Chapter 1541: Chapter 1541: She Wants to Rely on Herself
"You filthy bitch, using power to pull strings and snatching away countless opportunities from us, opportunities that genius talents have worked so hard to earn. No doubt, this time the Defense Department opportunity the professor mentioned will be snatched away by your insidious means!" he twisted in anger as he yelled.
Yiyi’s face turned pale; she hadn’t imagined that in others’ eyes, she was viewed in such a manner.
"What nonsense are you spouting? I achieved this all through my own strength, step by step," Yiyi retorted angrily, her face full of indignation. Since childhood, she discarded a life of leisure and strived hard in her studies. Relying on her own abilities, she has achieved what she has today, only to be slandered as someone who pulls strings.
To hell with it! If the Eldest Miss wanted to pull strings, she would have already gone directly to the Defense Department; why would she still be struggling and working tirelessly here?
Isn’t it just to prove her own abilities?
Ares sneered, "Ability? You have the nerve to even mention that word. For all these years, the project team has stipulated that only members with a PhD or above are recruited. You haven’t even graduated from college; what right do you have to get in?"
Yiyi was in shock, her face even paler, "What did you say, the project team has educational qualifications for recruitment?"
She was completely unaware, thinking during the interview that her outstanding performance and her good work in school scientific experiments were the reasons for her recruitment. She was thrilled for a while, surrounded by highly educated elites.
"Nonsense, did you really think anyone can get in? Even if you’re the top of the entire school at the undergraduate level, you can’t get in. What are you pretending for? If you didn’t pull strings, how did you get in?" Ares’s voice was filled with hatred. "Furthermore, Professor Wolf is a PhD advisor who never takes graduate students, let alone undergraduates; what did he take you for? Aren’t you just relying on your family’s power and influence to seize these resources from us? Do you even have any shame?"
Yiyi felt her breath catch, her eyes full of disbelief; she never imagined that being recognized by such an outstanding mentor and entering a top project would have such a hidden truth.
She always believed it was due to her own ability, her own efforts, determined to become the best, sparing no effort; it wasn’t about just getting a prestigious school degree.
But today’s truth denied her a decade of hard work, leaving her overwhelmingly shocked and distressed.
It turned out to be due to pulling strings. All the achievements she had prided herself on were fundamentally false.
It must be her parents. They were afraid she’d struggle, so they protected her all the way. But she didn’t like these victories not earned through her own strength at all.
Since childhood, she had been a doll, pampered, protected, and spoiled by everyone. Whatever she wanted, her family would unconditionally help her achieve it; yes, she didn’t need to make any efforts to get everything she desired.
But that was merely the life of a doll, a waste reliant solely on others’ love to survive.
She didn’t want to be protected forever, to remain a waste. So she was determined to forge her own path, yet in the end, she still had to rely on others, leaving her feeling so frustrated and defeated.
"I didn’t know, they pulled strings for me; I didn’t know the inside story," Yiyi said bitterly, her small face burning with guilt. After all, she had witnessed everyone’s efforts in the project group, and yet she took a spot that belonged to others. "But just because of this, you intend to harm me?"
Ares shouted angrily, "Don’t try to shirk responsibility, having a privileged background and still seizing others’ resources. You useless second-generation rich should just die. There’s a group of thugs waiting for you outside, and when the noble lady gets gang-raped by bottom-tier tramps, let’s see if you can still hold your head high."
