Xiao Jin finally understood why so many people liked showing off.
Especially when he heard praise for himself from someone else's mouth, it really did satisfy his vanity.
When the one praising you was a beauty, that satisfaction grew even stronger.
This had nothing to do with personality, only human nature.
Those leaders who criticized you to your face and told you not to flatter them in person next time were probably laughing happily behind your back.
If you really stopped flattering them to their face, then you would be the one who did not know how to behave.
No matter how rigid or serious a person was, they would not dislike pleasant words.
The only difference was that some people could tell how much truth there was in those compliments, and could clearly recognize themselves.
Others simply lost themselves amid other people's praise.
Fortunately, Xiao Jin belonged to the former. After hearing Han Yue praise him enough, he gave a light cough and pulled the topic back on track.
"Ahem, Clan Head Han, let's set these matters aside for now and talk about the Hong Clan."
Only then did Han Chi react, and a wave of heat could not help but rise in his heart.
If he could latch onto a sturdy thigh like Xiao Jin, perhaps there really was a chance of resolving this threat from the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
And he was no fool. When Yue'er had mentioned this Elder Xiao just now, the little stars in her eyes had almost been impossible to hide.
He understood his own daughter far too well. If someone said Han Yue had no feelings for Xiao Jin at all, he, as her father, would be the first not to believe it.
That was no surprise. His daughter had always had