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

The girl stared at the camera without saying a word.

The two, separated by the internet, suddenly fell silent.

Under the boy's gaze, the girl subtly turned her face away, her stubborn, pink lips tightly closed.

"Teacher Shen, am I stuck?" the boy asked, puzzled.

"No." The girl looked at the camera and raised her chin.

"Then why don't you speak?"

"There's nothing to say."

"Then why haven't you hung up yet?"

"Sorry, I forgot." The girl pretended to tap the screen.

"I made a mistake, please let me see Teacher Shen's stunning beauty again," the boy said quickly.

"Disgusting." The girl glared at him, gave up on hanging up, and looked away, only glancing at the screen out of the corner of her eye.

"Teacher Shen, you just want to chat with me, right?" the boy asked, looking at her.

"How strange, don't dream at night either." The girl frowned slightly.

"I'll go to your place instead," the boy decided decisively and went out.

"No, I already said we had a meeting this week." The girl immediately emphasized.

"Teacher Shen, your self-compulsive mental problem is really too serious," the boy said helplessly.

"Stop slandering me." The girl glared at him fiercely. "Fine, I'm hanging up."

"Actually, it's fine not to hang up all night. Teacher Shen, have you ever heard of sleeping while connected via video call?" the boy said seriously.

"I have no interest in doing something so stupid." The girl's eyes flickered, then she paused, her expression becoming ambiguous. "Trash, do you want to...?"

"Teacher Shen, I can't hear you, did you get stuck again?" the boy observed her.

"Ask if you want to see legs." The girl raised her voice slightly, sounding a little annoyed.

"Huh?" The boy was stunned.

"Fine, I'm crazy too. Goodbye." The girl immediately pretended to tap the screen.

"I really want to, please, Teacher Shen," the boy said quickly, snapping out of his daze.

“Aquatic mammals beyond redemption.” The girl’s tone was filled with undisguised disgust before she tapped the screen.

She flipped the camera, using the back of her lens to focus on her legs.

The girl's loungewear was still a short-sleeved shirt and shorts style, and her slender and long legs were dazzlingly white under the camera. She simply stretched them out on the bed, exuding a beautiful aura like a work of art.

The camera initially focuses on the thighs, then slowly moves to the knees, and then to the calves, as if showing the details one by one.

Finally, just as the camera panned to her ankles, barely revealing those small, soft feet, the girl suddenly flipped the camera back, narrowed her eyes, and said coldly, "That's enough. That's enough."

The boy, who had been staring at the screen the whole time, opened his mouth and said, "Teacher Shen, don't you think you're getting more and more perverted? Is it really fun to seduce me like this?"

"I've already done my best to satisfy you, you shameless rat. Aren't you satisfied yet?" The girl glared at him without any politeness. If they were face to face, she probably would have kicked him already.

"Satisfied, thank you for your hard work, Teacher Shen." The boy pursed his lips, feeling speechless.

"Anyway, it's not like we're meeting in person, so a casual look is fine. Does Cheng Feiyu really want to keep watching? You're just being self-deceptive and using your imagination." The girl turned her face away and tossed her hair.

The boy paused for a second before remembering when he had said it, and was shocked. "Teacher Shen, how vengeful are you? You still remember the words you said when you rejected me, and everyone says I made them up back then."

"Since that's the case, there's no way I'll let you see any more." The girl glared at him fiercely. "I advise Cheng Feiyu to reflect on how awful his attitude towards me was back then."

"Teacher Shen, let's just let it go and settle the score later, shall we?" the boy said in a moment of silence.

The girl looked away, her expression returning to its icy demeanor. "Fine, that's enough. Does Cheng Feiyu have anything else to say? If not, I'm hanging up."

The boy thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Before you hang up, could you look at me and say goodnight?"

The girl paused for a second, her pure, dark eyes looking at the camera, and softly said, "Goodnight."

"How about adding 'husband' as well?" the young man coaxed.

The girl stared at him without saying a word, her eyes hardening.

“I was wrong, never mind.” The boy’s expression hardened.

"I was thinking of rewarding Cheng Feiyu again, but I guess I'll pass." The girl turned her face away with a look of disgust.

"There's a reward too?" The boy was surprised, then immediately became devout. "Teacher Shen is the gentlest and most forgiving. Please forgive my sins."

The girl glanced at him, then turned back expressionlessly. "Then take a good look."

"OK?"

The girl took a breath, kept her expressionless, and slowly raised one hand to the side of her head, making it look like a rabbit ear. Then she paused and suddenly lowered her hand.

"Teacher Shen, why don't you continue?" the boy asked, puzzled.

"I feel like you'd take screenshots, which is too dangerous, so I'd better not." The girl pouted, looking like she had expected everything.

"Since Teacher Shen has said so, I promise I absolutely won't." The boy spoke with righteous indignation, his fingers, which had been pressing down on the volume and power buttons, remained firmly in place.

The girl chuckled as if she'd heard a funny joke, then ignored him and said, "See you tomorrow, trash."

"Teacher Shen, please..."

Before the boy could finish speaking, the video call was abruptly ended.

He stared at the abruptly ended chat interface and fell silent.

It seems that Shen Xi has changed since the breakup, but she also seems to have become more cunning and less easily fooled than before. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

The image of the aloof girl with a blank expression and rabbit ears began to resurface in my mind.

Cheng Fei smacked his lips, banishing his random thoughts, put down his phone, turned off the light, and lay down flat.

"Let's go to sleep."

The boy closed his eyes.

Meanwhile, across the street are upscale apartments.

The aloof girl with long, dark hair casually put down her phone, turned off the light, and lay down.

Those pure, ink-black eyes blinked as they stared at the dark ceiling. Then she turned over and lay on her side, dragging the empty pillow next to her into the blanket, hugging it to her chest, burying half her face in it, and slowly closing her eyes.

A moment later, a suppressed, clear, and melodious laugh, like the tinkling of silver bells, rang out in the quiet bedroom.

……

The next day.

Lin Xuanqi didn't come to school, and the seat in front of Cheng Fei became empty again.

During lunch break, the boy continued to write diligently at his seat, unaffected by yesterday's online events or the ill-intentioned pre-sleep chats of some internet-addicted girls.

As usual, the small group gathered around him. Zhou Han and Ruan Jingyi asked him to explain problems, while Chen Hao chatted with Du Xinhua.

"Speaking of which, Lin Xuanqi seems to be quite infatuated with you, kid. Are you really not going to reconsider?" Chen Hao stroked his chin, observing the boy.

"Stop being so anxious, like an overreacting eunuch. Doesn't Cheng Fei know who he likes?" Zhou Han raised her head, her face full of disdain.

"I just felt a bit sorry for Lin Xuanqi the other day, the way she was staring at him so intently. She used to be quite scary, but I never expected her to turn out like this after the breakup. This guy's charm is just too much," Chen Hao smacked his lips and sighed.

"By the way," the boy, who was the center of attention, looked up, "how are your school trip plans for this semester going?"

"It seems you have absolutely no desire to discuss Lin Xuanqi," Du Xinhua said, looking at him.

Chen Hao pondered for a moment, "As for the school trip, I heard from Nie Zhe that we're planning to vote like last semester."

"Why haven't we seen Nie Zhe lately?" Du Xinhua asked curiously.

The positions of class monitor and vice class monitor of Class 6 were retained by the same two people as before, since the homeroom teacher Zhao Yatu wanted to save trouble and no one objected.

The vice class monitor, who often acted with small groups last semester, has hardly appeared this semester.

"You guys don't know? That kid is officially dating the class monitor now. He's in love every day and doesn't even bother hanging out with us single dogs anymore." Chen Hao looked regretful.

"So that's how it is. Didn't the class monitor say that studying was the most important thing?" Du Xinhua opened her mouth.

“Girls will change if they truly fall in love with someone. Don’t you even understand that?” Zhou Han held up one finger, her face full of certainty.

"Doesn't this further prove that Lin Xuanqi is deeply in love with this kid, that she actually changed like that?" Chen Hao looked at the boy and gasped.

"If Cheng Fei doesn't want to talk about it, then stop focusing on this gossip, okay?" Du Xinhua said, looking exasperated.

The boy said seriously, "How about a school trip to Antarctica this semester? Miriam said she can take full responsibility for the arrangements and cover all the expenses, as long as everyone is willing."

"All-inclusive? Senior Miriam is too kind?!" Chen Hao put his fingers in his mouth, shocked.

"She...is quite generous in a way." The young man hesitated for a moment, but decided to give British lesbians a good reputation, as a way of acknowledging her contributions.

"That's not necessarily a bad thing?" Du Xinhua thought about it seriously. "People shouldn't object to such an interesting location."

904. Shen Xi allows viewing

Regarding the Antarctic study trip plan, Cheng Fei tentatively sent a few people to spread the word and garner votes for later.

As the bell rang for the end of the last get out of class in the afternoon, a message popped up from the official members of the Corridor Research Department.

Shen Xi: "Today's club activity is canceled. I'll continue online tonight."

After watching, the boy silently packed his things and prepared to go home.

The WeChat notification sounded again; this time it was a private message from a netizen named Xiao A.

"I'm planning to sit in the club activity room for a bit; you don't have to come if you don't want to."

The boy paused for a moment, then sighed helplessly.

"Understood, Minister."

After replying, he got up and headed to the club activity building.

Climbing onto the rooftop and pushing open the only door, I found a cool, aloof girl with long, dark hair already sitting in a steel-framed chair, reading a book.

The boy's gaze swept over her slender, long legs beneath her school uniform skirt, as well as her spotless white socks and black school uniform shoes. He sat down beside her, looked at her delicate face with her eyes lowered, and smiled, "Good afternoon, cutie."

"Good afternoon, Cheng Feiyu." Shen Xi looked up and glanced at him expressionlessly.

The boy, as usual, took out various books and opened them, saying without looking up, "Teacher Shen, what's the meaning of this today?"

"What counts?" the girl asked, engrossed in her book.

"Sending everyone home and calling me over alone, does this mean we're having a secret date?" the boy asked curiously.

"Nonsense. I just happened to have some free time and decided to come and kill some time while I was at it. I also wanted to tell Cheng Feiyu that if she didn't want to come, she didn't have to." The girl said coldly without looking up.

The boy stared at her for a second, then nodded tentatively and went about his business, "Okay, I'll take it seriously."

The girl gave him a light tap under the table, seemingly displeased. "Of course, I don't deny that I had the intention of having this Cheng Feiyu come and keep me company. Are you satisfied with that explanation?"

"Teacher Shen, is it really true that you've come to refuse to let me stay?" The boy looked at her, surprised.

"Anyway, it wasn't a secret date. Cheng Feiyu, stop trying to confuse the issue." The girl gritted her teeth and turned her face away.

"Yes, yes, yes, although you've admitted you wanted me to keep you company, you absolutely didn't have any ulterior motives, like wanting to go on a date with me alone." The boy nodded perfunctorily.

"I guess I should just go back. I must have gone crazy. Why did I skip school and come here to meet this Cheng Feiyu?" The girl took a deep breath, her face turning sour, and she made a move to get up.

"You're wrong, little cutie." The boy grabbed her arm.

The girl gave him a token shake but failed. She glared at him again before reluctantly sitting down, her face cold as she continued reading, her stubborn pink lips tightly closed.

Cheng Fei stared at that pretty yet cold face for a few seconds, and seeing that she had no intention of speaking, he turned his attention back to the task at hand.

The atmosphere in the club room became quiet, and on a clear autumn evening, the two sat on opposite sides, focused, just like before.

This situation continued for a while before Shen Xi spoke in a completely flat voice, "There have been rumors circulating online about that thing from yesterday."

"Oh? Tell me about it," the boy asked curiously.

The girl glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, her eyes flickering, but she didn't respond immediately.

"Teacher Shen?" The boy stared at her, puzzled.