"Heh. Sure."
Jiang Mian chuckled softly, her voice gentle. She didn't seem the least bit annoyed by Qian Xiong's offense.
Whether they were Aberrants or Awakened, a so-called formal "introduction" usually meant revealing one's Sequence Ability—basically laying all your cards on the table.
Unless they were colleagues or classmates who spent a lot of time together, there was no need for that.
It was enough to know you existed.
Qian Xiong was taken aback.
He'd thought the woman would blow her top on the spot, like Yu Xiaoxiao, but she'd actually agreed without hesitation.
"Um, we can still discuss the whole thing about putting your name down, can't we?"
Chen Li couldn't help speaking up from the side.
It would've been fine if Jiang Mian had simply ignored Qian Xiong, but that expression of hers... How to put it? It gave him a bad feeling.
If she'd heard something she shouldn't have, and happened to be strong enough to wipe the floor with the two of them, even being at Alliance headquarters wouldn't save them.
But at his words, Qian Xiong reflexively argued back.
"Old Chen, what are you being such a chicken for? The pretty lady's already agreed, so quit blabbering."
Chen Li's breath caught. A trace of ferocity surfaced on his face.
Had he been giving Qian Xiong too much leeway?
His usual good temper was only because he was thinking of the bigger picture.
As Aberrants, none of them were truly pushovers.
They were only keeping themselves in check through sheer reason!
The reason he hadn't jumped in to stop Qian Xiong earlier was that he'd worried the man would say something stupid just to spite him.
Now he'd tried to smooth things over, and Qian Xiong still didn't know when to quit. The man was dumber