Chapter 2The Price of the Golden Ticket: A Sister's Choice

Chloe began to enjoy the benefits brought by the system.

At the very beginning, both our systems provided "cheat codes."

The Genius System enhanced Chloe's memory and comprehension, making her studying twice as effective with half the effort.

She joyfully showed off her photographic memory to the teachers and students.

"How did Chloe suddenly get so smart?"

"I'm so jealous."

Chloe floated on air, reveling in everyone's praise.

Catching a glimpse of me out of the corner of her eye, she covered her mouth and chuckled softly:

"Actually, my sister studies really hard at home too, but she just can't seem to get it.

"Sigh, if she wanted, I could share my study methods with her, but she refuses to ask me."

Her deskmate, who was hoping to ask Chloe how to solve a problem, immediately agreed:

"Oh, come on, Mia isn't smart. Even if you taught her, it wouldn't work.

"You're from the same mom, how come you're so smart and Mia is so dumb?"

Dumb?

I looked at my math test, which scored a 95 out of 100.

Honestly, my grades weren't even bad now, but Chloe constantly reinforced this stereotype in her conversations, making people think I studied secretly at home and was jealous of her grades.

During high school, everyone always has a filter for the "genius" students.

Especially the type like Chloe, who doesn't seem to study hard but still gets good grades.

Intelligence is a scarce resource. Because it's hard to attain, it makes people especially envious.

Meanwhile, the boys in class started intentionally teasing me, trying to get my attention.

The Beauty System was also revealing its power.

Chloe and I originally looked very similar, but I was gradually starting to develop differently.

I was growing taller, my waist was getting slimmer, my skin was fairer, and my features were becoming more beautiful.

In a school where everyone went bare-faced, people began to notice my stunning beauty.

"What's the use of being pretty? A student's main job is studying."

"Yeah, Mia is pretty, but Chloe is so smart! My goddess is still Chloe."

Chloe was incredibly smug about this.

I watched coldly from the sidelines, never saying a word to her.

She didn't know that the Genius System didn't make you smart for nothing.

In my past life, she needed to win over others and gain the true love and affection of the "Child of Destiny";

And I also needed to put in double the effort, bury myself in my studies, to achieve academic results.

But just being smart wasn't enough. The people who make it to the top are never lacking in talent.

In the end, what everyone was really competing on was who worked harder, who could endure the loneliness of not seeing immediate results.

In this world, there are many beautiful people, and there are many smart people.

But not everyone can achieve success.

If you look glamorous in public, you have to put in double the effort behind the scenes.

Destiny never rewards those who want something for nothing.