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

Cheng Fei observed the girl's profile, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Teacher Shen, everyone has been using you as a tool for days. As the department head, it's better not to spoil the fun at a time like this."

Shen Xi was silent for a second, then turned her face away expressionlessly and shut her mouth.

"Then it's decided." Nagasaki Asuna clapped her hands and smiled, then paused and tapped her chin with her fingertip. "But we still need to log in first, otherwise Leia and the others will worry?"

Then she looked to the side and said, "Shuangshuang, you can stay too, right?"

Ye Shuang thought about it carefully, "If nothing unexpected happens... it should be possible."

“Great! Then I propose a toast to this training camp!” Miriam exclaimed excitedly, raising her glass.

Shen Xi let out a cold laugh that was hard to decipher.

The others responded in unison, and Shen Xi reluctantly picked up the cup of Want Want Milk to cooperate.

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

Various cups clinked together on the table, which was filled with the aroma of food, reflecting the orange-yellow light and making a crisp, pleasant sound.

Thus, the summer retreat for the Corridor Research Club continued in this atmosphere.

……

Having not slept well for a week of shift work and online battles, despite Miriam's excitement to launch the event, the group decided to rest first after dinner.

"Ruan Jingyi, I want to sleep with you tonight." Zhou Han covered her mouth and yawned, leaning crookedly on the shoulder of the quiet girl.

Nagasaki Asuna also linked arms with Ye Shuang, "Shuangshuang, shall we sleep together tonight?"

"Mmm." The obedient girl nodded without much hesitation.

On the other side, Cheng Fei and Shen Xi walked and chatted as if nothing had happened.

"Teacher Shen, how was the braised grouper you just had? You seem to have forgotten to give your opinion."

"It tastes awful."

"Just those two words? No way."

"It tastes awful, are you satisfied now?"

"It tastes so bad, I won't make it next time."

"If you don't want to do it, you're free to choose not to."

"Teacher Shen, you're such a weirdo..."

"Shut up……"

Seeing everyone leave in groups, Miriam stood there biting her nails, then turned around and went upstairs alone to her master bedroom.

As night deepened, the seaside villas were immersed in the ceaseless sound of the waves, exuding an indescribable tranquility and peace.

After taking a shower, Cheng Fei walked out of the bedroom humming an off-key tune. He was in a simple mood when he suddenly saw a slender figure sitting on the edge of the bed. He was surprised and uncertain. "Teacher Shen?!"

The aloof girl with long, dark hair put down her tablet and looked up at him, her delicate brows furrowing slightly with disdain. "What are you shouting over there again? Have the memories of aquatic mammals deteriorated to the point that they don't even recognize their own owners?"

"I'm just so surprised that you're in my bed. It's like opening my front door this morning and finding a penguin." The boy looked her up and down as if he were observing a rare species. "Are you planning to confess your feelings and offer yourself in one go? I knew you had the most action-oriented approach, Ms. Shen."

"Hysteria, and don't dream at night." The girl glared at him, her hands covering her chest. "I'm just here for a routine meeting. We have serious business to discuss today. Put away your unrealistic and absurd fantasies."

Cheng Fei went over and pulled back the covers, sitting down next to her on the edge of the bed. "I see. But usually I'm the one who goes to your room for meetings. Why did you come here today? Did you want to sleep on my pillow?"

"I just don't want to get my bed dirty." Shen Xi took a deep breath, a subtle displeasure creeping into her expression.

"So there's a reward segment today too. But Your Highness, you don't always catch them all without getting them dirty?" The young man said seriously, his gaze subtly sweeping over her fair and slender hands.

"You still want a reward after this? Cheng Feiyu's imagination is always at its richest at times like this." The girl scoffed, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye as if sensing something. She clenched her fist, paused, and looked straight ahead, speaking coldly, "Today I'll fulfill the conditions I promised you before. Don't tell me you've forgotten."

Cheng Fei revealed a genuine look of sudden realization, and clasped his hands together with a devout expression, saying, "I knew Her Highness the Princess was the most gentle and tolerant."

the other side.

Ye Shuang was standing in front of the mirror, blow-drying her hair. Her smooth, black hair, still damp with moisture, draped over her shoulders, adding a touch of gentle elegance to her refined demeanor.

Suddenly, the sliding door behind her was violently pulled open.

The obedient girl immediately covered her chest and couldn't help but turn to glare at the other person, "Nana! What are you doing?"

"Shuangshuang, I'm sorry!" Nagasaki Asuna held her phone in both hands and bowed at a ninety-degree angle.

"What 'sorry'? What are you suddenly saying?" Ye Shuang looked down at her, confused and looking a little unnatural.

"I can't sleep with Shuangshuang tonight!" The girl's thick, coffee-colored hair fell to her feet.

"Why? And it's not a very important thing. Get up first." Ye Shuang pulled her up and made her stand up straight.

"Because I'm going to Cheng Fei's place." Nagasaki Asuna's face didn't show shyness, but rather a kind of solemnity as if she were about to go to the front line.

Ye Shuang paused for a moment, her eyes becoming unfocused. "Fine, go ahead... I won't stop you. Just don't tell me about this."

"Shen Xi was here too, which is why it was so sudden. I'll be going now." Nagasaki Asuna finished speaking, lowered her head, and turned to leave.

As the door slammed shut outside, Ye Shuang stood frozen in place, as if petrified.

"Shen Xi...is here too?" The girl murmured to herself, feeling her thoughts becoming a little confused, unable to imagine the meaning behind those four words.

784. Cheng Fei is no longer afraid of Shen Xi.

In the quiet corridor, Nagasaki Asuna looked at the chat history on her phone.

"Nana, come over for the routine meeting."

"Hey, going to Cheng Fei's room?"

"right"

Where is Shen Xi?

"She's here too."

"What does this mean?"

"Just come over here first and we'll talk about it later."

She put down her phone, took a deep breath, knocked on the door, and waited patiently with a pillow in her arms.

Soon, the familiar boy opened the door, looking completely nonchalant.

"Cheng Fei, I'm here." Nagasaki Asuna blinked her clear and bright eyes, barely managing to resist the urge to pounce on him, and cautiously peeked inside.

"Welcome, please come in." The young man waved solemnly, and after she went in and closed the door, he coughed lightly, "Your Majesty, the Inspector has arrived."

A cool, aloof girl with long, dark hair sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the wall with slightly narrowed eyes. Her displeased expression revealed a subtle impatience. "Then let's hurry up."

"Understood." Cheng Fei nodded seriously and gestured for Nagasaki Asuna to come over. "Nana, come here."

"Okay?" Nagasaki Asuna blinked, her gaze shifting between the two of them, somewhat confused.

Cheng Fei pulled back the covers first, sat down next to Shen Xi against the headboard, then looked at the sweet girl who was standing quietly next to him with a pillow in her arms, and patted the spot next to him, "Nana, sit here."

"Eh, really?" Nagasaki Asuna glanced at Shen Xi's indifferent face, her eyes widening slightly, her expression one of disbelief, and she didn't move immediately.

The aloof girl stubbornly kept her pink lips tightly closed, refusing to look at her, her face terribly cold.

"Of course, don't worry. Today is a special meeting for senior members of the Corridor Research Department." The boy sat up straight and placed his fingers interlaced in front of him with a formal air.

“Okay.” Nagasaki Asuna pursed her lips and nodded. She put down the pillow first, then sat down next to the boy, maintaining a position that was neither too close nor too close.

So, at the head of the large bed, Shen Xi, Cheng Fei, and Nagasaki Asuna sat in turn.

Once Nagasaki Asuna was seated, she turned her head to observe the two of them. Suddenly, the boy in the middle slid down a bit, leaned lazily against the pillow, and sighed with a very comfortable feeling.

Shen Xi frowned, her beautiful face as cold as ice.

Then the boy was subjected to a vicious, soft, and painful blow from an unknown source while still under the covers.

"Teacher Shen, why did you suddenly kick me?" Cheng Fei asked, puzzled.

"No one kicked you here, maybe you've been punished by heaven. You'd better think more about the bad things you've done in your life." Shen Xi sneered heavily.

"Sweetie, I know you're unhappy, but if you've already accepted it in your heart, you don't need to act so fierce, right?" The boy sat up straight again, shaking his head and sighing.

"Make sure no one here accepts this. It's because you, Cheng Feiyu, are so shameless as to use this as a condition for exchanging secrets that I had no choice but to agree!" The girl gritted her teeth, turned her head and glared at him with a murderous look, and finally cursed him out, kicking him hard under the covers.

"Even if you don't want to accept it, you're still willing to do it to get the secret? I deeply admire Your Majesty's spirit of 'If you hear the truth in the morning, you may die content in the evening.'" The young man clasped his hands together, his expression devout.

Asuna Nagasaki tilted her head, a hint of excitement on her face. "Eh, so Cheng Fei traded a secret for me to be able to attend the meeting?"

“That’s true.” The boy nodded to her.

"How could you possibly get Shen Xi to compromise? What's the secret behind this amazing thing?" The sweet girl asked curiously.

"Actually, I was just telling her about the attributes of my corridor panel," Cheng Fei said, shrugging.

"so?"

"I'll tell you later if you're interested."

“Okay~” Nagasaki Asuna replied sweetly.

Shen Xi suddenly took a deep breath, releasing a bone-chilling coldness from her body.

The boy shivered and quickly looked at her profile. "Teacher Shen, what's wrong?"

The aloof girl turned her head, her pure, dark eyes looking down at him without a trace of emotion. "Cheng Fei, you're so wary of me, but you can say whatever you want to her. So this is how you respond to me, treating me this way based on who you are?"

The boy's expression hardened. "Teacher Shen, please don't be like that. You know Nana isn't like you, digging into things. Once she's told you, that's it."

"Heh, that makes sense! So being with me is really a huge hassle. Oh well, I must have gone crazy to come here. Goodbye, and have fun with your inseparable Nana!" The girl finished speaking heavily in a tone full of coldness, and without hesitation, she pulled back the covers and got out of bed.

"Teacher Shen, I was wrong!" Cheng Fei grabbed her small hand in a second. "I won't tell her, okay? Please, don't eat tiramisu over something like this!"

"Let go!" The aloof girl gritted her teeth and desperately shook him off. "I told you to let go! Nobody here cares what you say to her. Just pour your heart out to this vixen. She'll always obey you!"

"Teacher Shen, calm down!" The boy hugged her frail waist and pulled her back to her original position.

Nagasaki Asuna watched the two wrestling (?), opened her mouth, but decided to keep quiet.

After some time, Cheng Fei finally managed to calm Shen Xi down, and the three of them returned to their initial state.

The aloof girl with long, dark hair stared intently at the wall, as if some extremely hateful creature was on it.

The boy in the middle wiped the sweat from his forehead with a serious expression and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I feel like Cheng Fei really works very hard," Nagasaki Asuna sighed softly.

"There's no way around it, Shen Xi's specialty is fighting amongst herself, there's always a contest between them." The boy smacked his lips.

"Cheng Fei." The aloof girl beside him twitched her eyelids and took a deep breath as if suppressing her anger.

"Professor Shen, I'm sorry, I accidentally insulted your magnanimous and noble character again." Cheng Fei lowered his head in a second. "How about we get right to today's meeting? What do you think?"

"A clumsy attempt to change the subject." Shen Xi glanced at him, her small face showing no disdain. She took another deep breath, raised her chin, and said, "Alright, enough of this nonsense. Let's begin the meeting."

“Okay.” The boy straightened his expression and then looked at Nagasaki Asuna on the other side. “Nana-san, we usually discuss recent research progress and such in our regular meetings. If you have no questions, you can just sit in and listen.”

"Got it?" Nagasaki Asuna nodded.

"Teacher Shen, so what's the topic of today's meeting?" Cheng Fei turned around.

Shen Xi paused for a second, then spoke expressionlessly, "The research station database at the crash site records some information about the Protoss's demise."

"That's really astonishing. If I remember correctly, the Protoss were destroyed by some kind of deep-seated spiritual disturbance, right? What exactly happened?" Cheng Fei rubbed his chin and nodded, showing a very enthusiastic attitude towards the discussion.

Asuna Nagasaki curled up, facing the two men sideways, her clear, bright eyes reflecting their faces perfectly.

"In short, the thing that led to the Protoss's demise is likely the same thing that destroyed the civilizations of the two crash sites, which is why the Protoss established research stations in that world," Shen Xi said softly.

Cheng Fei was stunned, feeling completely confused. "The same kind? Which kind? In the illusion, one look from you was enough to kill a dragon instantly. Could it be those robots from before? But those World Trees could handle them."

The girl turned to look at him. "You're mistaken. The first rebellious magical robots that caused the destruction of civilization in the Fallen Land and the second dragon race were essentially two forms of the same enemy. Even the current tree spirit is just the same enemy making a comeback."

"Is that so?" Cheng Fei was surprised and doubtful. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized, "Could it all be the result of so-called deep-seated mental disturbance?"

“That’s right.” Shen Xi lowered her eyes and paused. “Or to use another name, the thing that causes this kind of deep mental disturbance is called a variable order in the database.”

"A variable order entity?" the boy asked, puzzled. "So what exactly is it?"

"What we can confirm at present is that the mutated entities are some kind of complex supernatural life form." Shen Xi's expression was solemn.