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

During practice, Miriam was not idle either. Not only did she hold two maracas and act as an enthusiastic spectator, but she also went out of her way to serve Nagasaki Asuna and Yeshuang by handing them water and towels.

At seven o'clock sharp, Shen Xi announced the disbandment.

Shen Xi and Ye Shuang, who don't cook, stayed in the living room, while Cheng Fei, Nagasaki Asuna, and Miriam went to the kitchen.

Cheng Fei put the lobster meat, water chestnuts, and ginger and scallion juice into a food processor and blended them. He glanced at Miriam next to him, who was pursing her lips and crushing potatoes, and couldn't help but ask, "Senior, what are you doing?"

Mashed potatoes.

Is this all you do?

"Hmph, of course it's not that simple. These are for making pies."

"group?"

"That's right, pies are a classic British delicacy loved by everyone from royalty to commoners. There are many different ways to make them, ranging from desserts like apple pie and cranberry pie to main dishes like pork pie and vegetable pie..."

"Okay." Cheng Fei turned his head, put the crushed lobster meat into a basin, added various seasonings, and stirred until it became sticky.

"Let me finish!"

Miriam's kitchen is large enough to accommodate three people working at the same time, so all three of them are at about the same pace in terms of cutting and preparing ingredients.

Miriam put the pie on a plate into the oven, and that was it.

She first hummed an unknown tune and waited with her hands on her hips, then her eyes lit up and she moved closer.

"Miss Nagasaki, is there anything I can help you with?"

"No need, you can go and rest after you're done." Nagasaki Asuna smiled and shook her head.

"Are you sure you don't need it?"

"You really don't need it."

"Alright, then I look forward to Ms. Nagasaki's finished product."

The blonde girl slipped away briskly, clearly not used to being in the kitchen.

So only two people remained on this side.

Asuna Nagasaki, who was making sushi, suddenly moved her workspace next to Cheng Fei, right next to him.

"Nana, you're too close. Please keep your distance for our safety."

"Okay~" the girl replied in a soft, sweet voice, shifting ten centimeters to the side.

"It's still too close."

"Okay~" It moved another ten centimeters to the side.

"It's still too close."

"Okay~" Move it horizontally another ten centimeters.

Cheng Fei looked at her helplessly, and she tilted her head and returned a gentle and healing smile, making it impossible for anyone to blame her.

This move gives off a strong sense of familiarity for teenagers.

Nagasaki Asuna deftly shaped the sushi and presented it directly to his mouth.

"Please use the tuna hand grip, ah~"

Cheng Fei turned his head to make sure that the living room wouldn't see him from here before reaching out his hand.

"I'll do it myself."

"No." Nagasaki Asuna dodged his movement. "Open your mouth, ah~"

Cheng Fei had no choice but to open his mouth and catch the sushi, accidentally touching the girl's fingers.

"Is it good?" Nagasaki Asuna lightly touched her lips with her fingertips, her pink little tongue peeking out.

"Nana, please pay attention to kitchen hygiene." Cheng Fei said expressionlessly.

The girl quickly washed her hands, dried them with a towel, and leaned closer to continue, "I asked Cheng Fei if it was delicious."

"It was delicious." Cheng Fei recalled the taste of the sushi; the rice with sushi vinegar and the rich flavor of the tuna blended perfectly.

"Cheng Fei, you're talking about my hands? Thanks for the compliment. You can taste them anytime you like, and the same goes for other parts of my body." Nagasaki Asuna revealed a sly smile.

Cheng Fei took a deep breath. "That's enough."

……

97. The dining table reflects social interactions.

Cheng Fei calmly squeezed the shrimp balls into the oil and deep-fried them at a low temperature. After they were almost done, he took them out and drained the oil. Then he started another oil fryer and looked for the tomato sauce that he had placed next to him earlier.

"Nana, could you please give me back my ketchup?"

The item somehow ended up with Asuna Nagasaki; she shouldn't need it at all.

"Should we put it in the pot now?" The girl subtly hid the tomato sauce behind her back.

"Yes."

"Okay, here you go~"

Under Cheng Fei's expressionless gaze, she first squeezed a heart shape into Cheng Fei's pot with ketchup before handing it to him.

"Nana, you've been waiting all this time just to do this?" Cheng Fei squeezed a large amount of tomato sauce into the pot, submerging the heart-shaped object.

"Does expressing love mean never missing an opportunity?" Nagasaki Asuna blinked.

"Master." Cheng Fei added a lot of sugar to the pot, and after it dissolved, he tossed in a spoonful of cornstarch slurry and a little oil. He then poured in the shrimp balls, rolled them to coat them with the sauce, and plated them.

As for the beef stew with potatoes, it was being prepared simultaneously on the other side.

"Cheng Fei, wait a minute." Just as the food was about to be served, Nagasaki Asuna suddenly grabbed the boy's wrist, tilted her head back, and opened her mouth.

Under Cheng Fei's puzzled gaze, the girl first pointed to the tomato shrimp balls, then pointed to her own mouth.

"Take the chopsticks and eat them yourself."

Nagasaki Asuna remained motionless, repeating the same action she had just performed.

“No.” Cheng Fei glanced outside the kitchen.

Asuna Nagasaki held him tightly, as if she wouldn't let go until she was satisfied.

"I give up." Cheng Fei picked up a shrimp ball, blew on it, and quickly stuffed it into her mouth.

Asuna Nagasaki kept her face tilted back, covered her mouth, squinted her eyes, and chewed, as if savoring some kind of delicacy.

"Is it really that delicious?" Cheng Fei glanced at her sideways.

"This was made by Cheng Fei for Shen Xi, but I was the first to eat it," the girl said softly with a mischievous smile.

"You're unbeatable." Cheng Fei carried the dishes to the dining room.

Miriam rushed over and took her pie out of the oven, but accidentally burned her hand and screamed in pain, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Waaah... Miss Nagasaki, I burned my hand." She whimpered as she went to find Asuna Nagasaki.

"Hurry up and find the housekeeper to handle this?" Nagasaki Asuna smiled helplessly.

After a brief period of chaos, the five members of the club finally reunited at the dining table.

"Ye Shuang, try my tomato shrimp balls." Cheng Fei picked up a shrimp ball.

"I need to be able to pick it up myself," Ye Shuang said, protecting her bowl.

"Okay." Cheng Fei put the shrimp ball directly into his mouth, then looked to the other side, "Teacher Shen, try my tomato shrimp balls."

Shen Xi's expression was very unpleasant. "I'm not interested."

"Teacher Shen, please give me some face."

"Tsk." The aloof girl reluctantly picked up a piece and ate it expressionlessly.

"How is it?" Cheng Fei asked hurriedly.

"Not very good." He remained expressionless.

"Understood." Cheng Fei nodded.

Meanwhile, Miriam was staring at the sushi in front of her with shining eyes. "Miss Nagasaki, you said you shaped this by hand?"

“It’s true that nigiri sushi is made by hand,” Asuna Nagasaki smiled.

Miriam popped one into her mouth with lightning speed, trembling all over. "So delicious!"

Then he ate another one, and another one after that. Since he hadn't swallowed the previous ones yet, his cheeks became bulging like a hamster's.

"Waaah, it tastes like rice!" she said, tears welling in her eyes.

"No need to rush, the portion should be enough." Nagasaki Asuna's smile was forced.

"Teacher Shen, wouldn't you like to try Nana's cooking?" Cheng Fei said.

"I don't eat things that look unhygienic," Shen Xi said coldly.

So, under her murderous gaze, Cheng Fei took the plate of sushi in front of her and said, "Senior, the club president said she's not eating anymore, so you can have it."

"Waaaaah, crab mud snow!" Miriam was quite moved with her mouth full of sushi.

With just the right amount of food distributed, all five people finished off the food on the table.

Incidentally, Miriam's so-called shepherd's pie, which is basically mashed potatoes and cheese baked on top of cooked meat sauce, was surprisingly delicious and changed the group's preconceived notions.

"Hmph, traditional British cuisine isn't bad, is it?"

Regarding Cheng Fei's tomato shrimp balls, Ye Shuang clearly didn't touch them at all, Cheng Fei and Nagasaki Asuna only ate two casually, and Milian didn't even have room to eat any, yet in the end, not a single one was left, which can be described as a mysterious disappearance.

"Nana, how would you rate my tomato shrimp balls?"

"It's sweet and nutritious, so it should be suitable for all ages?"

"Yes, especially kids love to eat it."

The cold, aloof girl's gaze turned extremely sharp.

Not long after dinner, at 8:30, Shen Xi announced on time that practice would continue.

After eating sushi until her belly was slightly bulging, Miriam was too tired to shake the maracas anymore and lazily slumped on the small sofa.

The practice continued until nearly ten o'clock, when with a snap, the entire villa was plunged into darkness.

"Huh, the power's out?" Nagasaki Asuna said softly.

Cheng Fei silently turned on his phone's flashlight to illuminate the way for everyone.

"Sebastian! What's going on?" Miriam's panicked shout followed.

Soon, hurried footsteps approached, followed by the old gentleman's steady and powerful voice, "I am very sorry, Your Highness, it is possible that the electrical distribution box in the garage has short-circuited due to moisture."

"Then hurry up and fix it, my friend still needs to practice!"

"I'll go right away."

"Hurry up, hurry up, fix it as soon as possible."

"It may take a long time."

"How can that be? You have ten minutes to fix it!" Miriam's tone was very stern.

"Never mind." Shen Xi stared blankly at her phone screen and sighed. "Let's call it a day."

“But…” Miriam said.

"I only planned to practice until 10:30, but since the power went out, let's end it early." After saying that, Shen Xi put down her guitar and walked outside using the light from her phone.

Seeing this, Ye Shuang stood up from behind the drum set.

Cheng Fei and Nagasaki Asuna exchanged glances and followed Shen Xi's steps.

After the space fell into darkness, even the sounds seemed to become cautious.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back to my room now," Ye Shuang said softly.

"It's good to get some rest early. We'll have breakfast at eight tomorrow and start practicing at eight-thirty. Is that alright?" Shen Xi looked around.