Ling Xi had been calling him "Big Brother" for three or four years. Ji Yanzhi had never thought much of it before, but now it suddenly felt ironic.
As a child, Ling Xi had called him "brother" simply because he was older. He had only switched to "Big Brother" when things had started turning romantic between him and Ji Ting.
Ji Ting called him Ji Yanzhi one moment and Tasmanian Devil the next. Ji Ting himself never used that title, yet Ling Xi, his first love who had broken up with him ages ago, seemed quite happy to keep using it.
Ling Xi had no idea what he was thinking. All he saw was Ji Yanzhi watching him with those deep, dark eyes, as though scrutinizing him.
He curled his fingers and stepped a little closer. "Big Brother."
Ji Yanzhi came back to himself, shifting his gaze from Ling Xi to the desk. "Liao Kai said you wanted to see me. What is it? Go ahead."
His unwelcoming expression made Ling Xi feel a little apprehensive.
Pressing his lips together, Ling Xi walked up to the desk and cautiously studied Ji Yanzhi's expression again. "Are you angry with me?"
That was an interesting question. Ji Yanzhi raised his eyes. "Why would I be angry with you? Have you done something wrong?"
"Leaving without saying goodbye last time..." Ling Xi's eyes flickered, and his voice grew quieter. "I didn't mean to. I wasn't trying to cut off contact with you, either. I..."
As he spoke, Ji Yanzhi stared unblinkingly into his eyes.
Tiny flecks of light kept drifting up and down in Ling Xi's pupils, glittering just like that charm.
At the thought, he frowned in displeasure again.
*Ji Ear had such a good brain. Why memorize these baffling oddities instead