The Substitute Teacher Who Was My Online Crush Chapter 1

The day the SAT scores came out, I sent a message to my online crush.

"I didn't get into Harvard. Goodbye."

Then, I turned around, enrolled at MIT, and blocked him.

Fast forward to my freshman year practical lab, the substitute T.A. called me out in front of everyone.

"Come up here and solve this problem. I've taught you this before."

Me: "..."

Are you kidding me?! Why is the online crush who wanted me to go to Harvard standing in front of me at MIT?!

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After choosing my academic track in high school, my grades plummeted drastically.

I was terrified I wouldn't get into MIT.

Out of desperation, I flirted with a guy online whose username was "Harvard Reject."

I asked him to help me study.

He was gentle, considerate, and understanding.

"Don't worry. With me here, I guarantee you'll get into Harvard."

I was flattered but slightly panicked.

"No, no, no, not Harvard."

Actually, I was thinking: MIT is perfectly fine.

"Tsk, what kind of talk is that, little girl? You can doubt your own IQ, but you can't despise my abilities."

Me: "..."

Yes, yes, yes.

I really didn't dare despise him.

Because "Harvard Bro" really knew his stuff.

Under his tutoring, my grades not only shot up quickly but also stayed consistently high.

On my second mock exam, I scored an incredibly high 1560 on the SATs.

I excitedly shared the news with him.

Harvard Bro was very calm.

"Yeah, that score should be enough for Harvard."

It was definitely enough, but I didn't want to go to Harvard.

I had always wanted to go to MIT.

But during the year he tutored me, I clearly felt that Harvard Bro had a special obsession with Harvard.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept the username "Harvard Reject" for over a year.

If I didn't go to Harvard, would he be disappointed?

Looking at the message he sent, I decided to test the waters.

"What if I don't get into Harvard?"

"Don't worry, you'll definitely get in."

Hmm...

He probably thought I was just nervous before the real exam and was comforting me.

Just like that, I never mentioned my MIT dream to Harvard Bro.

The day before the SATs, he sent a message telling me to do my best.

He said he would be busy with his senior thesis for a while and asked me to message him once I got my scores.