Finally found a 'real' reason to substitute "System Task" for attending the dating and social gathering, so tomorrow will be easy-going and more natural.
No need for lies or concealnt, it's good for her and good for , hooray.
"Bro, shall we go?" Lin Li looked at Zeng Ziang with a more grateful expression.
"Yes, let's go." Zeng Ziang nodded, and they returned the wristbands at the front desk and headed to the parking lot.
"Shall we head straight back to the community?" Zeng Ziang asked.
"Bro, you go back yourself. I'm going for a driving test later, so I'll just catch a cab to the test site." Lin Li naturally waved it off and said.
"You have arrangents for that? Why take a cab? Ride with , I'll take you there," Zeng Ziang snapped his fingers decisively and said without waiting for Lin Li to refuse:
"Lin Li, we're both young, let's skip adult-like formalities. I'm not really busy and have nothing to do, taking you there is just a small effort on my part. If you refuse, it'll make feel upset."
"Alright, thanks, bro." Lin Li didn't put on airs, smiled, and nodded.
"Hop in, hop in."
They took their seats in the driver and passenger seats and drove out of the parking lot.
"Lin Li, which section are you taking today?"
"Section two."
"Oh, oh, section two, I think it's relatively simple. Although I didn't pass it in one go back then, I retook it onsite." Having obtained the location of the test site and opened up the navigation, Zeng Ziang chatted casually while driving.
"I should be able to pass today too." Lin Li said modestly.
"Let tell you a few points where you might make mistakes..." Zeng Ziang was ready to share his experience but suddenly paused and looked at Lin Li with so curiosity: "Huh? Lin Li, I rember you told during Mid-Autumn Festival that you were just in the first year of high school?"
"Yes."
"You're already an adult?"
"I am."
"Huh? How are you an adult in the first year of high school?" Zeng Ziang asked the question that just popped into his mind.
"I had an accident when I was little and had to take a break from school." Lin Li provided the answer to a question ntioned in the third chapter but frequently overlooked.
"Oh, oh," Zeng Ziang's voice imdiately softened with a hint of apology, "You're okay now, right?"
"Do I look like there's sothing wrong," Lin Li chuckled, "No aftereffects at all."
"That's good, that's good." Zeng Ziang smiled, nodding, "Surviving misfortune indeed ans good fortune afterward, a blessing in disguise. Your parents must have been terrified when they found out, right?"
"My mom was."
Zeng Ziang spoke quicker than he thought: "What about your dad?"
"My dad wasn't so lucky."
"...."
Zeng Ziang: "☉_☉"
"Lin Li, Uncle... he's not around anymore?" After grasping the aning behind the words, Zeng Ziang swallowed hard and asked tentatively and softly.
"Yeah." Lin Li nodded.
Zeng Ziang: "...."
"...."
Zeng Ziang's smile gradually faded.
Prior to visiting the swimming pool, the conversation between him and Lin Li replayed in Zeng Ziang's mind—
"Oh, oh, your rice cooker must be big, or maybe your dad doesn't eat much. My dad's a manual laborer, eats a lot."
Zeng Ziang: "...."
Zeng Ziang finally realized which window God closed for Lin Li— shut his dad in it.
Damn! Wait! How did such a hellish thought pop into my head!
Stunned for a mont, realizing it, Zeng Ziang pressed the gas pedal a little harder, his expression grim and remorseful: "Damn it... I deserve to die!"
And as the vehicle accelerated, Lin Li feeling the obvious thrust: "(;☉_☉)?"
"Bro, no!"
"Wait! Wait!"
"Bro! Whether to die or not, let's not talk about it yet! Not now!"
"Slow down! Slow down! Bro! I don't deserve to die!! Bro, I've been desensitized! You don't deserve to die either!!"
"Don't die! You don't die! I also won't die! We both won't die!!"
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