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

……

That evening, text appeared before Cheng Fei's eyes.

[Nana's check-in duration → 30 days]

[January Sign-in Reward → 10,000 points, one chance to win a new product in the store]

Cheng Fei clasped his hands together and chose to draw a prize.

[Red Headband: An accessory of the great fighter from the Corridor Era. It is said that a former cowardly thug challenged the boss → 10,000 points]

"Thank you, Nana," Cheng Fei said sincerely.

……

On Sunday noon, Cheng Fei, wiping the sweat from his forehead, had made a new discovery.

Strength: 5 (Average) → 6 (Excellent)

Now his dumbbells had two heavy weights on them. If it were in the first few days, he definitely wouldn't have been able to lift this weight more than a few times before he would have been exhausted.

According to the book, muscle tissue is easiest to strengthen in the early stages of fitness training, which corresponds to the attribute of [strength].

Cheng Fei estimated that if he threw a punch now, Lin Xuanqi would definitely be lying on the ground struggling for a long time.

Imagining Lin Xuanqi drenched in sweat from the blow to her lower abdomen, he took out his phone and dialed Lin Xuanqi's number.

After a long wait, the call was finally connected.

"Xuanqi, good afternoon."

"What's up?"

"I just wanted to ask if you were home. I've been thinking a lot about what happened last week. If you're home, I'll come over to you now so we can have a good talk. By the way, you sound a bit tired. Do you have a cold?"

"I'm...on a business trip." The girl's hoarse and weak voice sounded broken, like someone had been woken up at three in the morning.

Cheng Fei hesitated. "Are you sleeping? Are you abroad?"

"Cheng Fei, you're going to die... I'll deal with you when I get back..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the dial tone sounded as the call was disconnected.

Cheng Fei put down his phone, swallowed hard with a blank expression, opened the pork trotter rice delivery app, and then pulled up Shen Xi's WeChat messages to send a message to the chat box.

"Teacher Shen, Lin Xuanqi has gone abroad on a business trip. Do you know when she'll be back?"

"?"

"She might come back and kill me, please save me."

"Serves him right."

……

After finishing his class on Monday, Cheng Fei hesitated for a long time before heading to the Corridor Research Department with a nervous heart.

The boy nearly turned and ran away when he found the room full of people the moment he pushed the door open.

However, upon closer inspection, there were no men in black belonging to Lin Xuanqi; they were all girls wearing Yinghua school uniforms.

Besides Shen Xi, who was playing the ensemble, Nagasaki Asuna, and Ye Shuang, there were four audience members.

The blonde, blue-eyed Miriam waved two ballpoint pens enthusiastically, looking like a fervent fan. Who would have thought that this person was the head of the game department?

In addition, there's the trio from the Light Music Club: an unknown fashionable girl, a greedy short-haired girl known as Ryou-senpai, and a socially awkward girl known as Lonely-chan.

After the ensemble performance came to an end, the stylish girl handed a disposable paper cup filled with hot tea to the boy.

"Cheng Fei, please have some tea."

"Thank you, what brings you here?"

"I heard the ensemble playing and happened to have nothing else to do, so I came over to join in the fun," she said with a smile.

"I see." Cheng Fei blew on his tea and took a sip.

Familiar tea sets were still on the table; it seemed they had come upstairs to spread tea culture.

Shen Xi, holding her guitar, looked up, her cool gaze sweeping over Cheng Fei and the fashionable girl. She said expressionlessly, "If possible, could you give me some advice?"

The three members from the Light Music Club exchanged glances, and finally the fashionable girl spoke up, "You guys are really amazing technically. It's no exaggeration to say that each of you is at a professional level. If I had to pick one, I think your teamwork could be a little lacking."

"Will you cooperate?" Shen Xi touched her chin, paused, and nodded. "I understand."

"Then we'll head back now. Sorry to have bothered you today." The three of them stood up.

Shen Xi nodded slightly. "Thank you for your guidance today."

"I'll see you off." Cheng Fei stood up as well.

As Cheng Fei escorted her to the entrance of the light music department, the fashionable girl looked at him and said, "Good luck! I'm looking forward to your performance at the cultural festival."

Cheng Fei nodded. "You guys will be playing too, right? Good luck to you all."

"If you need help creating a lively atmosphere, I can help you. It's 100 yuan per performance, and if you're not too loud, it's free," Senior Liang said seriously.

"There's really no need for that." Cheng Fei's lips twitched slightly.

After saying goodbye to the three, Cheng Fei returned to the sixth floor.

Shen Xi scoffed as soon as she saw him, "Some people are really enthusiastic to go to such lengths to escort you downstairs."

"Teacher Shen, I was just doing my duty as a deputy minister to entertain guests."

"But looking at it this way, we really do lack coordination, and we haven't had enough time to practice together," Nagasaki Asuna said, somewhat troubled.

She has been very dedicated to the band since joining as bassist and lead vocalist.

Ye Shuang smiled as she sat behind the drum set. "There's still a little over a week left. Let's do our best."

"Well, that's all I can do." Nagasaki Asuna slumped down, put down her bass guitar, picked up her paper cup, and drank her tea.

As the atmosphere fell silent, Miriam spoke up, eager to make a move. "Miss Nagasaki, I have a suggestion."

"What is it?" Nagasaki Asuna looked at her.

“Since there isn’t enough time for practice, how about we hold a training camp?” Miriam’s azure eyes shone, as if she was anticipating something.

"Training camp?" Nagasaki Asuna glanced at Shen Xi and Cheng Fei. "This is not something I can decide."

Miriam first looked at Shen Xi, only to see Shen Xi lower her eyes and drink tea, completely ignoring her.

She then looked at Cheng Fei, giving him a frantic wink as she said, "Junior, how about we hold a training camp?"

The cunning British lesbians have begun their operation.

Realizing this, Cheng Fei said, "Senior, could you please explain in more detail?"

“Let’s go to my seaside villa this weekend. There’s plenty of space there and no one to bother us, so we can practice in peace.” Miriam rubbed her hands together.

For some reason, Cheng Fei felt that her movements were like those of a fly.

"Teacher Shen, what do you think? I feel it's worth considering; it's also for our great cause."

Shen Xi glanced at him expressionlessly, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "I have no objection. It depends on whether you're willing or not."

Asuna Nagasaki's eyes swept over Cheng Fei, then she tilted her head casually. "I'm fine this week?"

Ye Shuang thought about it seriously, "If nothing unexpected happens, that should also work for me."

……

84. Nagasaki Asuna was very cooperative.

Seeing that none of the girls had any objections, Cheng Fei shrugged. "Of course I can go too."

"Then it's decided. We'll have a training camp this weekend to make a final push for the cultural festival performances," Shen Xi said expressionlessly.

Miriam's proposal for a training camp passed unanimously, much more smoothly than expected.

"Great! I'll have the housekeeper prepare right away!" The blonde girl took out her phone, licking her lips as she sent a message.

……

The club activity has ended.

Miriam bid a reluctant farewell to Nagasaki Asuna and left ahead of her.

Shen Xi continued her behavior from Friday, leaving without speaking to Cheng Fei.

So only Nagasaki Asuna, Ye Shuang, and Cheng Fei walked out of the school gate together.

Cheng Fei cleared his throat. "Ye Shuang, classmate."

The girl with pigtails glanced at him.

"For the sake of our friendship, could you tell me when Xuanqi is coming back so I can prepare to welcome her?"

"We don't seem to have much of a relationship," Ye Shuang said with a warm smile, her words utterly blunt.

"Nonsense, didn't we fight side by side to protect Xuanqi?"

Ye Shuang's smile remained unchanged. "If it weren't for you that day, Miss wouldn't have gone to the amusement park, and she wouldn't have encountered any danger."

"Ye Shuang, I have to remind you that the root cause of Xuan Qi's danger is that there was a traitor working on her from the inside. Even if I hadn't invited Xuan Qi to the amusement park, they would have found another opportunity. So blaming me for this is a typical attribution fallacy."

Ye Shuang looked straight ahead. "I'm sorry, I don't want to talk to you about fallacies. I just simply think you're not a good person."

"If you can't make sense logically, you resort to personal attacks? Ye Shuang, that won't do."

As they spoke, the three of them had already reached the roadside.

Ye Shuang got into the black luxury car that had been waiting for her and disappeared into the traffic.

"Tsk, a mere little maidservant, one day you'll be begging for mercy from the young master." Cheng Fei said indignantly.

Nagasaki Asuna, who had been watching the whole thing, suppressed a laugh. "Even Cheng Fei gets disliked sometimes?"

"Nana, remember this: only bad people hate me, so she is definitely not a good person. Don't be fooled by her mask."

"Okay, I got it." The girl responded with a sweet smile, then paused and said, "Cheng Fei, actually I have a question."

"please say."

"How did Miriam end up joining the Corridor Research Department?"

You'll have to ask her directly.

"I roughly know her motivation, but what I find strange is how she passed the review. Shen Xi should really dislike her."

"I don't really understand this either, but Shen Xi suddenly agreed."

"So, did Cheng Fei help out in the process?"

"No, why would I help her for no reason? We're not even close."

Nagasaki Asuna tapped her chin with her index finger. "Right, why would Cheng Fei help her for no reason?"

Cheng Fei glanced at her sideways, "What have you figured out this time?"

"Milian has been giving Cheng Fei meaningful glances?"

"Is there?"

"Have."

"Well, you managed to find it even though it was so well hidden. You're something else."

"Could it be that Cheng Fei has hooked up with Milian?" the girl asked in surprise.

"How could that be? You should know her orientation."

"That's true, she's the kind of girl who would cause me trouble." Nagasaki Asuna sighed softly.

Cheng Fei looked at her calmly, "Will this make you uncomfortable?"

"It's alright, within acceptable limits?" The girl tilted her head.

"Nana, my classmate."

"Ok?"