When the vice president heard this, even though he was afraid of the president, he could not help but feel resentful. 'Isn't the president looking down on me too much?'
"I'm not holding you in contempt, but I know all too well what she's capable of."
"Her?" He could only be talking about the young woman. But none of them had ever seen her in person, so why was the president talking about her as if they were close friends?
The vice president couldn't help but ask the president what he was wondering because it was also what everyone in Mensa was wondering.
The president sounded matter-of-fact. "Because I once lost to her too."
"…"
"…"
A series of ellipses. Most of the people in Mensa sent ellipses. A few didn't, though. That was because they hadn't reacted!
That young lady had actually defeated the president?! They were the ones who had been rude, then. They had overestimated themselves.
