1

"Kathy, you better be careful. Lisa will surpass you next time.

"Someone has worked so hard for so long, but her performance was not even as good as Lisa's, who has just studied for a month..."

Sofia White and Lisa Morgan came to my table and judged me again.

It had been around a week, and this was also the first week of my rebirth.

I opened my math book with disdain and didn't want to pay attention to it.

"Sofia, don't say that. I'm still far beyond Kathy."

After saying that, Lisa looked at me shyly.

I thought, "Yes, Lisa, you are indeed still far beyond me. Even what you have now is copied from me."

"Lisa, you are just too kind. She treated you like that, but you still..."

Sofia rolled her eyes at me, took Lisa's hand, and continued speaking.

"I don't know how her family taught her..."

I pushed the table away and stood up suddenly.

"Lisa, didn't you tell your friends about my family and your family..."

I couldn't stand someone talking shit about my family, I folded my arms over my chest.

I looked at Lisa.

Lisa was frightened by my sudden question.

"Sofia, let's go." Lisa nervously pulled Sofia towards the door.

"Well, but, Lisa..."

Sofia seemed to want to say something.

I just said a few words, but Lisa was scared already.

I sat back in my seat and flipped through the book that was both familiar and strange.

2

After the class in the evening, I returned home. As soon as I opened the door, Lisa's mother Mia came to greet me.

"Kathy, you are back. Wash your hands first. Your father will be back soon. Let's have a meal together."

She smiled and took my hand.

As Lisa's mother, she was as talented as Lisa in acting.

"Do you really want me to have dinner with my dad?"

Mia was stunned for a few seconds and said, "Of course. There is no way a father and daughter would hold a grudge against each other..."

I didn't say anything, just smiled coldly, walked past her, and went upstairs.

"You know, I hate people who deceive me the most..."

Standing on the stairs, I looked down at Mia's back.

"Yes, I've watched you grow up since you were a kid, so of course I know it."

Mia's voice was a little trembling, but she adjusted herself immediately.

I smiled and said, "Well, it's good that you know it. I'll go upstairs now."

Back in the room, I looked around carefully and saw a diary spread out on the table.

[I don't know why, Lisa's grades are getting better and better, I'm so scared...]

[I hate my dad. He not only hurt my mom but also Mia.]

...

I said to myself, "Kathy, you were incredibly stupid."

I angrily tore off the diary pages one by one and then tore them into pieces.

The ground was covered with white paper scraps, just like the white rose petals that covered the ground on the day my mother died.

It was also on that day that Mia showed up at my house with a girl who was half a year younger than me.

Mia said that Lisa was going to high school, so she brought Lisa here to recognize her father and hoped Lisa could get a better education.

I said to myself, "Mia, Lisa, I won't let either of you go!

I will settle our grudges bit by bit."

But before that, I should prepare for the college entrance examination content first.

I already forgot the last time I studied.

In my previous life, one month before the college entrance examination, Lisa's grades suddenly improved.

Her grades improved dramatically.

The strange thing was that she got almost all the multiple-choice questions right, but she made many mistakes on the essay questions.

In the last few practice tests, her score had always been high and stabilized.

This didn't have much impact on me, after all, I had ranked first in my grade for many years.

I could easily be admitted to the top university in our country.

But the strange thing was that when I checked my grades at the end, I got 0 points!

I remembered clearly that I had finished the test paper.

I was so helpless that I could only frantically request to see the surveillance video.

Under surveillance, I sat there blankly from the moment I entered the examination room, without writing a single word until I handed in my paper...

I couldn't believe what I saw on the surveillance camera, and I screamed hysterically in the monitoring room.

"This is not me!"

What did Lisa say at that time?

As the top scorer in our city, she walked gracefully in front of the crowd.

She told everyone gently, "Maybe Kathy can't accept the blow because she failed to copy others' answers in the exam..."

Just like that, I went from being a favored child to being a target of public outrage overnight.

My father couldn't stand my crazy behavior, so he paid for me to go to a vocational school...

3

After I died, my soul was trapped beside Lisa.

I was surprised to find that Lisa seemed to have a system that could help her stop time...

"Kathy, are you in there? Dad is back, come and have dinner."

Lisa's voice sounded outside the door.

I thought, "Do you deserve to call my father dad?"

I tried to suppress the anger in my heart and forced a smile.

"I'm coming."

Seeing me open the door, Lisa seemed a little surprised.

"What? Are you not going?"

Lisa hurriedly replied, "Ah, I just didn't expect you to..."

I smiled softly and said, "Well, I think what Mia said makes sense. I shouldn't hold a grudge against my father."

After saying that, I went straight downstairs.

"Well, Kathy, you're here too."

Mia seemed a little surprised to see me.

My dad also turned his eyes away from the newspaper and looked at me.

He smiled faintly.

I sat opposite my father, supported my face with my hands, and stared at Mia.

"What? Don't you welcome me?"

Mia paused while placing the tableware, and said hurriedly, "How could that be? I'm so happy that you're here."

"Oh? Then why are there only three sets of tableware?"

I pointed at the tableware in front of me.

"Ah, I am old and my memory is not good."

As she said that, she hurried towards the kitchen.

...

"Dad, try this."

Lisa diligently asked my dad to try the fish.

My father didn't say anything but just moved the fish aside, picked up a chicken wing, and put it on my plate.

"The college entrance examination is coming, eat more."

His serious tone sounded concerned.

I suppressed my excitement and said, "Okay, I understand."

Seeing this, Lisa couldn't help but say, "Dad! I've made a lot of progress recently! I'll soon be able to catch up with Kathy."

My father was a little surprised, after all, he knew that Lisa's study was not good.

But he didn't say anything, just nodded and replied calmly, "Okay."

The obvious contrast made Lisa look gloomy.

"System! When can I kill this old man?"

Lisa's vicious words echoed in my mind. What did that mean?

I suddenly looked up at Lisa.

"I told you it will only happen when you completely defeat Kathy. She is the luckiest person in this world."

A mechanical voice sounded, and it seemed to be the system that Lisa mentioned.

"When can I increase the stagnation time? I only have one hour left now, and I don't want to use it!"

Lisa's tone sounded dissatisfied and resentful.

"I told you, if you make Kathy jealous of you, her luck will decline and then transfer to you."

"Okay, I understand."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but get excited.

I said in my heart, "Lisa, what else can you do? I am looking forward to it."

4

Suddenly a scream was heard in the silent classroom.

"Lisa! Is this the note that Edison gave you? No wonder you have made such rapid progress recently!"

Lisa replied shyly, "Yes, it was given to me by Edison."

I knew without looking that it was Lisa and her flatterer Sofia, who were speaking.

"System, how is it? Is Kathy jealous?"

"No."

I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Was this Lisa's method?

The breaks between classes in our grade were extremely quiet. Students were either reviewing or catching up on sleep.

My laughter seemed particularly abrupt.

Sofia rushed to me angrily and said, "Kathy, what do you mean?"

I suppressed the smile on my face, leaned back against the table, and folded my arms.

"What's wrong? Can't laugh?"

Sofia said angrily.

"Come on, you must be jealous that Lisa has Edison's notes..."

I nodded indifferently and said, "Yeah, you're right!"

"You!" Sofia pointed at me angrily.

The students around looked over here.

Seeing that something was wrong, Lisa hurried over.

"Okay, Sofia, stop it, let's go review!"

Sofia saw Lisa coming, thought for a while, and asked.

"Kathy, do you dare to make a bet with me?"

"What bet?"

Sofia pointed at Lisa.

"Bet on who gets the higher score between you and Lisa in the third practice test."

I nodded and said, "Okay, I bet on Lisa."

"What?" Sofia's smug smile froze instantly.

Lisa was also shocked by what I said.

I smiled slightly, revealing my perfect teeth.

"Yes, I bet on Lisa, is there any problem?"

To let Lisa win, should I be jealous of her?

But what was there about her that made me jealous?

Should I be jealous that she was shameless?

"Kathy is jealous, and the stagnation time increases by ten minutes."

The familiar mechanical sound sounded again.

Lisa couldn't suppress her joy and kept smiling.

"Okay, Sofia, stop making trouble, let's go."

After getting what she wanted, Lisa considerately pulled Sofia back to her seat.

5

The third practice exam was coming soon.

"Kathy, good luck on your exams!" Lisa saw me coming downstairs and came up to me enthusiastically.

I smiled and spoke to her meaningfully.

"Good luck to you, too."

"Go to the cemetery."

I opened the car door and said to the driver.

"Okay, Ms. Morgan."

I was not planning to take the exam today but going to visit my mother.

"Mom, I'm here to see you."

I leaned over and placed the flowers on the grave.

"Mom, I'm sorry. I was so stupid in my last life. I even have to call the thief my mother..."

As I said this, my tears couldn't stop falling.

I no longer had to pretend to be strong in front of my mother.

In my previous life, I was slandered and became notorious, and finally died in a stinking alley.

After my death, I watched Lisa join the Morgan Group and change its name.

It was then that I realized that Lisa was not my father's child!

"Kathy, why are you here?"

The sudden sound startled me and I hurriedly wiped my tears with my sleeves.

"Dad?"

My dad was wearing a black suit and holding the same flowers as me.

"Yes."

Dad walked over, placed the bouquet on the grave, and then stood next to me.

"Aren't you taking the exam today?"

I sobbed and asked, "You know it?"

My dad nodded.

"Don't be nervous. No matter what happens, you can always rely on me and the Morgan Group."

My dad was not good at saying things like that, and I saw his hands were clenched tightly.

Well, I was not good at it either.

"Okay. I'll be leaving first."

After walking a few steps, I suddenly stopped.

"Oh, by the way, Dad, you should do a paternity test with Lisa."

After saying that, I ran down the mountain as if escaping.

As I got in the car, scenes from the past came to my mind.

My father's family didn't like my mother back then. My mother was an artist and didn't like being restricted or staying at home.

My grandparents didn't like her because of this.

Therefore, when Mia and Lisa came to our home with the paternity test results, my grandparents hurriedly recognized them.

There was a notification sound.

I looked down and saw it was a message.

[I didn't take the exam today as you requested, so we are even.]

The person who sent the message was Owen Swift.

That year, he got low grades on the exam and wanted to commit suicide by jumping off the building, but I saved him.

He said he owed me a favor, so he did this for me.

[OK.]

After sending the message, I was informed that he had blocked me.

However, someone must be extremely panicking right now...

6

I was in a good mood and spent the whole day in the library reviewing.

After having supper, I happily returned home at around 11 o'clock in the evening.

"Kathy! Why didn't you take the exam today?"

As soon as I entered the door, Lisa rushed to me and asked.

"Oh, I got something to do, what's wrong?"

Lisa asked angrily, "Is there anything more important than the exam?"

"It doesn't matter. Even if I fail the college entrance exam, I still have the Morgan Group."

After saying that, I patted Lisa's shoulder.

Lisa's face immediately turned pale.

I thought this was also one of the reasons why Lisa hated me.

Under pressure from my grandparents, my father adopted Lisa and let Lisa and her mother live with us.

The condition was that Lisa and Mia had no right to obtain any shares of the Morgan Group.

"By the way, Lisa, how did you do on the test today?"

I walked around Lisa and sat on the sofa.

"Well, not bad."

I couldn't stop being excited. It was impossible.

Although our school had first-rate educational facilities and teachers, it was not the best school in our city.

There were no people who could perform as well as me and Owen in our school.

Our school was an international school, with few students and high tuition fees. Most of the students were children from wealthy families who were preparing to study abroad.

I studied hard because I wanted to study at my mother's alma mater.

And Owen was invited to study in our school at a huge price.

He and I didn't take the exam today, so Lisa must be very tired from copying the answers.

If Lisa dared to search for answers on the Internet, she would be arrested and interrogated soon.

So she could only copy the answers of people with excellent grades, which must be very difficult...

Lisa's method of copying the answers was very simple. She would stop time, then find my exam room and copy my answers.

I had to admit that this method was good.

After rebirth, I found that I was no longer controlled by this system and I could feel the passage of time.

I could see Lisa carrying the test paper and pen, running from another examination room to mine, and copying my answers.

"System! Why didn't you tell me that Kathy wasn't going to take the exam today? I'm so unlucky today. Owen didn't take the exam either. I wasted ten minutes of my right of stopping time looking for him..."

Lisa's angry voice rang in my ears again.

Well, if she was unhappy, then I would be happy.

"This is out of the range of system prompts, but here is a friendly reminder to the you that your remaining stagnation time is thirty minutes."

Oh, it seemed that since Owen and I were not here, she failed to copy the answers smoothly.

So much time wasted.

"Got it! Isn't it easy to make her jealous of me?"

Lisa's tone was nonchalant.

Then I would wait and see.