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

"You're overthinking things." The boy pouted, losing interest in talking to her. He looked around and said, "It's over. Let's go."

Perhaps because the theater was booked out, the lights didn't come on in the cinema even during the end credits.

"Honey, wait a minute."

"What are you waiting for... um..."

In the dim light, the girl suddenly leaned towards the boy, cupped his face, and tilted her head to get closer.

As that naturally beautiful and charming face loomed large before my eyes, a body temperature and scent, both unfamiliar and familiar, washed over me.

The arrogant girl always wore a malicious smile, her lips as delicate and soft as a red velvet cake, and her lips like some kind of crystal-clear fruit, exuding an enticing fragrance.

Without any hesitation, the girl with her eyes slightly closed followed the path she had followed countless days and nights before, her movements both clumsy and reckless yet indescribably skillful.

Snapped--!

In the quiet theater, such a sound suddenly rang out.

After a while, the two stepped out of the movie theater.

The boy, walking briskly forward, frowned slightly, looking displeased, as if he had just experienced something infuriating.

The girl standing beside him with her hands behind her back had a faint blush on her pretty face, but the corners of her mouth curled up in an indescribable smile, with an indescribable sense of pride.

Reaching the roadside, the boy pointed at the girl and said coldly and rudely, "Lin Xuanqi, I'm warning you, if you dare to do this again, I really won't be polite."

"Okay, honey, how are you going to be rude to me? Should I hit me here? Or hit me..." The haughty girl raised her chin and looked at him. First, she pouted and lightly tapped her cheek in a provocative manner, with an indescribable coquettishness. Then, her eyes darted around, and she seemed a little restless.

"I'll hit you on the head." The boy tapped her head lightly.

Caught off guard, the girl shrank her neck, covered the spot where she had been hit with her hands, and looked completely innocent. "Even if I was wrong to forcibly kiss my husband, he wasn't wrong at all for not dodging?"

"I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you." The boy said this, opened the door of the GLS, got in, started the engine, and drove off.

Lin Xuanqi stood still, watching the black SUV drive away. She rubbed her cheek, which had been hit in the theater, and swallowed hard, as if savoring something.

"Tch, she clearly likes it herself..."

"Hit me, go ahead and hit me. If you're so heartless, just kill me..."

"You're still being rude to me, just wait and see if I dare to do it again..."

The girl muttered indignantly as she turned and walked towards the black luxury car that was waiting for her.

……

When Cheng Fei returned to Shen Xi's house, Nagasaki Asuna was cooking alone in the kitchen.

"Where is Teacher Shen?" the boy asked, stepping forward curiously.

"Should we be online now?" The sweet girl tilted her head.

"Okay." The boy came up to her and looked at her gentle and soothing face with its soft features.

"Why are you staring at Nana all of a sudden, Cheng Fei? I'm a little embarrassed." The girl keenly noticed the gaze, touched her face, glanced at the boy, and then looked away.

"Idiot, come here and kiss me, hurry up." The boy stared at her without moving.

"Huh?" Nagasaki Asuna's eyes widened slightly, her face first showing confusion, then she gave up thinking, swallowed hard, and nodded obediently, "I understand."

Then, she put down her chopsticks, faced the boy, stood on tiptoe, hooked her arms around his neck, and quickly leaned in with her pink lips slightly parted.

The boy tilted his head and dodged with incredible speed.

The girl's vision blurred, and she missed her target. She paused, then blinked at the boy, her expression turning forlorn. "Cheng Fei, why?"

"I could have dodged it, so what happened?" The boy rubbed his chin, a look of recollection on his face, as if he were pondering some kind of world mystery.

"Cheng Fei?" Nagasaki Asuna frowned slightly and bit her lip, a hint of sadness and unease appearing on her face.

"Sorry, I was just testing it out." The boy snapped out of his daze and ruffled her hair.

"A test?" The girl looked puzzled, standing on tiptoe to examine his face as if trying to find an answer. "Why use Nana as a test?"

"It's really just a test, don't worry about it." The boy rubbed her head harder.

The girl lowered her head, her brows furrowing even more, and her clear, bright eyes began to mist over. "But Nana cares a lot. No matter why, how could you do this to Nana..."

Realizing something, the boy's expression hardened, and he grabbed her shoulder. "Let's do it again then. This time I definitely won't dodge."

The girl looked up and met his gaze, then turned her face away, puffing out one cheek, and said in a muffled voice that was hard to describe as aggrieved or something else, "No, Cheng Fei is playing with the cat, Nana is heartbroken."

Seeing her serious expression, the boy sighed helplessly, "Idiot, is this alright then?"

As she spoke, she cupped that soft, sweet face in her hands as if it were an object, and leaned in without any hesitation.

The girl first opened her eyes wide, then closed them slightly, her soft body melting as she desperately tiptoed to be submissive, offering her sweet scent.

This situation continued until a certain moment when the sound of a cleaver being forcefully chopped on the cutting board suddenly rang out.

Cheng Fei felt a chill run down his spine. He protected Nagasaki Asuna, who had completely melted and was barely able to stand, and turned to look behind him.

Suddenly, a cool, aloof girl with long, dark hair stood there, her eyes empty and her face expressionless. On the cutting board was a carrot, its head now chopped off.

Shen Xi gripped the knife with both hands and brought it down heavily again, making a chilling thud, slicing the carrot in two.

A chill, almost tangible, emanated continuously from her.

Noticing the boy's shocked gaze, she slightly turned her head and glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. Her delicate face was as cold as if she were looking at another carrot.

"Teacher Shen, it's too dangerous for you to use a knife like that. Let me handle it!" The boy, in a 50x slow-motion mode, rushed forward, took the kitchen knife from her hand, put it away, and then came back.

The aloof girl paused for a second before realizing that what she was holding was gone, then slowly looked up and gazed at him.

"Teacher Shen, please calm down. It was just a little accident. I absolutely did not mean to provoke you. If you are really not satisfied, I can make it up to you. Please feel free to make any requests." The boy put his hands together in a sincere manner.

Shen Xi took a deep breath, her flat chest heaving violently, her small hands clenched into fists, and then...

A small foot in a slipper delivered a merciless blow, its cold voice dripping with rage, "You filthy trash!!!"

A moment later, the three sat down at the dining table and began dinner for the boy's second day of temporary accommodation.

Nagasaki Asuna kept her head down and ate her meal silently.

Shen Xi's face was as cold as ice.

"Teacher Shen, the weather is so nice today, don't look so gloomy, okay? Although Teacher Shen looks quite cute when she looks gloomy." The boy coughed lightly, speaking cautiously.

"How is Cheng Feiyu doing today?" The aloof girl narrowed her eyes slightly, not even looking at him.

"How are things going? How are your studies? Everything is going very well. Thank you for your concern, Teacher Shen." The boy asked earnestly.

"You're asking about your date with that guy surnamed Lin, or is it a dream?" The girl glanced at him, seemingly even more displeased.

"A date? Nothing special, I just brushed her off and sent her away." The boy shook his head and sighed, as if he were talking about something trivial.

"You've been just going through the motions and it's taken you this long to get back." The girl let out a cold laugh that was hard to decipher.

The boy glanced at the already descending night sky, paused for a second, and honestly lowered his head, "Okay, actually I went to see a movie with her."

"What are you looking at?" The girl squinted and picked up the bowl.

"Weathering With You, an animated film from an island nation." The boy said seriously.

The girl paused for a second, then raised her chin. "You vixen, what was that movie about?"

“This…” Nagasaki Asuna, who hadn’t dared to speak for a long time, finally looked up and met the boy’s gaze. “It’s probably just youthful romance, with a touch of fantasy.”

"It's the same producer as that animated movie we watched before," the boy added at the opportune moment.

"Ha, how romantic," Shen Xi said with a hint of sarcasm. "She just finished watching a movie with that Lin guy, and then came back to fool around with that vixen. Cheng Feiyu's life is really leisurely and carefree now."

"Not at all, the most important thing is that I can see Teacher Shen, the cutest and most gentle and tolerant teacher in the multiverse, when I come back," the boy said shyly.

"Trash, has anything unnecessary happened?" The aloof girl's eyes flickered, her delicate brows furrowed slightly, as if she were conducting a routine inquiry.

"No," the boy said softly.

Shen Xi turned her head, her sharp gaze piercing him.

"Yes," the boy added.

"Is it there or not?" The aloof girl gritted her teeth, a little annoyed.

"There is a little, but it's insignificant, so please don't worry about it, Teacher Shen."

"I don't want to repeat what I said that day." The aloof girl's voice remained cold and unwavering.

"Okay, wrong, actually I was forcibly kissed by her again. I tried to dodge but couldn't, it's like my abilities stopped working. I was just discussing this with Nana." The boy paused for a second, then said seriously.

"Oh, so that's what happened?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head, understanding.

"The ability failed?" Shen Xi subconsciously pondered for a moment, then realized something and struck the boy under the table.

"Teacher Shen, why?" he asked, looking at the aloof young woman.

“Cheng Feiyu will not be affected by other people’s abilities at all. Stop trying to cover it up.” Shen Xi’s sharp gaze pierced through him. “He just couldn’t resist being bewitched again.”

"Really? I thought it wasn't." The boy looked on with a serious but skeptical expression.

"The shameful act of aquatic mammals putting on a show out of guilt." The aloof girl narrowed her eyes slightly, her calm yet disdainful tone suggesting she saw through everything.

The boy raised his voice slightly, "Speaking of which, after watching the movie, she asked me what I would choose if she or Teacher Shen were the female lead and had to sacrifice themselves to save the world."

"What will Cheng Fei choose?" Nagasaki Asuna wondered.

"If it were Teacher Shen, of course he would let the world be destroyed." The boy nodded with certainty.

"A clumsy attempt to change the subject," the aloof girl beside her scoffed.

“What if it’s Nana?” Nagasaki Asuna tapped her chin with her fingertip.

"Who told you to sacrifice yourself? I'll kill that person first." The boy turned fierce.

"Huh?" The sweet girl was stunned for a moment, then covered her face with her hands, silently lowered her head and stopped moving.

"What an incredibly foolish vixen, she was easily fooled by a few sweet words." Shen Xi said with disdain.

"Teacher Shen, have some vegetables." The boy put a piece of boiled carrot into her bowl.

The aloof girl sighed softly, a sense of pity for her misfortune in her eyes. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Oh right, Cheng Feiyu has another task later."

"What?" the boy asked, looking at her.

"Now that we've resolved the failed project, let's arrange a meeting with that reporter and see what she has to say." Shen Xi stared expressionlessly at the distant wall.

"Understood, will do it right away." The young man nodded respectfully and immediately opened WeChat to edit the message.

"Automatic reply: I'm currently on a business trip and apologize for not being able to contact you promptly. Please leave a message for important matters."

The response was immediately like this.

999. Calm and Peaceful in Academy City

At the end of the unmarked corridor, Tang Yu passed through a heavy wooden door with relief carvings and entered a sunken circular conference hall. She stopped and looked around the space, which felt like an inverted arena.

The flow of people attending the meeting passed by her, none of them wearing name tags, and there was no small talk between them. Even the sound of their footsteps was masked by the gray sound-absorbing carpet, and the cool, quiet air seemed to come from another dimension.

"Tang Yu? Hello, hello, this seems to be our first real meeting. I really like your hair." A warm voice, completely out of place with the atmosphere, broke into her ears.

A smiling, slightly overweight middle-aged man appeared before her, opening his arms to her with enthusiasm while gazing at her long, wavy brown hair.

The other person was wearing a brightly colored Hawaiian shirt and flip-flops, looking like a greasy middle-aged man who had just walked over from a beach, ready to grope any bikini-clad girls who passed by.

Because of the height difference, Tang Yu had to look down to examine the other person. After hesitating for a moment, she took a half step back. "Professor Cario...?"

“That’s right, it’s me. Can’t you tell?” The middle-aged man wasn’t embarrassed by her reaction at all. He scratched his head with his outstretched arm and looked down at himself.

"It's not easy to tell." Tang Yu's lips twitched. Although she knew that the girl with the crown and pure blonde hair online was definitely a shut-in type, she still didn't expect her to look so standard.

Cario clicked his tongue. "Anyway, come with me first, the meeting is about to begin."

The young woman nodded and followed him, the two of them sitting in a corner of the conference hall.

"So what exactly happened?" Tang Yu turned her gaze to the venue and couldn't help but ask.

In the vast hall, the attendees were of all kinds of appearances, including elderly people with white hair, middle-aged people with Mediterranean hair, and young girls with youthful features. Some exuded a distinct scholarly air, while others were dressed like tourists on vacation. There were Westerners with striking features and gentle Eastern faces.

The only thing they had in common was that everyone looked solemn, as if they had been scattered all over the world not long ago and suddenly summoned here. As a result, apart from speaking loudly, Cario's attire was not particularly outstanding.

"You'll see soon enough, it's amazing," Cario whispered.