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

The girl with twin tails wearing a school swimsuit keenly noticed someone's gaze.

The boy turned his head away without saying a word, as if he were just looking around randomly. "Senior, where did you get that flower wreath?"

Miriam wore a white floral wreath on her head, and the small flowers used to make the wreath looked strangely familiar to Cheng Fei.

"Hmph, of course I made it myself on the way. My skills are pretty good, right, junior?" Miriam puffed out her flat chest, which was even more touching than Shen Xi's.

If Shen Xi is like a stacked fried egg or a slightly undulating hill, then she is truly flat-chested.

"Let me take a look." Cheng Fei took the flower wreath and was stunned.

Two leaves and four petals on a long stem; the petals are pure white and the stamens are golden…

The boy seemed to be deep in thought.

"Cheng Fei, is there a problem?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head next to him.

"No, I just think it's really well-made, I'll make one myself sometime." The boy said casually.

"I see." Perhaps because Ye Shuang was there, Nagasaki Asuna only blinked.

"I'm going to get some earthworms for fishing," the boy said.

Making up an excuse, Cheng Fei headed in the direction Ye Shuang and Milian had come from.

Behind the beach is a flat, lush forest. Stepping out of the forest, you arrive at a grassy hillside.

The high hillsides are covered with morning glory flowers.

The abundant white flowers swayed gently in the sunlight and breeze.

At the top of this hillside, a cool and aloof girl with long, dark hair stood motionless.

Cheng Fei climbed up the hillside to her side, and together they looked out at the rolling hills on the island and the sea of ​​morning glory flowers covering them.

The boy turned his head to observe the girl in the swimsuit's profile, who was lost in thought. A gentle breeze carrying the scent of flowers swept by, lifting her long, silky hair.

"Teacher Shen, please wait for me! Don't run off alone, it's dangerous." The boy sighed.

"Cheng Fei, what do you think this place is?" Shen Xi used her fingertips to pull back her long hair that had been ruffled by the wind.

"It might be some kind of invisible, intangible place, like a corridor, and we just happened to wander in," the boy said seriously.

Shen Xi pursed her lips and remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.

The two stood on the hillside, quietly gazing at the seemingly ordinary yet strange scene before them.

"Shen Xi," the boy suddenly spoke.

The girl tilted her head in confusion.

"I will try my best to stay by your side."

"You don't need to say things that are taken for granted." The girl raised her chin and looked ahead.

"That's true, so..."

"what?"

"You look adorable in your swimsuit, so I'm requesting to use this week's hug now. Please accept if it's alright, Your Highness." The boy said earnestly.

Shen Xi frowned slightly, narrowed her eyes and remained silent for a moment, one arm instinctively protecting her chest.

"As expected, even the purest scenery can't cleanse your filthy heart." The girl kicked him with disgust.

"Shen Xi, even all the morning glories here combined aren't as lovely as you," the boy said, admiring her from head to toe.

……

201. Three people fishing

"That's enough with the absurd sweet talk," Shen Xi said, turning her face away.

“It’s not absurd at all, I’m telling the truth.” Cheng Fei looked at her.

"Being sincere doesn't mean you're not absurd; on the contrary, it proves how abnormal your inner world is." The girl sneered.

"When you like someone, you feel that thousands of flowers can't compare to her. That's a normal feeling. Teacher Shen, you're the abnormal one."

"They really are persistent in their brainwashing."

"So is that okay? You said it yourself, that you wanted me to hug you beforehand so I could tell you I respected your feelings. Teacher Shen, now you see how much I respect you. Please don't be upset this time."

"Heh, whatever I do won't affect your ability to satisfy your filthy inner desires."

"Of course it has an impact, but I hope you can be happier too." The boy looked directly into the girl's pure, dark eyes.

"There's nothing to be happy about." The girl turned her face away and tossed her hair.

"Please try to be happy no matter what."

"Sorry, I really don't know how to be happy when I feel so nauseous."

"That's too exaggerated. Oh, and there's also Teacher Shen."

"what?"

"I'll hold you tighter this time, don't be afraid, I don't mean to do anything to you."

The girl lowered her head, her eyes flashing, took a deep breath, and sneered, "As expected, she's just as good at pushing her luck."

"I think this is a reasonable request."

"It's ridiculously absurd; I can't understand how it makes any sense."

"Who told you to wear a swimsuit?"

"It's that victim-blaming argument again."

"Fine, think what you want. You know how much I like you, Shen Xi." The boy shook his head. "So stand there and don't move. And take your other hand away."

The aloof girl with long, dark hair frowned, reluctantly lowering her pale arms that had been protecting her chest. She glanced at the approaching boy out of the corner of her eye, her frail, slender body trembling slightly as if chilled...

Behind the coconut trees at the foot of the hill, Nagasaki Asuna leaned against the tree trunk with her hands behind her back, her expression nonchalant, her clear and bright eyes fixed on the ground, as if she were completely unaware of what was happening on the hillside.

……

Before sunset, the three climbed onto a rock on the shore to fish.

Since Cheng Fei couldn't find any bait, the three rather amateur fishermen resorted to lure fishing.

Just like last time, Shen Xi placed the rod at her feet without moving, letting the lure drift underwater.

"So, we've ended up in a special area related to the corridor?" Nagasaki Asuna paused while reeling in the line, following the technique Cheng Fei had taught her.

Just now, when Cheng Fei and Shen Xi walked down the hillside, Nagasaki Asuna did not try to hide and appeared directly in front of them.

The three, who understood each other implicitly, exchanged their new discoveries as if nothing had happened.

"Probably, just a guess, after all, the Dawnflower is a signature plant of the corridor." At this point, Cheng Fei added casually, "Although we've seen similar ones outside as well."

Shen Xi stared at the undulating sea, seemingly oblivious to their conversation, lost in thought.

The fishing rod under her feet suddenly moved.

Shen Xi pulled the prey up and looked at it, shaking her head with a disappointed, disdainful, and disgusted expression. "Why is it this kind of disgusting Cheng Feiyu again?"

"Teacher Shen, I'll say it again, grouper is delicious." Cheng Fei quickly stopped the girl from throwing the fish back.

"If Shen Xi doesn't like it, just give it to me. I'll make it really delicious," Nagasaki Asuna said casually.

"Catch your own if you want to eat it. I'll just grill it." Shen Xi said expressionlessly.

"Teacher Shen, please don't waste such a precious resource anymore," Cheng Fei said with regret.

"Shut up, what I do is none of your business." Shen Xi glared at him unhappily.

"Cheng Fei, don't worry about her." Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head and smiled.

The boy sandwiched between the two made a gesture as if he were zipping up his mouth.

Not long after, Nagasaki Asuna also caught a fish.

"Hey, I caught a grouper too! I'll make soup with it later." The girl seemed quite happy.

Shen Xi sneered, seemingly disapproving of her culinary ideas.

Cheng Fei sat in the middle, looked at the two girls' buckets which at least had two or three fish, then looked at his own empty bucket, and fell silent.

hateful.

I really want to redeem the [Lucky Fishing Rod]...

But forget it, he can't afford to squander the 100,000 points he just spent.

"Speaking of Nana," Cheng Fei said listlessly, having already given up hope of fishing.

"Hmm?" The girl tilted her head.

"I thought people from island nations generally knew how to swim."

After talking with Ye Shuang and Milian, the group realized that Nagasaki Asuna was the only one present who couldn't swim.

"A lot of people are going to attend?" Nagasaki Asuna lowered her head. "But I'm attending for personal reasons."

"Personal reasons?"

"I fell into the river and choked on water when I was little, and I've had post-traumatic stress disorder ever since," the girl said casually.

"Huh?" The boy looked at her.

"You have too many mental problems," Cheng Fei said, desperately swallowing his words.

"I guess it's because when my face gets wet with running water, I feel like I have difficulty breathing. I don't even dare to let water get on my face when I shower," Nagasaki Asuna said, her brows furrowing slightly, as if just talking about it gave her a bad feeling.

Shen Xi remained expressionless, as if she couldn't hear anything.

"I see." Cheng Fei shook the fishing rod. "Then it's alright."

"What was Cheng Fei originally going to say?" Nagasaki Asuna blinked.

"I was thinking of taking this opportunity to learn how to swim; this little cove next to us is quite comfortable."

"Will Cheng Fei teach me?" Nagasaki Asuna's tone became somewhat excited.

"I originally wanted to ask Shen Xi to teach you," Cheng Fei said seriously.

Shen Xi let out a cold laugh.

"Cheng Fei, would you like to teach me?" Nagasaki Asuna gazed at the boy.

"It's not suitable." Cheng Fei quickly shook his head.

“There’s nothing inappropriate about it. It’s just teaching swimming. Shen Xi probably won’t have any objections, right?” Nagasaki Asuna looked to the other side.

Shen Xi remained silent.

"If it were Cheng Fei, I might not have reacted so strongly." Nagasaki Asuna's eyes sparkled, as if she were anticipating something.

Cheng Fei thought for a moment, then coughed lightly, "Teacher Shen, what do you think?"

"Go if you want to. Why ask me if you're not doing anything wrong? If you have the guts to do something reckless in front of Ye Shuang, I'll have to support you." Shen Xi's cold eyes were full of sarcasm.

Cheng Fei glanced at Ye Shuang, who was sitting under a tree enjoying the breeze from Milian while reading comics. From her angle, she couldn't even see into the water.

"Tch, Teacher Shen, you think I wouldn't dare? Nana, come here, I'm about to mess with you." The boy dropped his useless fishing rod and walked towards the small cove surrounded by rocks and sand.

"Okay~ Please feel free to do whatever you want to me, Cheng Fei." Nagasaki Asuna followed behind in a soft and cheerful voice.

……

202. Nagasaki Asuna cannot swim.

So the situation became that Shen Xi was fishing on the rocks, while Cheng Fei solemnly held Nagasaki Asuna's hands and made her float on the water to practice kicking.

Unfortunately, it seems she has a real fear of putting her face in the water.