Ji Ting looked up from the screen in confusion. "A blind date on the second day of the New Year?"
People usually spent the days before the fifth visiting relatives. Arranging it for tomorrow seemed a little rushed.
"I'm guessing they want to catch Shen Mu Lan off guard." Ji Yanzhi pursed his lips. "It's a bit coercive, sure, but his taste in men is terrible. His parents are probably worried he'll pick another scumbag."
Ji Ting thought for a moment. "Does Mr. Shen... not love himself?"
"Hmm?" Ji Yanzhi frowned. "What makes you say that?"
"I once read a paper on depth psychology. There was a line in it that said you could tell how much someone loved themselves by the partner they chose."
For some reason, the moment Ji Yanzhi heard those words, he thought of his mother.
It was because she placed so little value on herself and always thought it was her own fault that she wasn't loved that she had ended up with a husband like Ji Shize.
So the root of trapping yourself in a prison of your own making was not loving yourself enough.
Seeing him suddenly fall silent, Ji Ting asked, "Ji Yanzhi, what's wrong?"
Ji Yanzhi lowered his eyes and smiled, then looked up again. "In that case, I must love myself more than anyone else in the world."
Ji Ting paused, but Ji Yanzhi reached up and pinched his chin. "How else could I have found myself such a wonderful partner?"
Ji Ting's ears grew warm. He pulled Ji Yanzhi's hand down and said, "We're talking about Mr. Shen."
Ji Yanzhi gave an unconcerned laugh. "That theory doesn't apply to Shen Mu Lan. His family just sheltered him too much growing up. He thinks most people in the world are