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

"Even if I admit to glancing at Ai-kun's legs a little longer, it was only out of polite appreciation, and I absolutely didn't mean anything by it. In my mind, the most perfect legs in the multiverse are of course those of the princess." The boy continued looking down without any guilt.

"Even more disgusting, Cheng Feiyu, who only ever stares at those parts of his body." The girl gritted her teeth and kicked him with her white boots.

"Doesn't Your Highness like being watched by me? You even asked me that day if I liked it and ordered me to tell you all my thoughts..." The boy rubbed his chin, a look of reminiscence on his face.

"Cheng Fei, I'm rewarding you out of kindness, letting you erase my memory afterward. Do you dare say another word?" The girl took a deep breath, her flat chest heaving violently, her pure blue eyes becoming empty.

"You're wrong." The boy shut up immediately.

Shen Xi ignored him with a cold expression, interrupting the continued stares at Kato Ai, "Enough, let's get down to business."

"Okay~" Nagasaki Asuna then pushed Kato Ai to the map table.

Isena also appeared, holding a white umbrella, standing to the side with an innocent look on her face and her hands behind her back.

Once everyone had quieted down, Shen Xi glanced at Cheng Fei and said, "Let's talk about Deep Blue first."

“Okay.” The boy nodded seriously, cleared his throat, and addressed everyone, “Let me first introduce the latest developments in our investigation, regarding the Deep Blue Foundation…”

Next, he briefly recounted the existing intelligence.

After listening, Zhou Han blinked her round eyes and exclaimed in disbelief, "Managing relics of extraterrestrial civilizations? Wow, there really is such an organization in the world."

"Sister...are aliens real?" Kato Ai looked up at Nagasaki Asuna and whispered.

“It’s absolutely true. In fact, this is the most dangerous alien civilization’s ruler, the Protoss Queen. Don’t be fooled by her easy-going appearance now. She’s actually cruel and cold-blooded. Once she regains her memories, she will…” Cheng Fei answered, and the boy patted the expressionless, aloof girl next to him with lightning speed.

When Shen Xi stared at him with a death stare without saying a word, the boy's expression changed and he shut his mouth.

Asuna Nagasaki raised her hand and asked, "So, Deep Blue is now considered our ally?"

Cheng Fei snapped his fingers. "Good question. The answer is hard to say. First, we don't know the connection between the cyborg apostles and the Foundation. Second, they believe the Protoss are the greatest threat to humanity, so our identities must not be exposed."

"So, it feels like we've become villains lurking on Earth?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head.

“That’s right, but it doesn’t matter. It’s just about going against the world for Her Majesty the Queen. This is a necessary step for us to conquer the world.” The boy nodded with a sense of confidence.

"Conquer the world!" Miriam exclaimed excitedly, raising her fist high.

"Stop talking nonsense. If that day ever comes, you'll have to go out and apologize yourself." Shen Xi kicked Cheng Fei without any politeness.

“Teacher Shen, are you still unwilling to face reality? We are destined to stand on the opposite side of all mankind.” The boy sighed. “On the day I return to the world, all the traitors will die. I hope that you, as the empress, will soon have this awareness, so that all of us who have followed you all this way will not have been in vain.”

"Shut up! I've said it before, if that day ever comes, the first one to be judged on Doomsday will be this two-faced Cheng Feiyu!" Shen Xi gritted her teeth and kicked him even harder.

"My brother is going to be judged...?" Kato Ai's eyes widened in shock, and she gripped her staff tightly.

"They were just joking. They're actually very good friends, Xiao Aiyi, don't worry." Zhou Han smiled and rubbed her head.

"Now let's talk about the BOSS of the Great Teleportation Gate." Shen Xi kicked Cheng Fei again, her little face showing impatience.

"Yes." The boy nodded quickly, then looked at everyone, "Since the primary goal next is to conquer the third-level large portal, let me first introduce the usual large portal BOSS to everyone."

He paused, "Based on the situation on the first two floors, it's likely that the boss on the third floor will also be a humanoid enemy, or rather, a humanoid out-of-control machine."

Asuna Nagasaki blinked curiously, "So there are humanoid, out-of-control machines? I've never seen one before."

Cheng Fei nodded, his expression turning serious. "These kinds of out-of-control machines are called 'Failures.' Each Failure has different abilities and is specifically designed to defend against large portals, so ordinary players have indeed never seen them..."

In a dimensional rift unknown to anyone, the Corridor Research Department discussed their next plan, with only the World Tree quietly listening to the conversation on the floating ship.

When everything was over, Shen Xi announced the disbandment.

Kato Ai approached Cheng Fei, cautiously glancing at the aloof girl talking to Nagasaki Asuna, and whispered, "Brother, I have a question..."

"What?" The boy, who was about to log off, looked at her with his hands in his pockets.

"What does 'cheap little sister' mean?" A look of confusion appeared on the girl's youthful and sweet face. She had learned Chinese quickly in a year, and this word was not among the everyday vocabulary she had learned.

Suddenly, a suppressed laugh came from not far away. When Cheng Fei turned his head, he saw Shen Xi talking to Nagasaki Asuna. Her fair and delicate face, which looked so lovely that one would want to kiss it, was cold and expressionless, and she wasn't even looking in their direction.

"Well," Cheng Fei pondered for a moment, remaining calm, "cheap is good, and a cheap sister means a very good sister, that's right."

"Eh...?" Kato Ai's face flushed red.

Just as the boy breathed a sigh of relief, an unknown chill pierced the back of his neck, making him shiver.

……

As autumn quietly arrived in Academy City, the weather remained as sunny and breezy as in August, showing no signs of abating.

Kato Ai officially joined the Corridor Research Club and settled down for the time being. Since the inexperienced girl had no understanding of stealth games, the Corridor Research Club, as usual, gave the new member special training with the goal of quickly turning her into a game expert.

After RealTech's online attention reached its peak, the headquarters received a large number of calls every day, but they were all from university or research institutions inquiring about purchasing. It did not immediately attract generous investors. Since the prototype had not yet been mass-produced, it could not be sold. As the receptionist, Xia Meng could only register customer information every day and promise to give priority to supplying goods in the future.

While busy perfecting the mass production design of the robot and relying on [Mechanical Creator] to make rapid progress, Cheng Fei also worked hard for the company's Series A financing.

Lin Xuanqi watched this with schadenfreude.

In this uneventful daily routine that seemed to continue forever, time quietly arrived at the end of September. The cool air finally dispelled the summer heat, and the late autumn rain began to fall in Academy City.

……

Liuguang Photography is a photography studio founded by teachers from the Academy of Music and Art in Academy City. With superb artistic skills, they provide wedding photography services for the elites of Academy City and have received widespread acclaim.

On a drizzly afternoon, a convoy of black luxury cars slowly pulled up in front of the studio. A group of men in black got out of their cars to stand guard in the rain. A pretty girl with pigtails quickly walked to the back of the car, holding an umbrella, and took the small hand that was offered to her.

The guests upstairs looked through the floor-to-ceiling windows and saw the beautiful legs encased in black pantyhose on the floor, marveling at which socialite had arrived.

Ye Shuang led Lin Xuanqi through the gate and into the quiet rest area where they sat down.

After talking with the staff for a while, the girl with pigtails turned around and whispered, "Miss, everything is ready. We can start as soon as Cheng Fei arrives. Why don't you do your makeup first?"

"Okay." The haughty girl with reddened eyes yawned lazily and followed the respectful staff into the dressing room.

The makeup artist, who had been waiting for a long time, was secretly amazed when she saw her.

Lin Xuanqi didn't care at all. She sat down in front of the mirror and looked at her flawless face in the mirror, a smile curving her lips.

She opened WeChat and looked at the pinned chat.

"Honey~ How about I show you my full makeup tomorrow? Hehe."

The message history stopped yesterday, and there has been no reply even after a night.

The girl frowned almost imperceptibly, but didn't pay attention. She turned off the screen and quietly watched the makeup artist carefully working on her face in the mirror.

Today is the day the two of them are taking engagement photos. The time and place have been notified in advance, so she is not worried that he will not show up. Since they met, this has never happened. The boy is always punctual in front of her.

Ye Shuang stood guard beside her, watching her intently. She lowered her head and gently bit her lip, a barely perceptible unease flashing in her eyes.

As the appointed time approached, the boy, who always arrived early, still hadn't shown up.

"Xiao Shuang, did Cheng Fei tell you where he went?" Lin Xuanqi kept her chin raised and didn't move, so that the makeup artist could work more easily.

"No...he should be on his way, right?" The obedient girl glanced out the window; the rain seemed to be getting heavier.

Lin Xuanqi didn't speak, and shifted her gaze back to the mirror.

The rapid patter of rain against the floor-to-ceiling windows made me inexplicably restless.

After a long while, Lin Xuanqi picked up her phone and opened WeChat, intending to inquire about the boy's situation.

Just then, a notification sound rang out first, and a message popped up abruptly.

The moment she saw the contents, the arrogant girl's pupils contracted, and she trembled slightly.

The makeup artist was doing her eyebrows when a sudden tremor caused her to make a mistake, leaving a comical mark on the corner of the girl's eye.

Lin Xuanqi stared intently at the words on the screen, as if some invisible force was gripping her heart, rendering her unable to move.

"Lin Xuanqi, let's break up."

879. Shen Xi wasn't smiling.

On an autumn afternoon, the air was cool. The people of Academy City had not yet recovered from their warm naps in their blankets when the drizzling rain suddenly turned into a downpour. In the rain that blurred their vision, passersby without umbrellas were caught off guard and ran away.

Lin Xuanqi stared at the text on her phone, her eyes widening slightly. A buzzing sound, seemingly coming from nowhere, filled her ears, shutting out all the sounds of rain and people.

"Miss, I'm sorry..." The makeup artist's apologetic voice seemed to be through a membrane, drawn out and thickened in her ear.

The girl blinked; the world before her seemed to consist only of the text on her phone screen.

"Lin Xuanqi, let's break up."

She felt a strange dryness in her throat, making it difficult to breathe. She unconsciously swallowed, opened the input box, her fingertips trembling, but she didn't type anything.

Like something long anticipated but dared not face, crashing to the ground, everything was shrouded in a self-evident silence.

The girl's full breasts heaved slightly and rapidly. Her eyes flickered. Coming to her senses, she hurriedly turned off her phone screen, trembling, and got up from the chair.

"Miss, what's wrong with you..." The makeup artist stood by, at a loss.

Lin Xuanqi ignored the other person and walked towards the door of the dressing room on her own.

Ye Shuang, who was lost in thought, looked up and saw an unusual stiffness on the arrogant girl's face. Her eyes were staring straight at a certain spot, revealing an unprecedented blankness.

Ye Shuang sensed something and her heart tightened.

"Miss, what's wrong?" The girl with pigtails quickly stood up, lowering her voice in a tone that even she herself felt was deceiving herself.

"Cheng Fei has something to do today, he'll go back first." Lin Xuanqi said this without any emotion, and quickened her pace as if she were fleeing something.

Ye Shuang was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly explained to the makeup artist that she was canceling today's schedule, and ran out the door after her.

Lin Xuanqi walked out of the photography studio with a blank expression and, surrounded by men in black holding umbrellas, got into the back seat of a black luxury car.

Ye Shuang braved the rain and followed closely behind, crawling inside.

Amidst curious glances from those around them, the convoy hurriedly started up and disappeared at the end of the road.

On the bus, Lin Xuanqi stared out the window, lost in thought, her eyes silently welling up with tears.

“Miss…” Ye Shuang sat opposite her and opened her mouth.

"I'm a little tired, I'll take a nap first." The arrogant girl interrupted her first, closing her eyes as if nothing had happened.

……

at the same time.

Rental rooms on Guang'an Street.

Cheng Fei stood by the window with his hands in his pockets, staring blankly at the heavy rain that enveloped Academy City, his gaze seemingly transcending the barriers of time and space to see somewhere else.

The boy looked down and opened his phone.

Open WeChat, delete the pinned contacts and add them to the blacklist, and pin the netizens "Xiao A" and "tea ceremony teacher" to the top.

Go to profile picture settings and change the smiling Shiba Inu to a school of fish swimming in the deep sea.

Open the album, select all photos, and delete them.

Open Settings, Lock Screen & Home Background, and restore to default.

He then opened the system interface.

【Attribute Stealer: Steals 1 point of any attribute value from the target, consuming 100 points/day. Activation consumes an additional 1000 points. Returns the attribute value after being manually deactivated or when all points are depleted.】

If 1 out of 9 attribute points is stolen, theoretically, the best outcome for the corresponding extraordinary ability is a weakening of its effect, just like those he forcibly unlocked; the worst outcome is that it becomes completely ineffective.

At 100 points per day, if maintained for a month, 3000 points would be needed.

Cheng Fei checks his balance.

Points: 248,900

He thought for a moment and chose [Zzzz] as the target to use the item.

[Successfully stole 1 point of luck from the target]

[Target Luck: 9 (Exceptional) → 8 (Extraordinary)]

Your luck: 4 (poor) → 5 (average)

Lin Xuanqi, now that the magic has stopped working, what will you do?

Having done all this, the boy seemed to have completed some kind of ritual, and let out a soft breath.

He opened the wardrobe, avoiding the fine, high-end clothes, and pulled out a burgundy shirt he hadn't worn in a long time from the corner, draping it over his white T-shirt.

Holding the umbrella, the boy left the rented room.