Nie Huaisang takes his arm, smiling back. Since making the decision to partner up with Jin Guangyao just to give them both some stability in this chaotic whirlwind of personal ambition and rising tensions all around them, he's felt a little more at peace. Sure, he's annoyed by his current rank as an overqualified rookie having to work his way back up to a leadership position after previously holding one for a decade but it's helped to have someone he knows he can count on. As strange as it is that it happens to be Jin Guangyao of all people.

There's still a lot they have to talk about and process but they've managed to live together this long without either of them slashing the other's throat. So Nie Huaisang's continued to cautiously allow the cold, stone walls he's maintained around his heart for the past ten years to finally start coming down.

And it's just nice to be able to think about something other than strategies on how to snatch that smelly sewer from under Toraguma's nose.

"Is it? I've never tried food from Dongying before coming here... I'm glad we managed to sneak in some time to make use of that coupon. A break from work sounds wonderful."