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Chapter 33: Hateful Words

The next day...

Chen An hesitated to approach Lu Li, who was lying on her desk with her face buried in her textbook, looking lifeless.

After the showdown on the rooftop between gods, he had gained a deeper understanding of this "socially anxious individual" who had surpassed the "socially awesome syndrome." This was the first time he had seen Lu Li, who seemed to have lost all her energy from the very beginning.

"Are you okay?"

The system squatted on Chen An's shoulder and whispered, "No matter how you look at it, the request to obey 'any unreasonable order' is too much."

"I emphasized several times not to accept dangerous orders to prevent going too far... right?"

Chen An sat nervously beside Lu Li, gently pushing her right shoulder.

"Lu Li, did your father do anything else to you?"

Lu Li looked pitifully at Chen An, "You should ask what he didn't do."

"Tell me something specific."

Chen An clenched his fists, asking seriously, "If he did something out of line, I'll summon a cop to help you get justice."

"He made me memorize English words, and it was twenty words at once!"

Lu Li complained through gritted teeth.

"Well, that doesn't sound too bad, does it?"

Chen An asked uncertainly. As a former adult, he had lost the ability to empathize with these elementary school students' hatred for English.

Lu Li silently took out her English book from her backpack and flipped to the page with the English words, showing it to Chen An.

"Oh... nostalgic onomatopoeia."

Chen An stared awkwardly at the detailed pronunciation markings under each English word.

English — 英格丽舍 (Yīng gé lì shè)

Tomatoes — 他嘛豆 (Tā ma dòu)

Banana — 芭娜娜 (Bā nà nà)

Car — 卡 (Kǎ)

Two cars — 卡卡的 (Kǎ kǎ de)

Chen An closed the English book with embarrassment. It was clear that Lu Li had memorized these English words by forcibly associating them with these onomatopoeias. Asking her to memorize twenty words at once was indeed a difficult task.

"So, did you manage to memorize them all?"

"How could I? When I reached the third word, my dad told me to go to the hospital alone."

Lu Li hugged her head, her eyes filled with trembling fear. "I can't forget it—the pungent strange smell, the buzzing sound of the electric drill, the man in a white coat holding pliers approaching me, and the shivers running through my whole body."

"Wow... he sent you to a dental hospital?"

Chen An unconsciously widened his eyes. While he had occasionally gone for teeth cleaning as an adult in his previous life, he also remembered the fear of being under the control of dental hospitals after becoming a child again.

"You really went?"

"I went reluctantly."

Lu Li bit her lip. "But my dad followed me from behind and stopped me when I was about to enter the dental hospital. Then he took me home with a gloomy face."

"You've been through a lot."

Chen An patted Lu Li's shoulder and said with emotion, "I can't believe you endured all of that. But now, it seems like everything is over."

"Over? Are there no other issues?"

Seeing Lu Li's anxious and uneasy look, Chen An nodded confidently, "You've convincingly shown him through your acting that your 'rebellious' spirit has completely vanished. Soon, your dad, realizing how serious the situation is, will call Aunt Tan, and then your two-month sick leave will be approved."

"Really..."

Lu Li slumped over her desk, feeling deflated.

Her emotions were so low.

By the way, do you know what's fun in the countryside?"

Chen An asked thoughtfully, and as expected, Lu Li's ears perked up.

"I usually go to my grandma's during summer and winter vacations, and the activities are quite different depending on the season."

"How different?"

Lu Li asked with anticipation, not even caring about the lingering bitterness in her mouth.

"For example, fishing."

Chen An pointed at his pants legs and explained, "Roll up your pants legs and step into the clean creek in scorching summer. Use a bamboo basket to scoop up water plants, mud, and debris from the riverbed. The bamboo basket quickly fills with debris and mud, but among them, you can find small fish and shrimp jumping around. If you're lucky, you might even catch small crabs."

"But I haven't learned to swim. Is it okay to go into the water?"

Lu Li blinked her eyes, full of anticipation.

"Of course, it's okay. I can teach you. And during the winter vacation, I would go to a small grove, collect dry branches and fallen leaves, pile them up, and light a fire. Even if I did nothing else but watch the flames, it would make me happy. If we also roasted sweet potatoes, toasted buns, and marshmallows, it would be even more fun. But be careful not to overeat, because at the night market that starts after dark, there's even more delicious and fun stuff..."

As Chen An vividly described these activities, he stole glances at Lu Li. He was pleased to see her emotions gradually becoming more cheerful again.

Indeed, children are cuter when they are full of energy.