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

Cheng Fei observed Shen Xi calmly and asked, "Teacher Shen, may I ask what's going on?"

The girl subtly turned her face away, revealing his snow-white nape. "What? What happened?"

"That's what I'm dressed for today." The boy looked her up and down, making sure it wasn't an illusion.

The aloof girl, completely different from her normal self, even had a captivating charm that made it hard to look away, with her small hands hidden in the sleeves of her knitted sweater and her ankles wrapped in white fabric.

If a normal girl has a translucent quality that seems to come from another dimension, reminiscent of fragile glass, beautiful yet cold, then this is like putting a cartoon-style yarn protective case on this glass, adding a touch of carefully decorated softness and charm.

"What's the problem?" The girl raised her chin and narrowed her eyes.

"No problem." The boy shook his head decisively.

The girl gripped the edge of the book with a little force, but didn't speak immediately.

The air was still for a few seconds.

Shen Xi remained seated, glancing at the boy out of the corner of her eye, her voice still cold, "Isn't he cute?"

His eyes flickered as he spoke, and he silently swallowed.

"Huh?" The boy didn't react for a moment.

"Never mind." The girl took a deep breath, her brows furrowed slightly, and she completely stopped looking at him.

"So cute, so incredibly cute!" the boy exclaimed at lightning speed. "Teacher Shen, why are you so adorable today?"

"Shut up, save your insincere sweet talk for your girlfriend." The girl gritted her teeth, her face showing displeasure.

"Not at all, it's all from the bottom of my heart. Teacher Shen is 200% adorable today!" the boy emphasized.

"Pretending is one thing, but if Cheng Feiyu really thought it was cute and sat down, she would have already started to express her disgust to me the moment she sat down!" The girl raised her voice, seemingly even more annoyed.

"Teacher Shen, you're not sitting here so early today, hoping I'll praise your carefully prepared outfit as soon as we meet? If you have that thought, just say so." The boy was surprised.

"Nonsense! First of all, nobody here expects to hear the opinions of a sewer rat. Secondly, even if we take a trillion steps back, opinions that aren't offered voluntarily are completely meaningless!" The girl turned and glared at him.

The boy mourned, "Teacher Shen, I didn't speak immediately because you suddenly changed your style. It was not only too cute but also felt unfamiliar. I was also worried that you were still angry, so I didn't dare to speak casually."

"That's true. I almost forgot that we're supposed to keep our distance now, so it's understandable that we feel a bit awkward." The girl gave a cold laugh.

"First of all, who exactly created this relationship that requires us to keep our distance?" The boy looked at her and shrugged.

"It's obvious that Cheng Feiyu publicly confessed his feelings to Nagasaki Asuna. Besides, he forced me to do those filthy things in front of his girlfriend, causing me to be called a vixen. Now he's talking about feelings of unfamiliarity. Forget it, I was crazy to want to continue getting entangled with you. Let's just keep our distance!" As she spoke, she grabbed the steel pipe chair she was sitting on and moved it away from him, making a loud noise.

The boy was even more shocked. "Teacher Shen, when did you update the settings again? Could you please give me a heads-up? Who knew you would have this kind of thinking now?"

"Get this straight, it's not that I wanted to do this, but your girlfriend has already seen us doing those things and thinks I'm shameless. What else do you think I can do? Anyway, I owe you my life, and I can't escape now that you've laid hands on me. My life is already ruined, so what else can I do but accept my fate and become a vixen to maintain this ambiguous relationship with you?!" She gritted her teeth, her pretty face filled with a kind of resentful bitterness.

The boy looked at her silently for a second, then hesitated before asking, "Teacher Shen, I really want to ask you where this sense of conviction comes from. Could it be that you studied drama at the academy and are a top student in the acting department?"

The full name of the Academy of Drama is Academy City Drama Academy, and its acting program is said to be among the best in the world.

"No one is performing here. These are all facts that have already happened. It's one thing to have me like this, but if you dare to slander me again, I will never forgive you!" The girl glared at him fiercely.

"Yes, it's all my fault, Teacher Shen." The boy gave up and lowered his head. "Since that's the case, please don't be angry. Let's reset the status and go back to when I first arrived. Thank you."

"Trash." He cursed coldly, then grabbed the steel pipe chair, moved it back to its original position, and stared at the wall without saying a word.

Looking at her familiar profile, Cheng Fei sighed with relief, "Teacher Shen, you're already dressed up very cutely, don't keep being cute."

"Excuse me for emphasizing, no one here dresses up for cuteness. But since your girlfriend has already insulted me like that, don't blame me for being impolite. She thinks she's good at dressing up, so let's see what her beloved boyfriend will do when he sees me dressed up." Shen Xi didn't even look at him, and gave a heavy sneer.

The boy realized that she was still bothered by what happened that day.

The premise that a cool and aloof girl will calm down the next day doesn't seem to apply to Nagasaki Asuna.

It might only work for him, probably.

"Yes, in short, Teacher Shen is very cute right now, extremely cute, so cute that I want to immediately take her away to a secluded place to do this and that." The boy could only nod.

The girl covered her chest with her hands and shivered. "Enough with the daydreaming."

"Is that not allowed? Even if it's my request." The boy glanced at her slender, long legs. The white fabric, which was meant to represent purity, had an unexpectedly alluring and sinister quality due to its thin, semi-transparent, snow-white texture.

The girl caught sight of the gaze out of the corner of her eye, her delicate black uniform shoes gliding across the floor as if trying to avoid something. She took a deep breath and stared at the door. "Anyway, it's already like this. If Cheng Feiyu really wants to force me to do something lewd, there's nothing I can do. The only task now is to wait for that person to come for the interview."

"Yin Ranran? Okay." Cheng Fei nodded tentatively, remembering that when the gloomy girl submitted her application to join the club, he promised to give her an answer this Monday.

The boy thought for a moment, then said, "Teacher Shen, I have a question."

"What?" The girl regained her composure.

"Since it's an interview, why don't you ask Nana to come and help?" Cheng Fei said seriously.

When the other party's intentions are unclear, Nagasaki Asuna's ability to read minds is the most useful.

"No need." Shen Xi turned her face away without hesitation.

"Why? Even if you're still angry with her, this is a serious matter, shouldn't we keep things separate?" the boy said seriously.

"Stop twisting the facts. If you don't need it, you don't need it," the girl said coldly, leaving no room for argument.

"There has to be a reason why we're not using Nana's abilities?" the boy observed her.

The girl paused for a second, narrowed her eyes, and said in a cold, unwavering voice, "Because I can judge for myself."

"Has Teacher Shen awakened the ability to read minds?" the boy asked in surprise and doubt.

"No." The girl's gaze shifted slightly.

"why?"

"Does Cheng Feiyu just want her to come over?" The girl glared at him, a little impatient.

"So you're really angry? Then never mind." The boy raised his hands in surrender.

"I told you it's not about getting angry!" The girl attacked him with her school uniform shoes.

"Then why is that?" The boy looked closely at the pretty little face.

The girl turned her face away forcefully, her brows furrowed.

"Teacher Shen?" The boy peeked into her field of vision.

"..." Her stubborn, pink lips remained tightly closed.

"If you really don't want to talk about it, that's fine. I'll handle the questioning later." The boy stepped back and shook his head casually.

The air in the club activity room fell silent for a second.

"Trash, what am I going to do if she sees me like this?" she suddenly said, her voice becoming muffled and strained.

"What do you mean, what should we do?" Cheng Fei asked, puzzled.

"If she sees this, she'll just call me a shameless vixen again. Do you really want to see me get scolded by her?" The girl's sharp gaze pierced him.

"If you care so much, I'll keep an eye on her," the boy originally wanted to answer, but seeing the girl's unnatural expression and noticing a barely perceptible flush on her earlobe, he realized something.

"Teacher Shen, are you perhaps shy?" the boy asked cautiously.

“…Nonsense.” The voice trailed off as the face turned away.

The boy was certain that he was afraid Nagasaki Asuna would see him dressed like this and feel ashamed.

Cheng Fei coughed lightly, "Anyway, I will take good care of Nana and make sure she doesn't say a single unnecessary word to insult Teacher Shen. She can leave right after the interview, okay?"

"..." His eyes flickered.

"Sweetie, can't you trust me even a little bit? I'll protect you no matter who your girlfriend is?" The boy looked into her eyes and softened his tone.

"Forget it." The girl took a deep breath. "Since I'm already being seen as a vixen, I might as well let her see how I am in front of her boyfriend."

“Alright, Your Highness is free. You can be a fox spirit if you want. Anyway, you're the cutest in the multiverse.” The boy nodded respectfully.

"Trash, nobody here wants to be a vixen." The tone wasn't very happy, but it could be taken as an admission.

The boy immediately sent a message to the tea ceremony teacher.

"Nana, could you please come to the club activity room to help with the interview for Yin Ranran?"

"Okay~ Coming right away."

The reply came quickly; they probably haven't left Yinghua yet.

"Also, no matter what you think about Teacher Shen's appearance, you are not allowed to utter a single word. This is an order, do you understand?"

"Don't worry, Cheng Fei, the cat is very obedient."

Not long after the conversation ended, the door to the club activity room was pushed open.

Asuna Nagasaki walked in, her clear, bright eyes first looking at the boy, then shifting to the aloof girl beside her.

Shen Xi remained seated with the books spread out on her lap, her face turned away as she stared at the wall, her indifferent expression tense.

Nagasaki Asuna noticed her sailor uniform and white pantyhose, her gaze lingering for a moment before she blinked, then sat down in her assigned seat opposite Cheng Fei, resting her chin on her hands as if nothing was amiss, and said casually, "Good afternoon, Cheng Fei~"

"Good afternoon." The boy nodded calmly.

Shen Xi lowered her eyes and began to read.

The sweet girl glanced at her, a teasing smile playing on her lips, but quickly concealed it after being signaled by the boy opposite her.

In the eerily quiet atmosphere, the three of them didn't have to wait long before a light knock sounded on the door.

Cheng Fei opened the door and saw a gloomy girl with curly hair tied into two short ponytails standing outside, wearing black-rimmed glasses.

"Come in," the young man said in a businesslike manner, guiding her to sit down at the end of the table.

"Yin Ranran, let's get straight to the point." Cheng Fei returned to his seat, interlaced his fingers, and coughed lightly. "Actually, we haven't received any notification from the Foundation to send personnel, and as far as I know, you're from the EPO, so please explain what you're here for."

The gloomy girl lowered her head with a restrained air, her overly long bangs slightly obscuring her expression. She glanced at Shen Xi, but perhaps because they weren't familiar with each other, she didn't show any questions about the cool girl's attire. She then looked at the smiling Nagasaki Asuna beside her and said in a low, stiff voice, "Because my home is in Academy City, I just transferred here. I knew about you guys, so I came."

Cheng Fei was about to question it immediately, but after exchanging a glance with Nagasaki Asuna, he saw her give a barely perceptible nod.

The boy pondered for a second, puzzled, "Your home is in Academy City, so why did you transfer here? Do your parents usually live in another city, so you study in another city?"

The gloomy girl blinked at the void, lowered her head even further, her bangs casting a shadow of gloom on her face, and whispered intermittently, "My parents were in a car accident and passed away. The foundation took me away, and I'm only just back now."

Cheng Fei and Nagasaki Asuna exchanged another glance, and then the other side nodded.

"Teacher Shen, what do you think?" The boy looked in the middle.

Shen Xi said coldly, without a trace of emotion, "In that case, there's no need to join the club."

Yin Ranran looked up and opened her mouth.

“Um, Yin-kun, although what you just said seems to be true, there must be other reasons, right? Our club president won’t let you join the club based on that alone.” Nagasaki Asuna kept her hands supporting her chin, her smile unchanged.

"Also, um, I have a mission too." The gloomy girl hurriedly spoke when she met her gaze, then her expression changed, and she lowered her head, clenching her hands tightly.

"What mission?" Nagasaki Asuna asked softly.

“It’s just an accompanying investigation.” Yin Ranran’s expression grew increasingly stiff.

"Accompanying investigation?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head.

“The two Apostles lost before, even though you joined the Foundation, the necessary investigation cannot be waived, as well as this Antarctic operation.” The gloomy girl took a deep breath and raised her head. “This is a mission assigned by the Steering Committee. If you don’t cooperate, someone else will be sent.”

After she finished speaking, she shut her mouth.

The three people opposite them exchanged a glance.

Cheng Fei had also learned about the foundation's so-called steering committee from Tang Yu; it was said to be the foundation's highest decision-making body.

"Yin Ranran, would you please step outside for a moment? We'll let you know the result once we've discussed it." Cheng Fei said seriously.

The gloomy girl immediately got up and left the club activity room, feeling a sense of relief.

"Teacher Shen, why don't you just agree?" the boy said in a low voice.

"Why does Cheng Feiyu really want her to join the department?" Shen Xi's eyes narrowed slightly.

“I’ve killed an Apostle, and you single-handedly wiped out a failed attempt. It’s hard for the people at the Foundation not to pay attention to us. Replacing her with someone else might not be a good thing.” The boy spread his hands with a sincere expression.

1064. Shen Xi wants to be seen.

"Eh, Shen Xi single-handedly wiped out the enemy?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head, hesitant.

“That’s right.” Cheng Fei nodded with certainty.

Shen Xi took a deep breath, her face showing displeasure, as if she had finally managed to hold back from saying anything.