But her indifference was, for Mubai, an advantage.
If Xinghe wasn't averse to his arrangement, at least it looked like she wasn't averse to his companionship.
Mubai's heart soared just thinking about it.
However, he cautioned himself to not overdo it.
He knew that he couldn't push himself onto Xinghe because Xinghe was no ordinary woman. If he angered her in anyway, the opportunity to get to know her, to get close to her, would be forever closed.
Inside the car, Mubai made sure to limit their topic of conversation to the artificial limb technology.
He didn't venture into anything else.
He did well on his part because at least Xinghe didn't jump out of his car.
Soon, they reached the laboratory building.
