But then Chen Yuying looked at Lin Li again. "But what if we run into them again later, and they see there are still four of us? Won't Yao Qiaoqiao realize you lied to her? Would that make her think less of you?"
The class monitor really was detail-oriented, even considering things from that angle.
Lin Li waved it off carelessly. "Doesn't matter. If we really run into them and she asks, I'll just say I did it so Tian Ming could spend time with them. Besides, what she thinks of me isn't that important."
"Then whose opinion of you is important?" Qu Wanqiu cut in with a smiling question.
"The Party, the country, and the people!"
Lin Li, who was now no longer merely one of the masses but a member of the Youth League, suddenly snapped to attention. He clenched his right fist and pounded it against his left chest, declaring loudly.
Loyal! Devoted! Qu Wanqiu: "???"
"Huh? Eh? Ha? Uh... ah! Huh?"
They were all just interjections. Qu Wanqiu said nothing, yet somehow said everything.
Damn it.
That was an answer too?
Wasn't that supposed to be something else?
Chen Yuying and Ding Sihan were both stunned for a moment when they heard his answer.
Then, seeing Lin Li standing at attention like a model soldier and Qu Wanqiu staring blankly in confusion—especially that expression on Qu Wanqiu's face like she'd seen a ghost—the contrast was too much, and laughter quickly burst from them.
"Pfft, hahahahaha—"
They gradually doubled over with laughter.
"You, you..." Qu Wanqiu pointed at him.
"What about me?"
"You're something else... you're something else!" Qu Wanqiu finally recovered a little of her ability to speak and gave Lin Li a thumbs-up.
She acknowledged that level of greatness.
Only then did Lin Li lower