The System is Abstract, Luckily, So Am I

Chapter 186 : Not That Outstanding Either

This isn't right, is it?

"Uncle?"

When Lin Li, refusing to believe it, called out again, only to see Chen Zhongping's face turn serious again before looking at him, and even seemingly glaring at him, Lin Li understood.

The Chen family must possess the intangible cultural heritage of face-changing.

But it was completely understandable. He had brought this upon himself. He couldn't blame Old Chen. It would be a miracle if he had a good attitude towards him.

Since he was being "targeted," Lin Li honestly scrolled through his phone for the rest of the ride, occasionally answering when the two girls behind him spoke to him.

Every time he spoke, Lin Li could feel the gaze from the front row.

So many flirty remarks had to be regretfully swallowed down.

Next time I act like a troll, I must make sure of the surrounding environment first. Lin Li once again regretted the long, complex sentence he had just said.

Bai Bufan's house was quite far. After more than half an hour, the car finally arrived downstairs at his apartment building.

[Lin Li: @Bai Bufan, we're downstairs. Where are you?]

Seeing no one on the first floor, Lin Li sent a message in the group.

[Bai Bufan: Didn't you say ten minutes? How come you're here already? I'm packing my things, wait a sec.]

[Chen Yuying: It's okay, no rush. Take your time packing.]

Chen Yuying probably didn't like making others wait, so she always stated the expected arrival time a bit later. It was the same when they arrived at Lin Li's house earlier.

"I'll go up and hurry him along."

After the car stopped, Lin Li felt that Chen Zhongping, who no longer needed to watch the road, was simply staring at him the whole time. Sitting in the car felt a bit prickly and uncomfortable.

So he might as well go up to Bai Bufan's house to take a look. Maybe he could even scavenge some small items like gold bars. A thief never leaves empty-handed.

Chen Yuying and Ding Sihan had no objections, so Lin Li got out of the car and went upstairs alone.

Bai Bufan's specific address, including the apartment number, had already been sent in the group chat.

Knock, knock, knock.

After taking the elevator up, Lin Li knocked on the door.

The person who opened the door was a woman, probably Bai Bufan's mother.

"Hello, Auntie. I'm Bufan's classmate, Lin Li." Lin Li politely nodded and bowed slightly.

"Ah, hello, hello. You're here so early. Bufan just woke up and is washing up. Come in first. Here are some slippers for you." Mother Bai was very polite and enthusiastic.

If only Old Chen could treat me like this. Otherwise, the next few hours of the journey are going to be so hard to endure.

Lin Li walked to the bathroom and made eye contact with Bai Bufan, who was brushing his teeth while wearing pajama shorts.

Bai Bufan felt a bit awkward: "Haha, hello, I am Venom."

"Didn't you say you were packing?" Lin Li smiled without his eyes. "How come you just woke up? And it looks like you only woke up after seeing my message?"

"I'm packing myself. Don't I count as a thing?" Bai Bufan smiled apologetically.

"Asking when you already know the answer, what a naughty boy. Let me tell you, what kind of fucking thing are you?" Lin Li's expression was full of doting, but his words carried a bit of aggressiveness.

Bai Bufan: "..."

"I'll be done in a minute. After I wash up and change clothes, I can go down. I already packed my things in the living room last night. I didn't expect you guys to arrive so early. Besides, justice is always late, so what's wrong with me sleeping an extra ten minutes?"

Bai Bufan felt a bit wronged.

Lin Li: "..."

Being able to connect sleeping in with justice, Bai Bufan really has some skills.

After gargling gulu gulu, Bai Bufan haphazardly wiped his face and left the bathroom for his bedroom.

Lin Li followed him.

Clean, tidy.

—The above has nothing to do with Bai Bufan's bedroom.

As everyone knows, dirty clothes go in the washing machine, clean clothes go in the closet, and clothes that are somewhere between dirty and clean go on the chair next to the bed. And the chair in Bai Bufan's bedroom was bearing a weight it shouldn't have to bear at its age.

"Didn't I tell you to finish your homework over these two days? Why is it completely blank?" Lin Li wandered around, touching and poking at things. Seeing the blank homework on the desk, he teased.

"I couldn't help it. I actually tried, but right after I finished one question, my phone got jealous. I had to put down what I was doing and coax it for three hours. Having such a jealous phone, I'm also very speechless."

Bai Bufan, who was changing clothes, said helplessly.

"Lin Li, you have to know, a phone's lifespan is 3 to 5 years, while a human's lifespan is 70 to 100 years. A phone is just a passing traveler in a human's life, but to a phone, we are their entire life. So I absolutely cannot neglect it, I must spend more time with it."

"I didn't expect you to be so sentimental," Lin Li said emotionally, looking like he was about to shed a tear.

"Yeah, yeah."

Lin Li: "Then why are you changing phones? Your old phone still has lifespan left. Since you're so sentimental, when your new phone arrives, I'll take care of it for you."

"No, that's a different matter. Is it possible that I'm a firm believer in having a harem?" Bai Bufan immediately said seriously.

Lin Li responded with a sneer.

After changing clothes, Bai Bufan grabbed the suitcase he had prepared in the living room and went to the entryway to change his shoes.

"Auntie, we're leaving." Seeing Mother Bai sitting on the sofa in the living room, Lin Li said his goodbyes.

"Leaving already? Take some fruit to eat on the way." Mother Bai immediately stood up, grabbed some oranges from the coffee table, and handed them to Lin Li.

"No need, thank you, Auntie. We have everything we need in the car, we've prepared it all. Thank you," Lin Li said.

"This child is so well-behaved and polite. If only Bufan could be like you," Mother Bai looked at Lin Li and nodded in gratification.

Bai Bufan, who was bending over to put on his shoes, froze. He looked up from between his legs and made eye contact with his mother: "Huh?"

Is that human language?

Well-behaved? Polite?

If I ever really become like Lin Li, our family will probably be preparing to have a second child.

"Lin Li? Sensible and polite? Mom, your misunderstanding of him is way too deep. He's even more 'me' than I am," Bai Bufan really couldn't stand his mom praising Lin Li, so he immediately tore down his stage.

"Why are you cursing?" Mother Bai frowned.

Bai Bufan: "..."

Mom, your words are so hurtful.

"Lin Li, you must be very well-behaved at home, right?" Mother Bai asked Lin Li.

"Not really," Lin Li shook his head.

Bai Bufan sneered. At least Lin Li is honest.

"I sleep in every day until four or five in the morning. After making breakfast for the whole family, I have to rest for at least an hour before I go wash the clothes and mop the floor. At noon, I usually give my mom a simple massage..." Lin Li continued to describe.

"Just now, I even argued with my mom about who should clean the room."

When you're out and about, you give yourself your own identity.

Bai Bufan couldn't believe what his ears were hearing.

Because you've been caught in the rain, you have to tear my umbrella to shreds too?

Seeing his mother looking at Lin Li with increasing gratification, and looking at him with increasing disgust, Bai Bufan hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Lin Li, and dragged him away, growling: "Shut up! Shut the fuck up! Let's go! Don't keep them waiting!"

Getting into the elevator, just as he lit up the button for the first floor and prepared to go down, Bai Bufan suddenly pressed the open door button and prepared to walk out.

"What's wrong?" Lin Li asked in confusion.

"I forgot to grab the loose change on my nightstand. Putting those seventy or eighty bucks in the bank is too troublesome, and leaving them at home is useless, their existence is like waste paper. I have to take them and spend them," Bai Bufan explained.

"No need, just spend it next time. They've been waiting for several minutes already," Lin Li grabbed Bai Bufan's arm, indicating that time was tight and the mission was heavy.

"My house is right in front of us. I'll just have my mom grab it. It won't even take thirty seconds. How much time could it waste?" Bai Bufan emphasized.

"Sigh, I really can't do anything with you. I already grabbed it for you. Here," Lin Li sighed, pulled the loose change out of his pocket, and handed it to Bai Bufan.

"Eh? Thanks." Realizing it really was the money from his nightstand, Bai Bufan took it in pleasant surprise.

The elevator doors closed and began to descend.

"Wait."

Bai Bufan belatedly turned his head and pressed his forehead against Lin Li's:

"Why was this money in your pocket?"

"Of course it's because I predicted you'd be careless and forget to grab it. It couldn't possibly be because I'm a thief who never leaves empty-handed and wanted to keep it for myself, right? How could that be? I would never do such a thing," Lin Li spread his hands and said innocently.

"You only took the money, right?"

Lin Li took a step back and nodded heavily: "That's right."

Bai Bufan narrowed his eyes, reached into Lin Li's pocket, and after feeling those familiar objects, he smiled in relief, his voice gradually turning cold:

"Then what the fuck is this?"

"A fidget spinner I found."

"And what the fuck is this?"

"Nail clippers I found."

"And what the fuck is this?"

"My authentic Old Xiling Chicken Wrap. I'm abstaining from sex, don't mess around."

"Holy fuck! Are you wearing crotchless pants?!" Bai Bufan was stunned for a moment, then withdrew his hand in terror and frantically pressed the hand sanitizer dispenser in the elevator.

"Just kidding, it's the corn sausage from your nightstand, hehe."

"...Fuck!"

(End of Chapter)