Chapter 203: "Joy, Joy.
"Am I the one fooling myself, unaware?" Lin Li scratched his head.
The three people's gazes seemed to be there to tell him the answer.
Well, not seemed, they outright nodded, affirming that it's the truth.
So that's how it is.
Lin Li chuckled.
"Exactly, class rep, these protrusions on the sides are where you place your feet." A good man doesn't argue with women, Lin Li said with a smile, bending over to point out the footrests on the scooter, then realized something, eagerly: "Class rep, have you never ridden on an electric scooter before?"
"Indeed." Chen Yu Ying nodded.
Her family owns many vehicles, both petrol and electric cars, but no electric scooters.
She normally wouldn't have the opportunity to ride one.
"Then I got the first ride!" Lin Li laughed wickedly.
Chen Yu Ying made a fist with her right hand and gently punched Lin Li's back: "Don't talk nonsense."
"Let's go."
"Okay." Chen Yu Ying grabbed both sides of Lin Li's clothes with two fingers and nodded.
The scooter started up and began accelerating.
The top-tier electric scooter speeds up to ten kilometers in just two seconds.
"You can tell me if you'd like to go faster or slower." Lin Li straightened his back to give Chen Yu Ying more space behind him, slightly turning his head to add.
Then he looked ahead and continued driving, clearly in a good mood, with his body slightly swaying.
Feeling the wind is, after all, a pleasurable thing.
"Alright." Chen Yu Ying replied softly.
Against the gentle sea breeze, her hair flew freely in the wind, as scattered rays of sunlight peeked through the clouds, embracing them without summer's heat, just the right temperature.
The sound of the wheels rustling over the ground, combined with the waves crashing and the wind's whimper, composed a unique symphony.
Watching the vast ocean while feeling the breeze's gentle caress, the mood was exceedingly joyful.
Chen Yu Ying had always been in a good mood, but now it was even better.
Murakami Haruki said looking at the sea for long makes you want to see people, and seeing people too much makes you want to see the sea.
What if you see both a beautiful sea and interesting people?
Perhaps you'd want to laugh.
So Chen Yu Ying laughed.
"Even faster, Lin Li." Maybe it could be even more fun, so she said, the laughter rich enough that the roaring wind couldn't blow it away.
"Alright! Vroom vroom vroom!" Clearly an electric scooter, yet Lin Li insisted on imitating the roar of a motorcycle and transformed into a Le Di: "All systems activated activated activated activated! And—this!"
Quite amusing.
So the wind increased, and the laughter deepened.
Passing by Bai Bufan three times without entering, this time Bai Bufan habitually raised a middle finger, without shouting or waving.
Lin Li couldn't believe what kind of mess his private messages would be.
There might indeed be a sixty-second voice message.
"I want to go even faster." said Chen Yu Ying from behind.
"We're already at the limit, class rep." Lin Li said, making eye contact with Chen Yu Ying through the rearview mirror, smiling as he patted the electric scooter.
The 'Poop Suppression Talisman' electric scooter wouldn't allow it; otherwise, I would push it to break the limit, maybe even rename the 'Poop Suppression Talisman.'
"Oh, oh, then just stay like this." Chen Yu Ying nodded, not too disappointed.
"Class rep, but I have another plan, care to try driving it yourself?" Lin Li slightly slowed down, intrigued, "Driving from the front is different from sitting in the back."
"But I don't know how." Chen Yu Ying hesitated, then responded.
"Electric scooters are even simpler than bicycles because starting only requires you to twist the handlebar." Lin Li ensured there were no cars around, then slowed to a stop, stepped off, held the electric scooter, and pointed at the handlebar, explaining.
Driving an electric scooter is no different from riding a bicycle; if you manage a bicycle, 'learning' the scooter shouldn't take more than a minute.
This kind of introduction accelerated the task's progress.
"You can try twisting it a little." Lin Li enticed.
Hearing this, Chen Yu Ying curiously reached out, experimented with twisting a little, then immediately released as soon as she felt a forward motion, causing almost no movement.
A bit novel, but Chen Yu Ying still shook her head: "This, I'm a little scared."
"What's there to be afraid of? If anything, I and the others on the road should be scared." Lin Li reassured.
Chen Yu Ying: "…"
She stared at Lin Li.
That statement seemed both right and very wrong.
"Class rep, don't worry, I'll be right beside you, let's just avoid the main roads." Lin Li encouraged.
Just now, Chen Yu Ying's twisting caused a noticeable fluctuation on the task progress bar.
Speaking of which, when did this delightful task six increase so much?
No recollection, strange.
"But if the speed increased, you wouldn't be able to keep up." Chen Yu Ying remained concerned; the speed here was entirely different from bicycles.
The worry is understandable, especially since learning the bike today.
Lin Li didn't push further; having introduced the idea, he could let Chen Yu Ying try again later, naturally progressing.
"Then I have another plan, class rep, if you're worried I can't keep up, you could take me along. I could sit behind you, my arms are long, if anything happens, I could take over control, plus my legs are long, surely able to steady the scooter and prevent it from tipping."
Lin Li joked while extending his arm to show potential error handling.
"Okay." Chen Yu Ying nodded.
The sea breeze softly blew, carrying the word to Lin Li's ears.
"Eh?"
The smile on Lin Li's face seemed to be paused.
"Class rep, what did you just say?" Unsure, Lin Li asked.
"I want to try it like that."
Chen Yu Ying didn't look at Lin Li, but at the scooter, gently caressing the handlebar with her hand, eyes filled with anticipation.
"The way I just proposed?" Lin Li asked again.
"Mm!" Chen Yu Ying nodded, her voice becoming stronger.
She scooted her position forward with effort, almost sitting only on the tip of the seat. Her back straightened up, and she patted the spot behind her: "This should be enough, right? Lin Li, come on up, my safety is in your hands!"
Chen Yu Ying's voice was filled with excitement as she looked ahead, showing undisguised anticipation.
Was she really looking forward to such an interesting event?
Lin Li recalled their conversation during lunch, licking his lips with his tongue. Since she needed it, he had no reason to hesitate. So he nodded, "I'll give it a try first."
Lin Li swung a leg over and sat on the rear seat of the bike.
His arms were naturally long, and with Chen Yu Ying sitting so far forward, when Lin Li leaned to the right, he could easily maintain a few centimeters' gap between their bodies while reaching out to grab the right brake.
——The right brake controls the front wheel, the main braking component.
If both hands reached forward to hold the handlebars, the distance between the two of them would inevitably decrease again.
Just the right side was enough, avoiding any excessive intimacy, and his left hand could conveniently hold onto the bike's tail to stabilize himself.
"Theoretically, it should work," Lin Li concluded.
"Okay, I'm starting now, Lin Li." Chen Yu Ying extended her hands, trying to turn the handlebars. After getting used to it, she took a deep breath and spoke.
"Alright, start slow at first, you can go faster once you get used to it."
Hearing this, Lin Li placed his right hand back on the right handle, his feet hovering, ready to touch the ground anytime.
The space on the handlebar was only so big.
Even though Lin Li tried to only grip the outer part, his thumb inevitably touched the back of Chen Yu Ying's hand.
Cool and refreshing, very comfortable.
The handlebars twisted.
The e-bike darted forward.
It drove steadily, keeping a straight line without any panic or accidents, showing no signs of tipping over.
"Whoa——"
Lin Li could hear Chen Yu Ying's surprised and excited little cheer.
For no reason, he felt a bit happy too.
"See, I told you it's easy, no need to be scared." Lin Li smiled and praised.
"I'll speed up a bit more." Chen Yu Ying was eager to try.
"Alright."
The girl's silky dark hair began to flutter with the acceleration, brushing and patting against Lin Li's left cheek.
Ticklish.
A pleasant fragrance, carried by the wind blowing against them, lingered all around Lin Li.
The e-bike still rode steadily, without any issues.
"You're amazing, class rep," Lin Li loudly praised from the back, "No problem at all. Can I let go and fully enjoy the thrill of being a passenger now?"
Being a passenger felt indeed different from being the driver, it seemed the passenger might enjoy it a bit more.
"No," Chen Yu Ying shook her head, "because now it's a straight road and there's no one around. If there were people, I'd definitely panic again."
"That makes sense too." Lin Li nodded, recalling that Chen Yu Ying indeed panicked earlier when there were people ahead, so he didn't take his hand back.
Chen Yu Ying pursed her lips, gazing at the wide view, listening to the howling wind.
Being a driver felt indeed different from being a passenger, she thought it seemed being the driver might be more enjoyable.
Her palms were slightly damp, she was indeed a little nervous.
The back of her right hand seemed a bit moist too.
Was it Lin Li's hand sweat?
Was he nervous too?
The sound of breathing and heartbeats seemed unusually clear, the sound of the wind couldn't cover them.
Yet unlike nervousness, Chen Yu Ying couldn't distinguish whether it was hers or Lin Li's.
"Lin Li, have you never been given a ride on an e-bike by a girl before?" Chen Yu Ying suddenly asked.
"My mom has given me rides many times." Lin Li quickly replied.
"..." Chen Yu Ying shot Lin Li an annoyed look through the right mirror and then rephrased her question:
"Lin Li, have you never been given a ride on an e-bike by a girl your age?"
"That would be true."
"Then I'm taking your first time for that!"
"Hahaha——"
Lin Li laughed joyfully.
To think he would hear such words from the class rep's mouth?
With a clenched fist in his left hand, he lightly tapped the girl's butterfly wing bone, imitating her tone: "Don't say weird things, class rep."
Just like before, the conversation was exactly the same, and their smiles were thick.
The howling wind found itself unable to blow their laughter away.
"Class rep, go faster!" Lin Li snapped his fingers with his left hand, but due to inexperience, it made hardly any sound.
"Okay~"
The handlebars were twisted to the limit.
The e-bike, carrying both, sped along the coastal highway.
"Splash, splash."
The waves crashed against the rocks, perhaps smashing a few black rocks into pieces, sending them into the boundless ocean.
"Thump, thump."
The heart pumped blood, perhaps waking up a few lively little deer, embarking on an unhesitant journey.
Let them crash, let them crash.
[Task Two: Share and teach Chen Yu Ying your Mecha driving insights, enriching her knowledge and improving her driving skills.]
[Task Two completed.]
[Task Six: Through physical contact and connection, let the girls experience delight.]
[Task Six completed.]