Chapter 174: Do unto others what you would not have them do unto you

"Eh?"

Looking at Yu Yu, who had her palms pressed against her chest and dared not meet his eyes at all, Lin Li's brain trembled.

Don't bother me, I'm thinking.

Forget it, I'll just start the noise myself.

"No! Yu Yu, I meant your brooch is pretty, not that your chest is pretty!" After Lin Li finished speaking, he realized he seemed to have said nothing at all, so he hurriedly changed his wording to bridge the gap: "No, that's not it either! I meant this brooch of yours, it's a brooch! It! It's quite pretty, and I wanted to ask where you bought it."

Coming back to her senses and realizing she seemed to have made a huge misunderstanding, Yu Yu completely buried her head in her chest: "I-I'm sorry, I got it wrong."

It wasn't really Yu Yu's fault; mainly, when Qu Wanqiu and Ding Sihan were gossiping about Lin Li in the dorm, they had labeled him a super-invincible scumbag and an ultimate-invincible pervert, and Chen Yuying basically didn't refute it.

Yu Yu believed it.

So Yu Yu just felt that it was quite... normal for Lin Li to say such things.

Plus, she would intermittently feel that Lin Li had an inexplicable, faint attraction, so she answered directly subconsciously.

Now that Yu Yu had reacted, she, who was already shy, wanted to die even more than Lin Li did. Fortunately, her bosom was large enough to cover her face as much as possible.

"It was my phrasing that was ambiguous, my fault."

The impression Yu Yu gave Lin Li was that of excessive shyness and timidity. If it were Ding Sihan, Qu Wanqiu, or even Chen Yuying, he would have just followed the misunderstanding and continued being a pervert, but with Yu Yu, doing so would easily offend her, so Lin Li was very proper.

"This was also made by myself... you can't buy it." Yu Yu's voice was as thin as a mosquito's.

"I see, no wonder it's so pretty." After Lin Li gave a sincere, perfunctory remark, he placed the desk against the wall in the corridor, with the drawer side facing the wall to prevent things from falling out: "Just put it here?"

"Okay, thank you."

"If there's nothing else you need help with, I'll be going first?" Lin Li immediately prepared to escape.

"Mm, thank you."

Lin Li turned and left. When he passed the back door, he saw Bai Bufan winking at him:

"Your language is too artistic, brother. I've never seen anyone in this world who understands the art of language better than you. I really need to learn from you."

You motherf—

Wednesday.

Lin Li got up very early.

The early bird catches the worm, but the earlier bird eats Prometheus.

After finishing his workout, Lin Li returned home to continue studying.

There was only one Chinese exam this morning. After all, the subject of Chinese takes too long, lasting two and a half hours, from nine o'clock to eleven-thirty, so he could go a bit later.

However, Lin Li had long since memorized those ancient poems and the classical Chinese texts from the curriculum by heart, so the morning time was mainly spent practicing the calculation problems that might be on the biology exam in the afternoon.

When it was about time, Lin Li headed to school.

Lin Li's exam room was in Class 12, Grade 1.

In the corridor, Bai Bufan was holding a textbook, reciting ancient poems.

The seating for midterms and finals at Nansang Middle School was completely random, but monthly exams were basically assigned according to the rankings of the previous major exam; students in the same exam room had similar grades.

After all, Lin Li and Bai Bufan were evenly matched opponents before, so it was normal to be matched together.

As the saying goes, when it comes to grades, thirty percent is destined by heaven, seventy percent depends on hard work, and ninety percent depends on your deskmate.

But for the exam rooms further back, this seating arrangement meant that whispering to cheat wouldn't be very effective:

"Do you know this question?"

"I don't know it either. Do you know this one?"

"I don't know it either. How about this one?"

"Don't know."

"Great, we don't know any of them, we're doomed."

That's roughly what the scene would be like.

"This is the last time I'll be in the same exam room as scum like you for a monthly exam." Lin Li walked up to Bai Bufan and said with a smile.

"Carrying a hundred companions, we once traveled; remembering the past, the years were thick with grandeur..." Bai Bufan, who was reciting poetry, just glanced at Lin Li sideways, too lazy to curse.

"Hey, Bufan, do you know what the most artistic poem is that the cannibal exchange students think we have after studying in normal society?" Lin Li immediately asked.

Bai Bufan ignored him and continued reciting: "Just when we were young students, in the prime of our lives..."

"That's it, that's the one!" Lin Li snapped his fingers, "So smart."

Bai Bufan: "..."

You motherf— you're just using the 'eat' from 'eating a meal', aren't you.

But the foot-fetishist Bai Bufan was busy cramming for the exam and really had no time to pay attention to Lin Li, continuing to recite his own: "The people of the past have already ridden the yellow crane away, leaving only the Yellow Crane Tower here..."

Seeing this, Lin Li felt the pressure mounting and had no choice but to study as well, starting to recite: "The old friend bids farewell to the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, one VIP goes up to the third floor, the little sister's smile remains the same, but the old bald head from back then is nowhere to be seen."

"Get lost! If I think of this during the exam, you're finished!"

Bai Bufan kicked Lin Li away without ceremony.

Lin Li smiled, no longer disturbing him. He left his schoolbag outside the door—for the Chinese exam, three pens were enough—and found his seat according to the seating chart at the door and on the blackboard.

Second to last row by the window, though this time it was the window by the corridor.

The owner of the seat had cleaned it up quite well; even the drawer was empty, nothing left to peep at.

Because he arrived just in time, it wasn't long before the students in the corridor entered the classroom one after another, and this usually meant the invigilator would follow shortly after.

Sure enough, the invigilator brought a stack of test papers without even a sealed bag.

It was an acquaintance; the one in charge of the morning invigilation was the homeroom teacher, Wang Ziyan, Mr. Yan.

When Lin Li and Wang Ziyan made eye contact, Wang Ziyan covered his mouth and dry-heaved once.

Lin Li: "..."

Although he knew the reason, this looked like he was disgusted by his appearance, which was a bit much.

"The exam is about to start. Everyone, put all irrelevant items on the podium or at the door. If you need to use the restroom, go now. A reminder: during the exam, unless there are special circumstances, you are not allowed to use the restroom."

The test papers made a few tapping sounds as they were organized on the podium, and Wang Ziyan said loudly to everyone.

Lin Li, who only brought three pens, stayed in his seat without moving.

While idly looking around, he noticed the guy next to him—whose name he had remembered as Feng Kai after glancing at the seating chart earlier—carefully take a cheat sheet filled with writing out of his schoolbag and hide it in his desk drawer before handing his bag in.

Did he do something wrong?

No.

Wang Ziyan said to hand in things irrelevant to the exam, but the guy prepared a cheat sheet specifically for the exam; if that was also irrelevant, then nothing was relevant to the exam.

Lin Li had never thought about relying on cheating to complete the system tasks from the beginning. It wasn't because of high moral standards, but because it was meaningless.

Cheating is basically useful for liberal arts, but for liberal arts, 【Strong Memory】 was already imprinted in his mind.

Cheating in science? What a joke.

Copying formulas?

Is science something you can do just by having formulas?

How is this any different from 'This is a black piece, this is a white piece, surround them and you can eat the piece. Come, now face your first opponent, Go player Ke Jie'?

Besides, Lin Li didn't like that sneaky, heart-pounding feeling, unless it was an affair.

【Sect internal competition should be won with upright strength. If you take side paths, it is no different from destroying your Dao heart, and there is a fear of being eroded by demons in the future. As a member of the sect, how can you see fellow disciples go astray? When you see cheating, you must stop it.】

【Task triggered!】

【Task 4: In this sect competition, stop any acts of cheating you see or hear.】

【Reward: Physical improvement: Comprehension increased by 10%; Random system-oriented reward *1; System currency *100】

【Random system-oriented reward: Open to receive a system-related reward.】

The system can really change a person's class. Ever since Lin Li got the system, he always wanted to steal something.

For example, right now, Lin Li wanted to steal Feng Kai's cheat sheet.

But it was too late; the other party had already put away his bag and was on his way back. If Lin Li went to take it now, he would definitely be caught red-handed.

Although the other party probably wouldn't dare to call the police.

Lin Li glanced at the system again.

【In progress...】

This task is very easy to understand; it's just to become Captain Dragonfly and judge the sins during the exam process.

Actually, it's really easy to complete. After all, when you see cheating, just stand up and report it.

However, Lin Li didn't really want to complete the task in this way.

Openly and frantically reporting cheating is a behavior that is easily misunderstood by others.

Let alone other students, even teachers might not appreciate this favor, thinking it's an unnecessary act, advising one to just do their own thing and not worry about others, and it's even easy to be labeled as a troublemaker, annoying people.

Just take Lin Li himself; if he heard that someone was indiscriminately reporting cheating, he would also think the other person was a weirdo, somewhat too extreme.

So, unless there was no other way, Lin Li didn't want to use this crude method.

The system wasn't so mean as to make him stop all cheating in the monthly exam; he only needed to stop the parts he saw and heard. Then, wouldn't it be fine if he didn't see or hear the rest?

However, the target that triggered the task right in front of him definitely had to be dealt with first.

No big deal, Lin Li has always been a genius.

Now Lin Li still had a way, especially when the invigilator was Wang Ziyan, whom he knew and knew wasn't exactly strict.

Lin Li stood up and walked toward Wang Ziyan.

"Mr. Yan." Lin Li spoke.

"Lin Li? What is it?" Wang Ziyan asked.

"I want to cheat."

"Then go ahead and cheat, the exam hasn't started yet." Wang Ziyan didn't even lift his head, just nudged toward the front door of the classroom, signaling that he could go to the restroom now.

Wait.

That's not right.

It seemed like Lin Li didn't say he was going to the restroom just now.

"Lin Li, what did you say?" Wang Ziyan raised his head, confirming.

"I want to cheat." Lin Li repeated.

Wang Ziyan: "..."

You motherf—

So what do you mean by telling me this?

"First of all, cheating is shameful, a meaningless act for your life, and a serious violation of school rules. Secondly, why are you telling me this? Do you expect me to cover for you or even cooperate with you? Don't even think about it, behave yourself." Wang Ziyan's face became a bit more serious.

"No, I respect your status as an invigilator, so, I am simply provoking you." Lin Li shook his head.

Wang Ziyan: "?"

You grandmother—

What the hell is provoking.

This seemed even more infuriating than asking him to cover for him.

Before Wang Ziyan could speak, Lin Li revealed a dark smile and continued:

"Mr. Yan, I have made sufficient preparations for cheating for this Chinese exam. After discovering that the invigilator was you, I became even more excited. Teacher, you should have watched Detective Conan, right? I am the modern Kaitou Kid of cheating. I like this feeling of announcing it to the teacher and then cheating right under the teacher's nose. It gives me an unparalleled sense of achievement.

After all, ordinary cheating is simply too unchallenging for a master like me."

Wang Ziyan: "..."

Senior Xue never told him that Lin Li was such a child.

No, is he sick?

Cheating Kid? Stupid Kid!

Although Wang Ziyan spoke very seriously just now, in reality, as a teacher who had just graduated not long ago, how could he not know that cheating was actually quite common.

In extreme terms, being able to cheat successfully without being discovered is also a skill.

But for someone like Lin Li, Wang Ziyan swore that this was truly the first time he had seen it in his life.

"The challenge letter has been delivered to your hands, Mr. Yan. Whether you accept it or not is your freedom. Anyway, regardless, I will cheat."

Looking at Wang Ziyan, whose mouth was twitching, Lin Li gave a disdainful laugh, snapped his fingers, and turned around gracefully to return to his seat.

Wang Ziyan just watched the graceful Lin Li return to his seat in a slightly dazed manner, and then continued to look at him with a provocative gaze.

"Teacher, teacher, the exam has started, you can hand out the papers." Until someone urged him.

Hearing such a voice, Wang Ziyan finally reacted. After taking a deep breath, he blew upward at his bangs with his mouth, and then distributed the test papers to each group.

According to the plan, after handing out the papers, he should start playing with his phone—an invigilator playing with a phone shouldn't be too excessive, because the Dean of Students would patrol during the exam, not only assisting in monitoring students but also checking if the invigilators were too lax.

And for a new teacher like Wang Ziyan, who didn't have the Buddhist attitude or the connections and energy of those old-timers, he was still quite worried that this would affect his assessment, so he could only play secretly, and the Dean of Students would turn a blind eye to it.

But now, Wang Ziyan had no intention of playing with his phone at all.

Being provoked by a student like this, anyone who could endure it would be a god.

"Take the exam seriously, don't have any thoughts of cheating! I will be watching you the whole time!"

Wang Ziyan looked in the direction of Lin Li and said loudly and seriously.

Just that?

That was still not enough, so after hearing Wang Ziyan say this, Lin Li's expression remained disdainful, and he even pretended to glance at his drawer, shook his clothes, and then raised his head even more confidently, with a face of victory in his grasp.

Wang Ziyan immediately walked to Lin Li's side, bent down in the last row to look, but Lin Li's drawer was empty.

Then he noticed Lin Li's smug smile.

Very good, kid, you have successfully attracted my attention.

Wang Ziyan walked up to the podium, moved the chair down, placed it right next to Lin Li, then patted his sleeves and sat down gracefully.

Lin Li turned his head and made eye contact with Wang Ziyan.

Lin Li smiled.

This is what he wanted. Feng Kai, let's see how the hell you cheat now.

Wang Ziyan also smiled.

This is what he wanted. Lin Li, let's see how the hell you cheat now.

Feng Kai also smiled.

This is not what he wanted. Damn it, let's see how the hell I cheat now.

(End of chapter)