Nevertheless, shaking her head, she rejected his offer gratefully, "No. You've helped me a great deal by giving me the Red-Crystal already. And… I can't depend on you forever. So… I'll handle my issues myself from now on."
Hearing this, while staring into her determined eyes, Virus remained silent for an entire minute with his thoughts unknown to everyone but himself.
"W-what? Why are you looking at me that way?" Noticing his somewhat heated stare, Hu Yuexin could only feel awkward about the entire situation.
And it was exactly at this point, when, standing up from his seat and bringing his face right above hers, he simply whispered, "You realize losing the Red-Crystal does not nullify our private contract, right? The deal is still in effect."
