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

"Xuanqi, so you're taking the day off today? What did you do last night?" Cheng Fei glanced at her.

"Why is it any of your business?" the haughty girl with one leg crossed said irritably.

"You took a break but didn't tell me. What else could it be but cheating?" the boy asked with certainty.

"I'll stick my neck out of you! I'd rather suspect you're cheating on me." Lin Xuanqi had an urge to throw a lollipop at him.

"Let them turn the tables on me then," the boy sighed, shaking his head.

"And who told you I was off today?" The girl shifted her sitting position, revealing the graceful curves of her long legs encased in thin black pantyhose.

"Aren't you one right now?"

"I'm going to conduct research, this is work, don't you understand?" Lin Xuanqi emphasized.

"Is this considered a job?" The boy looked genuinely surprised.

"Research is an integral part of investment. Forget it, I can't talk to someone like you who does quantitative speculation and takes shortcuts. Anyway, you don't care about fundamentals." The girl said with a look of disdain.

"Xuanqi, I never imagined that we would have such a thick barrier by now." The boy sighed with a pained expression.

"Thick barrier my foot! Besides, I was having lunch with Nagasaki Asuna at noon, talking about real technology. I didn't even get a nap, I was so busy, and I still have to banter with you." The girl glared at him, then tilted her head back and yawned.

"Director Lin didn't take a nap? How can that be?" The boy was stunned for a moment, then looked exaggeratedly worried. "Come and sleep in my arms."

"Get out, get out, get out!" Lin Xuanqi waved him away.

"Why didn't you invite me to dinner?" the boy asked again, looking puzzled.

"Why would I need the company's finance department to call you? Are you managing the accounts at RealTech?" the girl scoffed.

"If you call me, I won't have to eat out, saving me a meal's cost." The boy said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"You!" Lin Xuanqi stared at him, speechless, and finally laughed in anger. She put her hands on her hips and stared at him. "Hey Cheng Fei, I have a question for you. What are you trying to do with all this money-saving?"

"To save money to get married." The young man's expression turned serious.

"You must have tens of millions in savings now. Which celestial beauty would you need that much money to marry?" The girl almost laughed.

The boy glanced at her and said, slowly and deliberately, "Lin Xuanqi."

The girl met his gaze, remained silent with her hands on her hips, her lips twitched as she tried to laugh but suppressed the smile. With a straight face, she looked out the window and threw him a sentence, "I think you're sick. You'd better save up and get your brain checked."

“Loving you too much might actually be a kind of illness. I'll go see a doctor later.” The boy nodded in agreement.

During these meaningless conversations, the two arrived at Silver Ring, the headquarters of Real Tech.

The young man stood at the entrance and, in a businesslike manner, gestured for him to enter, saying, "Mr. Lin, welcome."

Lin Xuanqi glanced at him speechlessly, raised her chin, and walked in, her small black uniform shoes making a soft sound on the floor.

Cheng Fei followed beside him.

The round-faced girl at the front desk, who was organizing documents, noticed the young man's figure, stood up abruptly, and said cautiously, "Good afternoon, Mr. Cheng!"

"Xia Meng, this is Ms. Lin Xuanqi, our company's investor." The boy said in a serious tone.

"Hello, Mr. Lin." Xia Meng quickly nodded to the other side, looking very honest.

After interning for many days, Xia Meng had gotten used to the fact that the company's senior management was generally young. There was a chief consultant, Cheng Fei, and a financial director, Nagasaki Asuna. Now, an investor, Lin Xuanqi, had arrived, who was equally beautiful and equally young.

Lin Xuanqi nodded expressionlessly and walked inside without even looking at her. "Where's the prototype? Let me see the real thing first."

“Okay, Ms. Lin, this way.” Cheng Fei continued to lead the way for her in a serious manner.

Xia Meng sensed that Lin Xuanqi was not someone to be trifled with. After watching the two walk toward the testing area, she first patted her chest in relief, then suddenly realized that she should probably prepare some tea and hurriedly ran toward the lounge area.

Lin Xuanqi spent the entire afternoon researching Real Technology. The arrogant young woman, once she entered work mode, looked serious and was clearly well-prepared. Every question she asked about the prototype was so tricky that it made the accompanying engineer sweat profusely. Fortunately, it was nothing to Cheng Fei, who had pointed out the "Mechanical Creator," and he could easily handle any technical detail.

After the research trip, the two left RealTech and had dinner together at a nearby restaurant.

Lin Xuanqi swirled her wine glass, a thoughtful look on her face. "Two hundred million went by pretty quickly. Has Shen Xi mentioned any plans for the future?"

“Financing? She wouldn’t even consider money.” Cheng Fei shook his head, focused on finishing his steak.

In order to meet the research and development schedule, no expense was spared in terms of manpower and resources. RealTech's funds were used up at an alarming rate, and more than half of the 200 million in the account had already been spent.

“That’s true.” Lin Xuanqi chuckled. “Go and tell her that if she wants money, she can continue to contact me, or she can ask the Lin family to help her raise funds.”

"I'll relay the message? Why don't you go find her yourself?" The boy looked reluctant.

"Just go when she tells you to. I'm too lazy to waste my breath arguing with her," Lin Xuanqi said irritably.

"Sigh, I don't want to waste my breath on her." The boy shook his head.

"Tch, pretending in front of me. Aren't you always laughing and joking with every girl outside?" The girl with reddened eyes took a sip of wine, her naturally beautiful face flushed with a charming tipsiness.

"Xuanqi, why are you getting more and more jealous these days?" The young man waved for the approaching waiter to step back, and then served her wine himself.

"Hmph, you know the answer yourself." The girl rolled her eyes at him, exuding charm.

"Why do you girls always say that?" the boy asked, sipping his non-alcoholic sparkling beverage.

"Who else has told you this?" Lin Xuanqi's eyes narrowed.

The boy met her gaze, paused for a second, and then his expression also turned serious. "Every single person I've ever eaten out with."

The girl rolled her eyes and ignored him.

By the end of dinner, Lin Xuanqi, who had intentionally or unintentionally drunk a few more glasses, was covered in a light sweat and exuded a faint aroma of alcohol.

Under the cover of night, Cheng Fei helped the girl into the passenger seat.

"Wife, South Bay or Royal Water Garden?" The young man started the engine and turned on the headlights.

“Yushuiyuan…” The girl lay in the passenger seat, her eyes slightly closed, and uttered a dreamlike sound.

Just as the boy was about to drive out of the parking space, she said again, "Wait..."

"What's wrong?" the boy asked, looking at the half-drunk girl.

Lin Xuanqi didn't speak, tilting her head and lightly tapping her slightly tipsy cheeks with her fingertips.

"Go back first? The car is too cramped." The boy said nonchalantly.

"You don't want to kiss me, do you?" The girl frowned slightly, her tone turning displeased, and then she muttered to herself, "But I am your... investor."

"Yes, yes, Miss Lin." The young man responded with a helpless expression, unbuckled his seatbelt, and leaned his upper body toward the girl.

The next second, Lin Xuanqi opened her eyes, turned her head, stared straight at him, her rosy and alluring lips slightly parted, and leaned in without hesitation.

After a long while, Cheng Fei was finally able to return to his original position, muttering, "Don't let this turn into a drunk driving incident for me."

"Drunk driving my foot! You're getting disgusted with me now?" The girl, slightly more sober, glared at him, her face flushed.

"Anyway, please wait until we get back to discuss this, Director Lin." The young man bowed respectfully and then prepared to drive off.

"I'm not going back, don't move!" Lin Xuanqi seemed even more unhappy. Suddenly, she unbuckled the seatbelt the boy had fastened for her and crawled toward him with her beautiful body, using both hands and feet.

"Xuanqi, what are you doing?" the boy asked, puzzled.

"I told you not to move!"

Soon, the girl was kneeling in front of him, tilting her head and leaning close to meet his eyes, her breath exuding an intoxicating fragrance. "Honey~ Am I pretty?"

"You look good, but stay calm, Xuanqi." The boy placed his hand on her shoulder.

The girl's long eyelashes fluttered as she gazed intently at him, her eyes glistening with a moist light, perhaps from the alcohol. "Husband, don't you want me?"

"How could that be? You always complained about being cramped when I asked you to do this before?" The boy's palm was covered with something as smooth as milk chocolate.

"I love you now, so I don't mind the crowd," the girl whispered, wrapping her arms around the back of his neck.

"So you mean you didn't love me before?" The boy was shocked.

"Don't you love me? I love you even more now, can't you understand that?" the girl said, feigning fierceness.

"It's hard to understand, after all, I've loved you from the very beginning," the boy said with certainty.

"Tch, so glib. You never knew how much you hated me before." Lin Xuanqi rolled her eyes.

"You can tell that too?" The boy showed exaggerated surprise.

"Do you think I'm stupid?" The girl raised her chin.

"Then why are you still with me?" the boy asked, puzzled.

The girl's lips curled into a malicious smile. "Heh, I like you just the way you are. Can't I just play with you? Anyway, I've trained you into a good puppy now."

"Who exactly is being disciplined?" The boy shook his head.

"What did you say?" The girl's smile turned terrifying, and the next second her pupils shrank, she gasped, and became utterly disoriented.

846. Lin Xuanqi said she dreamed that Cheng Fei cheated on her.

……

"Master Ye, are you free for tutoring tomorrow? If nothing unexpected happens on my end."

"You weren't with the young lady?"

"Yes, we're at Yushuiyuan."

"Then don't message me!"

"You agreed to tutoring tomorrow?"

"You're still sending it?! What if the prostitute sees it?!"

"If you promise me you won't send it."

"You should keep the young lady company first!"

"You agree first."

"Cheng Fei!!!"

……

Late at night, a secluded detached villa located on the banks of the Huangpu River.

In the quiet living room, the expensive mechanical wall clock ticked softly.

Lin Xuanqi suddenly opened her eyes and found herself lying on the sofa. Her shirt collar was disheveled, and the thin fabric covering her legs looked like it had been through a thicket of thorns, covered with snags. A persistent warmth, which she didn't know where it came from, made her feel weak all over.

"Cheng Fei?" the girl called out, but there was no response.

She sat up and saw a decanter filled with a deep red liquid on the coffee table next to her, emitting an intoxicating aroma.

Memories of what happened before she fell asleep flooded her mind, causing the girl's eyes to flicker and her cheeks to flush.

She looked around and listened carefully, and found that the noise was coming from the bathroom.

Just then, the door opened, and a boy in a bathrobe, humming an off-key tune, came out with his phone in hand. He dried the last bit of moisture from his hair with a towel, met her gaze, and looked surprised. "Xuanqi, you're actually awake? I thought you were going to sleep until tomorrow morning."

"Honey, where have you been?" Lin Xuanqi shook her still slightly dizzy head and leaned back on the sofa.

"I felt like you weren't waking up, so I took a shower first. I was planning to give you another shower and then hold you while you sleep," Cheng Fei said matter-of-factly.

"Come and hug me." The girl opened her arms to him from the sofa, her soft tone sounding like a command and a coquettish plea.

The young man did as he was told, sat down and placed the woman, who reeked of alcohol, in his arms. After staring at her charming face with its flushed eyes for a second, he leaned in without any hesitation.

After a moment, Lin Xuanqi breathed a sigh of relief, closed her eyes slightly, nestled in his arms, and whispered, "Husband, I just had a dream."

"What dream?" The boy felt her silky, graceful presence.

"I dreamt that you cheated on me." Lin Xuanqi didn't resist at all, but simply looked up at him. "How do you explain that?"

"Do I have to explain this?" The boy looked at her ambiguous expression with surprise, then seriously rubbed his chin. "I don't think so, do you remember wrong? I've heard that sometimes humans remember the contents of their dreams wrong, even if they just had one."

Lin Xuanqi's gaze moved across the boy's face, sweeping over the few wisps of black hair on his forehead, his clean eyebrows and deep features. She couldn't help but smile, her tone relentless, "If I'm not mistaken, you better explain to me why you cheated on me?"

"Then tell me first, who did you dream about me having an affair with?" The boy's expression turned serious, like a defense lawyer facing a judge's questioning.

“I dreamt that…” Lin Xuanqi dragged out the words, as if she were making it up, then stared straight at him, “I dreamt that you and Xiaoshuang were having an affair.”

"Me and Master Ye?" The young man frowned, his expression incredulous. "How is that possible?"

"Why not? Isn't Xiaoshuang pretty?" The girl tilted her head, as if asking about something trivial, her words accompanied by the intoxicating smell of alcohol.

"Before you worry about whether Master Ye is pretty or not, you should first consider whether she'll punch me to death." The boy murmured in silence.