“Her? How could it be that ugly freak?” Qiu Ziting’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Elder Qiu looked up in shock. How could the woman they had rejected as their daughter-in-law appear here?
“Who is she? Why haven’t I seen her before?” The influential figures in the room began to inquire about Principal Aige’s new disciple.
Within ten minutes, Ye Shaohua’s profile was in the hands of all the major power players in the Z Alliance.
When they saw her information, their faces were filled with confusion. Ye Shaohua’s background was too ordinary. How could she have caught Principal Aige’s attention?
“It’s really her?” Officer Terrell, standing beside Yun Mo, exclaimed in disbelief. “The Star Network said she almost killed the young master of the Lin family! How could Principal Aige choose her?”
He spoke, but Yun Mo didn’t respond. Instead, his gaze remained fixed on Ye Shaohua.
Terrell’s heart skipped a beat, and he didn’t dare say anything more.
Ye Kun frowned as he left the room but spotted Officer Terrell and Yun Mo in the corner. Although he was also part of the First Army, he had only seen Yun Mo, the top figure in the Z Alliance, from a distance once before.
This time, seeing Yun Mo up close, he felt a surge of excitement and immediately showed reverence. He was about to approach when Terrell waved him off. Ye Kun stopped in his tracks, noticing that no one else was around them.
With a serious expression, he left.
The only person standing in the room, Meng Yuchen, stood awkwardly in place. She had thought the term “junior sister” referred to her, as she was the only female among the candidates.
But she never expected it to be Ye Shaohua, someone she had never paid attention to.
Principal Aige had chosen Ye Shaohua, and Meng Yuchen, who had stood up, now looked out of place. The crowd’s gazes were filled with complexity, and some even mocked her for being overconfident.
Meng Yuchen’s face flushed with embarrassment and anger. She couldn’t just sit down. Instead, she turned to Principal Aige. “Principal, I want to know why you chose Ye Shaohua. Are you aware that she nearly caused the death of a gifted individual just five days ago?”
“Who are you?” Principal Aige glanced at Meng Yuchen.
This single sentence caused many in the audience to chuckle, mocking Meng Yuchen for overestimating herself.
Meng Yuchen’s face turned from red to black. Principal Aige clearly knew who she was, but his response was a deliberate humiliation.
She had been famous for years and had never suffered such disgrace.
She didn’t dare offend Principal Aige, but she couldn’t accept that Ye Shaohua, this trash, had so easily taken the opportunity she had dreamed of.
How could Ye Shaohua, her former inferior, deserve this?
“Ye Shaohua, I challenge you. If you lose, you must give up your position as Principal Aige’s disciple. Do you dare accept?” Meng Yuchen taunted, trying to provoke her. “What’s wrong? Too scared to speak?”
Ye Shaohua looked at Meng Yuchen’s furious expression. In the original storyline, although Meng Yuchen hadn’t directly caused harm, she had played a significant role in the original Ye Shaohua’s downfall.
She wondered if Meng Yuchen had any connection to the original Ye Shaohua’s death.
Seeing Meng Yuchen challenge her, Ye Shaohua pretended to think for a few seconds.
Shu Man, sitting below, frantically shook her head, urging her not to accept. She was on the verge of tears.
Ye Shaohua smiled at her, then casually replied, “I accept. But what if I win?”
“How could you possibly…” Meng Yuchen was about to say “how could you possibly win,” but she caught herself. “If I lose, I’ll leave the medical profession. If you lose, you must give up your position and leave the Z Alliance forever. To ensure fairness, we’ll compete in three days, giving you time to prepare. That way, no one can say I bullied a newcomer. How about it? Unless you’re scared…”
“Scared? Not a chance. Let me be blunt, your so-called physician techniques derived from Traditional Chinese medicine are garbage,” Ye Shaohua interrupted, feigning irritation.
Meng Yuchen’s face lit up with glee upon hearing Ye Shaohua’s response.
Shu Man, however, slumped into her chair in despair.
The audience shared the same expression, looking at Ye Shaohua as if she were a fool. They couldn’t understand why Principal Aige had chosen her.
Principal Aige had already decided to take her as his disciple, yet she had accepted Meng Yuchen’s challenge.
Was she out of her mind?
That was Meng Yuchen, a super genius ranked among the top three in the Z Alliance, with millions of fans on the Star Network.
She had pioneered a unique medical technique that combined ancient Chinese medicine with modern practices.
Many families had tried to recruit her, but she had refused, aiming to join the First Alliance. She had been confident about becoming Principal Aige’s disciple.
Her unique approach to healing, which incorporated Traditional Chinese medicine, had even earned her the trust of the Yun family. She was almost their exclusive physician.
Because of this, her reputation was immense, and no one in the Z Alliance dared to offend her.
Even Qiu Zifan had to admire her skills.
It could be said that even veteran physicians might not match her abilities.
As for Ye Shaohua, she was an ordinary person with an unremarkable background. The video on the Star Network showed her clumsily attempting to save a member of the Lin family. Anyone could see she was unfamiliar with the medical profession.
In terms of ability, the two were worlds apart.
One had the aura of an ancient Earth beauty, while the other wore black clothes, thick glasses, and had bangs so long they were hard to look at. No wonder Qiu Zifan had divorced her.
No one had faith in Ye Shaohua’s decision.
Some even speculated that Ye Shaohua knew she wasn’t worthy of being Principal Aige’s disciple and was deliberately stepping aside for Meng Yuchen.
Otherwise, why would she make such a foolish decision?
Even Shu Man thought so. She looked at Ye Shaohua, who walked down calmly, and this time, she was truly on the verge of tears. “Shaohua, are you crazy? How could you accept her challenge?!”
