"Hehe, just now when I was outside getting some fresh air, I saw Beichen and Zhou Ya walking over here together, chatting and laughing, even playfully pushing each other. Tsk tsk tsk, Beichen really is something else, always surprising us. Not only did he get full marks in all subjects on the college entrance exam, but he might have already won over our class beauty Zhou Xiaohua..."
Lin Beichen and Zhou Ya hadn't even entered the banquet hall when they heard Zhang Hao's chatter inside.
Although Lin Beichen rather enjoyed listening to Zhang Hao's nonsense, there are limits, especially with one of the subjects of the gossip standing right beside him!
He quickly walked into the banquet hall and immediately saw Zhang Hao gesticulating in the middle of a group of five or six people.
"Haozi, spreading lies again!"
Lin Beichen rushed to Zhang Hao's side in one swift motion, and before Zhang Hao could react, Lin put him in a headlock, grinning mischievously at the others, "Everyone, grab your chance to settle the scores!"
"Ouch!"
Before Lin Beichen could finish speaking, Zhang Hao let out a weird cry and broke free, rubbing his neck while looking at Lin Beichen with a resentful expression, "Beichen, why do you have to go zapping me too? When you put your arm around my neck, I almost got electrocuted. I'm telling you, I like girls, not guys, even if you topped the college entrance exams. I have principles and lines I won't cross!"
"You're spouting nonsense again!"
Lin Beichen threatened to grab Zhang Hao again, which frightened him into quickly retreating a few steps into the crowd.
Seeing Zhang Hao's cowardly reaction made Lin Beichen laugh, though it also made him wonder.
Static again?
Why do I keep having static electricity?
How come I don't feel it, but others do?
What's going on here?
Whether it was Zhou Ya getting shocked outside the restaurant earlier or Zhang Hao just now, Lin Beichen himself hadn't felt anything. It was only them who said they were shocked.
Just as he was about to figure out what was happening.
His classmates surrounded him suddenly. No surprise, since he was now an internet sensation.
"Oh my, isn't this our class topper!"
"Beichen, how about you show us a disappearing act?"
"Wow, since the exam results came out, I haven't seen you in the chat group at all!"
"Lin Beichen, have all the prestigious schools been flooding your home phone lines?"
"..."
Having anticipated this scenario on his way here, Lin Beichen responded calmly to each comment.
Before he could say much,
Suddenly!
He felt someone hug him from behind.
"Beichen!... Ah!"
It was Li Yang's voice.
As soon as Li Yang hugged Lin Beichen, he jumped back as if touching an electric wire. Before he could speak, Zhang Hao looked at him in astonishment, "You got shocked too?"
Li Yang: ???
"Too? What's going on?"
"Beichen has already shocked three people!"
Zhang Hao pointed at himself, then at Zhou Ya who was already seated nearby, and then looked at Lin Beichen with a strange expression, "Beichen, you can't just zap everyone! You're too equal-opportunity!"
Classmates: ???
Shocking three people in a row?
They all looked at Lin Beichen in confusion.
One person could be a coincidence, two people a fluke, but for three people in a row... something must be up!
Lin Beichen gave Zhang Hao a look and then smiled, "You guys chat, I'm going to find a place to sit and rest for a bit."
He needed a quiet corner where he wouldn't be disturbed to figure out what was happening to his body. He then moved towards a seat in the corner of the banquet hall.
But he had just taken a few steps when.
Class teacher Sun Qing approached him with a beaming smile. The past few days had been like a dream for her; the things she didn't dare even dream about had all become reality. Endless commendations and congratulations!
"Lin Beichen, I've been looking everywhere for you."
Sun Qing was increasingly fond of Lin Beichen. She reached out to pat his shoulder and said, "Could you please say a few words to the class..."
"Teacher, wait..."
"Ah!"
Lin Beichen was a beat too late to stop her. Zhang Hao, who was following close behind, saw this and hurriedly tried to warn her, but Sun Qing's hand had already landed on Lin Beichen's shoulder, resulting in her letting out a yelp from the static shock.
Classmates: ???
"Even the class teacher got shocked?"
"Oh my, Beichen, that's four in a row!"
"Is Lin Beichen prone to static electricity?"
"..."
Zhang Hao suddenly remembered something and exaggeratedly made an "O" shape with his mouth, "Beichen, when I ran into you at Yida Square the other day, you said you were studying Thunder. Did you turn yourself into the Thunder King?"
"If I really became the Thunder King... you'd be the first one I zap!"
Lin Beichen laughed and waved his hand towards Zhang Hao as if he could really electrocute him before turning to Sun Qing, apologetically smiling, "Teacher, sorry about that. I don't know what's happening today, I have a lot of static on me. What were you saying? I didn't catch it."
Everything he did was so natural, even changing the topic wasn't awkward.
He was quite pleased with his quick thinking.
Having shocked four people in a row, he was certain now that something was wrong with his body, likely related to his Thunder studies.
Of course, he couldn't mention this, or he might end up a lab rat!
"Ah, okay." Sun Qing didn't think much of it; everyone gets a static shock once in a while. Not giving it another thought, she continued, "Could you say a few words later on stage..."
Even though the exams were over, the class teacher's presence was still imposing. As she spoke, the students exchanged looks, one by one quietly returning to their seats.
"Can you do that?"
Sun Qing briefly outlined a few things.
Lin Beichen, seeing that it wasn't a big deal and eager to figure out his condition, agreed without hesitation, "Sure, no problem, teacher."
As soon as Sun Qing left,
He hurried over to the corner seat and sat down.
"What's really happening?"
With a puzzled mind, Lin Beichen focused entirely on himself, trying to sense any changes in his body.
One second...
Two seconds...
...
Time ticked by.
He found nothing!
He couldn't sense anything unusual!
"Maybe..."
"I should try visualizing??"
A flash of inspiration hit Lin Beichen; the solution must relate to the cause!
He quickly began visualizing.
As soon as he entered the "Illusion Becomes Reality" state, he was stunned.
Electricity!
Small arcs of lightning densely covered the area, spreading out like a web, enveloping him like a human-shaped mesh!