After saying this, Ji Ting raised his eyes, as though trying to look deep into his. "So while there's still time, I want us to make up for that regret together. If my aunt could know, she would definitely be happy."
Hearing those words, Ji Yanzhi almost forgot to breathe.
His ears burned, his palms grew sweaty, and his heart pounded like a rapidly beating drum.
He wanted to tell Ji Ting, I need you. I've never needed anyone this much in my life. But he worried that if he laid his feelings bare like that, Ji Ting would retreat again.
After hesitating, he finally sighed. "You said liking someone makes you worry about losing them. Now I finally know what that feels like. I kept thinking just now, your aunt raised you so well. If you took me home, I wonder if I could get her to like me."
"My aunt definitely wouldn't like you."
That single sentence from Ji Ting instantly extinguished the fire in his heart. Ji Yanzhi's eyes widened in disbelief. "W-why? How can you be so sure? I'm a handsome, successful young man, at least!"
"But my aunt doesn't care how good-looking you are or how much money you have. What matters to her is your personality and whether you have good character."
Ji Yanzhi's thin lips parted and closed twice, his brows drawing down anxiously. "Fine, I admit my personality isn't great. But there's nothing wrong with my moral character, at least, right?"
Watching him fret, Ji Ting's previously serious expression suddenly softened with a hint of a smile. "I'm teasing you. Even if Aunt doesn't like you that much at first sight, I'll put in plenty of good words for you."
Ji Yanzhi's Adam's apple bobbed hard, and he licked his lips. "Good