Chapter 264 : Lin Li Left in Great Pain

The girls' 3000 meters was much longer than the boys'.

Qu Wanqiu finally got fifth place. Although it wasn't top three, after all, there were more than twenty people participating in the girls' 3000 meters, so it was considered a very good result.

Chen Yuying and Ding Sihan supported Qu Wanqiu, walking slowly along the inner circle of the field to rest, while Lin Li and Bai Bufan followed behind.

"Wanqiu, this result is very impressive, and you got a lot of points," Chen Yuying and Ding Sihan smiled and praised Qu Wanqiu.

"And it feels like the four girls who were faster than you were either sports students or long-distance running enthusiasts. There's nothing you can do about losing to them."

"If you let me run 3000 meters, I might not even get your result. I'm not saying this to comfort you, it's the truth," Bai Bufan also nodded.

"Indeed, fifth place is very good. Although I am first place, in brackets, the record-breaking first place, I think fifth place is very good. It's only four places away from first place, in brackets, the record-breaking first place, but it's very good."

Qu Wanqiu, who was originally just smiling politely, stopped and turned to look at a certain someone who was out of place.

"See that, Little Pigtails turns a deaf ear to your praise, but only responds to mine. Tell me, who is the true King of Yellow and Black who wields praise?" Lin Li said proudly.

(Translator's Note: "King of Yellow and Black" is a reference to the Lord of the Mysteries novel).

"Water," however, Qu Wanqiu just said grumpily.

Lin Li first unscrewed the cap of a brand new water bottle, then handed it to Qu Wanqiu: "Remember to drink slowly in small sips, don't finish it all at once."

Qu Wanqiu nodded and took the water: "Thanks."

The five of them stopped to wait for Qu Wanqiu to drink water.

Gulp, gulp.

"Hmph, I wasn't caring about you. Telling you to drink slowly in small sips is just, just because I hope to save water resources."

Lin Li suddenly said in a tsundere tone.

"Pfft—cough, cough!" The water she had just drunk was sprayed out before it even went down her throat. Qu Wanqiu turned her head angrily to look at Lin Li. Although her throat was uncomfortable, she had to scold him: "No? Lin Li? Who asked you?"

Bai Bufan couldn't hold it in even more: "Lin Li, what the fuck are you being tsundere about here?"

Chen Yuying's focus was different from the others. She looked at the other bottle of water in Lin Li's hand, which looked a bit familiar, and asked in confusion: "This water... Lin Li, why haven't you finished it yet?"

"Of course it's because I'm not thirsty and I want to protect water resources. It's impossible that just because you drank from this bottle of water, Class Rep, I would consider it holy water, take it home, put it on my desk, worship it every day, and think it will definitely bring me good luck. How is that possible? I couldn't do such a thing."

Chen Yuying: "?"

"What do you mean Yingbao drank from it?" Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu immediately entered gossip mode.

But before Chen Yuying could express her thoughts, Lin Li had already been swept to the ground by Bai Bufan's leg sweep.

Lin Li, whose butt hit the ground and tailbone hurt, gasped. The cause of global warming has seemingly been found.

Bai Bufan went up and grabbed Lin Li's collar, questioning angrily: "Chen Tianming, I don't care why you're attacking your own people, but right now, get off Lin Li immediately!"

Lin Li: "?"

I deserve it too. Where I fall, I'll lie down for a while. Lin Li lay on the ground and rubbed his butt: "Just kidding, just kidding."

He drank the remaining half bottle of water in one gulp, then handed it to Bai Bufan.

"I'm not thirsty."

"No, I'm telling you to open your mouth so I can throw away some trash."

Bai Bufan: "?"

So Lin Li lay on the ground for a while longer.

After walking a lap around the inside of the field, Qu Wanqiu had recovered enough and could go back to the class base to sit and rest.

"Will the first place in the Senior One men's 3000 meters, Senior One Class 4, Lin Li; the second place, Senior One Class 14, Du Hansi; and the third place, Senior One Class 19, Hu Feixing, please go to the podium to receive your awards."

Hearing this, Lin Li stood up and looked at Chen Yuying at the same time: "Class Rep, does your phone have battery? Help me take pictures."

"Yes, just fully charged it," Chen Yuying nodded, but didn't look at Lin Li, instead turning her head away guiltily.

"Let's go!"

At the podium, Du Hansi was already there. Seeing Lin Li and Chen Yuying walking over, he immediately smiled and stepped forward to say hello.

Instinct made him lock his gaze on Chen Yuying, who was following slightly behind Lin Li. Recalling the scene of her cheering for Lin Li, Du Hansi asked curiously in a low voice:

"Lin Li, is she your girlfriend?"

"No," Lin Li shook his head.

"Then can I..." Du Hansi's eyes lit up.

"No," Lin Li interrupted directly.

"Oh, oh," Du Hansi said resentfully.

If she's not yet, just say she's not yet. Why do you have to say she isn't?

However, Du Hansi completely put away his thoughts and didn't dare to covet Chen Yuying.

With the experience of the 3000 meters beforehand, Du Hansi felt that once he showed any signs, he would replace Chen Yuying's position and become Lin Li's new target.

Guarding against Wang Ze normally was tiring enough. Adding Lin Li would make life impossible.

The referee teacher came to distribute the medals, and then a student volunteer took a photo that might be used for the school's official purposes. The award ceremony process was basically over.

However, the broadcast wouldn't immediately notify the next group of people to come and receive their awards, but would leave a five-minute gap.

Usually, classes would take photos of their classmates at this time.

Lin Li was posing in non-human postures and taking photos, occasionally stepping forward to check how they turned out. Noticing a figure from the corner of his eye, he immediately stopped his movements and shouted at the other party: "Wang Yuezhi!!"

"W-what?" Wang Yuezhi, who was near the podium looking over here, shuddered again at this sudden loud shout, then frowned and responded.

"Come here, let's take a picture together," Lin Li waved his hand.

"What's there to take a picture of me for? I didn't win an award," Wang Yuezhi was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

"You sweated for the class and made a contribution, why is there nothing to take a picture of? The honor also belongs to you. Don't hesitate, just come!" Lin Li said with a smile.

Seeing that Wang Yuezhi still didn't move, Lin Li directly got off the podium, went to his side, half-locked his neck, and pushed him towards the podium, while also hanging his own medal on him.

"Class Rep, take a picture!" Lin Li then ordered.

"Okay," Chen Yuying smiled and nodded. "Wang Yuezhi, look here."

Wang Yuezhi, who originally wanted to decline, stood at attention on the spot: "Yes!"

Well-trained, looking a bit like a military dog. Lin Li nodded in satisfaction.

Then Lin Li also jumped up, and the two put their arms around each other's shoulders.

Laughing together, striking strange poses together, and then being recorded by the camera.

We're all fucking bros.

The five minutes passed in a flash, and the broadcast had already started calling the next group of award recipients.

"I'll win the championship again in the 1500 meters this afternoon. There will be another chance then, I'll call you again, Wang Yuezhi," seeing Wang Yuezhi reluctant to leave the podium and Chen Yuying's phone, Lin Li said with a smile.

Wang Yuezhi didn't respond, but suddenly felt that his previous student life, which only consisted of studying, seemed a bit boring. So he looked at Lin Li and said softly: "Thank you."

He said it too softly, and Lin Li, who was leaning next to Chen Yuying to look at the photos taken, didn't hear it.

So although Wang Yuezhi was a bit embarrassed, he still reached out and patted Lin Li.

Lin Li turned his head, his face full of a gratified smile at this moment, and patted Wang Yuezhi's shoulder heavily:

"I'm a fucking genius, Wang Yuezhi. I was right to pull you over to take a picture together. With you as a green leaf, I look so much more handsome all of a sudden. Thanks, you really helped me a lot."

"Lin Li, I thank—"

Wang Yuezhi: "(；☉_☉)?"

Wait.

So this was your purpose in pulling me to take a picture?

What 'the honor belongs to you and me', was it all a lie?

Fuck, why did I actually want to thank Lin Li for a moment just now? Am I fucking sick?

"Lin Li, your mom—" The more Wang Yuezhi thought about it, the angrier he got, gritting his teeth. But looking at Chen Yuying beside Lin Li, he realized it wasn't the time to swear, so he could only forcefully retract a "Gobi Desert" (motherfucker): "—has she been in good health recently?"

And this question from Wang Yuezhi suddenly made Lin Li's entire mood drop.

Lin Li pursed his lips, mumbled for a while, then squatted down and sighed: "My mom is sick, she left in great pain yesterday."

The sudden change in atmosphere was somewhat unexpected.

Chen Yuying, who was beside him, tilted her head upon hearing this, then continued to filter the photos of Lin Li on her phone, as if nothing had happened.

But Wang Yuezhi's pupils quaked. No, bro? Ah? Don't mess around?

Don't be like this, I don't want my conscience to spend the rest of my life in torment...

"Auntie, what happened to Auntie?" Wang Yuezhi was sweating profusely, asking cautiously.

"Her paronychia acted up," Lin Li sighed.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up—"

Wang Yuezhi: "(；☉_☉)?"

Paronychia?

Then she did leave in great pain, not peacefully at all.

The one who wasn't peaceful now wasn't just Wu Min, because Wang Yuezhi also felt he couldn't catch his breath.

Lin Li was too filial, it made him laugh out of anger.

But Chen Yuying's presence made him have to retract a large number of "moms."

"I! WISH! AUNTIE! A! SPEEDY! RECOVERY!" So after leaving his blessing through gritted teeth, Wang Yuezhi walked quickly towards the class base.

Du Hansi, who had also finished taking photos and selfies on the side, walked over after seeing Wang Yuezhi leave.

"Oh right, Lin Li, what did you mean by sending me those stickers? You didn't reply when I asked you."

He remembered this matter, so he came to ask Lin Li.

Chen Yuying looked up upon hearing this and blinked.

"I think those stickers are very cute. Real men must use cute stickers, so I shared them with you. You can steal them as needed," Lin Li shrugged and explained upon hearing this.

"But those stickers aren't cute at all, right?" Du Hansi took out his phone to confirm and frowned.

"Eh? Not cute?" This was exactly the rhetorical question Lin Li was waiting for. He smiled and turned his head, preparing to tease Chen Yuying, "Class Rep, regarding whether it's cute or not, do you have a clu—"

Eh? Where is she?

Chen Yuying, who was beside him, had disappeared. Lin Li looked up and saw that Chen Yuying was actually already jogging towards the class base.

Ran away? Just left me here?

Hehe, bad woman.

"Mhm, Lin Li, why did you stop talking? How is it cute?" Du Hansi asked in confusion.

Hearing this, Lin Li turned his head and said with a smile: "Don't you think that as long as it's a message sent by me, it's very cute? What I want to say is, actually, it's not the stickers that are cute, it's me, Hansi."

Du Hansi: "???"

"Oh right, Hansi, our homeroom teacher said I'm about to be promoted from a commoner to a glorious group leader, which means I'm getting a promotion. I seem to have shared it with you, so do you want to absorb some of my promotion luck?

"And with my rich experience, I can also check if there are any problems in your workplace and give some advice."

Du Hansi ran away without looking back.

Not good, Lin Li is acting up again!

On the other side, Wang Yuezhi heard approaching footsteps behind him. He turned his head and was surprised to find that it was actually Chen Yuying running towards him with a blushing face.

Wang Yuezhi was both surprised and delighted. If he hadn't told himself ten thousand times in his heart to be reserved, he probably would have laughed out loud. Then he scratched his head: "Class Rep, I wasn't really angry, you don't need to wor—"

—Chen Yuying ran past him without even looking at him.

Wang Yuezhi: "(；☉_☉)?"

W-wasn't she coming to chase me?

Seeming to have heard Wang Yuezhi's voice, Chen Yuying stopped and turned around, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear with her hand, and confirmed: "Wang Yuezhi, were you talking just now?"

"N-no."

"Oh, oh, then I'm leaving, bye-bye."

"B-bye-bye."

Wang Yuezhi reached into his pocket, but because he had a competition today, he didn't bring his clown nose.

I'd better carry it with me next time.

...

As noon approached, the class's events were also coming to an end. When Lin Li gave Zhou Baowei and Bai Bufan a look, the two immediately nodded and walked over.

"Time to act?" Bai Bufan asked.

"Yes," Lin Li nodded, then led the two towards the default takeout pickup location downstairs at the dorm.

It was very early, and there was only one milk tea ordered by someone unknown and two takeouts.

"What do we need to do now? Pretend to wait for takeout here and keep ambushing?" Bai Bufan asked.

"Having people here all the time is too obvious. If the thief is a coward, he might not dare to steal at all, and that's not what I want to see," Lin Li shook his head, then took out some equipment from the bag he brought.

"Since there are no cameras here, we'll create a camera." Lin Li showed these things and gave his answer.

"This is a camera? What about this?" Bai Bufan picked and chose, asking curiously.

"This is a portable WiFi. Later I'll put it here and turn on the hotspot, so this action camera can live stream the footage it records to the app on my phone. Isn't this a perfect real-time surveillance?"

While explaining, Lin Li took out his phone and started adjusting the camera, confirming the picture was normal.

"Fuck, so badass." Seeing the picture appear on the phone in his hand, Zhou Baowei was slightly shocked. "This thing feels quite convenient for secretly filming up boys' skirts."

"You'd better be wanting to film boys."

"How much is this camera?" Zhou Baowei asked.

"Over two thousand each."

"Huh? So expensive?" The thought that had just arisen in Zhou Baowei's mind was extinguished, and then he was a bit worried. "Leaving this camera and this portable WiFi here like this, what if someone takes them later? If someone avoids the frame, takes the camera, and turns it off, you'll suffer a double loss."

"First of all, I'll do some concealment measures later, it won't be that easy to find. Furthermore, even if it is found, who would guess it's live streaming? It will definitely leave clues. Even in the worst-case scenario, if it's lost, it's lost. I don't care, I'm not short of this little money. Your bro here is a rich guy!"

Hearing this, Lin Li didn't care, and proudly patted his shoulder.

With no demand for luxury goods, the durability of the money in his card and the gold under his bed was unimaginable.

"Over two thousand each is 'not short of this little money'? Lin Li, is this what you're like after getting rich? Fuck, I really have to fight you rich people, I can't stand it," Zhou Baowei gritted his teeth slightly upon hearing this.

"Sorry, Baowei, I don't eat Pinhaofan anymore. If you want to fight (pin), go find Bai Bufan, thanks," Lin Li shook his head.

(Translator's Note: Pinhaofan is a cheap group-buying meal service. "Pin" means both "fight" and "group buy").

Zhou Baowei: "..."

Your mom.

"Lin Li, aren't you forgetting your roots a bit too much?" Zhou Baowei raged incompetently. "Disgusting, disgusting! When will I become rich too! Which of you has money on WeChat, I'll trade my Alipay 'thank you' with you."

"Baowei, don't belittle yourself. You're actually closer to being a millionaire than Elon Musk," Lin Li comforted Zhou Baowei upon hearing this.

Zhou Baowei: "..."

It really is.

I'm only a million away from being a millionaire, Musk is tens of billions away.

Win!

"Lin Li, your camera was stolen!" And at this time, Bai Bufan's slightly panicked voice came.

Lin Li: "(；☉_☉)?"

Lin Li turned his head, and the camera he had placed on the ground was indeed gone.

Wow, who stole it.

Besides the Bungee Zombie, who else in this world could steal things so stealthily?

"Sigh, it was stolen so quickly. Although you don't care, it's still a pity," Bai Bufan sighed in frustration, but then happily shared some good news: "Fortunately, Lin Li, I actually just happened to buy a camera like yours. Let's just use mine for today. Here, I'll lend it to you, remember to return it to me later."

The next second, he pulled out a camera from behind his back, exactly the same as the one Lin Li had stolen, placed it in front of Lin Li, and expressed his willingness to lend it to him.

Quite generous, this is a bro.

Lin Li just smiled.

(End of Chapter)