Chapter 105 - 97: The Wound of Betrayal Never Heals!!

Lin Li suddenly opened his eyes. Damn it, why give me this task at this time? Mecha? Can this luxury bus also become a mecha? Is my system’s previously refreshed B++ combat armor also an Optimus Prime? Where is the perfect mold made, it couldn’t be the exhaust pipe, right? But these can wait, the pressing matter is figuring out how to complete this task now. Tasks come with abilities and are definitely worth completing. The task doesn’t have specific numerical indicators but, like progress-based tasks, it gave me a long progress bar. Lin Li’s genius brain started spinning wildly and within three seconds, he made what he believed was the most correct decision. Suddenly, he turned his head and shouted at Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei: "Bao Wei! Bufan! Get up, both of you get up and into the aisle! Quick! It’s urgent!" "Ah? Why? Ah!?" "No time to explain!" Though a bit puzzled, because Lin Li’s current demeanor and tone didn’t seem joking but rather quite serious, they got up and walked out, trusting their brother wouldn’t harm them. The two hadn’t even fully walked out. "Class rep! Ding Sihan! I reserved these two seats for you! Come sit here!" Lin Li immediately stood up and raised his hand, calling out to Chen Yu Ying and Ding Sihan who had just boarded the bus looking for seats. His voice was loud, everyone on the bus heard him and instinctively turned their gaze to Lin Li. Two gazes were especially intense and burning. Zhou Baowei. Bai Bufan. At this moment, their faces showed expressions more surprised and unbelieving than when they caught Lin Li listening to English comprehension exercises on the bus. Their eyes seemed to say nothing, yet said everything: virtual dad, virtual mom, virtual genealogy sprouting flowers. Is this guy even human? If Lin Li’s human they’d rather eat shit! Getting us up was for this!? Really going all-out for a brother, but stabbing brothers for women huh? Yet Lin Li really had no time to deal with these two classmates he wasn’t very familiar with; who the heck were they? No choice, the system demanded he observes, learns, and mimics Chen Yu Ying’s actions, but if they were far apart, this task wouldn’t be easy at all. He couldn’t keep running over to Chen Yu Ying thinking about what she was doing, right? Not to mention, provoking the bus to veer towards a mental hospital. So to complete this task, the friendliest situation is for Chen Yu Ying to sit next to him. Then learning and mimicking would be most convenient. And Chen Yu Ying and Ding Sihan heard Lin Li’s voice. Chen Yu Ying froze for a moment, not expecting this situation, but Ding Sihan reacted first, grabbing Chen Yu Ying’s hand: "Yu Ying, then let’s sit over there." Pulled along, Chen Yu Ying pointed at her roommate Qu Wanqiu hesitantly: "Wanqiu already reserved for us..." Knowing they’d be the last onto the bus, they naturally asked their roommate to reserve spots ahead of time. "Oh, anywhere is fine, they can sit together in pairs, Wanqiu won’t mind." Ding Sihan eagerly urged Chen Yu Ying toward Lin Li. As she passed Qu Wanqiu, she exchanged a glance and Wanqiu smiled and gestured an OK at the two who ’ignored’ her. No sadness at being ’stood up’, Qu Wanqiu was already looking forward to tonight’s girls’ talk session. Despite asking Chen Yu Ying previously, she got no useful information, it was always ’nothing much’, ’just studying’... With Ding Sihan supervising this time, there’d definitely be tons of new things to discuss, way more important than sitting near her roommate. Lin Li had no idea what was going through their minds, the outcome was what mattered; if not for the crowd, he’d want to bow to Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu. As Chen Yu Ying and Ding Sihan arrived next to Lin Li, Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei hadn’t left yet, making the area seem crowded. Chen Yu Ying glanced at Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei, then softly and embarrassedly confirmed: "Are these two seats really empty?" "Nope! Haha! Empty! Lin Li reserved them specially for you two! Haha!" Bai Bufan nodded through gritted teeth, forcing a smile. Then Bai Bufan was surprised at how calm he’d become. He suddenly realized he no longer felt as anxious facing girls, even able to speak and make eye contact without stammering with classmates. This was something Bai Bufan could never imagine before. All thanks to Feifei. No wonder Lin Li’s changed so much recently, it must be Xiaojing’s influence on him. Wondering how Feifei is doing at the institute? Would she remember this pure and handsome guest, and if they’d meet again? Why do guys suddenly space out? Chen Yu Ying wondered, shifting her gaze to Zhou Baowei for confirmation. "Yep! No one’s sitting! Nope!" Zhou Baowei also nodded through gritted teeth. Lin Li treats them like animals, but they still treated Lin Li as a brother. This year, they’ll definitely be among Tokyo University’s ten most inspirational people. But Lin Li won’t get away with this betrayal. The scar of betrayal never heals, unless they also get sweet-voiced female companions! "What are these two backpacks..." Ding Sihan wanted Chen Yu Ying to sit in the middle — couldn’t let herself be stuck in the middle like a 250-watt bulb and saw two backpacks on the floor, asking. "Haha, I wondered where my backpack disappeared, turns out dumped here! Thank you, finally found it!" Bai Bufan’s fake smile widened, smoothly bent to grab his and Zhou Baowei’s backpacks, turning and leaving without pause. Not so awkward sitting by Qu Wanqiu’s side. The bus has 45 seats; even with accompanying Xue Jian, the four classes don’t total forty, leaving several extra spots. After negotiating with others, the two ended up in the row behind Lin Li, ensuring they’d keep a dark gaze fixed on this scoundrel friend the entire journey. Meanwhile. Wang Yuezhi’s heart broke. All his efforts went to waste. He, upon boarding, first observed where Chen Yu Ying’s roommates sat then chose a seat nearby, picking an aisle spot to ease interaction, aiming for unforgettable autumn trip memories. Crushing on someone invokes subtle strategies. But suddenly Lin Li appeared as a disruptive force! Initially mocking Lin Li’s stupidity when he saw his seat choice at the back. Yet when he carefully maneuvered his hand, Lin Li flipped the table! With cheats thrown in, this was unplayable! Despite the pangs of jealousy, Wang Yuezhi envied Lin Li’s nerve, the composure of the strong ones, daring to invite girls to sit beside him in front of Xue Jian. Even if given ten courage pills, Wang Yuezhi wouldn’t dare. He rubbed his rosy nose and sighed. Yet Lin Li discreetly monitored Xue Jian’s reaction. Though his intent wasn’t romantic, Lin Li knew others wouldn’t see it that way, with Nansang Middle School’s no dating rule. Perhaps due to being off-campus or trust in him — even aggressive pursuit from Chen Yu Ying wouldn’t break rules, his noble character wouldn’t wrong her, hence Xue Jian said nothing, merely chuckling before taking the reserved ’teacher’s front seat’. — These are Lin Li’s thoughts.