The Wife Is a Superstar 2

Chapter 245 - The Other Geniuses

Jennie and Grandpa both stayed at the campus. He had a house in one of the residential districts which was mostly occupied by instructors. He sent someone to pick up her luggage from his mansion in Zürich and sent it to her dorm.

The unit she was assigned to was more like an apartment suite. It had a bedroom, a living room, a bathroom, a study room and a kitchenette.

What pleased Jennie the most was that it also had a computer room already equipped with three high-performance computers. Of course the computers couldn't compare to her own back at the penthouse, but she knew that the academy had more advanced computers in the Computer Department available for her to use.

She hadn't met with any of the other students yet, probably busy with their own studies. However, Giulia Moretti assured her that Professor Dupont would be throwing a welcoming dinner for her and Grandpa soon. She would have a chance to meet her fellow students then.

In the meantime, Jennie began immersing herself in her own studies. She met with Professor Kalisha Schwarz and Professor Hisakawa Akio.

Besides her language studies, she also visited the Computer Department. They were informed that the hacker Drakon would be coming. When the current department head saw her, he teared up.

Jennie also blinked her eyes rapidly, trying hard not to cry. He was one of her previous instructors as Maria.

"Oh, forgive me. I thought that you're one of my former students. For some reason, you give off the same vibes," he said, wiping his eyes with his sleeves. "But that's impossible. You're clearly a different person. And besides, she's...she's not with us anymore."

"Are you talking about Fantom? Or should I say Maria?" she asked in a soft voice.

His eyes widened. "You know her?"

She nodded. "She's...she's my master. She taught me everything about computers before she...passed away."

"Oh! So that's why your style, Drakon's style, is so eerily similar to Fantom's. I see."

It seemed that Professor Dupont didn't inform others about Jennie's claim of being Maria's student.

"So you're the student of my student. I was a little disappointed when I heard that Drakon didn't enroll in our Computer Department, but now that I know that you're Maria's student, I'm not surprised. She had been a key force in advancing the development of our department to what it is now. She had long surpassed me and her other computer instructors in just two years since her enrollment." He sighed, shaking his head. "It's unfortunate to lose such a genius among genius like her."

A lump caught in her throat. She took a few deep breaths to control her emotions.

After that, she began coming to the Computer Department regularly.

In just a couple of days, she reinforced the campus' computer security system. They were still using the old system she developed as Maria in the past, albeit they made several improvements on it. However, she developed a newer, sleeker and more secure version. It was also more aggressive against attackers.

The department head and the other instructors verified the security of her version. In the end, Professor Dupont approved it and it became the academy's new security system.

When they finished installing it, the department head teared up again.

"Ah, I must be getting old," he said, giving a sheepish laugh as he wiped his tears. "You just remind me of Maria so much. I'm sure that she's proud of you as her student. I wish she's here with us to see your achievements."

'I'm here. I can see everything,' she replied inside, her eyes shining with unshed tears.

Finally, it was the night of the welcoming dinner. All the students, instructors and alumni gathered at the main castle's dining hall. The walls, windows, ceiling and the floor were ugly as always but the elegant furniture and decorations made up for the architecture's ugliness.