After everyone was present, the bus slowly started up, but it wasn't heading back to the base, but rather to the place where they would be having dinner.

After sharing his perfect battle record for the day with Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei in the back row, and finally showing off his Warrior's Medal, Lin Li settled back into his seat.

He turned his head and found Chen Yuying and Ding Sihan had simultaneously become phone addicts, staring intently at their screens.

Lin Li took a closer look and saw that they were both scrolling through their own photo albums, deleting most of the similar-looking photos and keeping only the most pleasing ones.

Noticing Lin Li's gaze, Chen Yuying spoke up, "Lin Li, you'll want the group photos you're in, right?"

"I could use them," Lin Li thought for a moment and nodded.

"Then I'll start a group chat for the four of us. It'll be easier to send the photos there, and they won't get mixed up with the photos Xiaoyu and the others took in the dorm group chat."

Chen Yuying nodded, then created a four-person group on WeChat and sent a "1".

「Lin Li: 2」

Chen Yuying turned to look at Lin Li, both helpless and amused.

「Ding Sihan: sb」

「Qu Wanqiu: sb」

「Lin Li: ?」

「Ding Sihan: sb」

「Qu Wanqiu: sb」

All I did was send a 2 and a question mark, why is there so much malice? I'm shivering with anger and cold. Why is this world so cruel to me?

I'm done with internet slang. No one understands my humor, they just think I'm an idiot.

But before Lin Li could counterattack, the group chat was flooded with photos popping up one after another.

「Today's data usage has exceeded the set limit. Your data service has been automatically turned off for you.」

This notification popping up made Lin Li lose it.

He turned his mobile data back on. He had a student plan, 40GB for 38 yuan a month. For Lin Li, who had Wi-Fi at home and rarely had a chance to use his phone otherwise, it was more than enough. He never even used up the data rolled over from the previous month.

The daily 3GB limit was an automatic setting on his phone that he had just never turned off.

Lin Li also sent some of the photos he had taken to the group chat.

"What are you guys doing now?" Seeing that Chen Yuying was still fiddling with her photo album, Lin Li curiously leaned over to look.

"Editing photos," Chen Yuying had already taken out her tablet and was gesturing on the screen with her slender fingers.

Lin Li nodded.

He didn't say anything cliché about being able to post the original photos. Girls always felt they could be a little more perfect. He just mentioned, "Then remember to make me look a little better too."

But then Lin Li narrowed his eyes, a little curious. "Class President, what are you editing right now?"

Because Chen Yuying was using a tablet, he could see the contents on the screen clearly. It wasn't the face of any of the four of them.

"I'm editing out the passersby, and then making the sunlight look a bit warmer," Chen Yuying said, her expression focused. She looked up and explained.

"You can edit the sunlight to be warmer?" Lin Li almost couldn't understand Chinese.

"Mhm, it's very simple. Just add a shadow here, increase the intensity a bit here, add some special effect lighting, blur the texture a little, look." Chen Yuying taught as she demonstrated.

When Chen Yuying showed the before-and-after comparison, Lin Li's eyes widened.

The sunlight really did become warmer in an instant.

"As expected of Asia's Four Great Sorceries, it's truly magical!" Lin Li exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.

Consolidating his knowledge points, the Four Great Sorceries were: Thai sex change, Korean plastic surgery, Chinese Photoshop, and Japanese makeup.

Seeing Lin Li's face full of curiosity, Chen Yuying smiled and said gently, "It's actually very simple. The software nowadays is getting more and more powerful, it's easy to get the hang of..."

Then, Chen Yuying began a lesson on the knowledge of photo editing.

At this moment, Lin Li's brain felt like it had been lubricated; knowledge was gushing out and he couldn't contain it.

"I am enlightened, Class President. I will begin to practice immediately." New useful knowledge had been acquired, and Lin Li decided to apply it right away.

"Okay, I'm looking forward to it," Chen Yuying nodded with a smile.

And so, the three people in a row all began to focus on editing photos.

One by one, meticulously edited photos were sent to the group chat. Occasionally, they would @ the other people in the photos, asking if it was acceptable to post them on their social media feeds.

Finally, Lin Li let out a long sigh.

He had finally completed his creation. So, Lin Li followed their example.

「Lin Li: [Image]. @Ding Sihan, can I post this on my feed?」

Ding Sihan, who was still editing photos, saw the message and turned to look at Lin Li with a puzzled expression, then clicked on the image.

It was a group photo of the four of them that a passerby had helped take, with the Pingjiang Amusement Park Ferris wheel in the background.

That's what it should have been.

Ding Sihan took a deep breath.

In the picture she saw, a Ferris wheel was growing out of her neck, and the Ferris wheel in the background had been replaced with her head. Hmm, the smile was quite brilliant.

A circle of smaller heads had also grown around the big head, making it look even more like a human-head Ferris wheel.

So this is how you edit, huh.

"Does anyone have a knife? I need one for something, it's urgent," Ding Sihan turned her head towards the aisle, looking expectantly at every classmate.

Unfortunately, it seemed no one had a knife.

But it didn't matter. You can kill someone even without a knife.

"Calm down, calm down! Let's talk this out, no fighting! No fighting! If you lose, you go to the hospital! If you win, you go to jail!" Seeing the suddenly enraged Ding Sihan, the pitiful, weak, and helpless Lin Li pressed himself tightly against the window, his hands on Chen Yuying's shoulders, using her as a shield.

Chen Yuying, being shaken back and forth, helplessly held her tablet. Then she glanced at the picture Lin Li had sent on the tablet and secretly giggled.

"Lin Li! I'll kill you! Why are you always targeting me! If you dare post this picture on your feed, you're dead!" Ding Sihan, holding a pen, brandished it, ready to stab this villain Lin Li to death.

But Lin Li had something to say.

"Wait! There's a misunderstanding!" Lin Li made a 'pause' gesture, then let go of Chen Yuying's shoulders and took out his phone.

Ding Sihan didn't sit down. She wanted to see what excuse Lin Li could come up with.

「Lin Li: [Image], [Image], [Image].」

"Ding Sihan, look at the group chat. I edited one for everyone, including myself." Lin Li looked at Ding Sihan sincerely and even gave a thumbs-up. "So don't worry, I'm not targeting you."

Ding Sihan looked at her phone.

The heads of all four of them had taken turns being the Ferris wheel, and it really did include Lin Li himself.

Ding Sihan: "..."

Is this what you call 'don't worry'?

But.

You know what, you really know what, Ding Sihan felt balanced now.

Unfortunately, someone else was no longer balanced.

"Lin Li!" Someone from four rows ahead suddenly called his name through gritted teeth, though it was unclear who.

Chen Yuying, who had been secretly laughing just a moment ago, immediately stopped. After discovering that she was also included, she turned to glare at Lin Li, puffing her cheeks.

She was starting to regret teaching Lin Li how to edit photos.

Who knew that after a boy learned to edit photos, he would use it for this?

"It seems that no one is satisfied with this set of pictures. Then I can only redouble my efforts. I still have many ideas!" Lin Li sighed, but then regained his spirits.

Lin Li clicked into the group chat, ready to continue selecting some pictures to start working.

「You have been removed from this group chat.」

「You cannot send messages in a group chat you have left.」

Lin Li: "?"

"Class President! The despicable Ding Sihan stole your phone and kicked me out! Quickly add me back!" Lin Li turned his head to complain.

"I kicked you out myself," Chen Yuying was still puffing her cheeks.

"Oh," Lin Li nodded, thought for a moment, and continued to complain, "Class President! The despicable Ding Sihan bewitched you into kicking me out! Wake up quickly!"

"So I'm despicable no matter what, right! Yingbao, kicking him out was the wisest decision you've made in a while!" Ding Sihan gritted her teeth from the side.

...

In the end, Lin Li got back into the group.

The price was sealing away his talent in photo editing, preventing him from becoming the GOAT of the P-shop world, and being forbidden from posting those human-Ferris-wheel photos in any public place.

Lin Li didn't post on his social media feed much anyway, so he could only accept this unequal treaty.

Lin Li drew a conclusion from this matter.

First, this world is always too jealous of talented people; second, the weak have no diplomacy, he should have created the group himself.

Before Chen Yuying and the others had finished editing their photos, the bus had already arrived at the restaurant for dinner.

Everyone got off the bus one after another and headed to the restaurant.

Following the waitress's guidance, they arrived at one of the large halls on the first floor. The tables were already set, with plates of cold dishes covered in plastic wrap.

However, there weren't many dishes, and the quality of the cold dishes was on the lower end.

But as they say, with a budget of 340 yuan for two days and two nights, Lin Li would have found it normal even if they were eating boxed lunches for dinner. To be able to eat like this was a huge win.

Lin Li wouldn't be sitting at the same table as Chen Yuying and the others for dinner. Having an extra guy would only make the girls uncomfortable. At times like this, things that were troublesome to eat and affected one's image, like crabs, would go untouched.

—Although there were no crabs at this meal tonight.

"Xue Jian will have to eat with us later, and he'll definitely sit at a table with the boys. Quick, let's find a table and occupy all the seats. Let someone else suffer the torment."

Lin Li's brain worked exceptionally fast in some areas. He immediately spotted the potential great danger in this dinner and said sternly to Bai Bufan.

Bai Bufan's eyes widened upon hearing this.

That makes sense!

After giving a thumbs-up, he immediately called some people over to a table on the inner side of the hall and sat down.

OK, one table full.

Xue Jian first talked with the restaurant staff for a while, and then the dishes started to be served.

And just as Lin Li had predicted, Xue Jian was naturally going to eat here as well.

Xue Jian walked to another table of boys and sat down in an empty seat.

Lin Li crossed his hands and held them against his nose, flicking his head coolly.

The bros around him all gave a thumbs-up and exchanged smiles.

Lin Li's coolness lasted until he saw Xue Jian walking towards them with a chair.

"Bufan, Lin Li, you two move over a bit, make some space for your teacher."

Lin Li didn't dare to open his eyes, hoping it was his hallucination.

He finally understood why Ding Sihan was so angry on the bus just now.

It turns out that being targeted really doesn't feel good...

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