the rush of air felt cool in spite of the muggy day . he told her , a bit irritated by her course of action . throwing the bulldozer into reverse , she backed up directly at him . most were written in mandarin , which she could n't read . `` i 'm going to take a quick shower , '' he says . anyway , there 's something strange about that painting . `` nothing that comes from your mouth is stupid . '' they shared some space , and that was about it . 