chapter815

She honestly didn't get why the school always sided with Lydia. What made Lydia so special, anyway? Sure, she'd aced her exams with a perfect score, but so what? When it came to medicine, she could never compare to Daisy.

Lydia just stared at Silvia, her lips twitching into a half-smile, not saying a word.

Silvia thought her silence meant she'd hit a nerve, so she pressed on. "You're the national top scorer. Everyone's watching you. You'd better work twice as hard this month. Don't embarrass Capital Med School."

Lydia's smile turned slightly cocky. "Thanks for your concern. I've always believed in myself."

The way Lydia acted only made Silvia think she was even more full of herself. Just a rookie, and already so arrogant. Did she even realize how many big shots and geniuses there were in the medical field? Where did she get all this confidence? It was honestly ridiculous.

"Lydia, it's good to be confident, but too much confidence isn't a good sign."

"Don't you want me to win honor for our class and school?"

"You"

Silvia felt like she might explode from frustration. How did someone so hard to manage end up as the national top scorer?

"Since Lydia's so sure she'll take first place, let's just wait and see," Sandy chimed in from her seat in the front row, right next to the teacher's desk.

Sandy was just as curious as everyone else. What would happen when medical genius Daisy went up against Miracle Hands' apprentice? She just hoped Daisy wouldn't disappoint.

Silvia actually preferred students like Sandy. She was well-behaved, thoughtful, had real talent, but always stayed humble.

"Sandy, you work hard too. I'm counting on you," Silvia said with a smile.

Suddenly, Sandy could feel everyone's eyes on her. She sat up a little straighter and nodded. "I will."

That afternoon, everyone had to sit

through the required foundational

courses for all first-year med

students. Stuff like Basic Theories of Holistic Medicine, Diagnostic

Techniques classes on alternative

medicine, plus modern basics like

anatomy and physiology

Everyone seemed locked in and focused except for Lydia, who was curled up in

the very back row, fast asleep.

Honestly, this stuff was so basic it was almost boring for her.

Silvia could barely hold in her frustration at Lydia's attitude. She wanted to call her out, but then she remembered she'd already warned Lydia of Lydia wanted to slack off and waste her chances, what else could she do? She's gonna embarrass herself at the academic competition next month After Lydia lost her perfect-score status, let's see if the school still protected her. She'd have nowhere to hide her tears then.

When class finally ended, Lydia stood and stretched her stiff arms.

It was only the first day, and she'd shown up just to check in. If she could skip class

in the future, she absolutely would.

"Lydia, how did you sleep through

the whole afternoon? You have no idea how many dirty looks Silvia was throwing at you," Fiona whispered as she and Monica caught up to her outside the classroom.

Lydia just smiled. "The lecture was a little dull, I guess. I didn't even realize I'd nodded off."

"Well, try not to do it again. Everyone's waiting to see your big performance next month. You can't let them laugh at you."

"Yeah, and Lydia, what did you do to make Silvia so mad at you? She seems to really like Sandy, too. Did something happen between you and Sandy?"