All Her Secrets

Chapter 718 Always in Second Place

The next day, the competition officially began. Due to the spread of various rumors, many people were pessimistic about Marshall’s team, believing that they were bound to lose.

Before the competition started, the odds for betting on the outcome had already soared to 1 to 30, with almost no one believing that Marshall’s team would win. In order to earn more money, some unscrupulous haters spread rumors about Catherine, even going as far as to say that she only became a researcher in the laboratory through personal connections.

Marshall led his team to the entrance of the sealed laboratory. He personally ushered each of his students into the laboratory. When he saw Catherine, who was walking at the back, he gently patted her shoulder. “Don’t worry. Just believe that you are the best,” he said earnestly.

Faced with Marshall’s sincere advice, Catherine remained indifferent. Used to her temperament, Marshall didn’t mind. “Remember, you don’t need to worry too much. Just follow your heart, ” he said.

“Okay,” Catherine responded.

Her rare response brought a noticeable smile to Marshall’s face. For him, his team’s rankings were unimportant as long as his students did their best.

The competition’s task was a specific experimental project, requiring the students to design a set of chips within three hours. The chips’ functionality had to comply fully with the competition’s regulations.

The task was only revealed after the two teams entered the sealed laboratory. Many people were dumbfounded when they saw it.

Several professors from Styre University were also shocked. “Why is the task so difficult?” they exclaimed.

Marshall furrowed his brow and unconsciously pushed the frame of his glasses. “They’re giving us such a

in the first

quite confident upon seeing the announced task. Outsiders thought it was because they believed in their team’s strength, but the truth was that the difficulty was due to the Johnville Team’s mentor pulling strings behind the scenes. The Johnville Team looked down on Styre University but wouldn’t use any underhanded means to win. The strictness of the Bide Cup wouldn’t give them that opportunity. Their goal was simple-to make Styre Team’s defeat as embarrassing

the laboratories were surrounded by tempered glass, allowing everyone to see the experimenters inside

ability to work together. Although the experimental project for this competition was quite challenging, they had

hand, the researchers of the Styre Team were still discussing the competition project. The accompanying mentors standing outside the laboratory were

going on with your students? Why haven’t they

he seemed a bit nervous. This task wouldn’t have been too difficult if he had guided them. However, the mentors couldn’t interfere, and their students had

Marshall remained

were watching as well. Seeing that the Styre

more arrogant, even going as far as to taunt Marshall directly. “Professor Hartley, you said Catherine

who were actively discussing, Catherine sat quietly on the side, resting her chin on her hand with

The situation became so

student of yours?” one of the school leaders

stared at Catherine with a fixed gaze, not knowing what she was planning to

Marshall’s lack of response, the professors didn’t know what was wrong with him. After discussing, they prepared to replace Catherine with a substitute. This suggestion had been made before, but at

competition, showing no regard for it. Even if she didn’t know how to complete the task, she should

looking somewhat agitated. “Marshall, what’s