The System is Abstract, Luckily, So Am I
Chapter 113 : Growth Always Takes Away Things You Want to Keep
Lin Li was truly making a fortune.
He really could have made money. Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu would never have been able to accept those two photos being passed around in the class.
The only problem was that Lin Li had made a fatal mistake.
—When he was using the photos for blackmail, he shouldn't have handed the photos to the victims first. At the very least, he should have made a backup.
Now it was all over.
Ten yuan was gone, the two photos were snatched away, his butt almost got kicked twice, and he was even expelled from the human race by Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu.
Never mind being their dad, now he wasn't even considered a person in their eyes.
He was already a beast in his brothers' eyes. If he was also a beast in the girls' eyes, wouldn't he really be a beast?
What a failure.
Fortunately, Chen Yuying bought him an ice cream, which comforted his injured heart.
Class president good, Qu Wanqiu bad, Ding Sihan was even worse, rotten to the core.
"It's 10:30. Let's go queue for one more ride, then we'll go eat. Let's eat early so it won't be crowded," Chen Yuying took small bites of her ice cream cone, looked at the time on her phone, and then looked up and said.
"Class president, what are you guys going to play next? I'll see if it's on the way," Lin Li ate much more violently. He was almost finished in a few bites. He asked upon hearing her.
"What are you going to play?" Chen Yuying asked back.
"I want to get the warrior pin. There are still these four I haven't played. The closest one to here now is 'Soaring Through the Clouds'. I plan to go play this," Lin Li looked at the electronic map on his phone and showed it to Chen Yuying.
Chen Yuying looked at Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu. The three of them looked at each other and all nodded.
"We haven't played this project either. Let's go play this."
...
As they approached 'Soaring Through the Clouds', Lin Li sighed silently in his heart.
This thing was quite scary up close. It felt like it was at least thirty meters high.
In the amusement park, it was also in a league of its own.
What was the difference between playing this and jumping off a building? No, there should be a difference. Jumping off a building would kill you instantly. This one could let you constantly hover between life and death.
Lin Li walked around the drop tower for a bit, then heaved a sigh of relief.
He didn't see the Red Bull logo, which meant that this facility was still something that humans could use. There was still hope.
If he saw the Red Bull logo, he wouldn't care about any mission. He would just run.
Red Bull, your death will be beyond your imagination!
"Lin Li, are you scared?" Ding Sihan saw Lin Li's expression and teased.
"Scared."
Ding Sihan was about to continue teasing.
"But some things are more important than others."
Narrating flatly, Lin Li smiled at Ding Sihan with a deep gaze, then walked towards the queue.
Ding Sihan: "?"
Why are you acting like you're sacrificing yourself for something very meaningful!?
What kind of value are you trying to convey?
You're proud right now, right? What are you proud of?
At this moment, Ding Sihan wanted to smash the ice cream cone in her hand on Lin Li's head.
"But this is indeed quite scary. I didn't expect it to be so high, and the falling speed is so fast. I'm also a little scared."
Unlike the two lunatics Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu, it was obvious that a fragrant and soft girl like Chen Yuying was more normal.
She had a correct concept of fear—anyone braver than Lin Li was abnormal.
"Ying Bao, don't be afraid, passion!" Ding Sihan comforted.
"Yuying, don't be afraid. It will actually be very fun," Qu Wanqiu comforted.
"Class president, don't be afraid. The brave will enjoy heaven first," Lin Li comforted.
"Thank you... eh? Enjoy heaven?" Chen Yuying was stunned.
"It's enjoy the world! Lin Li, don't talk nonsense!" Ding Sihan put her hands on her hips and glared at Lin Li who was scaring Chen Yuying.
"OK, the brave will enjoy the dead world first," as the line got closer, Lin Li, who was standing under the drop tower and could even feel the wind brought by the fall, gave a thumbs-up.
...
The line reached the end.
So the four of them sat in their respective execution seats.
Start.
The most terrifying part of the drop tower was actually not the moment the machine fell. The time was too short, and it was over before you could be afraid. It was the process of the machine slowly rising.
When Lin Li saw the other tourists below him gradually getting smaller, he realized that this sentence was too true.
He should divert his attention.
For example, Chen Yuying next to him, who was a little more shy because she was scared.
Her lips, which were coated with a light layer of lip gloss, were tightly pursed, and her small face was slightly red.
Isn't this much better looking than the ground?
"Class president, if you're scared, you can grab my hand. I'll give you strength!" Lin Li said to Chen Yuying on his left, who was holding on to the safety bar tightly.
"No, it's okay. I can still take it," Chen Yuying was already a little afraid to look at the ground. She closed her eyes and replied, her beautiful eyelashes trembling slightly.
"You can take it," Lin Li clicked his tongue, a little disappointed.
"Then I'm scared. Can I grab your hand?" Lin Li thought for a moment. He always had a way.
Chen Yuying: "..."
"Your voice doesn't sound scared at all. No!"
"Then I'm, I'm scared now... can I, can I grab your hand?" Lin Li repeated, but with a trembling and stuttering version.
Chen Yuying was even more disbelieving and snorted softly.
She had been closing her eyes, but she still turned her head away. It seemed she really didn't want to see Lin Li.
"Lin Li, if you're scared, you can grab my hand!" The crazy woman Ding Sihan became even more excited as the drop tower rose. At this time, she extended her hand to Lin Li and said.
"You're a divine doctor, Ding Sihan. Thank you, I'm not scared anymore," Lin Li's voice instantly became normal. "If I'm still alive after the autumn outing, I'll definitely send you a pennant!"
Ding Sihan: "..."
Stinky dog Lin Li.
"Click!"
With a vibration of the machine, the machine stopped climbing and had reached the highest point.
The wind at high altitude was really cold. Lin Li wanted to call Xue Jian to tell him about this, and then hang up immediately.
He looked down at the ground again. Lin Li immediately looked up. He shouldn't have been so cheap.
One more look and it would explode.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Li said, "Class president, do you have any cool and dashing lines to recommend? Something like 'with my hands, I can pluck the sun, moon, and stars! There is no one like me in this world'?"
He still didn't know how he was going to embarrass himself this time.
"The one you said should be adapted from Lu Jiuyuan's poem, right? The original poem is '“I raise my head toward the Southern Dipper and climb with pride; I turn my body toward the Northern Star and find my footing again. Lifting my gaze beyond the heavens, I see no one in this world quite like me.'" Chen Yuying said slowly upon hearing this.
"The class president is still more cultured. Then I'll say this this time!" Lin Li said in agreement upon hearing this.
"Three."
The speaker at the top had already started broadcasting the countdown, which made Chen Yuying, who was still about to speak, completely shut her mouth, shrink her body, and prepare to welcome the judgment.
"Two."
Lin Li took a deep breath. He still had very important things to do now.
"Ding Sihan!" Lin Li shouted at his divine doctor.
"What's wrong?"
"One."
"Why did two screws fall from under your feet just now? Also, your seatbelt seems to be fastened wrong."
Ding Sihan: "?"
"What—"
"Whoosh—"
The machine fell at the speed of light.
The four of them reacted differently.
Lin Li: "With my head held high, I climb the Southern Dipper, and turn to lean on the Northern Star!"
Chen Yuying: ~(_~)
Qu Wanqiu: "Oh ho! Hahahaha!!"
Ding Sihan: "Ahhh screws ahhh my screws!!!"
The high-speed fall lasted only about a second, but Lin Li felt his ears ringing.
Not only were his ears ringing, but it was so severe that he was hallucinating.
"Lin Li, you dog! I'll fuck your [bleep]! It's not wrong at all! You're scaring me!"
Otherwise, how could I vaguely hear something about my mom in an amusement park?
...
There was an extra shoe print on his butt, but Lin Li was a magnanimous person and didn't bother with the culprit.
It was worth it!
According to the plan, after this project was over, the four of them went to one of the restaurants inside the amusement park.
The price was a bit expensive, but fortunately it was still within an acceptable range.
After ordering, they took a number and found a place to sit.
Everyone looked at their own phones.
Lin Li didn't plan to study at this time. After all, it would be too heaven-defying. He looked at WeChat.
The community owners' group that Zhang Fang had pulled him into before, why was there still a group message? Lin Li clicked in curiously.
Why was the whole group muted?
Lin Li scrolled to the @ message.
[4-501 Zhang Zhengzhi: @everyone. Friends, September 13th, 10:50:32 AM. Seven pounds and six ounces.]
[2-202 AAA Egg Wholesale King (looking for fishing buddies): Bro is too awesome. Where did you catch it?]
[Zhang Zhengzhi: Haha, no, it's my son [covering mouth laugh].]
[Egg King: Wow, the young man is too awesome. Can you help me ask your son where he caught it?]
[Zhang Zhengzhi: My wife gave birth to a son [sweating soybean].]
[Egg King: Congratulations, bro, on the double happiness! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Rose][Rose].]
[Egg King: Then is it convenient to ask where the fish was caught? It's okay if it's not convenient [smile].]
[Zhang Zhengzhi: I'll fuck your mother.]
Then they started cursing, so the group chat was muted now. Grandma Zhang probably went to mediate off-site again.
You fishing guys are really (pointing fingers).
He shared the chat history with Chen Yuying, and Chen Yuying also laughed.
"You guys look at this... wow, such a touching secret crush... I don't even dare to finish reading..." At this time, Ding Sihan, who was sitting opposite, rubbed her eyes, handed her phone over, and also wanted to share.
[Things are different, people have changed, and everything has come to an end. Tears flow before words can be spoken.]
[Dear Deng, this is the fifth year we've known each other, but I don't know if you know me, because I've never...]
Lin Li looked at this beginning and didn't continue reading.
Ding Sihan noticed this, and while wiping her eyes, she asked, "Lin Li, aren't you going to read it?"
"I've lost the patience to read so many words," Lin Li shook his head, his expression deep.
"Perhaps it's because we're in a fast-food era. The world has swept us along, leaving us with no time and patience," Qu Wanqiu sighed, adding value.
"No," Lin Li shook his head. That wasn't the reason for him.
He sighed and fell into reminiscence:
"I used to be patient and shed tears, but in the end, on her deathbed, the last words the heroine smiled and left for the affectionate male lead were... fucking KFC Crazy Thursday, V her fifty."
Ding Sihan was stunned at first, then with a thud, she snatched her phone back and quickly scrolled to the bottom of the short essay:
"Damn, this one is also V her fifty!"
"Damn! This article was published yesterday, Thursday!"
"Damn! My tears!"
See, getting angry again.
Well, now there were three more people in the world who had no patience to read short essays, especially on a damn Thursday.
It really couldn't be blamed on the fast-food era.
"Our food seems to be ready," Lin Li looked at the number on the pickup counter, then at his own number, and stood up and said.
Ding Sihan handed her number over, "Help me get it, thank you."
"Me too," Qu Wanqiu followed suit.
"Humans don't have three hands," Lin Li smiled.
"I'll go with you," Chen Yuying stood up with a smile. "One person gets two."
"I can see that these two are so lazy because you spoil them, class president," Lin Li sighed.
"I don't understand why everyone hates lazy people. We obviously haven't done anything. Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it," Qu Wanqiu said sadly upon hearing this.
Lin Li: "..."
That makes so much sense, I can't even refute it.
"Lazy people generally have rich inner lives and active minds. They often spend their time thinking and are much smarter than normal people. The reason they don't want to work is because they don't want to be dominated. So although lazy people are lazy, they are actually not lazy," Ding Sihan then emphasized.
"Too lazy to argue," Lin Li sighed.
Chen Yuying looked at him with some amusement.
Only then did Lin Li react, "Class president, you've actually been playing with them for so long and haven't become lazy. You're amazing."
...
"Class president, what are you guys planning to do after eating? Are you still playing projects? I plan to play these three. Do you want to go together?"
His mission was still short of three projects. Lin Li asked while shoveling the egg-wrapped rice, which looked nothing like the picture, into his mouth.
"We've already played those two this morning. We haven't played the haunted house in Tianshan Hospital yet, but we plan to play it later. We might be more inclined to take pictures in the amusement park later? And I heard there's a parade at one in the afternoon.
Finally, we plan to ride the Ferris wheel at sunset. It should be quite photogenic," Chen Yuying slowly stated their plan.
"Okay, then you can call me when you guys are playing the haunted house. It's okay if you don't. After eating, I'll go challenge these two projects first," Lin Li nodded upon hearing this.
He wasn't very interested in taking pictures or parades. It was more important to complete the mission first.
"Okay, or you can join us after you've played those two projects," Chen Yuying nodded.
"Okay."
After agreeing, Lin Li lowered his head and continued to inhale his food.
"So hungry, so hungry, so hungry, so hungry, so hungry—"
Lin Li was almost finished eating. He looked up and saw Ding Sihan's pained face. She was anxiously scrolling through her phone.
Her stomach was still growling.
"No, sister, isn't your lunch right in front of you? Why are you not eating and still shouting that you're hungry?" Lin Li asked in shock.
"With my phone next to me, and I haven't found a suitable video to watch while eating, how can I eat!? Without a suitable video to watch while eating, I'd rather starve to death!" Ding Sihan said forcefully.
Lin Li: "?"
(End of Chapter)