Shi Tiexin made his opposition to Adjusted Persons abundantly clear.
Instead of getting angry after hearing him, Chu Feihong threw back his head and laughed heartily, looking deeply appreciative.
"Shi Tiexin, Shi Tiexin—hearing of you is nothing compared to meeting you; meeting you surpasses even your reputation!" He patted Shi Tiexin's shoulder, his eyes shining. "You should know that I majored in biology and minored in rhetoric. If you had gone against your heart to flatter me, then at most, for Feiyan's sake, I would have ensured Shi Yulei herself remained safe. I would not have said another word about anything else."
"But you spoke without reservation and dared to let your thunderous voice ring out. Now that is a true hero among men!"
"You, I, Chu Feihong, am investing in!"
To keep the conversation going, Shi Tiexin put on a surprised look. "Dean Chu, you're not angry?"
Chu Feihong said magnanimously, "What would I be angry about? If one had to get angry even during academic discussion, then one's tolerance would be far too narrow. Besides, I'm not some wooden-headed fool who studies science but not literature. In a sense, I think you're quite right."
"Complete rationality leads to complete emptiness; only sensibility can bestow meaning. Complete sensibility leads to complete disorder; only rationality can point it in the right direction. Only by studying both arts and sciences can one see through the affairs of the world and cultivate a polished mind."
"And one point you made struck home: the boundaries of life extend beyond genes alone, and that is precisely where life science has struggled to make a breakthrough."
"We have long understood genes like the back of our hands, yet the meaning of life is far broader than the information contained in genes."
"I can create individuals