Chapter 31

The more people watching, the more it fuels the boys' competitive spirit. Because there were so many people, Ye Feng didn't notice that Chi Xia was no longer there.

With less than a minute left in the game, the players were completely focused and drenched in sweat. Class 4 was once again leading Class 3 by 2 points, but the ball was in Class 3's hands.

Cheng Mo dribbled the ball, preparing to break through, but Class 4's defense was impenetrable. Seeing that the opponent was going to wear down the ball after the whistle, Cheng Mo did not hesitate for a moment. He turned around and threw the ball directly to the three-point line. Ye Feng rushed to catch the ball just before it was about to fall out of bounds.

In the last few minutes, Class 4 was on high alert. Suddenly, two people surrounded Ye Feng. Ai Sheng was about the same height and build as Ye Feng. The key was that he lived in the mountains and exercised more diligently than Ye Feng, so he was slightly better than Ye Feng in terms of physical fitness.

Ai Sheng was the soul of Class 4, and at this moment, he was evenly matched with Ye Feng. Just when everyone thought Class 4 had it in the bag.

No sooner had Ye Feng touched the ball than he jumped up, the basketball spinning rapidly through the air in a beautiful parabola. Everyone's heartbeats and breaths seemed to stop as they stared intently at the ball.

There was no time to think about whether such a distance could create a miracle.

"Bang!"

"Beep! Beep!"

"...Goal!!"

"Class 3's goal stands, 3 points!"

Wow! In the last minute of the game, they won by one point!

"Ye Feng! Ye Feng! Ye Feng!"

The stadium erupted in cheers. The match was incredibly exciting. More than half of the attendees were students and faculty, and those who couldn't attend watched the live stream on the campus network while doing other things.

There were only two people in the office: Xin Ran was playing games, and Chi Xia was researching information. Ironically, these two were also the homeroom teachers of Class 3 and Class 4.

Xin Ran's communicator rang, ending his game. He put on his headphones, answered the call, said a few words, grabbed his keys, and got up.

"Brother Xunjiang has something to take care of, I'll go over there and come pick you up in a bit."

Chi Xia didn't even look up. "No need to pick me up. I'll take a taxi home myself in a bit."

Xin Ran leaned down and smiled, "Teacher Xia, taxis are not allowed to enter Moon Bay."

Chi Xia stopped what she was doing, looked up and rolled her eyes at Xin Ran. Rich people are really something else.

Xin Ran pouted, "There's nothing I can do, having such a high-class address has always been a problem for me."

"roll."

Xin Ran had only been gone for two minutes when Chi Xia's phone rang, and she answered it.

"Liar, where are you?" It was Ye Feng.

Chi Xia: "I'm in the office, I'm going down to find you now."

Ye Feng seemed to take a deep breath. "I'm thirsty."

Chi Xia looked up and saw the water she had brought back to the office, which Ye Feng had only drunk half of. "Wait at the playground, I'll come over and bring you water right away."

After thinking for a moment, Chi Xia filled her bottle at the water dispenser in the office. When she arrived at the playground, most of the spectators had already left; some were eating in the cafeteria, others were going back to their dorms.

Even the students from Class 4 who were competing had left; only Cheng Mo, Feng Xiao, and Ye Feng were waiting by the flower bed on the playground.

As Chi Xia walked in that direction, she ran into He Ying, who was heading to the classroom. He Ying stopped and greeted her, "Teacher, why did you leave first?"

Chi Xia: "Something urgent suddenly came up, I have to go back to the office to deal with it. Did you win?"

He Ying turned her head and glanced towards the playground. "Go ask Ye Feng yourself. He was really angry just now, and he almost hit someone when he threw the ball. Teacher, I..."

He Ying leaned closer and lowered her voice, "I tried it, and I can roughly understand a few of the meows from the cat next door."

Chi Xia: "Not bad, practice at home."

He Ying nodded quickly, "Okay, I understand."

Watching He Ying excitedly walk away quickly, Chi Xia frowned slightly—

Is Ye Feng angry? Did they lose the game?

"Brother Feng, I'm a little confused. Why were you so angry just now? Didn't we win the competition?"

Feng Xiao looked completely bewildered. He seemed very well-behaved, perhaps the only one who, even after doing something wrong, could be believed to be innocent simply by feigning grievance.

Cheng Mo took a sip of water, sighed softly, and handed water to Ye Feng, saying, "Old Ye, don't be angry. Drink your water and leave."

Ye Feng didn't answer; his expression remained grim.

Cheng Mo frowned, "You're not serious, are you? She's your homeroom teacher!"

Ye Feng: "Class teacher? Then I'm her boss! Who gave her the nerve to treat me like this!"

Cheng Mo was stunned for two seconds, then belatedly realized what was happening, his eyes widening slightly, "Your dad—"

A bottle of water was handed to Cheng Mo from behind Ye Feng, interrupting him. Cheng Mo followed the water's flow and saw Chi Xia, and couldn't help but laugh, "Teacher with braids?"

Ye Feng curled his lips, took the water, and drank it without turning around. When he finished drinking and twisted the cap off the bottle, Chi Xia walked to the opposite side of the group.

Chi Xia looked at Ye Feng expressionlessly. "Come here, let's talk privately."

Feng Xiao raised an eyebrow, looked up and met Cheng Mo's gaze. Cheng Mo pouted and made a helpless expression, then kicked the ball next to him and patted Feng Xiao on the shoulder as he stood up.

Although she didn't understand, Feng Xiao still followed Cheng Mo to play ball. Watching the two shoot one-on-one, Chi Xia walked over to Ye Feng and sat down with him on the flower bed.

"Give me the contact information for the person with the best tracking skills you have."

After hearing Chi Xia's emotionless words, Ye Feng turned to look at her and suddenly laughed, "Aren't you going to ask about the competition?"

Chi Xia thought Class 3 had lost. "Winning or losing doesn't matter, just do your best."

Ye Feng suddenly felt ridiculous. His expression turned completely cold, and when he looked at Chi Xia again, he was utterly devoid of warmth. "I want a reward now."

Chi Xia frowned. "You won?"

"Thump!"

Ye Feng dropped the water in his hand to the ground. He didn't expect that Chi Xia really didn't care at all. Even though the scene was too noisy and she went back, she was too lazy to even watch the live broadcast?

Even if she's just a homeroom teacher, shouldn't she do her part for the class's honor?

Could it be that she's been working at the funeral home for so long that she's become numb like the dead?

"I've changed my mind, I don't want to lend you the person."

Ye Feng got up to leave, but Chi Xia said, "There should be basic integrity between partners."

"...You still have the nerve to talk to me about integrity?" Ye Feng's anger, which he had managed to suppress, finally flared up, but he lowered his head and calmed down. "Fine, I won't hold it against you. You're treating us to dinner tonight. I'm hungry, let's go."

Chi Xia remained motionless. "I'm not joking with you. I really need people to investigate something very important."

Seeing Chi Xia's serious expression, Ye Feng calmed down. "Is it related to your life?"

Those people were capturing members of the assassin organization alive, which meant their lives were in danger. Chi Xia nodded seriously, "Yes."

Ye Feng squatted down, operated the bracelet, and sent his contact information to Chi Xia, "Can we go eat now?"

Chi Xia stood up. "You guys go eat, I'm not hungry."

Ye Feng: "..."

Chi Xia shook the bracelet Ye Feng had given her. "Thanks. Now you can tell me how you want to investigate the Demon Fishing Academy. I'll do my best."

Ye Feng: "Is it so hard to invite you to have a meal and sit down for a chat?"

Chi Xia thought for a moment, then dialed Xin Ran's number. "How is Dr. Xun doing?"

Xin Ran's nonchalant voice came through, "Nothing serious, it's resolved. How about you over there?"

Chi Xia: "They won the game, I'll celebrate with them for a bit, then I'll contact you afterwards."

Xin Ran: "OK."

After hanging up the call, Chi Xia looked at Ye Feng and asked, "Where should we eat?"

Ye Feng greeted Cheng Mo and Feng Xiao, then walked over and said, "A date should naturally be in a romantic place. Let's go."

Chi Xia followed him, too lazy to correct his choice of words.

The two entered the underground parking garage, where Ye Feng's car was almost covered in dust.

Ye Feng: "How's this car?"

It's a top-of-the-line land and air amphibious vehicle. Chi Xia: "Not bad."

Ye Feng tossed the keys to her, saying, "Here you go. I see the academy hasn't assigned you a car yet."

Chi Xia accepted the keys without hesitation, took them, and got into the driver's seat. "Thank you."

Ye Feng sat in the passenger seat and set a navigation, "Go here."

Chi Xia started the car and drove off, saying, "Talking while driving is more efficient."

Ye Feng glanced at Chi Xia's profile and frowned slightly. "Do you have to be so businesslike?"

Chi Xia turned left and exited the garage. "Young Master Ye, there's no one else here, so it's fine if we don't act. Tell me, what do you want to investigate about the Demon Fishing Academy, and why?"

This was the first time Ye Feng had ever felt so defeated. His light-colored eyes stared at the woman in front of him, his chest filled with mixed feelings. He was the young master of the Yu family, a man that many people wanted to curry favor with but couldn't. If he had realized this sooner, countless women would have flocked to him.

But this one in front of him was the one that made him angry after running into a wall.

"Chi Xia, you're not that much older than me."

"Hmm, so what? Just because I'm only a few years older than you, you can disregard my relationship with you as your homeroom teacher?"

"...I didn't say that."

"So, it's because of our teacher-student relationship that you find it exciting? Young Master Ye, if we're going to cooperate, let's cooperate properly. Once a person is controlled by their emotions, their intelligence will drop."

Ye Feng was speechless for a long time after being talked to by Chi Xia. Why did this woman always give him an invincible sense of frustration?

She actually saw through his thoughts. He was indeed driven by curiosity, and his constitution of becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents made him unable to resist challenging her, and even wanting to conquer her.

They arrived at their destination in silence. Ye Feng tossed a black card to the receptionist, who immediately and respectfully led them to a private room.

After sitting down and ordering, only the two of them remained in the quiet private room.

Chi Xia: "If you don't say it now, then don't say it during dinner either. I don't like talking about serious matters while eating."

Ye Feng was at a loss with her. He was in a terrible mood, but his deep-rooted composure allowed him to sit opposite her and pour her tea as if nothing had happened.

"I suspect that the Demon Fishing Academy has another operating system. On the surface, it is an academy, but in reality, it may be hiding many dangerous organizations that are not in the light of day."

Chi Xia glanced at the purplish-pink tea. "Hmm, what do you need me to do?"

"Shouldn't you ask me why I came to this conclusion?" Ye Feng felt that the most "insult" he had ever received since birth came from the woman in front of him, who had never played by his rules.

Chi Xia picked up her teacup, took a sip, and found it quite fragrant. "Young Master Ye, the prerequisite for effective communication is to avoid unnecessary talk."

Ye Feng was so angry that his ribs ached. He bent over and took several deep breaths, thinking that if he could win over this woman, he would definitely make her kneel and lick his boots.

"Find out the true identity, or rather, the hidden identity, of everyone in your office."

"Okay. Now you should answer me why, and what does this have to do with you?"

Ye Feng picked up his teacup and took a sip. "Because of my father's transfer of the property to my name for my last birthday, I need to know what kind of dragons and tigers are hiding in my territory."