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

272. Shen Xi is watering the flowers.

Then, the girl quickly shoveled the last bite of food into her mouth, took a sip of the white wine the waiter had poured for her, wiped her mouth clean, and sat up straight. "Cheng Fei, I'm full."

"Are you a child? Eat your food properly!"

"But I'm really full."

“You haven’t been hungry all day, there’s barely any food left.”

"Nana needs to save room for something better later..."

"Are you a succubus?!"

With great difficulty, the boy still forced her to patiently fill her stomach.

The two then walked back under the cover of night.

The boy, with undisguised possessiveness, put his arm around the girl's small shoulders, pressing her close to his body.

The girl obediently clung to the boy, her soft body seemingly melting into his embrace.

As he passed a convenience store, the boy stopped and seemed to be deep in thought.

"What does Cheng Fei want to buy?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head.

"I just remembered I should buy an umbrella. How about I watch you go buy it?" The boy looked up at the sky.

"No..." The girl buried her face in his chest and shook her head vigorously.

Are you shy?

“If Cheng Fei likes it, Nana will do it obediently no matter how shy she is, but we don’t need that kind of thing today…” Nagasaki Asuna raised her head, her bright eyes pure and innocent.

The boy and girl gazed at each other silently, and he gently stroked her sweet face.

The girl obediently tiptoed, squinted, and tilted her head to lean closer.

In the pre-spring night in Academy City, a gentle breeze brings a touch of warmth.

……

Back in his rented room, Cheng Fei took a shower and came out to see Nagasaki Asuna kneeling next to her open suitcase, rummaging through it looking for something.

"Nana, what are you looking for?" The boy stood behind her, examining the contents of the beautiful girl's suitcase.

"The winning lingerie I bought before should be inside..." the girl answered unconsciously.

"What kind?"

"The fabric is pure white lace, and there are little bows..." the girl muttered, her movements suddenly freezing, and she looked up after a second.

The boy and girl looked at each other silently.

"What's wrong?" the boy asked, puzzled.

"When did Cheng Fei come out?!" The girl's eyes widened.

"Just now."

"That's outrageous! Spying!"

"Didn't I speak and then reply?"

"That's...me..."

"Is this what you're looking for?" The boy bent down and pulled a wad of white cloth from the rummaged-through suitcase. "This feeling... it's quite fitting..."

Before he could finish speaking, the girl kneeling on the ground snatched the item away with astonishing speed and hid it behind her back. "Cheng Fei, you're so mean!"

"Where did it go too far?"

"How could you peek beforehand!" The girl's eyes were wary, like a cat's.

"I wouldn't say I was peeping."

"that is!"

"I've erased my memories." The boy slapped his forehead and sat down. "You can go take a shower now."

"Okay... I'll go right away." Nagasaki Asuna stood up, one hand hidden behind her back, the other twirling a strand of hair with her fingertips, biting her lip and looking down at her toes. "Um, Cheng Fei..."

"what?"

"I'm sorry, Nana has already sent away a lot of her beautiful clothes..."

"There's no need to apologize for something like this, is there?"

"I was brought back suddenly without any preparation, and I'm so sorry I can't face Cheng Fei in my best form..."

"You look perfect to me even normally." The boy observed her shapely legs encased in black over-the-knee stockings. "I've never seen you wear a black cardigan before."

Asuna Nagasaki looked down at herself, feeling even more dejected. "I'm wearing black because I'm all 'darkened' today. This Nana doesn't have the pure and healing vibe that Cheng Fei mentioned..."

"Of course, just seeing your face and eyes is very therapeutic." The boy gazed into her eyes.

"Really?" The girl blinked, as if she didn't understand her own charm at all.

"Really, the effect is doubled if you can laugh. Also, the shirt and the decisive underwear are still white, right? That means you haven't completely turned evil." The boy said seriously.

"Cheng Fei, really!" Nagasaki Asuna stomped her foot playfully, then touched the ends of her brown hair, sighing in distress. "I haven't gotten my hair cut, it's grown long and messy, ugh, nothing's right..."

"Nana." The boy came up to her.

"Hmm?" The girl looked up in response to the boy's approach.

"Grow your hair long," the boy said to her casually.

"Huh?" Nagasaki Asuna blinked. "Like Shen Xi?"

"You can wear your hair down like hers or tie it up like Ye Shuang's, because I actually prefer long hair." The boy gazed at her.

After a brief eye contact, Nagasaki Asuna lowered her head, hid her hands behind her back, and smiled, "Okay~ Nana understands."

The girl, carrying a bundle of clothes, headed towards the bathroom, but turned back halfway. "Cheng Fei, what about the color? Would black hair look better?"

The boy stared at her coffee-colored hair for a second, then said, "Let's leave the color like this."

"Okay~" the girl replied softly.

……

On this ordinary Monday, the night in Academy City flowed like water, and most people dragged their tired bodies home. The endless stream of cars on the main road was like a winding ribbon of light embedded in the sparsely lit earth.

The sounds of people and cars drifted on the wind, becoming the background noise of the bustling city, and lingered quietly by the closed, silent window, along with the lush starlight.

A gentle, bright, and healing young girl hugged her legs, hid her face behind her knees, covered her mouth, and only revealed a pair of shimmering eyes, gazing blankly upwards.

The boy pulled her hand away from her mouth and gently yet roughly restrained her delicate wrist.

"Cheng Fei... so we're on the same page now... right..."

"Of course, why are you crying again..."

"Because I'm very happy..."

"If you're happy, please smile..."

"Cheng Fei, you didn't mean I could cry at a time like this..."

"I haven't done anything to you yet..."

"But I've already... Cheng Fei... I'm sorry..."

"Don't apologize all the time, you idiot..."

"I understand... I'm sorry..."

"Hopeless. He's usually so clever..."

"I'm sorry... Nana gets clumsy when she's shy..."

"Want to kiss...?"

"think……"

"Say what you're thinking, you idiot..."

"I know... Nana wants... she wants to kiss while...!"

Shen Xi squatted on the balcony, carefully watering each pot of Morning Glory.

An unexpected evening breeze stirred the girl's long, ink-black hair. She stood up, gathered her hair, and stared blankly across the street, where she saw blurry, scattered figures and lights.

The nights in Academy City will likely remain active for a long time before they finally fall silent.

……

273. Silence was the bus this morning.

The next day.

Cheng Fei woke up promptly at 6:30 as usual. Feeling the soft, cuddly presence curled up in his arms under the covers, the boy sighed as he looked at the ceiling, then cupped Nagasaki Asuna's slightly chubby, sweet sleeping face in his hands and snuggled closer to her amidst her muffled whimpers.

A moment later, the girl, with her eyes closed, uttered a soft, sweet voice, "Cheng Fei, I'm so sleepy, maybe I should take the day off..."

"No."

"It feels like I just closed my eyes a short while ago, and my legs are still sore. Nana is going to die..." The boy's cold and ruthless rejection made the girl cry out in despair.

"Isn't this the life you wanted, classmate?"

"Waaah..."

Fortunately, Nagasaki Asuna managed to stand in front of the bathroom mirror before seven o'clock.

While brushing her teeth, the girl squinted and leaned on the boy's shoulder, brushing her neat, white teeth in the same rhythm as him.

After washing up, Cheng Fei picked up a CET-6 vocabulary list and went downstairs to buy breakfast for the two of them.

When she returned, Nagasaki Asuna was wearing her Sakura school uniform, but her outer garment was a burgundy knit sweater with sleeves covering her hands, paired with a white beret.

"Tsk tsk~ Nana is back to life." The girl spun around in place, hid her hands behind her back, tilted her head towards the boy, and showed a bright smile.

"Why are you tying your hair up again?" Cheng Fei noticed the pair of red agate hair ties on her pigtails.

"Because I wanted to try out different color combinations." Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head and blinked. "Does it look good?"

"Of course it looks good." The boy nodded seriously, put down his breakfast, and walked towards her.

The girl was then half-forced into the bathroom mirror by being put on her shoulders.

"Hey, wait a minute, is Cheng Fei going to... ugh..." Nagasaki Asuna's words were cut off before her mouth was covered.

The girl could only squint her hazy eyes and stare at her sweet face stained with blood in the mirror. Her hat fell into the sink as she swayed, and she had only one hand to maintain her balance, with no time to care about it.

After a while, Nagasaki Asuna, with the red agate hair tie back on her wrist, quietly went to eat breakfast.

With a flushed face, I drank the eight-treasure porridge, feeling the same thick texture cover up the lingering taste in my mouth. I also carefully patted away the dust that had accidentally gotten on my knees from my over-the-knee socks, so that it wouldn't be noticed when I got to school.

Only then did she leave the house hand in hand with the boy, a smile involuntarily appearing on her lips.

When the two reached the other side of the road, the bus arrived at the stop. So the boy decisively pulled the girl to catch the bus, and they barely managed to get on at the last moment.

There weren't many people in the carriage.

"Cheng Fei, slow down." Nagasaki Asuna was panting heavily. Already sleep-deprived, the sudden exercise had left her legs weak and unable to stand. She desperately clung to the boy's arm.

"Too weak, you idiot." The boy pinched her cheek and led her to the back of the carriage.

"Nana is very weak, and she was just defeated by Cheng Fei..." Nagasaki Asuna whispered, lowering her head, her face slightly red, and the corners of her mouth unable to stop her from turning up.

"You're usually very bold, but now you're shy." The boy glanced at her sideways and casually pinched her cheek.

"Nana doesn't understand either. She feels like her brain will overload if Cheng Fei takes the initiative..." Nagasaki Asuna let him do as he pleased, squinting her eyes and obediently rubbing her palm against the boy's hand.

"Your brain is beyond saving," Cheng Fei shook his head and sighed.