Chapter 144 - 129: One Brother, A Lifetime Brother

This is an unprecedented victory since the start of this semester, after discovering the opponent Lin Li. Wang Yuezhi, in great spirits, started scrolling through others’ WeChat moments. With a quick refresh, he saw that Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu had also posted. Whether others liked it or not didn’t matter, but Ding Sihan, who helped him vent against Lin Li, absolutely deserved a like. After liking her post, Wang Yuezhi planned to study whether he could see a different version of Chen Yu Ying from their WeChat moments, but his eyes squinted. Both Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu’s moments featured a nine-photo grid. The surrounding photos were different, but the middle image was the same for both. A group photo of three girls with a flower car. But the problem was, the front of the flower car and the roadside doll’s head had been edited to show Lin Li’s face with a playful expression from his makeup at that time, and a big red ball was drawn on his nose in each one. Everything else was fine, but that red ball... Deeply stimulated Wang Yuezhi. The image of Chen Yu Ying handing him a nose earlier that afternoon was still fresh in his mind. The red nose... should belong exclusively to the bond between him and Chen Yu Ying. When he saw the red nose in his backpack, he would think of Chen Yu Ying. So when Chen Yu Ying saw the red nose, she would think of him too. But this edited image by Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu challenged the authority of his red nose. What should he do if Chen Yu Ying sees it later and thinks not only of him but also of Lin Li? The crisis loomed over him. Never complacent in victory nor discouraged in defeat; now was not the time to open champagne. Wang Yuezhi opened the comments but for a moment didn’t know what to type, his thoughtful brain quickly took charge: "Rainy Day: Such malicious editing is not very nice." ... At this moment, Lin Li was standing in punishment in a corner of his room, surrounded by a dense crowd, and it was incredibly noisy. Everyone else was raising their glasses, laughing and chatting, some playing board games, others playing video games, and some eating. Yet, he alone stood shaking against the hot ninety-degree corner—seriously, it was hot. Just as he ran to the door, Bai Bufan had already arrived with Wang Ze and others. Two fists were no match for eighteen hands; he couldn’t win. This group of brutes, in order to prevent him from studying, not only physically humiliated him, but almost took defeat CG shots. Fortunately, he managed to hold onto some integrity. Despite that, to keep close watch, they shifted their fun to his room and wouldn’t let him leave, trapping him in the corner. Guards would occasionally check his phone screen. First confirming he wasn’t studying, then spitting on him. Poet’s grip. Really wish lightning could strike and kill this bunch of bastards. Now there’s truly no way to study, though luckily the [Strong Memory] ability had been used once already, and he had learned a lot of new knowledge today. The core purpose of Lin Li’s insistence on studying is to ensure the cooldown of [Strong Memory] is always active. After all, the learning and memory efficiency during the 20-minute period of [Strong Memory] is over ten times normal, and wasting it would be such a shame. Tomorrow morning when this group is asleep, finding twenty minutes to use it again, then he can wait to study when back home. After scrolling through moments, Lin Li chuckled. "Lin Li: Don’t do to others what you don’t want done to yourself. Have you forgotten the teachings of the Master?" "Ding Sihan: You have a good relationship with Wang Yuezhi? How come you haven’t reacted, yet he’s so anxious? "Image"" Huh? Lin Li clicked again on Ding Sihan’s avatar, refreshed, and saw Wang Yuezhi’s comment. Honestly, Lin Li hadn’t expected Wang Yuezhi to actually speak up for him. Could it be that he really sees him as a buddy? Wang Yuezhi’s magnanimity made Lin Li feel ashamed of himself. Wang Yuezhi wasn’t just more courageous than him, he far surpassed him in temperament as well, and now his grades were better too. It’s like he’s Chen Rui eating peppercorns—completely lost. Lin Li decided to extend the time of considering Wang Yuezhi a good brother. The comments in the moments updated. "Ding Sihan replied to Wang Yuezhi: I asked him, he didn’t mind." "Bai Bufan replied to Wang Yuezhi: I was on-site, Lin Li really didn’t mind." Lin Li: "?" "You’re on your dam site, Bai Bufan, back then I didn’t see any dog poop by the roadside." Lin Li raised his head, expressing himself directly. "I was right there, in your butt." Bai Bufan smiled. Lin Li: "..." This is like a self-destructive truck, harming the enemy eight hundred, harming oneself a thousand. Compared to Bai Bufan, Wang Yuezhi really is a good buddy. "Lin Li replied to Ding Sihan: I have an issue." "Comment has been deleted" "Lin Li replied to Bai Bufan: I have an issue!" "Comment has been deleted" "Lin Li replied to Wang Yuezhi: I have no issues." "Ding Sihan liked your comment." Damn. Textual imprisonment is terrifying. People really can’t be without power. Thinking of being kicked out of the group chat tonight too, Lin Li decided he must seize the power himself. Create a new chat! "Lin Li: 1" "Lin Li: Chatting in that group makes it hard to scroll through the photos taken today, let’s chat in this group." "Ding Sihan has left the group chat." "Qu Wanqiu has left the group chat." "Chen Yu Ying: ...Still chatting?" Lin Li: "..." "Lin Li: Feels like private chat is better." What’s the point of a group chat with only two people? Answer: When playing mini-program games that require sharing to group chats, you can post here. Lin Li relied on pulling Bai Bufan in and then having him leave the chat, creating two groups that were just his own. Besides sharing purposes, they could serve as a memo. Lin Li didn’t disband the chat, keeping it. The little chat with just him and the class leader was rather interesting and might come in handy one day. The original group chat with Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu had already started barking at him. People who don’t gain public favor will quickly be overthrown even with brief power—Lin Li felt his political grade might improve. Isolated by the guys on one side, discriminated by the girls on the other side. Why is life so difficult? Only Wang Yuezhi seemed to offer a touch of genuine human kindness to him. "Wang Yuezhi—" ... "Lin Li—" Perhaps it’s telepathy. When Lin Li called Wang Yuezhi’s name, Wang Yuezhi was doing the same, though his emotions were different: "I am irreconcilable with you!!!" Upon seeing Lin Li reply that he had no issues, Wang Yuezhi completely lost reason to intervene, snarling bitterly in hatred. Zhuo Yongfei: "?" Collecting goods again? ... The next day. [For a month continuously before 5:00 AM, diligently practicing Body Refining Eighth Rank Technique, accumulating at least half an hour before 7:00 AM (8/30)] Lin Li still concluded his exercise at the usual place. The Xiling Glow title was very useful, truly increasing his training efficiency by 50%. And in broad daylight, the righteous light was completely covered, not needing much caution. Because he got up earlier today than yesterday, after waving to the freshly awakened Chen Yu Ying near the window, Lin Li returned to his dorm for a shower. At this hour, breakfast was probably still steaming; Lin Li decided to use [Strong Memory] for studying first. Let’s defeat a hundred words first. Opening the study app, he put on his Bluetooth headphones and Lin Li immediately got into the zone. tadpole, noun, tadpole. Hmm. tad (套) po (破) le (了),套破了,蝌蚪跑出来了. tadpole, tadpole. Remembered it. heritage, noun, heritage. Hmm. he (他) ri (日) ta (他) ge (哥), 为了争夺遗产, 他日了他哥. heritage, heritage. Remembered it. "heritage~" This memory method completely missed the pronunciation. When Lin Li opened to hear it, he suddenly realized his Bluetooth wasn’t connected and frantically pressed the volume down button. His actions were just like furtively playing with a phone during evening study when sound is made. Taking a deep breath, Lin Li turned his head. The three who slept like dead pigs last night, including Chen Tianming, now raised their upper bodies, their previously sleepy eyes now glaring at Lin Li. The [Strong Memory] was already active, allowing no rest. "I’ll go help you get breakfast." Lin Li said calmly. "Stop right there!" Avoiding Bai Bufan who rushed forward intending to hug him, Lin Li dashed out the door. Bai Bufan: "Damn it, at least leave the door open! It’s cold so early!"