Ch. 286..290: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 286-290

Chapter 286

Nicole watched Zeke’s back as he started to run once more.

She returned to her previous position and stood still. Her slender figure and straightened back made her seem as if she were a ruler or a monument.

‘Fourth lap. Fifth lap. Sixth lap.’ He thought.

Zeke’s pace was getting slower. He knew that he was truly nearing his limit now; the three laps he ran just now were a piece of cake.

‘Seventh lap. Eighth lap.’ he thought.

At this point, for someone who did not have the habit of exercising, it was a matter of having a will that was strong enough. His legs had gone numb and were swinging mechanically.

There was a voice in his head constantly shouting and instigating him, ‘Stop running, just stop running! You’re too tired and need rest. This is enough for today!’

Zeke shook his head. The sweat on his face dripped onto the running track, silencing the voice in his head for a moment.

He looked at Nicole, who was standing in the distance. Though his vision was a little blurry, he could sense that she was watching him closely.

Zeke’s legs felt as heavy as lead, but he tried his best and continued moving his legs. He was fighting the toughest battle with himself.

‘We live to become better versions of ourselves. Lucifer is looking at me. I can’t let someone who cares about me down again,’ he thought.

‘Ninth lap. Tenth lap,’ he thought again.

Zeke looked at Nicole, who was within arm’s reach, and revealed a child-like smile. He firmly stopped his incredibly sore knees. He did not allow himself to fall onto the ground as he did previously. He then lifted his head to look at Nicole. His parted lips seemed as if they were conveying something.

‘Nicole, I did it,’ he thought.

Nicole looked at Zeke; he looked as if he had just gone for a swim. He was panting quickly with his body slightly hunched over. It was not a beautiful sight, but it was the best he had ever looked in her eyes. ‘Nothing is tougher than surpassing yourself,’ she thought. Nicole looked at Zeke with a slight smile in her eyes. They looked incredibly beautiful under the reflection of the sun.

“Good job, Zeke.” Zeke’s eyes instantly lit up. He looked at Nicole and moved his lips before finally saying,” Thank you, Nicole.” Nicole did not respond but helped him up. They slowly walked on the sports field for a bit before stopping

“You should be thanking yourself, not me,” she said softly.

Zeke looked at Nicole and revealed a smile, “But still, thank you. Nicole, if it weren’t for your harshness, I would never have learned to man up and fight for myself.” She didn’t teach him how to run; she taught him how to grow up. Nicole patted his head and did not answer. She turned around and prepared to leave.

“Go back to class. You’ll get used to it soon.” Meanwhile, Zeke thought to himself, ‘Ten laps is still a long way to go.’ Zeke watched as Nicole turned around and left without hesitation. He felt disgruntled and said frustratedly, “Hey! At least let me walk me to your school entrance!” Nicole did not spare him a single glance. ‘Northon Institute is practically right across Royal Creek Institute. If I were to walk him to the entrance, I might as well carry him upstairs too,’ she thought. “I need to return to class.”

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‘He ran slower than I thought. If I don’t go back now, I won’t be able to make it,’ she thought.

Zeke could tell that Nicole was being serious. He felt a little resigned.

‘Who would believe that a top-tier hacker like her was actually a law-abiding student?’ he thought.

Just as he was about to jog over to her, he was stopped by the numbing pain coming from his legs. Zeke shouted anxiously when he saw Nicole leaving, “Wait up, Nicole!”

When Zeke saw Nicole stop and turn to him with a confused expression, he quickly dragged his handicapped leg and walked over to her. He dug through his pocket for a while before retrieving an ordinary-looking black box. “Here, this is for you.”

Nicole did not accept it. She narrowed her eyes at Zeke and said coldly, “Where did you get this?”

Zeke reached out and grabbed Nicole’s hand before placing the item into her palm. He was all smiles and said, “My father consented to it. Consider it my tuition fee.” Zeke shuddered when he thought of Karlo’s furious expression when he saw him rummaging through the boxes and cabinets back home. However, Karlo’s anger instantly subsided when he found out that it was about sending Nicole a gift. He even proceeded to search for a gift with Zeke while reminding him to gift the item properly and to bring up his name in front of Nicole.

Zeke was not afraid of his father’s threats, but he was still a little scared of his fists.

Nicole stared at the black box in her hand and stopped refusing the gift. ‘Since this was a gift from Commander Guzman, refusing it would seem a little rude,’ she thought.

She lightly nodded at Zeke before walking toward the classroom and saying, “Remember to do some stretches when you get home. Otherwise, you won’t be able to finish the fifteen laps tomorrow.”

Zeke looked dumbfounded. His face gradually shifted from one that was expressionless to fury.

“Nicole, you idiot! Return that thing to me!”

Nicole walked to the classroom. She ignored the glances around her and sat down at her desk.

Behind her, Gary had been watching her ever since she entered the classroom. He had an unreadable look in his eyes.

He had spent the past few days studying and looking up information about Lucifer. However, none of his search queries came back with results. He stared at the blank webpage and suddenly thought of Nicole’s username on the school website.

Both Nicole and Lucifer were unknown to him. It was clear that Nicole and his most admired Lucifer should not be related in any way, and yet he felt like the two shared inexplicable similarities.

Gary grew irritated at the thought of this

He spun the pen in his hand and stared at Nicole with great intensity

Wayne, who was sitting beside Gary, noticed his dark eye circles. He followed his gaze and saw Nicole He scratched his head confusedly

“Gary’s being really weird lately,’ he thought

After class, Nicole packed her things and prepared to leave. Suddenly, a voice came from the classroom door

“Nicole somebody’s looking for you!”

Vivian looked at Nicole impatiently with a faint gloating look in her eyes.

She recognized the person who was looking for Nicole. The person was a die-hard fan of Snow Riddle Since they were here to look for Nicole out of the blue, what good could come out of this

Vivian revealed a delighted look at the thought of Nicole embarrassing herself.

‘How dare Nicole How dare she not come to school and yet get all of Gary’s attention,’ she thought

 

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‘I can’t stand her,’ Vivian thought. She noticed Gary’s gaze on Nicole just now and was resenting her.

‘Even God can’t bear the sight of her and sent someone to teach her a lesson!’ she thought.

Many of the people obviously had the same thought as Vivian. They all knew that Jimmy was head over heels for Snow Riddle.

‘Since the incident between Nicole and Snow Riddle has spread across the campus, he must be here to stir up trouble for Nicole!’ they thought. They all gazed at Nicole mockingly. Nicole’s expression remained unchanged. He looked at Jimmy and lightly raised her brows,” How are you feeling?”

Everyone had a weird expression when they heard her question.

Could this be a new way of mocking someone?’ they wondered.

Jimmy looked at Nicole with a slightly agitated expression. He then walked up to Nicole and looked at her while saying a little worriedly, “I’m feeling fine. But you yourself…” He was there when Nicole fainted yesterday. He was so worried that he came to see her right after class ended.

Everyone in Class B looked at them with even weirder gazes. ‘Why are the two of them concerned about each other?’ they wondered.

Vivian’s expression darkened a little. She was certain that Jimmy would give Nicole a hard time. She did not expect things to unfold this way. ‘Jimmy is being a little too nice to Nicole,’ she thought.

Their previous exchange was nothing compared to what Jimmy said next. It made everyone’s jaws drop “Nicole, thank you for saving me. If you ever need anything in the future, do not hesitate to let me know firsthand. I’ll do whatever I can!”

He said and bowed solemnly at Nicole. He did not care about those around them who had their jaws dropped to the ground. ‘How could this be!’ they thought. Vivian looked livid. She never expected Jimmy to say such a thing. ‘What? Does Nicole practice medicine? What did he mean by her saving his life?’ everyone wondered. They were here for the drama, but Jimmy appeared to be treating Nicole with a lot of respect. Nicole did not really mind. She responded indifferently, “It’s fine. I don’t need your help with anything.”

Jimmy gazed at Nicole with immense gratitude. ‘She saved my life but is not asking for anything in return. On the other hand, Snow Riddle demands so much of me,’ he thought.

When he compared the two, it was hard for him to not feel biased.

He was a little hesitant initially, but now, he was certain that he was on Nicole’s side.

He looked at Nicole and smiled slightly, “I know what to do now.”

He said and bowed at Nicole. Then, he turned to look at the people of Class B and said, “Nicole is my savior. If anyone bullies Nicole in the future, I won’t let them off the hook!”

Jimmy did not have a very strong physique. However, he was the person who ran and maintained the school forum, so nobody dared to cross him.

‘If he pins several posts that dug up dirt on me, I’ll embarrass myself in front of the high school department and university department of Royal Creek Institute,’ they thought. The expressions of the people of Class B changed when they heard his words. 4

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Nicole looked at their expressions and raised an eyebrow with interest.She ignored the ruckus behind her and nodded at Jimmy before walking toward the cafeteria.

Jimmy wanted to run over to Nicole when he saw her leave.However, he was swarmed by the curious crowd the moment he moved.

Jack was the first to ask him a question, "Jimmy, what’s the matter? Why are you suddenly on Nicole’s side?"

Everyone else looked at him with confusion; none of them knew why he was acting so differently.

Jimmy’s expression remained unchanged.He unlocked his phone and showed them a video.

"See for yourself."

The video was not exactly in high definition and was a little shaky; it was obviously recorded by a non- professional.

However, it was evident that the person in the video lying on the ground unconscious was Jimmy.

Everyone had formed a circle around him, but no one dared to go closer.

Soon after, Nicole ran over.She asked Jimmy’s friends to do something, but the people crowding around them stepped back in fear.

In the end, she was helped by the handsome man who came with her.

After that, a lot of noise could be heard.

It sounded as if someone was scolding Nicole.

The crowd was affected by this.

Even the person who was recording muttered indistinctive scolding.

None of the things they were saying in the video could be heard.

There were too many people.

Nicole’s expression remained unchanged.

The man guarded Nicole as she quickly stabbed a needle into Jimmy’s body.

It only took a while before Jimmy regained consciousness and vomited dark-colored blood.

At this point, everyone in the video had gone silent.

Jack, Wayne, and the entirety of Class B also fell silent as they watched the video.

Gary’s gaze darkened when he saw Nicole and Jared make eye contact after Jimmy regained consciousness.

He clenched his fists silently.

Everyone watching the video was dumbfounded; it was evident that Jimmy had narrowly escaped death.

If it were not for Nicole, they probably would not be looking at Jimmy right now.

On top of that, she carried out the procedure so smoothly.

Everyone revealed looks of astonishment.

The country girl they always made fun of was actually way more skilled than they were.

She was very cold, but she was also very gentle.

Jimmy looked at their expressions and knew that they had come to understand something.

He pocketed his phone and said, "When everyone was afraid of getting in trouble because of me, Nicole saved me regardless of our past."

‘I can differentiate between kindness and grudges.I will never be able to repay Nicole’s kindness" Jimmy thought.

Everyone understood how Jimmy felt.

He fell unconscious, yet none of his friends dared to save him out of fear and chose to watch him lie unconscious instead.

Meanwhile, the crowd around him knew that the ambulance would not make it in time, yet they threw insults at Nicole when she still had the chance to save Jimmy.

They were just worried that they would become an accomplice to murder if Nicole could not save Jimmy.

Many of them lowered their heads in shame.

If this were to happen to them, none of them could imagine what they would do.

The crowd was totally silent.

Suddenly, someone spoke quietly, "Were we wrong about Nicole?"

She was brave and really skilled.

Many of them revealed confused looks.

Vivian saw this and said calmly, "Everyone, don’t be fooled by this video.If you practiced medicine, you would’ve come forward too.This doesn’t prove anything!"

She then turned around to look at Jimmy, "Perhaps you changed your attitude toward her because she saved your life.However, I don’t think Nicole is a good person for doing so.She simply did what she was supposed to do."

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After that, Vivian walked back to her own desk as she coldly sorted out her things.

The remaining people were affected by her attitude as they silently went back to their seats.

Yet, a few were still clear-headed and did not agree with what Vivian had said.

Everyone saw what happened to Jimmy.

In that situation, the person who stood out not only needed to be equipped with medical skills but also unparalleled courage and a sense of responsibility for life.

If anything were to happen to Jimmy under their watch, it was not something that anyone would dare to shoulder.

They shook their heads as they returned to their seats.

Jimmy did not refute Vivian but instead gave her a pitiful look as he then uploaded the video to the campus forum before putting his phone away.

‘A person who is so engrossed in their own little world, not being able to see black or white clearly, sure is pitiful"

Jimmy was very thankful to Nicole at this moment for allowing him to see things clearly, and not end up dying like a poor, confused bastard.

He turned around and looked at Lulu, who was also looking at him as he smiled and said,"Come, I’ll treat you to a meal."

Lulu was still immersed in the shocking news that Nicole was the one who had saved her brother and could not snap out of it.

Hearing that, she only nodded in a daze as she stood up and followed Jimmy.

The reason she did not speak to her elder brother was that he was standing on Snow’s side while she believed that Nicole would never bully Snow.

The two barely spoke at all, so much so that this pair of siblings were as good as strangers.

Jimmy looked at his little sister with a look of unbridled guilt in his eyes.

"Lulu, I’m sorry.I’ve been led astray.I’m so sorry."

He still remembered those horrible words he said to Nicole, and now each and every one of them came slapping him back in the face.

When Lulu heard that, she snapped back to her wits as she smiled and said, "It’s okay.You don’t wrong me, but Nicole…"

Jimmy immediately said, "I’ve already posted that video up.I’ll definitely help rehabilitate Nicole’s reputation!"

When he recalled Snow coming to his class today, yet did not even deign to look at him, but because he could help her create waves, so she lowered herself to occasionally speak to him, a pained look appeared in Jimmy’s eyes.

What was wrong with him back then, when he thought Snow was a gentle person who deserved the title of the school beauty.

Thinking of the upcoming school beauty evaluation, a determined look appeared in his eyes.

‘The content Snow asked him to post were all posts ridiculing Nicole’s birth and character, implying that she was not fit to be the school beauty.Even if she was of low birth, Nicole’s character was not

something Snow can discredit as she pleased!’ He thought.

So, he had completely deleted all those posts yesterday.

Looking at her brother’s finally cleared eyes, a gradual look of relief appeared in Lulu’s eyes.

She was really afraid that she would never be on good terms with her elder brother ever again.

As she thought of this, she hugged her brother’s arm and smiled sweetly.

"Jimmy, you need to interact with Nicole more, and you’ll find that she’s really a nice person.She had helped me plenty back then, so don’t you believe the rumor of her bullying Snow.If Nicole really wanted to bully Snow, Snow would be long dead…"

As the two walked into the distance, a burst of laughter could be heard from time to time.

After Jimmy left, Jack and Wayne exchanged looks and saw the surprise in each other’s eyes.

Not only was Nicole skilled in martial arts, she even knew ancient Hustuaburgian needle techniques?