The next day.
Class A.
Qi Wu walked into the classroom.
He had arrived a little early.
There weren't many people in the classroom yet.
Feng Yuyao and Li Ruoxue, however, had arrived very early.
They were chatting and hadn't noticed Qi Wu.
Qi Wu put down his backpack, casually pulled out a book, and began reading.
Ever since he had merged with the Satoru Gojo card, his hearing had become exceptionally sharp.
He had only wanted to read in peace.
But as he read, Li Ruoxue's voice reached his ears.
He glanced over out of the corner of his eye.
Li Ruoxue looked excited as she held her phone screen out in front of Feng Yuyao.
"Look! That insanely handsome guy who was trending yesterday-I got a photo with him!"
Li Ruoxue excitedly pointed and tapped at the screen with her slender fingers.
The girl sitting next to Li Ruoxue looked utterly envious.
Feng Yuyao sat at the desk in front of them. She had turned around to look at the phone Li Ruoxue held out, but she seemed distracted, as though something was on her mind.
"Mm... he really is..."
She murmured in agreement, unable to shake the feeling that the silver-haired young man on the screen looked familiar.
"Oh, so I actually made the trending list."
Qi Wu tilted his head slightly, a little surprised.
He took out his phone and opened Weibo.
Sure enough, he was among the top five trending topics in the city.
The headline read #Silver-haired guy with godlike looks spotted on Pedestrian Street#, accompanied by a close-up of Qi Wu's profile with his sunglasses on.
In the photo, the faintest smile played on his lips as his long fingers gently nudged his sunglasses. The blurred crowd behind him made the perfect backdrop.
"Pretty cool shot."
Qi Wu swiped across the screen. The comments section had already exploded:
[I want everything on this man in three minutes!]
[Is he a cosplayer? He looks so accurate, it's like the actual protagonist stepped straight out of a manga!]
[Has anyone noticed what's around him? The raindrops actually stopped around him!]
[Oh my god, he's so handsome, aaa!]
As Qi Wu read the endless stream of lavish praise, the corners of his mouth curled upward.
He was thoroughly enjoying himself.
Suddenly, a startled cry came from near the window.
Li Ruoxue's deskmate covered her mouth and pointed toward Qi Wu in disbelief.
Seeing her deskmate's shocked expression, Li Ruoxue couldn't help laughing:
"What? What's the big fuss?"
"Isn't that where Qi Wu sits...?"
Li Ruoxue followed her deskmate's pointing finger, her gaze landing on Qi Wu-
He was lazily propping up his chin, his silver-white hair shimmering in the morning light. The almost-smile on his lips was exactly the same as in the trending photo.
She sucked in a sharp breath, and her phone clattered onto the desk.
"It's, it's... it's him?!"
Li Ruoxue was stunned.
Qi Wu, sitting in that seat, looked exactly like the handsome guy who had taken a photo with her!
Qi Wu was actually that silver-haired hottie!!?
Feng Yuyao froze too.
Her pupils contracted slightly. She finally understood where that sense of familiarity had come from.
Wait, what?
Qi Wu was the handsome guy on the trending list?
What were the odds!!?
And how had she never realized Qi Wu was this handsome?
Feng Yuyao's hands trembled slightly as countless fragments of memory flashed through her mind-
When had that boy, who was fairly cute but quiet and always overlooked, become the dazzling person before her?
Could simply dyeing his hair really change him this much?
Feng Yuyao's lips parted slightly, a thousand thoughts racing through her mind.
She had originally planned to confront Qi Wu and demand an explanation when she saw him today.
But now, seeing how dazzling Qi Wu looked, she couldn't get a single word out.
As she looked at this unfamiliar yet familiar Qi Wu, she suddenly realized that she might never have truly known him.
Suddenly, Li Ruoxue grabbed Feng Yuyao's sleeve and said excitedly:
"Yuyao, how come I never knew Qi Wu was this handsome?"
"You've been treating yourself to someone this hot!?"
Feng Yuyao's expression shifted before she replied helplessly:
"What are you talking about? We're just friends."
By now, many more classmates had arrived.
The commotion from Li Ruoxue, Feng Yuyao, and the others drew everyone's attention to Qi Wu.
When they saw that Qi Wu had dyed his hair silver and become the handsome guy on the trending list, the classroom erupted into a stir.
The boys whispered in groups of three or five, occasionally casting complicated looks in Qi Wu's direction.
"Damn, since when was this guy so handsome?"
Zhang Hao, the class monitor, planted both hands on his desk, his face full of disbelief.
"If I'd known dyeing my hair would make me this popular, I should've done it last week..."
His close friend Li Yunpeng walked into the classroom just then, fussing with his hair with a smug look on his face:
"Young Master Qi is a role model for us all."
"I'm going to join the dyed-hair club too and turn this stuff green!"
"Oh, give it a rest, you guys." Wang Hai, the deputy class monitor seated at the back, looked exasperated.
"Haven't you noticed? Even Qi Wu's whole demeanor has changed! This has nothing to do with hair dye. Ever since that day, he must have undergone a complete transformation inside..."
The girls, meanwhile, had descended into a frenzy.
Nearly half the girls in class had formed a ring around Qi Wu's seat, their phone cameras clicking nonstop.
"Qi Wu, could you take off your sunglasses?"
"Which salon did you get your hair dyed at? The color looks so natural!"
"Was that really you yesterday? Could you strike that pose again?"
Qi Wu leaned lazily against the back of his chair, gently tapping his index finger against the desk. As he moved, the sounds around him strangely grew a little quieter.
"You want to know that badly?"
A teasing smile curled his lips as he rested his fingers on the frame of his sunglasses. Just as everyone held their breath in anticipation-
"Class is starting! Back to your seats, everyone!"
Old Chen, their homeroom teacher, called from the doorway in his booming voice.
The crowd scattered instantly, though quite a few girls still glanced back reluctantly.
With his lesson notes tucked under his arm, Old Chen stepped up to the lectern. His gaze swept the classroom before settling on Qi Wu.
Although the school didn't forbid dyed hair, Qi Wu's look certainly stood out.
The girls worried that Old Chen might reprimand Qi Wu.
Old Chen stared at Qi Wu for a few seconds, feeling a little surprised.
The kid really did get a lot more handsome after dyeing his hair.
He's got a touch of the good looks I had in my younger days.
At that thought, Old Chen suddenly smiled:
"Qi Wu, nice hair color. It suits you."
To the students' surprise, he actually gave him a thumbs-up. "I dyed my hair blond when I was young. It was much more outrageous than yours."
The classroom instantly erupted in laughter.
Sitting beside Qi Wu, Li Yunpeng played along with an exaggerated look of surprise:
"Really? I never knew you were so trendy, Mr. Chen."
"Enough flattery." Old Chen smiled and tapped the lectern, then looked back at Qi Wu, suddenly turning serious:
"But you still need to take off your sunglasses during class. Don't forget the classroom rules."
Everyone's eyes focused on Qi Wu.
"Sir, it's not that I don't want to take them off."
Qi Wu slowly raised his fingers and gave the frame a gentle flick, letting his sunglasses slide down-
In an instant, his azure-blue eyes were revealed to everyone.
"It's just that it really isn't practical."
Looking into Qi Wu's eyes, Old Chen immediately sensed powerful spiritual energy.
He froze for a moment, then lit up with delight.
"You've awakened a second ability!!?"
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