The girl glanced at his seemingly genuine serious expression, her eyes widened slightly, and her eyelids twitched.
The young man, gripping the steering wheel, glanced at her with concern. "Didn't find it? Do you want me to get it for you?"
“Cheng Fei…” The girl took a deep breath, her silver teeth clenching silently.
"what?"
"You're so appreciative of this broken car just because that vixen bought you one? You might as well just die right now!!!" He suddenly roared out with an intensity a thousand times greater than his usual anger.
"Teacher Shen, what nonsense are you spouting?" the boy exclaimed. "The point isn't that Nana bought it for me, the point is that this car isn't broken at all, it's a Lamborghini Revuelto! Top-of-the-line! The price is ten million, equipped with a V12 naturally aspirated engine, a true work of art!"
"Cheng Fei, if I ever see your despicable face again, someone who values cars more than anything else, don't blame me for buying ice cream and smearing it on your steering wheel!" The girl was furious. "And last time you had the nerve to stare at my legs and talk about art. As expected, Cheng Fei, with his sweet talk, is never trustworthy!"
"Teacher Shen, these are two different things. Of course your legs are beautiful too, but it's so childish of you to even eat the tiramisu from the car! Your narrow-mindedness will really make you disliked!"
"What did you say?! Am I the one who's naive, or is Cheng Feiyu, who treats a broken car like a treasure, the one who's naive? Dare to utter another word of such disrespect over there!"
Just like when they arrived, amidst still ambiguous conversations, the sharp-edged white supercar flashed by on the roads of Academy City.
……
After a while, Cheng Fei coughed and said, "Teacher Shen, how about this, let's each take a step back. I admit that my attitude was problematic just now. If Teacher Shen is really feeling unwell, it's okay to throw up in the car. In return, Teacher Shen, please don't stare at my car and get angry, okay?"
"First of all, nobody here is angry about a beat-up car, and secondly, I don't want to talk about this anymore," Shen Xi said coldly, turning to the car window.
"Okay." The young man nodded respectfully and slowed down the car slightly.
After a few seconds, he continued, "Since that's the case, let's continue discussing the previous issues. We happen to have some free time now, so why not take advantage of today's meeting? What do you think, Professor Shen?"
The girl remained calm and said, "I'll reluctantly not object."
"Then you shouldn't object to holding hands and hugging as casually as before, right?" the boy asked seriously.
"Don't ask such obvious questions. Unless something unexpected happens, the agreement will not be changed." The girl frowned slightly, her small face showing impatience.
"Understood." The boy glanced at the sky. "So, Teacher Shen, are you planning to go straight home, or stroll around outside for a bit? Anyway, it's still early."
In the early autumn evening, the setting sun casts its glow on the streets, and the lush roadside trees turn slightly yellow, creating a breathtaking scene.
The fact that he was able to get to the geological research institute so quickly to retrieve the files was all thanks to the Lamborghini's excellent performance (although he waited at red lights the whole way, Cheng Fei still thought so).
Shen Xi also looked out the window, her tone unreadable, "I don't want to go home."
"Huh?" the boy asked, puzzled.
"I don't want to go back tonight. I'll stay out. Does Cheng Feiyu have any objections?" The girl raised her chin and looked down at him.
"No objection." The young man quickly shook his head, stopped the car at the red light, and reached for his phone on the center console. "In that case, I'll book a place to stay first."
He reached for his phone but found nothing. He turned around and saw that the girl in the passenger seat had somehow taken it from him.
"I'll order it." The girl glanced at him, her cold voice leaving no room for argument.
"Yes, please go ahead." The boy nodded honestly.
The next second, the girl who had opened her phone narrowed her eyes and gave a cold laugh, seemingly displeased, "Cheng Fei."
"what?"
"So the vixen is the one you really care about, right?" The girl stared at the sweet girl on her phone wallpaper, flashing a signature smile and making a peace sign at the camera. Her face then contorted with disgust as she opened a drawer and suddenly saw a cockroach.
"Little cutie, what are you saying? I put you on the lock screen so you can assert your ownership, and also to avoid affecting Nana's reputation. You can do the other way around if you want, but it would be awkward if someone noticed and I had to confess to you publicly again." The boy said seriously.
The girl's eyes flickered, but she didn't pursue the matter further and smoothly began booking a hotel.
After a while, she casually put her phone back in its place.
Cheng Fei picked up his phone again during the next red light, "Let me check the address."
Then, the boy stared at the hotel she had booked and fell silent.
Shen Xi glanced at him expressionlessly, her tone nonchalant, "If you dare utter a single word of nonsense, I'll replace it with something else."
The boy opened his mouth.
After rambling on about how a meeting isn't a date, he ended up booking a love hotel by himself. How can he be so contradictory?
He managed to hold back from saying it aloud.
Anyway, they'll definitely use some very forceful arguments to justify themselves, and then get angry and force him to give in.
The Protoss Queen is the most hypocritical and sanctimonious creature; young man, I'll make a note of that.
Cheng Fei drove to the location the girl had booked, and drove into the underground parking garage of the shopping mall where the lovers' hotel was located, finally escaping the gazes that were drawn to the supercar's appearance.
The two got off the car.
"Teacher Shen, are you planning to go up now, or would you like to stroll around the area first?" The boy asked, looking at the slender, aloof girl.
"Let's look around first, and I'm hungry." Shen Xi met his gaze, then subtly looked away.
"Okay." The boy smiled and nodded.
So at dusk, the two of them stepped onto the nearby pedestrian street. The weekday crowds moved at a leisurely pace, creating a relaxed atmosphere.
Since Shen Xi had chosen the location on the spur of the moment, Cheng Fei didn't know what to take her to eat, so he put his hands in his pockets and scanned the roadside signs.
The aloof girl with long, dark hair walked forward expressionlessly, drawing attention wherever she went as always. She glanced at the boy beside her out of the corner of her eye, then turned her gaze to the roadside, her small hands hanging at her sides, swaying naturally with her steps.
Cheng Fei ignored her and went about his own business of finding food.
The girl cleared her throat.
The boy's attention was caught between various delicious foods.
The girl frowned slightly, her gaze shifting from side to side, and said in a nonchalant, cold voice, neither too loud nor too soft, "What's the point of talking about holding hands and hugging? It's fine if we don't hold hands."
Cheng Fei was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at her, unsure of what expression to make. "Little cutie, just how cute do you have to be before you're satisfied?"
The girl spoke to the flowerbed in the middle of the road, "I was just stating the facts, I don't know how I provoked Cheng Feiyu again."
The young man sighed softly, grasped her slightly cool hand and held it tightly, their fingers intertwined. "Shen Xi, how about you take the initiative next time in this situation? Holding hands isn't a big deal for us, is it?"
"Nonsense is one thing, but I don't know how you're going to take the initiative." The girl let him do as he pleased without resistance, but her tone became increasingly annoyed.
"Huh? Where did you take the initiative?" The boy was completely confused.
The girl glanced at him and said matter-of-factly, "We're already walking together, and you've already put your hand here. Isn't that enough?"
"What kind of initiative is this?" the boy said, speechless.
"He's always trying to take advantage of others every minute of the day, but now that he's put his hand here, he doesn't hold it. It's as absurd as a mouse seeing cheese in front of it and not reacting. I'm wondering if Cheng Feiyu has something wrong with his brain?" The girl suddenly got a little annoyed and kicked him with her uniform shoe.
The boy looked at her exquisitely beautiful face, which could be both charming and sullen, and leaned forward to get closer to her. "Teacher Shen, although it's cute that you clearly understand that standing in front of me is as dangerous as cheese in front of a mouse, I was just helping you choose what to eat. Can't you just feed me this little piece of cheese?"
"Keep Cheng Feiyu's disgusting delusions to yourself, don't unleash them on me." The girl leaned back a second later, creating distance between herself and him, her brows furrowed in undisguised disgust. She paused, then glared at him again, "Since we're talking about choosing food, how's the selection?"
The boy stepped back, stroked his chin, and nodded. "I've seen a few places, so Teacher Shen can decide. How about double-pepper bullfrog?"
"No, bullfrogs are disgusting, and I don't want to eat anything too spicy," the girl said without hesitation.
"Then Sichuan hot pot?"
"You said you didn't want anything too spicy, and Cheng Feiyu doesn't even have a seven-second memory?"
"Then fried chicken is fine."
"I object, it's too greasy."
"All-you-can-eat barbecue?" the boy thought for a moment.
"I object, I'll smell like that after eating it."
How about Northeastern Chinese cuisine?
"I object, the portion is too large for two people."
"They object to this too? We can't just travel this far to have some kind of morning tea or something..." the boy muttered.
"I agree, this is good."
"Teacher Shen, I'm begging you, can you please choose another one?" the boy pleaded helplessly.
"Shut up, you fickle Cheng Feiyu, lead the way." The girl kicked him, her tone leaving no room for argument.
895. Shen Xi was not raised to have any unrealistic expectations.
So the two of them left Guang'an Street and ended up going into a dim sum restaurant. They sat in a booth by the window on the second floor, ordered their usual favorite dishes, and looked down at the bustling pedestrian street below.
While waiting for the food, Cheng Fei turned his gaze to Shen Xi, who was looking at the street scene with her head tilted to the side.
The aloof girl with long, dark hair sat expressionlessly, wearing the Sakura school uniform, her shirt collar neatly tied. Her delicate and ethereal aura, coupled with her unapproachable demeanor, made her appear largely unchanged from a year ago.
The girl glanced at the boy staring at her out of the corner of her eye, then subtly turned her face away to continue looking at the street scene. After a few seconds, she looked back, only to find that he was still staring at her, so she turned her face away again to look at the street scene.
After repeating this process several times, the girl gritted her teeth in annoyance and kicked him under the table, saying, "That's enough."
"It's just for looking, why is Teacher Shen still so stingy?" the boy protested.
"I was just about to ask Cheng Feiyu how persistent he is. Does he really have nothing else he wants to see besides my face?" the girl glared at him.
"You can't see your legs either, can you?" The boy shrugged as if it were a matter of course.
The two were sitting opposite each other, so he couldn't see the girl's legs.
Shen Xi opened her mouth in annoyance, but then turned her face away with a look of frustration at her lack of self-control, as if she had given up resisting. "Hopeless."
"Teacher Shen, do you have a feeling?" Cheng Fei stared at her and thought for a moment.
"What kind of fallacies are you going to spout now?" The girl's disgusted expression seemed to indicate that she had already anticipated his next remarks.
"It's because I've raised you up through my relationship with you," the boy said seriously.
The girl's eyes flickered, and her brows furrowed slightly. "Although I'm not sure what she means, Cheng Feiyu is just indulging in disgusting fantasies again."
"Not at all. The so-called 'developing a relationship' is about influencing your partner through long-term companionship, allowing them to grow into someone more compatible with you. Don't you think so, Teacher Shen?"
Shen Xi stared at him, a hint of wariness on her face, and said coldly, "First of all, no one here is dating you, and you're just using this as an excuse to make trouble. Secondly, this 'raising' thing is just malicious brainwashing. Thirdly, don't think you've succeeded now. I've been perfectly clear-headed from beginning to end."
"Really? Sigh, it seems that Teacher Shen has completely forgotten how reserved and demure she used to be." The boy showed a serious expression of regret. "Now she not only likes to stay out all night, but she is also very good at booking love hotels. Not to mention holding hands when walking. She has fallen so low and still thinks she is very clear-headed. This little cutie is too cute."
As soon as she finished speaking, the girl's brows furrowed, her eyes widening in disbelief. She shivered and kicked him under the table. "Just how absurd are Cheng Feiyu's fantasies about me? Get this straight: I'm only adjusting my attitude to please you based on our relationship. If my kind response is met with this filthy and vulgar misinterpretation, I'm going back right now!"
She made a move to get up as she spoke.
"Please calm down, Ms. Shen." The boy quickly pulled her across the table. "I just said it casually. I didn't expect Ms. Shen to be so rational when it comes to relationships. She truly is the embodiment of the goddess of wisdom."
The girl reluctantly returned to her original position and kicked him again. "You talk a good game, but stupid Cheng Feiyu will never understand my mind. Don't think I do things as whimsically as that love-struck vixen."
"Yes, everything Teacher Shen does is the result of careful planning. To say that I was raised by love is too arrogant of me." The boy bowed respectfully.
The girl continued to glare at him, "Let me remind you, I'm a year older than you. If we're talking about nurturing, it was this childish Cheng Feiyu who, after being educated by me as her older sister for a year, started to resemble a human being a little more."
"Huh?" The boy was taken aback, then cautiously observed her. "Teacher Shen, I've noticed that you seem to quite like the older sister character?"
"Stop your filthy delusions. I'm just stating the facts. I am the older one between the two of us." The girl's tone left no room for argument.
"Yes, yes, yes." The boy nodded perfunctorily, paused, and then smiled at her, "It's cute to call yourself a cute older sister."
Shen Xi stared at him in silence for a second, then, with a wary expression, she covered her chest with her hands and slowly moved to the edge of the booth, as if she were preparing to run away at any moment.
"What's wrong with Teacher Shen again?" the boy asked, puzzled.
"I'm sorry, but every time I hear these self-invented words of yours, I feel a kind of physical nausea. It feels like your inner world is like a refrigerator that's been filled with meat and vegetables in the summer and then shut off for two months. It looks ordinary on the surface, but once you open a crack, it will reveal the rotten truth inside. Even I don't have the courage to look directly at it." The girl breathed a sigh of relief, and the seriousness on her face seemed genuine.
The boy pursed his lips and sighed in silence, "Teacher Shen, where did you learn Chinese? Even I, the top student in the grade, couldn't come up with such a description."
"I didn't make it up; I was just honestly describing my feelings." The girl said indifferently.
"So that's how it is. In Teacher Shen's eyes, I'm really that disgusting? It must be hard for Teacher Shen to be with someone like me." The boy lowered his head.
"There's no one here with you. Also, there's really no need to emphasize that so-called first place in the grade that you worked so hard to achieve. I only gave it to you out of pity. You still haven't realized it after all this time, you foolish Cheng Feiyu." The girl's face showed an indescribable pity.
"Is Teacher Shen really that caring towards me?" the boy asked, somewhat surprised.
"Cheng Fei, don't think you're more mature than me just because you lived somewhere before you came into this world. In my opinion, all your past life experiences have been meaningless except for turning you into a profit-driven so-called realist." The girl's tone was unreadable, but it had a condescending feel to it, as if she could see right through him.
"Even so, Teacher Shen is still willing to date me. She's so kind and understanding," the boy exclaimed.
"If you understand, then correct your mistakes and start anew. Don't let my hard work in raising you go to waste." There was a hint of pity for her misfortune on the girl's calm face.
"If that's the case, then booking a love hotel is also part of Teacher Shen's training of me. Could you please tell me exactly how Teacher Shen plans to train me tonight?" The young man looked at her, eager to try.
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