Chapter 91 - 85: In this world, there is always someone silently caring about you

If it’s just one bottle, then it’s fine. This current weak state is entirely normal. Lin Li patted Bai Bufan on the shoulder, both relieved and impressed: "The human world record is thirty-six times in twenty-four hours, Bufan, I believe you can aim for that record." "No interest at all. Right now, I have no interest in anything in this world." Bai Bufan shook his head. Lin Li nodded again to show understanding. That’s how a Wise One is. "Lin Li, you’re finally here. By the way, what did Qiaoqiao say when she added you over the weekend?" Chen Tianming suddenly came over and asked, looking vigilant. "Huh? She added me? I didn’t notice." Lin Li was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then suddenly realized: "I used a secondary account over the weekend, didn’t notice at all. I haven’t added her back. Did you put in a good word for me?" "Yeah." "What, she likes me? Are you acting as Feiyangyang? Then when you push, put in more effort, or I’ll have to find a new Feiyangyang." Lin Li said casually. "Stop being so cocky. More friends, more opportunities. She’s just expanding her friends’ list, she added Bao Wei, Bai Bufan, and Wang Ze too." Chen Tianming immediately widened his eyes and said. "She added all of them? Bufan, what did you talk to her about?" Lin Li asked. "Did I talk? Maybe. I don’t remember. Not sure." A somewhat dumbfounded Bai Bufan shook his head, speaking haltingly. One bottle is indeed too much for the body to handle. Take it as a warning. By the way, if Bai Bufan can handle one bottle, I can probably handle one and a half, right? But since she added everyone, I’m not special, so it’s fine. With that thought, Lin Li curiously asked Chen Tianming: "Tianming, how did your weekend chats go? Any progress?" "653." Chen Tianming immediately said excitedly. "Hmm, what’s that?" Lin Li was confused. "This weekend, she sent me a total of 653 words. If you include punctuation, that’s 724 characters! There were also lots of emoticons, not counting the default ones from WeChat, with a grand total of forty-seven, and they’re super cute! If you count those..." Chen Tianming explained in detail to Lin Li. Lin Li: "..." Lin Li was at a loss for words, then in a heartfelt tone, patted Chen Tianming on the shoulder: "When I get married, you and Wang Yuezhi can sit together." The two of you could squat outside the door as good luck charms. "I’ve already reached the point where we can say goodnight to each other." Chen Tianming protested, "It’s different from Wang Yuezhi! Lin Li, you’re being somewhat insulting!" Lin Li smiled and gave a thumbs up. Whatever you say. Go along with it. "I can’t wait for the fall outing. I wonder if there’ll be some wonderful encounter with her." Chen Tianming went into a daydream, then patted Lin Li on the shoulder: "Lin Li, thanks for encouraging me to go to the fall outing. When I get married, you’ll be seated at the table with my elders! Going on the fall outing was the best decision I’ve ever made." "Oh, right, how did the fall outing turn out? I haven’t been keeping track." Seeing Chen Tianming mention it, Lin Li was curious. "We’re going with the class president’s plan. The other classes seem to approve. The class president only engaged one class, but a total of four classes chose a similar route to ours, including Class Seventeen." Chen Tianming replied. The morning study session bell rang, and although Chen Tianming had more to say, he had to return to his seat. ... The first class meeting. "If you have brought mobile phones or other electronic devices, please voluntarily hand them over." Xue Jian entered holding a large storage bag and addressed everyone. There must have been an announcement in the group chat, and immediately a crowd gathered to hand over their phones and even gaming devices. It’s quite usual to bring electronic devices during this week’s fall outing. Xue Jian’s attention wasn’t on those handing over their phones, but on those who remained seated: "I might not remember who handed over their phones or what model it was, but I clearly remember who didn’t! So be careful, and during the outing, those who didn’t hand over their phones better not let me catch you using them, or else, ha ha." Xue Jian’s words had an effect, and a few people who had remained seated were persuaded to hand over their phones. Bai Bufan remained unmoved. This is how an elder artist remains calm (leaning back strategically). Of course, it could also be that this kid is daydreaming again, not even hearing what Xue Jian is saying. As the saying goes, If I don’t go to the mountain, the mountain will come to me. Sure enough, Xue Jian simply walked over to Bai Bufan, smiled, and said: "Bufan, you’re staying on campus this week, don’t tell the teacher you didn’t bring your phone, be considerate." It was clear that the tangled events of the weekend made Xue Jian firmly remember Bai Bufan. The elder artist wasn’t so calm after all, just as Bai Bufan was about to speak, Xue Jian added: "Don’t say you left your phone at Lin Li’s house; even if it’s there, Lin Li has to bring it tomorrow for me to store." Bai Bufan swallowed a bit, realizing he had been called out, and could only smile sheepishly. "Oh, um..." "Hand it over." Under Xue Jian’s stern gaze, Bai Bufan finally silently took out his phone from his backpack and handed it over. Xue Jian then let out a cold laugh, satisfied as he walked away. "I should’ve bought a dummy phone, now I can’t grind on Genshin Impact for the next four days, I’ll miss out on so many primogems!" After Xue Jian left, Bai Bufan grumbled, clutching his hair with regret and sadness. "This is the price you paid for going to Tianhong with me." Lin Li joked with a smile. "Even if I had to do it again, I would still go, it was too much fun. Handing over a phone is no big deal, not a loss. Lin Li, when are we going exploring again? Bao Wei and Wang Ze, we don’t need to bother with them, you know, we’ve never been really close to them, it’s all just pretend. It’s only real between us." Lin Li shook his head; he had only brought Bai Bufan along for a task, and with the task complete, there was no need. Besides, I can’t be so flashy anymore. First, I’ve experienced most things already. Second, if I keep it up, others will soon find out my identity. "If you want to do it openly, we can explore again." After weighing the pros and cons with Bai Bufan, Lin Li said. "Uh... never mind." Lin Li’s words made sense. Bai Bufan was still cautious, fun things are only fun as long as his identity remains unknown—a secret he must keep from his family. ... That evening, upon returning home, Lin Li found an elderly person standing at his doorstep. Upon closer inspection, it was Zhang Fang. "Grandma Zhang, what are you doing at my door? Is something wrong?" Lin Li asked gently. Seeing Lin Li, Zhang Fang finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Xiaolin, as long as you’re okay, that’s all that matters." "Ah, what happened?" Lin Li was even more confused. "It’s Old Zhou, the Grandpa Zhou you usually exercise with in the mornings. He noticed you haven’t been around for several days and came to me." "He kept saying things like ’you’re missing,’ ’there’s a conspiracy,’ ’it’s urgent,’ ’everyone’s in danger,’ ’we must find you immediately.’ I think he was just really worried and got a bit incoherent, thinking you were taken or deceived." "Your situation is rather unique, with you being home alone most of the time, so it’s normal for Old Zhou to worry. I called the number your mom left with the property management, but it was disconnected. Worried that something really happened to you, I came to stake out your home. Now that I see you’re fine, your grandma can finally rest easy." Zhang Fang said, holding Lin Li’s hand. Turns out there are always people quietly caring about you in this world. Xiaozhou was really concerned. After noticing your absence for three days, he actually thought something had happened to you. It must be said, while it was somewhat ’overly sensitive,’ Lin Li was genuinely touched. Thank you, Grandpa Zhou!