Beverly smiled helplessly, then turned to Nathan.
"She’s acting disrespectfully, but she really does admire and adore you. She has often envied your disciples at home, wishing she could receive your guidance."
"Hahaha, I’m flattered." Nathan was embarrassed by the compliments.
On the other side.
As soon as Mr. Eugene stepped out of the coffee shop, he sent a message to Rose.
This time, it was his 60th birthday, and he planned to celebrate it in a big way.
Perhaps fearing Rose wouldn’t show, Mr. Eugene added:
[If you don’t come, I’ll never spoil you again. I’ll be so mad, so mad that a few sweet words won’t cool me down. I’m telling you, the consequences are severe.]
At that time, Rose arrived at Summerfield University’s South Hall. A few girls couldn’t help but say,
"Look, Summerfield University’s South Hall is even grander than the North Hall — much better looking than our shabby Hall."
"Don’t lose our morale by admiring others. What’s the big deal about a grand hall? Having outstanding students is what really matters."
"Exactly, we must bring glory to Westerly University today!"
"Rose!"
At that moment, Joyce and Mya saw Rose, and they rushed over to hold her hand.
"We’ve been waiting for you, and it’s our turn next! So nervous!"
For some reason, seeing Rose made them feel suddenly at ease.
At that time, Andrew also noticed them. He stood up and walked toward them, not forgetting to comfort the students behind Rose.
"It’s okay, just do your best. You don’t always have to be number one."
The students looked puzzled, seemingly not sure what Andrew was talking about.
"You guys spent so long there... were you crying?"
So Rose spent a good deal of time comforting them.
Andrew was well aware of Westerly University’s level of talent.
They probably lost and were crying.
"You haven’t disgraced Westerly University, don’t blame yourselves."
As soon as Andrew’s words fell, a short-haired girl said,
"Andrew, we didn’t disgrace Westerly University. On the contrary, Rose really showed up at the other schools today! Especially Summerfield University — their faces turned green!"
"Let me tell it!" A girl with a ponytail jumped in.
"Alma, who thinks she’s unbeatable at violin, was praised by all the judges. Suddenly, she challenged Rose to come on stage. After Rose went up, her violin skills were simply crushing everyone there. The judges couldn’t stop praising Rose, and they were fighting to take her as a student, hoping she would participate in the international violin competition and bring glory to our country!"
Andrew and his team of elite students were dumbfounded.
Especially Mya and Joyce. They had known Rose for such a long time and didn’t know Rose could play the violin.
"Also, Alma lost, wasn’t convinced, and challenged Rose to a game of chess in private. Guess who showed up? It was Mr. Eugene!! The internationally famous chess master, one of the three titans of the chess world — Mr. Eugene, personally came to the backstage of Summerfield University just to play a game of chess with Rose!"
Everyone’s eyes widened again in disbelief. Did Rosemary know how to play chess?
"Bet you didn’t see that one coming. Rosemary beat Mr. Eugene. Then, those people from Summerfield College and other universities accused Rosemary of cheating. They even said she cheated her way into her college entrance exam scores. But guess what? Mr. Eugene himself stepped in, saying Rosemary was his protégé and had been for over a decade. He even suggested she take up his mantle."
Andrew, Joyce, Mya, and the others were stunned again.
Rosemary was incredible.
She was a dark horse indeed.
Then, the stage emcee called for Mya, Joyce, Jane, and Rose to come up on stage.
They were representing Westerly College’s medical team, and they were to challenge Summerfield College’s medical team. The crowd was buzzing with excitement.
"Rose, Westerly College prides itself on its medical program. If we lose, we’ll be a disgrace to Westerly."
"Don’t overthink it. Just give it your best shot," Rosemary encouraged. "You’re here now, don’t leave with regrets."
The four nodded, a little weak-kneed as they headed up to the stage.
The first round was a medical knowledge quiz conducted in a rapid-fire question-and-answer style.
"Please list the causes of death."
A member of Summerfield College’s team was quick to hit the buzzer and answer, "Mechanical damage, asphyxiation, electric shock, poisoning."
Mya and Joyce looked anxious.
"What are the criteria for determining a critically ill patient?"
Just as Mya was about to hit the buzzer, someone from Summerfield College beat her to it. "Patients with cardiac arrest, respiratory and cardiac failure, acute liver and kidney function failure."

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