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

Cheng Fei watched Ruan Jingyi walk back to her seat, then left the classroom with the synthesizer on her back.

Perhaps because the school staff didn't have time to clean up, golden ginkgo leaves poured into the corridor from the courtyard, feeling soft and fluffy underfoot.

Two girls walked quickly past Cheng Fei, hand in hand, whispering to each other.

"It got colder again yesterday, I was even thinking of wearing a scarf..."

"Who was that just now? He's so handsome..."

"Don't you know him? His name is Cheng Fei. They say he's the most handsome guy at Yinghua..."

The boy sighed as he looked at the ginkgo tree, which had lost most of its leaves.

If he keeps getting this handsome, when will it ever end?

Climbing to the sixth floor and pushing open the door to the club activity room, the scene seemed timeless: a cool, aloof girl with long, dark hair sat on a steel-framed chair, except the room's window was much smaller than usual.

Cheng Fei put down the synthesizer and walked to Shen Xi's side. "Teacher Shen, here's a little gift for you."

The girl glanced at him suspiciously. "What?"

"Stretch out your hand."

"I hope you're not playing some silly prank." She frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, but still did as she was told.

Cheng Fei mysteriously placed something in her palm, inevitably touching her cold fingertips.

Feeling the warm object in her hand, Shen Xi looked incredulous. "What is this?"

"A hand warmer." Cheng Fei stared at her face. "Teacher Shen, you haven't seen this reaction before, have you?"

"I've heard of it, but I've never used it." Shen Xi examined the small object in her hand. "Is this disposable?"

“Yes, one piece can keep you warm for five or six hours. You can stick it inside your clothes, or roll it up like this and put it in your pocket to warm your hands.” Cheng Fei said, taking out another untorn piece. “Keep this one for tomorrow morning.”

Shen Xi took the items with a hesitant expression. "Is this piece very expensive?"

"It's very expensive." Cheng Fei nodded seriously, "because my concern is priceless."

……

71. The two remain locked in a bitter rivalry.

"Teacher Shen, your hands are as cold as ice. You need to keep warm as the temperature drops." Cheng Fei looked at the girl holding a hand warmer in her palm. "If you like, I can bring you two more tomorrow. Of course, you can buy them yourself. They're actually very cheap."

Shen Xi glanced at him expressionlessly. "Is this just for me, or does someone else have one too?"

"Of course it's only for you."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. I hope that when you use it to warm your hands, you can imagine that I'm holding your hand," Cheng Fei added.

Shen Xi's expression turned disgusted, and she almost threw away the hand warmer. "Do you have to say these filthy thoughts out loud before you're satisfied?"

"Does that mean it's okay to think about it secretly in your heart?"

The girl covered her mouth and nose seriously, "No, that won't work either, I'll smell something disgusting."

"I didn't expect you to be not only smart, but also have such a keen sense of smell." Cheng Fei glanced at the tablet in front of her. "Teacher Shen, are you going to look for the corridor?"

The screen displays a world map with some paths drawn on it that are not clearly defined.

"This is a new topic. I will let you know if there is any progress."

"Okay, I'll go study the synthesizer now."

Cheng Fei took the items out of the storage box, placed them on the table against the wall, and plugged in the power.

Shen Xi frowned as she stared at the tablet, hearing strange sounds like "biubiubiu" and "dididi".

After a while, the door to the room was pushed open, and a chill rushed in, making Cheng Fei shiver.

"Xuanqi?" The boy was taken aback when he saw who it was. "I thought you weren't coming."

A girl with an arrogant air about her brows walked in carrying a guitar case, with Ye Shuang following closely behind her.

Lin Xuanqi glanced at Cheng Fei with an expression that revealed neither joy nor anger, but did not respond to him. She sat down on her sofa, took out her red and black electric guitar, placed it on her crossed legs, and strummed the strings without plugging it in.

"I have some free time today, so I'll practice a bit." This was said to Shen Xi.

Shen Xi gave Lin Xuanqi a cold look, put down her work, and got up without saying a word to get her electric guitar leaning against the wall. The refreshing blue and white color scheme seemed to be the opposite of Lin Xuanqi.

Lin Xuanqi plugged in the guitar, and Shen Xi did the same.

The two girls narrowed their eyes as they stared at each other.

Cheng Fei, who was fiddling with the synthesizer, stopped and turned to look at the two women. He felt that what they were holding were not guitars but revolvers. The atmosphere was tense, like two cowboys dueling under the setting sun.

Ye Shuang walked behind the drum set, sat down, picked up two drumsticks, and tapped them rhythmically.

Lin Xuanqi took the lead and started playing, her head lowered and her eyes slightly narrowed, her fingertips dancing rapidly on the strings, the changing chords and scales progressing quickly.

Shen Xi followed her with an unhappy expression, her slender fingers moving so nimbly as if dancing, producing clear and powerful notes.

Cheng Fei recognized that they were playing a piece they were preparing to perform at the cultural festival, but they weren't following the original score at all; they were improvising.

What was originally just sheet music for accompaniment has become something that can be appreciated on its own in the hands of the two.

The two guitarists seemed to be evenly matched, chasing each other like a storm, forcing Ye Shuang to speed up the pace.

Two minutes later, Shen Xi stopped first and sneered, "Disgraceful."

Lin Xuanqi also stopped, staring at her fingertips with some annoyance.

Cheng Fei looked left and right. "Is it over? Who won and who lost?"

“Obviously.” Shen Xi crossed her arms over her chest, revealing a victorious smile.

"My hands are a bit stiff, so it doesn't count." Lin Xuanqi frowned and looked at Ye Shuang, saying, "I'll have someone install an air conditioner later, it's freezing in here."

"Yes, Miss," Ye Shuang replied like a maid.

"Xuanqi, do you want some hand warmers?" Cheng Fei reached into his pocket.

As soon as he finished speaking, a chill, as if it were a tangible substance, emanated from a certain direction.

Lin Xuanqi, who had been indifferent, noticed the change in Shen Xi's expression. A malicious smile appeared on the girl's lips. She beckoned to Cheng Fei and patted the person next to her, "Come here."

"what?"

"I told you to come here, didn't you understand?" The girl raised an eyebrow.

"Yes." Cheng Fei got up from the steel tube chair and sat down next to her.

"Warm them up for me." Lin Xuanqi stretched out both hands.

Cheng Fei placed the hand warmer into her palm.

"I told you to cover it with your hand."

"We are not—"

"No, what do you mean no? Didn't you hold my hand very tightly at the amusement park the day before yesterday?" Lin Xuanqi stared at him with a half-smile, her smile turning dangerous.

Upon hearing this, the chill emanating from a certain direction suddenly became even more intense.

"Okay." Cheng Fei did as instructed.

Lin Xuanqi's little hands were also icy cold, not much better than Shen Xi's. The girl had a hand warmer wrapped in her palm, and Cheng Fei held her hands from the outside.

"Won't it be a little hot?" Cheng Fei asked.

"It's alright." Lin Xuanqi shifted to a more comfortable sitting position and squinted her eyes as if enjoying herself.

Cheng Fei had been holding the hand warmer for a while, and it was no longer too hot to handle; the temperature was now just right and gentle.

Shen Xi narrowed her eyes, staring at the two people behaving intimately. Her face was as cold as an unmelting glacier in the Arctic. She took a deep breath, lowered her head, and continued doing what she was doing on her tablet as if she couldn't see them.

A moment later, the door to the club activity room was pushed open.

"Good afternoon, everyone." Nagasaki Asuna peeked in, looked around, and walked in. Sensing the strange atmosphere in the room, the girl tilted her head.

"Now that everyone's here," Shen Xi said, closing her tablet and coldly raising her head. "Before the rehearsal, I'll assign you a task: everyone go back today, register an account on C-site, upload a video of your performance, and send me your account and password. You're required to complete this by the end of this week."

Lin Xuanqi yawned lazily, "I have no interest in showing my face in public."

"I don't require you to show your face, but you must perform as seriously as possible and not just do a perfunctory job." Shen Xi said without even looking at Lin Xuanqi.

Asuna Nagasaki raised her hand, "Um, me too?"

Shen Xi glanced at her. "Except for you."

"If there are no problems, let's get started with the group practice." The girl paused, then added, "Some people, please go back to your instruments."

The displeased words were directed at the person who was warming the pretty girl's hands.

"Oh, right," Lin Xuanqi said, pulling her hand back, "I have some good news to tell you."

"From today onwards, Cheng Fei and I are broken up. You're free to do as you please. That's it." The girl said to Shen Xi with her chin held high.

Shen Xi was taken aback at first, then crossed her arms in front of her chest and sneered disdainfully, "Why should I pick up the trash you threw away?"

"Sigh, some people are just so stubborn." Lin Xuanqi crossed her arms in front of her chest, a smile playing on her lips. "Just don't call it trash but secretly cherish it."

"Ha, wasting time accompanying trash to the amusement park, who's really the one taking the blame?" Shen Xi laughed.

"Heh, it's hard to say whether some people don't want to go or are too embarrassed to go," Lin Xuanqi laughed.

The air in the room suddenly became tense.

Cheng Fei focused his attention on his nose and mind, walked towards his synthesizer, and sat down like an old monk in deep meditation.

"Um, isn't practicing together more important?" Nagasaki Asuna gently tapped her bass guitar, awkwardly reminding the two of them.

……

72. Nagasaki Asuna continues the game.

After the club activity ended, Lin Xuanqi and Ye Shuang were the first to leave.

Shen Xi, her face icy cold, gave Cheng Fei no chance to speak and quickly walked away.

So only Cheng Fei and Nagasaki Asuna remained standing on the roadside facing the bustling traffic, carrying their instruments and standing a step apart, like spies making a rendezvous.

"Cheng Fei, what's going on?" the girl asked casually, her hands behind her back.

"As you can see."

"Did you really break up?"

"perhaps."

"perhaps?"

"Ah."

"Is Cheng Fei safe now?"

Let's consider it safe for now.

"So what are the plans next?"

"Intensify your studies and training."

"How about... we officially start dating?" Nagasaki Asuna looked down at her toes, her fingers nervously twirling her hair.

"Lin Xuanqi forbids me from being with anyone for three years," Cheng Fei said.

"Well, Lin is really domineering. But three years is just right. My artist contract doesn't allow me to date either."

"Sorry, my plan is to win Lin Xuanqi back," Cheng Fei added.

Asuna Nagasaki tilted her head, blinking curiously. "Eh, is it really her who's the only one?"

"After all, she's rich. You can see that I'm a person who only cares about profit."