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

After leaving the garage, Cheng Fei had finished his tiramisu. "By the way, we've decided to eat out for dinner. What would you like to eat, Teacher Shen?"

"That dim sum restaurant." The girl said without hesitation.

"Uh." The boy opened his mouth, "I suddenly have a craving for Northeastern Chinese food, how about..."

He stopped talking halfway through his sentence.

Shen Xi stared at him coldly, like a prosecutor looking at a suspect.

"Teacher Shen, what kind of cute expression is that now?"

"I always feel like some people have something to hide."

"You don't deny that she has cute expressions?"

"Disgusting. Also, don't change the subject."

The air went silent for a second.

"Teacher Shen, aren't you the one who can absorb other people's abilities? What did you do to Nana?" the boy said helplessly.

“Cheng Feiyu has never said he likes Northeastern cuisine. Sure enough, something is definitely going on when things are going strange.” The girl tossed her hair, a triumphant air about her.

"Okay, to be honest, I just got tired of eating here with Ye Shuang over the weekend." The young man shrugged casually.

Shen Xi stared at him with her unchanging, icy expression.

The boy's nonchalant expression froze.

"Cheng Fei, explain." The girl turned her gaze forward, her face indifferent.

"Teacher Shen, wouldn't it be better to give each other some space? I know you love me, and you know I love you, isn't that enough?"

"Shut up. If Cheng Feiyu hadn't walked right into the line of fire, I wouldn't have been interested in knowing about this kind of thing." The girl frowned slightly and kicked him. "But I hope that when I ask, you can answer honestly, instead of looking like you've done something wrong."

The boy paused for a second, then sighed dejectedly, "Okay, actually, the boss was just joking and asked if I had changed girlfriends, and I just said yes."

"Hopeless trash." Shen Xi took a deep breath, glared at him with disgust, and paused. "What did Ye Shuang say?"

She didn't speak.

"Congratulations, Cheng Fei, it seems you're making good progress." Shen Xi gave a heavy sneer and quickened her pace forward.

"Teacher Shen, where are you going? The Northeastern food is over here," the boy quickly followed and reminded him.

"If you like Northeastern food, go eat it yourself. I'm going to that dim sum restaurant." The girl said coldly, leaving no room for argument.

"Go again?" The boy was taken aback. "Teacher Shen, why bother?"

In the end, Cheng Fei was unable to stop Shen Xi. The two went to their familiar dim sum restaurant and sat in their usual spot by the window.

When the familiar owner came over with the menu and greeted the two of them, the aloof girl stared blankly out the window and said in a tone devoid of emotion, "Boss, add an order of medicinal chicken feet. My boyfriend has been suffering from kidney deficiency lately."

The last sentence was emphasized especially.

The shop owner, holding the menu, looked surprised and glanced at the boy on the other side without making a sound.

The boy sighed silently, his face filled with indescribable distress, as if he had just been caught cheating.

The shopkeeper chuckled, "Alright, one serving of herbal chicken feet, beautiful lady. Actually, we also sell washboards. Would you like to buy one to take home?"

"Boss, what kind of dim sum restaurant sells washboards?" the boy asked through gritted teeth, his eyes flashing a frantic hint.

"No need this time, we'll talk about it next time." Shen Xi remained expressionless, sitting upright and looking down at the pedestrians on the street outside the window.

When the food was served, the two of them started eating what they had ordered, with the medicinal chicken feet naturally placed on Cheng Fei's side.

As Shen Xi ate her congee, she gazed thoughtfully out the window, as if pondering some important question. She didn't even notice the boy across from her quietly taking a shrimp dumpling.

"Teacher Shen," Cheng Fei slurped up a mouthful of stir-fried beef noodles, glancing at her nonchalantly, "By the way, you just tacitly agreed that she was my girlfriend?"

"Cheng Fei." The girl turned her head, and even though she was looking at him at eye level, she still had a condescending air about her, and her voice was devoid of warmth. "I'm thinking about something."

"Is Your Majesty contemplating the fate of the universe again? No problem, take your time. I won't disturb you any longer." The boy lowered his head and ate the shrimp dumplings he had stolen.

He had just taken a bite and was about to savor it when a pair of chopsticks reached over from the opposite side and forcefully snatched the half-eaten shrimp dumpling back from his mouth.

"Cheng Fei, answer me, how many outrageous things have you said about me these past two days while you were with Ye Shuang?" The girl's words were neither loud nor soft, but a chill seemed to emanate from her, causing the boy opposite her to shiver for no reason.

Cheng Fei put down his chopsticks, placed his fingers interlaced in front of him in a very formal manner, and coughed lightly, "Teacher Shen, we've been busy all week and finally have some alone time today, so please don't be so serious, okay?"

The girl's pure, dark eyes clearly reflected his expression. After a moment, she looked away and lowered her eyes. "Cheng Fei, I've said before that what I can't tolerate the most is concealment and deception. If I kindly allow you to fool around with Ye Shuang outside, and what you get in return is a shameless attitude of saying one thing to your face and another behind your back, do you know what will happen?"

The boy paused for a moment, scratching his head with a puzzled look. "Shen Xi, I didn't say anything today, did I? How come you seem to know everything? Did Ye Shuang complain to you?"

"As expected." The girl narrowed her eyes, observing his reaction. A gloating smile appeared on her lips, but she quickly suppressed it and became indifferent. "Cheng Fei, we've known each other for so long, you don't think I still don't understand your ways, do you? Now, I can guess which way Cheng Feiyu will swim as soon as he opens his mouth."

"Is it really that exaggerated?" the boy asked, surprised and doubtful.

"Anyway, I've been teaching this narrow-minded Cheng Feiyu a lesson for a long time now, and he's been holding a grudge ever since. Whenever he gets the chance, he can't help but make some rebellious remarks to slander me. These past two days have probably been the best opportunity for him to do so in front of Ye Shuang. I don't even need to guess what he'll say." Shen Xi's sharp gaze seemed to see right through him, and she kicked him hard under the table.

"I was wrong, I repent. I made some inappropriate jokes about Her Majesty the Empress, but it was just a joke and I had absolutely no intention of betraying her. Please don't take it too seriously, okay?" Cheng Fei decisively put his hands together in prayer.

661. Shen Xi felt that Cheng Fei was acting strangely.

"Trash, if you really repent, don't do it again." Shen Xi said angrily, gritting her teeth as she kicked him under the table.

"Teacher Shen, don't you think this is also a form of proof that I like you? I can't help but think of you anytime, anywhere. It's harmless to make a little joke, right?" Cheng Fei shrugged.

"It's enough that you can always find a nice excuse for your shameless behavior." The girl took a breath, glared at him, and lowered her head to eat. "Forget it, I've gotten used to this incorrigible Cheng Feiyu by now. I'll just be grateful if he doesn't really betray me one day."

"So, that concludes the topic? Rest assured, I will always be loyal to Her Majesty the Empress." The young man breathed a slight sigh of relief, watching her bring the half-eaten shrimp dumpling she had just snatched back to her mouth. Her small, pink lips parted slightly as she ate it, her cheeks twitching slightly.

Noticing the boy's gaze, the girl glared at him. As if she hadn't had enough, she picked up another shrimp dumpling, lowered her head, and took a small bite out of half of it.

Cheng Fei decisively snatched the half and ate it with lightning speed.

"Trash! If you like it, why don't you order it yourself?" Shen Xi's vision blurred, and when she came to her senses, the food had disappeared. She slammed down her chopsticks, displeased.

"I only like to eat things that have been touched by the little cutie's saliva." The boy said matter-of-factly.

"Cheng Feiyu is getting more and more disgusting." The girl frowned slightly, making no attempt to hide her disgust.

"Teacher Shen, didn't you just take away my half-eaten food? Who's the one I'm so close to now that we don't even mind sharing food from the same bowl?" The boy shook his head and sighed.

"Shut up, just how absurd is this Cheng Feiyu?" The girl shuddered as if disgusted. "I just snatched back the stolen food, and considering that this kind of thing has happened more than once or twice, I reluctantly forced myself to eat it to avoid wasting it. Nobody here is intimate with you, and nobody would eat from the same bowl with you. For that to happen, there would have to be only the last bowl left on this planet!"

"Mental fastidiousness? Teacher Shen, I'm impressed. You actually managed to bring up such a completely forgotten setting." The boy exclaimed in surprise.

"It's just that Cheng Feiyu, who has a poor memory, can't remember." The girl kicked him.

"Yes, yes, it was my fault. I will record this in the Records of Tiantai immediately."

"It would be best if Cheng Feiyu could actually write that kind of thing out someday." Shen Xi narrowed her eyes.

"Damn, Ms. Shen, are you being really that weird? You're just joking, are you really taking it seriously?" Cheng Fei exclaimed in surprise, observing her seemingly genuine expression.

"I knew it, you're just a piece of trash who talks nonsense!" The girl's eyes narrowed, and she struck him again under the table.

Amidst a series of cryptic conversations, the two finished their meal and left the dim sum restaurant, walking side by side toward the upscale apartment.

"Cheng Fei." The aloof girl with long, dark hair gazed ahead.

"Huh?" The boy, with his hands in his pockets, looked at her.

"There's a commemorative dinner at the Silver Ring Twin Towers next weekend, and the Lin family will be attending. I plan to take the vixen to meet Mrs. Lin." Shen Xi said expressionlessly.

Cheng Fei was taken aback. "You went out with Nana this weekend?"

"Yes, I've asked all the relatives I needed to, except for Madam Lin." The girl's expression remained unchanged.

"Understood. The commemorative dinner... I'll find an opportunity to inquire and try to get together with Lin Xuanqi." Cheng Fei thought for a moment and nodded lightly.

They have been pushing forward with the investigation into the truth behind Lin Wanqing's death, meeting with relevant relatives whenever possible to learn about the situation back then. In the beginning, it was all thanks to Cheng Fei's negotiations. It seems that Shen Xi and Nagasaki Asuna have also taken action during the two days that the boy was absent, but unfortunately, they still have no results.

"Also," the girl said stubbornly, her lips tightly pressed together, as she continued walking forward on her own.

"Anything else?" the boy asked, looking at her.

"Of course, you don't have to do it if you don't want to put your arm around my shoulder or hold my hand." The girl turned her face away, her eyes flickering.

"Teacher Shen, what's going on? Are you still Shen Xi?" Cheng Fei looked her up and down, full of surprise and doubt.

"The question should be reversed. Cheng Feiyu, who used to want to hug me every time we had a meeting, was completely indifferent on the street this time, as if she were a different person. I can't think of any other reason besides her being fickle." The girl sneered.

"Teacher Shen, I just thought that hugging you every time might make you unhappy. It's still early today, so I planned to go upstairs and touch you again. Before, you always looked disgusted and wanted to vomit. Now that I'm not doing it, you're actually unhappy. Isn't that a bit too arrogant?" The boy clicked his tongue.

"Trash, please get this straight, it's true I feel nauseous and want to vomit, but I've gotten used to it by now. In comparison, Cheng Feiyu's abnormal behavior is much more suspicious. It's like a salmon that migrates every year suddenly disappearing. If it's not that the earth is about to be destroyed, then it's probably that there's something wrong with his brain." The girl frowned and kicked him hard, her cold voice full of annoyance.

"Sweetie, if you want me to hold you, just say so. There's no need for all this beating around the bush. If I had known you wanted it over there, I wouldn't have been so polite." The boy shook his head, sighed, and pulled her slender body into his arms, letting her nestle against him.

"Of course you don't have to do it if you say you don't want to. It's a good thing to see through Cheng Feiyu's fickle nature sooner!" The girl became even more annoyed and raised her voice as she started to wiggle.

"Teacher Shen, what are you saying? If I could, I would have kept you in my arms 24/7 to satisfy you. Please stop overthinking things, okay?" The boy quickly hugged her tighter.

"Don't talk nonsense. Nobody would be satisfied with something that's disgusting and outrageous just to think about!"

"Yes, yes, Your Highness, I'm the most disgusting one. It's all because I shamelessly touch and grope you every day, taking advantage of your every inch."

"That's just the way it is. Cheng Feiyu, don't think you can change anything by being sarcastic and cryptic!"

To passersby, the two appeared more intimate than any other couple as they walked towards the sunset.

Back on the 36th floor, I opened the door; the house was quiet.

"I'm staying at Ye Shuang's house tonight. I hope you two have a good time."

Nagasaki Asuna said this in the high-level discussion group.

Cheng Fei stood in the entryway, watching Shen Xi lift her slender, impossibly long legs one by one to take off her black uniform shoes, neatly arranging them to one side as if she had a compulsion. "Teacher Shen, it's just the two of us today. What are the plans for the rest of the day?"

"Take a shower first." The girl turned around and glared at him, as if sensing something.

"Planning to stick to me like glue as soon as you get home until tomorrow morning? If it's already like this, I can't even imagine how much more extreme it will be after we actually get married." The young man shook his head and sighed.

"Stop your disgusting daydreams." The girl gritted her teeth and kicked him, then strode into the bedroom.

When Shen Xi returned with a change of clothes, Cheng Fei stood at the bathroom door with a serious expression, "Teacher Shen, I have a gift for you."

The girl cast a suspicious glance at the object in his hand.

A bottle of body lotion without any label.

662. The reason why Cheng Fei is henpecked.

"Reason." Shen Xi raised her chin and met Cheng Fei's gaze.

"What reason?" the boy asked, still holding the body lotion in his hands.

"The reason you suddenly gave it to me?" the girl said coldly.

"Does this need a reason? I love you, so I want you to become more beautiful." The boy looked into her deep, dark eyes.

"Let's leave aside the obvious pretense. Giving the fox spirit body lotion was to match the Morning Sun Flower. It's impossible for the meticulous Cheng Feiyu to be so generous without a reason." The girl frowned slightly as she stared into his eyes, as if trying to see through him.

"Couldn't you smile and thank me for the gift, then stand on tiptoe and kiss me on the cheek as a response?" the boy asked expectantly.

Shen Xi shuddered. "Don't treat me like that shameless vixen. It's really disgusting."

"Then at least accept it for now." Cheng Fei handed the items to her.

"Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious; I won't accept it without a clear explanation." The girl's eyes became even more wary.

"You really are my little darling." Cheng Fei shrugged helplessly. "Okay, actually the reason is very simple. I gave Ye Shuang a bottle over the weekend. I feel like you make it sound so easy, but you're actually quite concerned about me spending the weekend with her. I just happened to have some spare time recently, so I decided to give you a bottle too. Don't worry, Shen Xi will always be the supreme princess in my heart, and she will never be fickle."

"Well... thank you, but not if it's just nice words." The girl stared at him expressionlessly, then lowered her eyes after a moment, took the item from his hand, and flicked her hair. "Besides, I don't really think I need this kind of thing. If possible, we could get something else."

"You're as narcissistic as ever. I'm sure that's true in my heart too, but I still hope Your Highness can reach even greater heights, so please make the most of this." The young man smiled, looking at her with a doting expression, as if he hadn't heard her last sentence.

"Okay," the girl said softly, then walked toward the bathroom with her things.

"Teacher Shen," the boy called out to her, his hands in his pockets.

"What?" Shen Xi turned her head while still holding the door open.

"How about I help you apply the lotion after your shower? I definitely won't do anything unnecessary." The boy looked sincere, with a hint of eagerness in his expression.