Seeing the light in his eyes, Ji Yanzhi was utterly overwhelmed by how adorable he was.
He cupped Ji Ting's face and said indulgently, "Thank you for your magnanimity, Master Ji, and for not sending me to the crematorium. How should I repay you, then?"
Ji Ting thought for a moment. "Hmm... treat me to barbecue."
Ji Yanzhi's eyes brimmed with laughter. "Of course. You can eat as much as you want."
"Then can I skip the vegetables tonight?"
"Of course."
"Ji Yanzhi, am I getting better and better at using metaphors?"
"You've always been the best."
"Do you think Wang Mian will forgive Wang Bin?"
"That depends on whether he's as wonderful as our Ji Ear."
Before they left, Ji Yanzhi told his secretary to leave everything until tomorrow and let everyone go home early.
Ever since he had posted on Weibo, Ji Yanzhi's phone had not stopped buzzing. He simply put it on silent.
He could not deal with everything right away anyway, and nothing mattered more than keeping Ji Ear company while he ate meat.
They went to an upscale restaurant. Ji Yanzhi said the owner had his own livestock farm and had fresh meat flown in from Inner Mongolia every day.
Ji Ting ordered the fattier beef short ribs and pork neck. Ji Yanzhi added a few dishes he had tried before, then asked, "The eel here is very fresh too. Want to try it?"
"Sure."
Their meal lasted more than two hours, and for the first time, Ji Yanzhi discovered just how much Ji Ting could eat. More precisely, how much meat his stomach could hold.
Watching Ji Ting finish the last serving of A5 ribeye, Ji Yanzhi let out a helpless laugh. "Ji Ear, the way you're eating makes it look like I've been