Chapter 360 May You Shine Brightly
When Zoey heard his words, her expression immediately became uncertain and suspicious.
This was impossible!
Charlotte was the heiress of the Ross family, from a reclusive family—who would dare mess with her?
But Liam's status was right there.
Zoey felt he probably wouldn't talk nonsense.
So what was really going on?
She began to feel anxious inside and didn't dare say anything carelessly.
Oscar, beside her, looked somewhat dazed.
Olivia actually had a boyfriend?
Although they had worked together for several months, Oscar knew nothing about Olivia's private life.
But hadn't she just gotten divorced not long ago?
How did she get a boyfriend so quickly?
Oscar frowned slightly, unable to figure this out.
He wanted to ask Olivia directly, but the current situation wasn't really appropriate.
At this moment, Andrew ignored them and looked at Olivia warmly, asking her, "Olivia, do you want to go up and try?"
Just as he finished asking, before Olivia could respond, Liam on the side looked at Olivia with great interest and said, "That's a great suggestion!
Ms. Smith, I've heard about how amazing you are for a long time!
Everyone says you're Mr. McCoy's only and best student. This is a rare opportunity—do you want to compete?"
He looked eager to try, saying, "I'll be honest with you, the best record holder up there is me. For three years running, no one has broken my record! I want to spar with you!"
Olivia was already somewhat interested in this competition.
Hearing Liam say this, her interest grew even more.
So this was his purpose in leading the way?
Olivia readily agreed, "Sure, let's compete!"
Liam's eyes rolled, and he said, "A simple competition is boring. How about we make a bet?"
Olivia looked at his eager gaze and seemed to already guess his purpose without asking.
Could Liam want to read the ancient medical books of the Medica Vitae Sect?
Thinking of how he had just been talking about visiting the Medica Vitae Sect, Olivia felt this possibility was very likely.
She cleared her throat and said, "Tell me what you're thinking."
Liam's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "If I win, you let me borrow and read your Medica Vitae Sect's collection of books, okay?"
Sure enough! That was his goal.
Olivia smiled helplessly.
Liam, afraid she wouldn't agree, immediately promised, "Don't worry, I'll just read them. I absolutely won't reveal anything to others. Only I will know the contents!
I won't make any copies or pass them to anyone else!
If you don't trust me, I can sign a contract!
That way, if I break the agreement, you can send me straight to jail!"
Olivia was really amused by him.
She didn't directly refuse this request, but looked at him leisurely and asked, "What if you lose? What do I get? Will you let me see the Blake family's collection too?"
Seeing she hadn't refused, Liam immediately nodded and said, "No problem! Not only can I let you read them, but if you ever need me for anything in the future, you can use me however you want!"
Andrew reminded him coolly from the side, "Olivia can make decisions for the Medica Vitae Sect. Can you make decisions for the Blake family?"
Liam patted his chest without hesitation and promised, "Of course I can! I'm the future heir of the Blake family. I have that much authority.
If not, I'll kick out my father first and make him give me his position!"
Nothing could stop him from seeing the Medica Vitae Sect's collection!
Olivia was genuinely amused.
She stopped teasing him and said, "Alright, I agree. If I lose, I'll let you see the Medica Vitae Sect's collection.
Of course, if I win, I get to see the Blake family's collection!"
"Deal!"
After setting the stakes for the competition, they didn't waste any time.
When the new round of competition began, Olivia smiled at Andrew and said, "I'm going then?"
"Mm." Andrew nodded with a smile, "Good luck."
As he finished speaking, he bent down slightly and said to her, "When I was on the mountain before, the elders there said I was a lucky person.
Now, I'm sharing my luck with you.
May you shine brilliantly on today's competition stage!"
After saying this, he placed a light kiss on Olivia's forehead.
Then he took off the bracelet he always wore on his wrist and put it on her slender wrist.
The faint sandalwood scent and warm temperature from it transferred to her.
Olivia couldn't help but smile.
She smiled brightly, her eyes sparkling with light, "I'll win for you to see!"
Liam watched this scene, once again stunned by the changes in Andrew.
Was this still the Andrew he remembered?
How could he seem like a completely different person in front of Olivia?
The broadcast had already started calling names.
Olivia turned back and saw his complicated expression.
She smiled and said, "What are you spacing out for? Let's get on stage."
This call brought Liam's thoughts back.
He quickly said, "Oh, oh, coming!"
The two set aside their distractions and went on stage together.
Below the stage, in an inconspicuous corner, Michael and Robert had also arrived.
They happened to see Olivia going on stage.
The former was slightly stunned, somewhat lost in thought.
This was the first time he had seen Olivia with such a smile.
Like warm sunshine on a winter day, bright as a flower, yet so dazzling one couldn't look away.
His eyes were inscrutable, a trace of confusion arising in his heart.
Why had he never seen such a smile when she was with him before?
Robert looked at the scene in the distance, feeling helpless yet somewhat moved.
Although his boss was Michael, at this moment, he couldn't help but think that Olivia and Andrew were really well-matched.
Look at the smile on her face—how happy, how genuine.
He could see the respect that man gave her, the adoration for her, the unconditional trust and protection.
These were all things Michael couldn't provide.
It was precisely because of such care that the formerly bland Olivia had become bright and radiant.
No wonder people say that a flower needs careful nurturing to bloom beautifully.
The former Olivia had the title of Michael's wife in name only, but had drained her own soul dry.
She was abandoned in a corner of the Johnson family, like a lowly blade of grass.
No nutrients, no sunshine.
Over time, naturally, she became dull and lifeless.
Now, she had broken free from that corner, held in someone else's palm, planted on a mountain peak, and had become an unreachable flower on a high ridge.
There was no longer any possibility between them.
Robert couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
He really didn't know when Michael would be able to see this reality clearly.
Olivia didn't know who had come below the stage.
After going on stage with Liam, she focused all her attention on the competition.
It was also at this moment that she learned of Liam's popularity here.
Hearing that Liam was going to compete, in just a few minutes, even more people gathered below the stage.
At a glance, there were densely packed heads everywhere.
As the audience gathered, chattering discussions came from below.
"Mr. Blake! It's really him!"
"Wow! I didn't expect he'd take the stage again."
"Yeah, challengers from previous years all lost, and they were all medical heirs from reclusive families.
Everyone has already accepted him as number one. I haven't heard of anyone daring to challenge him. Which bold newcomer is it this year?"
"Whoever it is, they definitely can't beat Mr. Blake!"
"I think so too!"
Although Olivia's identity had caused quite a stir in the news, that didn't mean many people would pay attention.
Even if they had paid attention before, so much time had passed that people should have forgotten what she looked like.
So at this moment, not many people recognized her.
Below the stage were almost all voices of Liam's supporters, with no cheers for Olivia to be heard.
But she wasn't panicked at all.
This time, she and Liam were competing in ancient medical arts.
The questions would naturally be various complicated cases, requiring her and Liam to answer with treatment methods.
Ancient medical arts were diverse. Medical families of the past each had their own special skills, but methods also varied in quality.
The key to determining victory would naturally be whose treatment method was better.
Soon, the first question came out.
After Olivia and Liam looked at it, they almost simultaneously and without hesitation picked up their pens and wrote down the prescription for treatment on paper, along with treatment methods to accompany the prescription, and the recovery time.
When displaying their answers, people below the stage couldn't help but cry out in surprise.
"The prescriptions are almost the same for both of them!"
"Looks like this newcomer really has some skills."
"The treatment methods—they both chose the same approach, but the targeted areas seem a bit different."
"Right, and the treatment times are different too!"
Liam needed seven days, while Olivia only needed four days.
"How is it possible to recover in four days?"
The crowd erupted in an uproar, discussing among themselves.
Some people also began to study it.
There were many veterans in the field present. They weren't influenced by the surrounding voices and began discussing the two answers on the spot.
Finally, several senior experts unanimously agreed that Olivia's method was not feasible.
"In her listed treatment method, this area here is extremely dangerous and shouldn't be touched lightly!"
"Yes, everyone here is a medical practitioner. You can see at a glance that if you touch this area, you might kill someone!"
"Throughout history, few people have dared to touch this area, unless the person was already beyond help!"
After the discussion, people's gazes toward Olivia changed from initial appreciation to condemnation.
"This is ridiculous. To win, she deliberately used this method to attract attention!"
"To win the competition, she just randomly answered. How can she be qualified to be a medical practitioner?"