In Theory

Lin Shunhe was nervous when everyone stared at him. He looked at the case in his hands awkwardly. Then, he chuckled as he turned to Professor Ouyang and said in a joking tone, "Professor, isn't my case a little too difficult? It's even harder than Jiang Yao's."

Professor Ouyang nodded and admitted frankly. "Yes, in theory, the case you have is harder than Jiang Yao's."

Lin Shunhe heaved a sigh of relief after he heard that. He wanted to say that Professor Ouyang was too protective of his student, but the older man did not give a chance to say that. Professor Ouyang said, "Jiang Yao is only in her first year, but you've been working for so many years. If I gave you the same case as Jiang Yao, wouldn't that be underestimating your skills then?"