Angrily, Elise glared at Alexander and said, “You do what you want. You don’t have to ask me.”
Realizing that Elise was really annoyed, he took her hand and comforted her. Then, he gave Janice a
stern glance, looking completely different from when he spoke to Elise. “Sorry, but I’m taken. I’m not
comfortable with giving you my number.” As soon as Janice heard this, her face darkened. Yet, she
didn’t give up. “You guys don’t seem like you’ve been dating for a long time; how deep are your feelings
for each other? How can you be so sure that she’s the one? You should open yourself up to different
options to determine who’s the best for you.” “I don’t need to. I’m positive that she’s the one I’m looking
for.”
When he said so, Elise’s face brightened up immediately. Right after, he continued, “You don’t look like
you’re having trouble looking for a boyfriend, so why are you hitting on someone else’s boyfriend? This
could be some kind of disorder. You should see a doctor.” At that moment, Janice was boiling with
anger. Though he’s good-looking, he has a sharp tongue. It’s no wonder that he fell in love with
someone ugly like Elise. “Hmph! You must be blind. I think you’re the one who should see a doctor,”
she retorted rudely. Then, Elise defended him aggressively.
“You’re either mentally retarded or have a personality problem. You can’t stand seeing other people
doing better than you, and you always like to take other people’s things. Does it make you feel better
taking other people’s things, or do you think you deserve to get everything you want? You’re delusional,
you know?” With that, Elise ignored Janice and dragged Alexander away without looking back. As
Janice watched the couple leave, she stomped her foot. “I’ll beat you one day, Elise!” Alexander had a
smile on his face all the while he and Elise were walking away.
He realized that she could be fiery and direct at times and was pretty good at telling people off. Just
then, she stopped in her tracks and let go of his hand. “What’s wrong? Are you in a bad mood?” He
stared at her. Biting her lip, she shook her head and lifted her eyes to look at him. “Was I too mean?
You won’t hate me for being like that, will you?” “Why would you think that? Do I seem that shallow?
You have to accept someone for who they are if you love them. Besides, I like how you became jealous
earlier because I finally know that I matter to you,” he said after noticing her becoming emotional.
Hearing this, she smiled. Then, she snorted in denial. “Who said I was jealous? I wasn’t jealous.” Just
then, a warm kiss landed on her lips. She froze, yet the corner of her lips couldn’t help but tug upward
before she slowly closed her eyes. Moments later, he finally let her go. Hand in hand, they strolled
through the campus trail. “Do you know which kind of relationships I used to admire the most?”
Curious, he asked, “Which kind?” “I admire high school sweethearts who end up marrying each other.
It’s so pure and wonderful!” she replied. “What about us? Don’t you like what we have?”
Looking at him, she answered, “Of course I do! It’s just that I used to dream of marrying my high school
sweetheart, but it’s fine! After all, things don’t always go as planned. Anyway, what we have is pretty
great.” With that, the two held hands and continued to walk. They looked like they were made for each
other and seemed to be in a happy relationship from the back. The next day, Elise continued with her
vigorous training. Fortunately, Janice never bothered Elise again ever since the other day and would
make a detour every time she bumped into Elise.
Soon, the seven-day training ended. Though it wasn’t obvious, Elise felt as if she had lost a lot of
weight. Everyone was determined to focus on their studies after the training. Unlike high school,
university life was less stressful, and there weren’t any teachers that would urge them to study. It all
depended on self motivation. After completing a calculus equation, she picked a book unrelated to what
she was studying to read. When night fell, she packed her books and left the library, Just as she
opened the door, she heard Ricky’s voice. “What should we do?
No one in our department studies this minority language. I’m so worried.” Addison tried reading the
densely packed words on the page. “I don’t understand anything here. Arisian is just too unpopular.” As
Elise put down her bag, she questioned, “What are you guys talking about?” “Here, Ricky’s new
assignment. She needs to translate an Arisian article, but nobody in our year studies this language, so
she’s frustrated.” Upon hearing this, Elise stopped what she was doing. “Arisian?” Ricky let out a sigh.
Then, her eyes lit up. “Erudite Elise, do you know Arisian?”
At that moment, Elise had no choice but to say, “Let me take a look.” Swiftly, Ricky handed Elise a
stack of A4 papers. “Do you understand?” Though there was a hopeful look on Ricky’s face, she
understood that very few people knew Arisian. Taking the papers, Elise flipped through them. After
taking a brief look, she lifted her eyes and glanced at Ricky before saying, “This seems pretty easy!”
Hearing Elise’s words, Ricky jumped and rushed forward to hug Elise. “Save my poor soul, please!”
Ricky was hugging Elise so tightly that she almost ran out of breath.
“Alright. Let me go already. I’ll give it a try.” It was only then that Ricky let go of Elise and stared at her
with a pleading look. Right after, Elise explained, “These two aren’t difficult as they’re just some basic
vocabulary. The last one is a bit more challenging as they have technical terms. When do you need it?
I’ll try to translate it as soon as possible.” Ricky was thrilled when she heard this. “That’s awesome! I’m
not in a hurry. I just need it by the end of this week. Thank you, Elise! You’re an all-rounded genius!”
“No problem! I’ll have it translated soon.”
Elise chuckled and shook her head. Then, Ricky let out a sigh of relief after solving this big problem.
Meanwhile, Elise took a pen and started translating. This article isn’t difficult compared to the
commercial article that Alexander gave me. In less than two hours, she had finished translating the first
article. Putting her pen away, Elise stretched her back. As for Addison, she was busy playing games on
her phone, filling the dormitory with the sound of her game. When Elise came out of the shower, she
heard Addison shriek. “Ah!” Frightened, Elise rushed over quickly and asked, “What happened, Addy?”
“I won! I just won and scored a Pentakill! This is so cool!” Hearing this, Elise was speechless.
Then, she asked, “What are you playing? You seem so excited.” Smiling cheekily, Addison told Elise,
“League of Legends.” Elise snorted. Then, Addison went on, “I haven’t been playing very long, but I’m
on level 30 already. I heard there’s a big shot called Ellimane in this game. They’re really smooth and
skilled. I’ve watched videos of them playing. They’re amazing!” Amused, Elise glanced at Addison and
asked, “Do you like them so much?”
“I can’t say that I like them, but they’re really skilled at playing the game and always lead their
teammates to victory. I’d win without any effort and level up really fast if I were part of their team,”
Addison answered honestly. As Addison spoke, she completely ignored the changes on Elise’s face.
Right after, Addison asked, “Do you play games?”
“I do, but I haven’t played in a long time. I’ll play with you next time.” “Sure! Tell me when you’re online!
I’ll talk to you later. My teammates are calling me. I’m going to play another two rounds, so you should
sleep first.” Seeing how engrossed Addison was with the game, Elise decided not to bother her
anymore.
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