Yu Xinyan came here to prepare for their driving test with Xu Lin.
These days, the test has over a thousand questions, and it increases each year.
Yu Xinyan sat on Xu Lin's bed, took out her phone, and opened the driving test app to start practicing questions.
Xu Lin's bed was quite high, about sixty centimeters.
So you could see Yu Xinyan's legs swinging outside the bed, looking quite mischievous.
"Yanyan, what are your parents doing?"
"At work!"
"Oh."
Xu Lin suddenly understood.
Actually, Yu Jianhua was quite wary of Xu Lin because, as a father, he was really afraid that his precious daughter would get into trouble with Xu Lin, so he kept a close watch.
Especially since there was a girl in Xu Lin's class with borderline grades for a key university. The boy wasn't from Xu Lin's school but from another, less prestigious high school in the city. Originally, the girl met a kid with dyed yellow hair, who refused to admit anything and said she was messing around with other guys, which drove her to near a breakdown, causing quite a commotion.
The class held a parents' meeting about it, emphasizing that high school should prioritize academics and monitor kids' relationship situations.
Yu Jianhua attended that meeting, and it scared him into a cold sweat.
Because Xu Lin almost fit the description of the kid with dyed yellow hair, so Yu Jianhua kept a close eye on his daughter and Xu Lin, afraid Xu Lin might give him some shocking surprise.
"Xu Lin, what about your parents?"
"One's at a law firm in the provincial city, the other's wandering around aimlessly."
Xu Lin rarely saw his parents except during holidays.
"Okay."
Yu Xinyan didn't ask further as she knew about Xu Lin's family situation.
"Xu Lin, who are you chatting with?"
Yu Xinyan noticed Xu Lin chatting on the computer and got curious.
Actually, Yu Xinyan worried if Xu Lin was chatting with other girls.
"Earning money."
Xu Lin opened his mobile transaction record, showing two transfers from Moonlit Night last night, totaling thirty thousand yuan.
"Wow!"
Yu Xinyan was surprised, "Xu Lin, who transferred thirty thousand to you? What did you do?"
But Yu Xinyan worried Xu Lin was up to no good.
Thirty thousand yuan is no small amount, and Yu Xinyan couldn't figure out what Xu Lin did to earn so much money at once.
"I'm ghostwriting and writing books for others, and the other party gave me thirty thousand at once. Cool, right?"
"Ghostwriting?"
"Didn't I tell you two days ago? I was writing books, and even sent the manuscript to you."
"Oh! I remember now!"
Yu Xinyan suddenly understood.
Xu Lin opened last night's manuscript for her to see, and Yu Xinyan started reading with interest.
After a while, Yu Xinyan was amazed because the writing style was so strong. Yu Xinyan loved to read, having read many famous works, and her essays were always high-scoring ones; her reading and writing skills were impressive.
This manuscript from Xu Lin surprised her.
"Xu Lin, your writing is excellent. Did they really give you thirty thousand for this?"
"Yes!"
"Amazing! I never noticed before!"
"Actually, I've been hiding it for a long time, just to give you a surprise!"
"Annoying!"
Yu Xinyan rolled her eyes at him.
Xu Lin continued, "When I write my own book, you'll be the leading lady!"
Yu Xinyan said, "Then the leading man must be you, otherwise I won't be the leading lady!"
"Alright, we'll do it like that then."
"Hmph!"
"Xu Lin, have you done the driving test questions?"
"I'll do them later."
Xu Lin glanced at the driving test questions.
Just looking at them made him sleepy, even with Yu Xinyan there.
But he was too familiar with Yu Xinyan, and when interacting with girls, he didn't have the accelerated heartbeat, shyness, nervousness, and daydreaming often associated with adolescent crushes.
So, even with such a beauty like Yu Xinyan around, Xu Lin still felt sleepy.
Under Yu Xinyan's urging, he practiced the driving test questions for over two hours before falling asleep on the bed.
Yu Xinyan didn't disturb him.
Their positions had shifted, with Yu Xinyan at the computer desk by the bed and Xu Lin sleeping on the bed, resting on piled-up blankets.
Speaking of which, Yu Xinyan also felt a bit sleepy.
She sat on the chair, stretched lazily, and instinctively looked towards Xu Lin's side.
Outside, a gentle breeze blew in, causing the curtains to dance in the wind.
This scene was incredibly warm, full of poetic beauty.
And Xu Lin was sleeping amidst this scene.
Seeing this, Yu Xinyan couldn't resist opening her phone camera and taking some nice photos of Xu Lin.
Among the thousands of photos on Yu Xinyan's phone, Xu Lin's photos were the most, numbering over twenty thousand; there were also quite a few videos.
From middle school to high school over six years, Xu Lin occupied Yu Xinyan's entire bright and splendid youth.
Perhaps years later, she might reflect like the high school exam essay, contemplating Nalan Rongruo's poetry: "Merely as a common scene," although the essay was pretentious, life experience and feelings were deeply felt.
Perhaps, that's what youth is.
"Xu Lin?"
"Xu Lin?"
Yu Xinyan gently called Xu Lin twice.
Xu Lin didn't respond.
And Yu Xinyan actually hoped Xu Lin wouldn't respond.
She tiptoed to the bed, leaned towards Xu Lin, and called his name again amidst her nervous anxiety, confirming once more that he was sound asleep.
Only then did Yu Xinyan lower her head and give Xu Lin a quick peck on the lips.
The kiss was like a dragonfly skimming the water, like a swan leaving a trace, yet seemed like an eternal moment.
Only Yu Xinyan knew.
Even Xu Lin didn't know.
"Yanyan, why are you so happy?"
Lin Yajing asked.
Before night fell, Yu Xinyan returned home. Her parents were both public employees and had already come home by six o'clock.
Yu Jianhua: "Did you go to Xu Lin's place?"
"Dad, Xu Lin made thirty thousand yuan last night!"
Yu Xinyan said with a smile.
"Thirty thousand?"
Yu Jianhua was surprised.
"Yes, thirty thousand!"
"What did he do to earn thirty thousand?"
Thirty thousand is no small amount, especially for a young man who just graduated from high school. It's a considerable sum that many people can't save up in a year!
"Dad, Xu Lin writes novels and ghostwrites for others, and just like that, he earned thirty thousand!"
"He can write novels?"
Truth be told, Comrade Jianhua knows Xu Lin quite well, that kid never took his studies seriously in high school.
Hearing his daughter's words, Yu Jianhua even suspected Xu Lin might be fooling his daughter, and then she brought the story back to tell them.
"Really, Dad, look, this is the manuscript Xu Lin sent!"
Yu Xinyan showed Yu Jianhua the manuscript Xu Lin had sent before.
It was about Fei's goddess being taken by Xu Lin, which infuriated Fei who challenged Xu Lin to a duel atop the Forbidden City. At that time, fighters from all walks gathered to watch the fight, even the Emperor and ministers placed bets on who would win. The final outcome was Fei being thoroughly defeated, and Xu Lin held Fei's goddess, causing Fei to faint in fury.
In Comrade Jianhua's opinion, the writing style of Xu Lin's manuscript was so refined that he almost thought it was written by a literary expert.
The reason for the 'almost' was because the story was just about a small, triumphant man gloating over his success, wasn't it?
Comrade Jianhua was speechless.
He thought only that brat Xu Lin could come up with such a petty plot lacking heroic grandeur.
Such writing talent, yet creating such an insignificant story, it's such a waste!
"Dad, isn't Xu Lin's writing amazing?"
Yu Xinyan asked with anticipation all over her face.
Yu Jianhua initially thought Xu Lin's writing was morally questionable, but upon seeing his daughter's expression.
Yu Jianhua thought to himself, forget it.
And said, "It's quite skillfully written."
"Xu Lin, my dad said your writing is great!"
On the other side, Xu Lin received a message from Yu Xinyan.
"Babe, pass on my regards to your dad, tell him I miss him!"
"Dad, Xu Lin says he misses you!"
What the hell!
Yu Jianhua was drinking water, and almost choked.
That brat Xu Lin!
On the other side.
Xu Lin went downstairs.
He decided to get some exercise.
So Xu Lin went to the nearby park for a night run.
His body was in excellent shape; he ran for a full two hours until he was drenched in sweat before stopping.
Frankly, for Xu Lin, with his physique, he was considered exceptionally fit among the young crowd where suboptimal health is common. Back in high school, Xu Lin's endurance and physical confrontations on the basketball court were the best, those aspiring athletes who pursued sports full-time couldn't beat him.
And when Xu Lin stopped to drink water.
The system notifications came.
[Your body is dehydrated, please hydrate yourself.]
[Your energy is reduced to 35%, please recharge.]
[Physique +3, Endurance +2.]
[Energy (35/100): Energy is low, please recharge.]
[Note: Energy is not an upgradable item. It changes according to the host's energy expenditure and replenishment, and can be recharged through rest, meals, and hydration.]
[Physique (34/100): Excellent]
[Note: Physique is an upgradable item, but cannot be upgraded indefinitely. The maximum level is the human limit. This world is not a supernatural one, thus the host's physical attributes can reach the human limit, but cannot develop extraordinary attributes.]
Gulp.
Xu Lin rested and drank a 600 ml bottle of mineral water.
[Energy +6.]
[Energy +3.]
The notifications kept coming.
Xu Lin watched as the energy bar continued to rise, returning to an 80% status half an hour later.
At this point, Xu Lin felt invigorated again.
[Energy (81/100): Invigorated.]