As he listened to the sound of water from next door, memories flashed through Song He's mind like slides.
Ever since he had first met Teacher Xiang, her abilities had been towering above him, like a peak hidden in the clouds and mist.
Sometimes, when Song He messaged her, he would address her as "Master, Master," seemingly as a joke, imitating the way sect elders were addressed in xianxia novels. But in truth, he knew that the title came from the bottom of his heart.
Teacher Xiang's abilities truly deserved the title of Master!
Whether in biology and Brain Science or in mathematics, Teacher Xiang was absurdly powerful. Her academic progress had been especially rapid in recent years. Although Song He had advanced even faster, her rate of progress was still extremely rare among her peers.
Song He had once thought that he would need at least ten or twenty years, until Teacher Xiang was no longer young and her mental faculties began to decline, before he could gradually surpass her.
But at this very moment, surpassing her was within reach!
Song He was filled with emotion and quietly lost himself in thought. He did not even notice when the sound of water next door stopped.
"Knock, knock!" Someone knocked on the door.
"Come in!" Song He jolted and came back to his senses.
The lock beeped. A familiar figure slipped inside, shut the door with a bright smile, and instantly filled the room with the fragrance of shampoo.
A few months apart, Xiang Xiaotong had become frighteningly thin again. After losing weight, she looked dramatically younger, with the air of a high school girl. Her pale face revealed exhaustion and weakness; she was clearly worn out.
She wore white pajamas, and a section of her lower leg showed beneath