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

Chen Hao also moved over, flipping through the latest issue of the news department's monthly magazine like a retired cadre.

"Damn it, this news department is hopeless! They even have to write about this guy's breakup. No wonder so many girls came over to give him love letters today!" the guy with the pompadour shouted angrily.

"Wasn't it obvious long ago that the news department was beyond saving?" Du Xinhua said, glancing sideways.

Cheng Fei looked up, surprised. "What's written? Let me see."

The boy took the monthly magazine from Chen Hao and immediately noticed the exaggerated layout on the cover.

"Cheng Fei and Lin Xuanqi broke up! Is it a sign of distorted human nature or moral decay? Let's delve into the unknown inner world of this well-known couple from Yinghua."

He flipped to the corresponding page and read it all in one go.

The above report is from our reporter, Su Wenwen.

really.

If we're talking about who in Yinghua's news department treats him as the key to journalism and is so audacious as to write gossip about Lin Xuanqi, it has to be Su Wenwen.

The boy shook his head, deciding to ignore it and continue writing furiously.

Chen Hao rubbed his chin, adopting an expression of studying an academic problem. "Speaking of which, there are rumors lately that quite a few girls want to be this kid's mother. What's going on in this era? Has the word 'mother' become something else?"

"It's true that this kind of culture is popular now, but it's just for fun anyway. It's consensual, so there's nothing wrong with it, right?" Du Xinhua spread his hands, looking like he was used to it.

"You haven't also recognized some girl as your mother, have you?" Chen Hao stared at him suspiciously.

"I only learned a little bit about it while playing games. Although some people like this way of playing, I have no interest in it," Du Xinhua said frankly.

Chen Hao then looked at Cheng Fei, winking and grinning mischievously, "Hey kid, now that you've broken up, have you been thinking about finding a mother? It's a bit strange to have a girl your own age as your mother, but when you think about it, it's actually pretty cool, isn't it?"

"What does Cheng Fei think about this? Is he interested?" Du Xinhua also became curious.

The boy, who was the focus of everyone's attention, looked up and thought for a moment, then shrugged casually, "I don't really care, it's not a matter of liking or disliking?"

"What are you talking about?" Zhou Han suddenly interrupted the three by slamming her hand on the table, her delicate brows furrowing and her face serious. "How can you just randomly choose a mother?!"

"I was just joking, why are you suddenly taking it so seriously?" Chen Hao remained unmoved.

"It seems she's quite traditional in this regard?" Du Xinhua raised an eyebrow.

"You can't just claim any mother out there. Even if you really have to, you absolutely can't do it carelessly!" Zhou Han declared emphatically, turning her gaze to Cheng Fei, lecturing her child like a young mother, "So you absolutely can't just claim any mother out there, okay?"

The boy met her round eyes and felt an invisible yet intense sense of pressure, so he nodded.

"Good boy, good boy, I knew you were different from those casual boys." Zhou Han's serious expression vanished, and she patted the boy's head with a smile.

Chen Hao and Du Xinhua exchanged a glance and whispered to each other.

"I don't think she's against Cheng Fei recognizing a girl as his mother, she just wants to..." Chen Hao covered his mouth and lowered his voice.

Zhou Han's ears twitched, and she looked at the two of them with an innocent smile.

“I think you’d better not say anything,” Du Xinhua interrupted him calmly.

Chen Hao finished reading the monthly magazine and decided to temporarily end the discussion about Cheng Fei.

"Have you seen the news? The international situation has become tense again. I heard that stock markets in some places are plummeting, with talk of a tech bubble bursting or something. Ugh, even I don't quite understand the connection." The guy with the pompadour put his hands behind his head and rocked his chair casually.

"You actually care about these things?" Du Xinhua raised an eyebrow.

"You look down on me? I do think about political and economic issues occasionally!"

On the other side, after listening to Cheng Fei's explanation of the problem, Zhou Han nodded with a look of sudden understanding, then smiled and looked at the boy, "So amazing, so amazing! How do you do this one?"

The young mother spoke in a coaxing tone, as if the other person were the one asking for advice.

Ruan Jingyi watched her best friend enjoying herself from the side, blinked, and said nothing.

Despite these interactions, the small group in Class 6 continued their daily campus life.

Meanwhile, on the other side, in Class 3 of Grade 11...

A sweet girl with long, coffee-colored hair walked into the classroom with her hands behind her back, sat down in front of a quiet seat, and smiled as she watched the girl with pigtails who had her arms propped up on the desk and her head buried as if she were sleeping.

"Shuangshuang?" Nagasaki Asuna called softly.

Ye Shuang stirred, and after a few seconds she raised her head. Her beautiful face, with its striking features, looked inexplicably haggard, and her eyes were slightly red. "Nana, what's wrong?"

"Look, you must be hungry, right?" Nagasaki Asuna placed bread and yogurt in front of her.

Ye Shuang was listless from the beginning of the morning. During class, the teacher noticed and asked her if she was feeling unwell. After all, the girl was usually very energetic and would never be like this. At noon, she slept on her seat the whole time and didn't even drink a drop of water.

"I'm not hungry." Ye Shuang shook her head subconsciously.

Asuna Nagasaki rested her chin on her hand, saying nothing, but simply smiling as she gazed at her, her bright and clear eyes seeming to see through everything.

The obedient girl opened her mouth, then lowered her head to pick up the bread. "Thank you."

"You're welcome~" Nagasaki Asuna watched her tear open the packaging and eat it in small bites with the grace of a well-bred young lady.

"Is Shuangshuang upset because of Cheng Fei and Lin?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head.

Ye Shuang was about to shake her head when she realized that there was no way she could hide this from the sweet girl in front of her, so she silently nodded.

"So what happened?" Nagasaki Asuna asked softly.

Ye Shuang's mind flashed back to the scene from last night, and her heart tightened. She looked around and then at her, pursing her lips and hesitating for a moment. "I'm telling you, you absolutely cannot tell anyone else, not even Shen Xi."

"Yes, yes, I'll keep it a secret." The sweet girl nodded with a smile.

"Yesterday, Miss went to see Cheng Fei, and... Miss even knelt down, but Cheng Fei still didn't forgive her." The obedient girl sniffed, her voice muffled.

“I see.” Nagasaki Asuna nodded thoughtfully. “Cheng Fei can be very soft-hearted at times, but he can also be very ruthless at others. Especially for Shen Xi’s sake, he will definitely be heartless in rejecting Lin.”

"Nana, what should I do now? I can't tell Miss anything..." Ye Shuang frowned slightly, staring at the bread in her hand, her brows furrowed with deep unease and self-reproach.

"Since we can't change it, we might as well just enjoy it. Tonight, I'll obediently go to Cheng Fei's place to sleep?" Nagasaki Asuna said seriously.

"Nana, I'm talking to you about serious matters!" Ye Shuang slammed her hand on the table, so angry she almost cried.

"Don't get excited, I was just kidding." Nagasaki Asuna chuckled and held her down, then pondered for a moment, "To be honest, I don't think there's anything we can do. Nobody can help Lin right now, so Shuangshuang, don't worry about it."

"But what if Miss finds out about me in the future?" The obedient girl's worry deepened.

"If she gets angry, we'll just have to part ways?" Nagasaki Asuna said seriously.

"But I don't want to abandon Miss. If I leave, she'll really be all alone." Ye Shuang tightened her grip on the bread slightly.

"Our Shuangshuang is too kind." Nagasaki Asuna rubbed the other's head.

The obedient girl put down the bread she had only eaten a few bites of, slumped back onto the table, and looked utterly helpless.

"Shuangshuang, let's just let things take their course. After what happened, Lin will definitely be different from before. Maybe there will be a turning point then?" Nagasaki Asuna whispered, peeking into her field of vision.

Ye Shuang blinked, staring into the void, without moving.

……

South Bay.

The manor, surrounded by green trees, was shrouded in an unsettling silence. The maids in the villa worked carefully, trying not to make any unnecessary noise.

It was obvious to everyone that the owner of the manor was in a bad mood lately. He was supposed to go to work today, but he just ate something casually in the morning and then locked himself in his room and wouldn't come out.

The suite bedroom on the second floor had its doors and windows tightly closed, and the curtains were drawn shut, plunging the entire room into darkness.

The light from the phone screen was the only source of light, illuminating the arrogant girl's pale and expressionless face.

Lin Xuanqi lay on the bed, slowly flipping through her phone's photo album. Apart from work-related content, it was full of photos of her and the boy.

There are strange everyday scenes: a boy looking troubled while studying research reports in her director's office; a boy not paying attention to the speeches and hiding to study a pen during a meeting; and a boy being caught chatting with the receptionist at another company.

There are also various photos of the two of them on vacation. The earliest one is at the entrance of the haunted house in an amusement park. At that time, the two were not very close. Then there is a photo of the two of them during the Real Band period. Then there is a photo of them embracing each other at a hot spring hotel in Hakone. Later, at the school sports meet and school trip, the two of them had happy smiles on their faces. No matter how you look at it, they look like they are in love. Recently, they also took a lot of photos in Tokyo. They asked strangers for help several times for this.

After scrolling through the photos from beginning to end for what felt like the umpteenth time, Lin Xuanqi opened a short video app that she rarely watched and mechanically started scrolling through the videos.

Suddenly, a scene of a handsome young boy and girl sitting side by side on a piano bench, playing a duet with their four hands, came into her view.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Lin Xuanqi's heart skipped a beat, and her pupils trembled violently.

The piece being played by the two people in the video is probably "My Heart Will Go On". The two are very close, almost touching, and their coordination is perfect.

"Are you a couple?"

"Sweet, sweet, sweet"

Such comments have appeared.

A tremendous, unbelievable shock surged through the girl's mind. Her eyes darted around rapidly as she pondered in bewilderment.

Cheng Fei and Shen Xi appeared to be on the pedestrian street of Fengshan Resort, which was during the last hot spring retreat, meaning it must have been before she arrived...

The girl suddenly realized everything, staring intently at the two people in the picture, her eyes bloodshot, her breathing rapid, and her teeth clenched without her realizing it.

After a while, Lin Xuanqi leaned against the headboard and let out a soft sigh. Her usually spirited eyes became empty and unfocused.

With trembling hands, she dialed the number and held the phone to her ear.

The call was connected immediately.

"Xiao Shuang, no matter what method you use, bring Cheng Fei to see me. This is an order." The girl's dangerous tone was devoid of any emotion.

886. In the original hall, the boy and girl met again.

As the bell rang for the end of the last class in the afternoon, the Corridor Research Department began its usual club activities.

"In short, other major guilds are already exploring the outer perimeter of the Great Teleportation Portal, so we need to speed things up as well." Shen Xi lowered her eyes.

“Okay~” Nagasaki Asuna rested her chin on her hands and nodded with a smile.

“Okay!” Miriam immediately agreed.

“Teacher Shen, I must remind you that we are just a small union with fewer than ten people, so this statement is not quite appropriate.” Cheng Fei, focused on his work, did not look up.

"The aquatic mammals are starting to back down again. If we don't have enough people, we'll make up for it with quality. If we can make up for it with the fighting power of dozens of people with less than ten people, wouldn't we be a big guild?" Shen Xi said with disdain.

"As long as the president is happy, I was just offering a well-intentioned reminder based on realistic considerations." The boy sighed in silence.

"So you're just a stupid self-proclaimed realist." The girl kicked him.

"Thank you for being a strong, realistic person." The boy's tone remained unchanged.

On the other side, Zhou Han placed the snacks she brought in front of Kato Ai, saying, "Little Ai, Little Ai, this is for you."

"What is this?" the young girl asked expressionlessly.

"Jelly."

"Why are you giving this to me?" The young girl blinked.

"Here's some food for you, so eat up." Zhou Han smiled and looked at her, as if feeding an interesting little creature.

"Ugh... Thank you, Sister Zhou Han." The shy girl uttered in a flustered, cat-like voice.

"Good girl, good girl~" Zhou Han rubbed her head.

In this relaxed atmosphere, the door to the club activity room was suddenly pushed open.

A girl with striking features and pigtails stood outside the door, biting her lip slightly, a hint of hesitation on her face, attracting everyone's attention.

Ai Kato, who was closest to the door, flinched when she saw the stranger.

"Shuangshuang?" Nagasaki Asuna exclaimed in surprise, "You've come at the perfect time! We were just here..."

"Cheng Fei, come out here for a moment." Ye Shuang raised her voice to interrupt her, giving her a barely perceptible hint of apology.

The focused boy stopped writing, looked up, glanced at the aloof girl beside him to make sure she was looking out the window, and then got up and walked away.

Under Ai Kato's subtly questioning gaze, the two walked outside.

Cheng Fei and Ye Shuang went to the rooftop outside.

"Master Ye has finally agreed to see me?" The young man put his hands in his pockets, leaned forward, and got closer to the obedient girl, looking quite interested.

Since he broke up with Lin Xuanqi, Ye Shuang has been avoiding him, and the two have only met a handful of times.

The girl panicked for a moment, took a half step back, and avoided eye contact. "Miss asked me to invite you to South Bay."

"I'm not going. Didn't I already tell her not to look for me?" The boy stepped back without hesitation, his expression turning cold.

"Can you please see Miss just one more time?" Ye Shuang looked at him anxiously.