Ning Xia replied without hesitation, "You were quite impolite when you asked me to save you."
The implication was that there was a cause for every effect! She was just doing as she had been done by!
The woman haughtily lifted her chin, visibly at a disadvantage yet showing no fear or discomposure, just as when he had first seen her.
So delicate, yet so decisive, intelligent, and calm.
Truly, she was a woman he regarded differently! No wonder, after so much time, he still had an impressive, indelible image of her.
John Hill started to laugh, his eyes and brows softened, and his eyes were filled with genuine pleasure derived from relaxation.
Clearly, Ning Xia made him very happy.
"I won't lend you the money, because you won't need it. Since you've come to my place, let me extend the host's courtesy to entertain you well and repay you for saving my life."
Ning Xia fell silent, furrowing her brows, her eyes filled with conflict.
