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

"Tch, acting like everyone's been to a supermarket before." Lin Xuanqi said with a disdainful look.

……

Cheng Fei parked the car at Yushuiyuan and walked into a nearby upscale fresh food supermarket with Lin Xuanqi.

The boy pushed the shopping cart, while the haughty girl with cascading black hair followed empty-handed beside him, her gaze wandering around.

"Speaking of Xuanqi," Cheng Fei stopped and picked up a box of imported pasta to examine the packaging instructions.

"What's wrong now? Don't you know English?" Lin Xuanqi looked him up and down with a mocking expression.

"If I remember correctly, my English grades are better than yours too," the boy said casually as he read the instructions.

"Ha, your English score is only a few points higher than mine? Besides, my spoken English is much better than yours." Lin Xuanqi rolled her eyes.

"Fine, I'm not convinced, but I just want to ask if you want to make a bet?" Cheng Fei tossed the pasta into the shopping cart.

"What are we betting on now?" The girl's expression suddenly turned wary.

"Xuanqi, what's with your reaction? Are you this afraid of me now?" The boy raised an eyebrow at her.

"Who's afraid of you? That's ridiculous." Lin Xuanqi subtly shifted her gaze.

"Then what does your reaction mean?" The boy peered into her field of vision.

"Stop talking nonsense, just tell me what you're betting on. I've found that nothing good ever comes of being with you all day long." The girl grinned maliciously and pinched his waist.

"Hiss, I bet if I cook this meal well, you'll wear a maid outfit tonight." The boy gasped as he walked.

"Cheng Fei, are you never going to stop? Maid outfit, maid outfit, is that all you ever think about?" The girl was stunned, her smile turned cruel, and she tightened her grip.

"If I'm not thinking about this, what am I thinking about? If you don't like maid outfits, that's fine too. I can accept cheongsams, nurse outfits, or bunny girl outfits instead," the boy said, grinning.

"Change to what?" The girl looked around to make sure no one was nearby, then glared at him, both angry and amused. "So, you think I, Lin Xuanqi, am going to wear this junk to you? Do you even deserve it?"

"If I'm not worthy, who is? I'm your husband. You're not willing to wear it for me?" The young man was not ashamed at all and picked up a box of aged beef and threw it into the car.

"You're not good enough for me, you're dreaming." Lin Xuanqi glared at him irritably.

"So, are you going to gamble or not? Xuanqi, you weren't this timid before." The boy stared at her.

688. Lin Xuanqi suggested that Cheng Fei get a new girlfriend.

"Me, a coward? You expect me to wear a maid outfit just for cooking a meal? You're too calculating. And judging from your expression, you've definitely prepared this all along. Do you think I'm stupid enough to gamble with you?" Lin Xuanqi crossed her arms in front of her chest, snorted, and turned her face away.

"Really not going to gamble?" Cheng Fei looked at the back of her head.

"No gambling!" the girl said firmly, her eyes flickering where the boy couldn't see, and a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Forget it then. I see you've lost all your backbone. This is pointless." The boy smacked his lips and continued selecting ingredients.

"Heh, good dog, your reverse psychology won't work. Your master isn't buying it." Lin Xuanqi turned her head with a smile and gently patted his face.

The boy remained unmoved and continued searching for the ingredients he needed, while saying, "Fine, I'll let you save face for now. By the way, Xuanqi, are you really my girlfriend?"

"Tsk, what is it now?" Lin Xuanqi looked at him with her hands on her hips, her expression impatient.

“Normally, girls would link arms with their boyfriends in public, but you’re the opposite. You’re either being sarcastic or pinching my flesh.” Cheng Fei was picking out sashimi from the freezer.

"What a joke! Do you think I, Lin Xuanqi, am just an ordinary girl? Being your girlfriend is an honor for you. I'm being kind by not chaining you up." Lin Xuanqi scoffed irritably.

"Xuanqi, your views on love are seriously flawed." The boy tossed another box of sweet shrimp into the shopping cart.

"Cheng Fei, I've noticed that you're always finding fault with me these days, aren't you? If you're not satisfied, why don't you get a new girlfriend?" The girl stared at him with a half-smile.

The boy stroked his chin seriously. "That makes sense. Anyway, I often don't see her for a week or two. It's like I'm not dating her at all. I should find someone new at Yinghua. I can go to and from school every day. Xuanqi, do you have any recommendations? Preferably someone who is both rich and gentle."

"Okay, let me think about it." Lin Xuanqi smiled instead of getting angry. "How about Kong Siyuan? She's quite gentle, rich, and the student council president, so she can protect you."

"I don't like people older than me." The boy shook his head.

"No wonder, I seem to be older than you too?" Lin Xuanqi looked genuinely surprised.

"You? Forget about you, you seem pretty immature." The boy glanced at her.

Lin Xuanqi wasn't angry and continued to smile, "What about Fang Qing? I think she's quite immature."

"Her family background isn't very good, and if I asked her to be my girlfriend, the basketball team would eat me alive." The boy shook his head.

"You're quite picky. How about Miriam? She's a British noblewoman, and it seems you two have a pretty good relationship." Lin Xuanqi smiled sweetly.

The boy glanced sideways and said, "Xuanqi, are you stupid? Milian likes women. We're just buddies."

"Well..." Lin Xuanqi tapped her cheek with her fingertip, thinking for a moment, then her smile turned slightly unfriendly. "How about we go with Shen Xi? She's just a bit sharp-tongued, but otherwise she seems to meet your requirements quite well?"

"What kind of talk is that? A good horse doesn't turn back to eat the grass it already grazed." The boy rolled his eyes. "Besides, would she really agree? She'd laugh herself to death."

"Hey Cheng Fei, tell me who you like. If you don't know them, I can introduce you. Anyway, I know all those rich and good-looking girls in Yinghua pretty well." The girl put her hands on her hips and stared at him with a serious look of curiosity.

“There is one.” The boy glanced sideways and nodded.

"Who?" The girl's lips still curved into a smile, but she narrowed her eyes.

"Lin Xuanqi." The boy said, emphasizing each word.

The girl stared at him in silence. After a long while, she pouted and said irritably, "I think you're crazy!"

"Seriously, I fell for her the moment I saw her at the opening ceremony. She has a cute face, a great figure, and especially those legs. Wearing such thin pantyhose, I really wanted to give them to her..."

"Shut up!" Lin Xuanqi interrupted him with a raised eyebrow, looked him up and down, and pinched his waist with a stern expression, but the corners of her mouth had an uncontrollable smile. "I think you're really shameless. Isn't saying it once or twice enough?"

"Not enough? What's wrong? You won't let me tear it?" The boy wrapped his arms around her waist and pressed her against his chest.

Lin Xuanqi's heart trembled slightly, her eyes darting around. She hurriedly glared at the young man, her voice sweet and charming, "You better behave yourself. Have you finished buying the groceries? It's taking you so long to buy groceries."

"Don't rush, Miss Lin. Cooking takes a lot of time. All you know is to wait on me for food."

Lin Xuanqi was unhappy. "What do you mean I'm being waited on hand and foot? Did I not pay you or what? It seems like you have a problem with my job. I'm exhausted at the company every day. Who has time to do this kind of thing?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Director Lin, the dedicated pioneer." The young man nodded perfunctorily.

"I'm warning you, Cheng Fei, what will Lin's do if I don't work myself to death at the company every day? Without Lin's, what makes you think you can live such a good life?"

"Well, my investment skills aren't bad, are they?"

"Your investment skills?" Lin Xuanqi laughed in exasperation. "If I weren't paving the way for you, you wouldn't be investing at all!"

"That's true, but my product is performing pretty well so far, right? You should relax a little, Xuanqi."

The girl laughed dismissively, "Ha, not bad? Wait until your product profits are enough to support all those people in the Lin family before you say that."

"It's only a matter of time. Once I've become half of the Lin family's empire, don't cry then, Xuanqi."

"That's hilarious. I think your ability to dream is truly half the Lin family's skill."

The two chatted casually for a while, and after buying the groceries, they went to the cashier to pay.

Along the way, Cheng Fei casually tossed a few colorful boxes into his shopping cart.

Lin Xuanqi caught a glimpse of this scene, her eyes darted around, and an unnatural blush crept onto her naturally charming face.

When paying the bill, Cheng Fei picked up some candies from an unknown brand, saying, "I almost forgot, I should buy some lollipops for our little Xuanqi."

Lin Xuanqi responded with a sly smile and a hard pinch on his waist.

……

The two returned to Yushuiyuan, and Cheng Fei immediately took the ingredients to the kitchen to prepare them. Although Lin Xuanqi did not use the kitchen herself, she had all the necessary tools.

The girl, with a lollipop in her mouth, watched him skillfully slice sashimi with a knife. She quickly lost interest, yawned lazily, and turned to leave in her slippers, saying, "I'm going to take a shower first."

Cheng Fei worked with both hands simultaneously, putting the pasta into the pot while frying the beef in a frying pan, and mixing the salad while waiting.

After the boy had been busy for a while, he suddenly heard crisp footsteps behind him, which were clearly not slippers.

Cheng Fei turned around curiously, raising an eyebrow.

Lin Xuanqi stood behind the boy with her hands behind her back, raised her small face, and curled her lips into a half-smile, "Good puppy, how is it?"

In short, the girl was wearing a maid outfit again.

689. Lin Xuanqi asked Cheng Fei if he wanted to get married.

The rich fat of the beef in the frying pan is seared at high temperature, producing an exciting sizzling sound. The pasta rolls in the boiling water, rising in wisps of white steam. The rich aroma of the ingredients adds a touch of homey warmth to Lin Xuanqi's kitchen, which she rarely uses.

A haughty girl dressed in an elegant maid outfit stood behind the busy Cheng Fei with her hands behind her back. The black and white maid outfit was slightly different from the last one, but what remained the same was that her slender legs were still covered by sheer black pantyhose, which accentuated her fair skin and gave it a delicate light brown texture that reminded people of creamy chocolate. She wore spotless black round-toed leather shoes, exuding a refined yet cute charm.

"Xuanqi, didn't you say you wouldn't bet?" The boy looked her up and down, surprised.

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Lin Xuanqi walked over casually, picked up her chopsticks and stirred the noodles in the pot.

"Then why are you dressed like this?"

"Wear it if you want, what's it to you?" The girl rolled her eyes at him and snorted.

"What do you mean?" the boy asked suspiciously.

"What do you mean?" Lin Xuanqi raised her eyebrows, put her hands on her hips, and glared at him irritably. "Hey Cheng Fei, I've noticed you're getting more and more controlling. Do you have to dictate what I wear?"

"No, no, then forget I said anything." The boy simply turned his head to process the beef, standing the steak upright to sear the sides, one hand in his pocket with a focused expression.

Lin Xuanqi stood beside him, staring at him without saying a word.

Once the beef was fully seared to a deep brown, the boy removed the ingredients and set them aside to rest. He then turned to stir-fry the seafood for the pasta and stewed it with white wine.

Lin Xuanqi continued to stare at him, a half-smile on her face.

Once the seafood was almost cooked, the boy put the noodles he had taken out into the broth and stirred them to absorb the sauce. Then he placed the fragrant spaghetti in the center of the plate, topped it with seafood such as sweet shrimp and clams, and finally sprinkled it with chopped basil.

Lin Xuanqi's smile gradually turned terrifying.

The boy then cut the steak into strips. The medium-rare aged beef had a brownish-brown outer layer that emitted the aroma of the Maillard reaction, while the inside was rich in fat, carrying a strong meaty and milky aroma.

After cutting the strips, the boy casually picked up a piece from the edge, popped it into his mouth, chewed it, nodded in satisfaction, and then looked to the side with a serious expression of doubt, "Xuanqi, why are you still here?"

Lin Xuanqi's eyebrows twitched.

"Want some? Just say so, don't be shy." The boy picked up a piece of beef and held it to her lips.

The girl glanced at the flesh, her small, rosy lips tightly closed.

"You want me to feed you? I really can't do anything with you." The boy shook his head and sighed, putting the meat in his mouth and leaning closer to the girl.

Lin Xuanqi couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly, feeling the rich aroma of the food spreading in her mouth.

A moment later, the girl's small hand climbed up the boy's waist and twisted it hard without any mercy.

"Hiss, Xuanqi, what are you doing? Doesn't it taste good?" The boy grimaced and backed away.

"Cheng Fei, I'll give you three seconds to rephrase your words." Lin Xuanqi put her hands on her hips, glared at him fiercely, and chewed the beef in her mouth before swallowing it.

"What language are you going to use?" The boy looked at her thoughtfully, then suddenly realized, "You're not expecting me to praise you, are you? Wearing a maid outfit on your own initiative or something, Xuanqi, you're just too cute right now."

"Cheng Fei, do you really want to die?" The girl took a deep breath, laughing instead of getting angry.

The boy wiped his hands, then suddenly pulled her into his arms and held her close, whispering in her ear, "Who's dressed like this and wants to die? Going on a shopping spree."

Lin Xuanqi's pupils contracted, her delicate body trembled slightly, and she subconsciously swallowed. When the boy released her, her eyes became unfocused and her fierce expression vanished.

"All done, please take a seat, Miss Lin." The young man clapped his hands, first pushing her to sit down at the table, then bringing the food to the table.

The menu wasn't extensive—tomato soup, vegetable salad, creamy seafood pasta, and grilled steak were all there was to offer. However, each dish was visually appealing, fragrant, and delicious, rivaling the quality of a proper restaurant. Just looking at it on the table was enough to make your mouth water.

Cheng Fei turned off all the lights in the house, leaving only the warm light on the dining table. He then grabbed a bottle of red wine from Lin Xuanqi's wine cabinet and poured it for the two of them before finally sitting down.

In a perfectly tranquil atmosphere, the two sat facing each other.

The young man first tasted the tomato soup he had made, smacked his lips, and looked at the girl in front of him with a hint of pride, "Miss Lin, what do you think?"

Lin Xuanqi also tasted the soup, her gaze swept over the food on the table, and finally looked at the boy suspiciously, "When did you learn this skill?"

"Does this even need practice? Anyone can do it." The boy ate without following any order, forking a piece of beef and rolling it up with spaghetti to eat.

"Heh, stop pretending with me." Lin Xuanqi scoffed, then went to taste the salad and found that she still couldn't find anything wrong with it.

"Is it really that hard to admit that others are excellent?" The young man shrugged dismissively and lowered his head to finish his food.