But then Chen Yuying looked at Lin Li again. "But if we run into them again later and they see there are still four of us, won't Yao Qiaoqiao know you lied to her? Won't that make her think less of you?"

The class president was so detail-oriented, considering it from every angle.

Lin Li waved his hand dismissively. "It doesn't matter. If we really run into them and she asks, I'll just tell her it was to give Tianming and them some space. Besides, her opinion of me isn't very important."

"Then whose opinion of you is important?" Qu Wanqiu chimed in with a smile.

"The Party, the country, and the people!"

Lin Li, who was now not just one of the masses but a member of the Youth League, suddenly stood at attention, right fist striking his left chest as he spoke loudly.

Loyal! and! True!

Qu Wanqiu: "???"

"Eh? Eek? Huh? Um... Ah! Oh?"

It was a string of interjections. Qu Wanqiu said nothing, yet it felt like she had said everything.

Damn.

How could he answer like that?

That wasn't what she wanted to hear, was it?

Beside them, Chen Yuying and Ding Sihan were stunned for a moment by his answer.

Then, looking at the model soldier Lin Li standing at attention and the dumbfounded Qu Wanqiu, especially Qu Wanqiu's 'seen-a-ghost' expression, the contrast was too much. Laughter quickly erupted from them.

"Pfft hahahahaha—"

They gradually bent over laughing.

"You... you..." Qu Wanqiu pointed a finger at him.

"What about me?"

"You're amazing... amazing!" Qu Wanqiu, having finally recovered some of her ability to speak, gave Lin Li a thumbs-up.

She had to acknowledge his level.

Only then did Lin Li lower his hand from his chest, smiling at the three of them.

Trying to stump him with a question like that was still too naive.

"Alright, stop laughing!" Qu Wanqiu stomped her foot in annoyance, looking at Ding Sihan and Chen Yuying who were now squatting on the ground.

"Sorry, but your expression just now was hilarious, Wanqiu, especially with Lin Li standing there so seriously with his hand on his chest," Ding Sihan was now sitting on the ground, laughing even harder as she recounted the scene.

"My stomach hurts from laughing. Can you give me a hand? I can't get up," Chen Yuying said, clutching her stomach, with tears of laughter glistening at the corners of her eyes.

Lin Li extended his hand.

Qu Wanqiu retracted the hand she had just extended.

"Let's go, no more laughing! To the Ferris wheel!" Qu Wanqiu crossed her arms and glared at Ding Sihan and Chen Yuying.

"Okay, coming, coming."

The two of them managed to stifle their laughter and flanked Qu Wanqiu, linking arms with her to once again form a super roadblock.

Lin Li was blocked behind the super roadblock.

Following the three girls' leisurely pace, Lin Li walked calmly, his left hand on the back of his neck, fingers tapping alternately, his eyes glancing at his right hand.

"Did you feel an electric shock?"

Never mind, it's not important.

...

The Ferris wheel was quite popular; the line was even longer than for the famous thrill rides.

But on second thought, it made sense. After all, it was an attraction suitable for all ages.

Furthermore, this ride didn't have a single-rider lane. Even though a cabin could hold up to six people, if you were a party of two, they would never squeeze in four other people to fill the seats. Instead, they'd let the two of you enjoy the entire cabin alone.

So, the efficiency wasn't very high. Coupled with the slow speed of one rotation, the 'turnover rate' was low.

However, the waiting time was perfect for waiting for the sunset's red glow to paint the sky.

"The setting sun cast an orange glow over the mountains."

The orange-red sunset reflected off the mountains.

Right, consolidate the knowledge points. A diligent self like this will surely be able to reach the top one hundred of his grade, a position loyal to him, in the next monthly exam.

"What are you mumbling about?" Ding Sihan heard him and turned to question him.

Lin Li shook his head with a sneer. There was already a lamentable thick wall between him and people like Ding Sihan.

"It's normal for someone like you not to understand. Class President, come and translate for this ignorant woman what I just said in English," Lin Li looked at Chen Yuying.

"Were you just speaking... English?" Chen Yuying turned her head, her deer-like, lively eyes blinking.

Lin Li: "..."

Lin Li repeated it again, at an extremely slow pace.

"Oh—"

The three of them had a sudden realization. This time they understood.

"Never mind, it was a problem with my spoken English. Ding Sihan, I apologize for mentally mocking you a hundred times just now," Lin Li said, feeling a bit dead inside.

"You mocked me so quickly! Good thing I already cursed you ten thousand times in my head!" Ding Sihan rolled her eyes.

It took a full half hour before it was finally their turn.

After getting on, the three girls naturally sat in a row, and Lin Li just as naturally took Chen Yuying's phone, ready to take pictures for the three of them.

A tool person sometimes has to have this kind of awareness.

"Let's wait until we're higher up to take pictures. The background isn't quite right like this," Chen Yuying said after looking at the few photos Lin Li had just taken.

She then started using her phone to film the gradually ascending scenery outside the window.

Hearing this, Lin Li leisurely lay down on his side of the cabin, resting his head and looking at the sky on the other side.

It was quite pleasant.

But one shouldn't flaunt their wealth. He had only been comfortable for a few seconds before the villainous Ding Sihan targeted him.

"Move it, move it, let me lie down too!" Ding Sihan urged, kicking the side of Lin Li's shoe with the tip of hers.

Next time, I should put on a pained expression.

Lin Li sat up on the other side, looking at the scenery outside through the transparent cabin wall.

Paired with the sunset, it was indeed beautiful.

"It really is comfortable. It would be even better with a pillow," said the comfortable Ding Sihan from across, who was lying down more comfortably than Lin Li due to being much shorter.

"Ding Sihan, do you know the most comfortable way to position your tongue?" Lin Li suddenly asked.

"Huh? Tongue? How do you position it?" Ding Sihan was a little curious.

"Before you heard this sentence, any position was comfortable," Lin Li said with a smile.

Ding Sihan: "?"

Oh no!

Once she became aware of her tongue in her mouth, Ding Sihan suddenly felt that no position was right!

"By the way, another reminder, remember to breathe," Lin Li added with a grin.

Breathing is one of those things that, once you notice it, switches from automatic to manual.

Ding Sihan shot up. Now she felt like there were ants crawling all over her!

"Lin Li, I'm going to kill you!"

"Class President, save me!" Lin Li pleaded for help from Chen Yuying.

"Not saving you..."

Chen Yuying and Qu Wanqiu not only moved as far away from Lin Li as possible to give Ding Sihan a clear shot, but they also looked at him with resentful eyes.

Oh, right. Chen Yuying and Qu Wanqiu also have tongues and need to breathe.

His attack was an AOE, and they were caught in the friendly fire.

This time, after watching a thirty-second ad, Lin Li successfully revived.

At this moment, the slow-moving Ferris wheel had reached its highest point, and Lin Li once again became their tool person.

From time to time, he would also join in, leaving his mark on the phone's camera roll.

After taking photos, the four of them each stood by a corner window, looking at the world outside.

"That's a sightseeing mini-train for kids, it's so cute," Chen Yuying said to the others while taking a picture.

Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu came over to look. After expressing their admiration, they took out their phones, only to give up the idea of riding it later when they saw the ride was restricted to children aged 3-12.

"Class President, the trolley problem. Lin Li has tied five innocent children to the trolley tracks. An out-of-control sightseeing mini-train is heading towards them and will run them over in a moment. Fortunately, you can pull a lever to switch the train to another track. The problem is, Lin Li has also tied one child to the other track. Considering the situation, would you pull the lever?"

Lin Li's thoughts were a little different from the girls', so he asked.

"Lin Li is so mean!" Ding Sihan commented.

Chen Yuying thought for a moment and said softly, "I've thought about it before. I don't think I would do anything."

"Same choice as me," Lin Li nodded, then looked at Ding Sihan.

"I would pull..."

"That's not what I'm asking you," Lin Li shook his head.

"Then what are you asking?" Ding Sihan was a little wary.

"Ding Sihan, the trolley problem. There's no one on the tracks now. Ding Sihan, would you be willing to lie down and become the observed subject?" Lin Li asked.

Ding Sihan: "?"

"How did the question become like this when it got to me! I'm not willing!" Ding Sihan kicked Lin Li's shin.

Lin Li nodded, then looked at the even more wary Qu Wanqiu:

"Qu Wanqiu, the trolley problem. Lin Li has tied five Ding Sihans to one track, and there's only one Qu Wanqiu on the other track. At this moment, an out-of-control mini-train is coming. You have a remote control that can make the train accelerate, super accelerate, or invincibly accelerate. What would you do?"

Qu Wanqiu: "?"

"Why am I still the one on the tracks! And where did these five of me come from? And why is there no option for me to survive! Lin Li, I'm angry, I'm going to push you off right now!" Ding Sihan was extremely furious!

This was blatant targeting!

Qu Wanqiu thought seriously and asked sincerely, "If I press all three buttons, can I get super invincible acceleration?"

Ding Sihan: "?"

"Of course you can!" Lin Li gave a thumbs-up.

"Then I'll press them all! A hundred times! One! Hundred! Times!" Qu Wanqiu, who clearly ate well, said with great vigor.

Ding Sihan: "!"

"Wanqiu! You can go into freefall too!"

Chen Yuying watched this scene with a smile.

She was also thankful that the Ferris wheel cabin couldn't be opened from the inside after it started moving, otherwise, she would have witnessed two murders.

...

Fifteen minutes passed in a flash.

The people below the Ferris wheel hated how slowly it turned, while the people on it felt it turned too fast.

The setting sun stretched the four people's shadows.

There was no longer a line for the Ferris wheel.

Because within Pingjiang Amusement Park, a melodious tune began to play, reminding everyone that the park was closing. All attractions were no longer accepting new people in line.

"Let's go, back to the bus," said Lin Li, who had revived after watching a sixty-second ad. He walked leisurely towards the exit with his hands clasped behind his head.

"Okay," Chen Yuying followed behind, nodding.

Then, looking at the attractions gradually coming to a halt behind her, she said with some emotion, "I wonder when the next time I'll be this happy will be."

"Tomorrow, probably," Lin Li continued walking forward, answering casually.

The afternoon breeze blew, brushing a few strands of inky black hair against the girl's cheek.

Chen Yuying was taken aback by his words. Looking at Lin Li's back, she then broke into a brilliant smile:

"Yeah, tomorrow."

(End of Chapter)