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

"Well, since we're talking about intimacy, it's reasonable that our intimacy level has decreased since we broke up, right?" The boy gestured with one free hand.

"Are you serious?" The girl frowned slightly, as if she had encountered an academic problem.

"Who knows?" the boy said, continuing to drive.

"Isn't it more than just physical contact? A spiritual connection is also necessary. How is that possible..." The girl became increasingly distressed.

The boy pretended not to hear her mutterings.

A moment later, Shen Xi returned to her expressionless state, gazing at the street scene outside the window, her stubborn pink lips tightly closed.

"Little cutie, have you finished your research? Do you have any other questions?" the boy asked with great interest.

"I've asked you everything I wanted to ask. Cheng Feiyu, stop being so smug. You'll find out your secret sooner or later." The girl glared at him defiantly.

"Understood, I look forward to seeing Teacher Shen's brilliant performance." The boy nodded with a smile.

The girl glanced at him, then continued to stare ahead, her cold face carrying a certain determination.

The Lamborghini parked on the side of Guang'an Street attracted the attention of passersby.

Shen Xi unbuckled her seatbelt, but didn't get out of the car immediately. She said expressionlessly, "Trash."

"Huh?" Cheng Fei turned his head.

"Given that your performance today was quite satisfactory," the girl said, then stopped mid-sentence, not even looking at him.

"So?" The boy raised an eyebrow.

"And the fact that the fox spirit's senses have become stronger definitely needs to be investigated further." The girl's expression became complicated, as if she was hesitating whether to continue.

Cheng Fei looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

Shen Xi took a deep breath, opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything, so she closed her mouth again.

"Teacher Shen, are you alright?" the boy asked with concern.

"Never mind, let me think it over before I talk about it." The girl narrowed her eyes and changed the subject.

"Huh?" The boy was taken aback, then became a little anxious. "What exactly are your plans? Can you just tell me directly, Teacher Shen?"

"I'll think it over. That's all for today. Remember to go online tonight." The girl glared at him, then directly lifted the car door and climbed out of the low-slung supercar.

"Teacher Shen, please stop! I'm begging you, at least give me a heads-up about how you're going to reward me!" The boy watched her get out of the car, his voice filled with anguish, and he leaned into the passenger seat, trying to stop her.

"Shut up, this is punishment for the dishonest Cheng Feiyu." The girl turned around, stood outside the car looking down at him with a disdainful expression, as if she were looking at a rat crawling out of the sewer. She opened the car door for him, then turned and walked away.

The boy in the car watched the slender figure disappear into the distance, hesitated to speak, and finally could only sigh before driving the car to the rental house across the street.

……

at the same time.

South Bay, a secluded estate.

Outside the palatial villa gates, the girl with pigtails stood there as always, her dignified posture, holding a bag in both hands, motionless, waiting for something.

The man in black standing not far away ignored her presence.

"Miss Ye Shuang, Miss said she doesn't want to see you. You should go back." Two maids walked out the door, speaking softly with concern.

Everyone in the manor was familiar with this well-behaved girl who used to always follow behind Lin Xuanqi with a warm smile befitting a lady from a respectable family. They had all received some care from her in the past and knew that this girl with extraordinary skills was actually a kind-hearted person.

But perhaps it's true that all good things must come to an end. Lin Xuanqi's childhood friend and bodyguard was driven away after the recent events. No one knows the specifics, but they can only guess that it's probably related to Cheng Fei.

"Please tell Miss that she won't leave until she sees me today." The obedient girl's clear voice carried a hint of stubbornness.

The two maids exchanged a glance, both hesitant. Lin Xuanqi was always a woman of her word, and they dared not make decisions on their own.

As the stalemate continued, the sun gradually set in the west, the maid had left, and Ye Shuang remained standing at the villa entrance.

Until one moment, a graceful figure in the Sakura school uniform quietly appeared, looking down at the obedient girl with her head down.

When Ye Shuang noticed something and looked up, her eyes widened slightly, revealing an expression of disbelief, Lin Xuanqi turned and left expressionlessly.

"Come in," came the indifferent voice.

917. Lin Xuanqi finally met Ye Shuang.

Ye Shuang felt as if she had been granted a pardon and quickly followed.

Led by Lin Xuanqi, the two arrived at the reception room. Lin Xuanqi took the lead and sat down on the sofa, casually pointing to the seat opposite her.

The well-behaved girl, carrying her bag, then sat down in front of her, her posture cautious.

The maid brought in tea and placed it in front of the two men before closing the heavy black walnut door.

In the room with only the two of them, the air was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Lin Xuanqi picked up her tea and took a sip, her expression still blank. She didn't look at Ye Shuang, but instead turned her gaze to the garden outside the window.

The obedient girl gazed at her intently, her slightly furrowed brows conveying an expression that was neither sorrowful nor worried.

“Miss…” Ye Shuang bit her lip lightly.

"No need for pretense. You've always loved to pretend, don't you think I don't know that?" Lin Xuanqi turned around, her reddened eyes reflecting the uneasy expression of the obedient girl, her cold tone carrying a hint of hostility.

Ye Shuang met her gaze, her heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly lowered her head, her eyes reddening, her clear voice trembling with tears, "I didn't..."

Lin Xuanqi remained unmoved, shifted her posture to lean back on the sofa, crossed one leg, and looked down at her with a condescending expression. "Just tell me, what exactly did you come here for? Aren't you happy living with them?"

"Miss, I..." Ye Shuang opened her mouth, but when she looked up and saw the other person's cold expression, her nose stung, her eyes reddened, and crystal tears welled up in them. She quickly covered her mouth and choked out, "I just wanted to say sorry to you, Miss..."

Lin Xuanqi laughed with a hint of sarcasm, crossed her arms, looked up at the ceiling and exhaled, "Ye Shuang, what's the point of saying sorry now? Do you think I'll forgive you just because you said it?"

"Don't be so childish." She said each word slowly and deliberately.

"But I didn't want this to happen, I just..." The obedient girl felt as if someone had squeezed her heart hard, she sobbed, and her voice became even more aggrieved.

"You just listened to Cheng Fei after a little coaxing? I never thought you were so easily fooled!" Lin Xuanqi interrupted her again, her tone becoming sharp.

"Miss, I didn't!" The well-behaved girl panicked and hurriedly said, "It was Cheng Fei who said he wanted to break up with you. I was afraid you would be sad and didn't know how to tell you, so I..."

Ye Shuang swallowed hard, staring intently at the coffee table as she recalled, her voice strained, "Then Cheng Fei saved my life again. He told me not to get involved in this, so I didn't tell him. Because he was determined to break up with you and get revenge, I had to tell him that breaking up was okay, but I couldn't hurt you. He agreed, and after that, I couldn't tell you anything... I really didn't mean to lie to you!"

Lin Xuanqi narrowed her eyes at the obedient girl, subtly tightening her grip on the teacup. She took a deep breath and asked in a completely emotionless tone, "Then let me ask you, what is your relationship with him?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Shuang froze, slowly lowered her head, twisted her hands together in her Absolute Territory, and her eyes flickered rapidly.

Lin Xuanqi kept her eyes fixed on the obedient girl's little movements. Her full chest heaved slightly, and suddenly she spilled the tea in her hand, the green tea drawing an arc between the two of them.

Feeling the warm, fragrant liquid splashing on her face and body, Ye Shuang looked up, blinking blankly, "Miss..."

"That's really shameless." Lin Xuanqi's voice was very soft as she held the empty teacup and looked out the window expressionlessly, as if nothing had happened.

The obedient girl hastily wiped the water off her face with her sleeve, sniffed with her head down, and sat obediently with her knees together. She whispered tremblingly, "Miss, you can scold me if you want. If scolding me makes you feel better, then it's like Shen Xi calling Nana a vixen."

Lin Xuanqi gazed thoughtfully at the garden, then let out a heavy sneer, her tone filled with undisguised disgust, "No wonder you and Nagasaki Asuna are friends, it turns out you're the same kind of people, always pretending to be something you're not."

Ye Shuang clutched her chest tightly, keeping her head down and remaining silent.

The atmosphere in the reception room fell into a deathly silence.

Lin Xuanqi's gaze shifted, glancing at the obedient girl out of the corner of her eye before resuming her expressionless demeanor. After a moment's thought, she asked, "I'm asking you, does Shen Xi know about these things?"

“Shen Xi knows everything,” Ye Shuang quickly said.

Lin Xuanqi frowned slightly. "Then what exactly is her relationship with Cheng Fei?"

The obedient girl opened her mouth, "We're... friends, I guess, but she likes Cheng Fei, and Cheng Fei likes her too."

Lin Xuanqi frowned even more deeply. "You're lying to me. You and Nagasaki Asuna both have ambiguous relationships with Cheng Fei. How could she possibly like Cheng Fei?"

Ye Shuang's voice was even softer, "Shen Xi... just likes Cheng Fei. The two of them often bicker together, but they have a very good relationship. Everyone in the Corridor Research Department knows that."

Lin Xuanqi stared at the shrubs trimmed into spherical shapes in the garden, her eyes narrowed, her expression becoming puzzled, as if she had encountered some kind of problem. "Is she crazy? Knowing that you and Nagasaki Asuna have an ambiguous relationship with Cheng Fei, why does she still like Cheng Fei? What on earth is she thinking?"

“I heard from Nana that Cheng Fei promised Shen Xi that he would always treat Shen Xi as his favorite person. Because some things happened between the three of them before, although Shen Xi scolded Nana, she had already accepted her, so…” the obedient girl said slowly.

Lin Xuanqi gave a forced smile and glanced sideways at Ye Shuang, "So you're saying she tolerated Nagasaki Asuna being a mistress? She's really magnanimous. And what are you then?"

"I..." The obedient girl stumbled, staring at her absolute territory, her fair earlobes quietly turning red, and she lowered her head even further. "I don't know either, it's just that Shen Xi doesn't care about me, and Cheng Fei said he would always be good to me."

Lin Xuanqi kept her gaze fixed on Ye Shuang and said coldly, "Ye Shuang, I think you're really incredibly stupid."

The obedient girl trembled slightly, like a child who had done something wrong.

"Besides the three of you, which other girls has Cheng Fei been involved with?" Lin Xuanqi hid her trembling fingertips where she couldn't see them and raised her chin.

"There shouldn't be any more." Ye Shuang hesitated for a moment. "Shen Xi doesn't want him to keep being a womanizer, and he's very serious about Shen Xi. He doesn't mess around with other girls much."

"Seriously?" Lin Xuanqi sneered. "You really know how to defend him."

"Miss, everything I said is true." The obedient girl bit her lip tightly.

"What else do you know about them? Just tell me everything at once." Lin Xuanqi put down her teacup, crossed her legs, and stared at Ye Shuang with an unreadable gaze.

The obedient girl looked up at her, a few strands of hair still stuck to her cheek with tea. She opened her mouth and said, "There's something else very important."

"What is it?" Lin Xuanqi asked in an unchanged tone.

“I can’t say.” Ye Shuang shook her head, her expression hesitant. “I also want to tell you, Miss, but this is a secret of the Corridor Research Department.”

"A secret?" Lin Xuanqi's eyes narrowed as she looked her up and down. "What secret is it?"

"Miss, I really can't say." The obedient girl shook her head desperately, her smooth pigtails swaying with her movements. "Unless Shen Xi agrees."

"Shen Xi has to agree?" Lin Xuanqi became increasingly suspicious, her eyes flickering as she stared at Ye Shuang. "Is it that important?"

The obedient girl nodded vigorously, keeping her mouth shut and not saying a word.

Lin Xuanqi silently took out a lollipop from her pocket, tore it open, and put it in her mouth. Her gaze was heavy as she stared at the wall, lost in thought.

Ye Shuang sat in her seat and looked at her without moving.

Time passed by, second by second.

"Is it related to real technology?" Lin Xuanqi suddenly realized something and looked at the obedient girl.

Ye Shuang paused for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Lin Xuanqi closed her eyes, rubbed her temples, let out a soft breath, and reopened her eyes, looking into the eyes of the obedient girl, "You want me to forgive you?"

"Yes!" Ye Shuang nodded quickly.

"Then tell me their secrets," Lin Xuanqi said casually.

"Miss..." The obedient girl panicked, subconsciously shaking her head and shrinking back.

"Ye Xiaoshuang, are you listening to them or me?" Lin Xuanqi stared at her expressionlessly.

“I want to listen to Miss, but…” Ye Shuang’s eyes reddened, and her voice trembled again.

"Then tell me." Lin Xuanqi narrowed her eyes, her tone becoming unquestionable.

……

After some time, the girl with pigtails, whose tea had long since dried, walked out of the villa and left the manor accompanied by the man in black.

From the second-floor window of the villa, a haughty young woman with cascading black hair looked down at her receding figure, her eyes, red at the corners, vacant.

The conversation before parting echoed in Lin Xuanqi's ears.

"Miss, I really can't tell you. If you want to know, you'll have to ask them..."

"Given the current situation, who do you think will tell me?"

"Nana said Cheng Fei is the kind of person who responds better to gentle persuasion than force. If Miss wants to reconcile with him, she should stay by his side like she did at noon. Maybe in time..."

"Heh, so you were watching the show with Nagasaki Asuna after all that? How interesting, isn't it?"

“Miss, I’m serious. Nana has a special ability; she’s very good at judging people. I also want to help you…”

Lin Xuanqi pondered with a lollipop in her mouth. After a moment, she turned around, picked up her phone from the cabinet, and opened WeChat.

"My dear daughter, how have you been resting lately? Should I put in a good word for you at the board meeting and ask you to return to the investment department as director next week?"

The girl took a deep breath and typed in a message.

"I'm not interested. After being suspended, I suddenly realized that going back to school is actually quite nice. I'm going to take a long vacation. Let whoever wants to be the director take the job."

She paused for a second, then pressed send.