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

"What's this kid up to?" Chen Hao put his arm around Du Xinhua's shoulder, frowned, and rubbed his chin. "It feels like he's going to take this opportunity to seduce some girl again."

"How did you know?" Du Xinhua raised an eyebrow.

“That’s the feeling I have.” Chen Hao raised his eyebrows like a spy.

The boy in the center of the crowd looked around, a satisfied expression on his face, and then slowly began to speak, “Actually, a long time ago, there was a girl who silently stayed by my side. No matter what I did, she never objected, unconditionally supported me, accompanied me, and asked for nothing in return.”

As soon as the opening remarks were finished, all the students instantly understood what was going on and became excited, with some girls' eyes gleaming with gossip.

"Ahhhh, it's a public confession!"

"In Antarctica? How romantic!"

"In a place like this, and with Cheng Fei involved, I simply couldn't refuse!"

The whispers only quieted down when the boy pressed his hands down, and expectant gazes from all directions converged on his face.

"Although she sometimes throws tantrums that give me a headache because of her personality, we always make up quickly. She's a very lovely girl." The boy looked on with a nostalgic expression, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

"Miss?" Ye Shuang turned her head to look beside her, her gaze becoming worried.

"I'm fine." Lin Xuanqi exchanged a glance with her and smiled nonchalantly, but when she looked away, her eyes, reddened at the corners, still revealed complex emotions that she couldn't suppress.

Nagasaki Asuna pursed her lips slightly, her hands behind her back, and glanced at the aloof girl beside her, her cheek puffing out subtly.

Shen Xi's pupils contracted, her pure, ink-black eyes fixed on the boy's face without blinking. Her slender body trembled slightly, her expression unchanged, her small hands quietly clenching.

“She’s very smart, gets excellent grades, and is in the same club as me. We’ve seen each other almost every day for the past year and often spend time together in private. I like her a lot too, but for some reasons we haven’t been able to make our relationship public. Although she hasn’t complained, I feel really sorry for her,” the boy continued.

"Who on earth is so lucky?!"

"Can you just say it directly? Don't be so mushy!"

"Exactly, I can't take it anymore!"

A noisy urging sound rang out.

The boy took a deep breath and raised his voice further, "So now I want to say to her..."

He paused, his gaze sweeping across the crowd, passing over the girls whose faces lit up with surprise, before finally settling on a certain spot.

"I love you, Nagasaki Asuna." The boy's tone was gentle yet firm.

1020. Cheng Fei acted recklessly and arbitrarily.

"I love you, Nagasaki Asuna."

The light, airy words echoed clearly in everyone's ears.

"It's her?!"

"It wasn't Shen Xi after all..."

"I knew it! What guy doesn't like Asuna's type? Here's the five dollars you promised!"

As everyone's attention shifted, the sweet girl who had become the center of attention turned around, her cheek still slightly puffed out on one side. Her clear, bright eyes widened suddenly, creating a comical, unexpected effect. "Eh? Me?"

She opened her mouth as she looked at the boy over there, but then couldn't help looking to her side, her expression becoming somewhat uneasy.

Beside her, a cool and aloof girl with long, dark hair stood expressionless, her stubborn, pink lips slightly parted, staring intently at the boy without moving, as if even her breath had stopped.

Shen Xi stared intently at the boy who was speaking, only to find that he paid no attention to her at all, and was just smiling at Nagasaki Asuna with undisguised love in his eyes.

Those pure, ink-black eyes contracted sharply, blinked twice slowly, and she turned her face away imperceptibly, her slender body trembling slightly.

She lowered her head, her thick bangs and sideburns obscuring her expression. She gripped her drooping arm tightly with one hand, her nails digging into her flesh through her down jacket. She bit her lower lip hard, as if she was trying her best to endure something.

On the other side, Zhou Han, who was watching from the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief and showed a smile of relief like a young mother looking at her grown-up child. "Cheng Fei finally confessed to Shen Xi. These two can finally be together. It's really not easy, right, right, Ruan Jingyi?"

"He confessed to Asuna," the quiet girl next to him whispered.

The petite girl paused for a second, then suddenly grabbed her hair, her round eyes widening in shock, her face showing the disbelief of a young mother who had heard her child had committed a crime. "What?!"

Lin Xuanqi first looked at the boy over there, her brows furrowed, her charming face showing surprise at hearing such a fantastical story. Then she turned to look at Shen Xi on the other side, carefully observing his reaction to confirm that his lost and bewildered look as he stared into the void was not fake.

Then, the arrogant girl's lips twitched, her arms crossed her chest and her shoulders trembled. Finally, she couldn't help but burst out laughing and quickly covered her mouth. She then turned her head and hugged Ye Shuang's neck, resting her head on the other's shoulder. She laughed out loud as if she had heard the best joke in the world, with a feeling of painful restraint and schadenfreude.

The well-behaved girl with her pigtails hanging down looked left and right, her brows slightly furrowed, her pretty face revealing a complex expression of confusion and worry.

Most people didn't notice these subtle details, including the boy who was the protagonist.

He simply walked up to Nagasaki Asuna, looking up at the sweet, long-haired girl with brown hair who was staring at him intently.

Then, under everyone's gaze, he unceremoniously cupped that gentle and soothing soft face, lowered his head and leaned in, enjoying the girl's sweet scent without restraint, as if it were his own possession.

"Ugh...?!" Nagasaki Asuna opened her arms and placed them at her sides. After the initial panic, her eyes quickly became moist and hazy. She closed her eyes, her soft body gave up resisting, and she took the initiative to grab the boy's sleeve and stand on tiptoe, offering everything to him in front of everyone.

After a brief silence, the entire research station was engulfed in a clamor. Passing staff couldn't help but cast curious glances, then shook their heads with smiles, exchanged a look with their colleagues, and walked away, unable to resist reminiscing about their own youthful past.

In this atmosphere, someone suddenly covered their mouth and ran out of the crowd, as if trying to escape something.

Miriam ran towards the shore, crying, leaving a trail of fleeting, crystalline teardrops in the air that shimmered in the pure polar light.

……

Just like when they arrived, the Sakura students first boarded an expedition cruise ship to land on King George Island, on the edge of the Antarctic continent. From there, they took off from the airport to South America, and then embarked on their journey back to Academy City.

On the return trip, the seating arrangement in the cabin was slightly changed.

Asuna Nagasaki sat obediently by the window, Cheng Fei was in the middle, and then Lin Xuanqi was near the aisle.

On the other side of the corridor, Ye Shuang, Milian, and Shen Xi appeared from near to far.

As Cheng Fei, Nagasaki Asuna, and Lin Xuanqi played Dou Dizhu together, chatting and laughing, the well-behaved girl next to them turned her head to look at the other side. Her gaze passed over Miriam, who was crying with her eyes bulging like goldfish while clutching a box of tissues, and saw a cool girl with long black hair sitting expressionlessly, reading a book with her eyes lowered. Her pretty face exuded a cold aura that kept people at a distance, and she looked no different from usual.

Only upon close observation would one discover that Shen Xi's gaze was not focused on the book at all; her pure, ink-black eyes seemed to be staring into the infinite distance, her gaze empty.

Ye Shuang looked around, and remembering that they hadn't exchanged a single word the whole way, she clasped her hands together, pursed her lips, and silently looked down at her feet.

……

Three days later, in the evening, the Boeing 777 landed at the airport in Academy City.

"I'm finally back!"

"Flying is so tiring, I'm going to sleep all day tomorrow, it's the weekend!"

Amidst these shouts, students emerged from the terminal in twos and threes.

Cheng Fei put his arm around Nagasaki Asuna's shoulder, letting the sweet girl nestle against him like a little bird.

This scene drew all sorts of stares from those around them.

"Damn it, this kid is too smug. First Lin Xuanqi, then he had an ambiguous relationship with Shen Xi, and now he's chosen Nagasaki Asuna!" Chen Hao clenched his fists, his eyes filled with resentment.

"Since they're mutually in love, you shouldn't have any objections," Du Xinhua said with a shake of her head and a sigh.

"Look at your mouth! It's one thing for him to be hugging Nagasaki Asuna, but he's also chatting and laughing with Lin Xuanqi at the same time. He's basically two-timing her! This kind of person deserves to die!" The boy with the pompadour was indignant, his eyes seemingly bleeding.

Over there, a haughty girl with cascading black hair walked on the other side of the boy, so close they were almost touching, making no attempt to hide the fact that the two were a couple.

In contrast, the sweet girl on the other side seemed completely oblivious to everything, with a bright smile on her face, like a gentle girlfriend who would forgive her boyfriend even if he cheated on her in front of her.

Behind the three, Ye Shuang followed silently with a dignified demeanor.

"By the way, honey, what are your plans for tomorrow?" Lin Xuanqi asked, her hands behind her back. She glanced at the young man who had been treating her very well for the past two days, a hint of eagerness appearing on her charming face.

"Arrangements? Of course, it's just to rest and prepare for class the day after tomorrow. What's wrong?" the boy said nonchalantly.

"I want to find my husband to tutor me, the kind of one-on-one tutoring, is that okay?" The haughty girl blinked cautiously.

"Tutoring? I don't mind, but it depends on Nana's opinion." The boy said casually, tilting his head. "Nana, what do you think?"

"I don't mind either. Cheng Fei and Lin can have tutoring however they want." Nagasaki Asuna nodded, looking innocent and bewildered.

"Did you hear that?" The boy looked at Lin Xuanqi.

"Asuna, thank you." The haughty girl glanced to the other side, her eyes flickering, and whispered with a sense of gratitude.

"I'm just supporting Cheng Fei, that's all?" The sweet girl gently shook her head.

“But tutoring isn’t free.” The boy in the middle suddenly rubbed his chin, as if he was thinking about something.

"How much do you want for my husband?" Lin Xuanqi asked without hesitation.

"Money? That's not what I want." The boy shook his head and sighed.

"What does my husband want? I can give him anything I have," the haughty girl said immediately.

"Really?" The boy looked her up and down, then, as if suddenly remembering something, a malicious smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Really." Lin Xuanqi and the boy looked into each other's eyes, and her heart skipped a beat for no reason. She turned her face away without making a sound.

"Then come with me." The boy put his arm around Nagasaki Asuna and unceremoniously took her hand, leading her in a certain direction.

Ye Shuang hesitated for a moment as she watched this scene, then stopped and stood still.

"Master Ye." A soft voice came from ahead.

The obedient girl shivered inexplicably, frowned slightly as she looked at the other person, and twisted her fingers together.

"What's so cute over there? Come over here too." The boy's tone was both teasing and authoritative.

"I understand." After exchanging a glance with Lin Xuanqi next to her, the obedient girl bit her lip, lowered her head, and walked forward obediently.

Led by the boy, the four of them arrived at a nearby corridor leading to the restroom.

Since the airport in Academy City is not open to the public, there are hardly any people in the terminal building, and the huge space is empty.

The boy walked around the corner, pushed Nagasaki Asuna and Lin Xuanqi against the wall, then looked at Ye Shuang and gestured with his chin, "Master Ye."

The obedient girl paused for a moment, then walked to Lin Xuanqi's other side with an uneasy expression, glanced at him, and lowered her head again.

This resulted in Nagasaki Asuna, Lin Xuanqi, and Ye Shuang standing in a row against the wall.

The boy looked at the three beautiful girls in front of him, each with their own unique charm and obedience, and nodded with satisfaction. Then, he picked up the arrogant girl in the middle and leaned down to her.

Lin Xuanqi's pupils contracted, and without any resistance, she immediately responded to the other party according to her ingrained instincts.

At the same time, the boy raised his hands and began to feel the different rises and falls of the two girls on either side.

"Huh?" Nagasaki Asuna looked down at the scene, motionless, only letting out a soft sound of doubt.

Ye Shuang's petite body stiffened, her eyes widened suddenly, and her beautiful face flushed crimson as she frantically scanned her surroundings.

In this atmosphere, barely perceptible footsteps sounded.

The aloof girl with long, dark hair stepped out of the bathroom expressionlessly, looking straight ahead as she walked down the corridor without shifting her gaze, seemingly oblivious to everything happening around her.

Ye Shuang stared in disbelief, clutching her chest, but still couldn't stop the boy. She quickly looked at him and found that he seemed oblivious to the person passing behind him, lost in his own world.

Asuna Nagasaki gazed at the profile of the aloof girl, her eyes flickering for a moment. She pursed her lips, but ultimately kept her hands behind her back without making a sound, as if she were simply standing there.

On the other side, Shen Xi walked through the corridor toward the terminal exit. Her slender body trembled violently, her small hands relaxed and clenched, her teeth clenched, her eyelids twitched, and her flat chest heaved dramatically. A biting cold, no less intense than that of the Antarctic ice sheet, emanated from the girl.

"Shen Xi, Shen Xi, are you alright?" A concerned voice rang out beside her. Zhou Han dragged her suitcase from the other side, her round eyes clearly reflecting the aloof girl's stern expression.

Ruan Jingyi stood beside her, watching her without saying a word.

"What's wrong?" Shen Xi swallowed, raised her chin, and glanced at the two of them, her pretty face devoid of any emotion.

"Nothing, just asking." Zhou Han quickly waved her hand, then her eyes darted around, "Um, did you and Cheng Fei have a fight the other day?"

"Who is Cheng Fei? I don't know him." The cool, aloof girl's pure, ink-black eyes became empty.

"Huh?" Zhou Han turned her head and looked at Ruan Jingyi, her expression stiff. "You two should talk things out. The cold war isn't good, you know?"

"Sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about. I have to go now." The aloof girl looked ahead and quickened her pace, leaving the two behind.

Zhou Han and Ruan Jingyi stood there, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Soon, the four people behind them reappeared and arrived at the terminal exit.

"Honey, I'll head back now. See you tomorrow." Lin Xuanqi stared intently at the young man, her rosy lips slightly pursed, something surging in her eyes. She finally managed to look away.

"Okay, see you tomorrow." The boy smiled and nodded at her.

The haughty girl turned and walked away as if fleeing, getting into the black luxury car that was waiting for her. After thinking for a moment, she stuck her head out again, "Xiao Shuang, come here, I'll give you a ride?"

With his head buried and clutching his chest, the obedient girl at his feet, who had been staring blankly, suddenly woke up from her dream. She raised her head, blinked, glanced at the boy next to her out of the corner of her eye, and then quickly dodged away as if in fear, running up and getting into the car.

Nagasaki Asuna smiled and waved as the convoy departed, then looked around in confusion, "Hey, where did Shen Xi go?"