"But since it's a competition, *cough* I naturally want to come first."
Under the soft pink light, Lia walked up to Lin Da and extended a hand. A trace of embarrassment appeared in her eyes, "I allow you to hold my hand."
What? Just a handshake?
Lin Da breathed a sigh of relief.
The heart-shaped array on the blanket began to flicker, and numerals appeared on the cabin ceiling.
Starting from zero, it probably represented Lin Da's heartbeat index for Lia.
Lia nervously looked up as the numbers quickly rose from 0 to 50, then 70, and finally to 90.
Eventually, it settled on 95!
That high?
Lia was dumbstruck, both proud and shy. She had no idea Lin Da liked her so much!
No wonder he was willing to be her assistant for three years!
Phyllis, who was hired less than three months ago, had just recently submitted her resignation, which she rejected and symbolically increased Phyllis's monthly salary by 1000 Gold Coins.
"Lin Da, I didn't know you felt so... about me."
