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"Ding ding ding—" As the loud bell rang across the entire campus, the school, which had been quiet a moment ago, was instantly swallowed by a wave of commotion. Students poured out of the various classroom buildings in droves, gathering in groups of three or five to discuss the rumors about today's awakening.

"Old Lin, want to grab dinner together tonight?" Xu Jie looked positively radiant.

He had gone from an obscure underachiever to a campus celebrity overnight. Even when he walked, it felt as though he came with his own BGM. The feeling was unbelievably exhilarating!

Still, out of consideration for Lin Shuguang's mood, he had refrained from showing too much of it.

Ever since the awakening, Lin Shuguang had not said a word. He had merely kept his head down, flipping through his textbook alone. He looked exactly like someone who had received a test paper, discovered he had bombed it, and wanted nothing more than to devour the book. Xu Jie found it rather nerve-racking, afraid his buddy might do something rash.

Lin Shuguang glanced at the group of students trailing behind Xu Jie, having "come because of his reputation." Among them was a female classmate Xu Jie had once pursued, only to be brutally ignored. He thumped Xu Jie on the chest and said quietly, "No, you guys go have fun. Stay safe."

"Huh?" Xu Jie froze, unable to understand what he meant for a moment. But seeing Lin Shuguang's expression, he felt that perhaps he really had been overthinking it.

As he watched Lin Shuguang leave, a crowd immediately gathered around him and blocked his view.

"Lin Shuguang is way too arrogant! Brother Jie personally invited him, and he still didn't give you any face. That's outrageous!"

"Brother Jie, Lin Shuguang only awakened a rankless