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    Standing outside, Elena noticed the curious and sometimes judgmental looks from the students. Whispers and pointing fingers were not umon.


    Despite being scrutinized, Elena maintained her poise, unaffected by the surrounding stares.


    While she chose to remain aloof, some saw this as an opportunity to provoke her.


    A student, backpack slung over her shoulder, approached Elena with a scornful tone. “You realize this is the University, right? It’s not for everyone. If you’re not part of this school, you shouldn’t be here.” The student’s face twisted into a sneer of contempt. “giarists are unwee at the University, especially those whock both ethics and awareness like you.”


    The student in question was Susanna Wace, a standout at the University, who had seen Sylvia’s live stream and developed a strong dislike for Elena.


    Susanna consistently ranked at the top of her ss and firmly believed her writing far surpassed Lena’s. To her, Lena was nothing more than a product of the media—overhyped andcking both real ability and academic credibility. She was convinced that if she had been born just a few years earlier, she would have easily outshone Lena.


    Elena’s expression turned sharp. “Which rule of the University says only enrolled students are allowed on campus?”


    As far as she knew, the university grounds were open to the public. It wasn’t umon for locals to use the athletic fields for exercise and recreation.


    Of course, Susanna couldn’t cite any such rule because there wasn’t one. Still, her tone remained arrogant. “Students at this university don’t want someone like you lingering here.”


    Elena didn’t flinch. “And who exactly appointed you to speak on behalf of everyone at the University?”


    With a haughty toss of her head, Susanna replied, “I rank first in every subject. That makes me more than qualified to represent the student body.”


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    Elena tilted her head, her voiceced with irony. “Is being at the top of your ss something worth bragging about?”


    Elena had been personally admitted to Imperial University by the principal, without needing to take entrance exams. At Imperial University, it wasmon for outstanding students to be exempt from routine testing. In that environment, being the top scorer wasn’t anything special.


    For Susanna, who had never faced realpetition, this struck a nerve. She rolled her eyes and sneered, “Of course you wouldn’t get it. Someone who’s never even attended college wouldn’t understand what it means to be number one. You just sound ignorant.”


    “Is that so?” Elena replied with a slow, amused smile.


    “Talking to someone so uneducated is a waste of my time. Leave already—you’re embarrassing this school just by being here. Let me remind you, this is the most prestigious university in all of Houis. Professor Haywood, an internationally acimed schr, is delivering a lecture today. If you cause a scene, the consequences won’t be light.”


    Susanna looked down on anyone she perceived as weaker.


    Susanna looked down on anyone with a weaker academic background. Students passing by began to slow, their eyes settling on Elena with open judgment.


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