As the stranger chooses to sit herself down nearby, Li Lianhua waits to see if he's got any disappointment or resentment to feel about that. But it turns out he doesn't mind; she knows nothing of him nor he anything of her, so they can pass through each other's lives for a moment and be no better or worse off for it. It's not like she's going to spoil his rays of sunlight, anyway.

She's got the right idea, exposing herself to the warmth of the sun and he follows suit, tilting his face up and closing his eyes. Though it's unfortunate that she then does attempt to know something because knowing things is a curse, but her wording is less bothersome than most. He releases the grass he's been gripping to wave a dismissive hand in her general direction, not unkindly. "It's nothing worth asking after. The young miss shouldn't trouble herself."

If she's looking for more distraction than that, she'll have to provide it herself. He makes for a rather poor sacrifice, having nothing left to give.