"I agree, but You must first pay us the two hundred thousand U.S. dollars and provide us with the equipment that may be needed during the repair process. If it's not fixed, we can return the money to You, and also, we can sign a confidentiality agreement."
Reed considered for a moment and gave his reply.
"I will contact You."
Samuel nodded, turned around and walked away very coolly.
"He -- he didn't seem to ask for Your contact information, did he?" Benjamin asked blankly.
Reed was silent for a moment: "He didn't."
"Then how will he contact You?"
"...."
Benjamin rubbed his shiny bald head and said hesitantly: "I say, he's not deliberately tricking us, is he? What Time Controller, two hundred thousand U.S. dollars, it's all just him casually fooling us."
Reed was silent again. It seemed -- it wasn't impossible.
The sun was setting, and the night was gradually falling.
A high-end hotel near Columbia University.
After running through a few street gangs and stealthily obtaining the two hundred thousand U.S. dollars prepared to pay Reed, and also getting over 20 points, Samuel had just come out of the doorway when he unexpectedly saw Susan coming from the direction of the school.
Susan also saw Samuel: "It's You!"
"What a coincidence, where are You going?" Samuel asked with a smile.
Susan smiled and nodded: "Yes, I didn't expect such a coincidence. I'm just taking a walk."
"I'm going to eat, I can't eat without You."
Susan: ???
Samuel's words completely confused her. Is he that direct? We aren't that familiar yet, are we?
"Sorry, I still have something to do, so --" Susan was about to politely refuse.
Samuel said with a smile: "There was a man who wanted to invite the woman he liked to dinner. At first, he said: Can I invite You to dinner? The woman told him: Women don't like questions."
Got it!
This should be a similar routine to the previous 'heart attack' joke.
Susan asked with interest, "Then what?"
"Then the man said again, 'Go eat with me!' The woman refused, 'Too bossy.' The man could only say gentleman ly, 'Can you eat with me?' The woman told him, 'Another question!'"
"Finally, the man said, 'I'm going to eat, I can't eat without you!'" Samuel looked at Susan, who was already covering her mouth and chuckling, and said with a smile, "No? Then I'll change the way I say it."
"It would be a shame if such a beautiful shell as yours didn't hold some food."
"Pfft --" Susan couldn't help but lightly punch him, "When you say it like that, I don't know if you're complimenting me or insulting me."
"Still no? Then I'll change it again!"
Looking at the black dress Susan was wearing, Samuel pretended to be serious and said, "Your dress is very beautiful, I'd like to invite it to dinner. If you're free, you can come too."
"Hehe -- I'll thank you on its behalf."
"Can you help me ask it if it accepts my invitation?"
"It said yes, and --" Susan looked at Samuel, "I'm free!"
"That's great."
Samuel smiled and reached out his hand. Susan smiled and raised her hand to be held by him, then hooked her arm through his.
This invitation maneuver was quite bold, and the final hand-holding invitation was full of ritual.
Don't think girls don't know what you're thinking, especially girls like Susan. What kind of invitation routines haven't they seen?
The moment you open your mouth, she knows what you're up to.
A straightforward guy might think, 'Isn't it just inviting someone to eat? You already know what I mean, why bother with all that fancy stuff? Isn't it better to be direct?'
But --
Get ready to mark this point!
What girls value is precisely this fancy stuff! Isn't that what 'flair' is all about?
Even if the outcome is the same, a different process will give the same outcome a different feeling.
It's like that thing between men and women. To put it bluntly, the outcome is the same, but the process is different, and the feeling of the outcome is naturally different!
Guys still hope girls will be more proactive, so why can't girls ask guys to be a bit more fancy?
Why do 'scummy' men get loved?
Because everything girls want, he knows how to do, he understands everything!
Why do they say you need a thick skin to pursue a girl?
If you're thin-skinned, even if you clearly know girls like fancy stuff, but you're too embarrassed to say it, too embarrassed to do it, what's the point?!
Truly - I understand all the reason, I just can't do it!
(That's me, no doubt about it!)
The restaurant wasn't luxurious, the taste wasn't outstanding, but for Samuel -- the beauty was enough to feast on.
You ask about Susan?
Hehe, she was too busy laughing, she didn't even notice the taste.
Samuel was in full swing, with an endless stream of jokes and witty remarks. The most important thing was that he was neither fawning nor reserved. He casually shared little stories that could bring men and women closer, without seeming sleazy at all.
His humorous and generous personality and handsome foreign appearance made Susan's favorable impression of him skyrocket.
Especially when compared to a certain someone.
Looks?
Although he was somewhat charming, with his messy beard and unkempt appearance, even high looks would be discounted, and his weren't that high to begin with.
What about Samuel? His posture was upright, his demeanor was proper, and his handsome foreign face exuded confidence at all times.
A certain someone only showed this kind of behavior when talking about scientific research.
But what's the use of that?
Are they going to stay in the lab every day after they get together?!
Personality?
That goes without saying.
A certain someone is just a straightforward guy, he can't say anything interesting in three sentences.
What about Samuel?
Susan felt like she had laughed more today than she had in all the time she had known a certain someone combined, even doubled, and then some!
And it was a completely relaxed, heartfelt laugh.
How can they even compare?
Give up, be destroyed!