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

As Chen Hao passed the ball, he stroked his chin and said, "If we're talking about basketball, I do know a bit about agility training."

"Explain in detail." Cheng Fei caught the ball and then passed it to Du Xinhua.

"For example, have you heard of Agile Ladder, Cheng Fei?"

"what is that?"

"It's like the hopscotch game we played as kids; it improves endurance, explosive power, and agility."

"anything else?"

"The coaches also have us do some fast dribbling and multi-directional sprint training, which can also improve our agility."

“These are all physical training methods. If you want to train hand-eye coordination, there are other ways,” Du Xinhua joined the conversation.

Cheng Fei looked at him and said, "Tell me about it."

"For example, playing shooting games or rhythm games can make your hands and brain more agile."

“That makes sense.” Cheng Fei nodded.

Chen Hao smacked his lips. "So, Cheng Fei, why are you suddenly paying attention to this?"

"Because my strength and endurance have improved significantly recently, but my agility has remained unchanged, so I have no practical combat ability at all."

"Real combat?" Du Xinhua's eyes widened.

"That's right, I hope that one day I can dodge bullets." Cheng Fei said seriously.

"Humans can at most dodge punches, kicks, or melee weapons; dodging bullets is simply impossible," Chen Hao commented.

"Whatever the reason, I'm currently looking for ways to improve agility," Cheng Fei said.

Du Xinhua thought for a moment, "You mean combat when you say real combat? Combat definitely has specific training methods. For example, in the movie 'Ip Man,' they all use a wooden frame to practice Wing Chun." As he spoke, he awkwardly imitated the movements of a boxing move.

“That’s right. If Cheng Fei is training to improve his fighting ability, it’s best to find a professional coach.” Chen Hao nodded.

Cheng Fei fell into a new round of deep thought. "Should I find a professional coach? I'll think about it some more."

……

After class, Cheng Fei went to the Corridor Research Department.

A blonde girl was peering furtively out of the window of room 601.

"Senior Milisa, what are you doing?" Cheng Fei asked, standing next to her.

"Whoa!" The girl exclaimed dramatically at first, then patted her flat chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, it was you."

"Senior Milisa, what are you doing?"

"I am Miriam!"

"Excuse me, Senior Miriam, what are you doing?"

"Are you an NPC? You keep repeating that question!"

“I’m just worried you won’t hear me if I don’t repeat it.”

"I'm asking you, is Miss Nagasaki here today?" Miriam looked around and said in a low voice.

"I don't know either, she's often out of the public eye."

"That's good. Come here, I want to talk to you about something." The girl pulled Cheng Fei behind the wall.

"Senior, let's forget about dating. I like Shen Xi."

"Who wants to date you? I don't like men! I want to work with you."

……

81. The cunning Miriam

"Cooperation?" Cheng Fei stared at Milian.

“That’s right, it’s cooperation.” The girl smiled and nodded emphatically, “You and me.”

"What can we cooperate on?" Cheng Fei was completely baffled.

"You like Shen Xi, right?"

"correct."

"And I like Miss Nagasaki."

"and then?"

“But Shen Xi and Miss Nagasaki are closer.”

"Let me clarify, your information is outdated."

"You definitely want to break them up too, right?"

"Senior, are you not listening to me at all?"

"So we can help each other out. You help me pursue Miss Nagasaki, and I'll help you pursue Shen Xi. That way, it's a win-win situation." The blonde girl's azure eyes shone. "Hmph, you think it's a perfect plan too, right?"

"What a cunning British lesbian," Cheng Fei thought to himself.

He shrugged. "I don't care, but honestly, I don't think you have a chance of winning her over—"

Miriam grabbed his hand and shook it up and down with the force that would dislocate his shoulder. "You agreed? Then it's settled. From today onwards, we are allies and must work together to land in Normandy!"

Cheng Fei opened his mouth, but realized that this person seemed not to understand Chinese. "Senior, whatever makes you happy."

"Junior, I need your help with something."

"What?"

"Persuade Shen Xi to let me join the Corridor Research Department!"

"Can't you apply yourself?"

“She will definitely refuse me; you need to use your authority as vice minister to force her to change her mind.”

"Senior, let me remind you, our club is dictated by Shen Xi, there is no democracy whatsoever."

"Hurry, hurry, let's get this sorted out before Miss Nagasaki comes today." Miriam pushed Cheng Fei away with both hands.

The boy opened the door to the club activity room with a helpless look on his face. "Good afternoon, Teacher Shen."

"Good afternoon, Cheng Fei." The aloof girl sitting in the steel tube chair reading looked up.

Seeing Miriam behind him, Shen Xi frowned. "Why are you here again?"

Miriam gave Cheng Fei a frantic look.

Cheng Fei cleared his throat. "Teacher Shen, this senior student wants to apply to join the department."

"Rejected." Shen Xi frowned and lowered her eyes. "Get rid of her."

"Excuse me, our minister told me to send you away." Cheng Fei turned his head.

Miriam mouthed frantically, demonstrating to him what silent resistance meant.

Cheng Fei turned back again, "Teacher Shen, she seems really interested in joining the department. Should we go through the formalities?"

Shen Xi narrowed her eyes, "You're so eager to help her?"

"I just think she's very useful. Teacher Shen, think about it, she's the head of the Games Department. If she joins the Corridor Research Department, wouldn't that mean the Games Department becomes our subordinate club? That would greatly benefit our reputation at Yinghua." Cheng Fei lowered his voice seriously.

“I don’t need useless subordinates.” Shen Xi raised her chin and crossed her arms in front of her chest.

“Our minister is very stubborn; once she’s made up her mind, no one can sway her,” Cheng Fei shook his head at Miriam. “Besides, as far as I know, Nagasaki Asuna isn’t interested in the same sex. In short, give up.”

“I knew it. A cunning woman like her would never let me get close to Miss Nagasaki. My Miss Nagasaki, my angel, my light…” The blonde girl covered her face and sobbed, as if there was a black and white photograph of Asuna Nagasaki in front of her.

"Please accept my condolences, senior. Come on, the gate is this way." Cheng Fei led her out.

"Wait a minute," Shen Xi suddenly said, staring at the boy's back.

"Teacher Shen, what's wrong?"

Shen Xi pulled out a sheet of printed paper and slammed it on the table. "I've changed my mind. Let her fill out the form."

"Huh?" Cheng Fei asked, surprised and uncertain.

Miriam's face lit up with surprise. "Really?"

……

Ten minutes later, Cheng Fei watched as the blonde girl hummed an unknown tune and walked briskly out the door.

"Teacher Shen, why?" He turned his head and glanced at the books in front of Shen Xi, noticing that they were related to navigation.

"Suddenly I think it wouldn't be bad to let her pester that guy." Shen Xi coldly took out her phone.

"Do you find Nana disgusting? Teacher Shen, you're so cruel."

"I'm actually kind of hoping she succeeds."

"Impossible, Nana is definitely not a lesbian."

"You seem to know a lot about that person's affairs?"

No, I was just guessing.

"Then stop talking nonsense."

"Teacher Shen, you wouldn't be jealous of Nana, would you? I swear to the cherry blossom tree at the school gate that my relationship with her is completely innocent."

"I've told you, I'm never jealous." Shen Xi glanced coldly at Cheng Fei. "Besides, since you have nothing to do with her, what are you feeling guilty about?"

"Am I feeling guilty? What do I have to feel guilty about? My one true love, my one true angel, my one true light is Miss Shen Xi." Cheng Fei mimicked Miriam's gesture of grabbing air.

"Shut up." The girl frowned slightly. "I have something more important to ask you now."

"Please speak." Cheng Fei sat up straight.

"I asked you to upload your personal performance video, and this is what you uploaded?" Shen Xi held up her phone, her tone becoming annoyed.

Cheng Fei looked at it carefully and nodded, "Yes, is there a problem, Teacher Shen?"

The girl's eyelids twitched, and she took a deep breath. "How dare you? Tell me what you sent?"

"【Litang Golden Hits】'Smoking Like I've Died' Piano Version, Self-Accompanied and Sung." Cheng Fei read the title aloud.

"What is this?" Shen Xi frowned.

"Isn't it written very clearly? Did you hear it, Ms. Shen? I specially asked a senior from the game department to do the post-production. I didn't expect it to be so amazing." Cheng Fei simply took her phone and pressed the play button.

A dense barrage of comments instantly flooded the screen, almost obscuring the boy's backlit profile in the frame.

"An episode where the singer's looks surpass the original."

"You did a great job!"

"Cover songs should also have their own towering peaks."

"What should I do, guys? I've been out all day."

The boy's indistinct electronic vocals were the first to ring out.

"I want to smoke, but I can't smoke you~"

Without you, the world is just a desolate silence.

"Even the snow leopards are keeping their distance."

I don't want to believe you're gone.

Then the boy began to play, and a surging, exciting rhythm rang out, accompanied by dazzling fingerwork.

"How did this happen?"

"The level of accuracy is too high."

"666"

"I can't accept that someone so handsome can also play the piano so well."

Just as Cheng Fei was enjoying reading the comments, Shen Xi abruptly turned off the video.