"I think I mentioned from the start that your brother is quite impressive," Zhong Shukang said, "But don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying he's impressive at doing things, but academically impressive. I'm someone who only respects people who are academically impressive. So when your grandfather came to me, I didn't show much respect. But with your brother, it's completely different."
"I, I understand," she replied.
"No, you don't understand yet," Zhong Shukang continued, looking at her hesitant hand resting on the medical text, "Your brother really works hard, if not a genius, he's determined to turn himself into one. This kind of effort is far beyond what ordinary people are capable of. It shows what his heart is made of."
Her brother's heart, in fact, isn't an iceberg, but a molten lava burning fiercely beneath the icy surface.
She took a difficult breath and picked up the book.
