Ding Hao's eyes shifted from anticipation to surprise.
"That's great, En'en, you finally agreed to me," he said.
He couldn't contain his excitement and stood up, hugging Qiao En in one motion.
Just as he was about to lean in, Qiao En put up a hand to stop him.
"Doctor Ding, have you forgotten what the agreement says?" she asked.
Clause three of the agreement: Do not force the other party to do something they are unwilling to do.
Ding Hao grinned, "I remember, I remember."
He let go of her, but his inner joy was indescribable. He simply started jumping around in Qiao En's apartment.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
He let out a series of high-pitched screams.
Qiao En, however, was utterly calm, just as she had been three years ago.
She went into the kitchen, took out a saucepan, filled it halfway with water, and placed it on the gas stove. The blue flames licked the bottom of the pan.
She stood there silently, watching the water come to a boil.
