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

"You're going to use sweet talk on me in front of her too? You're hopeless." Shen Xi glanced at Nagasaki Asuna.

“Nana doesn’t mind, and she’s very tight-lipped,” Cheng Fei shrugged.

"You really know a lot about this," Shen Xi said, her smile growing even colder.

……

151. Nagasaki Asuna can help.

"Um, what's Cheng Fei's personal ranking? I'm curious." Nagasaki Asuna blinked casually.

"That's a secret." The boy gestured for silence.

"Of course, one's inner world, which cannot be exposed to the light of day, cannot be spoken of." Shen Xi said with no small amount of sarcasm.

“Teacher Shen, is your inner world something that can be looked at in the light? As Lu Xun said, there are two things in this world that cannot be looked at directly: the sun and the human heart.”

"That quote is from Keigo Higashino," Shen Xi said coldly.

"I think Cheng Fei is keeping quiet because he doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings?" Nagasaki Asuna smiled. "Cheng Fei is a good person."

"Nana, stop giving me the 'friend zone' card." Cheng Fei, having rested enough, returned to his seat to continue working on the program.

"Did Cheng Fei just buy this notebook?" Nagasaki Asuna's gaze followed him.

"Yes." The boy nodded.

What is Cheng Fei doing?

"To be honest, I've been studying quantitative investing recently."

Shen Xi took the book from his hands without a word and quickly flipped through it, starting with the table of contents. She frowned and said, "Programming? What are you looking at this for?"

"Teacher Shen, you're actually interested in the book I'm reading? You usually ignore me." Cheng Fei was surprised.

"That's because you usually read only incredibly boring educational materials. Stop talking nonsense and answer my question," Shen Xi said coldly.

"In short, I learned programming to train deep learning models, or AI, to help me analyze stocks."

"So it was all about money after all. How utterly pointless." Shen Xi put the book back in its place.

Nagasaki Asuna followed closely behind, took the book, and flipped through it with great interest. After reading for a while, she looked up and said, "Speaking of which, if we train an AI that can calculate latitude and longitude from celestial phenomena, wouldn't we no longer need to calculate the coordinates of the corridor by hand?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Cheng Fei and Shen Xi both looked at her.

Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head. "Is that not allowed?"

"Teacher Shen, did you see that? This is what we call brainstorming. Letting Nana join us was absolutely the right choice." Cheng Fei clapped his hands.

Shen Xi said expressionlessly, "We'll talk about it after you can do it."

“Professor Shen, you really don’t understand new technologies. The latest AI is perfect for solving problems that require a little intelligence but not too much.” Cheng Fei paused. “However, I’m currently focusing on quantitative investment, so this problem can only be solved by you personally. I believe it won’t be a problem for you with your intelligence.”

“I’m very busy too.” Shen Xi frowned.

"Very busy, but I don't know what you're busy with?" Cheng Fei looked her over.

"You're the one who doesn't know what you're busy with. Making money is so important? I order you to solve the problem here first." The girl raised her chin.

“Teacher Shen, although I’ve always spoiled you and tried my best to fulfill your wishes, I can’t this time. Lin Xuanqi is waiting to see my results, and making money is really important to me, so I’m sorry.” Cheng Fei’s gaze inadvertently swept across Nagasaki Asuna’s face.

"Breaking your promise, who lost the bet and volunteered to be my servant?" Shen Xi turned her face away and sneered.

"Teacher Shen, let me remind you, what you said back then was that I was a servant who was responsible for carrying your bags, buying you water, and running errands. I have already done my job very well."

"Oh, so you remember what I said so clearly?" Shen Xi suddenly stared at him with a condescending air, as if she had caught him red-handed.

"Teacher Shen, what's gotten into you all of a sudden? I like you so much, of course I'll remember what you say." Cheng Fei said matter-of-factly.

The girl paused for a moment, then turned her face away to avoid his gaze.

"Um," Nagasaki Asuna said, as if she had finally found an opening, "I can actually help out?"

“Training AI?” Cheng Fei looked at her. “It requires learning programming from scratch. Even with existing procedures to refer to, it’s still quite difficult. Nana, think it through.”

"Yes, I'll do my best." Nagasaki Asuna nodded. "If I don't understand something, can I ask Tomoe-kun?"

"I could, but I might not know how," Cheng Fei said, scratching his head.

“It’s okay, we can study it together. It’s better than doing it alone,” Nagasaki Asuna said with a smile.

“That makes sense.” Cheng Fei nodded. “Then you can take these two books and read them first. Afterwards, I’ll teach you how to set up the development environment.”

"Okay~" Nagasaki Asuna's voice was sweet, "Let's not delay, teach me tonight, shall we?"

"As long as you have time," Cheng Fei nodded again.

"They're really good at playing along," Shen Xi sneered.

"Teacher Shen, this is all for our great cause. Please stay there and don't overthink it or be jealous." Cheng Fei turned his head.

"I'm sorry, I'm not the type to get jealous, and I have no reason to be jealous, since you're just an insignificant servant to me." Shen Xi said coldly.

“Nana, did you see that? That’s what you call being arrogant.” Cheng Fei pointed at her.

Nagasaki Asuna rested her chin on her hands and smiled without saying a word.

……

The three of them finished their club activities and left Sakura together.

As Nagasaki Asuna walked, she looked at the book Cheng Fei had given her and asked him about basic concepts.

Shen Xi walked beside him, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper, her expression growing increasingly grim.

"I'm sorry, I'm suddenly feeling a bit unwell, I'll head back now."

The girl shook off the two men and quickly walked to the roadside, waving to flag down a taxi.

"Teacher Shen, could you give me a ride?"

Before Cheng Fei could finish speaking, the girl slammed the car door shut and drove away.

Cheng Fei and Nagasaki Asuna stood side by side on the roadside.

"Leaving at a time like this would just give outsiders an opportunity to take advantage, you idiot." Cheng Fei shook his head and sighed.

"Outsider?" Nagasaki Asuna hid her hands behind her back and turned her head.

Cheng Fei shrugged, without answering.

"After all, she's a self-righteous person and wouldn't try to keep anyone. To her, if Cheng Fei cheated on her just because she wasn't watching him closely enough, then Cheng Fei isn't someone she can entrust her life to." The girl seemed to be talking to herself.

"Nana, what you said makes a lot of sense." Cheng Fei's expression hardened, and he distanced himself from the girl.

Nagasaki Asuna approached him with a playful smile. "Cheng Fei, I really like this scarf." The girl said, shaking her head and rubbing the scarf around her neck with her chin.

“Nana, you said this on WeChat.”

“I want to tell you again in person, because it’s a very precious gift to me.” She tilted her head and looked at the boy.

"Shen Xi has really met her nemesis by meeting you," the boy suddenly exclaimed.

Nagasaki Asuna, with her hands behind her back, swayed slightly and then suddenly rested her head on his shoulder for a moment.

Cheng Fei turned his head as if he had been electrocuted, his gaze sweeping across the street.

"Don't worry, Cheng Fei, no one is watching us," Nagasaki Asuna said with a nonchalant smile.

……

152. Shen Xi doesn't like drinking Want Want Milk at all.

"Nana, you're risking your life." The boy looked at her helplessly.

"Isn't Cheng Fei risking his life too? I'll join him in the fun." The girl looked at the road and smiled nonchalantly.

"Then don't do it at the main gate of Yinghua." Cheng Fei said irritably, "My car is here."

His bus appeared in front of him, slowly making its way through the crowded traffic.

"Speaking of which, Cheng Fei always praises Shen Xi for being cute, but isn't Nana cute? He's never praised her like that." Nagasaki Asuna looked at him expectantly.

"Nana, you're too competitive." Cheng Fei said, watching the bus approach.

"Cheng Fei, can you tell me I'm cute?" Nagasaki Asuna stared at him intently.

Cheng Fei sighed and looked at the girl, who was now a little fluffy from being wrapped in a scarf. The gentle and healing aura in her bright, clear eyes was even more irresistible.

“Nana, you’re cute too, okay?” he said.

Nagasaki Asuna's eyes lit up with a mischievous grin. "So, which one is cuter, Nana or Shen Xi?"

"I'm sorry, but I can't answer that. See you tomorrow."

The bus pulled into the station, and the boy walked forward.

"Cheng Fei, there's something else I haven't finished saying." Nagasaki Asuna stood still.

"?" The boy turned to look at her.

"I don't have any safe words in front of Cheng Fei." The girl blinked, hiding her hands behind her back and revealing a captivating smile.

That's enough.

The boy turned and hurried into the car as if fleeing.

……

Back home, Cheng Fei opened his laptop, which displayed an interface full of code. He then took a picture and sent it to his girlfriend via WeChat.

"Xuanqi"

Are you busy?

"miss you"

"Coding is so tiring, it makes my head spin."

Not long after, a reply came from the other side.

I'm away on a business trip.

"If you don't understand, just ask Liu Tao."

Cheng Fei's eyes lit up.

"OK"

"You've worked hard."

"come on"

After replying, he put his notebook and book into his bag, turned around, and left.

He called Shen Xi as he went downstairs.

"Teacher Shen."

"?"

What would you like to eat for dinner?

"Is it related to you?"

"Answer me quickly."

"Heh, why don't you go eat with your classmate Nana?"

"I want to eat with my classmate Shen Xi. How about that Northeastern restaurant? I'll pack you some sweet and sour pork, shrimp dumplings, and tomato shrimp balls."

"I don't eat takeout."

"Should I order takeout for you too?"

"I don't eat food that comes in plastic containers."