At those words, Ji Zhenting gave a cold, contemptuous laugh, as though he had heard the most absurd joke in the world.
"What could you possibly..."
He had barely begun when Ji Ting took Ji Yanzhi by the hand and walked away.
"Big brother, second brother-" Ji Feilan called after them with a show of concern, but neither of them looked back.
Once they were back in the car, Ji Ting noticed that Ji Yanzhi kept looking at him and smiling. "What is it? What are you smiling about?"
Ji Yanzhi looked at him as though admiring some rare treasure. "Ji Ear, so you can talk tough too."
"That wasn't tough talk. It was a fact."
"But it's not like you. You always act before you speak, and sometimes you don't say anything even after you've done it." Ji Yanzhi leaned closer and teased him. "What happened this time? Did they get you angry?"
Ji Ting lowered his eyes slightly and shook his head. "No."
They had long known what the Ji family were like. Getting angry was a waste of emotion and served no purpose.
"I used to think you were so moody. Not only were you quick to anger, even your concern for other people came with barbs." Ji Ting let out a breath and looked at him. "Thinking about it now, if I'd grown up in the Ji family, my temper probably wouldn't have been much better than yours."
Ji Yanzhi laughed. "You probably wouldn't be as hotheaded as me, but you'd definitely be better at hiding yourself than you are now."
Ji Ting blinked. "Why?"
"With someone at my level, they still cling to their fantasies and put up a desperate fight. But someone as smart as you would have wiped out everyone else's chances of