Chapter 280 : There's an Idiot, I Won't Say Who It Is

Lin Li pulled Bai Bufan's hand away and said with a smile:

"Alright, alright, the results indeed aren't out yet. Maybe they can send me the specific report today. After I get it, I'll send it to you on your phone or explain it to you in detail in the classroom."

Normally, it's quite common to wait three to five days or even a week for medical examination results.

But Lin Li was, after all, a distinguished VIP with an expensive package. As a result, Bai Bufan's standard package, which was ordered by him, could also enjoy the expedited channel, so the speed would be much faster.

Hearing this, Bai Bufan sat back down in his seat: "Okay."

After eating breakfast and going out to throw away the trash.

When Bai Bufan came back, he first quietly wiped a little oil from his hand onto Lin Li's pants, then cleared his throat and said solemnly:

"Lin Li, I prepared a birthday present for you."

Hearing this, Lin Li turned his head and saw Bai Bufan's hand already reaching towards his drawer.

So Lin Li stood up, moved his chair above his head, looked straight at Bai Bufan, and his whole person also revealed expectation and joy for the present.

Bai Bufan: "?"

No, bro.

"Lin Li, what... are you doing..."

Sunlight could pass through the windows in the back row, but it couldn't pass through the chair above Lin Li's head. The shadow fell on Bai Bufan's face, making him a little scared.

"Nothing, just using the chair to exercise my body. You do your thing, don't mind me, just take out the present."

Aiming at Bai Bufan's head, swinging his arms a few times, Lin Li started doing squats and said with a smile.

Bai Bufan: "..."

You'd better fucking be exercising your body.

Bai Bufan's hand suddenly seemed to be entangled by something in the drawer and couldn't be taken out.

"Lin Li, sit down first, sit down first." Bai Bufan thought for a moment, and still smiled flatteringly.

But Lin Li just continued to keep the smile on his face: "No rush, get the present. By the way, Bufan, don't think of me as a Mr. Nice Guy."

"Haha."

"Bro, I didn't plan to trick you. It's really a meaningful and useful present for you. Bro, sit down, quick." Bai Bufan laughed awkwardly, gradually sweating profusely.

Only then did Lin Li sit down, crossed his arms, leaned against the wall on the window side, and stared at Bai Bufan, wanting to see what this kid planned to give him.

Finally, the present was taken out. It wasn't big, a box the size of a palm. The present should be inside, surprisingly it could fit.

Bai Bufan isn't going to propose to me at this special moment, is he? I still have four years before I can get married, he's a bit too anxious.

Lin Li reached out to take it, carefully opened it guarding against traps, and found that there was only a piece of paper inside the box.

"Bai Bufan's Present", the slip of paper had these words written on it.

Wow.

Lin Li stood up and picked up the chair.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait! You've seen the present clearly, why are you still going to smash me!! Isn't this very meaningful and useful to you?" Bai Bufan held his head with both hands, weak, pitiful, and helpless.

"If I take this paper to wipe my ass, I'd get shit on my hands, and you tell me it's useful?" Lin Li sneered.

"Lin Li, you definitely misunderstood my meaning!" Bai Bufan figured out the key point and hurriedly explained:

"The meaning of these words is not simply saying that this piece of paper is a present I'm giving you, but at the same time, it can also bear the role of 'Bai Bufan's Present'. On my birthday, you can give it to me.

"This way, for you, when it's my birthday, you don't need to struggle to think about what present to give me, just return this slip of paper as a gift. Isn't this very meaningful and useful?"

Nowadays, so many people calculate back and forth about birthday presents and gift money, it's annoying to death. And my kind of present can solve the problem once and for all!

Bai Bufan felt he was simply a genius.

"Where is it meaningful, where is it useful?" However, after hearing this, Lin Li just asked back with a look of surprise.

"Didn't I already explain it to you?" Bai Bufan looked up in confusion.

"But you..." Lin Li looked at Bai Bufan as if looking at a retard, "...why do you assume I will give you a present on your birthday?"

Bai Bufan: "(；☉_☉)?"

Eh?

"So you still owe me a present. How about this, let me hit you once and consider it my birthday present, thank you." Lin Li prepared to act after speaking.

"No! Lin Li! You animal! Have you forgotten the basic principle of being a human being, courtesy demands reciprocity? Having back and forth is the true meaning of maintaining friendship!! What do you mean you don't plan to give one at all!"

Bai Bufan shouted, laughing out of anger.

"No, no, no, no, no—" Lin Li put down the chair, stretched out his index finger and wagged it in front of him, with a confident smile on the corner of his mouth:

"Bufan, what courtesy demands reciprocity, and what back and forth?

"Have you forgotten how you bark? Your bark is 'wang wang wang wang wang' (woof woof woof woof woof)! So you should always 'wang' (go).

(Translator's Note: "Wang" means "go/towards" in "lai wang" (back and forth), and is also the sound of a dog barking).

"Then it's your duty to give presents, and it's my duty to receive presents.

"To be honest, on your birthday, you should also give me a present."

Lin Li spoke logically and clearly.

Bai Bufan: "?"

Your mom.

That's a dirty insult.

"Then Lin Li, I'm a dog and I always 'wang wang wang', fine. Then what the fuck kind of creature are you, always 'lai lai lai' (come come come)?" Bai Bufan's mouth twitched, and he questioned coldly.

Lin Li: "A turtle (bie lao zai) ah."

(Translator's Note: "Bie lao zai" sounds like "lai lai lai" when spoken quickly with a certain accent).

"A turtle... (；☉_☉)?"

Bai Bufan only repeated one word before he seemed to lose his language function, staring blankly at Lin Li.

After these three words came out, Bai Bufan felt the wrinkles in his cerebral cortex instantly smoothed and stretched out. There was a moment of relaxation, as if strolling in a Norwegian wood, suddenly feeling relieved about everything.

Bai Bufan propped himself on the desk with one hand, rubbing his dog head, his body starting to tremble uncontrollably, from laughing.

"Your mom's... I submit... awesome, consider yourself awesome, fuck!"

...

The first class on Monday was naturally a class meeting.

After Xue Jian walked in, he routinely asked if anyone had handed in their phones, but this week only a few people handed in their phones.

Bai Bufan was not among them.

"The sports meeting is over, everyone should rein in their hearts."

"The midterm exams are coming up soon. The schedule for the midterm exams hasn't changed, it's the next week set on the school calendar, November 6th, 7th, and 8th, three days. It's not many days from now. The midterm exam results are definitely more important than the monthly exams, and everyone must treat them with a more proper attitude."

"In addition, after the midterm exams are over and the results are out, the class will pick a time to hold a parent-teacher meeting. If you do a little better, your parents and yourselves will feel a little better then."

Xue Jian sat at the podium desk, leisurely looking at his phone and talking about future arrangements.

[The path to the summit has only advancement and no retreat. One should use others as stepping stones, and absolutely not be the background for others. Since you have already amazed the world with a single brilliant feat, a second feat will shock people again, announcing to the world that you are absolutely not a fleeting meteor.]

[Task Triggered!]

[Task 2: In the Nansang Sect internal competition, have your name appear twice on the Sect Genius List, and win the top spot in the Sect in any Dao technique competition.]

[Rewards: Physique Improvement: Comprehension increased by 20%; Divine Sense and Spirit increased by 100%; Random Magic Treasure 1.]

Lin Li looked at the system without surprise. To put it bluntly, he would be surprised if the system didn't pop up a task at this time.

One list, two names.

That means this task is to get into the top ten of the grade, and get first place in the grade in any subject?

This way, I can get on the list once for being in the top ten of the grade, and then get on the Star of Progress list again for improving by forty places.

Normally, improving by forty places isn't enough to be a Star of Progress, but if Lin Li's improvement is from 51st in the grade to the top ten, and before that he was 400th in the grade, then he is absolutely qualified to be on it consecutively.

Chen Yuying was only sixth in the grade in the last exam. This task is somewhat challenging and requires some effort.

But Lin Li felt he had no problem.

Over the past month, his comprehension and spirit had grown rapidly, and he had never slacked off.

Tomorrow's Lin Li will always only be stronger than yesterday's Lin Li.

It's just the top ten of the grade. If worse comes to worst, I just need to pull out the list from the last exam and kill everyone ranked 1-5 and 7-41 in the grade, and I can also complete this task.

As for first place in the grade in a single subject, although Lin Li had never paid attention to it, as long as it wasn't a paper with deliberately increased difficulty, Lin Li felt he had a good chance of getting full marks in Biology, Technology, and Geography.

"Bai Bufan, you'd better get on the honor roll this time too. I haven't forgotten the grudge of the motto." Thinking of this, Lin Li turned his head to look at Bai Bufan and sneered.

"You won't steal all the limelight alone. I am also confident!" Bai Bufan was not afraid.

He had also been much more serious this semester, influenced by Lin Li.

Moreover, his room for improvement was much larger than Lin Li's. This was one victory.

According to the recursive victory method, he was victorious in every battle.

...

"...Do not fail to do good deeds because they are small, but more importantly, do not do evil deeds because they are small. I hope everyone takes this as a warning. If anyone else does the same thing as Student Wang, the school will punish them severely!" On the playground, Zhao Hai concluded with a stern voice.

[Task 5 has been completed.]

[You have received rewards: Physique Improvement: Comprehension increased by 10%; Aura Concealment Ability increased by 100%; System Currency 100]

The weather was clear today, so naturally, there was a morning assembly.

And Zhao Hai didn't break his promise. At today's morning assembly, he circulated a notice of criticism for Wang Yuhui, and even changed the theme of the weekly speech under the national flag to one about honesty and character.

He didn't know if the Senior Three side was also notified.

But anyway, the task was completed as he expected.

As for this Aura Concealment Ability BUFF, Lin Li didn't feel much after getting it. Did the sound of his breathing become quieter?

Maybe it would be easier to be sneaky in the future.

Lin Li turned his attention to the system. The historical System Currency obtained had reached 2800.

[Random Quality Spirit Stone...]

[...]

[Life Extension Pill: 100 System Currency (Daily purchase limit 1)]

[Unlock refreshable commodity slot 6, requires accumulating 3600 System Currency. (2800/3600)]

[Life Extension Pill: After taking it, depending on the degree of absorption of the medicinal power, it extends the lifespan of mortals and cultivators by ten to thirty years. The effect of taking this pill a second time and subsequently will be sharply reduced to almost nothing.]

The unlocking of commodity slots seemed to be a step-by-step increase. The next one would probably be 4500 System Currency.

As for the newly unlocked commodity, it was both heaven-defying and not heaven-defying, useful and useless.

It wasn't surprising for this kind of pill to appear in the immortal cultivation world, but in modern times, this effect was undoubtedly heaven-defying. Although mortals without the help of external forces to absorb it should only be able to increase their lifespan by ten years, as long as it was made public and the world believed it, selling it for over a billion each would definitely be in short supply.

The charm of 'immortality'.

Even the ways of making money recorded in the criminal law weren't this fast.

But Lin Li couldn't possibly do this, and he didn't exchange for it either.

—Extending lifespan is undoubtedly useful, but for Lin Li, who is currently young and whose surrounding people he cares about are basically not old either, it's not particularly urgent.

He would find a chance to make a traditional Chinese medicine mooncake for Sister Min to eat, and exchange for it then.

He would use the next refresh chance on the "Upgrade Talisman". He would leave this pill in the [Mall] for emergencies.

...

Noon.

Because Xue Jian announced the time for the midterm exams, as expected, there were many more people in the classroom at noon, and the bond of the trio was diluted.

But after all, he had an agreement with Lin Li, so Bai Bufan didn't come and didn't take Chen Yuying's seat.

Lin Li, who was dragged to the cafeteria by Bai Bufan at noon, quietly walked to his seat when he returned to the classroom, and clapped his hands neither lightly nor heavily next to Chen Yuying's ear.

The girl was startled, so Lin Li received a reproachful look.

Satisfying.

Long live Aura Concealment!

After Lin Li sat in his seat, because the lunch break hadn't officially started yet, he directly called out to Wang Yuezhi sitting in the front of the side classroom: "Wang Yuezhi!"

"What?" Hearing this, Wang Yuezhi frowned and turned his head. He had a supplementary book in his hand.

"Circus Arts".

This weekend, he learned how to spin plates with chopsticks, unfortunately he wasn't very proficient, and could only practice with plastic plates for now.

Passion is the best teacher.

He would become proficient.

In the future, on New Year's Day or other days, there might be opportunities to perform.

"Regarding my midterm exam results, do we want to continue with a little friendly bet?" When Wang Yuezhi turned his head, Lin Li spoke.

Little Wang Yuezhi throbbed faintly. Wang Yuezhi covered his crotch and looked at Lin Li warily: "...You first tell me what the bet is about and what the stakes are, then I'll consider it."

"Just bet on whether my midterm exam results can surpass yours." Lin Li said casually, "As for the stakes, it's still calling me 'Dad' once and doing 3 reasonable errands."

"We might not even be in the same class in Senior Two. You're not going to make me run 3000 and 1500 meters with you again, are you?" The wariness in Wang Yuezhi's eyes didn't dissipate at all, and he shook his head:

"Besides, I never want to experience running 4500 meters in one day again. I don't want to bet."

"Then call me 'Dad' three times, and then only do one errand that can be unreasonable, how about that?" Lin Li changed his tune very agreeably.

After all, doing this was purely for fun, with no other purpose.

Wang Yuezhi thought for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."

This time was different from last time. Last time he couldn't do anything, after all, his own results didn't affect the bet at all, it all depended on Lin Li.

But this time, all his efforts would turn into obstacles for Lin Li. Even though Wang Yuezhi knew Lin Li was studying very seriously now, he didn't think he would lose.

Taking a step back, if he scored better than himself, losing is losing, just admit it.

Anyway, it wasn't the first time calling 'Dad' and running errands.

This kind of thing is like a widow losing her chastity. The first one or two times it feels uncomfortable, but after a long time, it's just like that.

Winning is a huge profit, losing doesn't matter.

"OK! Then the Class Rep will be the witness again."

"Sure!"

Wang Yuezhi nodded heavily, then put "Circus Arts" from the desktop into the drawer.

Time to switch to real supplementary books!

"Class Rep, now according to tradition, it's our turn to bet." After betting here, Lin Li turned his head to look at Chen Yuying.

"Okay." Chen Yuying smiled and nodded, "Is your bet the same as this one?"

"Mhm."

"Okay, then I bet your results will surpass Wang Yuezhi's." Chen Yuying said immediately.

Lin Li: "...Eh?"

"You mean, we both bet my midterm results will surpass Wang Yuezhi's?" Lin Li confirmed.

"Mhm."

"Then how do we bet?"

"You can change your tune and bet you think you can't surpass him." The smile on her face grew stronger, Chen Yuying spoke, "I think you can surpass him, I don't want to scratch your feet for nothing."

Damn it, when will the Class Rep regress to being as easy to fool as Ding Sihan.

Lin Li pinched his nose and started thinking.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about whether it's worth it to call Wang Yuezhi 'Dad' three times in exchange for you agreeing to one of my requests."

Lin Li looked pained, what a difficult choice.

"Then you think about it yourself." Chen Yuying rested her chin on her hands folded on the desk, tilting her head to look at Lin Li, "I can't help it if you go easy on him."

"Class Rep, how about we change our bet." Lin Li turned his head and met Chen Yuying's eyes.

"What?"

"Bet on whether my midterm results can surpass yours."

"Surpass me?" Chen Yuying raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, Class Rep, my ambition has now expanded to wanting to surpass (chao) you." Lin Li nodded and said seriously.

(Translator's Note: "Chao" means surpass, but can also be slang for "fuck").

Chen Yuying blinked, met Lin Li's eyes, and after a few seconds frowned and spoke: "Lin Li, you omitting the word 'surpass' (guo), was it intentional or accidental?"

(Translator's Note: "Chao guo" means surpass. Omitting "guo" leaves "chao").

"Intentionally accidental." Being found out, Lin Li couldn't stay serious anymore, guiltily looked away, and touched his neck.

"Being a pervert again! You guy!"

After picking up Lin Li's workbook and hitting Lin Li with it, Chen Yuying thought for a moment: "If that's the case, okay. Are the stakes the same as last time?"

"The difficulty is upgraded, the stakes are also upgraded. How about changing it to a medium request that can be a little bit unreasonable?" Lin Li said with a smile.

"There's no such thing as a medium request," Chen Yuying laughed upon hearing this, "Is the next time going to be a very unreasonable big request?"

"We'll talk about next time next time. So do you accept or not, Class Rep, you're not scared, are you?"

"What a clumsy goading technique, but I agree." Chen Yuying nodded.

It just so happened that the lunch break self-study had started. She pulled back the sleeves of her autumn school uniform, picked up her pen, and looked at Lin Li:

"Starting to study, Lin Li.

"I'll have Sihan help me think about how unreasonable this request should be to be the most appropriate. You're doomed."

"It's hard to say who's doomed." Lin Li did a chest expansion exercise and also started organizing what he was going to study at noon.

If Lin Li was confident about getting into the top ten, Lin Li actually wasn't particularly confident about surpassing Chen Yuying.

Normally, Lin Li doesn't fight unprepared battles.

But now it wasn't normal.

Lin Li turned his head to look at Chen Yuying, and Chen Yuying seemed to happen to look at him at this time too.

Their gazes crossed and were slightly hot. The next second, both of them looked at the exercise books on their desks.

The tacit understanding wasn't just in their actions.

There was also the thought at this moment—"Anyway, it doesn't matter if I lose to the other party."

...

"Class Rep, how do you do this question?" The lunch break had reached its second half. Lin Li stretched, then pointed to an extension question in the workbook and asked softly.

Chen Yuying turned her head and pulled Lin Li's workbook towards her. Because she had already done the question, she knew it at a glance.

She was just about to open her mouth to explain it to Lin Li, but the next second she swallowed her words, a smile appearing, and Chen Yuying spoke:

"Lin Li, we are in a competitive relationship now. If I teach you again, wouldn't that be aiding the enemy? So I suddenly remembered, I don't know how to do this question either."

"Then Class Rep, you're being too sudden." Lin Li chuckled softly.

Then Lin Li sighed and made a gesture to get up: "Then it seems there's no other way. I can only go ask if there's anyone else in the class who knows how and is willing to teach me."

However, Chen Yuying didn't let the workbook be taken from her hand. She pressed it down, looked up at Lin Li:

"Forget it, seeing as you're the birthday boy today, I'll teach you."

"Okay!"

"But, what if I have a question I don't know how to do tomorrow? I won't be the birthday boy tomorrow." Lin Li sat back down and spoke in distress.

Chen Yuying thought for a moment, seeming a bit distressed too, and finally shook her head: "I'll find an excuse to help you solve problems tomorrow tomorrow. Don't ask today, I haven't thought of one either."

Too cute, it's a foul, Class Rep.

Bufan, in the future, can your body and limbs go back, but leave your butt in the classroom for my emergencies, damn it.

"Then it's too hard on you, Class Rep."

"You're welcome."

Soon, Chen Yuying taught Lin Li this question.

"Arigato, Yingying-san, Watashi understands." Colonel Lin Li nodded in thanks.

"It's good that you understand." Chen Yuying nodded, then with a smile and teasing in her eyes: "Lin Li, if you don't even know how to do this kind of question, it might be a bit hard to surpass me."

"But this question is very hard, isn't it normal not to know how to do it?" Lin Li raised an eyebrow and retorted.

"Not at all, it's very simple. It's because you're an idiot that you think it's very hard."

"Class Rep, please apologize to the hundreds of students ranked below you in the whole school. You're saying they're all idiots!" Lin Li was filled with righteous indignation.

"I only said you're an idiot."

"Damn it."

Lin Li lowered his head in frustration, while Chen Yuying turned her head proudly.

Lin Li sighed, looking at this question that made him an idiot.

The next second, the corner of his mouth hooked up slightly.

But he knew how to do it.

It wasn't that Lin Li only knew how to do it after Chen Yuying just taught him.

Twenty seconds after Lin Li finished reading the question just now, the correct and smooth train of thought had already completely emerged.

Please, it's just Senior One knowledge. With Lin Li's constantly improving comprehension, near-perfect memory, unslacking class attendance, and absolute focus and seriousness, how could this kind of question stump him.

But the problem was, this question was already the hardest extension question in today's homework.

If I asked other questions, I'd really become an idiot, right?

Thinking of this, Lin Li turned his head to look at Chen Yuying, the smile on the corner of his mouth growing stronger.

Lin Li didn't know if asking other questions would make Chen Yuying think he was an idiot.

But Lin Li knew that if he knew how to do everything and didn't ask questions, he would definitely think of himself as an idiot.

Idiot, idiot.

Tch, who is the real idiot?

Sensing Lin Li's gaze, Chen Yuying turned her head, seeming to understand Lin Li's thoughts, and tilted her head slightly: "What, I called you an idiot, are you unconvinced?"

"Convinced, convinced, I'm an idiot, I'm an idiot." Lin Li smiled and raised his hands in surrender.

(End of Chapter)