All Chapters of I Hid My Genius So My Crush Wouldn't Hate Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Stop talking nonsense, Kayla Phillips," Oliver Barton said, looking at me impatiently."Your grades have always been horrible. You won't even be able to get into a vocational college even if you insisted on going to one in Haven City."Did you seriously think that it would be easy for anyone to get into a good college in Haven City? Viv and I have been working extremely hard for years before we could get good enough results to go to a slightly better college there."I looked at Oliver quietly. Then, I asked, "So, everything you said about retaking the year with me in the past was all just a lie, wasn't it?"He was dumbstruck for a moment. He just rubbed his nose awkwardly and averted his gaze from my eyes.A long while later, he finally changed the subject. "I know that I let you down, Kay. But yes, I lied to you, and so did Viv. We lied about slacking off when we were really working our asses off the entire time. We'd even already planned out our life together in the future."B

Chapter 2

I continued pressing Oliver, "So, after my grades improved, you insisted on taking me to the arcade after school every day so I wouldn't have time to study. Was that also because I was the jealous one?"Oliver's face flushed a deep red color until it reached even his neck."That's because I was worried that you were under too much pressure and just thought of bringing you out to relax!"But yet, he would never take Vivian out with us to "relax". He would only tell her to study harder instead. He was only ever "serious" when it came to me, even insisting that the number "5" I wrote was actually the number "3", which would be the wrong answer.Yet, when it came to Vivian, he would deliberately correct her wrong answers before taking the test papers to the teachers and make a huge scene about them making grading errors.Oliver seemed scared that I would continue with my tirade, so he quickly changed the subject. "But don't worry about it. I've already discussed this with Vivian. Once

Chapter 3

Oliver's obviously unhappy voice was heard next."Actually, Kay could have come with us to Haven City if only we'd helped her out sooner."Vivian rolled her eyes at him. "What would she be doing in Haven City, then? Stick to us like glue the whole time? Aren't you sick and tired of her being the third wheel in our relationship for the longest time ever?""But you told me before that you liked it whenever we hung out with her," Oliver retorted."That's only because we needed her to pay for our things. She's hella rich. Why the hell shouldn't she be paying for us all? We've been treating her as a friend this whole time.""Maybe we should bring her on a trip to Haven City with us. It'll be like we're trying to make things up to her."Vivian looked at Oliver's attitude and hesitated. Then, she pursed her lips and said, "You knew that I came up with this scheme back then for your sake."You were the one who said that you wanted to be alone with me. You were also the one who said that

Chapter 4

I ignored Oliver. I didn't want to ruin my good mood today just by talking to him.I walked into the examination hall. The bell rang, and the exams officially began.Right after I was done with the questions, I filled out the scantron sheet with the correct answers. I no longer had to deliberately fill out the wrong answers just to feed Oliver's or Vivian's egos and make them think they were better than me.The morning passed very quickly. As soon as I was done with the first module of reading and writing, I decided to hand in my papers and go shopping on my own.I'd already experienced what it was like to take the college entrance exam, and I was done with it. There was no point for me to continue staying here anyway.After leaving the examination hall, I grabbed my bag and prepared to leave the school. However, Oliver suddenly blocked me from leaving at the gate."Kay? Where are you going?"I frowned when I saw that he refused to let me out."I'm going to the mall. If you kee

Chapter 5

Everyone knew who I was talking about, but my words were quickly drowned out by Oliver's mass of supporters."Kayla! You shouldn't say that just because you're jealous that Oliver and Vivian were meant for each other!""Yeah! You've been best friends with him for a long time. So what if you can't be with him? You guys can still be regular friends!""But don't you try stealing him away from Viv! She's still your best friend after all!"I just left the group chat and deleted it after that. I also made sure to block Oliver's number and all of his socials.…A month later, the college entrance exam results were released, and Ms. Walters organized a class reunion for us. She also repeatedly urged me to attend the reunion. After all, she knew she wasn't going to be able to see me very often anymore, and she wanted to see me as much as possible while she still had the chance.She'd been our homeroom teacher for four years, and she liked me the most. She also knew my strengths and poten

Chapter 6

To Vivian's astonishment, Ms. Walters then turned to look at me."Kayla scored the full 800 marks for her language segment! She got the highest score in the whole of Riverbay City!"Oliver immediately jumped to his feet and corrected her, "You must be mistaken, Ms. Walters! Kayla skipped the second part of the college entrance exam! I bet she only scored 800 after totaling her language and math segments!"One of our classmates even laughed and said, "Ms. Walters! That 800 marks is her total score, not just her language score!""Really, Ms. Walters? If that's the case, then I'd have scored over 2000 marks in my college entrance exam!"More laughter ensued.Ms. Walters frowned and clinked on her glass, demanding everyone's attention."Kayla only sat for the language segment. So, her 800 marks is the full score out of the 800 marks for language."Everyone fell silent at once."No way… That's impossible…""Since when has she been that good in her studies?"Everyone looked at Ms.

Chapter 7

Oliver and Vivian waited for me at the door after the reunion was over.I couldn't avoid them, but I had no intention of doing that either. Some things were just better said in person."Kay, since you're going to be in Haven City now, we can still hang out together too!" Oliver said."Forget about it," I said, waving my hand at him. "I'll make new friends and have a new campus life away from you. I don't need you two as my friends."Oliver began yelling at me as though he were drunk. "You're still mad at me, aren't you? You're mad that I lied to you about studying! But you also lied to me about your grades, didn't you?"You lied to me and Vivian! You already had a direct admission spot at Dale University, but you kept pretending that you had terrible grades just to lie to us! Was it fun playing us for a fool, Kayla Phillips?"Fine. I don't blame you for it, but we're equal now! Can't be just—"I was running out of patience with him."I never lied to you. I asked you if you stil

Chapter 8

I stared intently for a long time, and it wasn't until I finally managed to recover from my distant memory that I recognized him as Oliver. It wasn't my fault that so many other things had already happened since that college entrance exam incident.Oliver looked rather disheveled and was dressed very plainly in old clothing. His eyes were red and puffy."What is it?" I asked him.He looked at Ingrid next to me. Ingrid thought of leaving, but she was worried about leaving me alone. So, she asked, "Is he your ex-boyfriend?"I shook my head. "No. He's just an ex-classmate from high school."Then, I looked at Oliver and said, "What is it? This is my best friend here. Just say what you want to say now.""I broke up with Vivian."I didn't feel a thing when Oliver said that. In fact, I wasn't even interested in listening to him anymore. However, I forced myself to stay, thinking that at least we were still friends for a long time in the past."I got slightly lower marks than her in

Chapter 9

After completing our undergraduate studies at Dale University, Ingrid and I were both accepted into their graduate program, and we ended up researching projects together.We were literally showered with scholarships and project grants and even received numerous job offers from prestigious companies and large corporations.The signing bonuses alone were equivalent to a year's salary for many working professionals.Just before starting work, I went back to my old high school and met up with Ms. Walters, who took me for a walk around the school.I saw that my name was on the school's Hall of Fame, situated at the very top in the most prominent position.Suddenly, I felt a sense of relief and happiness surging within me."Do you still remember Oliver Barton and Vivian Andrade?" Ms. Walters suddenly asked me. "A few of your old classmates visited me some time ago and told me about them. Apparently, they broke up in college."Vivian never graduated because of her troubled private life

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