The system is very abstract, fortunately I am also.

Chapter 415 Little Bear: You're still upset even though it's really still on me! [Seeking monthly votes!!!]

Although he was filled with the urge to complain, the store manager swallowed his words, considering that the customer in front of him was God.

Putting ourselves in God's shoes, we should understand that God has it tough too.

—According to unofficial historical accounts, God tried to grab onto the jersey of the prisoner before he fell, but ultimately failed.

Oh my man, god, what can I say?

How could the prison boss be so wicked?

"Handsome, how would you like your hair cut?" After washing Lin Li's hair, the shop manager asked as he draped a hairdressing cape over his shoulders.

"Just a little trimming is fine, no need to cut it too short," Lin Li said, raising his eyes slightly as he looked at the shop manager in the mirror.

"okay!"

Although the store manager agreed readily, Lin Li did not let his guard down.

Based on my own and others' painful experiences, barbers belong to a separate biological category. They have their own language and their demands on humans are almost incomprehensible, especially when it comes to haircuts and perms.

Once, when Lin Li was a child, he was getting a haircut at another shop.

The barber also asked Lin Li, "Handsome, how would you like a haircut?"

At the time, Lin Li replied, "Don't cut or push it directly, you should clip it up and cut it"—this way you can ensure that you have a minimum length to keep, so it won't be too short.

Although the barber was somewhat hesitant, he nodded in agreement and began clipping the barber's hair.

"Brother~ Look how I clipped it up, can I cut it for you~?"

Lin Li: "(へ╬)!!"

Damn you.

That barber's voice was strained.

A grown man spoke in a sweet, girlish voice that could be used for online dating, which completely captivated Lin Li, who was still a child at the time.

Therefore, although it wasn't his first time shopping at this store and the manager should be more reliable, Lin Li still kept his eyes wide open like saucers throughout the entire haircut, staring straight at the mirror. He would immediately discuss and confirm with the manager any slightest movement.

In fact, one of the two main reasons why many people end up with disfigured faces after a haircut is that they are too embarrassed to ask for help.

Even a few words have to be rehearsed countless times in one's mind, and sometimes they don't even say them by the end. After the haircut and blow-dry, even though one is clearly not satisfied with oneself in the mirror, when the hairdresser asks how it is, one still chooses to nod and say it's okay, and then goes home to sulk and lose small pearls.

Another reason is nearsightedness.

Lin Li is not nearsighted, but according to Zhang Haoyang, every time he gets a haircut, he looks in the mirror and because he is nearsighted, he feels like there is still a lot of hair left in his eyes during the haircut. But when he finishes the haircut and puts on his glasses, he exclaims, "Oh my god, where did this hairless little bald egg come from?"
After Zhang Haoyang finished getting his haircut and walked out of the barbershop, he vaguely saw several monkeys beating up the barber with sticks.

time flies.

"call--"

Finally, the store manager breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed:
"Is this okay as it is in the end?"

There wasn't much hair on the ground, but it did take almost an hour—most of the time was spent fine-tuning.

It's not that people find it annoying. When you spend a lot of money, it's reasonable to have a lot of work. What most people really hate is having little money and a lot of work.

"Okay, let's wash your hair." Lin Li looked him over from side to side, and even used his divine sense to sense the length of the hair at the back of his head. He nodded in satisfaction.

It looks like it wasn't cut at all—Lin Li believes that this is the ultimate level of hairdressing.

After finishing everything, Lin Li confirmed with the store manager what time the store would open the next morning, made an appointment for a hair dryer, then randomly picked a restaurant to eat at before going home.

There's not much to say about the evening.

Chatting, dating, joking, cultivating—Lin Li occasionally plays a few games to relax.

……

The next day, in the morning.

The weather forecast and the "heavenly mirror" were indeed accurate: it was a cloudy day, the sky was a calm, leaden gray, and the clouds were neither too thick nor too thin, obscuring the sky.

To be honest, it's quite suitable for going out and having fun.

After finishing the "Eight-Section Kung Fu" exercise, Lin Li took a shower, even though he hardly sweats anymore due to the weather and his physical condition.

Question: Why does Lin Li smell the bath towel after showering and drying himself?
Answer: Because of tulips.

Okay, it has nothing to do with tulips, it's just that Lin Li is so intoxicated by his own beauty and charisma that he can't extricate himself.

"Elephant~ Elephant~ Why is your trunk so long~"

"If I were Shin-chan, even an elephant would have to avoid my sharp edge."

Lin Li had some doubts: Could "Passing Lingdingyang" be a poem that Wen Tianxiang wrote when he passed by a bathhouse in Chengdu?

The reason for the lament "sighing alone in the Lingding Ocean" is that those zeros are too short.

If Mr. Wen had seen Lin Li instead, perhaps this poem would have been "Praising Lin Ding in Lingdingyang".

As for why Lin Ding was in Lingdingyang, that's an adult matter, so don't concern yourself with it.

Taking a bath is like that; it's perfect for singing, and also for letting your mind wander—or rather, for going crazy.

After finishing his rant and taking a shower, Lin Li went to the wardrobe. He didn't need to worry about what to wear today, because he had already thought about it last night.

Now all you need to do is put on the answer we arrived at last night.

Lin Li was also carrying a crossbody bag, but it was currently empty.

As for why he did this, it was a cover for his "Qiankun Ring" and "Lihuo Nourishing Sword Gourd".

To be honest, Lin Li can now produce far too many things out of thin air. If needed, he could even pull out a machine gun—the one that the Doomsday World had Shi Dongchen give him back then.

Just put some things in the bag to make it look as bulging as Zeng Ziang's lion, so that it will be convenient to use as Doraemon's four-dimensional pocket later.

Lin Li calculated the barbershop's opening time and arrived on time.

Wash and blow-dry.

There's nothing overly fancy about it; it simply creates layers and textures.

When Lin Li paid with his phone at checkout, he saw a message that Chen Yuying had sent a minute earlier.

Chen Yuying: I'm downstairs at your place.

So fast.

To avoid messing up her freshly styled hair in the wind, Lin Li walked there and was walking back, which gave her time to reply to messages.

Lin Li: Don't you even look at the time?

Chen Yuying: 8:13.

Lin Li: So, what time did we agree on when we would "get angry"?

Chen Yuying: 8:30.

Lin Li: You know it's 8:30? Then why aren't you on time? Don't you have any sense of time at all? You're 17 minutes late! [Angry] [Angry] [Angry]

Chen Yuying: If you yell at me again, I'll cry.

"Lin Li: My dear Ma Sai Yingying, look what's happened! My second personality just awakened and took over my body, which is why my voice was a little loud. I apologize to you now."

Chen Yuying: If you're not better yet, take your time, there's no rush.

Lin Li: I'll be done soon.

Lin Li: By the way, no one's home right now. Won't it be cold if you wait at the door? Why don't you come to my place for a meal?

Wait!
Damn it! This input method is awful!
"Lin Li retracted a message."

Lin Li: By the way, no one's home right now. Won't you be cold waiting at the door? Why don't you come in and sit for a while?

Chen Yuying: Pervert.

Chen Yuying: No way! If I go, I'm doomed!

Damn it, they actually saw us!
But this is really a bit unfair.

"Lin Li: Typo! This time it's a real typo! The input method was set to first, and I just clicked it! Believe me! Yu Ying, you should know, this is truly my own perverted behavior, I never deny it!"

Lin Li: The input method is the problem, not me!

Lin Li: Heaven, please discern the loyal from the treacherous!

Chen Yuying: So, you mean when you downloaded this input method, it was this weird?

Lin Li: ……

Lin Li: "With unwavering certainty" in his "appreciative gaze"

Chen Yuying: Okay, sure.

Grass.

I was looked down upon.

However, Lin Li immediately laughed out loud. It was undeniable that the input method did indeed resemble its owner. Since he often wanted to play with everyone in the gaming group, it was understandable that the input method would follow suit.

Wang Ze is fully responsible.

Chen Yuying: Once you're done, come down and we'll talk~

Lin Li: Okay, go sit in the security booth and wait for a while. Just open it and go in; no one will bother you.

Lin Li did not tell Chen Yuying that he was actually walking back from the outside.

Because of this, as long as he is careful enough, he can launch a sneak attack by an uncivilized young man while Chen Yuying is focused on the neighborhood.

The plan is feasible!
Therefore, after getting close to the entrance of the residential area, Lin Li started to act suspiciously, even peeking out at the corner to check the situation.

Fortunately, there weren't many people on the streets in the morning, otherwise I would have been questioned by concerned citizens.

Lin Li didn't see Chen Yuying near the main entrance of the residential area; she must have listened to him and gone to the security booth. So Lin Li cautiously continued to approach, preparing to strike.

"Where is everyone?!"

Before the shock could subside, the journey was abruptly halted, for when Lin Li quietly reached the security booth and leaped up, he found it empty.

Looking around, Lin Li couldn't see Chen Yuying anywhere. Just as he took out his phone to ask her, Chen Yuying called him.

"Where are you?" The call connected, and Chen Yuying's question came through with a hint of doubt. Lin Li blinked; hearing the question, he immediately understood, and asked in a cool tone:

"Yuying, where are you now?"

"You're at home? Why aren't you home? I haven't seen you in the bathroom or on the balcony!"

Wu Min had already returned the key to Chen Yuying, but Lin Li had told her that he was a cunning man with multiple burrows and always kept a spare key at home, at school, and at his door, so it wasn't surprising that she could open the door and go in directly.

Lin Li: "Didn't I tell you? Nobody's home right now."

Chen Yuying: "?"

Chen Yuying fell silent. She even looked at the chat history in disbelief—but Lin Li had indeed said it.

But... but...

When a normal person says something like that, shouldn't they mean that there's no one else in the house besides themselves?

Who knew you meant there was no one home in the real sense!

On the other end of the phone, a suppressed, soft laugh gradually emerged.

Chen Yuying: "(へ╬)!!"

We've been tricked! Or did it on purpose?!

Chen Yuying gritted her teeth, but not with anger; she was just a little ashamed—because it made her look so stupid.

So where are you now?

Because she was so angry, Chen Yuying's voice was almost uttered in a deliberate, one-word manner.

Lin Li burst out laughing.

Only after the "humph" from the other end grew louder did he subside and explain:

"I'm at the entrance of the community now. I just came out of the barbershop. I was thinking of scaring you, but alas, you predicted it. Yingbao, oh my god—I get it. The reason you went to my house was because you saw through my trick. You did it on purpose, didn't you?"

Damn it, I thought you were on the first floor, but you're actually on the third floor...?

Chen Yuying: "..."

"..."

"I gave you a way out, why didn't you take it?" Seeing Chen Yuying remain silent and not respond for a long time, Lin Li lowered his voice and asked with concern.

"These aren't steps, they're a slide! How am I supposed to climb up them?! Humph! Wait for me, I'm coming!"

Following Chen Yuying's raised voice of embarrassment and anger was the notification sound of the phone being hung up.

Lin Li at the entrance was smiling broadly.

Who do you think invented Yingbao? It's so much fun!

Thank you, Chen Yuying's mother, thank you, China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (CSDC)!

Instead of waiting at the door, Lin Li walked towards his own residential building.

The meeting time was greatly reduced due to the problem of meeting, and within a few minutes, Lin Li saw his girlfriend for the day.

The thin clouds on the overcast day filtered the sunlight into a hazy white, not dazzling, but rather highlighting the crispness of the winter morning.

—And Chen Yuying appeared in this clear morning light.

Just as he had carefully considered what to wear today last night, the girl had obviously dressed up meticulously as well.

She wore a loose, soft, high-necked cashmere sweater in off-white, which wrapped around her neck and extended to her chin, making her delicate face look like a piece of warm jade.

She carried a dark gray crossbody bag and wore a light gray wool coat that reached her knees; the clean lines of the coat accentuated her slender figure.

She wore a skirt that fell just above her knees. Of course, it wasn't possible to go bare-legged in this weather. If Chen Yuying were to risk the cold for beauty, Lin Like would scold her. Therefore, she paired the skirt with thick, dark gray leggings that perfectly accentuated her leg lines.

Her long hair was loose as usual, but you could notice that the ends were curled into just the right little curls, swaying and bobbing gently with her steps.

At this moment, Chen Yuying's face was still puffed up, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, her lips were slightly pursed, and most interestingly, she was kicking a fallen leaf at her feet and grinding it hard in a venting manner.

Is anyone speaking out for fallen leaves?

No.

Lin Li felt that the fallen leaves were broken in a fitting way.

Now it can turn into spring mud to better protect the flowers sooner. Yingbao is clearly helping this fallen leaf. Fallen leaf, did you say thank you?

It feels like no one's going to say anything; these fallen leaves are really impolite.

As he felt her getting closer, Lin Li's smile deepened unconsciously, and a genuine and heartfelt joy gradually filled his body.

Seemingly sensing Lin Li's gaze and footsteps, Chen Yuying abandoned the fallen leaves and looked up ahead.

When Lin Li's figure came into view, her eyes suddenly lit up, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up for a moment.

But this joy was fleeting. The girl quickly turned her head away and fixed her gaze on the air beside her, leaving Lin Li with only a slightly flushed profile.

Although Chen Yuying didn't look at Lin Li, she didn't stop walking at all; on the contrary, she even quickened her pace.

Lin Li couldn't help but laugh out loud, but quickly suppressed it and ran up to him. When they were only half a meter apart, he smiled and asked:

"What's wrong? Aren't you looking at me?"

"Humph."

"Why are you making all that noise? Have you turned into a pig?" Lin Li suddenly realized, then adopted a broadcaster's tone: "Episode 1: Reincarnated as a Pig!"

—Chen Yuying Fell From the Sky

Chen Yuying: "?"

"Lin! Li! You're finished!"

Chen Yuying's voice came out muffledly from the high collar of her cashmere sweater, but it carried a sweetness she herself was unaware of, spreading in the cold air.

“Isn’t it good to be finished?” Lin Li’s smile deepened. “There was someone who said he would be finished if he went to my house, but he went there on his own initiative.”

"Obviously, being finished isn't a bad thing, don't you think? 'Someone'."

"You still say—"

Her cheeks, which had already calmed down, flushed again upon hearing this. Chen Yuying glared at the culprit with embarrassment and annoyance, her eyes filled with undisguised coquettishness.

Lin Li smiled without saying a word, and naturally reached out to gently hold her slightly cool hand.

Perhaps, Lin Li really does have a magical power.

Chen Yuying thought to herself—because the warmth from her fingertips was like a gentle current, instantly soothing the lingering embarrassment in her heart, leaving only a clear tranquility and an indescribable sense of comfort.

All the slight annoyance and resentment from being tricked, and all the negative emotions that weren't even truly negative, vanished without a trace in this warmth, transforming into ripples spreading deep within my heart.

Chen Yuying looked up at Lin Li, and what came into view were Lin Li's smiling eyes. In his eyes, in addition to the ciliary body, cornea, lens, vitreous body, pupil, iris, and retina, her slightly flushed face was also clearly reflected.

My gaze followed his smiling eyes down to the scarf casually draped around his neck—his movements as he jogged and laughed all the way here had become somewhat disheveled and messy.

I clearly gave this scarf to the teddy bear myself.

As a result, this guy snatched it and even wore it.

What a shame.

Chen Yuying, who was indignant on behalf of the little bear, felt even more tender. She pulled her wrist away from Lin Li's grasp, took a half step forward, and slightly tiptoed, her fair fingers gently touching the light gray scarf.

Most people have an unspeakable sense of shame and dissatisfaction with their own work.

Looking at the scarf now, the girl felt that the stitching wasn't perfect, and the lines were a bit rough...

Not good enough, far from good enough.

If only I had been more careful back then.

It can obviously be done better.

But, faced with Lin Li's smiles, all feelings of regret, shame, or dissatisfaction were replaced by sweetness.

As long as he's happy.

“Everything’s in chaos,” Chen Yuying said softly.

"My hand muscles are weak."

Chen Yuying rolled her eyes at Lin Li. Of course she understood what Lin Li meant, but this was also what she wanted to do.

So she began to adjust Lin Li's scarf.

Her movements were focused and meticulous, with an almost devout seriousness. Her fingertips deftly gathered up the loose parts, gently wrapped around his neck, and smoothed out every tiny wrinkle.

Her movements were slow, as if she were performing a meticulous ritual. Every time her fingertips brushed against the soft fabric, every time she carefully aligned and tucked in the edge of the scarf, it was as if she were telling a silent story.

What is it trying to say?

"like you."

Looking down at Chen Yuying, who was focused on adjusting his scarf, Lin Li suddenly said softly.

Chen Yuying paused almost imperceptibly for a moment, then continued.

"This kind of inexplicable confession doesn't make anyone happy, you idiot."

She lowered her head, no longer daring to look Lin Li in the eye, and gently bumped her forehead against Lin Li's chest, whispering.

After a pause, I felt that I should still respond.

Chen Yuying spoke softly, revealing all the feelings she had hidden in her actions just now:
"I like you too."

"Doesn't this kind of inexplicable confession make people happy?"

Lin Li's hand gently traced the smooth lines of her back against his coat, then with a slight pull, he tenderly embraced her, his chin resting lightly on the top of her head, savoring the faint fragrance emanating from her hair.

"Then why am I so happy, hmm?"
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