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

"Cheng Fei, please sit down?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head.

"Please sit down." The boy shook his head.

"Well... okay." The girl winked at Shen Xi and sat down.

Shen Xi squinted and looked out the window, her face indifferent.

The two girls, with their legs together, remained silent, as if they were complete strangers.

The tall, upright young man stood beside them, one hand in his pocket, mostly looking out the window, occasionally glancing at the two of them, without exchanging a word.

The three met for the second time on a morning before school, and it was probably like this.

……

281. Shen Xi and Nagasaki Asuna officially began living together.

In the afternoon, Shen Xi announced the cancellation of the club activities.

Cheng Fei went back to the rented apartment to move Nagasaki Asuna's luggage. The package the girl had sent to Tokyo was returned; it contained three large cardboard boxes.

In the rented room, Cheng Fei told Nagasaki Asuna about the results of last night's meeting.

"Cheng Fei, so, is it really okay for me to live with her?" The girl's face was hidden behind her knees, her clear eyes staring blankly upwards, her brows slightly furrowed, and her words stumbling.

"Don't worry, as long as you don't provoke her, she won't make things difficult for you given her temper. Just think of it as sharing an apartment with another girl." The boy ruffled her hair vigorously. "Besides, if something unexpected happens, it's safer for you to live with her."

Is Cheng Fei worried about Lin?

"Remember this: if Lin Xuanqi finds out about you, in Academy City, besides me, only Shen Xi can protect you."

"Okay, so from now on, we can only do this one day a week, right?"

"You think it's too little?"

"No, no, I'm already very happy to be able to spend one day a week with Cheng Fei." The girl hugged her knees and shook her head.

"We can see each other regularly, but we just need to keep our distance in front of her."

"Okay, I understand."

"If we get along well with her in the future, we won't have to be so strict."

"Yes, I understand. I will try my best to get along well with her and strive to be able to be together with her someday."

Why do you still seem unhappy?

No, no.

"Then don't curl up in a ball."

"Yes, as long as Cheng Fei likes it."

"Idiot, why do you stutter like that?"

"I just get shy." The girl looked away.

"You used to be so bold, now you pretend to be innocent, you vixen."

"I'm not pretending. I was always the one who took the initiative before, so... Cheng Fei even scolded me."

"Who said they liked to scold those who were pampered?"

"I don't want to be pampered right now."

"So what do you want?"

"Now, now I want to..."

Afterwards, Cheng Fei carried his luggage to Shen Xi's house one by one.

Nagasaki Asuna followed beside him empty-handed. The sweet girl, whose shapely legs were encased in black over-the-knee socks, kept her head down under the prying eyes of passersby. A blush remained on her ears hidden in her hair, and she looked dazed from time to time.

Shen Xi watched coldly from home until Cheng Fei finished moving all his luggage, at which point she led the two to a secondary bedroom.

"You'll be living here from now on." The girl said coldly, placing a key in front of Nagasaki Asuna. "In addition to rent and utilities, give me three thousand yen every month."

“Okay~” Nagasaki Asuna accepted the key with an obedient air.

"It's surprisingly spacious, and even has a balcony. I thought you'd let her live in a storage room or something," Cheng Fei remarked with a click of his tongue.

"I wish I could, but unfortunately there aren't any rooms like that." Shen Xi said coldly, kicking him.

Nagasaki Asuna stood with her legs tightly together, hands behind her back, watching the two interact as if nothing was wrong.

Shen Xi looked at her again, "Also, clean up the common areas after you use them. Take turns cleaning. If you dare to make a mess of the house, don't blame me for being impolite."

“Nana is a master at housework, you can rest assured about that,” Cheng Fei said.

"Please don't interrupt me when I'm talking to her." Shen Xi kicked him again.

The boy raised his hands in surrender. "So everything's alright now? I suggest we go out for dinner to celebrate world peace."

The girl squinted her eyes, her stubborn little mouth tightly shut.

"Shen Xi, how about we get along well this time and become best friends? I mean it." Nagasaki Asuna smiled and opened her arms.

"Please don't come any closer. I have a mental disorder, and I feel nauseous and want to vomit when I'm near fake people." Shen Xi frowned, put her hands on her chest, and backed away.

"Okay." Nagasaki Asuna pursed her lips, tilted her head, and withdrew her hand.

Cheng Fei coughed lightly beside him, "Anyway, shall we go eat first? To be honest, you two have used up a lot of energy and I'm starving."

"Heh, always bragging about himself, but he's already complaining of being hungry after moving so little stuff. What a pig." Shen Xi tossed her hair and walked out of the room first.

Upon hearing this, Nagasaki Asuna looked at the boy and winked mischievously.

The boy's gaze swept over her snow-white "absolute territory," perfectly accentuated by her over-the-knee socks, and he shook his head. "Since Shen Xi has agreed, let's go, Nana."

"Yes~" The girl followed at the back, her steps light and quick.

The dinner between the three was far from harmonious; it was more like a barely peaceful affair than that between strangers.

Recalling the previous confrontation and veiled insults between the two girls, Cheng Fei felt hopeful for the future.

After dinner, he took the two girls home.

Stepping out of the elevator on the thirty-sixth floor, the boy stood outside the door, hands clasped together. "Teacher Shen, and Nana, please give Cheng Fei some face, from now on..."

The sound of the door slamming shut without any politeness interrupted his words.

The corridor fell into dead silence.

The boy froze, then smacked his lips and left dejectedly.

……

Good morning, Cheng Fei.

"How was last night?"

"She didn't say a word to me, nothing else."

"That's good"

……

"Is Cheng Fei asleep?"

How was your day?

"I made dinner and asked her to eat with me, but she ignored me and went out to eat by herself, without saying a word to me."

"A victory is simply not arguing."

I know.

……

"Cheng Fei, Nana is so hungry!"

"Hungry?"

"Hmm, look, you're drooling."

*Selfie

That's enough.

……

On Friday morning, the bell rang for the end of the last class, and the boy quickly packed his things.

"Cheng Fei, Cheng Fei, want to go out for dinner together?"

"No, I forgot to bring a book and have to go home."

Under Zhou Han's forlorn gaze, the boy waved and left the classroom.

Cheng Fei strode out of the campus, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for Guang'an Street.

At the entrance of the rented room, a girl with short, shoulder-length brown hair stood with her legs together against the wall, her hands hidden behind her back, looking down at her toes. She had tied her hair into pigtails with red agate hair ties.

Hearing footsteps, she looked up, a hint of joy flashing in her bright eyes.

"Idiot, you didn't bring your keys?" The boy opened the door while gently stroking her sweet face.

"I just want to see Cheng Fei as soon as possible." Nagasaki Asuna narrowed her eyes slightly and rubbed against him obediently like a cat.

"It's hopeless, come in."

As the door opened, the girl, her eyes still blurry, couldn't tell whether she was following the other person willingly or being pulled and forced inside; it didn't matter to her anyway.

Asuna Nagasaki's consciousness gradually became blurred and chaotic, and her body lost its strength, as if she could not even stand up.

"Cheng Fei, how much longer do we have?"

"It's 12:30 now. If we leave at 2:00, we'll have an hour and a half left, and we also need to make time for lunch."

"Nana doesn't need to eat, but what about Cheng Fei?"

"Okay, then let's stop at two o'clock."

"How about 2:10? It'll only take 20 minutes by taxi to get to the classroom."

"alright."

……

282. Lin’s loving mother and daughter’s filial piety

"Cheng Fei, is it okay if I don't take off my shoes?" Nagasaki Asuna asked, hugging her knees as usual.

You look great in those shoes today.

"So Cheng Fei likes these shiny black uniform shoes?"

"almost."

"Sure enough, this is the style that Shen Xi often wears."

"I just felt that it would go perfectly with black over-the-knee socks."

"Oh, right, Cheng Fei, would you like to see white over-the-knee socks?"

"Try wearing it next time."

"Yes~ Cheng Fei has a lot of demands on Nana now." The girl squinted at the boy, a smile curving her lips.

"After all, it's my choice what to wear."

"Hmm~ Nana thinks so too."

"Idiot, remember to continue to get along well with her when you get back."

"Okay~ As long as Cheng Fei replenishes my energy regularly, I'll do whatever it takes to please her."