That evening, Ji Hanxing invited Yan Jinyue to dinner. He had asked Xue Hui to book the restaurant, trusting his ace special assistant's abilities.
When Ji Hanxing arrived, Yan Jinyue was already seated at the table, waiting. The look on Yan Jinyue's face stirred a trace of puzzlement in Ji Hanxing. He was visibly struggling to contain his excitement.
"Did something good happen?"
Ji Hanxing walked over and sat opposite Yan Jinyue, whose deep eyes immediately turned toward him. The joy in his gaze left Ji Hanxing puzzled.
Yan Jinyue chuckled softly, a hint of barely concealed excitement in his voice. "Today was the first time you took the initiative to invite me to dinner."
Ji Hanxing froze. This was the first time he had invited Yan Jinyue?
Yan Jinyue's reminder suddenly brought that fact home to him. Thinking back, Yan Jinyue had always been the one inviting him to meals or walks, while he had never thought to invite Yan Jinyue to do anything.
A bitter ache rose in Ji Hanxing's heart, along with guilt toward Yan Jinyue. All this time, Yan Jinyue had been the one taking care of him...
As though seeing through Ji Hanxing's thoughts, Yan Jinyue gently took his hand. "We have plenty of days ahead of us. There's no rush. We can take our time."
Ji Hanxing nodded. "Mm-hmm."
Suddenly, Ji Hanxing seemed to remember something.
Oh, crap! Ji Hanxing stole a furtive glance at Yan Jinyue. He hasn't heard those rumors about Ye Zuixi and me, has he?
"Hanxing, I heard something today..."
Yan Jinyue deliberately paused, and Ji Hanxing's heart leaped with nerves. "What did you hear?"
"I heard you gave Ye Zuixi an entire street?"
Oh, crap! He really does know.
Ji Hanxing's hand shook, and his lips trembled slightly too.