"I--" Liu Mingyan feels a surge of panic in her chest; of all the tasks set before her, being Luo Binghe's friend is perhaps the most unexpected and daunting. But--"I would like that," she says, low and fierce. "I don't know, exactly, what it means, what it changes, but--" she stands up, and holds out a an arm--elbow bent, like the starting position in an arm-wrestle, offering her hand for him to clasp.