The person who came was none other than Lina Sinclair.
Dimitrios felt his face heat up and quickly withdrew his gaze, only to accidentally make eye contact with his deskmate.
His expression instantly turned as ugly as if he had swallowed a fly.
"Dimi, you look really unwell. Are you feeling sick?" his deskmate said lightly, then patted his shoulder and consoled, "After all, he saved the school flower's life. She's probably just here to thank you. Don't overthink it"
Dimitrios snorted and turned his head away. "No need for you to tell me that"
He then sneered, "Just watch. With Alex's poor and shabby appearance, he's bound to make a fool of himself!"
Having said that, Dimitrios rested his head in his hands, leaned back in his chair, and stared intently at the boy sitting by the window in the back row.
He hoped to see some nervousness, inferiority, or a silly smile on the latter's face, but instead, he found that Alex didn't even lift his head.
'Damn it, what is this kid trying to act like? Didn't you see Lina personally calling for you?'
'Hurry up and raise your head, and respond to her!'
Dimitrios roared in his heart.
Suddenly, Lina, who was standing at the door, moved. With a faint smile on her face, she walked in with a light and confident stride, not showing any of the shyness expected of someone her age.
She successfully attracted the attention of everyone in Class 2.
This was very normal. Someone like her would naturally become the center of attention wherever she went.
Under everyone's gaze, Lina walked up to the boy with his head lowered and gently tapped on his desk with two fair fingers.
"Alex, what's going on? Are you ignoring me now?"
Of course, Alex was not the kind of person who would put on an act or pretend to be aloof.
He raised his head and looked at Lina with a calm expression.
"No, I was just thinking about something and didn't notice you coming in," he answered truthfully.
He had just been using a technique to examine his own body, his consciousness immersed within, automatically blocking out the noisy outside world.
Naturally, he couldn't hear Lina's call.
Alex was studying the reward given by the system.
Immortality.
As the name implied, from now on, Alex would be an immortal.
Lifespan was no longer his limit, and his body was just an insignificant shell.
He was truly immortal in every sense of the word.
Even if one day Alex was blasted into pieces by an atomic bomb, reduced to tiny particles, his soul would still exist forever, and his body would slowly regenerate.
Nine lifetimes of hard work had earned him this reward.
It was indeed very generous.
To have the same lifespan as the heavens, even in a world of immortal cultivation, this was the ultimate goal that countless cultivators pursued throughout their lives, the result of thousands of years of diligent practice.
And Alex, in a sense, had reached the finish line from the moment he was born, looking down upon the mortal world.
Some people were born as cattle and horses, while others were born standing in Rome.
"What is it? Is there something you need?" Alex asked.
Lina tilted her head without saying a word, and took two steps forward.
She saw Alex's bandaged hand resting under the desk and her eyes flickered. Her tone softened.
"Does it still hurt?"
Alex shook his head. "No, it doesn't"
In fact, within 0.00001 seconds of being pierced, his palm could have healed completely. He just let it recover naturally to avoid appearing like a monster.
As for whether it hurt or not, let's not even mention that he could already ignore pain.
Alex had experienced far more severe pain, like having his heart pierced, more than a few times. How could he care about this bit of pain?
But Lina obviously didn't think so. She frowned, assuming Alex was just putting on a brave front.
People say that the fingers are connected to the heart. Even accidentally breaking a fingernail in daily life hurts like hell, let alone such a horrific piercing wound.
She wanted to reach out and hold his hand to take a closer look.
Although the doctor at the hospital had said yesterday that Alex had an extraordinary physique and recovered extremely well, she still couldn't put her mind at ease.
That's why she rushed over first thing in the morning.
However, Lina's intention did not come to fruition.
Because her hand was gently pushed away in midair.
She looked up and met Alex's puzzled gaze.
"What are you doing?"
Lina pursed her lips, realizing that she might have been a bit too casual.
Who would directly hold hands with the opposite sex in public?
Concern leads to confusion.
She found an excuse for herself, puffed out her cheeks, and mumbled, "I just wanted to see your wound. Why are you reacting so strongly…"
She said with a pout.
This act of a little girl instantly made everyone who was secretly watching them gasp.
'Wow, is this still the confident and dazzling school belle Lina we know?'
They had been classmates for so long, but when had they ever seen her act like this?
In the corner of the classroom, Dimitrios's eyes widened in disbelief.
'Is this still the Lina? Yesterday when you coldly rejected me, you weren't like this at all!'
That icy cold aura was completely different from the Lina Sinclair now!
Dimitrios kept banging his forehead on the desk, muttering, "This is impossible, this is not scientific, impossible.."
His deskmate sighed, patted his shoulder again, opened his mouth to say something comforting, but couldn't find the words. He could only close his mouth and continue watching secretly.
Alex said, "The wound is not a big deal. It will heal in a few days. If that's what you're worried about, you can go back"
He spoke naturally, without deliberately pausing or emphasizing any particular word, as if he was making an emotionless statement.
Although Lina knew that Alex was simply stating the facts...
These blunt words still made her somewhat annoyed.
It made it seem like she was the one begging to come see him!
The cowlick on Lina's head twitched. She took out a black bank card from her pocket, slapped it on Alex's desk, then snorted and turned to leave.
Alex looked at the bank card, then at the girl's irritated departing figure, and suddenly understood something.
He didn't expect Lina to act so quickly. He had just mentioned wanting some money yesterday, and she brought it to him first thing in the morning.
He thought for a moment and called out.
"Miss Sinclair"
Lina stopped in her tracks and turned around. Her eyebrows curved and her expression brightened.
"What is it?"
The onlookers in Class 2 also immediately perked up. They gathered their gazes again, their bodies subconsciously leaning towards the two, eager to know what would happen next.
Was he finally unable to hold back and going to make a direct move?
Or... was there some other incredible inside story?
Under the expectant and curious gazes, Alex pointed to the bank card on the desk and said, "Well, you haven't told me the PIN for the bank card yet"
Thud!
The sound of people falling to the ground echoed throughout the classroom.