The windows on the dormitory balcony were rattling.
The weather in Suzhou always changed rapidly, and with a super typhoon approaching, it was especially true. Just moments ago, the view outside the window was barely discernible; now, the sky had completely darkened.
Lin Yi and Yan Jianxing hurriedly brought in all the clothes from the balcony, closed the windows and doors tightly, and stared blankly at the swaying tree branches outside.
“My quilt~”
“Ahhh, my clothes fell down!”
“Go get them back now. You can still use them after washing.”
The whole building was filled with first-year high school girls, so many of the new students from out of town had never seen such a scene and began to panic.
Lin Yi looked at the water heater in the bathroom and turned to ask Yan Jianxing, “Should we turn on the water heater? With this weather, I’m afraid there might be no hot water for washing tonight.”
Yan Jianxing looked at her phone and said, “I heard a storm has already started in Shenzhen. Look at this video.”
“Then it’ll be our turn soon.” Lin Yi thought for a moment and still turned on the water heater. “Forget it, fortune favors the bold. I don’t want to have no hot water for a shower later. I’m the kind of woman who has to half-take off her pants just to sit on the edge of the bed.”
“I rejoice in your cleanliness obsession.” Yan Jianxing gave a thumbs up.
She learned it from Lin Yi. She noticed Lin Yi loved giving people thumbs up and enjoyed praising others.
She wasn’t particularly worried about the school building’s quality. After all, the typhoon wasn’t really due until tomorrow. Tonight would probably just be a thunderstorm at most.
But the wind speed was indeed picking up.
Lin Yi didn’t know if others liked it, but she loved this feeling: a raging storm outside while she stayed safe in a little room, watching the scenery outside the window.
That sense of security and the contrast between inside and outside actually helped calm her mood.
Rainy days were best for sleeping.
She checked her phone. It was a little past four in the afternoon. Not too late. If she took a nap now, she should still be able to sleep at night.
[Task Opportunity Detected: Even a typhoon cannot stop your determination to improve. If there are no classes to attend, then study on your own. While others are watching the scenery, you are reading. This is exactly what the male lead sitting by the window in the back row of the classroom should do—aloof from the world, transcending to immortality!]
[Task Objective: Read for two hours during the typhoon. Rewards will be given based on reading quality.]
‘System Bro, you’re quite handsome when you’re being serious.’
Perfect!
Lin Yi pulled up a chair and sat down, ready to randomly pick a lucky book from the shelf to read.
She prepared to turn off her phone and make a last stand. Even if Yan Jianxing went to take a shower now, she wouldn’t turn her head.
Okay, if it really happened, she would still turn around for a look.
Maybe two looks.
Ding.
Class 1-1 Group Chat.
Huang JinfÄ“i: Per the Old Class Teacher’s notice: All students already on their way home should get home as soon as possible. Do not linger on the road. Students who have not yet left school must report immediately to their respective class teachers. Do not leave the school. The school will make appropriate arrangements based on the number of students staying on campus.
Huang JinfÄ“i: Everyone, please check. Day students should be home by now. If you’re home, send a “safe” message in the group. Boarding students don’t need to send one.
Huang Jinfēi lifted the group mute.
What followed was a string of check-ins. Lin Yi saw Su Kui’s name appear in the list, so it seemed she had already taken the subway home.
Lin Yi thought about it. It didn’t concern her, but she felt like being mischievous and joining the check-in anyway.
Huang Jinfēi: Damn, I just looked at the group members list and realized not everyone is added.
Huang JinfÄ“i: Who has Moon Goddess’s contact info? She’s not in the group.
Yan Jianxing: @Huang JinfÄ“i, How did you become Class Monitor if you can’t even handle such a small thing? Get out!
Huang JinfÄ“i: @Yan Jianxing, Just you wait, I’m coming to your dorm room right now!
Chen Mujin – Study Committee Member: I tried to add Moon Goddess last time, but she didn’t accept. Who wants to private message her?
Lin Yi: I’ll do it.
Yan Jianxing poked her head down from the top bunk. “She should be home by now, right? I remember her family has a dedicated driver and car to pick her up.”
“Let’s ask.” Lin Yi had nothing better to do anyway. Reading could wait. “Watch me.”
Lin Yi: Are you home yet?
Five minutes passed. Feng Chuyue didn’t reply.
‘Home, and put her phone aside?’
Lin Yi’s fingers tapped rhythmically on the desk.
Ten minutes later, her phone finally buzzed.
Feng Chuyue: Not home yet. Phone’s almost dead.
Lin Yi shot up from her chair and quickly typed, “Where are you?”
Feng Chuyue: I don’t know how to send my location.
Feng Chuyue: So many messages, so many red notification dots. Can’t press them all.
Lin Yi: Don’t panic. Look around. Are there any obvious signs or billboards?
Feng Chuyue: It’s dark. Can’t see clearly. There’s an overpass.
Feng Chuyue: [photo.jpg]
The photo was indeed pitch black, only faintly showing the outline of an overpass.
Lin Yi looked out the window. The wind whistling through the window cracks now sounded like ghosts wailing and wolves howling. Visibility outside was as low as night because the sky was completely covered by endless dark clouds.
She sent more messages, but Feng Chuyue didn’t reply anymore. Her phone was probably really dead.
“What’s wrong, Lin Yi? You look so serious, like you’re constipated.”
“Where is this overpass?” Lin Yi zoomed in on the photo.
“Hiss… This looks like the one east of the school, not too far from us… Hey, where are you going?!”
Lin Yi changed into her Endurance Sports Shoes, hastily tied her loose hair into a ponytail, and grabbed the umbrella by the door.
She turned back and said, “I’m going to the classroom!”
“Come back! The wind and rain are so heavy outside, and it’s pitch black! What’s so important?”
Yan Jianxing didn’t get a reply from Lin Yi because the pat-pat-pat sound of footsteps quickly faded away down the hallway.
Lin Yi knew she couldn’t alarm most people right now.
With a typhoon this big, she absolutely would not mobilize other classmates to search together. Sending one more person meant one more person in danger.
She thought about reporting directly to the Old Class Teacher, but Lin Yi didn’t know how fast they could act. They might have to go through various procedures and call various people.
Better to go herself first. After all, Lin Yi had the System.
A hero can’t run away from the battle.
Arriving downstairs at the dormitory building, Lin Yi took advantage of the fact that the dorm auntie hadn’t locked the door yet. She opened her umbrella and rushed outside.
“Hey, student! No one is allowed to go out now!”
This sentence didn’t even fully reach Lin Yi’s ears because the sound of wind and rain brutally cut off any human voice on the street.
Lin Yi sprinted through the rain. The wind was indeed strong. A sudden gust nearly ripped the umbrella right out of her hand.
‘Sorry, System Bro. I’m about to kick aside the first proper task you finally gave me.’
Lin Yi opened the System Panel and accessed her inventory.
The Strength and Speed Double A Experience Card 1h was grasped in her mind’s hand.
One-second transformation!
Bloom!
Whoosh! Lin Yi felt her body fill with power. At this moment, she was not fighting alone. She was not alone!
She would stake this one hour of her life, assuming the identity of the human with the greatest strength and speed, to find the Moon Goddess.
Paired with the Endurance Sports Shoes on her feet, Lin Yi threw away the cumbersome umbrella and charged through the heavy rain.
Lin Yi didn’t even know what she was getting so fired up about. Strictly speaking, Feng Chuyue not being home had nothing to do with her.
But she used her precious Experience Card anyway. She was risking her life to search for someone in a typhoon.
Perhaps from the very beginning of her rebirth, she hadn’t learned the lesson of why she was reborn. She would still rush to save people without hesitation.
Give it everything!
With unbelievable speed, she dashed across the sports field, through the teaching building, and headed straight for the school wall.