My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 288

"Ahhh, yes, finally got it right!"

"It's gone, it's gone! Xanthea, you're just too..."

Isabella jumped up excitedly, ready to shower her with praise, but then she quickly clamped her mouth shut.

Xanthea cautioned, "Don't celebrate too early, there might be more challenges ahead."

Sure enough, just as she predicted, they had only taken a few steps when they encountered another figure, bloated and swollen all over, its face resembling a drowned ghost.

Isabella's legs gave way in fright, nearly collapsing before it. Xanthea steadied her, "Choose your question."

This time, Isabella unluckily picked a math problem. She hoped to swap with Xanthea, only to find that Xanthea's question was even more difficult. She couldn't even understand the question.

Back in high school, she always followed in Xanthea's footsteps. If Xanthea was ranked first in school, she was the inevitable second. She used to think the gap between them was minimal, if it existent at all.

Now, she realized the true chasm between first and second—a divide between genius and ordinary.

Just as Xanthea was about to start on her problem, she noticed Isabella's distressed look, struggling to even start. Thinking back on how Isabella had almost squandered all three chances, Xanthea offered helpfully, "If you can't do it, just leave it there. I'll help you with it later."

Isabella paused.

Her words… it was something a caring boyfriend would say.

Ever since joining the entertainment circle, everyone from the agency, her manager, to her family and fans, had pushed her to strive harder, to become strong enough to face any adversity.

No one had told her that she could just leave a problem and wait for someone else to solve it.

The last person who did was Samuel.

Now, after finishing her task, Xanthea walked over to help Isabella.

— Can you create a number greater than 3 and less than 4, using three pieces of cutlery? Please demonstrate.

"It's quite simple."