My Wife is a Hacker by Summer

"Well, that's not true,' Edwin Bradford smiled wryly. "It's just that I'm also one of the members of this entourage, and if we don't
make it into the semi-finals, it would be far too embarrassing..."
'If I had not met Nicole, I bet I would be able to enter the semi-finals,' he thought.
"It's okay. Preston should be able to crack it easily. You're a part of our company, and we should have the pride of being so,"
Nicole replied.
Edwin sighed. 'How can any of this be the same? This match is doomed from the start.'
Nicole noted Edwin's look of discouragement, and thought for a moment before saying, "How about I give you a ten-minute head
start. How 'bout that?"
Edwin immediately raised his eyebrows. "Really?"
Though Edwin had made Nicole feel very uneasy, it was also the only way in which he could secure a better chance at winning.
He could not help wanting to try his best.
"Yeah, come on!"
After the exchange had ended, Nicole leisurely took a sip of her drink and leaned back on the chair. On the other side, both Gary
and Ryder were relaxed. Gary's eyes were filled with admiration and respect while Ryder's face was filled with disgust.
"How can this be a competition? Even if she's better, you can't underestimate Edwin."
After all, they were also operating IT companies, and thus, none of them should be underestimated. Out of earshot of their
conversation, Nicole kicked back as she continued taking sips of her drink.
At that moment, the countdown began and three seconds later, everyone proceeded to get busy and the clacking of keyboards
filled the room. Everyone in the audience held their breath as they spectated on the big screen. Zeke and Rowdon were
competing against each other.
The only people who had been paying attention to Nicole from time to time were Bradley and Director Monroe. It was Director
Monroe who had noticed Nicole drinking leisurely when she was up against Edwin, a gesture which left him confused.
"What is Nicole doing?" Director Monroe asked Bradley.

"I'm not sure what she's doing. She's just sitting around drinking tea there," Bradley said confidently as he knew that Nicole's
behavior was not a cause for concern.
Director Monroe was stunned. "But this is a competition. She's up against Edwin, who's pretty famous in the entirety of his
university's faculty! His skills are pretty admirable too."
Bradley smiled and thought, 'Though Edwin is good, he couldn't even go toe to toe with Ryder. Not to mention, Nicole didn't even
break when she battled Ryder, so I reckon Edwin isn't even in the same league.'
While Bradley was enjoying himself, Director Monroe, on the other hand, was breaking into cold sweat. He did not want Nicole to
be eliminated at such an early stage in the competition.
After ten long minutes, Nicole slowly placed her drink down before typing away on her keyboard, changing her stance from
relaxed to serious in a matter of seconds. And just as everyone thought that Edwin was about to break into the firewall of Nicole's
computer, a sudden counterattack thwarted his attempt at once.
"Damn it, what kind of code is this?" he asked.
'Goodness, this girl is really good...' Edwin could not believe his eyes, as he had never seen such a good countermeasure on a
firewall program.
"It's something new I've developed. Isn't it fun?" Nicole teased.
Edwin could not help suppressing his laughter. He then tried to poke around his computer, but to no avail.
Seeing this, he gave up with a sigh. "Forget it. I give up."
'I can't win anyway, so why bother?' he thought.
Nicole pondered for a while, and that was when she said, "Okay."