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

"Thank you, but as you can see, I really can't fish. I'll leave it to someone who can use it."

Cheng Fei and Kong Ruizhe were pushing a fishing rod back and forth.

Lin Xuanqi frowned as she approached Cheng Fei and tugged at his collar, which was a mess from casting the lever. "What have you been doing?"

"Fishing, Xuanqi, sounds like a lot of fun. Let's go fishing sometime."

"I'll fish you out of your mind, come here."

Under Kong Ruizhe's watchful eye, the boy was dragged away by Lin Xuanqi, who pulled on his sleeve.

The girl led him up to the second floor. Next to the stairwell was a rest area where a beautiful young woman in a light-colored floral dress was idly leaning on the railing, looking down at the guests below.

Cheng Fei keenly noticed that her eyebrows and eyebrows bore a striking resemblance to Lin Xuanqi's.

"Xuanqi, who is this?"

"My mother, haven't you always wanted to see her? Now you have." Lin Xuanqi pushed him expressionlessly, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

"Ah?" Cheng Fei quickly looked at the smiling young woman in front of him. "Hello, Mrs. Lin, I am Cheng Fei."

"Sit down." She turned her head.

"Ok."

"I heard from Xuanqi that you've always wanted to see me?" Madam Lin rested her chin on one hand, her smile not without a hint of sarcasm.

"I was just joking with her." The boy's smile was reserved but polite.

A pure smile

"So you don't want to see me?" Madam Lin's smile remained unchanged.

"How could that be? I really wanted to see you, after all, you are Xuanqi's mother. It's just that being called here suddenly caught me off guard."

"It doesn't seem quite appropriate for you to call me Mrs. Lin?"

"Uh, Aunt Lin," Cheng Fei corrected himself.

"Still calling me Auntie?" Mrs. Lin raised an eyebrow with a smile.

"Wouldn't it be inappropriate to call her 'Mother' on our first meeting?" the boy asked cautiously.

“It’s not a good idea.” Madam Lin pondered for a moment, pinching her chin, then smiled at him. “Then think about it again.”

The boy paused for a second, then said seriously, "If all else fails, how about calling me 'older sister'? If you don't mind, you're really young."

Madam Lin burst out laughing, her laughter shaking her whole body. "You're very perceptive. I like it. It's settled then."

"Oh, are you serious?"

"What, so you were lying when you said I was young?" Madam Lin seemed displeased.

"Of course not. Honesty has always been one of my strengths. As long as you're happy, that's all that matters." Cheng Fei's expression hardened.

"Mother, don't be crazy, making Cheng Fei call you sister?" Lin Xuanqi, who was standing behind, couldn't hold back any longer.

"I like it, so what?" Madam Lin chuckled deliberately, as if to annoy her. "Cheng Fei, from now on, if anyone bullies you, just say they're my brother, got it?"

“Okay, Sister Lin.” The boy nodded.

"You guys! Cheng Fei, don't listen to her nonsense." Lin Xuanqi said and turned to leave.

"Oh dear, she's angry. Xuanqi is good in every other way except for her temper. You should be more tolerant of her." Madam Lin leaned on the railing, watching Lin Xuanqi go down.

"I've always thought Xuanqi's temper is the cutest thing about her," the boy said calmly.

"Really? Then I'm relieved." Madam Lin's eyes flickered, and she lightly tapped her chin with her fingertip. "Now that you suddenly have a younger brother, what kind of gift should I give you?"

"You really treat me like a younger brother?" the boy asked, opening his mouth.

"Is there a problem?" Mrs. Lin picked up her phone and opened the shopping app.

"I thought you were teasing Xuanqi."

"You little brat, you just don't want to call me 'sister,' don't you? You think I'm too old."

"If you were younger, it wouldn't have been legal back then."

"What's illegal?" Mrs. Lin, who was staring intently at her phone, looked up.

"Just kidding."

"You've got some nerve, daring to joke with me." Mrs. Lin muttered again, lowering her head. After a moment, she put down her phone. "Alright, your sister bought you a gift. Remember to pick up the package."

"Thank you, Sister Lin...?"

"Speak freely, what are you afraid of? I told you to speak, who dares to have a problem with that?"

“Alright then, from now on, Xuanqi will call you Mother, and I will call you Sister. We’ll address each other separately.” The boy gritted his teeth as if he had made up his mind.

"That's right." Madam Lin smiled happily, then paused and said, "Hey Cheng Fei, I heard from Xuan Qi that you're an orphan?"

"Yes, I grew up in an orphanage when I was a child."

"Were you picked up by your parents later?"

"No, I live on my own."

"But where did you get the money?"

“I worked part-time, and I also received various scholarships and grants. In addition, my former dean sent me a living allowance every month.”

"Your dean is a good person, haven't you repaid him properly?"

“I used to visit him every weekend, but he passed away last year.”

"What a pity, Xuanqi said you can play the piano?"

"I only learned it because Xuanqi told me to. I only know a little bit."

"Play something for me?" Mrs. Lin pointed to the piano placed beside her.

"Okay." The boy sat down on the piano bench and took a deep breath.

Mrs. Lin rested her chin on her hand, staring at his profile with great interest.

……

A cool, aloof girl with long, dark hair stood alone by the barbecue grill, frowning as she stared intently at the gutted grouper on the grill.

Lin Xuanqi, with a lollipop in her mouth, walked over nonchalantly, glanced at it, and asked, "Did you catch that?"

Shen Xi acted as if she couldn't see her, and continued to sprinkle seasonings on the fish.

"Did Cheng Fei catch it for you?" Lin Xuanqi's tone carried a hint of barely perceptible danger.

"Do you believe there are dogs in this world that can fish?" Shen Xi sneered.

"Sigh, jealousy." Lin Xuanqi shook her head and sighed.

Just then, the sound of a lively and energetic piano came from inside the room.

Lin Xuanqi glanced at him sideways and said with a smile, "Playing Croatian Rhapsody so fast, he's starting to show off his skills."

"They really are a perfect match." Shen Xi focused on sprinkling seasoning on the fish, her tone laced with sarcasm.

"It won't taste good if you sprinkle too much on it." Lin Xuanqi raised an eyebrow.

"Mind your own business," Shen Xi said coldly.

Lin Xuanqi chuckled softly, then turned and left.

Shen Xi stared at the fish, and when the fish meat started to sizzle and ooze oil, the girl used her chopsticks to tear off a piece of white meat and gently put it in her mouth to taste it.

"It really is ugly and tastes terrible."

The girl frowned and threw the fish into the trash can.

……

After Cheng Fei finished playing the piano, he came down from the second floor. His piano skills received unanimous praise from Kong Ruizhe and the young lady who had been barbecuing earlier.

The latter, in particular, directly asked him if he could come to her house on the weekend to teach her child to play the piano.

Before he could say more about developing the business, Lin Xuanqi came over and pulled him away again.

The girl led the boy away through another corridor to a secluded terrace, from which lay an empty courtyard.

"What were you talking about?" Lin Xuanqi stared at Cheng Fei.

……

127. Another Challenge

"The one next to Kong Ruizhe? She praised my piano playing."

“I’m asking about my mother,” the girl said irritably.

"She also praised my playing, and I said I was an undiscovered genius, and that if you didn't believe me, she said it was because you had no good eye."

"You think I have bad taste?" The girl pinched the boy's waist hard.

"Ouch... Xuanqi, be gentle."

"Don't blame me for not warning you, watch your words in front of my mother."

"I'm quite honest. Sister Lin is such a kind person, how could I not be honest?"

"You really went for it, didn't you?" The girl laughed instead of getting angry, and pinched him again. "I think you two are really a pair of lunatics."

“She forced me to shout, what could I do? I’m such a filial person.”

"Filial piety? What's your relationship with her that makes you so filial?"

"She is my girlfriend's mother."

"Who's your girlfriend?" Lin Xuanqi narrowed her eyes.

"Do you have sisters?" the boy asked in surprise.

"I really don't understand your thought process. Why did you shout in front of so many people that you wanted to be a dog? I've never seen anything so shameful." Lin Xuanqi changed her tone and pinched his waist again.

"You were the one who said that you couldn't just casually confess your feelings over the phone. This time it's formal enough, isn't it?"

"I think you've been officially diagnosed with a mental illness."

"Too many girls in Sakura have a crush on me, and I'm already fed up with it. Now that they all know I like you, I think it's great."

"Good my foot, I think you're really asking for it." The girl continued to pinch him.

"So you agreed?" the boy grinned.

"Promise what?" the girl asked expressionlessly.

"Promise to be with me."

"Sweet dreams." The girl smiled and patted his face.

"Okay, then I'll find another opportunity to confess next time."

"Next time? If you miss, then go ahead and do it again." The girl pinched his waist.

The boy was numb, staring at her face without moving.

The two stared at each other for a moment.

The courtyard was quiet and peaceful.

"Tsk, so annoying. I'll play with you a little longer, but don't make yourself look so pitiful." Lin Xuanqi turned her face away, her expression becoming impatient.

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Cheng Fei breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Xuanqi, I love you."

"Don't shout."

"Xuanqi, I love you!" she said, raising her voice.

"I told you not to yell, you have no shame but I do." Lin Xuanqi glanced back, walked to the chair in the center of the yard, sat down, and crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Come here."