This time, Yuan's words of praise earned a slow, bashful smile. That was a better answer. More clear that, yes, he meant what he said.
"Um, a lot?" she said, looking around, too. "I do a lot of the search and rescue and I just like to know what's going on, so I'm around a lot. But, I do go home to sleep at least once every two days," she kidded, a tentative smile encouraging him to find it funny, as well.
"I haven't seen you around before, I don't think," she pointed out after a moment.