[However uncertain she is of him, few things override Kesara's need to prove herself a good student. She flicks on the video to show herself sitting with her notebook on her lap, and lets him see the pages she'd filled with new words. She'd written every sentence he wrote for her, over and over again, practising the difficult characters on a page of their own. The effort shows in the press of ink into paper.
She speaks softly in Mandarin.] Is this good, teacher? [However unsure she is, she's clearly craving his approval.]
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She speaks softly in Mandarin.] Is this good, teacher? [However unsure she is, she's clearly craving his approval.]