America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Why does it feel like I've entered a land of women?

The luxurious two-story yacht set off from the dock and sailed on the rolling waves of the Atlantic Ocean. Since they hadn't eaten lunch, apart from Serafina who was in the cockpit navigating the yacht, the rest of them gathered in the galley at the back to prepare their first meal together since the trip.

Even though the yacht was luxurious and expensive, and the kitchen was fully equipped, the kitchen area was still quite large in the space where every inch of land was precious. Because of the presence of several girls, Li Xiaoen was unable to help or join in the conversation.

Looking at the girls chattering and making a ruckus, he couldn't help but start to think to himself.

"Sean, Charlotte is making a traditional English dish right now, shepherd's pie."

Victoria put her arm around Charlotte's arm, keeping a close eye on the idle Sean Lee, and looked up to greet him with a smile.

Because of her relationship with Sean Lee, and because Charlotte was her closest friend, she really didn't want their relationship to become hostile. Being caught in the middle was also a headache for her.

As soon as she said it, she felt a strange unease and subconsciously glanced at Su Feier, who was making fruit tea, out of the corner of her eye.

"The Shepherd's School, that name sounds very traditional."

Li Xiaoen smiled and nodded repeatedly, glancing at Charlotte and successfully earning a roll of his eyes.

"Sean, the fruit tea is ready. Come and test it for poison."

Just then, Suffer, who had been making a big fuss on the side, spoke up, smiling and beckoning Li Xiaoen over.

"..."

Is this fruit tea?

Seeing Su Feier smiling so sweetly, Li Xiaoen was already unsure of himself. As he approached and the dark brown drink was shoved in front of him, he subconsciously swallowed.

"Well, it's more like a fruit and vegetable tea than a fruit tea."

Sophie pondered for a moment before giving her answer, but Mary, who was relatively petite and peeked out from behind her, cheerfully added to the answer.

"Dang Cang..."

Mary, unable to contain her smile, shook the juicer container in her hand, which still contained a lot of unknown dark brown residue and crumbs. "Sean, we put in all sorts of delicious fruits and healthy vegetables. This fruit tea may not look appealing, and it might not smell good, but drinking it will guarantee you'll have more energy and won't need to sleep all night."

"Ha ha……"

A wave of darkness washed over Li Xiaoen, but a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. "Thank you, but I'm quite satisfied with my current condition. I don't need any supplements. You should keep them for yourself and grow taller..."

Before he could finish speaking, the drink was shoved in front of him. Li Xiaoen had no choice but to stop talking and push the culinary disaster away.

"They say it's for testing poison, but it can't actually be poison, can it?"

Looking at Suffer who was staring at him with wide eyes, Li Xiaoen shrugged. "I want to live for another two years."

"Drink up, Sean..."

Suffer's smile remained unchanged, but her usually gentle and tender eyes now revealed a coldness, which Li Xiaoen noticed and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

It is non-toxic, a mixture of various fruits and vegetables including apples, carrots, blueberries, and watermelons, with a strong flavor, thick consistency, and a lot of residue.

This was the information given to him by his [superhuman sense of smell]. Under the wide-eyed gazes of the women, Li Xiaoen accepted the glass of fruit and vegetable juice and carefully smelled it.

"I'll drink it, okay?"

Giving the girls disdainful looks, Li Xiaoen didn't pretend to take a small sip, then opened his mouth wide and drank half a cup down.

"..."

"Sean, how are you?"

Originally, she wasn't sure what the fruit and vegetable juice would taste like, and it was only after Mary's enthusiastic encouragement that she added all sorts of other strange vegetables and fruits. Sophie curiously observed Li Xiaoen's expression.

The young man's face froze, his once resolute gaze turned dull, and he swallowed the fruit and vegetable juice in his mouth, looking at the juice in his hand in surprise.

"Hey, this fruit and vegetable juice looks awful, but it tastes surprisingly good."

Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow, amused.

"How can this taste good?"

Mary, standing behind Suffer, exclaimed in surprise, repeatedly looking down at the glass in her hand and the fruit and vegetable juice in Li Xiaoen's hand. Unfortunately, the glass in her hand had been squeezed dry of its last drop of juice because of her teasing of the young man, making her even more itchy and uncomfortable.

"Is it really delicious?"

With a scrutinizing gaze on the young man, Su Feier reached out and took the cup from Li Xiaoen's hand, lowered her head to smell it, and then took a sip under the shocked gazes of the other girls.

"Sophie, is it good? Is it good?"

Mary was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. She hopped over to Sophie, her eyes darting back and forth between Sophie's face and her cup.

"Um……"

Sophie did not answer, her expression unchanged as she swallowed the fruit and vegetable juice in her mouth, pursed her lips and let out a long hum as if it were a big deal.

"Hey……"

Seeing this, Mary didn't care about anything else. Seeing that there wasn't much fruit and vegetable juice left in the glass, she snatched the glass from Sophie's hand, tilted her head back, and drank the rest in one gulp.

"..."

"what--"

With her little mouth bulging, Mary let out a wistful cry and frantically searched around for something. She finally managed to spit it out onto a piece of kitchen paper that Victoria immediately handed her.

“Sean, Sophie…”

Gritting her teeth and stamping her feet, Mary glared indignantly at the two of them.

"Ha ha……"

Li Xiaoen finally let out a joyful laugh, raised his arm and put it on Su Feier's shoulder, while raising his other hand towards Su Feier.

Despite giving the young man a disdainful look, Suffer still raised her hand and gave him a high five, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Mary, although this fruit tea doesn't look very appealing, and it doesn't smell or taste good, it's good for your health and will help you grow taller!"

Following the other person's previous words, Li Xiaoen made a joke.

"Sophie, you're even helping Sean play tricks on me."

Mary glared at Li Xiaoen, then looked at Su Feier with a rather aggrieved expression, "So, you really do forget your principles once you have a boyfriend?"

"I didn't say anything."

Suffer smiled broadly, then noticed that Li Xiaoen beside her had frozen in place. She glanced at him, stretched her shoulders, and shook off his stiff arm.

“Mary, even if you doubt their reaction, you have to believe in yourself.”

Looking helplessly at Mary, Victoria patted her back to comfort her, "Think about it, with so many random fruits and vegetables added, how can it taste good?"

"I thought it would taste good. I had forgotten the recipe and proportions. I thought I couldn't miss it."

Mary pursed her lips helplessly as she explained, then glared at Sean Lee with resentment.

"Alright, let's make the cocktails for today's lunch."

Sophie took a bottle of frozen white wine from the refrigerator. "Mary, make it the one you liked best before. I'll give you a hand."

"That's pretty much it."

With a blink, Mary's face brightened, and she immediately broke into a smile.

After a brief interlude, the kitchen returned to its bustling activity. Occasionally, he would be met with Charlotte's furrowed and fierce gaze. Sean Lee felt a chill run down his spine, and to prevent her from saying anything more, he waved his hand and turned to leave.

"You guys are busy, I'll go check the cockpit." "Okay..."

Before she could react, Victoria had barely uttered a sound when she saw the young man quickly walk away and disappear from sight. Her lowered eyes could not hide her disappointment.

Originally, she wanted the young man to try her homemade jam.

Suddenly noticing Charlotte looking at her, she glanced up, then turned away and silently went back to her work.

Upon exiting the kitchen, Li Xiaoen followed the path to the cockpit at the bow of the ship on the second floor. Opening the door, he saw Serafina sitting bored in front of the instruments, propping her head up with her hand.

"You're daydreaming, Miss Captain."

Li Xiaoen lifted his leg and walked towards the other person, chuckling jokingly.

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Serafina turned around, rolled her eyes, and resumed her dazed state.

"This is still automatic cruise control."

Looking up and down at the endless view ahead and the navigation instruments on the yacht, Li Xiaoen asked in surprise, "Just keep driving in a straight line at a constant speed, it really seems like you don't need to do anything."

There's no reason why a car with all the features it has shouldn't have them on the sea, where there are roads everywhere and you can roam freely.

"what happened?"

Seeing that Serafina was ignoring him, Sean Lee smiled and leaned over to look at her, "You're still angry because you can't drink alcohol?"

"No."

Retorting, Serafina's usually cheerful and smiling face turned somber as she pushed away Sean Lee's head, which was blocking her view, and said, "You're blocking my view."

"Ok."

Shrugging, Sean Lee pulled up a chair and sat down next to Serafina. "Hey, Serafina, I'm interested. Can you teach me how to drive a yacht?"

"You want to learn?"

Seraphina glanced at Sean Lee in surprise, then pursed her lips. "The island we're going to is only a few dozen nautical miles away, it'll only take a little over an hour to get there. Can you learn it?"

"Besides, why would you want to learn how to drive a yacht now?"

"It's a skill, after all. It's always good to have more skills."

Li Xiaoen shrugged. "Besides, have you forgotten how fast I was when I was learning shooting and martial arts?"

Upon hearing this, Serafina paused for a moment. Recalling Sean Lee's terrifying learning ability, she unconsciously recalled the words Uncle Henry had told her before she left, which made her even more agitated.

"Okay, okay, I'll teach you."

Nodding repeatedly, Serafina gestured to the instruments and controls in front of her. "These are the yacht's two engines, left and right. Pushing them up starts the engine forward, and pushing them down starts it backward..."

"..."

"You were so serious before, but what you're saying sounds so simple to me."

After Serafina finished explaining everything in detail, Sean Lee couldn't help but complain.

"This is just the simplest operation!"

Feeling embarrassed, Serafina glared at him, her little face fierce. "Look at chess, many people know how to move each piece, but how many of them actually reach the highest rank?"

"The operation of a yacht is simple, but the most important thing is to make the most effective and optimal strategy based on any possible situation. That is the most difficult part."

"Hmm, that makes sense..."

Li Xiaoen nodded seriously, then looked meaningfully at Serafina, who was proudly holding her head high, and asked, "May I ask, what are the chances of this happening? How likely is it?"

Serafina paused, her head tilted back, and her expression darkened.

"Yeah, I got it."

Li Xiaoen shouted again, his gaze returning to the boundless sea view in front of him. "Although the probability of it happening is not high, every time it does happen, it is a major accident that cannot be ignored. There must be skilled and experienced professionals on site to take over and manually operate the yacht at any time."

"Humph……"

Only then did Serafina give a haughty snort and withdraw her gaze from the young man.

"Let me try."

After Serafina gave a brief explanation, Sean Lee was itching to try it. "Don't worry, with you watching over me, you can stop me from making any mistakes and correct them in time. There shouldn't be any danger."

She opened her mouth, but the young man spoke before she could say anything. Serafina pursed her red lips helplessly and got up to make way for the driver's seat.

"It's a deal, everyone's still making lunch in the kitchen, you can't suddenly accelerate or turn."

Standing to the side, seeing Li Xiaoen acting like a child touching a new toy, Serafina couldn't help but warn, "See that little black dot right in front of us? That's the island we're going to. Just don't stray too far from the course."

"Okay, sir."

Li Xiaoen raised his hand, smiled and saluted, then gripped the steering wheel and the engine handle.

Perhaps the ship was too big and the engine's horsepower wasn't enough, so Li Xiaoen changed direction very slowly.

The driving experience wasn't great; it lacked the immediate feedback of a car. However, from his perspective, he could clearly see the slow changes in the field of vision in front of him, like a delayed and slow operating command.

It seems that in order for the girls in the kitchen to notice the change in the boat's direction, they would have to go all out.

With that thought in mind, Li Xiaoen slowly increased the speed of the boat...

"Humph……"

After an unknown amount of time, a voice suddenly came from behind them, pulling them back to the driving, "I knew it was you driving."

Turning the boat around to face the destination, Li Xiaoen looked back and saw Su Feier standing with her arms crossed in front of her.

"Sean, you're really eager to learn."

"Maintaining curiosity is the secret to everyone's vitality and high spirits."

Li Xiaoen smiled and raised his chin. "Suffolk, what do you think of my driving skills?"

"To be honest, when I was learning to drive, I thought that in open spaces like airports, I could drive freely without fear of crashing, and just practice as I pleased, as long as I knew how to park later. Now that I'm driving a boat at sea, is that wish coming true in a different way...?"

"Hmm, it drove quite well. Don't drive it like that next time."

Nodding perfunctorily, Sophie then called out to Serafina, "Lunch is ready. Set the boat to autopilot and let's eat."

"He was the one who was driving the boat just now."

Following Sophie out to the open-air restaurant on the outer deck, Sophie's first words were addressed to the other girls sitting there.

"..."

Are you making a bet?

Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow as his gaze swept over the group of girls.

"haha, yes."

The voices of the women rose in unison, but still did not provide a specific answer. Li Xiaoen couldn't help but look at Victoria.

"Ha ha……"

Victoria raised her hand to cover her mouth, her eyes crinkling with laughter. "Sean, everyone thinks you were the one who was driving the boat just now."

Li Xiaoen: "??" (End of Chapter)