Cao Liwen looked at Chu Fei's eager little eyes and flashed a brilliant smile. "Let's stop here for today. Learn too much and you'll get indigestion."
Chu Fei: ...
No!
How could I get indigestion? I'm just getting into it!
I want to study! No one can stop me from studying!
Yet Cao Liwen left as soon as he finished speaking. Only afterward did a sentence drift back, "Once I leave, this place will automatically lock in five minutes at most."
Chu Fei was so startled that he bolted.
He was currently in the "Intense Update Period," and his need for food was enormous. What if being locked in here overnight affected his update?
Chu Fei involuntarily recalled an experience from his previous life: a computer system update getting stuck halfway through, followed by a system crash. Even after repairs, all sorts of minor problems remained. The best solution was to reinstall the system.
The thought made Chu Fei shudder, and he hurried out.
It was getting late. He would grab a late-night snack first to calm his nerves.
But after finishing his snack, Chu Fei suddenly realized why Cao Liwen had stopped halfway through his lesson. It was likely another way of making himself valuable:
I'm using this interrupted lesson to make you realize—you're helpless without me!
Chu Fei slowed down and carefully reconsidered everything that had happened over the past two days, especially the ridiculous, melodramatic relationship between Cao Liwen and Liu Tingyun.
Then Chu Fei smiled.
Cao Liwen, Cao Liwen. I admit you're outstanding, and I admit your methods are pretty good. But while my body may be young, my mental age certainly isn't!
Chu Fei began acting out a drama in his head:
Cao Liwen thought he had everything under control, but Chu Fei had already