CHAPTER 192: CHAPTER 165: THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE BEGINS! EXTRAORDINARY KNIGHT APPEARS!

Ding Sihan has pretty good taste; I’m quite satisfied with this lunch. Even if it’s pre-made food, it’s top-notch pre-made food.

"It’d be great if Bao Wei were here; he’d probably finish off all the crab shells."

"Forget the crab shells! I bet Bao Wei would lick clean the black oxidation stains left at the bottom of the pan from high heat."

Full and satisfied, Lin Li and Bai Bufan walked behind the three girls, teasing the absent Zhou Baowei.

That’s how it is between bros; if you’re not here, you’re fair game for ribbing.

Lin Li couldn’t imagine what kind of persona he’d have in the dorm when Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei chat without him.

"Should we get something to drink?"

Not rushing to hail a cab back to the library, Qu Wanqiu pointed to a milk tea shop across the street and said to the group behind her.

"Sure." Chen Yu Ying nodded and then turned to Lin Li, "Lin Li, I still owe you a fruit tea. How about I buy it now?"

"Okay."

The group headed over.

In front of the milk tea shop, after Lin Li told Chen Yu Ying what he planned to drink, he noticed Ding Sihan silently refusing to order, and asked, "What are you doing, Ding Sihan?"

"Don’t disturb me; there are two little people fighting in my mind right now." Ding Sihan gestured for silence, looking hesitant and conflicted.

"Just drink! It’s okay. You’re planning to study for a day; how can you not have a milk tea to satisfy your craving? This is a power-up station..." Lin Li, hearing this, immediately morphed into the devil and began whispering sinisterly in Ding Sihan’s ear.

Bai Bufan glanced over, the Sword Tomb is indeed the Sword Tomb.

Then, though not daring to come closer, he stood in place and loudly echoed, "Yes! Absolutely! Everyone’s drinking; why not join in."

Feeling annoyed, Ding Sihan distanced herself from the approaching Lin Li and said disdainfully, "I never said I wouldn’t drink."

Lin Li: "?"

"Then why are those two little people in your head fighting? Just playing around?" Lin Li was puzzled.

"Because one says to add coconut jelly, and the other says to add milk foam," Ding Sihan explained matter-of-factly.

Lin Li: "..."

So the two are demons battling it out, with no angels involved at all?

I’m defeated.

"So what’s the verdict? Haven’t settled it yet?" Lin Li sighed and asked.

"They reached a draw and signed a non-aggression pact, so..." Ding Sihan sighed and stepped forward, "Hello, I’d like a double mix passion fruit with coconut jelly and milk foam."

Only children make choices; adults don’t get options, and teenagers truly can have it all.

Lin Li smiled contentedly.

When I get married, Ding Sihan, you’ll be at the same table as Bao Wei.

...

The five of them, carrying milk teas and fruit teas, returned to the study room at the library to start their afternoon of learning.

"Wow, it’s a bit cold."

The air conditioning in the afternoon was noticeably stronger than in the morning, so the only one without a jacket, Bai Bufan, rubbed his goosebumps and complained to Lin Li.

"I reminded you, didn’t I? Why didn’t you bring a jacket?" Lin Li frowned.

Trying to act tough? Now you’re paying for it?

"When did you remind me?" Bai Bufan was shocked; then he checked his chat history and found only where Lin Li teased him in the morning, frowning, "There’s nothing."

Lin Li pondered for a moment.

Oh, he had only reminded the group.

"Then guess not." Lin Li nodded sincerely.

Bai Bufan: "..."

"What do you mean ’then guess not’? You had that ’you deserve it’ look just now, and you still have it now? Aren’t you taking any responsibility?"

Facing such questioning, Lin Li got up, took off his jacket, and under Bai Bufan’s grateful gaze, put it back on himself.

Bai Bufan: "?"

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lin Li sat down naturally and innocently looked at Bai Bufan staring at him, "Did you think I was going to give it to you? If I give it to you, what am I supposed to wear?"

Bai Bufan declared that Lin Li was not a nice guy and didn’t rank behind him.

With Bai Bufan’s gnashing of teeth, Lin Li sighed again, got up, and soon returned, handing him a paper cup: "Then don’t drink the iced milk tea, drink this instead."

Bai Bufan picked it up, took a sip, and immediately became agitated: "Ah~~ What’s this~~ Ah~~ What did you give me~~ Why is my body getting so hot~~"

Feeling the three girls across beginning to watch him with wary eyes, Lin Li truly felt like grabbing Bai Bufan’s collar.

"It’s hot water, I added hot water."

Now the three girls were no longer cautious, but looked at Bai Bufan as if he were mentally disturbed.

...

Lin Li’s jacket eventually was shared between the two, or Bai Bufan would threaten to hang himself in the study room.

The afternoon was spent in earnest study.

Coming to the library to study as a group was indeed meaningful for Lin Li.

Previously, when studying alone, he’d look around and see only Bai Bufan not studying attentively or not studying at all, which basically had no pressure on Lin Li and didn’t serve as any kind of incentive.

But now, looking up, he saw three girls studying diligently, which was quite motivating to study harder.

The mood was better.

Before, only looking at Bai Bufan, what the hell kind of dreary days were those.

Moreover, when facing problems, at home, he’d need to take out his phone to consult the class leader, but this wouldn’t guarantee a timely response, and Lin Li was easily ’accidentally’ distracted by social media or short video platforms.

But in the library, when you have questions, there’s no need for a smartphone as an intermediary. If you don’t understand something, just reach out and tap on the desk in front of Chen Yu Ying.

A pretty girl teaching you in person is a hundred times better than a beautiful dealer dealing cards online. One! Hundred! Times!

So Lin Li straightforwardly threw his damn smartphone into the trash can—just a stumbling block on the learning path. If Bai Bufan hadn’t said it was unnecessary, Lin Li would have stomped on it twice.

Bai Bufan’s study efficiency was even more ridiculously enhanced.

After all, when faced with bad temptations, others say no, but Bai Bufan says it’s not enough.

If anyone disturbed him from doing serious work, he would play along with them, and if they saw Bai Bufan wave his hand, it wasn’t a refusal; it was self-explanatory.

Thus, Bai Bufan’s efficiency in studying at the library increased even more than Lin Li’s.

Besides, there’s another very important factor: the phone Lin Li threw in the trash was his own.

He has nothing to distract him.

Damn, Lin Li is truly a beast, even wanting to stomp on it twice.

...

Unknowingly, it was already getting dark outside.

This time, since there wasn’t a specific place they wanted to eat, the group just had a simple bowl of noodles near the library.

"Let’s take a walk and have a break. Combine work and rest, I don’t really feel like going back to study right now." Ding Sihan took big strides ahead, stretched her body after interlocking her hands above her head, and said to the others.

"I think that’s a good idea." Bai Bufan nodded.

Returning to the library only to throw your phone back into the trash can—although Lin Li was doing it for his own good, this beast was also being bad for his own good.

Moreover, studying for too long can lead to diminishing returns, and the concept of combining work and rest is inherently meaningful.

"Sure thing," Lin Li agreed indifferently.

He was also a bit tired from studying.

Now all he sees are science problems, whether his eyes are open or closed.

Indeed, the journey of the first hundred questions is long and arduous.

The infrastructure around the county library is quite complete, with two parks nearby, a gymnasium, a swimming pool in the area, and a commercial complex.

"There’s a musical fountain every weekend night at Nanxin Lake Park. Let’s go check it out." Ding Sihan suggested.

The group had no objections, so they slowly headed in that direction.

"Class rep, do you know what this sign means?"

Originally walking behind with Bai Bufan while scanning the surroundings, Lin Li suddenly stepped forward and said to Chen Yu Ying.

"Hmm?" Chen Yu Ying looked in the direction Lin Li pointed, recognizing it as a traffic sign. After looking at it for a while, she shook her head, "I don’t know."

"This is called ’No Overtaking.’ Now you know," Lin Li said.

Chen Yu Ying: "?"

Turns out, Lin Li wasn’t trying to ask her; he was trying to teach her?

"Oh." Chen Yu Ying nodded.

Lin Li wasn’t asking without reason; the progress of task two had just slightly increased again.

Indeed, teaching Chen Yu Ying about automotive theories is part of the mecha insights, and the growth rate is faster than race car driving.

"This safety sign means ’No Bicycles on Upgrades,’ that one means ’No Long-term Parking for Vehicles,’ and that one indicates ’Roundabout Ahead’..."

Given this, with nothing better to do while walking, Lin Li began to ramble from the back.

"Lin Li, how do you know so much?" Although Chen Yu Ying wasn’t really interested, since it was Lin Li who said it, she didn’t mind listening. After a while, she curiously asked, "Are you planning to take the driving test as soon as you turn adult this year?"

Lin Li gave a proud smile, ready to start bluffing, but beside him, Bai Bufan glanced at Lin Li’s phone and scoffed, "Because he just searched it up."

Afraid Chen Yu Ying wouldn’t believe it, Bai Bufan even turned Lin Li’s phone around, showing the search history.

"What traffic safety signs have bicycles on them?"

"What do the three looped arrows signify?"

Lin Li indeed just searched it up. After all, he didn’t plan to take the driving test immediately after turning adult, so how could he have the free time to memorize these things?

Chen Yu Ying blinked, with a slightly amused expression.

This amusement was obviously stolen from Lin Li’s face.

Chen Yu Ying is a thief, Chen Yu Ying is bad.

"Class rep, turn your head back. The upcoming scenes involve blood and violence, don’t look." Lin Li said with a smile to Chen Yu Ying.

"Oh." Chen Yu Ying obediently turned her head as told.

Bai Bufan: "?"

"Don’t turn, class rep, turn back to look at me once more? Class rep, class rep?" Bai Bufan begged.

In fact, Chen Yu Ying paid more attention to Lin Li’s words.

Faced with Lin Li’s relentless approach, Bai Bufan gave an awkward smile.

In theory, when an enemy approaches, the best way to deal with it is to strike back, right?

But right now didn’t seem the right time to strike back, so Bai Bufan looked around and quickly shifted the topic, pointing at Lin Li’s phone with its various search results of traffic signs, he said:

"Lin Li, have you noticed that the little dumb black figures doing these stupid things on the signs are... Ah!!!"

Lin Li didn’t have the time to be a racial knight; he planned to be a Bufan knight first.

Bai Bufan: Got wrecked (sad).

...

Continue asking for monthly tickets.

Antenna: Got wrecked (happy).