Reborn as a high school freshman with an awakened system, a fat boy transforms into a male god.

"We have a classmate who has improved remarkably quickly. He was ranked last in the class when he entered university. This time…"

Old Gu paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping over the entire class, before continuing:

He ranked among the top nine in his class.

"Lin Bei, 935 points."

Lin Bei was taken aback.

935 points.

He made it into the top nine of his class.

Zhou Ziheng leaned forward from the front and whispered, "Brother Bei, you're ninth! Awesome!"

Lin Bei didn't say anything, but the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

Zhou Ziheng's voice was genuinely happy, but a hint of complexity flashed in his eyes. He ranked thirty-fifth with 786 points. After saying that, he slowly turned back, lay down on the table, and buried his face in his arms.

Wang Jun ranked 47th in his class with 735 points. He remained calm, even giving Lin Bei a thumbs-up, his lips silently moving to say, "Awesome!"

After Old Gu finished reading out the grades, he was about to post the report card on the wall when Wang Jun raised his hand.

"Teacher, could you please post the report card a little lower? My mom isn't very tall."

Old Gu glanced at him: "Your mother came to the parent-teacher conference, not to reap the rewards."

The whole class burst into laughter. Some laughed until tears streamed down their faces, some slapped the table, and even Shen Qingzhi, who rarely smiled, gave a slight smile.

"The results are out; check them yourself. The notice for the parent-teacher meeting has been sent out. It's next Monday evening at 7 PM. The report cards will be sent directly to you parents then."

He paused, his gaze sweeping across the classroom.

"Don't be arrogant if you did well. Don't be discouraged if you didn't do well. It's just a monthly exam; there's a long road ahead."

Wang Jun whispered in the back row, "The road ahead is long, and so is my mom's stick."

Zhou Ziheng lay on the table: "My mom's stick isn't short either."

The two exchanged a glance and sighed simultaneously.

When the school bell rang, most people had already left.

Lin Bei walked to the back of the classroom and stood in front of the A3-sized printed report card.

His name is on the ninth line.

Mathematics 125, Chinese 123, English 126, Physics 82, Chemistry 84, Biology 98, Geography 100, History 100, Politics 97.

He stared at that line of numbers for several seconds.

A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

All the hard work over this period of time has finally paid off.

He scored almost full marks in biology, geography, history, and politics—subjects that rely heavily on memorization—thanks in no small part to his memory palace technique. However, the red marks in math, physics, and chemistry were still glaringly obvious. Logic subjects can't be solved by memorization alone; he needs to improve his scores in these science subjects in the next monthly exam.

After checking his score, he subconsciously glanced at Su Wantang's name next to his. Sixth place, 983 points. Nearly 50 points higher than him. The road ahead is still long, he told himself.

Just then, a crisp notification sound exploded in his mind.

Ding!

The system panel appeared out of thin air in the center of the field of vision, with blue text on a black background.

[Ding! The monthly exam task "Breakthrough in the Monthly Exam" has been completed!]

[Task Objective: To rank among the top 10 in the class in the first monthly exam]

[Completion Status: 9th in class (out of 935), Completed]

[Task Evaluation: Excellent. The host jumped from last place in the class to 9th, an improvement of 42 places.]

[Rewards: +5 Attribute Points, 10,000 RMB, Superpower "Eye of Truth" (Valid for 7 days)]

[The cash has been transferred to the host's linked account. Please check.]

[Attribute points have been credited and can be allocated in the attribute panel at any time.]

Lin Bei's gaze fell on the four words "Eye of Insight".

Another new ability has been introduced.

He silently asked himself: System, what is this ability for?

The system panel refreshed and a new message popped up:

[“Eye of Truth” Ability Description: When the host actively uses this ability on someone, it will reveal the secrets or intentions that the other person is currently suppressing in their heart and unwilling to show, rather than all their memories or all their secrets. These secrets or intentions will be presented in text form in the host's field of vision, hovering beside the target.]

[Triggering Method: Active trigger. The host must gaze at the target for at least 3 seconds and silently recite "Breaking Illusion." Limited to 3 uses per day, resets at midnight.]

Example of use:

Use it on a liar to see their true intentions;

Use it on those who appear friendly on the surface, and you can see their potential malice;

[Use this on someone who secretly admires the host... well, with the host's current looks, this isn't necessary for now.]

[This ability is only valid for 7 days. Please plan your usage wisely and don't try to "discover" everyone you see. While the system understands your curiosity, it's not worth wasting an opportunity on something as trivial as where the classmate next door hid their homework.]

[Friendly warning: Do not use this on your homeroom teacher, Mr. Gu. It's not that the system is afraid you'll see something; it's that the system is afraid you won't be able to handle it.]

Lin Bei stared at the last friendly warning and his lips twitched.

What does it mean to "not be able to bear it"?

What secrets could Lao Gu possibly have?

Forget it, let's not try. The more the system said that, the less he dared to try.

【检测到宿主已阅读完毕。能力已激活，剩余使用次数：3/3（第一天），有效倒计时：6天23小时59分58秒。建议宿主找个目标试试手，比如……走廊里那个正在偷瞄你的同学。】

Lin Bei subconsciously raised his head and glanced at the classroom door.

People were coming and going in the corridor, but no one was looking at him.

Most of the students had already left, with only a few still packing their bags.

Zhou Ziheng was still there, slumped over his desk, face buried in his arms, shoulders slightly hunched. The number thirty-fifth on his report card was probably still swirling in his mind. Su Wantang stood at the classroom door waiting for him; the setting sun streamed in through the corridor windows, casting a long shadow of her.

[The system retracts the previous suggestion. The system misread it; it was a bird outside the window. The bird was peeking at the host. Perhaps because the host's face is too round, the bird mistook it for bread.]

Lin Bei: "..."

[The system suggests the host continue losing weight.]

Lin Bei ignored the system and instead began to think about this new ability.

The "Eye of Truth" differs from the previously acquired "Mind Reading" ability. "Mind Reading" reads what the other person is currently thinking. Those thoughts that are on the surface, occupying the mind at this moment, might be trivial matters like "What to eat for lunch" or "How do I solve this problem?" But the "Eye of Truth" reads the secrets that the other person keeps hidden in their heart, those things that are deliberately concealed and not wanted to be known by others.

To use an analogy: mind reading is like peeking at the pages someone is turning in a book; the ability to see through illusions is like prying open someone's locked drawer. Each has its own focus and neither can replace the other.

Lin Bei's gaze shifted back and forth between Zhou Ziheng and Su Wantang.

Want to give it a try?

He looked at Zhou Ziheng and wondered: If he were to look at Zhou Ziheng with the "Eye of Insight" now... what would he see?

Was it his dissatisfaction with his grades? Was it his fear of his mother discovering his novel writing? Or... something he shouldn't know?

Lin Bei clenched his fist at his side.

Forget it.

He looked away.

Some things are better left unknown than known. Zhou Ziheng is his good friend, and friends don't need to expose each other's innermost thoughts. What if he sees something he doesn't want to see, like Zhou Ziheng actually being jealous of his grades, or disliking him at some point... how can they remain friends after that?

His gaze unconsciously drifted toward Su Wantang.

In an instant, he looked away, as quickly as if he had been burned.

Test her?

That won't work either.

In case I see...