Xia Chujian beamed and said, "Chief Quan Da, I really love hearing that!"
"I'll hold you to it!"
Quan Yuxun's heart suddenly beat even faster.
He realized that in front of Xia Chujian, it was becoming harder and harder to hide his true emotions.
He had used almost the greatest self-control of his life just to keep that same official smile on his face.
At that moment, he could not help thinking that getting Xia Chujian to say, "I really love it," had not been easy...
Because it was rare, he cherished it all the more.
He felt that he, too, seemed to possess a man's inherent flaw: the easier something was to obtain, the less he valued it.
But the harder it was to obtain, the harder it was to let go.
This was the famous... sunk cost...
Quan Yuxun sighed inwardly, but kept smiling as he said, "You should hold me to it. When have I ever said something to you and not meant it?"
Xia Chujian gave him a thumbs-up through the Virtual Display Screen. "Chief Quan Da truly deserves this from the Senate!"
Then she changed the subject and said, "But Chief Quan Da, don't make promises too absolute. You're raising a flag here... It won't look good when it comes back to bite you later, hahaha..."
Quan Yuxun smiled faintly and changed the subject. "I heard that the Military Department only asked you to hold out for twenty-four hours, but it seems you have other plans?"
Xia Chujian's smile faded. She said calmly, "Yes. You know there are seven billion people on Shaofu Star. We can't leave them all to the Zerg."
"To be honest, if possible, I don't want to leave even one person behind for the Zerg."
"Because every person left behind will