Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 297 School Anniversary

During her year abroad, Lacey had passed by this university countless times,

occasionally pausing at its gates to gaze at the campus. She'd always known Jason had studied here, which gave her a peculiar feeling each time she walked by.

She would imagine that he had once walked these same paths. Perhaps a leaf from one of these trees had once fallen on him.

Today was the university's centennial celebration, and the campus was elaborately decorated. The gates stood wide open, welcoming a diverse stream of visitors from various countries.

Under the guidance of her two new acquaintances, Lacey entered the campus without difficulty. The girls pointed out the auditorium where the celebration would take place before bidding her farewell to prepare for their performances.

After watching them leave, Lacey wandered aimlessly through the campus. Despite passing by so many times before, this was her first time actually setting foot inside.

The campus buzzed with excitement as people gathered for the special occasion. Along the tree-lined entrance path, display boards showcased photographs and biographies of distinguished alumni.

Scanning the photos one by one, Lacey immediately spotted Jason's. In the picture, he smiled broadly, revealing perfectly aligned white teeth his face youthful and radiant. Beyond the tree-lined path, crowds were moving toward the auditorium. Lacey caught sight of Jason among them, and her heart skipped a beat.

He was walking alongside several international friends, smiling as they conversed about something apparently amusing. Yet his smile now lacked the radiance from that old photograph, as if something weighed on him that he couldn't shake off.

She thought perhaps it was the accumulation of life's burdens-unrequited feelings, perhaps, or the gradual buildup of loneliness. These things, though invisible, carried substantial weight.

Lacey was soon directed to a different entrance by the crowd. Jason glanced around briefly, thinking he'd glimpsed a familiar figure, but in the blink of an eye, it vanished. He dismissed it as his imagination-how could Lacey possibly be here when she was back in Harmonia?

The auditorium was spacious, reportedly hosting major concerts regularly. Lacey found arseat tirutler ulimy with lan, pronuniger athéniorsportáson, rettsren ernanier can' knowing she would see him soon during his scheduled speech.

The ceremony began with the dean's address, followed by several artistic performances. Lacey spotted her two new friends in both the choir and a dance. ensemble. Despite being student productions, the performances were impressively professional.

stage. Jason was the fifth speaker-she later learned he

speech in flawless English. He had

the speech, students were invited to ask questions. Jason handled academic inquiries with ease, earning

an expression of appreciation for Jason's homeland suddenly shifted as he began discussing medical disputes in Harmonia. Jason stood on stage, his expression gradually hardening as the student's comments became increasingly inappropriate, yet he waited

restless as the student became more emboldened, eventually declaring that being a doctor from Harmonia was

diatribe, university officials didn't intervene, perhaps welcoming the

smile. He stated that he had been a doctor in Harmonia before becoming

response was met with brief silence before the audience erupted again. Some supported the student's mockery

woman's voice came through the sound system, momentarily diverting everyone's attention and quieting the hall. People looked around until they spotted

stared at her, slightly surprised. The figure he'd glimpsed earlier hadn't been

the stage while speaking with fluid eloquence through the sound system. With ironic praise, she commended the previous speaker for

a brief nod and smile before facing the audience. Despite addressing thousands of

began. "As a Harmonian, I believe in reciprocity, so allow me to share what I've observed about Unityland

university officials didn't stop her. Her few sentences and self-assured demeanor seemed to captivate everyone present, instantly calming the previously unruly atmosphere. The audience waited expectantly

that Unityland leads the world in many fields," she continued. "I'd like to acknowledge these

including from the student who had spoken earlier, who looked quite pleased

instance, technology, military, astronomy-and according to Unityland's own media, they also lead the world in rape statistics," she

left the audience stunned. The student's self-satisfied expression twisted uncomfortably, as if the applause he'd just given had slapped him in the face. Lacey recounted a specific

university officials prepared to

in every society, not just one country. Individual cases shouldn't be mistaken for the complete

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