My hand froze in mid-air as I swiped the screen, countless questions swirling in my mind.

She thought... she thought that with such a big lead, she absolutely couldn't lose...

She lay slumped on the bed, feeling completely unsupported. The screen kept flipping in the air as a message flashed by, and she suddenly sat up.

"The Ugliest Female Student at Ailu Academy!"

Clicking on the post revealed several very clear photos: a blue tracksuit, bruises on her arms and the corner of her mouth, waist-length hair… Isn’t that her?!

The photo captured her in an unsightly pose, and the comment section exploded, with many saying that the girl in the photo was extremely ugly. The post received between four and five thousand views.

"Who did this?! Butler, check online to see how many other places have similar photos!"

"The e-assistant is currently querying..."

Qiu Shui was furious, trembling with rage. All her fatigue vanished, and the blood-stasis-removing medicine that Xu Yu had bought for her was thrown onto the bed.

"The same photo appeared in three places: the Ailu College student website, the Youth Exchange Center, and the Funny Jokes website. According to data, as of now, the photo has been viewed 14,072 times and reposted 17 times."

Consumed by rage, Qiu Shui suppressed her anger and ordered, "Take these photos down from the internet! Delete any reposts, don't leave a single trace!"

"The portable butler's limited access hinders the completion of its mission."

"I'm giving you limited privileges!"

"Processing for you... All information has been deleted."

Her chest heaved, and Qiu Shui collapsed onto the bed, clutching the corner of the blanket tightly. An unbearable pain shot through her back, and she sulked under the covers.

"Please cooperate with the medication application."

Qiu Shui lay motionless on the bed like a dead fish, her clothes still unchanged.

After asking three questions, the electronic butler took out a small glass bottle from its medicine box, the blue liquid inside glowing in the dimly lit dormitory.

The blue liquid was channeled into a syringe, and the electronic arm injected Qiu Shui's exposed arm. The blue liquid flowed through her veins to her limbs and bones, flashing blue light wherever it passed, and quickly seeped into her body.

-

The next day, Qiu Shui sat in the classroom early in the morning, distributing the materials needed for the day.

Xu Yu slowly walked into the corridor and found the classroom door open. She was startled when she opened the door and saw her.

"Qiushui, are you alright?"

Xu Yu walked up to her and looked at her wrist, which had been smashed and turned black yesterday. There was fair skin there, without a trace of injury.

"You're... done?"

"What's wrong?"

Qiu Shui looked at her expressionlessly, and Xu Yu felt a strange sensation. She quickly looked away from Qiu Shui and focused her gaze on the materials on the table.

"It's already been divided? That's good..."

Feeling a little guilty, she suddenly remembered something and cautiously asked, "Did you access the official website yesterday?"

"No."

Thinking about what happened yesterday, Qiu Shui's voice turned colder.

Xu Yu smiled awkwardly, thinking: If she wasn't the one handling the online issues, then who was? She actually managed to bypass the webmaster and delete all the photos and comments.

"Senior, do you know the reason why Yue Qunshu made those arrangements?"

After tidying up, Qiu Shui stood in her usual spot and asked, "This is a case study from a course, which you haven't learned yet." Xu Yu was silent for a few seconds, then sat down beside her and asked her to sit down as well.

"What case?"

"It's not a very clear example. If the attack starts at a two-motion speed while under control and continues for half an hour, and the final attack is increased to five motions, the protective net will still be at a two-motion speed, and it will be killed in one hit."

"What?"

Qiu Shui didn't understand.

"It means consistently attacking from a position of weakness, and then suddenly changing course, which will disrupt the opponent's preparations."

"so……"

Is it really that simple?

Xu Yu nodded slightly, then suddenly asked, "Did you join a research group in another course? Someone messaged you after the sports meet yesterday, but I blocked it."

"who?"

"She's a mechanical design major, a girl, and I don't know her."

Qiu Shui tilted her head to think.

"I don't know which one it is. Are there any other characteristics? For example, the courses?"

"Hmm... It's a four-person research group, two sophomores and two freshmen. One of them is you, and the other is Lan Yu."

"I see."

Thinking of what it was, Qiu Shui opened her bracelet to check her messages and suddenly saw an additional message that had been sent ten minutes earlier.

"Are you coming or not? If you don't, we're laying off staff! Hurry up! Classroom B82!"

The commanding tone is really annoying.

Qiu Shui frowned.

What did they say?

Xu Yu asked casually.

"Let me through. I guess there's something to say. Hmph... at this time."

"Go quickly and come back quickly."

After Xu Yi finished speaking, she looked down at the model she had assembled yesterday. Qiu Shui put down her things, took the elevator downstairs.

She quickly arrived at classroom B82, only to find a senior student inside. She was the same person who had questioned her about whether she wanted to stay in the group that day, and she was now looking at her unfriendly.

"Luo Qiushui, you're late."

She put down her pen, flexed her wrist, and looked at her as if searching for some trace.