As he watched tears well up in Ling Xi's eyes, Ji Ting's expression remained utterly unmoved. Instead, he fell silent.
Only after a long while did he slowly say, "Being with me really is your best choice."
A second ago, Ling Xi's mood had been like a winter wind, bitter and bleak. The next second, those words seemed to freeze him to the spot.
They stood facing each other, neither noticing someone suddenly emerge from around the corridor's corner, pause, then swiftly duck back out of sight.
Zhao Tian was Ji Yanzhi's bodyguard. He had been heading to the Main Building to fetch something, only to stumble upon their conversation. He cautiously poked his head out for a look, then withdrew it with a sharp intake of breath.
No way. Had the Second Young Master actually talked Young Master Ling into crying?
"Ji Ting, w-what did you say?"
Seeing that he wasn't looking at the paper, Ji Ting took the data report from his hands and began analyzing it for him himself.
"Lu Yanchu has a steady temperament. He's gentle and considerate, and he would make an excellent partner, both now and in the future. But he's at the peak of his career. Even if he could set aside fame and fortune for you, his agency would do everything it could to discourage him from publicly announcing a relationship or marriage. So you would have to face not only pressure from the people around him, but also a flood of public opinion from the internet and his fans."
"Qin Zaiye has considerable power and strong backing. He could shelter you under his wing. But military families are rigid and strict. They won't accept a same-sex relationship. If you were with him, you would always be the one stain on Qin