Crack.
The bank card in Ji Yanzhi's hand seemed to crack apart. The next second, the fractures spread from his wrist across his entire body, shattering him completely.
Ji Yanzhi's eyes filled with bewilderment. Wasn't he already making amends? Why did Ji Ear not only refuse to appreciate it, but hate him even more?
Why?!
Ji Ting gave the bank card in his hand a long look. When he looked back at Ji Yanzhi, his eyes were cold as frost. "Thank you for the card, but I don't need it. Give it to someone who needs it more."
Ji Yanzhi's heart suddenly clenched. "Ji Ear, I..."
"I'm going to bed. Please leave."
With that, Ji Ting walked straight past him and into the bedroom.
As the door closed, the light in the little sitting room vanished. Ji Yanzhi stood there alone, dazed, as though he still hadn't recovered from Ji Ting's coldness.
After a long while, Ji Yanzhi walked up to the bedroom door and raised his hand to knock, but after holding it there for a few seconds, he let it drop.
He cautiously pressed his ear closer, but couldn't hear a thing. Looking at the gap beneath the door, he realized Ji Ear seemed to have turned off the light, too.
An overwhelming sense of abandonment engulfed Ji Yanzhi. Suddenly, he felt like a puppy whose owner wouldn't let him sleep in the bedroom, leaving him to stare at the door all night, hoping his owner would soften and let him in.
At that thought, Ji Yanzhi's pupils abruptly trembled, and his brows drew into a deep knot. "What the hell? How am I a dog?"
He glared petulantly at the door, then turned and strode away.
*Fine, we won't sleep together. What's the big deal? It's not