Chapter 476: Hard Core + Nice Words = Better Performance right?

He didn’t look strict. In fact, as he read the first page, the corners of his mouth curved in a faint, approving smile.

He read her careful explanation of parasitology, clear and concise, and her example about malaria. He ticked it immediately.

When she had described Mendelian inheritance, she had used eye color as her example, writing that dominant and recessive traits determined what a child would inherit. Another tick.

Carl turned the page. Her neat handwriting defined ionic and covalent bonds without any trouble. He felt a small glow of pride. She really had paid attention to her science foundation.

But when he reached the question about the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium, the space was blank. His pen hesitated, then drew a tiny circle in the margin. As expected, some of these were well beyond first year basics.

Further down, she had written that PCR was "the process that makes many copies of DNA," and although it was correct, he marked the edge of the sentence to remind himself she needed more detail in the future.

Other answers were perfect: the formula for glucose, the definition of osmosis, and an example of a point mutation and a deletion mutation.

A few she had simply skipped, facultative parasites, a detailed description of the central dogma, and how to set up a Punnett square.

As he read, he kept glancing up at her. She tried to look calm, but her lips were pressed tight, her eyes fixed on the edge of the desk.

Finally, he set the pen down. "Nnenna."

gaze snapped to

a few were blank, and some need more detail, but overall..." His smile warmed, quiet pride in his eyes. "You’re far ahead of where

shoulders sagged, relief rushing through

score it," he continued, "I would

wide, then bright with a shy

hand on top. He kept his tone light, so she wouldn’t feel pressured. "Don’t look so worried. You don’t have to be perfect all at once. We’ll start from

broke free from Nnenna lips,

in his chair, still holding the closed book. He studied her for a moment, taking in the cautious hope

well," he added at last, his voice quiet but certain. "I mean that. Not many people could have

same time. She twisted

his mouth. "And you’re determined. That’s a combination most people spend their

in the best way. She had wanted to hear something

completely. Hard core style wasn’t a bad thing. She just felt that hard core with necessary acknowledgements when she did

she whispered. "I...I really

on the

head almost before he finished speaking. "No. I would rather you explain. When you teach me courses under my main major, it’s like...it all makes sense. Even the

a warmth blooming across his

he admitted. A soft laugh escaped him, and he rubbed the back of his neck, trying to school his face back to something neutral. "All right, then. Let’s

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