[ Damnit. He couldn't get away with saying it without saying it. He doesn't want t put the words out there himself, doesn't want Yingxing to think he's angling for more than he's been given, especially so soon, but at the same time...

A breath. Yingxing hadn't seemed uncomfortable putting a hand on Dan Heng's back before, but... ]

A place like this, at the time we were arriving.. I think it would be obvious to a lot of people that it's a date. And I know it's not the first time you've publically taken someone on a date, but... I'm a guy.