[She leans against the door like it will prevent him from leaving should he decide to cut the audience short.
Daqing draws himself up and turns to face away from her. Gaze set out the wall-spanning windows at the back of his office. One hand tucked behind his back and the other settled on a think pile of papers on his desk.]
As you can see, this venerable one is fine. Is that all?
[He asked as dismissively as possible to discourage her continuing in that vein.]
no subject
Daqing draws himself up and turns to face away from her. Gaze set out the wall-spanning windows at the back of his office. One hand tucked behind his back and the other settled on a think pile of papers on his desk.]
As you can see, this venerable one is fine. Is that all?
[He asked as dismissively as possible to discourage her continuing in that vein.]