Chapter 57 - 56: Internet-wide Identity Reveal
[Bro, can you eat a piece of crap for us? Never tried it, super curious what it tastes like.]
[Oh, I’ve had that! I know what it’s like!! They can be sweet or savory, they’re soft and chewy, and really stick to your teeth...]
[Wait, dude... are you for real?!!]
[Get a grip! He’s talking about crap from a toilet, not the kind made of glutinous rice flour!!!!]
[Grill a leather belt! And a slipper!!!!]
[Grill up some charcoal and give it a try~]
[We’ve had beef ribs, lamb ribs, and pork ribs. Bro, can you do some human ribs for us??]
Harrison Lowell glanced at the live comments, a look of disgust on his face. "What a bunch of weirdos. Not a single decent comment."
[Damn! Are you even human?!!!]
[I guess this is what they call ’like idol, like fan,’ huh?]
[If we were normal, we wouldn’t be your fans in the first place.]
[You guys are insane. You’re even roasting yourselves...]
...
Just as Harrison Lowell was shooting the breeze with his fans, a figure darted in from outside and threw his arms around Yvonne Lowell on the sofa.
The person moved so quickly and had his back to the camera, so the audience couldn’t get a clear look at his face. All they knew was that it was a man who, judging by his clothes, didn’t seem very old.
Leo Grant, who was watching the livestream, was also a bit annoyed at first. But seeing the siblings’ reactions, he knew this person was definitely not a love rival, but rather a future major obstacle for him.
[Whoa?? What’s going on?? Who is this guy??]
[Wait, he... just ran up and hugged her???]
[It can’t be her boyfriend, right??]
[Let go!! That’s my wife!!]
[Huh? Didn’t someone just say the sister was with that guy from The Grants...? This guy’s back doesn’t look like a big-shot CEO’s, does it?]
[Definitely not her boyfriend. If it were her boyfriend, Lowell would’ve probably kicked him away by now. No way he’d just stand there and not even try to stop him.]
Harrison Lowell shot him an annoyed glare. "What do you think you’re doing?! Getting all handsy the second you get back."
"What’s wrong, Yancy?" Yvonne Lowell patted Yancy Lowell’s shoulder.
The newcomer was indeed Yancy Lowell. Yvonne had seen his face in her peripheral vision, which was why she hadn’t dodged.
Otherwise, with her level of alertness, she would have sent the person flying with a kick.
Yancy Lowell let her go, exclaiming excitedly, "Nola, he replied!!! He replied to me!!! Professor Spencer replied to me!!!!"
"Calm down and tell me what happened," Yvonne Lowell said soothingly, pouring him a glass of water.
"You know that time you helped me solve that problem a while ago? After we talked, I put together some of my academic achievements, found Professor Spencer’s work email on the Loster website, and took a shot at sending him an email a few days ago."
Yancy Lowell downed a large gulp of water and continued, "Honestly, I was just trying to make an inquiry. I didn’t even expect a reply... But he actually replied last night! He praised me!!! He told me to apply to Loster, and said that if my application goes through, he’s willing to be my doctoral advisor!!"
In truth, after receiving Yvonne Lowell’s email, Professor Spencer had committed Yancy Lowell’s name to memory and had been waiting for the young man to contact him.
He waited a long time, but heard nothing. It wasn’t until yesterday, when he checked his work email, that he discovered Yancy had sent him a message several days prior...
’Honestly, that Lowell... Recommending a student without giving me his contact information is one thing, but she didn’t even give him my private contact info! How careless!!’
[So that’s the third brother? He’s so handsome too! A refined, scholarly type... *drools*!!!]
[I feel like all four siblings are attractive in their own way. Their visuals are making me so jealous!!!]
[What are they talking about? It sounds so... niche.]
[The number one school in the world, Loster Academy... the mathematics titan Professor Spencer... yeah, that’s a *little* niche, I guess...]
[Wait a sec. If the little hottie is the third oldest, he’s younger than our bro, Harrison. He’s not even 22 and he’s about to start a PhD? Are you kidding me???]
[He must have skipped a few grades...]
[But who skips that many grades?!]
[Don’t say another word. I feel personally attacked. I’m 25 with a master’s in engineering, I’ve sent out hundreds of inquiry emails, and I still haven’t found a single advisor who wants me... How can the gap between people be this big?!]
"That’s wonderful news! How is your application coming along?" Yvonne Lowell asked, inwardly delighted.
"I have all the documents ready, but I feel like my application essays aren’t good enough. I was too excited to sleep at all last night. As soon as the sun came up, I went to ask some professors for letters of recommendation, and rushed back as soon as I was done. I wanted you to take a look for me..." Yancy Lowell scratched his head sheepishly.
Yvonne Lowell gave him a disapproving look. "You can’t just pull an all-nighter like that. It’s not urgent. Go get some sleep first, and I’ll help you with it after you’ve rested."
"I don’t need to! I’m not tired, we can do it now!!" Yancy Lowell argued back.
[I mean, but why is he asking his *sister* for advice?]
[Let an insider give you all the scoop. The Lowell family’s number three, Yancy Lowell, is Yvonne Lowell’s fraternal twin. They’re 19. Yancy was admitted to Aurelia Tech’s program for gifted youth at age 14 and already has his master’s. He was the acknowledged genius of Kingsland’s elite circle... at least, he was before Yvonne came back...]
[Age 14... are we even living on the same planet???]
[Haha, so impressive, haha, and what am I? A worthless piece of trash, haha.]
["Happy Family"? How about we rename it "My Life as a Background Character"?]
[What do you mean ’he WAS, before Yvonne came back’?? Is she even more of a badass than him?? Dude, you have to spill the tea!!!]
[Yeah, for real! People who leave us hanging like that are cursed to be single forever!!!]
[I’m not going into specifics, since I’m not sure if she’d want it public. It wouldn’t be right to just leak it. Anyway, she’s just that incredible!!]
[I think I get it, ladies... Go check out the official Loster Academy website. The ’Lifetime Honorary Professors’ section...]
[Holy crap! I get it now too...]
"My answer is no. If you haven’t rested, I’m not helping you," Yvonne Lowell said with a glare. "Besides, Harrison and I are in the middle of a livestream. We’re on the clock. We can’t just abandon our posts, so you need to go to sleep."
"A livestream?" It finally dawned on Yancy Lowell as he looked around at the extra cameras set up in the house.