Chapter 356
As the other groups wrapped up their tasks, the clock struck midnight, Heather’s team, in a now familiar turn of events, had once again finished last.
Today’s punishment for coming in last wasn’t dish duty but cooking duty. This left Heather and her cousin Michelle, both of whom had never really cooked, utterly flabbergasted. Thankfully, with Hans and Gabriel lending a hand, they managed to cobble together a passable lunch.
Meanwhile, Mirabella hadn’t lifted a finger to help in the kitchen. Instead, she sat idly in the backyard, having borrowed some paper and a pen from the production crew. Sprawled across the table with a nonchalant air, she began to tackle some questions.
The questions had been sent to her by the physics professor from Prestige College. They had connected on Messenger during the last competition, and ever since, he occasionally pinged her with challenging problems to mull over.
Initially, the production team hadn’t planned on focusing the camera too much on Mirabella, but with viewers in the live chat constantly asking what the young girl was up to, the host felt compelled to check in.
“So, miss, are you working on some problems?” As the host spoke, the camera zoomed in for a close–up of the paper, filled with dense equations and formulas that were just gibberish at a glance.
“Whoa, I can’t make heads or tails of this. Are high school problems this tough nowadays?” The host craned his neck, trying to make sense of the math, a look of bewilderment on his face.
The live chat began to buzz with activity.
[Wow, is she really doing homework now? Talk about a publicity stunt!)
[LOL, I don’t get it at all. Did I attend a fake high school or something?)
[Isn’t that a question from this year’s freshman physics course at Prestige College? Didn’t she say she was still in high school in the last episode? Why is she doing college–level work?]
[I don’t understand the question, but her handwriting is strangely beautiful.]
[Yep, that’s a college freshman question, and she’s got it solved perfectly. This is seriously impressive if this wasn’t part of the script.]
Leo pulled out his phone and glanced at the live chat before leaning in to whisper to his sister, “Hey, isn’t this a college–level problem?”
Without looking up, Mirabella hummed an affirmation.
Leo touched his nose and sighed internally. He should have gotten used to his sister’s extraordinary intellect by now.
Mirabella soon finished solving the problem and snapped a photo to send to the physics
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professor.
Just then, Heather and the rest finally finished preparing lunch and came out with dishes and cutlery in hand. Noticing the crowd around Mirabella, Heather set down her dishes and approached. “What’s going on here, everyone?”
The host looked up at Heather, his voice laced with a hint of awe, “The younger generation is truly outdoing us. She can even solve college–level physics problems. Impressive.”
Heather looked puzzled for a moment before responding with surprise, “Really now?”
After a brief pause, she added with a smile, “Funny you should mention that. Michelle is actually a freshman in the physics department.”
Michelle, walking out with her own plate, caught the tail end of her cousin’s comment about being a physics student and shot her a curious glance.
Mirabella, ever the low–key genius, ignored Heather’s remarks and was about to crumple up the solved problems to throw them away.
Heather quickly interjected, “Hey, Michelle is a physics student. Why don’t you show her your work? If there’s anything you don’t understand, she could help you out.”
Turning to her cousin, Heather smiled, “Michelle, I remember your physics grades are pretty good, right?”
In a humble tone, Michelle replied, “Oh, they’re alright, nothing special.”
Heather raised an eyebrow. “Why don’t you help her out and take a look at what she’s solved?”
