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

It's easy to imagine the haughty girl's complaining expression.

Just as the boy was about to send something else, a rhythmic knocking sounded on the door, very light, as if afraid of being discovered.

Cheng Fei stepped forward and opened the door.

The familiar obedient girl stood outside the door with her head down, biting her lip, her hands clasped together, her feet neatly together, her pretty face with its distinctive features carrying a hint of nervousness.

The boy looked her up and down, his feelings complicated.

Her straight twin ponytails were neatly tied with white pom-pom hair ties, and she was still wearing a well-designed sailor uniform, mainly pink, paired with thin white knee-high socks and small, high-end uniform shoes. Every detail was indescribably cute and alluring.

Petite Shen Xi, you really know how to make arrangements.

The boy hesitated, as if he wanted to speak but then stopped, "Master Ye, why are you so obedient?"

"What do you mean?" Ye Shuang looked up at him, her clear voice trembling slightly. Her already uneasy expression was now tinged with a flustered sense of being teased, making her even more endearing.

The boy fell silent again.

Now that things have come to this, he can't even bring himself to say that he was out of his mind to ask her to help Lin Xuanqi pay her tuition. Changing his mind at this point might cause some misunderstanding.

"It's nothing, I just think my Master Ye is really well-behaved. Anyway, come on in." The boy took a deep breath, suppressing the hatred he felt for a certain little doll, and made way for Ye Shuang.

The obedient girl lowered her head again, silently walked into the door, stepped in without changing her shoes, and then stood motionless facing the boy, as if waiting for something, looking as if she had already understood her fate.

Looking at the well-dressed girl in front of him, Cheng Fei casually asked, "By the way, has Master Ye eaten yet?"

As dusk settled outside the window, the weekend in Academy City unfolded as usual, with its hustle and bustle drifting through the night.

Ye Shuang looked up at him, then lowered her head and bit her lip, her expression a mix of grievance and something else. "I was just about to eat when you told me to change my clothes and come find you."

"Well, my Master Ye really is always there when I call." The young man patted her head lightly.

"You pervert, don't talk nonsense." The obedient girl seemed to want to bury her head in the sand, speaking softly with a hint of shame.

"Since things have come to this, I'll just order takeout. I haven't eaten yet," the young man sighed.

After he came back, he was constantly being made to do housework by the petite Shen Xi. Even though the rented room wasn't messy, he didn't know if she was a germaphobe or just trying to stall for time.

Seeing the boy throw himself onto the sofa, Ye Shuang obediently sat down beside him with her legs together, glanced at the boy's profile with her dark eyes, and opened her mouth.

"Why is Master Ye peeking at me over there?" the boy asked curiously, shifting his gaze from the phone screen to her face.

"I didn't peek." The obedient girl shifted her gaze, a hint of conflict appearing on her face. She clasped her hands together and remained silent for a moment. "I just wanted to ask you."

"What are you asking me?" The boy put down his phone and looked at her with great interest.

"What happened between you and Shen Xi? Why did things turn out like this?" The girl looked up, her eyes filled with deep confusion.

"What will it become?" the boy asked nonchalantly.

"He suddenly changed his mind and started confessing to Nana, and he hasn't said a word to her in the past two days." Ye Shuang hesitated for a moment, then added in a low voice, "He's also been overly intimate with Miss."

The boy observed her worried expression and feigned surprise, "Why does Master Ye seem dissatisfied with my close relationship with Lin Xuanqi?"

“I’m not dissatisfied. Of course I want you to make up with Miss.” The obedient girl said quickly, then paused, looking even more conflicted, “But you’ve been acting strange these past two days. You wouldn’t have acted like this before.”

"Why are you acting recklessly?" the boy continued to look at her.

"He kissed Miss in front of Shen Xi, and even touched me and Nana." Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and a blush appeared on her fair earlobes. She couldn't continue.

"You can't touch Master Ye's pineapple buns?" The boy's expression remained unchanged.

"That's not what I meant." The obedient girl became a little anxious and couldn't help but raise her voice, her clear voice trembling slightly. "I didn't mean you couldn't touch me. Anyway, I've already been bullied like this. I just think what you're doing now is wrong."

"So Master Ye is standing up for Shen Xi?" The young man looked into her eyes and smiled.

"You scumbag, you're still grinning like that. Shen Xi must be heartbroken right now, and you don't even care. It's like you've suddenly become a different person." Ye Shuang took a breath, gritted her teeth, and glared at him, her expression a mix of anger and something else.

1022. Shen Xi's Disappearance

The boy gazed at her and suddenly sighed softly.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" The obedient girl's eyes flickered, then she lowered her head, looking a little guilty and disappointed. "Fine, if you don't want to hear it, I won't say anything. Anyway, in your eyes, I'm just someone to be bullied."

"Don't mention it." The boy placed his palm on her head and rubbed it vigorously. "I just think that as expected of my Master Ye, he has a strong sense of justice. Even Nana didn't realize what was happening."

Ye Shuang was taken aback, then whispered, "Nana found out, but she was too afraid to say it, so she asked me to tell her."

"She asked you to speak?" The boy chuckled.

"Hmm, she said she didn't know what to do and asked me to find a chance to ask you what's wrong." The obedient girl spoke even more softly.

"Master Ye, I've noticed you're always being used as a pawn by others, you're too honest." The young man pressed her head down and peered into her field of vision, his expression full of sympathy.

"Don't change the subject." Ye Shuang's eyes darted around, and she stamped her foot.

"Alright, there was indeed a bit of an accident a couple of days ago. Master Ye, just pretend I've lost my mind." The young man smacked his lips.

He never expected that the petite Shen Xi would use her so-called freedom to do such a thing.

Could it be that the petite Shen Xi has a grudge against Shen Xi and is planning to anger her to death?

While it's certainly possible that there's some grudge involved, after all, the system had previously sent Shen Xi a task to trick her into handing over permissions during the hot spring retreat.

"Lost your mind?" Ye Shuang was puzzled, then thought for a moment, "So you've returned to normal now?"

"More or less," the young man nodded deftly.

As long as he doesn't exchange power with the system, similar situations shouldn't occur again.

In a sense, this cost is exceptionally high, especially considering the agreement that the more exchanges there are, the higher the cost becomes. It's probably best to seal it away from now on.

"Then what are you still doing?" The obedient girl frowned slightly, suddenly feeling a sense of disappointment at her lack of ambition.

"Why are you suddenly angry?" the boy asked, puzzled.

"Shen Xi is heartbroken, and instead of comforting her, you made me change clothes to come find you." The girl looked at her pink pleated skirt with its sharp folds, her expression becoming even more conflicted. Her fingers twisted together, and her voice became as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "If you want to see me in a sailor uniform, when is a good time?"

The young man spread his hands helplessly, "Master Ye, to be honest, I just recovered, and you're already at the door. You came way too fast."

"You scumbag, don't talk nonsense, I just... I just..." The innocent girl panicked even more, stammering and unable to finish her sentence.

"You've just gotten used to being bullied by me, so you've obediently accepted your fate?" The boy raised an eyebrow.

"You're so annoying! Why don't you hurry up and go find Shen Xi instead of just arguing with me?" The girl glared at him fiercely.

"I was just afraid of hurting Master Ye's feelings by leaving him, and that he wouldn't wear a sailor uniform to show me next time," the boy said sincerely.

"I'll wear it for you to see, you go find Shen Xi first." The obedient girl simply started pushing him, her head down and her expression shy as she spoke.

"What about Master Ye?" The boy stood up with her help.

"Don't worry about me, hurry up and go." The girl's urging expression made it seem as if she were Shen Xi's maid.

Cheng Fei felt relieved, quickly changed into a coat, and left the rented room.

As usual, the boy ran to the bakery and milk tea shop at the intersection and bought a two-piece dessert set that a certain Protoss Queen loved the most, and then went to the 36th floor of the upscale apartment building.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Nagasaki Asuna waiting in the entryway. He didn't know if she sensed his arrival or if Ye Shuang had sent him a message.

"Where is she?" The boy glanced at the shoes on the ground and sensed something was wrong.

"Shen Xi has gone out with her luggage." The sweet girl looked uneasy.

"Huh?" The boy was stunned. "When?"

"It was after Cheng Fei sent me a message," the girl said immediately.

The boy paused for a second, realizing that Shen Xi had probably run away as soon as he made that call.

He walked quickly to the bedroom door at the end of the corridor and pushed it open.

Asuna Nagasaki stopped and stood outside the door with her hands behind her back, waiting.

A moment later, the boy came out.

"Have you found anything?" The sweet girl tilted her head.

"No." The boy took a deep breath, shook his head, and walked towards the entrance to leave.

"Cheng Fei," Nagasaki Asuna called out to him from behind.

"What's wrong?" the boy asked, turning around.

"At that time, shouldn't the cat have refused?" Nagasaki Asuna lowered her head slightly, her dejected expression like that of a child who had done something wrong.

The boy stepped forward, ruffled her hair haphazardly, and smiled, "Silly girl, don't overthink it, this has nothing to do with you."

"I understand." The sweet girl hesitated for a moment, put her hand to her chest, and sighed softly. "Cheng Fei, please find her soon. I feel more comfortable with her around."

The boy paused for a moment, then pinched her cheek. "Don't worry."

After leaving the upscale apartment, he stood at the traffic light for a moment to think before driving his Lamborghini to the garage.

The white supercar flashed by on the streets of Academy City.

Soon, Cheng Fei arrived at the entrance of an inconspicuous and quiet residential area on Qingjiang Road. When he was about to drive in, he was stopped by the security guard.

"I'm a classmate of Minister Shen's daughter." The boy rolled down the car window.

"Show your credentials, otherwise it won't matter whose classmate you are." The seemingly nonchalant security guard had sharp eyes and didn't seem to care about the boy's luxury car at all.

The boy noticed out of the corner of his eye that several pairs of eyes were starting to look at this area near the gate, realizing that this seemingly inconspicuous community would be impossible to enter without someone leading the way.

Just as he was about to reverse, some familiar voices came from the side.

"You are... Cheng Fei? Why are you here alone?" A simply dressed middle-aged woman was carrying shopping bags, as if she had just returned from the supermarket.

"Aunt Tao?" The boy breathed a sigh of relief.

With the Shen family's nanny leading the way, the boy was allowed to pass.

The two went upstairs together, with Aunt Tao walking in front. "I was outside just now, and I don't know if Xiaoxi has come back yet."

"It's alright if she's not here. I just brought her something." The boy smiled and gestured to the dessert in his hand.

"Come in first." The middle-aged woman opened the door and led him into the simply furnished living room.

The two then went up to the second floor and found that the girl's room was empty.

"Judging from this, they haven't come back; nothing's been touched." Aunt Tao peeked out from the open doorway.

"Alright." The boy had no choice but to nod, and handed over the desserts again. "If she comes back, please give these to Aunt Tao and ask her to give me a call."

"Okay, I've got it." The middle-aged woman took the things and nodded.

"I've disturbed you, Aunt Tao. I'll be going now." The young man nodded respectfully again before stepping out the door under her gaze.

After leaving the residential area, Cheng Fei parked his car across the street and waited for a while until the short-haired fruit vendor at the entrance of the residential area suddenly came over and offered him an apple. Only then was the boy forced to drive away.

A white supercar drove through the night in Academy City, its windows reflecting the colorful lights of the street.

He drove to Nanwan and drove around the coastline of Qishui, but found nothing.

They then went to Miriam's villa and searched the beach, but still found nothing.

While waiting at a traffic light, the boy idly gripped the steering wheel, glancing at the passenger seat. He seemed to see again the image of the aloof girl sitting there, her delicate profile gazing expressionlessly out the window.

He scanned the road, as if trying to find that familiar slender figure, lost in thought, until the car behind him honked impatiently, and he realized that the traffic light had turned green, so he quickly stepped on the gas.

……

late at night.

When Cheng Fei opened the door to the rented room alone, Ye Shuang was curled up on the sofa with her legs together, engrossed in reading a comic book.

The girl had long, flowing black hair and wore an oversized T-shirt that didn't fit her well, so she had probably taken a shower.

The boy even noticed that she had neatly placed her school uniform shoes in the entryway, changed into the slippers with the pineapple bun pattern, and that the Japanese takeout he had ordered before leaving was on the coffee table, half of which he had eaten.

They acted as if it were their own home.

"Master Ye, why didn't you go home?" the boy asked hesitantly.

"Why are you back?" The obedient girl hurriedly put her feet on the ground and sat up straight, her eyes darting around, a little guilty. "When I left, I said I wouldn't be coming back tonight, and I thought you wouldn't be coming back."

"You're so insightful." The young man shook his head and sighed, then sat down next to her, breathed a sigh of relief, and picked up something from the coffee table to eat.

"Didn't you go to see Shen Xi?" Ye Shuang's expression turned concerned.

"I've looked, otherwise how would I have gotten this far? I just haven't found it yet."