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

"The Celestial Queen, you stingy woman!"

"Stop your hypocritical pretense and veiled insults in front of me, you vixen!"

"You two!" the boy cried out in despair.

……

After dinner, Cheng Fei cleared away the dishes and left the upscale apartment.

The boy went to the garage to continue studying the humanoid robot until he returned to his rented room late at night, washed up, and lay down on his bed.

The words appeared before my eyes.

[Time-limited task triggered]

[To win back her heart]

[Requirement: Send a message to Youziyou, inviting her to rejoin the club, within one hour]

[Difficulty: Easy]

[Task Reward: 10,000 points]

The girl's frozen heart yearns to be cherished; with a little passion, her cooled love can be rekindled.

Cheng Fei stared silently at the dark ceiling, pondered for a moment, then picked up his phone to edit a message.

"Master Ye, actually I want you to stay in the Corridor Research Department."

The text input box is open, the finger hovers over the send button, but no one presses it.

After a moment, he deleted the text, tossed his phone aside, and gritted his teeth at the air, "Burn you, you son of a bitch! I'm not posting it, what can you do about it?"

The boy closed the system interface and found that the text was still floating in front of his eyes, as if it were imprinted on his retina.

Cheng Fei took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and calmed himself down.

An hour later, when the countdown ended, the text faded and disappeared with a sense of resentment.

……

The next day.

The weather in Academy City is overcast.

As the bell rang for the end of the last period in the afternoon, the classroom of Class 3, Grade 11, became lively.

"Asuna, why do you have some dark circles under your eyes?"

"Hey, didn't sleep well last night?"

"Asuna, is it just my imagination? You're getting prettier and prettier lately! Tell me your secret to becoming beautiful!"

"It's just an illusion, there's no secret, haha..."

The sweet girl with long coffee-colored hair is as popular as ever, and her gentle, healing, delicate and beautiful temperament is attracting more and more attention.

Asuna Nagasaki put the books into her bag and glanced at a corner by the window.

The pretty girl with pigtails stared at her phone, then looked out the window. Her beautiful face remained calm, but only upon closer inspection could one detect a hint of hesitation and melancholy in her dark eyes. After a moment, she tapped the screen with her fingertips, as if she were chatting with someone.

Nagasaki Asuna pursed her lips, took a deep breath, stood up, and wanted to walk towards her.

Ye Shuang got up first, picked up her bag, and quickly moved out of the classroom.

Asuna Nagasaki stopped, sighed softly, and casually opened her phone, where she saw a message pop up in the Corridor Research Department's high-level discussion group.

Shen Xi: "Today's club activity is canceled."

Cheng Fei: "Okay, by the way, why?"

Shen Xi: "This is none of your business, don't ask any more questions."

Cheng Fei: "Yes"

Asuna Nagasaki looked up at the classroom and then down at her phone, tilting her head to the side.

At the entrance of Yinghua School.

A cool, aloof girl with long, dark hair stood at the bus stop, typing a message in the chat box on WeChat.

"I'd like to visit your house now, are you free?"

"What's wrong?"

They replied very quickly.

"I have something important to discuss with you."

"About the club?"

"No, it's about Cheng Fei."

A few minutes of silence fell over the other end.

"What about him?"

"I have some questions about his secret that I'd like to confirm with you."

Silence again.

"I'll go home now, and you can come over as soon as possible."

"it is good"

Shen Xi put down her phone, and just then, an unfamiliar bus pulled into the station. The girl raised her chin and boarded.

……

Soon, Shen Xi stood at the entrance of the duplex apartment and rang the doorbell.

The middle-aged woman, exuding the refined air of an intellectual, opened the door, paused for a moment, and then looked pleasantly surprised. "Xiao Xi? It's been so long! Come in quickly."

"Hello, Auntie." The girl nodded and stepped inside.

"Xiao Shuang just got back too, shall I go and call her down?" The middle-aged woman was very enthusiastic.

"No need, I'll go upstairs myself." The girl shook her head and walked upstairs with the ease of someone who knew the way well.

Shen Xi arrived at Ye Shuang's bedroom door, knocked, and waited for a response before opening the door and going in.

The girl with twin ponytails, her small feet encased in white over-the-knee socks and wearing slippers, lay mostly on the bed, holding a comic book above her head to read.

Shen Xi put down her bag and came to stand in front of her, looking down at her expressionlessly.

Ye Shuang moved the comic book aside, rolled over, lay on her side, blinked at her bookshelf, and asked listlessly, "Shen Xi, what's your relationship with Cheng Fei now?"

"Friends." The aloof girl lowered her eyes.

"Just friends?" Ye Shuang looked at her.

"Not exactly ordinary." The tone was understated.

Ye Shuang's eyes flickered. "So you know about his Shi Ling too?"

“I know him, and I know you too.” Shen Xi pulled a chair to the edge of the bed and sat down.

"Then what do you want to ask?" Ye Shuang paused for a second, looking up at her.

"Tell me everything that happened between you and him on the cruise ship," Shen Xi said softly, her voice leaving no room for argument, as she looked into Ye Shuang's eyes.

554. Ye Shuang didn't know what to do.

Ye Shuang and Shen Xi looked at each other, and the room fell into a long silence.

"Why are you asking this?" Ye Shuang's gaze unconsciously shifted as she lay on her side.

“There are two reasons. First, I want to investigate this person named Ding Sheng. Second, I want to know the details of Cheng Fei saving you.” Shen Xi looked down at her expressionlessly.

"So he told you everything..." Ye Shuang covered her chest with her hand, pressing slightly.

“Yes, but I’m not sure if he’s lying to me or hiding some of the facts, so I had to ask you to verify. We’ve been searching for the corridor, and Ding Sheng is very likely related to it.” The aloof girl said with a serious expression.

"Shen Xi, are you... serious? The corridor?" Ye Shuang was stunned and blinked.

"You still don't believe me? You and Cheng Fei both have superpowers, so why can't the corridor actually exist?"

Ye Shuang paused for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, so how did he tell you?"

“He told me that Ding Sheng is a cyborg, and that he rescued you when you fell into the sea and lost consciousness during the battle.” Shen Xi paused, then said seriously, “But I find his statement suspicious. First of all, since you also have the ability to slow down time, you couldn’t possibly choke on water even if you can’t swim. Secondly, your behavior has been unusual these past few days, so I suspect that something else happened between you two.”

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent once again.

Ye Shuang turned her gaze away, meeting Shen Xi's deep, dark eyes before looking away again. She blinked and slowly said, "Well... that's about it. I can't swim, you know that, so I panicked and accidentally choked on water. As for these past few days, it's just... my period, so I haven't been in a good mood. You're overthinking it."

“Not only can’t you swim, you can’t lie either. Every time you lie, your speech slows down.” Shen Xi’s tone was emotionless.

The faint smile that had just appeared on Ye Shuang's face vanished, and she fell silent, her brows furrowing slightly.

Shen Xi looked at her, moved from the chair to the edge of the bed, sat down next to Ye Shuang, and said softly, "Just tell me directly, did that scumbag take advantage of you? I won't tell that Lin guy, you don't need to worry."

"How did you know?" Ye Shuang turned her head, her eyes widening slightly.

"I was with him before, so I know his true nature fairly well." Shen Xi remained expressionless.

"So...where are you at?" Ye Shuang's expression was ambiguous.

“I have nothing to do with him now.” Shen Xi frowned slightly.

"I'm asking about the past," Ye Shuang said in a low voice.

Shen Xi lowered her eyes, "Kissing, and touching me..."

"Chest?" Ye Shuang's gaze shifted.

"Legs." Shen Xi took a deep breath.

"You actually let him go so easily..." Ye Shuang was surprised.

"I was tricked by that scoundrel." The aloof girl narrowed her eyes slightly, seemingly displeased.

"Shen Xi, it seems we are all his victims..." Ye Shuang said with a self-deprecating smile.

"So tell me what happened back then, and I'll keep it a secret." Shen Xi looked directly at her.

Ye Shuang clenched her small hands, swallowed after a moment, and her eyes reddened, "Okay..."

The two then talked for a while.

"Are you sure you were shot before you lost consciousness and woke up to find no wounds?" Shen Xi frowned.

"I'm sure, it's definitely not a hallucination, he must have done something to me." Ye Shuang clutched the spot where she remembered the wound, her eyes trembling.

"Could I take a look?" Shen Xi thought for a moment.

"See?" Ye Shuang unbuttoned her shirt and pointed to the center of her chest. "Right here, I've been dreaming about the wound every night lately."

Shen Xi examined the smooth skin, finding no signs of injury, and looked away. "What do you remember from back then?"

"I still remember... he called my name from underwater, begging me not to die." Ye Shuang buttoned up her clothes.

"Don't die..." Shen Xi pinched her chin.

"When I regained consciousness, I was on the life raft, and he kissed me for a very long time," Ye Shuang whispered.

"Where is the wound?" Shen Xi pondered.

"I don't know either. I felt so tired that I couldn't open my eyes. He not only kissed me, but he also rubbed me hard... It hurt a lot. The wound should be healed now." Ye Shuang covered her chest with her hands and sniffed.

"So he did more than just kiss you?" Shen Xi's pupils contracted.

"Um……"

"As expected, that scoundrel." Shen Xi suddenly gritted her teeth.

"What's wrong?" Ye Shuang wiped her reddened eyes, sensing that this was the first time the usually aloof girl had shown displeasure since they met today.

"It's nothing. In other words, your wound healed at the latest on the life raft. It can only mean that he tampered with it in some way." Shen Xi shook her head.

"Hmm." A look of confusion flashed in Ye Shuang's eyes. "So... I suspect that he kissed me to save me, although I don't know how he did it."

"It's possible, but the probability is low. He probably had other motives for kissing you." Shen Xi said thoughtfully.