Chapter 34: Another Ruthless Person

Jin Li had been doing practice problems in her room, but she felt like something was missing. It was only later that she remembered—she hadn't started her livestream!

Coincidentally, Sister Fang had just returned from the restaurant with freshly cooked food. After eating with her and taking a short rest, Jin Li took out her phone and started a study livestream.

Unlike her previous livestreams, where she would watch teachers' lectures or take notes, this time Jin Li was simply doing practice problems.

As soon as netizens and fans entered Jin Li's "Cat Paw" livestream room, they saw that incredibly familiar book cover on the desk, along with those large, golden, eye-catching characters that practically blinded them!

[Ah, a sudden attack from my dead youth! That "5-3" set is my childhood memory—so monotonous, boring, and tasteless!]

[Heh, my high myopia is all because of the 5-3 set! (shifting the blame)]

[I... I still can't find a girlfriend because of the 5-3 set!]

When she first started the stream, Jin Li would check the screen to chat and greet the netizens.

Seeing that the topic was heading in an increasingly ridiculous direction, Jin Li quickly brought it back on track

"I won't be listening to lectures today. I'm just going to do some practice problems to consolidate the knowledge I've learned. Do as you wish; I'll start working now. I have things to do this afternoon."

After saying that, she set her phone aside and lowered her head to begin her work.

The hotel where Jin Li stayed was just an ordinary one, and the background she chose for her study session was just a plain white wall.

However, her slightly lowered head and focused expression, the occasional stray strands of hair playing mischievously near her forehead, and her habit of twirling her pen from time to time...

All of these, without exception, caused the restless hearts of her fans to gradually settle into tranquility.

[It's over. I used to think Jin Li was only "sweet"—a hollow, mindless kind of sweet. Why does it feel like she's becoming more and more elegant now?]

[A person filled with knowledge possesses a natural grace. She really... I'm crying!]

[She's working so hard that I feel like such a useless fan. I need to get out of bed immediately; I need to study too!]

On the other side, while Jin Li was studying, Ji Qinglian had entered the "Jin Se" venue to get her styling done.

"Jin Se" is China's top-tier leading magazine, which invites A-list celebrities every year to attend a charity gala, with the auction proceeds donated to various charitable projects.

The auction items are provided by the celebrities, and the bidders are also celebrities; "Jin Se" claims to merely provide the matchmaking platform.

That may be what they say, but as a top-tier magazine, they only invite A-list stars.

Therefore, the annual "Jin Se Charity Gala" has become a battlefield for every celebrity.

Whether their topics go viral or their traffic surges in the first half of the year depends on whether their look at this event breaks the internet.

The "Jin Se Charity Gala" is considered a significant engagement. To ensure Ji Qinglian maintained a good state, her team had not scheduled any other engagements for her today, arriving at the dressing room at noon to style her.

Since everyone was an A-list celebrity and the space provided by the platform was limited, "Jin Se" did not arrange individual dressing rooms but instead centralized the makeup and styling in one area.

Treating everyone equally was the ultimate form of fairness.

Not long after Ji Qinglian sat down, the boy band "March" arrived; they also placed great importance on this engagement.

The dressing room had casual seating. Chen Lin scanned the room, saw Ji Qinglian, and sat down next to her.

Once Chen Lin sat down, the other three members followed suit.

Ji Qinglian didn't notice them at first, keeping her head down to play on her phone. She was currently having her hair done, which was a very time-consuming process.

It wasn't until she heard Chen Lin's voice that she looked up, scanned the group, and raised an eyebrow.

"You guys are here too?"

Chen Lin nodded. "We just arrived."

Just as Ji Qinglian was about to say something, her phone made a "ding-dong" sound, popping up a notification reminding her that Jin Li's livestream had started.

She immediately entered the livestream, shared it to her group chat, and began watching intently.

Chen Lin wasn't trying to snoop on purpose.

Ji Qinglian's phone was placed quite openly in front of her; anyone passing by could see who was on the screen.

After seeing Senior Jin Li on the screen, he whispered a "scoop" to his teammates once he returned to his seat.

"Senior Qinglian and Senior Jin Li are on a video call. I saw some rumors saying the members of Pink Girls were feuding with each other, but it turns out they were all fake. What a waste of my time and energy browsing the web."

The others looked over and were left speechless.

I mean, you saw a video call and instead of saying anything, you just stared blankly at the phone?

What "call" are you talking about? Are they communicating via telepathy?

Gu Cheng thought of something and opened the Cat Paw livestream app on his phone. A message immediately popped up: the person he followed, [Jin Li], was currently live.

Clicking in, he saw Jin Li seriously working through practice problems.

When Yan Xingdong and Luo Yi caught a glimpse, they finally understood what Chen Lin meant, and they were once again speechless.

Yan Xingdong said to Chen Lin with heavy earnestness, "Lin-bao, in the future, please talk less in front of outsiders. It's enough for us to endure you; don't go around ruining others."

Luo Yi nodded in agreement. "Yeah, otherwise I'm terrified that one day you'll offend someone and I won't even know where to go to collect your body!"

Chen Lin:...

He really hadn't thought that far ahead!!

Half an hour later, seeing that Gu Cheng was still looking at his phone, Yan Xingdong couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you bored? She's just doing problems the whole time."

Taking advantage of the moment the hairstylist left, Gu Cheng stretched his neck and said nonchalantly, "Not bored. While watching her do problems, I'm doing them too."

Yan Xingdong was stunned.

He then remembered how high Gu Cheng's IQ was; even when he was abroad, he was a beast who studied while practicing to get into top universities.

Even more impressive was that he had completed a four-year curriculum in just two years.

Yan Xingdong had never met a true genius, but he felt that Gu Cheng definitely belonged to that category.

He asked curiously, "I heard Senior Jin Li is re-studying to take the college entrance exam, and she's still studying high school freshman material. How is she doing? Is it alright?"

Gu Cheng shook his head and said calmly, "She's doing a math paper right now. She got 5 out of 10 multiple-choice questions wrong, and only 1 out of 5 fill-in-the-blank questions right. Her foundation is too weak; simply grinding problems won't do much for her. She needs to continue watching instructional videos."

Gu Cheng's phone was also placed openly on the table.

Sitting next to him, Yan Xingdong could see the livestream just by tilting his head.

He remembered that Jin Li was only livestreaming the *doing* of the problems, not the *checking* of the answers. How did Gu Cheng know she got so many wrong?

Then, he thought of Gu Cheng's formidable mental calculation abilities and thought: *Forget it, don't ask. Otherwise, I feel like I'll just get crushed again.*

After two hours of practice, Jin Li told the netizens she "had to go to work" and ended the stream.

Sui Lingfang drove her to the Dumi company.

It only took two hours for Jin Li's styling to be completed.

Originally, Dumi had planned to spend 3-4 hours on styling, as hair and makeup are very time-consuming.

But they had miscalculated one thing.

That was that Jin Li's skin condition was simply too good. The makeup artist didn't need to overthink it; they could just start applying and achieve the desired look.

When Jin Li, now changed into her outfit, appeared before everyone again, she had transformed into a literal "Lucky Koi Girl."

The crowd gasped once more!

Yan Xingdong: *Is there any place left in this world for people who aren't insanely hardworking? My condolences.*

(End of Chapter)