Listening to Howard's literal translation of a Chinese idiom, Chen Mo could not help rolling his eyes. But then he noticed Maya Hansen beside him gazing at Howard with admiration, evidently thinking that his scholarly air, with all those quotations and references, was incredibly cool!
Glancing at Howard, who was likewise intoxicated by his own literary refinement, Chen Mo suddenly felt that having Maya Hansen work under Howard was actually quite fitting!
Still, Chen Mo truly agreed with Howard's claim that the student had surpassed the master.
After glancing at Maya Hansen, Chen Mo nodded and said slowly.
"You're right. Tony did inherit your talents in every respect—and then some!"
As Howard silently repeated "and then some," preparing to enrich his cultural knowledge, Chen Mo continued.
"Back then, Maya Hansen's Extremis Virus only made tremendous progress after she obtained the formula Tony had written. That was what helped Killian create Extremis."
Howard immediately caught the hidden information in Chen Mo's words, and the way he looked at Maya Hansen could not help changing.
He knew Tony's arrogant nature well enough to know that he would never casually leave his formulas behind for someone else. And Maya Hansen was very beautiful. What had happened between the two of them was obvious!
That's my son for you—he really did surpass me!
Maya Hansen felt uncomfortable all over under Howard's gaze. Clearly, he had guessed at her relationship with Tony.
Normally, it would not have been a big deal. Maya Hansen had been perfectly composed even in front of Pepper before. They were all young people, after all, and could be open-minded about such things. But facing the other party's parent was completely different!
What made it even more awkward was that Howard was not only Tony's father, but also her future big