Ever since he was struck by lightning, Shang Yan has been hoping for rain every day.
This wait has lasted for more than two months. The semester is almost over, but the sky is still clear and cloudless.
Being given a mild electric shock from 019 every day was simply not enough for Shang Yan.
[019, is the weather forecast predicting rain in the next few days?] He waits for rain and thunder every day, and the flowers are about to wither from waiting.
019 is sunbathing, and it even flipped itself over to get more even sunlight.
Hearing Shang Yan's words, it lazily replied, "How many times have you asked? It won't rain for a month. Just wait for me to shock you."
That would be a long time coming.
Shang Yan glanced at Ji Shaowei, who was still playing games and was completely absorbed in e-sports.
Shang Yan slowly wet his hands and moved them to the plug.
019, who was still sunbathing, flew over. [What are you doing? Are you trying to scare the system to death?]
After it said that, the entire dormitory building lost power, followed by the adjacent dormitory buildings.
Ji Shaowei was engrossed in his game when his computer screen went black. Puzzled, he took off his headphones. "Hmm, what happened? Did the power trip?"
Turning his head, Ji Shaowei saw Shang Yan lying unconscious on the ground.
Shang Yan's right hand was still wet. Looking at the water-soaked plug, Ji Shaowei swallowed hard. "No way?"
This roommate must be really bored; this is probably the second time he's been electrocuted.
He quickly moved closer to Shang Yan to check if Shang Yan was still breathing.
Ji Shaowei breathed a sigh of relief after noticing Shang Yan's chest rising and falling slightly.
He had never seen anything like this before, so Ji Shaowei quietly took out his phone and recorded a video.
"Brothers, this has nothing to do with me. I just turned my head for a moment and my roommate got electrocuted. I'm doing a good deed now and I'm about to save my good roommate."
After filming the video, Ji Shaowei covered Shang Yan with a piece of clothing and was about to help him up through the fabric when...
In an instant, his eyes met a pair of emerald green pupils, and Shang Yan woke up with a bright, sparkling look on his face.
"Holy crap..." My roommate is truly an amazing person. He woke up alive and kicking after being electrocuted.
Ji Shaowei took a step back.
"Human." Shang Yan grabbed the coat he was wearing, then slowly got up.
"Huh?" Ji Shaowei was confused and scratched his head. "What did you say?"
Shang Yan glanced at him, then climbed back onto his own bed, lowered his eyes, and nestled there without moving.
019 hid inside Shang Yan's mind after he woke up, barely daring to breathe.
It is said that immortals who descend to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations drink Meng Po soup to seal away their previous memories. Shang Yan experiences a period of lucidity after each time he is struck by lightning.
The period of lucidity was so short that 019 didn't take it seriously, but unexpectedly, it has now woken up again.
Shang Yan just sat quietly on the bed, which terrified Ji Shaowei. Shang Yan used to be so talkative, but now he didn't say a word. Could he have really been electrocuted?
Ji Shaowei was extremely uncomfortable.
Thump thump thump—
A knock sounded at the door, and Ji Shaowei quickly turned around to open it.
Seeing Zhou Ping appear outside the door was like seeing a savior. "You're here. Shang Yan got electrocuted. You'd better deal with it yourself."
After saying that, he opened the door and ran off to make a phone call in the hallway.
"Dad, I can't stay in this dormitory anymore. I'm not learning to operate excavators anymore. I want to go back and inherit the family business..."
What if his roommate dies in front of him if he stays any longer?
When Zhou Ping came in, he noticed something was wrong. It was too quiet. Shang Yan was sitting quietly on the edge of the bed, motionless like a statue.
"Shang Yan?" he called softly.
As expected, Shang Yan did not respond, nor did he even raise his head.
She walked to the bedside, reached out and grabbed Shang Yan's hand, which was casually resting on her lap. Only then did Shang Yan, who had been sitting quietly, raise his head.
He seemed to have not spoken for a long time, and it took him a long time to find his voice again. "You're calling me."
“Yes, I’m calling your name.” Zhou Ping reached out and turned his shoulder, looking him up and down.
Apart from the stray hairs on his forehead being damp with sweat, he was in good condition and uninjured.
“…That’s not my name.” Shang Yan looked at his hand that was being held, and just stared at it.
Zhou Ping reached out and touched the tuft of hair on Shang Yan's head. He had never seen Shang Yan like this before; he was like a quiet little animal.
“Chu Changliu, call me and I will come.”
The moment of clarity was brief; upon hearing the name, 019 immediately searched the database.
[Oh no, oh no, how come there's no such person on Blue Star? Didn't Shang Yan register himself in the heavens? Did I kidnap an unregistered person???]
Shang Yan rubbed his eyes, and when he opened them, he saw Zhou Ping sitting next to him.
"Zhou Ping, what brings you here?" He chuckled and threw himself into Zhou Ping's arms. "Did 019 send you a message to come?"
"Hmm, it says you got an electric shock, let me take a look." Zhou Ping only then realized that Shang Yan's body was very cold, so he quickly hugged Shang Yan to warm him up.
"Why are you so cold? It's almost winter, you should wear more clothes." Zhou Ping reached out and pinched Shang Yan's soft face, squeezing it out of shape before smiling.
"Oh, oh... Where is Ji Shaowei?" Shang Yan grabbed Zhou Ping's hand and looked around, but did not see Ji Shaowei.
"He just went out; it might be urgent." Indeed, Ji Shaowei had left in a great hurry.
Shang Yan nodded. He glanced at the sky outside; it was almost one o'clock. He remembered he hadn't eaten lunch yet. "I'm hungry. Shall we go get something to eat?"
After Zhou Ping took off his coat and placed it on Ji Shaowei's bed, he returned and said, "What do you want to eat? I'll take you there."
"Let's go eat at that pork lard noodles place outside, it smells so good," Shang Yan said, wiping non-existent drool from the corner of his mouth, and pulled Zhou Ping's hand as they walked out.
"Hey, Zhou Ping, how did you get in?"
"Um... we just came in."
"Oh, thank goodness the security guard at the gate is incompetent."
...
The two walked along the road, chatting idly. 019 followed behind Shang Yan and told the main system what had happened there.
The systems' encrypted conversations have resumed.
019: He said his name was Chu Changliu, but after checking, there's no such deity on Earth...
021: Is it possible that Shang Yan wasn't originally from Blue Star? I think he's probably from somewhere else... the name Chu Changliu...
I really can't be bothered to criticize these two systems.
Main system: 019 slapped him once, 021 slapped him twice. Don't worry about it. Anyway, the people from his world will definitely come looking for him. Just wait.
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It won't be angsty. Yan Bao is a good baby, the kind with a very strong sense of responsibility.
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