A piece of snow cake

Chen Yuan found that his superpowers refreshed every week.
The first week, he noticed a red number attached to any object that exhibited signs of life, ranging from hundreds, thousands, to tens of thousands, and more. The smallest number he had ever seen was 0.00001, atop a teddy bear. A second later, a large truck crushed it.
The second week, he discovered he could hear others' inner voices, uncontrollable. Whatever they thought, they would continuously pour into his head, keeping him from daring to visit places like subways and shopping malls. Moreover, he no longer dared to directly look at the girl with bangs sitting in the back seat who usually kept quiet...
Subsequently, he refreshed other special abilities such as Dream Connection and Body Swapping.
Several weeks later, his superpowers stopped updating. After several peaceful days, he was ready to return to his normal life. Yet, a girl wearing red stood under a gingko tree, tilted her head at him, and asked: "Can you see me?"

My Superpower Refreshes Every Week

Everyone has their own protective mechanisms.


And sometimes, these mechanisms share commonalities.


Most people don't like to admit they're less intelligent than others, so even if they've studied hard, they'll act as if they don't really care and might even mock those who diligently study but still achieve only mediocre results.


Such an attitude spreads more intensely in poorer environments.


Over time, a perverse consensus emerges—studying is shameful.


Working hard at studies yet seeing no improvement is an unspeakable disgrace.


Chen Yuan wasn't a saint either; his heart wasn't encased in steel, so he too had his own protective mechanisms.


Sometimes he wondered if his aloofness and abstract dichotomy were born from this.


Chapter 52 The Money Seems to be Gone