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

"Wow, this is the grilled giant conch! Isn't it supposed to be ordered on the same day?"

"Don't move, don't move, let me take a picture first!"

"These sour soup grouper dumplings are so delicious! It's a pity there's only one per serving. If you don't want them, give them to me..."

"Get out of here, you beast!"

In a corner of the lobby, the atmosphere among the young men and women became cheerful.

Kong Ruizhe stood up, clapped his hands, and raised his champagne glass. "Everyone, I propose a toast to Cheng Fei to thank him for treating us to dinner today."

Under the watchful eyes of the boys and girls, he paused for a moment, then said, "I also want to take this opportunity to extend an invitation to him, to invite this outstanding talent to join the Sakura Student Council. I believe he will make Sakura even more wonderful, don't you think, Cheng Fei?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the student council members all looked in one direction.

"The fact that he's an outstanding talent is undeniable." The boy, now the center of attention, was forced to stand up and smacked his lips.

The boys and girls were amused by him.

"Anyway, I wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival, and please continue to support me in the new semester. Thank you, cheers!" The boy raised his champagne.

Cheers!

Cheers!

"cheers!"

Looking at the smiling boy, the girls who were usually quiet and reserved at school were more enthusiastic than the outgoing boys, responding to him with a chorus of sweet voices, as if they wanted to support him on the spot to become the new student council president.

After Cheng Fei sat down, the aloof girl who had remained unmoved by the Want Want milk in front of her let out a cold laugh, "Some people are getting more and more arrogant. I hope they won't get expelled from school for forming cliques in the future."

"Don't mention it, Teacher Shen. I didn't do anything. I just treated everyone to a meal and they thanked me. What can I do if I'm so popular?" The boy took a bite of the braised lion's head goose foot.

"Ha, those who abuse their privileges will pay the price sooner or later." Shen Xi said with a look of disdain.

“I didn’t abuse my privileges. This meal was a shareholder benefit, and the card was given to me by Lin Xuanqi.”

"So he took the opportunity to kick the orchestra out, just because others didn't join the piano. I can't understand how someone can be so narrow-minded. Cheng Feiyu is indeed petty."

"Teacher Shen, you think too highly of me. I'm not that bored. Besides, I'm just letting them take a break and I'm not docking their pay. They should be thanking me."

"I can't stand it anymore. I can smell the nauseating stench of money even when I'm sitting next to you."

The girl glared at him with disgust, as if trying to distance herself from him, and carried the plate directly to the empty seat at the back.

Cheng Fei glanced at Ye Shuang, who was sitting one seat away, without making a sound, but still didn't follow her.

Someone took Shen Xi's place and sat down next to the boy.

The student council president, holding a wine glass, gazed at the boy with an inscrutable smile, and spoke in a gentle tone, "Cheng Fei~ This seems to be our first formal meeting?"

The boy's gaze swept over her ample bosom, and he looked on with awe. "Hello, President."

……

238. The two who secretly slipped away

"President, I don't even know your name yet," Cheng Fei said.

"Kong Siyuan, that's the older sister of that idiot over there." The elegant beauty in Hanfu smiled and extended her hand, her fair wrist as white as snow.

Kong Ruizhe, who had his back to this side, coughed as if he had choked.

Cheng Fei grasped the student council president's soft hand with a serious expression. "Hello, Sister Siyuan, my name is Cheng Fei."

The student council president chuckled, "Cheng Fei, let me ask you a question."

I'd like to think about joining the student council some more.

"That's not it."

"Then please speak."

"Compared to Lin Xuanqi, wouldn't you prefer an older sister type like me?" She suddenly leaned close to the boy's ear, her fragrant, moist breath intoxicating. "My figure is better than hers..."

Cheng Fei subtly distanced himself from her, saying, "Sister Siyuan, don't do this, it's inappropriate."

"It's okay, once you join the student council, we can slowly... slowly... find a suitable match." The student council president's soft voice was full of meaning.

A dry cough came from the side, "President, Cheng Fei is already my young lady's boyfriend, please have some self-respect."

The girl with pigtails had put down her chopsticks at some point and was now sitting upright, watching the two of them.

"Isn't this Xiaoshuang? Long time no see, you've gotten cuter and cuter." The student council president turned to face her, touching her face with a surprised smile.

"Sister Siyuan is getting prettier and prettier, and she still loves to joke around." Ye Shuang put her hands on her knees and struck a well-behaved pose.

"It's not exactly a joke. I've always been interested in Cheng Fei, it's just a pity I didn't meet him sooner, sigh." The student council president tapped his cheek with his five fingers.

“Cheng Fei is very outstanding, otherwise he wouldn’t have won the favor of my young lady.” Ye Shuang maintained her smile.

The student council president narrowed his eyes. "You really are loyal. Speaking of Lin Xuanqi, why haven't we seen her since it's the Lantern Festival?"

"My daughter is quite busy."

"The Lin family really can't do without her."

"Our family and business are small, but things will get better in the future."

"Has it been decided that Cheng Fei will marry into the family?"

"That depends on what Miss thinks."

The two chatted back and forth until one moment they turned around and realized that the seat next to them was empty and the boy was nowhere to be found.

……

Outside the sailboat manor, a slender, aloof young woman blends into the bustling traffic of the seaside pedestrian street.

As night falls, the lantern procession parades through the middle of the road, with lanterns of various shapes and colors in full bloom.

Tourists who pass by the girl always catch a glimpse of her.

Unfortunately, the girl exuded a cold aura that kept people at arm's length, and no one dared to strike up a conversation with her.

Suddenly, a handsome young man, who was equally outstanding, followed her and strolled alongside her.

"Teacher Shen, have a taste." Cheng Fei placed a box of snacks in front of Shen Xi.

"What is this?" Shen Xi glanced at it expressionlessly.

Takoyaki (octopus balls).

The girl used her fork to put a piece into her pink lips, chewed it, and frowned slightly. "I don't like it."

"Try this one, you'll definitely like it." The boy put the takoyaki away and took out another one, as if he had a magic bag.

"What is this?" The girl frowned, took the fish-shaped cake from the paper bag, and examined it from all angles.

"Taiyaki." Cheng Fei ate some takoyaki himself. "Teacher Shen, how come you don't recognize anything? Sure enough, you, the Celestial Queen, haven't been on Earth for many years."

"I just don't usually have any interest in these street food stalls," Shen Xi said indifferently.

"Yes, yes, yes, a young lady like you only likes tiramisu and caramel macchiato." Cheng Fei chewed on a takoyaki sprinkled with pork floss, seaweed flakes, bonito flakes, and mayonnaise. "Eat it while it's hot, the sea bream won't taste good when it's cold."

Shen Xi reluctantly tried to take a small bite.

"Do you like it? You're so cute." Cheng Fei admired her delicate profile.

So-so.

"Aren't you going to argue with the little cutie? Teacher Shen, you're getting cuter and cuter." The boy raised an eyebrow.

"Disgusting, are you satisfied now?" the girl glared at him.

"That feels good." The boy patted his chest dramatically and let out a long sigh of relief.

The girl narrowed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and kicked him.

"Shen Xi, let me hold your hand tonight?" Cheng Fei suddenly said.

The girl was taken aback, then sneered, "You just finished flirting with those girls in the student council and you're already saying things like this? You're utterly shameless."

"Teacher Shen, where's the ambiguity?" the boy pouted.

"Heh, don't think I didn't see that you've added several pretty girls on WeChat."

"Was it my idea to add it? They were the ones who kept pestering me to add it. You're really wronging an innocent person."

"You won't refuse?"

"Teacher Shen, you're becoming more and more controlling of me. To put it simply, they're students in the student council; to put it more broadly, they're all rich girls from wealthy families. These are all my valuable connections."

"I almost forgot, for someone like you, Cheng Feiyu, who is good at selling your face, greedy for money and lustful, a rich and powerful girl is the best friend."

"Not at all. My best friend is Shen Xi, although she is indeed a rich and powerful young lady."

"Please don't have any meaningless expectations of me; you can't get anything from me."

"Having you is enough." Cheng Fei shook his head and sighed.

"Heh, and that student council president, she's a senior in high school and can't find a boyfriend, looks like she's lost all sense of shame. Why don't you think about whether the Kong family or the Lin family is better tonight?" The girl seemed even more annoyed.

"My dear Ms. Shen, you truly are the number one jealous person in Academy City." Cheng Fei looked at her. "I don't even know her, and I'm really troubled by her behavior the moment we met. Although her mature and sophisticated type is indeed very beautiful, I have to admit that..."

"Cheng Fei!" Shen Xi suddenly stopped and raised her voice.

"Teacher Shen, I was wrong. Forget what I said. You are the only white moonlight in my heart." Cheng Fei's expression turned serious.

"I order you to go back and buy a few more taiyaki." Shen Xi frowned, her expression icy, and forcefully stuffed the empty paper bag into his arms.

“Yes, Your Highness.” The boy immediately bowed his head. “But there are too many people here. I suggest we don’t separate, lest we get separated.”

The girl paused for a second, then tossed her hair. "I'll reluctantly accept your suggestion."

So the young boy and girl strolled through the crowd, went back to buy new taiyaki, and continued along the route of the lantern parade.

"Teacher Shen, could you please reconsider your suggestion to hold my hand?" Cheng Fei said seriously.

Shen Xi ate the taiyaki bite by bite, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. "Reason?"

"Although I really wanted to use excuses like to prevent us from getting separated, I just felt that tonight was the perfect time. There are a lot of people here, and we're taking a walk. Shen Xi, look, we've been together for so long and we've never even held hands properly." The boy watched her eat taiyaki.

……

239. Two people strolling hand in hand

"Here comes the ridiculous rhetoric again. First of all, no one is with you here." Shen Xi smiled, then immediately turned cold, her expression like she was flipping through a book.

“Shen Xi, there’s nothing wrong with holding hands, right? You don’t know how some girls are these days…” Cheng Fei subconsciously threw out his tried-and-true line.

Shen Xi stopped and turned around, her icy gaze, cold enough to kill, fixed on him.

"Cheng Fei, continue. Tell me about your stories with some girls." The girl's eyes were vacant.

"I'm sorry." Cheng Fei zipped up his lips.

Shen Xi gave a heavy snort and strode forward.

"To be honest, Ms. Shen, holding hands isn't a big deal, especially compared to all the ambiguous things we've done together."

"Stop talking nonsense. First of all, I have never done anything ambiguous with you."

"Really? There's nothing ambiguous about it, but we often hug and cuddle, share a bed, stare at each other through the mirror, eat each other's food, and almost kiss each other..." Cheng Fei counted on his fingers.

"I can't stand it anymore! It's people like you who like to take things out of context and confuse the public that make this world so chaotic. You're both stupid and wicked." Shen Xi interrupted him, gritting her teeth, her slender legs taking quick strides.

"Teacher Shen, I was just stating the facts," Cheng Fei quickly caught up with her.

"I don't want to clarify each point anymore." The girl said coldly, quickly shaking off the girl.

The two weaved through the crowd.

"Then forget I said anything, walk slowly." Cheng Fei caught up again.

"I'm not interested in going with you." The girl squinted and shook her off again.