Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life

The girl always seemed so casual and laid-back. Her fingers tapped away at the keyboard at a steady pace, almost like she was playing a tune.

"Flora, no rush. Take your time. This program's tricky and full of pitfalls. You need to be careful, so it's fine if it takes a bit longer," Mr. Foss said gently, trying to make sure Flora didn't feel pressured. But before he even finished his sentence, a lazy voice chimed in, "Done."

Mr. Foss and Ivan froze for a moment. Done? Already? How much time had passed? Just a few minutes, right?

They rushed over and saw that the program had been decrypted perfectly, with every single flaw identified.

"This..." Mr. Foss was at a loss for words. Ivan and the others looked equally stunned. Flora was incredibly fast.

Mr. Foss's gaze turned serious as he looked at Flora. "Ivan, grab your laptop. Let's have a little competition."

Ivan nodded and, since Flora had his laptop, he grabbed Maddox's instead. "You two will hack into each other's computers. Whoever breaches the other's firewall first wins."

Flora sighed inwardly. What did they want from her?

Ivan was already attacking her system. Flora propped her head up with one hand, lazily placing the other on the keyboard. She wasn't really into it.

But soon, she perked up. Ivan was good-he almost breached her defenses a few times. Flora straightened up a bit. His skills were still a bit green, but for his age, he was far ahead of many others. Definitely a worthy opponent.

Mr. Foss's eyes were glued to Flora's screen. Watching the lines of code flash by, he was astonished and shocked.

After about fifteen minutes, Ivan's hands on the keyboard were shaking. Across from him, the girl remained nonchalant, effortlessly blocking all his attacks. She hadn't even tried to hack his computer yet. Despite his best efforts, he couldn't even scratch the surface of her system.Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Ivan took a deep breath and stood up. "I lost."

"Bro, why'd you give up all of a sudden?" Maddox asked, not fully understanding the situation. To him, it looked like Ivan and Flora were evenly matched.

Mr. Foss, on the other hand, stared at Flora with intense admiration. While Maddox and the others couldn't see it, he could. Flora hadn't even been trying her hardest; if she had, Ivan would've been crushed. "Flora, have you ever thought about switching majors?" Mr. Foss asked, rubbing his hands together eagerly. Flora was a prodigy in computer science. She hadn't even taken a single class and yet could easily outclass Ivan and the others. If she joined the computer science department and received systematic training, her potential would be limitless.

"Look, pursuing a full eight-year program in medicine is exhausting. But if you join our computer science department, we could..."

"Are you even human!" Dr. Clement shoved Mr. Foss aside, keeping him away from Flora. He knew Mr. Foss was up to no good, trying to poach talent.

"Flora is part of our medical department; don't even think about it."

"You've seen it yourself. Flora has a gift for computer science. We can't hold her back," Mr. Foss argued.