Ch. 1701..1705: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1701-1705

Chapter 1701

However, all of these people had only managed to break the code long after Nicole had done so, and each of them had taken nearly twenty minutes, which showed that Ryder was no pushover.

At this moment, everyone was excited, for Nicole was truly an expert.

However, Nicole did not care about how the others perceived her at all as she quietly worked on the computer.

When it seemed as if no one would be able to pass the test, Ryder attempted to regain some standing as he said, "Take this back as a homework.

If you can break into the code, you'll definitely make it into the provincial-level elimination round." Upon noticing Ryder's look of satisfaction, everyone could only take his word for what it was.

However, it was then that the display of the massive screen behind him changed.

All of a sudden, his laptop that was connected to the plasma screen seemed to have been hijacked as a virus made its way into it.

“Whoa! Looks like Ryder's laptop is being hacked!" one of the students exclaimed.

Ryder too realized that something was amiss when the files in his laptop opened by themselves one after another.

Even his encrypted classified documents were being exposed.

"Blood hell, what's going on?" Ryder immediately started typing but after a few futile attempts, he was so angry that he began yelling.

"Who did that?!" Nicole stood up playfully as she looked at Ryder.

"You've given us a homework, Ryder, and I happened to be bored just now, so I've decided to give you one as well.

Do remember to share with us once you've managed to crack it.” After saying that, Nicole got up proudly as she left her seat and returned to her class.

Ryder totally did not expect that Nicole would design a virus that would attack his laptop in the twenty minutes worth of free time she had just now.

What was more infuriating was that no matter what he did, his attempts were futile.

His computer was dead in the water and had been overtaken.

“Damn it!" he cursed.

Not having the time to bother with Nicole, he could only allow her to leave just like that.

Aseries of jeers soon exploded in the room.

“Woo, the school beauty has struck!" “A pro versus pro situation! Damn!" "I wonder who is better."

Seeing that Ryder had been blindsided, the teacher instantly rushed forward and announced, "Alright, alright, those who have managed to crack the virus code can leave now, and those who haven't can do it at home."

He then walked over to check on Ryder.

Ryder was totally stumped and could only muster, "I'm sorry, sir.

I really must go home first." He had plenty of data and information in his computer, and thus, he would be screwed if it was bricked.

"Alright." The teacher nodded and allowed Ryder to leave.

Upon noticing that, Gary chased after him at once.

"Ryder! Are you alright?" Ryder turned around and glared at Gary.

"What's the deal with your friend? She actually hacked my computer!" An awkward look soon appeared on Gary's face.

''I did not see that coming either.

Perhaps she was bored." Indeed, when Gary was cracking Ryder's virus code earlier, Nicole had muttered something about being bored.

"Bored?" Ryder was so pissed off that he laughed.

"So she made a virus to hack me out of boredom? Who is she, actually?" No ordinary person would be able to devise such a powerful virus in just a span of twenty minutes.

Awkwardly, Gary then asked, "Can you let me see the virus code she made?" Helpless, Ryder could only show it to Gary.

Gary quickly went through the code and that was when she found Nicole's signature.

‘Sure enough, the person who had engaged me last time...was Nicole!' he concluded.

'She's Lucifer!'

Chapter 1702

"Did you manage to find something? Whose signature is that?" Ryder asked Gary.

However, Gary did not know how to explain this to his brother at that time.

‘If he learns that Nicole is Lucifer, he'll probably fall into despair.

It's hard enough to rescue his laptop as it is...' he thought.

‘Nothing. Good luck, Ryder." Gary coyly patted Ryder on the back of his shoulder.

“What do you mean?" Ryder asked, as he seemed to have sensed something.

Without the courage to elaborate further, Gary could only say, "I'll head off first and study about that virus of yours." Seeing that Gary had fled, Ryder's instincts informed him that something was not right.

When he saw the pop-ups that kept appearing on his laptop screen, his brain gave way, and he hurriedly left the school.

He did not believe that he would lose to a girl in high school.

When Preston and Edwin saw that the two brothers had left, they could not help but to sigh.

"It seems that Ryder has collided into a steel wall this time." "Yeah, if he knew Nicole is Lucifer, he'll definitely despair..." Just through their imagination alone, they could already imagine how Ryder's expression would look like, and they broke into a laughing fit.

The incident of Nicole snagging the limelight at the lecture hall then went viral in the school forum right after class.

No one had thought that she would reveal her fangs long before the computer competition had even started after such a grand showing in the Mathematics Olympiad.

And for her to give Ryder such a difficult problem to solve was something no one in school would dare to do.

Yet, Ryder had been snared, and they heard that he had hurried home after he was done with his duties as an assistant.

It was said that his laptop contained many important documents within it.

At that time, Bradley was still hyping up what Nicole had done in the lecture hall.

"Did you know that Nicole only spent a minute to crack the code Ryder had given us for practice? Even Gary needed ten odd minutes to do so!" “Woah! Nicole's amazing!" Everyone then proceeded to give Nicole a look of surprise.

Nicole, as usual, continued to wear that look of indifference on her face.

On the other hand, both Lulu and June were completely stupefied.

They had seen Nicole hacking into the school's surveillance system before, but they had never thought that Nicole would be skilled enough to stand above both the Finley brothers.

"Later on, Nicole even gave Ryder a problem to solve after she hacked his laptop and told him to go home to break the code." Bradley continued to wax lyrical.

Everyone immediately gave Nicole a look of admiration.

Seeing that, both Wayne and Jack could not help themselves from asking Gary, "Boss, is Nicole much more skillful than you are?" After all, Nicole's act of cracking Ryder's code in an instant was something

that all had witnessed.

Gary choked on his words for a bit before rolling his eyes and letting out a grunt in tacit admission.

Thinking back at the time when Gary decided to offer Nicole a guide book, and the 360-degree shift at present, they asked, " When did you discover that she's a much better hacker than you, boss?"

Gary was a person who would rarely admit to his weakness, and yet, he had to say, "A few days ago, I suppose." When the recording of the two girls throwing the flower pot appeared, he had already guessed that Nicole was Lucifer.

And today, she had proven herself to be even more skillful than Ryder.

His brother's achievements and prowess were already rather well- known in the Hunters' web, and there were very few that could surpass him.

‘But for Nicole to be leagues beyond me in terms of skill...means she's Lucifer for sure.' Thinking about it, his idol was just sitting right beside him, and there he was, acting like a fool, thinking that Nicole was nothing but a poor student.

It was only then that he realized that she was an absolute genius.

Furthermore, she was also the idol he had always wanted to meet.

‘This is so exciting!'

Chapter 1703

Noticing that Gary was more elated than upset, both Jack and Wayne thought that their boss might have gotten his brain fried.

Yet, they did not dare to utter a word, and so, they turned around and prepared for class.

Very soon, after school, Ms. Emerson strolled into the class.

" Nicole, please stay back for a bit." After everyone had left, Nicole walked up to the teacher.

"Ms. Emerson, is there anything that mattered?" 1 Ms. Emerson then proceeded to ask her in a tone of surprise and excitement.

"I heard that you're a computer whiz?" She had only heard from the teacher in charge of the training talking about Nicole when school was almost over.

She totally did not expect Nicole to stump Ryder! Seeing that Ms. Emerson had already discovered the truth, Nicole decided that she had no reason to hide it either.

''Yes. I used to even enjoy it back then." Ms. Emerson was elated.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? I thought you were just there to make up the numbers.

I can finally be relieved about this!" ‘Nicole is amazing and she brings nothing but glory to the class, ' Ms. Emerson thought.

"I totally did not expect you to be an expert.

If you need any help, you must tell me, okay?" "Got it, Ms. Emerson." Nicole nodded in reply.

Before leaving, Ms. Emerson did not forget to add, "Oh right, Ryder's teacher was rather unhappy with you in the teacher's office today.

Let me know if he gives you grief." Ms. Emerson was no longer the trainee teacher whom she once was.

Both the head teacher and the principal held her in high regard, and thus, she was not afraid of anyone and would not allow anyone to bully Nicole.

Nicole felt a surge of warmth upon hearing that.

"Don't worry, Ms. Emerson." After that, Nicole bade Ms. Emerson goodbye and walked out of the class.

As the production crew had not gotten to the bottom of the matter, Nicole did not need to show up for filming today, and so, she planned to go home early.

But as she walked out of school, she ran into an unexpected figure.

"Ike, what are you doing here?" she asked in surprise.

‘And he is even waiting for me outside of the school's entrance?’ Ike smiled at Nicole.

"Didn't you agree to bring me to the press conference of the manned flying car's launch?" Nicole was taken aback.

"The press conference hasn't even been scheduled yet." This was a collaboration with Jared, and the press conference was under Jared's purview.

If the press conference was to take place, he would have informed her in advance.

Ike raised his eyebrow.

"You don't know? It's set for three days later.

But you've been so busy at school that I wonder if you even have time to go there.” Nicole frowned slightly.

'Yeah, I might not have the time to go there.’ "So, how about you show me a glimpse of your masterpiece.

If you don't mind, you can take me to the factory or something for a visit.

"W Nicole stared at Ike and suddenly fell silent.

Ike was slightly surprised.

"What's the matter? Is it confidential? If it's too troublesome...

forget about it then.” Seeing that Ike looked a little disappointed, and knowing that he was very passionate about inventions, she could only agree.

" Come, let's go.

It's nothing anyway." Coincidentally, she had not visited the base after Jared had completed it.

She also planned to ask him why she was not informed of when the announcement date was set.

After that, she got into Ike's car, and the two headed to the address Jared had left her.

Soon, the two arrived at the base.

Nicole did not anticipate that Jared had actually built such a magnificent factory for Kelly and the others.

Still, the manned flying car now had an Al installed and would undergo mass production after it had been launched.

A factory of this size was indeed necessary, or else, it would be too late for any expansions when the time came.

"I totally did not foresee the scale of your development to be so much bigger than what Mr. Scott had." Ike commented, his eyes green with envy.

"I wish to work at a place like this too." Nicole shot him a glance.

"Well, you're shutting down your workshop, then?" Ike then sniggered.

"I can just move my workshop over here with me, can't I?" Nicole raised her eyebrow.

"Dream on." As the two conversed, they arrived at the entrance.

After declaring her identity, Nicole brought Ike into the place.

Soon, Kelly got the news of them arriving, and proceeded to greet her.

Seeing that Nicole had brought someone else into the premise, she was slightly taken aback, and when she saw that it was Ike, she immediately rushed forward.

"Nicole, why did you bring him here?" Nicole raised her eyebrow.

"He wanted to see the final product of the flying passenger car.” Kelly pouted a little as she came up to Nicole's side and whispered, "Nicole, we are no longer working with Mr. Harmon already.

Won't he return and leak this to him later?" Nicole raised her eyebrow.

"Nah, don't worry.

No one can steal our tech." Ike wore an awkward look on his face.

"I can hear what you two were whispering about, you know.

Nicole, however, calmly turned around and said, "She has the right to be suspicious.

You're after all still collaborating with Mr. Harmon." Tke was helpless.

"But we are friends, right? And since you guys already have the lead, what are you afraid of?" Kelly was taken aback.

"He... has a point..." In any case, with the progress of science and technology, anything would be developed eventually, so it the question of who could develop it first was far more important.

Nicole darted her eyes at Kelly.

"You're convinced now?" It was only then that Kelly realized that Nicole was concerned that she would worry too much about this, so she quickly said.

"I... actually do not have an opinion on this.

If you want to bring him inside, just come on in, Nicole." She believed that Ike and Nicole were friends, and so, he would not backstab her.

Ike's eyes immediately lit up as he looked at Nicole.

''See, she agreed." Nicole gave him a glance and a coy smile in response.

"Let's go." Ike nodded and excitedly followed Nicole into the factory grounds.

Seeing that Ike was like a child who had been given candy, she did not mind his company, as he was indeed a tech enthusiast.

Soon, the two came to the manned flying car's testing department, where Terry was already in the final stages of testing.

Unlike the previous ones, the current test were mainly improvements of some minute features, as there were no longer any major issues.

The manned flying car was rising into the air repeatedly and entering the test track through the glass, and when Ike saw the Al system at work, he could not help but be amazed.

"Goodness.

Although I've fantasized about how it would have looked like, it is another thing to see it with my own eyes.

Nicole, did you develop that AI system yourself?" Nicole shook her head.

"No, I got it from a friend." Carl's family and the Curley Corporation's joint technology was no pushover after all.

"Yes, this is really good.

It is already difficult enough to build a manned flying car, but I totally did not expect you to install an AI system into it.

This is like completing two research projects at once.

If this is revealed, you'll be winning awards." However, she shook her head.

"I'm not interested in all of that.

The awards that will come with this research will all go to Terry." She was already a high-profile figure already, and she just wanted to be a student in peace.

“Huh? What the heck? Why didn't you ask me to come along?"

 

Chapter 1704

Ike gave Terry an envious look, brimming with indescribable jealous.

Hearing that, Nicole rolled her eyes.

"Don't you have enough research to your name already?" Ike poked his tongue out and said nothing as he continued to watch Terry as the latter was performing the final tests.

Staring at the manned flying car slowly rose and jetted off on its own, it was concluded that the minor problem at the final turn had been resolved.

Tke's eyes were filled with amazement.

"Whoa! Not bad! Can I give it a whirl myself?" Nicole's brows furrowed as soon as Ike had made that request.

In truth, it would be unwise to allow the same researcher to touch the project.

However, Ike was really testing her limits today.

"I just want to give it a whirl and be the first person to drive a car like this.

It's good pub talk material." Ike wore an innocent look on his face, which was not unlike that of a silly teenager's.

"You sure don't know how to be shy today, huh?" Back then, Ike would be very attentive to issues like this.

Ike was taken aback.

"Do I need to? Aren't we good friends?" They had only been separated for a while and yet, Nicole was already being distant.

With a feeling of defeat, Ike said, "Nicole, we've not seen each other for just a while and you're already giving me the cold shoulder.

Back then, I was the one who had brought you around to participate in the flying car expo.

Nicole could not be bothered to listen to his rambling, and responded by saying, "Go ahead if you want to.

Don't play the friendship card." Ike immediately broke into a smile.

"Alright!" After that, Ike walked into the lab.

Seeing that Nicole had brought someone in, Terry frowned and shot Nicole a glance while she gave him a quiet nod.

Terry then went on to do his research, allowing Ike to get into close proximity with the flying car.

After the test staff had gotten out of the vehicle, he immediately climbed into it.

He then mimicked what he had seen the test staff had done, and drove the car into the test track.

Nicole watched Ike as she crossed her arms around her chest.

Unable to resist it, Kelly asked, ‘Nicole, you're letting him drive like that?" "Let him be.

Even if he tries to copy our work, I won't be afraid," Nicole replied in turn.

After all, she would be doing nothing more than helping Mr. Harmon progress a little faster.

‘Alright.” Kelly nodded.

Soon, Ike, who had gotten his fill of fun, got off the car.

He then made a beeline for Nicole and cried, "Bloody hell.

That was fun! Once this goes on sale, both you and Jared will be swimming in cash!" Nicole rolled her eyes at him.

"That has nothing to do with you." "Of course it doesn't.

You're Mr. Jared's fiancée, and what he earns is already yours," he replied.

"Shut up." Nicole glared at him, asking him to keep his mouth shut.

However, Ike sniggered back at her in response.

At that moment, he felt a sharp gaze staring at him, and as he turned around by reflex, he saw Jared.

‘Goodness! That is why the air became so chilly.

It was because this dude has shown up.' Ike immediately let out an awkward laugh.

"It's been a while, Mr. Johnston." Jared frowned as he looked at Ike.

"When did you come back? And what are you doing here?" Sheepishly, Ike began to explain, ''I just landed today and wanted to see the fruits of your research." Jared glared at him icily.

"Do we need you to see the fruits of our research?"

Chapter 1705

LIke was rendered speechless in an instant...

He could only scratch his head awkwardly.

"Um, I'm just here to check it out." Jared withdrew his frosty gaze and strutted toward Nicole, "Don't just bring any random strangers here." Nicole smiled, "Got it." Ike's face immediately dropped, for Jared had called him a random stranger, making Nicole laugh in the process.

As expected, Nicole had been changed by Jared, but Ike did not reserve the right to talk about it.

"Regardless, thank you Mr. Johnston and Nicole for allowing me to have a look at your advanced technology and learn about it.

Since I'm back for a while, I'd like to treat you guys to a meal." Seeing how generous Ike was, Jared became repulsed.

"You wish to treat us? How much is your annual income?" Ike was stunned, for he did not know what Jared was implying.

Were they going to eat a meal that would cost him a year's worth of his salary? Hearing that, Ike could not help but shiver.

Nicole noticed how awkward he was and said, "It's fine.

I'll treat everyone to that meal.

After all, Ike is a friend of mine." Jared darted his eyes at Nicole, apparently unhappy to see her regard Ike as a friend.

Nicole raised her eyebrows.

Although their friendship was not that strong, he was still a good friend who had worked with her on the research project.

It was only right that she bought him a meal.

"Let's go." Jared nodded while staring at Ike.

Because of Ike, Jared's dating opportunity had been dashed away just like that.

Ike was feeling completely awkward, and he felt even worse to have Nicole treating him.

Then, Jared drove the car and brought them to the restaurant.

The three of them quickly took a seat, after which Nicole looked at Ike and asked, "You did not come back just to see the manned flying car, did you?" Otherwise, Ike would not have stayed for a meal with them.

Ike smiled when he realized that he had been exposed by Nicole.

" If I tell you the truth, you'll have to let me pay for this meal." Nicole raised her eyebrows and eyed him.

"What is it? Spill." Ike knew all too well that Nicole hated beating around the bush.

Therefore, he could only tell her the truth.

"I ran into a bottleneck at the Aegis Corporation.

Without the artificial intelligence system, our invention will just be a stock flying car even if we manage to produce one.

It is no match for the manned flying car which all of you are creating.” Nicole knew that Ike was speaking the truth, and so, she continue listening.

"One should always move toward greater heights, and I was serious about what I've said today.

Mr. Johnston, do you still have any vacancies available?” As Ike was speaking, he grinned at them.

Nicole raised her brows.

Initially, he thought that Ike was just joking.

But it seemed to her that he really wanted to join the company and work under Jared.

Jared looked at Ike with a brow raised.

"You wish to join the company?" "Yeah.

The only thing I'm good at are manned flying cars among other high technology related projects.

If you don't mind me, I'm willing to devote myself to the company until I can no longer work, " Ike promised while sitting up straight.

Nicole looked at Ike and it seemed to her that he really wanted to do so.

Then, she asked, "Have you talked to Scott and made things clear? W Ike immediately nodded.

He knew that if Nicole asked such questions, it would mean that she was about to accept him.

After that, he followed up by saying, "Of course, the current project I'm working on will be completed soon.

It's impossible for me to invent an artificial intelligence system.

So, I'll leave once this project is done." “Why would you want to join our project now?" Jared squinted at him.

The research for the project was close to completion, and if Ike joined the team, he could only work on the post-research process and complete the final touch ups.

Ike then looked at Jared and replied, "I'm really interested in the artificial intelligence technology of manned flying cars.

You can think of me as a workaholic when it comes to research.

Give mea chance.

I believe I can bring out a better result on top of the current technology." Jared glanced at Nicole.

His intention of approaching Nicole during the last time was too apparent, and as such, Jared still suspected that Ike had other intentions.

However, Nicole proceeded to give it some thought and said, "We will have to do mass production at the end of the project.

I'm afraid Terry would not be able to manage everything on his own.

Since Ike is also an expert in this field, we could consider him."