Zhou Huaijin instinctively denied it. "Of course not. I was just... just..."
'It's just that when you find yourself in a situation where you're completely powerless, it's hard not to feel a little lost—if I'd chosen a different path back then, would I still be stuck here, just watching helplessly as everything unfolds, unable to do a thing?'
Chi Wan seemed to understand the source of Zhou Huaijin's inner conflict. She said softly, "Huaijin, I know that's not what you really think. You just wish you could do more, do better."
"But Huaijin, why are you being so hard on yourself over a field that isn't your specialty? In your own field, you're absolutely brilliant."
She looked directly into Zhou Huaijin's eyes, her gaze clear and sincere. "What Professor Zhang is doing is even greater than you can imagine. And you will inherit his mantle, just as he inherited the unfinished work of the generation before him."
