They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 477: Whose Personality Do You Prefer?

Nnenna leaned forward a little, curiosity lighting her face.

"These ones will be easier than what you just did," Carl assured her. "But I expect you to take them seriously."

He passed the book to her. At the top, in bold letters, he had written:

Supplementary Year One Review — Assignment

Beneath it were several questions, each phrased simply but carrying the weight of expectation:

1. Explain, in your own words, the life cycle of Plasmodium falciparum. Include each stage and the significance of the mosquito vector.

2. List three examples of codominance in genetics and briefly describe each.

3. Describe the process of transcription in eukaryotic cells. What enzymes are involved?

4. Outline the steps for preparing a standard solution in the chemistry lab. What precautions should you take to ensure accuracy?

5. What are the differences between DNA polymerase I and DNA polymerase III in prokaryotes?

After Nnenna saw it, he took it back.

Carl tapped the page lightly with one finger.

expect her to know all this. "But I won’t overwhelm you today. We’ll do the rest

time, it wasn’t fear. It was the strange, buoyant excitement she always felt

all of them right," she

the softness in his eyes hidden behind the

know you will," he said simply. Then he bent

stop, Carl lifted his head and found Nnenna staring at him, her chin propped on her palm, studying him like he was

one brow rising in amused challenge,

so serious. I rarely see you like this." She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, smiling at

table. "So you

mean nothing or absolutely everything. For a heartbeat, it felt like what she said next might decide

serious. I mean, back in Lionara...you scared the living daylights out of me when I saw how

my first time seeing a gun up

away. He tilted his head slightly,

seen you shoot too," Nnenna said wistfully, her eyes bright with curiosity. "Your marksmanship must be...jealousy worthy since it’s your second major. And—" she peeked at the thick sheaf of paper he’d just set down "—those questions you’ve given me must be impossibly tough since you’re so smart." She

burst into laughter. warm, rich, completely amused, like he had just caught her with her hand in the

one over me?" he asked, eyes

turned red in record time. "No! I was just...commenting on your...expertise," she stammered, even

gave her a slow, knowing smile. "Darling," he said gently, as though stating an undeniable fact, "I’m older than you. It’s going to take much more than

little trick was completely exposed, Nnenna let out a small groan of

pretending, quite poorly, that she had forgotten the very thing she had been trying

at his lips at her last ditch attempt

in that calm, lilting voice that somehow made everything sound more serious. "But you tried to slip past the second. So, I’ll