a deep breath and kicked him in the water with her soft, delicate feet. "Trash! I've told you before not to do things that waste money like this!"

"Don't want it?" The boy looked at her. "If you don't want it, then I'll throw it away."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Fei released his grip, and the heavy crystal necklace slipped silently from his hand.

Shen Xi's expression changed, her gaze followed the necklace as it moved, and she hurriedly reached out to grab it, but because she reacted too slowly, she missed.

Cheng Fei snatched the necklace back from the water with lightning speed, staring at the girl with a hint of mockery, "Looks like you still want it?"

The girl's eyes flickered as she stared at him, her stubborn lips tightly pressed together.

The boy personally placed the necklace around the girl's neck and fastened the clasp.

A gemstone with intricate facets and shimmering brilliance landed on the chest of the cool, aloof girl with long, dark hair, making her already captivatingly beautiful face even more striking.

“Perfect means knowing what suits you.” Cheng Fei clapped his hands.

Shen Xi lowered her head with a subtle expression to examine the dazzling necklace on her chest. After a moment of silence, she took a deep breath and said in an unquestionable tone, "Return this tomorrow."

"Teacher Shen, although the thrifty and hardworking little cutie is also very cute, could you please not ruin the atmosphere like this?" The boy smiled helplessly.

“I’m glad that Cheng Feiyu, who loves money more than anything, is willing to give me something like this, but I don’t want you to spend your money on something so worthless.” The girl raised her chin, her face stubborn.

"In a sense, it is indeed worthless." Cheng Fei examined the necklace and nodded seriously. "After all, nobody in the world recognizes this kind of crystal, but that's precisely why it's priceless. Are you sure you don't want it?"

Shen Xi stared at his face, her brows furrowed in thought. She quickly took off the necklace and examined it closely, then looked up at him suspiciously, "What material is this?"

"Who knows? After all, there are so many beautiful stones in the world, right?" the boy said casually, shrugging.

“It’s not a diamond, not a tanzanite, and not a sapphire…” The girl examined the necklace, pondering carefully.

"Teacher Shen, you actually know about gemstones? I have to admit you're quite knowledgeable." Cheng Fei exclaimed in surprise.

Shen Xi glanced at him. "When I was little, my mother taught me to recognize all the gemstones."

Cheng Fei remembered that Lin Wanqing was a geologist, and raised his hands in surrender.

After a long while, the girl looked up and stared intently at the boy. "What is this?"

"I already said it's the Heart of the Ocean."

"I'm asking about the material!" the girl said urgently.

On the dark sea, the two looked at each other.

"Teacher Shen is so smart, guess what it is?" the boy said with a hint of pride.

Shen Xi took another deep breath and lowered her head to observe, her eyes flashing rapidly. After a moment, she suddenly raised her head and asked tentatively, "Light Magic Crystal?"

Cheng Fei fell silent, then smacked his lips. "Teacher Shen, no one likes girls who are too smart."

The girl's pupils contracted. "Is it really a Light Magic Crystal? Where did it come from?"

"Don't ask that kind of question, okay?" the boy shrugged.

"Then I'll find someone to take it apart and study it." The girl gripped the necklace tightly without hesitation.

"That won't do, my little darling. I went to great lengths to make this gift for you, so please take good care of it." The boy lifted a strand of hair from her side and gazed at her small face.

Shen Xi and the boy exchanged a brief glance, then she looked away and said, "I understand."

"So you don't like it?" Cheng Fei leaned closer to observe her.

"I really like it, thank you," the girl glanced at him and said softly.

"That's good." Cheng Fei patted the girl's head affectionately.

"Give me another one." Shen Xi looked at him abruptly.

"There's no such thing as a free lunch. It's not like it's a pebble from the Thames." Cheng Fei chuckled, then pretended to ponder for a moment. "How about this, I can give you another one next year if you really want it."

"A year is too long." The girl frowned slightly.

"How about we kiss now, kiss for ten minutes and then change pieces? You can have as many as you want," Cheng Fei said seriously.

Shen Xi turned her face away, her eyes flickering.

"Or use your small, soft feet to help me..." the boy said calmly.

"Shut up, you shameless, filthy trash! If you don't want to give it, then don't!" The girl gritted her teeth and kicked him viciously in a second.

"Then forget it." Cheng Fei shook his head and sighed.