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

After the initial commotion, the atmosphere on the Miriam quickly became dull and boring.

The magnificent World Tree seemed so close, yet no matter how one sailed, there was a sense of impossibility, as if that colossal, sky-covering behemoth was merely an illusion.

Nagasaki Asuna asked Leia for help and made a board game from the leftover wood. At first, she played with Ye Shuang and Shadow, but later Vino joined in, along with Zhou Han and Ruan Jingyi. The group knelt on the floor of the cockpit and shouted loudly, leaving Leia and Eve, who were on lookout duty, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Cheng Fei and Shen Xi stood side by side on the ship's railing, gazing at the horizon.

"Teacher Shen, don't you think Nana is quite good at taking care of children?" The boy glanced at the cabin from which laughter and cheerful voices were coming from.

"Ha, it's just a cunning vixen's pretense to bewitch people. And if so-called care is just indulgence and pampering, she's very good at it." The girl said with disdain.

"Teacher Shen, please be gentle with our future children." Cheng Fei clasped his hands together.

"Stop talking nonsense." Shen Xi kicked him, her little face displeased. "Please understand that if there really is a one in a billion chance that that day will unfortunately come, I will undoubtedly educate my offspring better than that vixen."

"So confident, you've already made plans to fulfill your wifely duties?" Cheng Fei raised an eyebrow.

"Enough, I don't want to talk about this pointless topic before you break up with that guy surnamed Lin." The girl turned her face away impatiently.

"How cold-hearted. At least he used to write long, cute things, but now all he does is urge me to break up with him." The boy sighed.

Shen Xi stared into the infinite distance, her eyes flickering. "Cheng Fei, there's something I'd like to ask you."

"Please go on, Professor Shen."

"Show me your attribute panel." The girl raised her chin and stared at him, her pure blue eyes seeming to see right through him, and stretched out her small hand.

Cheng Fei met her gaze and was suddenly stunned.

"What's the problem?" The girl frowned.

The boy snapped out of his reverie and coughed lightly. "Teacher Shen, if I may ask, what are you referring to as the attribute panel?"

"Of course it's the game's attribute panel. What other attribute panel is there?" the girl asked suspiciously.

"You can only see that from the corridor, right?" the boy said calmly.

"Then tell me your attribute values ​​first." Shen Xi looked into the distance again.

"What's so interesting about that?" the boy asked curiously.

The girl turned her head sharply, her eyes narrowed as she stared at him.

"Teacher Shen, what's with that expression?" Cheng Fei's expression tightened.

"Just tell me what I'm telling you. What are you hiding?" the girl said, sensing something.

"Oh, not at all. It's just innate attributes, they're not that important." The young man casually curled his lip, a look of reminiscence on his face. "Strength five points, perception six points, and stamina, I think, is also five points..."

"Cheng Fei, call me by my name before you speak, or let me confirm it with you when we get back." The girl interrupted him expressionlessly, her voice very soft.

"Teacher Shen, so much time has passed. Do we really need to rely on something like a security word to maintain our trust?" The boy's expression turned serious.

"This kind of nonsense is meaningless to me, you know that." The girl lowered her eyes, her expression unchanged.

The boy smacked his lips. "Could it be that Nana sold me out again?"

"This has nothing to do with fox spirits. I just found it suspicious when you mentioned game attributes the other day, so I tested you out. I didn't expect it to be true." The girl glanced at him.

The boy rubbed his chin. "Shen Xi, I think you're way too sensitive. It's not good for you. Sometimes, it's cuter for a girl to act a little silly..."

"Forget about your stalling talk." The girl glanced at his reaction out of the corner of her eye, a sneer on her face. "Looks like I've finally caught some scoundrels red-handed."

"There's nothing shameful about it, it's just a game mechanic." The boy rallied, crossing his arms in front of his chest with an air of nonchalance.

“Psychology says that defensive postures are a sign of tension and insecurity.” The girl’s gaze swept over his movements.

"Call me husband and I'll tell you." The boy said without hesitation.

Shen Xi frowned, crossed her arms over her chest, and looked disgusted. "Has this Cheng Feiyu gone mad?"

"Teacher Shen, there's always a price to pay for intelligence. You can't be so unaware of that?" Cheng Fei said with a smug air, as if he had turned the tables on Shen.

"Disgusting!" The girl glared at him fiercely, then turned her face away and sneered, gritting her teeth. "Fine, whatever. You won't even tell me data like your stats that are publicly available to players. It seems your so-called liking and love are nothing but this. You hypocritical aquatic mammals are not worth trusting at all. I was even planning to reward you with a prize at the next meeting."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Xi stared at the horizon with an icy expression, her stubborn lips tightly closed. After waiting for a moment, she still received no response. She turned her head at a barely perceptible angle and observed the boy out of the corner of her eye.

Cheng Fei was stroking his chin in thought.

"Trash, get this straight, don't even think about that ridiculous request to call me 'husband' before you break up with that guy surnamed Lin. I'm giving you a chance to reconsider." The girl kicked him.

"Teacher Shen, although it's kind of cute that you decided to reward me on your own initiative, I have one condition. If you agree, I'll tell you." The boy said seriously.

"What are the conditions?" The girl became wary instantly.

"What's with that 'I'll hurt you' look on your face? Don't worry, it's not an unreasonable request. After all, attribute values ​​aren't exactly a secret. It's just that I've always had a wish." The boy clasped his hands together and looked at her expectantly.

The girl stared at him, then suddenly shivered as if chilled, and took a half-step back without saying a word.

Just as Cheng Fei was about to say something, the two men walked over from the side.

“There’s something we just remembered that we think might be useful to you.” Leia and Eve exchanged a glance and looked at the two of them.

Cheng Fei and Shen Xi both looked puzzled.

The four of them had a brief exchange.

"You mean, seven or eight years ago, a strange iron ship piloted by humans visited the elven territory?" Cheng Fei asked, his voice filled with doubt and surprise.

“That’s right, they also crashed into several houses, but the Grand Elder still managed to get those people to leave.” Leia’s expression turned to one of reminiscence.

"Did they leave any important messages?" Shen Xi's eyes narrowed.

“Those people seemed to be searching for ancient ruins. They didn’t stay long. Everyone thought they were light magic craftsmen. That’s all we remember.” Leia shook her head.

"Understood." Shen Xi took a deep breath.

Seeing this, Leia and Eve silently returned to the top deck to keep watch.

After the two left, Shen Xi looked at the horizon, her brows slightly furrowed.

"Teacher Shen, what are you thinking about?" Cheng Fei asked, his hands in his pockets as he observed her profile.

"I still find it strange," the girl said softly.

"what?"

"How could she be so sure I would see that letter when I passed by the hotel?" Shen Xi looked up and met the boy's gaze.

Cheng Fei thought for a moment and gestured, "Is it possible that she left letters in many places along the way, so you will eventually run into one of them?"

"But why did she do this, and why didn't she write more in the letter?" The girl frowned, her tone tinged with anxiety.

"Just kidding?" Cheng Fei said seriously.

The girl narrowed her eyes.

"Seriously, she's probably worried that someone else might see the letter and leak the secret. Anyway, once you know where she went, you'll definitely chase after her, right? Maybe there are other clues waiting for you ahead," the boy said thoughtfully.

Shen Xi was silent for a moment, then suddenly tugged at the boy's arm to make him face her, then buried her face in it, her small hands climbing up his back and hugging him tightly.

"Teacher Shen?" Cheng Fei looked down at the silver-haired girl who had thrown herself into his arms, surprised.

"Today is the weekly meeting time," the girl said in a muffled voice without looking up.

776. We still don't know what conditions Cheng Fei proposed that day.

The boy paused for a moment, then smiled with a mixture of relief and helplessness, and hugged her back. "Will I come find you when we're out for some fresh air after dinner?"

"Whatever." The girl remained motionless.

"So, you agree to the conditions we just discussed?"

"Stop dreaming. We'll consider it after you've explained yourself clearly."

"Okay, actually what I want is..."

"Shut up, I don't want to hear it now."

"OK?"

Under the watchful eyes of the two elves on the top deck, the two people on the ship's side embraced tightly and remained motionless for a long time.

……

According to the rights that Cheng Fei had finally managed to obtain from Shen Xi, each person had a few hours of offline time to relax each day, which was done in batches. If there was any situation, they had to go back online immediately.

After dinner, Shen Xi was the first to put down her chopsticks and get up to leave.

Seeing this, Cheng Fei silently followed, first going back to his bedroom to take a shower, and then coming to the next room from the connected balcony.

The balcony door was naturally unlocked.

The aloof girl with long, dark hair sat expressionlessly against the headboard, lost in thought, just like countless times before.

The boy pulled back the covers and sat down next to her, letting out a comfortable sigh.

Shen Xi moved into his arms, straightened up from her kneeling position, placed her small hands on his shoulders, looked down at him with a beautiful but cold expression, and said, "Trash, tell me what you want."

“Teacher Shen, can’t we have a more equal conversation?” Cheng Fei gestured with his hand to indicate their positions.

“As a servant, you have no right to talk to me about equality.” The girl remained unmoved.

"Alright, whatever makes you happy." The boy opened his mouth, then gave up trying to persuade her. "Actually, my condition is very simple, it's just..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Xi's pupils contracted, and she gritted her teeth, punching his shoulder hard. "Just how shameless does Cheng Feiyu have to be to make such a request?!"

"Teacher Shen, it's really nothing, right? I just want to experience it once, I definitely won't do anything unnecessary, trust me." The boy put his hands together in prayer.

"Impossible, don't dream!" The girl glared at him fiercely, her brows furrowed and her expression annoyed.

"Teacher Shen, if you think about it carefully, there's actually quite a lot of information that can be analyzed from my panel attributes. It would be too much of a loss for me to just tell you all of this. This way, we can both get what we want. Don't you think that's fair?" the boy coaxed patiently.

"So you're using this as leverage to coerce me? You despicable and shameless Cheng Feiyu, how dare you talk about liking and loving someone like this!" The girl's expression became even more furious.

"Teacher Shen, it's the same for you. Why don't you agree to be together now, and I'll be completely honest with you?" The boy sighed, looking relaxed and open.

Shen Xi gritted her teeth, turned her face away, and stared intently at the wall with a flickering gaze, as if there was something extremely hateful on it.

"Sweetie, as long as I don't do anything unnecessary, this condition isn't a big deal if you think about it carefully. There's no need to make it seem like I'm going to skin you alive." The boy stroked the ends of her hair that fell to her waist.

"Don't think I can't see it. This greedy aquatic mammal is taking advantage of the situation to make progress every day!" The girl glared at him with a sharp, piercing gaze.

“Teacher Shen, even if I am truly making progress step by step, haven’t you been mentally prepared by now? We agreed before that this kind of thing was bound to happen sooner or later. I just wanted to take this opportunity to get used to it in advance. Thank you for your cooperation.” The boy put his hands together in prayer.

"Cheng Feiyu, stop trying to brainwash me with your rhetoric. Nobody here will talk to you about such disgusting things!" The girl attacked his shoulder.

The boy paused for a second, pursed his lips, and lowered his head. "Alright, if Your Highness really doesn't want to, then just pretend I didn't say anything. It's fine to live like this forever. Your Highness has already been very gentle and tolerant. According to common sense, it's normal not to accept this. I was just being unreasonable."

Shen Xi glanced at him, raised her chin, and said expressionlessly, "It's good that you know it yourself. Now tell me all your attribute values, and I'll give you a reward."

"No." Cheng Fei did not hesitate and twisted his body to lie down below her. "I can't talk to you even if you don't agree. Let's just pretend nothing happened today. I ate a little too much just now. Could you please lie down and take a short nap with me, my little cutie?"

After speaking, she closed her eyes comfortably and stopped moving.

The atmosphere in the room became deathly still.

"..." Shen Xi looked down at him without moving, her eyes gradually narrowing, and a chilling aura emanated from the girl.

The boy below shivered with his eyes closed. "Hiss... I feel a bit cold. Teacher Shen, the balcony door doesn't seem to be closed properly. I'm sorry to trouble you."

Shen Xi's eyelids twitched. She took a deep breath, silently got off the boy, and stood up on the bed.

Then, she lifted up her soft, delicate body, with neatly trimmed nails, snow-white and smooth skin, small and charming shape, and a faint fragrance.

"That Cheng Feiyu, who won't get up early for nothing!"

"You don't know what's good for you!"

"He won't listen to reason!"

"ungrateful!"

"Hypocritical trash!"

"You filthy, vile rat!"

"Why does a stingy, petty person like you, who schemes and plots to gain every advantage, even exist in this world?!"

While gritting her teeth and cursing, she attacked him by kicking and stomping.

"Teacher Shen?!"