Chapter 160
On the day of the preliminary round, Eliana’s team made an impressive start with a 15–game winning streak, securing the first qualifying spot for Isorstead University.
While many had initially come to watch the four–member team led by Cameron, they were soon left stunned after witnessing Eliana’s exceptional gameplay.
So, this was the power of top–tier players. Her awareness and execution were flawless,
Willow’s and Wendy’s teams performed well and progressed smoothly to the next round. Wendy’s team was the second to qualify, while Willow’s
team was third..
The preliminary rounds lasted a week, and on the first day, these three teams had already secured the first three spots, leaving the remaining seven places to be fiercely contested by others
Willow had initially planned to burden Eliana with negative rumors during the preliminaries. But after seeing Eliana’s momentum’s strength, she changed her mind. She thought, ‘Det Eliana rise higher first. The fall will be even more spectacular when it comes. So, she chose to hold back–for
After the preliminaries ended, the Chess Association hosted a lecture at Isonstead University. The event organizer contacted Eliana, asking her to assist with distributing flyers around campus. Since Roman was part of the student council overseeing the event, he and Eliana worked closely together, their paths crossing frequently on campus,
Willow, who had been fixated on Kpman, would deliberately stroll past the student council president’s office at lunch, hoping for an accidental encounter with him. But recently, she noticed something that sent a wave of fury through her, Eliana was going into Roman’s office every single day at noon. Willow thought, ‘Has she stopped hiding and started flirting with him openly”
No. She couldn’t just let this go. She had to know what Eliana and Roman discussed behind closed doors
ce to sign up for a replacement.
Determined, Willow deliberately ruined her newly issued unfform and healed to the student council office to u
That afternoon, Eliana and Roman were finalizing the details for the upcoming chess seminar in the student council president’s office–sorting out seating in the auditorium, determining the number of water bottles and chairs needed, drafting promotional posts for the forum, and coordinating a few small giveaways 1
“Rang–The door suddenly opened.
Willow and Charlene stepped inside. “Roman, we’re here to pick up our new uniforms, Willow said feigning nonchalance
Roman and Eliana both turned to the sound of the door. As their eyes locked with Willows, she felt the weight of Eliana’s stare–sharp, almost accusatory, as if she could see right through her.
Roman raised an eyebrow and flipped through the papers on his desk, has gaze momentarily flicking to Willow. “Your size is on the third shelf of the second cabiner on your left,” he said calmly,
Willow moved toward the cabinet, feigning a search for her uniform. She shared a quick, silent glance with Charlene, who nodded understanding. As Willow reached for the uniform, Charlene, playing the part of the clumsy fool, dropped a small ping–pong ball that bounced and rolled beneath
the table.
“Oh no, my ping–pong ball, Charlene exclaimed, quickly retrieving it
Eliana instinctively stepped back, allowing Charlene to lean down and grab the ping pong ball. But as Charlene stood up, she accidentally bumped into Elana Roman quickly reached out to steady Eliana, pulling her back slightly. At that moment. Charlene glanced at the screen on Roman’s computer.
Charlene thought, ‘So this is what they’ve been working on all this time. The screen displayed promotional designs.
“Sorry to bother you, Ronan,” Willow said, her voice sweet but laced with impatience,
After grabbing the uniform, Willow and Charlene left the office. The moment they stepped out, Willow couldn’t wait to ask. “What did you see just now?” she asked eagerly.
low, they were designing promotional materials in the office, Charlene said, her voice lowering as a
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ng as she added. “It looked like something related
“Chess?” Willow suddenly realized. She thought. ‘So it’s related to the Chess Association, after all The Chess Association’s visit was supposed to be managed by the student council. She thought. ‘Eliana must be using her membership to get close to Roman on purpose. How shameless.
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The Chess Association’s promotional lecture was finally confirmed, and the class adviser came in to announce it in the afternoon. “The Chris Association will be holding a seminar in the auditorium the day after tomorrow. Anyone interested in chess should attend–it’s sure to be insightful.”
“And there will be small gifts for attendees, the adviser added.
Chess wasn’t popular among the younger crowd. Honestly, Willow had never cared much for it either. She wouldn’t have bothered with the dull game if it hadn’t been for trying to impress Bryson. But now, Willow saw an opportunity with the Chess Association coming to campus. If she could help Roman attract a larger crowd for the seminar, maybe he’d finally take notice of her.
When the adviser left and the class was about to wrap up, Willow stood up, her voice dear and confident. “Chess is a fascinating strategic game, and I’ve always enjoyed it. I’d love for all of you to join me at the seminar. If you do, I’ll treat everyone to a seafood dinner this weekend“.
“Wow! That’s awesome
Willow, you’re so generous!
Charlene said, “You all probably don’t know this, but the president of the Chess Association who’s hosting the seminar knows Willow. They’ve even taken a photo together?
“Really?” someone asked, intrigued.
Willow put on a modest smile. “Oh, it’s nothing really. We just met once and took a quick p photo together”
Charlene shook her head with a knowing smile. “Come on, Willow, you’re being too humble. It’s clear the president values your
Sining in the back row, Stella heard the exaggerated praise and felt so awkward she could’ve crawled under the deak
“Eliana, you’re a member of the Chess Association. Why aren’t you out there bragging about in? big deal? It’s so ridiculous”
Eliana just shrugged, “It’s fine. Flonely, her doing this is kind of helpful”
? What a Willow even doing, pretending like she’s a
The younger generation wasn’t into chess culture, so Rooman and Fluna had been brainerning ways to attract more attenders to the seminar They didn’t want the auditorium to he empty and awkward
Originally, Eliana and Roman had planned to cover the cost of small gifts to attract attenders, but now that Willow seemed so eager to take on the task, Eliana was more than happy to let her handle it
Eliana thought. “Willow’s just trying to get Roman’s attention, but I have my own task to focus on finish what I need to do and move on
“We should go, Stell,” she said, “We still have club training”
“Alright, Xiaotong agreed, following her our
it the door.
The chess seminar was successfully held in the grand auditorium two days later. The president of the Chess Association took the stage, and the seats were nearly all filled–at least half of the audience were students from the acting department, all invited by Willow
Rumors of Willow’s close friendship with the president spread quickly. People were practically calling her a chess prodigy.
But no one expected that, after the two–hour seminar, the president of the Chess Association didn’t even mention Willow’s name. Instead, he casually referred to Eliana, the only Chess Association member at Isonstead University.
“As we wrap up today’s session, if you’re interested in chess, feel free to reach out to Eliana, our only member here at Instead University.
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