Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life

The girl always seemed so casual and laid-back. Her fingers tapped away at the keyboard at a steady pace, almost like she was playing a tune.

"Flora, no rush. Take your time. This program's tricky and full of pitfalls. You need to be careful, so it's fine if it takes a bit longer," Mr. Foss said gently, trying to make sure Flora didn't feel pressured. But before he even finished his sentence, a lazy voice chimed in, "Done."

Mr. Foss and Ivan froze for a moment. Done? Already? How much time had passed? Just a few minutes, right?

They rushed over and saw that the program had been decrypted perfectly, with every single flaw identified.

"This..." Mr. Foss was at a loss for words. Ivan and the others looked equally stunned. Flora was incredibly fast.

Mr. Foss's gaze turned serious as he looked at Flora. "Ivan, grab your laptop. Let's have a little competition."

two will hack into each other's computers. Whoever breaches

inwardly. What did they want from

system. Flora propped her head up with one hand, lazily placing the other on the keyboard. She wasn't really into

defenses a few times. Flora straightened up a bit. His skills were still a bit green, but for his age, he was far

screen. Watching the lines of code flash by, he was astonished

minutes, Ivan's hands on the keyboard were shaking. Across from him, the girl remained nonchalant, effortlessly blocking all his attacks. She hadn't even tried to hack his computer

deep breath

asked, not fully understanding the situation. To him, it looked like Ivan and Flora were

see it, he could. Flora hadn't even been trying her hardest; if she had, Ivan would've been crushed. "Flora, have you ever thought about switching majors?" Mr. Foss asked, rubbing his hands together eagerly. Flora was a prodigy in computer science. She hadn't even taken a single class and yet could easily outclass Ivan and the others. If she joined the computer science department and received systematic training,