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The next morning, the moment I stepped into the laboratory, I couldn't wait to open Leon's homepage. However, her posts were still lying there quietly without any updates.

It seems that it was just a coincidence. The heavy weight on my heart finally fell to the ground, and I can devote myself to my work wholeheartedly.

At noon, I didn't even have time to eat. I was immersed in the world of code, and the more I wrote, the more excited I became. Finally, in the afternoon, the code was debugged successfully. I stretched my body, looked at the screen full of code, and an indescribable sense of accomplishment surged in my heart.

Quincy came over to me excitedly when she saw I was done. "Ethan, is the program running? You are amazing! We have to celebrate today. What do you want to eat?" However , I was still a little nervous, fearing that something might go wrong with Leon . "Just eat anything," I said perfunctorily.

Quincy nodded and turned away. After she left, I opened Leon's homepage again. This time, I was shocked to find that her latest post was the code I had just run!

I refreshed the page repeatedly, fearing that I was dazzled. But when I refreshed the page for the fifth time, Leon posted another post, and the content shocked me.

It was a photo of my computer interface, where I was browsing the webpage she posted. She wrote: "I never thought I would be noticed by the competition master. I look forward to your design!"

This photo was obviously taken by someone in our lab. I was scared and broke out in a cold sweat. I hurriedly looked back, but everyone was busy with their own work with their heads down, and I couldn't tell who did it.

The number of comments under her post has skyrocketed:

"Who is this? Is he the nerd who only spends his days in the library and the laboratory? He relies entirely on hard work. He can't compare to a genius like our male god."

"My idol, I heard that he is also participating in the defense competition this time. Don't send out your design ideas and codes anymore. Be careful of being taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives."

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No wonder I was beaten to death in my previous life, it turns out that I was surrounded by enemies.

" Ethan , the food is here, why do you look uneasy?" It was Quincy who came back from buying food.

"I'm fine, just... a little tired lately." I said casually.

After swallowing a big mouthful of rice, I felt like I had regained my energy. However, I made a difficult decision: since no one wanted me to win, I would withdraw from the competition. Saving my life was the most important thing. With my ability, I could still get into a very good company even if I withdrew from the competition.

Thinking of this, I went to discuss it alone with Quincy . Quincy tried to persuade me, but seeing my firm attitude, she agreed in the end, although she felt sorry. She hugged me and told me to have a good rest. I immediately booked a ticket and planned to go to Thailand to relax. But at this moment, Serena called me. She said anxiously, "I heard from your team that you want to withdraw from the competition?"

My hair stood on end instantly: "Who told you that?" I had just finished telling Quincy, and the people in our own team might not know it yet, but he already knew it.

Serena didn't answer my question, but accused me wildly: "How can you be so irresponsible? This kind of large-scale competition values teamwork the most. You said you would withdraw from the competition, so you withdraw. Have you ever thought about what the other people in the team think?"

"Serena, do you ever care what I think?" I asked back.

Serena choked: "What do you think?"

" I think we should break up!" After saying this, I immediately hung up the phone. I was exhausted physically and mentally during this period, and I didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore.

I packed my things and left. As soon as I reached the door, I saw Serena, Leon and their team members rushing towards me.

Leon looked anxious: "Ethan, did you misunderstand me and Serena? There's really nothing wrong between us. Please continue to participate in the competition. I really want to compete with you fairly for once!"

Serena said reluctantly, "Ethan, stop messing around and continue the game. Can't I accompany you from now on?"

"Besides, you've been with me for so many years, who would want you after we break up?" His words were full of disdain.

I sneered: "Why? Do you want to control my breakup and withdrawal?"

The people on Leon's team whispered, "Did he see Leon's design ideas and code and feel that he couldn't win at all, so he chose to withdraw from the competition?"

"I think that a talented person like our Leon can succeed as long as he works a little harder."

I ignored all these words, I bypassed them and went directly to the airport. In my previous life, I suffered much more serious cyberbullying than now, so I have long learned to ignore these idle words.