Passive probing turned into mutual approach.
Liǔ Cháoquè calmly probed for the other person's true purpose. As a woman, she knew what a woman needed. But since the other party was only testing the waters, she could not act too hastily. Any relationship—even one carrying a mission—required patience. She followed the principle of letting things take their natural course, slowly drawing the other person in like boiling a frog in warm water.
She acted according to her post. As a security guard, she could not suddenly approach someone with excessive eagerness; that would look far too unnatural. All she could do was offer a smiling service and deliver a casual, "Long time no see, Madam."
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