Though they had been married for over three years, Stanley had never shared a bedroom with Wendy. In fact, he hadn’t shared a bed with any woman, making this moment entirely new to him.

As he watched her carefully applying skincare, moving from one product to the next, Stanley found it all rather intriguing.

Wendy, noticing his gaze, turned her head toward him.

Stanley didn’t have time to look away, and their eyes met.

Wendy shot him a glare. “What are you staring at? Haven’t you ever seen a beautiful woman before?”

“You should spend some time reading to improve yourself. No matter how pretty you make yourself, you’re still just a vase,”

Stanley replied coolly.

Wendy, who had just been labeled a “vase”, wanted to curse aloud. She vowed that she would blind the arrogant Stanley with her

brilliance.

Without responding, she climbed into bed, pulling the covers up.

At that moment, Stanley’s phone rang with a soft chime. He glanced down and saw that it was a message from Dave at Harfield, who had created a group chat and added him.

Along with him, there was another member: W, the genius freshman who had recently rejected his friend request.

Now, they were both in the same group chat.

Dave welcomed them with a message.

[Welcome, two of our greats from Harfield! We’re about to launch a digital game, and before it goes live, we’d love for you two to

test your speed.]

Stanley sent an “OK” in response.

W also sent an “OK.”

Dave sent the game link, and both Stanley and W clicked to start, diving into a speed-based programming challenge.

It didn’t take long for Stanley to finish-he completed it in 10.4 seconds.

Stanley glanced at W’s black avatar. He was curious how long this freshman would take.

A few days ago, Dave had told him that a genius girl had been challenging his record and getting closer each time. At first, he

didn’t believe it.

W had rejected his friend request, and Stanley hadn’t given it much thought after that. But here they were, unexpectedly brought

together by Dave.

+20 Bonus

Just then, Dave sent a screenshot. (Both of you completed it in 10.4 seconds, challenging the limits. Impressive!]

Stanley’s sharp eyes flicked. He couldn’t believe W had completed it in 10.4 seconds too. No one had ever been able to match his

speed before, but this genius freshman had done it.

A smile tugged at the corners of Stanley’s lips as his long fingers typed out a response on his phone.

Wendy sat on the bed, holding her phone. She saw that Stanley had finished in 10.4 seconds as well. Just then, she was tagged in

the group by Stanley.

He asked, [Why didn’t you accept my friend request?]

Wendy looked over at him. He was engrossed in his phone, waiting for W’s reply, completely unaware of her presence.

Wendy, with her delicate fingers, typed a quick reply.

Ding!

Stanley’s phone buzzed with a new message that consisted of just a few simple words. [You’re really annoying.]

Stanley stared at the message for a moment, reading it twice before scoffing, an enigmatic smile playing on his lips.

Annoying? How was he annoying?

What had he done to get on this genius freshman’s bad side?