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CHECKMATE

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Reads 6,486
Votes 333
Parts 30
Time 7h 6m

academicrivals academics bl enemies enemiestolovers genius rivals trauma

Yulia Lim was a genius. 

Keyword: was

When the perpetual dean's lister got entangled with an unlikely trio, she realized hard work would prove useless against talent. 

Now, if Yulia Lim was a genius, where would that put Elijah Xia?All Rights Reserved

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