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

The two walked in silence for a while.

"Sister, um..."

"Ok?"

"So, older sister... also likes older brother?"

"Yes."

"Is the older sister the older brother's girlfriend...?"

"No."

"But my sister seems to have a very good relationship with my brother..."

"Well, Ai will find out later, right?"

……

Even after driving back to Guang'an Street, Cheng Fei still couldn't get any information from Shen Xi about what the so-called reward was.

"Teacher Shen, don't you think this is cruel?" The boy stopped the car and clutched his chest with an air of seriousness.

"You'll know once you break up with that guy surnamed Lin." Shen Xi didn't even look at him, her tone nonchalant.

"Can't you reveal even a little bit?" The boy gestured with a "little bit" and opened the car door as he did so.

"Don't dream." The girl got out of the car on her own, leaving him with her long, dark hair reaching her waist.

Cheng Fei also got out of the car, put his hands in his pockets and walked side by side with Shen Xi, shaking his head and sighing, "Forget it, actually I wasn't that looking forward to it, although the fact that we're breaking up won't change."

"Fine, I'll let the stubbornness go. They've been trying to find out about these aquatic mammals all along the way, deceiving themselves," the girl scoffed.

"Actually, I was just bored while driving and teasing Teacher Shen." The boy said with certainty.

The girl glanced at him, raised her chin, and her face showed an increasingly triumphant air. "You can fool others, but never fool yourself."

"Are you worried that I'll lie to myself and stop liking you? I knew Teacher Shen cared about me a lot." The boy became smug and looked at her with a doting expression. "Don't worry, I'll always like you. I can't even lie to myself about that."

Shen Xi's expression changed, she narrowed her eyes and shivered, pulling away half a body from him, "Disgusting Cheng Feiyu."

During a cryptic conversation, the two crossed the zebra crossing on Guang'an Street, with Cheng Fei intending to take Shen Xi home.

"I'm actually a little hungry. If Cheng Feiyu wants, we can reluctantly go to that dim sum restaurant together for something to eat," the girl said abruptly, tossing her hair. Her tone was flat.

Cheng Fei looked her up and down with a surprised and uncertain gaze.

Shen Xi met his gaze and silently covered her chest with her hands, her expression wary and disgusted.

"Teacher Shen, why are you inviting me so naturally now? It's too ambiguous." The boy exclaimed in surprise.

"I just invited you to eat, I don't see anything ambiguous about it." The girl glared at him.

"For Professor Shen, who thinks eating together is a waste of time, inviting someone to dinner is on the same level as a couple inviting each other to stay overnight at their home, in my personal opinion." The young man stroked his chin, his serious tone as if he were discussing an academic issue.

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl's face became even more wary, and she turned towards the upscale apartment without hesitation, "Sorry, I'm suddenly not hungry anymore, I'll go back first."

"I was wrong, it was my fault, Teacher Shen." The boy quickly grabbed her small hand.

"Let go, trash!"

"Sweetie, let's go, I'm a little hungry too."

"Alright, let's open it anyway, just so you know this isn't meeting time!"

"Didn't we agree before that we could hold hands and hug freely when we're out together?"

"This is just a normal school walk home, not an outing!"

"It's okay if you pretend you didn't notice and let me hold your hand."

"Cheng Fei, I'll count to three!"

The two, pulling and tugging at each other, arrived at their familiar dim sum restaurant, ordered food, and sat down.

"By the way, Professor Shen, has the Geological Institute responded to our previous questions?" Cheng Fei asked while eating rice noodles.

Shen Xi paused for a second, expressionless, and said, "They replied that the people there said they couldn't find the files from back then."

"I see." The boy nodded to indicate that he understood.

Previously, Shen Xi saw Lin Wanqing's companions in the illusion of the World Tree and remembered their appearance. Cheng Fei guessed that those people might be the teammates who went to Antarctica with Lin Wanqing back then. He tried to find photos or something similar to confirm with Shen Xi.

“Asking someone else is unreliable. We should take some time to make the trip ourselves. We need to find the list and then check each person on it one by one,” Cheng Fei said without hesitation.

"I understand." Shen Xi nodded softly.

The boy casually picked up a shrimp dumpling from in front of her, then put the beef from his rice noodles into her porridge. The girl seemed oblivious to everything, scooping up the beef and putting it into her mouth as she drank her porridge.

Suddenly, the telephone rang.

Cheng Fei looked at Shen Xi.

The aloof young woman picked up her phone, her delicate brows furrowing slightly as she hesitated for a moment before pressing the answer button and bringing it to her ear, "Hello..."

After a brief conversation, the call ended.

"Did Uncle Shen do it?" the boy guessed.

The girl shook her head. "They seem to be people from the Geological Research Institute. They have something to send me."

As she spoke, she opened WeChat to add friends.

Cheng Fei ignored it, focusing on finishing off the food, until the girl staring at her phone suddenly narrowed her eyes and her body trembled almost imperceptibly.

"What's wrong?" the boy asked, observing her.

Shen Xi took a deep breath and handed him the phone without saying a word.

Cheng Fei took the photo and saw that it was a picture of a group of people wearing glasses and looking very refined. They were standing in front of the camera with a flag waving behind them, which looked like a group photo of a scientific expedition team before they set off.

Lin Wanqing was also among them, and like everyone else around her, the woman smiled brightly at the camera.

Cheng Fei scanned the people around him one by one, then looked at Shen Xi, "Are the people in the illusion up there?"

"Yes." The girl's expression was somewhat dazed.

"That's right, don't be nervous." The boy patted her head across the table, continued looking at the group photo, and suddenly felt that the profile picture of the person who sent the message looked familiar. He clicked on the other person's profile and froze.

"Wait, Tang Yu?" The boy asked, his voice filled with surprise and uncertainty.

He quickly checked his WeChat messages and confirmed that the person who sent the photo to Shen Xi was indeed Tang Yu.

"Was that her on the phone just now?" Cheng Fei looked up.

"I don't know," Shen Xi shook her head.

The boy realized that she had never actually met Tang Yu face to face.

After thinking for a moment, the boy typed a reply in Shen Xi's WeChat chat box.

"Is there anything else besides the photos?"

"have"

The reply came instantly.

"Please give it to me, it's very important to me."

"How about we meet this Saturday? Some things are best discussed in person."

Seeing this, Cheng Fei sent another message to Tang Yu on his phone.

"Reporter Tang, no one has contacted me to join the foundation yet. Is that alright?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Cheng, I'm currently on a business trip. I'll let you know as soon as there's any progress."

Cheng Fei showed Shen Xi the messages on both phones.

"What do we do now?" The girl frowned slightly.

"Of course you should go and meet her, and see what she's up to." The boy shrugged. "Don't worry, I'll be nearby with you."

Shen Xi nodded tentatively.

Not knowing Tang Yu's purpose for the time being, Cheng Fei could only wait until the two met on Saturday to see how things went.

Although I don't know how Tang Yu got in touch with Shen Xi, I have a feeling that the truth about Lin Wanqing will come out sooner than expected.

……

The next day.

Cheng Fei continued his campus life. Lin Xuanqi did not appear, and the seat in front of him remained empty.

At noon, the boy stayed with his small group from Class 6, and Kato Ai didn't come to launch a surprise attack.

After school in the afternoon, Cheng Fei walked to the Yinghua Basketball Court, the basketball team's training ground, with his hands in his pockets. Unsurprisingly, he attracted a lot of attention.

His performance in the basketball tournament last semester made the boy a celebrity in the basketball club, even though he didn't belong to the club at all.

Chen Hao, who was sweating profusely while practicing his shooting, noticed the boy's presence, jogged over, and put his arm around his shoulder. "Hey! What are you doing here? Have you finally decided to join the basketball club?"

“How could that be?” Cheng Fei shook his head. “I’m here to see Fang Qing.”

"You?!" Chen Hao's eyes widened, his expression changed, and he put on a stern face. "Senior sister isn't here, please leave!"

"I have important business with her," the young man said seriously.

"What good business could you possibly have? I bet you're up to no good!" Chen Hao's eyes were like those of someone looking at a thief.

"It really is something important. I already told her beforehand," the boy said helplessly.

"Tsk, okay, the senior is in the sports equipment room." Chen Hao pointed in a direction with a forced smile.

"Okay, I'll go then." Cheng Fei immediately walked over there.

Chen Hao followed closely beside him, acting as if he genuinely believed the man would commit a crime.

Cheng Fei ignored this and arrived at the door of the sports equipment room, which was wide open. There he saw a girl with a single ponytail and a friendly older sister vibe directing the students to organize the supplies.

Noticing the boy approaching, Fang Qing gave some instructions to the student in front of her and quickly walked up to him.

"Cheng Fei, what do you want?" The girl looked at the boy's face, her voice carrying a shyness that didn't match her mature appearance.

"Well, I have a project I'd like to collaborate on with the basketball team," the boy said with a smile.

"Project?" Fang Qing looked puzzled.

……

After Cheng Fei left the sports equipment room, Chen Hao, who was waiting outside, put his arm around the boy's shoulder again. "What exactly did you want with your senior? I'm warning you, she's a senior in high school now and should focus on her studies. Don't you dare hurt her feelings!"

"You're overthinking it. You'll find out later." Cheng Fei casually patted his shoulder and left the basketball court.

Chen Hao was left standing there, completely bewildered, and scratched his head.

At the entrance to the basketball court, a sweet girl with long brown hair leaned against the wire fence. As soon as the boy came out, she immediately followed him with light steps, like a shadow.

The two arrived at the school gate parking lot. Cheng Fei opened the passenger side of the Panamera and waited for Nagasaki Asuna to get in happily before getting in from the other side.

The boy started the engine, glanced at the sweet girl next to him who seemed to be in a good mood with a smile on her lips, and said, "Idiot, what are you so happy about?"

"Cats are happy when they're with their owners," the girl said in a soft, sweet voice.

Cheng Fei shook his head and drove away from Yinghua.

He asked Shen Xi for leave today so she wouldn't have to participate in club activities.

A silver sports car sped along the roads of Academy City.

Nagasaki Asuna, her milky-white legs pressed together, leaned to the side as she gazed at the boy. After a moment's thought, she suddenly opened her arms and smiled, saying, "Hey~ Nana, the second-year high school student, has arrived. Have you become more mature?"

The boy glanced sideways and shook his head. "It just makes me feel even more childish."

"It's because I'm in front of my master that I seem so childish." The girl tapped her chin with her fingertip and nodded to herself with an air of certainty.

"Is Aiyi alright after going back yesterday?" Cheng Fei thought for a moment.

He was really having a headache over that cheap younger sister.

"I have already told her about the relationship between Cheng Fei and Shen Xi."

"Isn't she sad?"

"I told her that if she works hard, maybe she can become Cheng Fei's girlfriend in the future?"

"..." The boy fell silent.