"You really are greedy!"
Qian Renxue shot back irritably.
As for Lu Yuan's wild notion,
although she did not voice her approval, neither did she deny it.
Instead, she brought up an unrelated topic—at least, one that only sounded unrelated. In truth, it was closely tied to the stance she would take afterward. "Have they all agreed... the ones in the room?"
"Some agreed."
"Some haven't replied yet."
"I figured that silence is sometimes a form of consent, so I treated it all as a reply. They all agreed."
"What about you?"
"Are you in the silent-consent camp?"
"Or the approval camp?"
Lu Yuan spread his hands and explained shamelessly.
Qian Renxue was so annoyed that she laughed.
With her arms folded, she asked, "Is there a difference? Go on, explain it to me."
"Of course there is."
"Girls in the silent-consent camp tend to be more introverted, while girls in the approval camp tend to be more outgoing."
"Knowing the difference"
"will help me communicate with them in the future."
Lu Yuan spoke as though it were only natural.
It stirred Qian Renxue's curiosity.
Or rather, it awakened her competitive spirit.
Thus, instead of following the expected script, she tested him. "What if I say I don't want either of those two paths, and I want to take a third one... is that possible?"
"That's not possible."
Lu Yuan answered cleanly.
His tone was firm and decisive.
As though that were simply the truth.
Qian Renxue did not think Lu Yuan had failed to understand the meaning behind her words. Thus, after he finished answering, she immediately prepared to speak. It was not as though she truly intended to reject Lu Yuan; she simply needed time to think it over, with no fixed deadline.
However, when she opened her