"I really don't know what that old woman Zhou Yi was thinking, actually arranging for me to grade homework with you."
One evening, as Suns sun was about to set, Wang Dong sat unhappily with Lin Xi in the classroom.
To her complaint, Lin Xi replied without looking up:
"Great minds think alike on this point. I also really don't want to be in the same classroom as you. Could you please get lost?"
Don't even think about it. If anyone's going to get out, it's you.
Wang Dong smacked his lips loudly; Lin Xi never said anything nice.
She stretched lazily, propped her head up, looked at Lin Xi, and said:
"I'm so bored, why don't you chat with me for a bit?"
Lin Xi glanced at her speechlessly.
"... Don't you hate me?"
"Yes, I hate it, but I don't have a choice right now," Wang Dong laughed heartily. "So I'll just have to bestow this honor upon you. You'd better be very grateful to me."
"..."
She only received silence in return; Lin Xi had become too lazy to pay attention to her and shifted her focus to the other students' homework.
Wang Dong silently pursed his lips, not really paying attention.
If anyone in the Clear Sky Sect dared to treat her like this, she would have been furious long ago. However, now that Lin Xi was treating her this way, she felt as if she had already gotten used to it.
It just goes to show that habit is a terrifying force.
She and Lin Xi had been roommates for a month without realizing it, and in that month, Lin Xi had barely spoken a few words to her.
Except for that gloomy night twenty days ago.
Thinking back to that night, Wang Dong remained silent for a moment before asking:
" Lin Xi, you Mingming possess such immense power, so why do you still adhere to the rules so strictly?"
Lin Xi stopped grading homework abruptly.
He stared at Wang Dong, dumbfounded.
"Follow the rules, you mean me?"
What nonsense are you talking about? He's the most unruly kid in the whole class.
I've never seen him leave Zhou Yi out of class and start practicing by himself.
Wang Dong quickly explained:
"No, you misunderstood me. What I meant was: you Mingming have the ability to completely disregard the rules, and you genuinely don't care much for them, so why do you insist on following the rules in some strange places?"
For example, right now, Lin Xi is actually obediently following Zhou Yi's instructions to correct the students' homework, which is unbelievable to Wang Dong, who has gotten to know him to some extent.
She didn't want to listen to Zhou Yi, so logically Lin Xi should have wanted to even less.
"Oh, you're asking about that."
Lin Xi nodded knowingly and turned her attention back to the homework at hand.
"Because it's my responsibility as class monitor."
"Huh?" Wang Dong blinked in surprise. "That's it?"
Lin Xi actually put aside his dislike for Zhou Yi over such a trivial matter, which was not what she expected.
"Of course, what else could it be?"
Lin Xi said calmly:
"If I don't choose to be class monitor, then nobody can control me. But since I've taken on the responsibility, I have to shoulder it and be a qualified class monitor. Isn't that just the way it should be?"
"That's true..." Wang Dong pursed his lips, "But haven't you thought about yourself? Shouldn't people pay more attention to their own feelings than to fulfilling their responsibilities to others?"
Lin Xi's words sounded as if she could sacrifice her own feelings for others, which for some reason made Wang Dong feel somewhat uncomfortable.
After hearing her words, Lin Xi remained silent for two seconds, then suddenly asked a somewhat Mo Ming question.
Wang Dong, what do you think is the definition of 'human being'?
"Huh?" Suddenly asked such a philosophical question, Wang Dong couldn't help but feel flustered. "Um, let me think... a primate that can speak, think, and has Martial Soul spirit?"
"Yes and no."
Lin Xi put the completed homework aside, opened a new one, and said:
"A person is defined as the sum total of their social relations."
"Ha?"
Wang Dong made a sound that was unclear.
Lin Xi smiled.
"After all, humans are social animals. As long as we are human, we are destined to be inseparable from society. You can say that humans are a small part of a large society, or you can say that society is composed of and driven by individuals. How you interpret it is up to you; everyone has a different perspective."
"Forehead..."
Wang Dong felt a little dizzy.
What is this guy saying? Why can't she understand a word he's saying?
However, Lin Xi, whose attention was mostly focused on her homework, seemed not to notice this and continued:
"In my opinion, people and society are interdependent; their fortunes and misfortunes are intertwined. Only when society develops can people enjoy a better life."
Just like the saying from the previous life, "The country comes first, then the family."
No matter how high the status of an ancient emperor was, his level of comfort would never exceed that of an ordinary modern person.
Because social conditions severely limited the upper limit of the living standards of people in his era—entertainment, food, transportation, accommodation, medical care... everything was far inferior to that of modern people, and no matter how powerful he was, he could not overcome this limitation.
"Therefore, in my view, it is only natural for humans to take responsibility and fulfill obligations; this is the biggest difference between humans and animals. Regardless of what others do, I must at least take care of my own affairs."
"Waaah..."
Wang Dong tried hard to keep up with Lin Xi's train of thought.
"You mean to say that the reason you reluctantly come to grade assignments is all because of your own definition of a person?"
"Haha, more or less, it's purely out of personal desire."
Lin Xi smiled faintly and nodded gently.
How could this be?
Wang Dong pursed his lips tightly.
Lin Xi's words seemed to make some sense at first glance, but in her opinion, they were completely illogical.
After all, there are people like her who have never considered what responsibility is, and they're still living just fine, aren't they?
According to this logic, Lin Xi's behavior is simply self-gratification.
Wang Dong instinctively sensed something was wrong.
Lin Xi was definitely lying. He was probably trying to confuse her by saying things she didn't quite understand, in order to cover up his true answer—a tactic he had used quite often over the past month.
But why would he try to hide it?
Wang Dong's intuition told her that this might involve a huge secret, a secret that Lin Xi probably hadn't even told Huo Yutong.
If she could find out what this secret was, she would be one step closer to understanding Lin Xi.
If I could understand him, could I become as powerful and dazzling as him?
For some reason, Wang Dong felt a little itchy.
However, before she could even ask, Lin Xi slammed the last assignment shut and looked disdainfully at the mountain of assignments beside her.
"How come you still have so many? At this speed, I think you shouldn't be called the Light Goddess Butterfly anymore. You should just become a tortoise with Senior Sanshi and call yourselves Light Bulb Stupid Tortoises, how about that?"
"..."
Wang Dong swallowed his words.
Damn it, what was she thinking just now?
Powerful and dazzling? Bullshit!
This guy is a jerk who's a bit talented, a bit strong, a bit handsome, a bit smart, a bit responsible, but has a really foul mouth!
She was completely bewitched!
"Hmph, mind your own business! When I get serious, grading homework is a piece of cake!"
To cover up his shame, Wang Dong suddenly opened a homework assignment and began grading it rapidly.
She didn't care at all about Lin Xi's secrets!
She blushed as she thought to herself.