"Well, you did something right, because here I am." Chase isn't even sure he's good at showing up. If he doesn't like a person, he's not going out of his way to interact with them. Ugh. He reaches for one of his cookies to munch on, as much out of stress as any real desire to eat.

He heaves a sigh, swallows his bite of cookie, then looks back up at Wen Ning. "Thanks. For sticking with me, and all."