Nan Zhubin listened to Jie Nianzhou's description, letting the words hang in the air for a moment before speaking.
"What was your first reaction when you saw that message this morning?" Nan Zhubin's voice was gentle.
Jie Nianzhou took a deep breath: "...I just felt it was very sudden. Then... it was like being punched all of a sudden."
He used a metaphorical feeling.
Not specific words to describe emotions, but in some sense, even better.
Nan Zhubin nodded: "And then? Any specific thoughts?"
There naturally were, and many of them.
Jie Nianzhou organized his phrasing: "Then I started thinking—I have so many things to do today. I need to first build the framework for this application, then go to the lab to adjust some previous data, and spend time drafting a relatively formal report."
"The teacher values this kind of report very much..."
For a single 'day' of work time, the time to prepare a report could take up most of it.
