Upon hearing Mrs. Ye’s words, Ye Shaohua paused for a moment. She finally understood why the original owner of this body had squandered such a good hand in life.
It was all because she had been pushed to her limits.
Ye Shaohua had done nothing wrong, yet the world seemed to think she had taken advantage of everything. The original owner of this body was only eighteen at the time. No matter how strong her mental fortitude, it was impossible to withstand such drastic changes. Moreover, the original owner hadn’t been admitted to Jing University like Ye Shaohua had. The constant comparisons and immense pressure she faced made it easy to see why she had eventually reached a breaking point.
“Alright, no problem,” Ye Shaohua replied in a calm voice. She pushed open the door to the guest room.
The room was a mess, her belongings haphazardly piled together. It seemed no one had bothered to tidy up.
Ye Guoqing, her adoptive father, moved a desk to the side. “You go ahead and rest. I’ll clean this up…”
“No need,” Ye Shaohua said, pulling out a suitcase and packing her essentials. There weren’t many items to begin with. “I’ll move out.”
As she wheeled her suitcase toward the door, Ye Guoqing was momentarily stunned. “Where will you go at this hour…?”
“Let her go,” Mrs. Ye interjected, happily tidying up the room for An Tongtong. She pulled Ye Guoqing back and slammed the door shut. “Where else would she go? Back to her luxurious home, of course. Why would she care about our humble place? It’s better if she doesn’t come back. That room will be perfect for Tongtong’s piano…”
Outside, a neighbor returning from work noticed Ye Shaohua dragging a suitcase and found it odd.
“Shaohua, where are you going so late?” The neighbor had known Ye Shaohua for over a decade. It was no secret in the neighborhood that she was the daughter of a wealthy family. As a child, she had often eaten at his house. There was no sense of distance between them, especially since Ye Shaohua was the top scorer in the college entrance exams.
When reporters had come to interview her, the elderly residents of the area had been thrilled. The building had even been dubbed the “Champion Building,” and property values had risen significantly. The neighbors had benefited greatly.
“I’m moving out,” Ye Shaohua replied with a smile. She pulled a few notebooks from her suitcase. “I remember Lingling will be taking the college entrance exams next year. These are the notes I compiled during my senior year. I hope they’ll be helpful to her.”
The neighbor was overjoyed. These were the study notes of the top scorer!
“Shaohua gave Lingling her notebooks, but why is she leaving alone in the middle of the night?” he asked his wife after entering the house.
“It’s the Ye family. Today, they threw out a lot of Shaohua’s things. When I asked what was going on, guess what they said? They actually had the nerve to say their biological daughter was coming to stay for a couple of days, so they cleared out Shaohua’s room.” The woman shook her head as she served dinner. “The Ye couple never really cared about Shaohua. It seems like they deliberately swapped her back.”
Isn’t that how it always goes in TV dramas?
Ye Shaohua wasn’t aware of this conversation upstairs.
As she walked downstairs, she noticed Mo Yunchen’s car was still there. He knew the location of her room and had already reviewed her file in the car.
Unlike the An family, Mo Yunchen had access to far more information due to his clearance level.
Ye Shaohua hadn’t even reached her room when the lights turned on, which was unusual. Mo Yunchen had parked nearby, waiting.
“Last time, Senior Brother mentioned there’s a spare room in the lab. Can I stay there for a month?” There was only a month left before school started, after which she would move into the dormitory. She had no intention of returning here or staying at the An residence.
Mo Yunchen frowned slightly but made a call to the lab.
For the next month, Ye Shaohua stayed at the medical laboratory.
Most of the researchers there were students from Jing University, and they quickly grew fond of their junior. Initially, they had assumed she would major in computer science given her exceptional skills.
But to everyone’s surprise, she had chosen medicine. The computer science professors were baffled and tried to dissuade her daily.
Medicine and computer science were polar opposites. Why would she choose such a demanding field?
The professors secretly asked medical expert Professor Tian to give her some challenging tasks, hoping she would back down.
However, not only did she not back down, but she also absorbed the material at an astonishing rate. It was as if she was born to study medicine, with a natural understanding of pharmaceuticals.
Professor Tian had given her two weeks to study human anatomy, but she returned the next day with a model, demonstrating her knowledge flawlessly.
Professor Tian was ecstatic!
The lab members went from being amazed to utterly unfazed.
Perhaps this was what it meant to be a genius.
Ye Shaohua became the first student to be personally mentored by a professor before even officially enrolling.
The computer science professors regretted their decision. Had they just handed a lamb to the wolves?
These renowned professors often argued passionately over which field Ye Shaohua should pursue. The researchers, who used to mediate, now simply echoed Ye Shaohua’s calm remark: “Please move aside.”
Even 008, her system, was puzzled. While there were things her host didn’t know, there were also things it didn’t know about her host.
For instance, who was her host in the real world? Even if she were an actress or a spy, it wouldn’t explain her terrifying capabilities.
Recently, Ye Shaohua had been researching the human heart, making groundbreaking progress. She was so absorbed in her work that she often forgot to eat or sleep, surviving on just four hours of rest.
The professors urged her to take breaks, but it was no use.
Finally, a call from the An family pulled her away.
“Professor Tian, is the medicine I developed yesterday still here?” Ye Shaohua’s voice was heavy as she recalled the phone call.
Grandpa An had suffered a heart attack the previous night.
Professor Tian carefully handed her a small white bottle. “This research is your first step into the world of medicine. Once the third phase is complete, you’ll undoubtedly make waves in the global medical community…”
“This is for my grandfather,” Ye Shaohua replied with a smile. “I’m not concerned about fame. I just want him to be healthy.”
“Take this opportunity to rest,” Professor Tian said, his expression serious as he glanced at her bandaged hand. “Remember, your hands are more important than anything else. You must protect them at all costs.”
“Understood.” With that, she left with the medicine.
Unbeknownst to Ye Shaohua, today was the day Grandpa An was redistributing his assets.
The matter involved company shares, and the board members of An Corporation were gathered in the meeting room on the first floor of the An residence.
“Sit here,” Grandpa An said, his stern gaze softening as he patted the seat beside him. He was unaware that Ye Shaohua no longer had a room at the Ye residence. “You’ve lost weight. Have your parents not been feeding you?”