"Actually, the only girls I call darling are the ones I think are intelligent enough to understand the difference between being polite and being flirtatious. Why, would you rather me call you something else? Dove had a bit of a ring to it."<br/><br/>Milo smiled a bit at the joke about Yi Long's 'hole.' Seeing her laugh was nice. Relaxing even. When he'd gotten there, she seemed irate, and Yi Long definitely didn't help. Although he gave a valiant effort to learn the layout and structures of the dig site, his eyes kept wandering to Xiao Yu. The proud step in her walk, the slight wiggle of her hips, she was obviously a strong willed woman. Something kept coming to his mind too. For some reason, that feeling of knowing her became stronger, and for the strangest reason, he thought she was shorter. Every time she took another step was almost like watching a tiny miracle, and it was definitely an odd feeling. He couldn't help but smile as he admired her. Her cute smile, her feisty attitude, and she seemed smart too.<br/><br/>"Oh, also darling, if you aren't doing anything tonight, I'd love to discuss the case over a nice dinner for two, on me. What do you say?"<br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>An Bo could tell that Wuqing was holding back, and she wondered if it was because of Taizi's presence. Walking up to the man, he bowed respectfully.<br/><br/>"How kind of you Taizi, but I'm sure a man of importance such as yourself is busy. Much too busy to watch a simple teacher and his class."<br/><br/>Smiling the whole time, he tried not to think about how uncomfortable he felt around the man. Being around so many children for so long gave An Bo the ability to tell what kind of a person someone was just by watching them long enough. In his gut, he got the same feeling as the little trouble maker Bosen gave him, but in much more significant ways. He wouldn't dare offend the Taizi though, and wouldn't want to be rude in front of the lovely Wuqing.<br/><br/>"Thank you for helping Wuqing here, but I don't think we can impose on you anymore," he smiled as he tried to talk Taizi into leaving. Wuqing's discomfort was quite apparent, even if only to him. It didn't fit her well.