Chapter 171

Two hours later, lan trudged back to the dorm, slumping in his chair with a defeated expression that showed he had taken a heavy blow. The room was packed with young men eagerly waiting for his news.

Seeing his demeanor, they sensed something was off. "What happened, lan? Did you find nothing on Joy?"

"Is she really all style and no substance, hiding a scandalous past?

"Did you hear some shocking rumors about her that left you in shock?"

If that were the c it wouldn't be surprising. After all, no one was perfect.

lan stared up at tiling, sighing deeply. "She's out of our reach."

The guys shook his shoulders excitedly. "Come on, lan! You have to tell us. We can't understand if you don't share."

With a a defeated tone, I

lan replied, "Her file is with the international student office and hasn't been transferred yet.

"I saw she was born in Aeloria, her mother is from Osceiton, but she attended high school in Uroterin and received acceptance letters from two top universities months ago, scoring perfect on the SAT and earning full scholarships. Just imagine how exceptional she is. How can we ever catch up to her?" The lively dorm fell silent.

The young men were stunned into speechlessness.

Getting into Kitmore University was already an achievement, and while they could potentially aim for the top schools with enough effort, they couldn't even imagine a perfect score. But lan wasn't finished. "That's not all. She has multiple patents for her inventions that are being commercially produced. "Her oil paintings, photography, and piano performances have all won international awards. novel: she

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wrote was selected as one of the top ten books of the year by the news, hit the bestseller list, and was nominated for a prestigious literary award." The boys listened in disbelief, feeling like they were hearing a fantasy tale.

"The scariest part is she just turned eighteen last month." lan, lacking his usual pride and confidence, looked reflective. "That means she achieved all this before reaching adulthood. "Do you thin think someone like her could ever be accessible to us?"

Hearing this, the

young men felt deflated. All their excitement evaporated.

only look at her in

sit, some even

seems to surpass us in every way. I think our anti-beauty

they are out of our reach, at least they're from our school. We get to see them every day and even have the chance to be their classmates and friends. That's not too shabby, Other young men

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Anyway, if we can't have them, neither can the

sharp minds, so they didn't get too bogged down and began to feel

and rubbing his hands. "If we can't reach the excellent ladies, no

applauded.

administrators, lan had many

How perfect is Joy? A high school classmate revealed that

at the same school but different classes. He said Joy is very low-key but excels academically. She applied to one of the top schools last year and passed the interview.]

the details of Joy's achievements from

post went live, it blew up and became a top sticky

Students flooded the comments.

seems even more impressive

"H

to Kitmore University? I didn't mean that Kitmore is bad, but what's the benefit for her to study history here?" Her beauty vis on par with Athena's, but her talent and accomplishments surpass Athena's. Joy should

I most popular post was the one titled [Who's More Beautiful, Athena or

By nightfall,

Of course,

several hundred votes ahead of Athena. this was thanks to Zoe

Meanwhile, Zoe

only is Joy as beautiful as Athena, but she's even more accomplished and versatile?" In that moment, despair washed over

and now there was someone even better. This

soon, she opened them again, shaking off her earlier gloom and revealing a sly

by Joy. How can she not feel upset? How long

the bitter reality of always being second, grappling with self-doubt and struggles while

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