Chapter 18: Ground rules
Jia faced Mingshen with a sneer and said, "Yang Mingshen, do you suppose I will accompany you in YOUR car?"
"Aren't partners supposed to work together and stick together at every possible moment?" His eyes gleamed with mischief.
"I am a police officer, working for the citizens of China. You think an officer in uniform should go around locations in a Porsche?"
"Is my car not big enough? Don't worry! I will call for a bigger one!" He merrily chirped, knowing very well that he was only egging her on.
Jia folded her arms and took a step closer, her gaze on full display of the impending alarm.
"Spicy, you cornering me like this is making me blush..." Mingshen 'shyly' said.
Jia ignored that useless comment and looked straight into his twinkling irises. "I am truly unfortunate that I will have to share my working space with you from now on."
"You mean you cannot stop yourself from dancing in pure bliss," he winked.
"So let me set some ground rules so that it will be easier for me to tolerate your existence."