It wasn't about surpassing anything, nor was it about defeating anything.
It wasn't about proving, nor was it about showing off.
—— It was a lifestyle for the solitary strong, where everything was taken for granted.
If one were to point out the biggest difference... it would be the gap in capability between the two. She was already an excellent person, but she still fell short of Russell.
If Cui Que were a man, then her perfect form would undoubtedly be like Russell.
Psychologically speaking, this is called "Animus." It's the collective male image in a woman's psyche.
But they were not completely the same.
This was also Cui Que's own confidence and self-esteem — she could not possibly be the mirror image of anyone else.
Because of this, she was sufficiently similar to Russell, yet different.
