It's already past five.
The sunset hangs low on the western curtain, peeking through the gaps between two clouds, dyeing the sky red.
The five people returned to their viewing spots, waiting for the sunset to arrive.
Qu Wanqiu's phone rang at this moment, breaking the silence.
She glanced down; it was a number marked by multiple people as a harassing call.
Just as she was about to hang up, Lin Li took the phone, smiling and gesturing, "Let me handle this."
Looks like he's about to pull a prank.
Lin Li turned on the speakerphone and answered.
"Hello, sorry to disturb you. Can I ask if you are interested in buying a house recently? We have a new development that's on sale." Seems like a property seller.
"Sure, I'm just looking for a house," Lin Li nodded, expressing interest.
"Oh, really? Sir, do you have a purchase need?" The person on the other end sounded excited, "Then specifically—"
"No, I'm looking for a place to jump."
"...Eh?"
"I'm very upset because my girlfriend found out she's been cheated on by her best friend. She's been crying all morning, and I don't know how to comfort her, so I'm helping her find a building to jump off."
"...Ah?"
"Right, after that, the house prices should drop. Do you want to short-sell the developers with me? You provide insider information, I provide the girlfriend, we become big and strong, and create glory again!" Lin Li continued without pause.
"Beep—Beep—"
The call ended.
Everyone laughed, and Lin Li felt a bit regretful that he couldn't finish his words.
Bai Bufan suddenly spoke with some doubt, "Wait a minute? The girlfriend got cheated on? Wouldn't that mean you, Lin Li, are the one cheating! You're quite clean-cut with your words!"
The girls reacted and amusingly stared at Lin Li.
"Ying Bao, if you found out your boyfriend cheated, what would you do?" Ding Sihan chuckled, turning to ask Chen Yu Ying.
"...I would turn a blind eye." Chen Yu Ying thought for a while before speaking.
Then, amidst the surprised looks of everyone, she smiled somewhat shyly, "Otherwise, the bullet might miss."
Lin Li: "?"
He thought the class president was the type to secretly cry when finding out her husband cheated, swallowing the bitterness like a Japanese Yamato Nadeshiko.
"So it's for aiming." Lin Li scratched his head, feeling like 5.56 grew in his brain, itchy. No, single-eye aiming, should be a Magnum.
"Class president, you've really corrupted Bai Bufan, Ding Sihan, Qu Wanqiu now. You all use such twists." But Lin Li acknowledged.
Bai Bufan pointed with his left hand at Lin Li, who was to his right, looking disgruntled.
Lin Li's ability to deflect blame is innate, just like girls have the inherent ability to love.
"So Lin Li, would you cheat if you got into a relationship?" Ding Sihan asked again.
"I wouldn't, but I could learn."
According to online information, answering like this best showcases emotional intelligence.
Despised.
No more abstractions, this time for real, truly considered a fool.
"Cheating... I guess I'll never cheat in my life. Damn, cheating requires two people to like me simultaneously. This condition is too strict, where to find such two blind people." Lin Li laughed.
The disdain remained unchanged, the girls collectively sighed.
Bai Bufan widened his eyes, pointing at Lin Li and then at himself, "If finding you means blind, then what's finding me?"
"Sorry, I feel a bit uncomfortable now. I'll go jump off a building, you ask them." Lin Li suddenly gagged, looking pained, walking towards the sea while 'loudly whispering', "What karma from the past life is this, hope no one gets hurt."
"Damn!!! Lin Li, stand still! Jump off a building, huh! If you want to jump, you better hurry up!" Bai Bufan got up and chased after him.
The two tried to kill each other.
Hopscotch is truly a magical thing.
As a kid, someone jumps hopscotch when upset, grown-up someone jumps hopscotch when upset too.
As a child, jumping hopscotch leads to growing up, as an adult, jumping hopscotch leads to shrinking.
It's all just the difference between the xy-axis and z-axis.
Hopscotch, quite magical, right?
Amidst the joyful noise, the sunset fades in the west.
Clouds stacked layer upon layer, the sunset spilling through the gaps, golden threads woven among them, sprinkling on the sea, gleaming, waves gently lapping at the rocks, producing a soft sound, playing a quiet melody for the sunset.
Some dishes can be eaten by phone first, but certain sceneries are best viewed by the eyes; rather than recording in a phone, it's better to remember in the mind.
No one bothered to take out their phones.
When the sun was completely engulfed by the sea, albeit the afterglow hadn't entirely faded, not far away, occasionally a few non-seagull sea birds were hovering low, their silhouettes were fleeting in the afterglow, adding a touch of brilliance to this tranquil scene.
The sea breeze gently blew, carrying the ocean's unique aroma, softly brushing against the face, making one feel extremely comfortable.
Until the street lamps behind lit up, everyone snapped out of this pleasantness.
"How about we find another chance to watch the sunrise? Over at Shanting, seems like there's a mountain great for watching the sunrise," Chen Yu Ying suggested.
"I don't mind." Lin Li replied indifferently.
If climbing a mountain is solely about reaching the summit, it wouldn't be that interesting.
But if your climbing buddies include a Wise One who understands wild plants and animals, a dog easily distracted by the surroundings, and girls with nice hips and legs who are willing to walk faster than you.
Lin Li felt he could climb a hundred mountains, a hundred!
The current setup is completely satisfying, rounding off.
However, the other three people blinked, maintained a second-long silence, and then nodded, "Sure."
Seeing this, Chen Yu Ying somehow found it amusing.
"I was just saying, I can't wake up early anyway."
Chen Yu Ying could guarantee that if they insisted, everyone would probably go.
But let it be, she would rather let them sleep peacefully.
Chen Yu Ying's mood wasn't affected by this at all, if anything, she seemed even happier.
"Shall we find a place for dinner?" Lin Li got up and stretched, asking.
"Sure, we've already chosen the place just now, it's this one, we posted it in the group earlier, just check." Ding Sihan also got up and dusted off.
"Gogogo!"
The girls went to a suitable spot for catching a cab, while Lin Li and Bai Bufan rode electric bikes to the location.
"Speed up, speed up, speed up!" Bai Bufan urged after getting on.
"Got it, got it, got it!"
But after only half a minute, the electric bike gradually came to a stop.
"What's wrong?" Bai Bufan patted Lin Li's shoulder, asking in dissatisfaction.
Lin Li turned his head, revealing a calm and serene smile like a Wise One.
Bai Bufan: "?"
Bu Hao!
"I've been speeding too much this afternoon, and the faster the electric bike goes, the quicker it drains the battery, so now it's out of power." Lin Li said.
Most electric bike battery indicators show the 'charge' based on the current speed. For instance, while riding at ten kilometers per hour, it might still show four full bars, but increase the speed a bit and it quickly drops to one bar, very deceptive.
Plus, Lin Li was unfamiliar with this electric bike and didn't notice the battery was depleting.
Now it stopped with only a single deceptive bar remaining.
Bai Bufan: "..."
"I still have a bit left in my power bank, about 1000mAh, would that work?" Bai Bufan pulled out his power bank, looking ready to sacrifice for the greater good.
Lin Li: "?"
"Bufan, how long have you been experiencing these symptoms? Don't your parents consider having another child? Otherwise, your family can't pass on the eunuch tradition." Lin Li looked at Bai Bufan with concern and said.
"You bastard." Bai Bufan laughed and cursed, then jumped off the bike as well, holding the back of his head and asked, "So what do we do now?"
"I'll check the nearest location where we can change batteries... It's one kilometer direct, and two kilometers by route, let's push it there." Lin Li shrugged after looking at his phone for a while.
This type of bike can go to a swap station and change batteries directly, and the rental shop has no issues with it.
As for testing the "charging crystal" here, it's too wasteful, Lin Li didn't even consider it.
"Ah ah ah, regrets for not getting in the car with everyone! Lin Li, you useless thing!"
Bai Bufan went to the back of the bike, grabbed the tail with one hand to push it forward, and raised his middle finger at Lin Li with the other hand, disdainfully saying, "Can't you save some battery?"
"You wouldn't be happy if you got in the car anyway." Lin Li laughed, then turned back to ask, "If I drove slow this afternoon, there wouldn't be no power left, plenty would be remaining by now, but Bufan, I'll ask you one thing, if time were to rewind and you knew driving fast would run out of power, would you still drive like this afternoon?"
"Of course, have to drive like that!" Bai Bufan replied without hesitation.
Though he complained, he certainly didn't regret.
Some memories are more precious than anything.
There're always one or two winds in the world that fill my dreams.
It's just pushing a bike.
The wind that swiftly passed by the feet of youth is more precious than Gold.
Of course, if someone was really willing to use Gold, Lin Li wouldn't mind letting them catch the wind under his feet.
"Wait a minute, ding! You and I just said 'drive', didn't we?"
Bai Bufan suddenly realized the word he said and laughed, looking at Lin Li.
And Lin Li looked back.
When both had their mouths turned up, Bai Bufan:
"Streamer, streamer, your electric bike is really strong, but it eats too much power, are there other simple yet powerful transportation tools you recommend?"
"Yes brother, yes, this powerful transportation tool is definitely not alone. There are nine in total, all current version level T0.5 strong transportation tools!"
After the dialogue with the AI ends, they laughed loudly under the streetlight.
"Speed up, speed up, speed up!" Lin Li held the electric bike and started to accelerate, still muttering with a voice, "Feiyangyang, put some effort, Pleasant Goat is out of energy!"
"Feiyangyang received, Meiyangyang hold on!"
Bai Bufan made gorilla-like sounds, bending forward to push the bike hard.
"Oo oo oo!!"
The wind of youth blew past them.
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