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60 What Kind of Motivation?

Even though there was a difficult requirement to fulfill, Li Zexin was very happy that Xiao Yi had agreed to take him in if he fulfilled the condition. The boy walked on the road with spring in his steps, humming a song. In the morning, he was in a hurry to go out and find Xiao Yi, so he hadn’t even talked to Li Yanchen. When he saw his father later, he was going to tell him that the top student was the Wind God, so it wasn’t a bad thing for him to play games.

Li Yanchen went to the pond early in the morning. The man was clumsily trying to catch a fish. The sun rose higher and higher. There were only two palm-sized fish in the basket.

‘Would I be able to make lunch on time?’ he wondered.

The man leaned against the dam of the pond and sighed in despair.

The orchard and the pond were in opposite directions. Lin Wan didn’t want to make fruit tea today. She just wanted to pick some fruits for lunch. She still had two days to go home. It wouldn’t be a problem for her to eat fruits for three meals. After eating, she could rest in the orchard. There were no surveillance cameras there, and no one could find her. How carefree would that be?

Thinking about earning 70000 yuan just by lying in the orchard for an afternoon, the corners of Lin Wan’s mouth curled up.

When Li Zexin returned home, he saw Tutu and Li Zekai. The boy jumped onto the windowsill and looked around: “Daddy isn’t back yet?”

Li Zekai, who was playing his game, didn’t hear his brother at all. Li Zexin uninterestedly jumped off the windowsill and found Li Zexuan in the living room.

“Brother, is there a way to speed up learning?” he asked.

Li Zexuan, who was wiping his guitar, slowly raised his head. His mouth opened and closed, but he didn’t know what to say.

“I have to study hard. How can I get from the top twenty to top ten in a month?” asked Li Zexin. He knew Li Zexuan’s grades were outstanding. If his brother taught him an effective method to study, he might be able to succeed.

Li Zexuan put down his guitar and looked at his younger brother in disbelief. “You want to get into the top ten?”

Who would believe that a person who had been fighting, skipping classes, and hanging out at internet cafés all the time would suddenly want to improve his studies?

“My foundation is still there, okay? I can understand what the teacher says in class. I just don’t want to do well in exams. Wasn’t I always in the top few in primary school?” Li Zexin was very confident that he could do it.

Li Zexuan had almost forgotten that Li Zexin used to be very smart, sharp and obedient in primary school. Every semester, he would get awards for academics as well as extracurriculars. However, after entering junior high, he completely changed. Not only did his grades plummet, but he also always caused trouble in school.

Now that he was in the second year of junior high, Li Zexuan only remembered Li Zexin as the troublemaker.

“What’s going on?” asked Li Zexuan. He reached out a hand to touch his brother’s forehead to check his temperature.

Li Zexin pushed his hand away. “What? You don’t believe me? You top students always look down on average students, don’t you?”

After confirming that his brother didn’t have a fever, Li Zexuan’s still looked confused. “If you have something to say, say it. Who did you learn to beat around the bush from?”

“It’s you guys with good grades who are disdainful of us poor students.” Li Zexin lowered his voice. Today, he had lost all his face in Xiao Yi’s house in front of the livestream. Now that he was back home, he couldn’t let anyone find out

[Li Zexin is asking Xuanxuan if there’s any way to speed up his learning.]

[You’re still daydreaming. If there’s a fast way to improve your studies, what’s the point of having so many supplementary classes?]

[Don’t attack your little brother, Xuanxuan. He’s serious about learning.]

[Even a prodigal who returns is worth more than gold, let alone a child. Give him a chance. We believe in him!]

[Xuanxuan doesn’t seem to understand.]

“If you really want to improve, it’s never too late, I guess,” said Li Zexuan. “From now on, put in twice the effort. Believe me, it will help you improve.” Li Zexuan didn’t know why his little brother suddenly wanted to do well at school. But if he wanted to do better, he would support him.

“Brother, why don’t you ask me why I’ve been pestering Xiao Yi these past two days?” His strange behavior had been going on for two days, and no one in the family had asked.

“I was waiting for you to explain when you are ready.”

Li Zexin leaned over to his brother. His face was very close to Li Zexuan. “Xiao Yi is the Wind God,” he whispered in his ear.

“Wind God? Your idol?” Li Zexuan didn’t play King, but he had heard his brother ramble about it countless times.

Li Zexin nodded solemnly. “What a coincidence! I participated in this show because of you. There are five episodes left and I feel excited! He said that if I get into the top ten, I can go find him and join his team.”

“You can get in? He probably said that because he doesn’t want you and thinks it’s impossible for you to climb to the top ten.”

[Xuanxuan is so direct. Everyone knows that Xiao Yi’s words are no different from a direct rejection, but he can give his brother some hope. Maybe he’ll really work hard.]

“But I have to try no matter what! Twenty and ten are after all only a difference of another ten steps.” From Li Zexin’s point of view, the ranking was just a number, but Li Zexuan felt that reaching the top ten from top twenty required an enormous amount of hard work.

[Xuanxuan is just showing him the reality. He is not giving his brother false hope.]

[That’s right, he needs to be prepared for the worst.]

[Top students like top students, so if you want to be friends with them, you must first be good yourself. I finally understand why my friends are social animals struggling to make ends meet. It’s because I’m also a social animal.]

[The little ones are really inspiring us all the time.]

[This is the circle. So, don’t think that it’s a joke that I’m waiting for you at Tsinghua University.]

[That is too profound. Watch the livestream well.]

“But you didn’t even bring books,” said Li Zexuan.

“I can borrow dad’s phone and synchronize teaching materials. Brother, please supervise me.” Li Zexin’s eyes burned with motivation.

In Yun City, the enrollment rate for junior high school students was only 50%. Li Zexin was stuck in the middle for every exam. If he was not careful, he would be swept out of the circle of four-star high school students. Li Yanchen never asked about their results. Just as Assistant Qin had said, it was nice if they were good at their studies, but it was fine if they were not, as well. They just had to inherit the family property when they grew up. Probably because their father did not value their studies, Li Zexin had started to throw himself into a corner and not care about it, too. The reason why Li Zexuan was so hardworking was because he was at the top. There was pressure on him already.

An idol, he hoped to be a role model for others in all aspects whether it was in academics, music or other things.

Li Zexuan took off his only remaining earpiece and looked at his brother. “Alright,” he promised.

[I hope Li Zexin isn’t the type of person who gets heated up for three minutes and then abandons ship. I’m actually looking forward to him improving and doing well.]

[Who says that chasing stars is bad? Li Zexin chased a star and one word from him motivated him to study hard.]

[Xuanxuan is also very outstanding. I think all idols should be this positive and inspiring.]

[I won’t stop my daughter from chasing after her idol anymore. In fact, there are many cases of fans marrying their idols.]

[Wind God is on the hot search, his true identity revealed.]

[My boyfriend is walking in circles in the living room. More than once he mutters: ah, Wind God is actually a 20-year-old student!]