After what happened yesterday, both of them probably need some time to think things through, so Li Yuan went to work early in the morning.
"..." Ji Zhinan sat in his seat, a faint sense of disappointment in his dark eyes.
Eddie made a sandwich and handed it to her, smiling indulgently: "Nan Nan, what's wrong?"
Ji Zhinan looked up: "Brother."
She looked at Eddie: "I made my dad angry. I disappointed him."
Eddie was stunned; he didn't know about what happened yesterday.
"What's wrong?"
Ji Zhinan briefly told him what had happened yesterday.
After listening, Eddie smiled and handed her the sandwich, but Ji Zhinan had no appetite. Eddie took her hand and stuffed the sandwich into her mouth.
"Your uncle once said that your eyes look a lot like your mother's, but the rest of your features are the best of both of them."
"However, your personality is very much like your uncle's."
When Eddie mentioned Li Yuan, Ji Zhinan looked at him.
She didn't know much about her father, not even as much as her nephew Eddie.
Outsiders think that my uncle is aloof and arrogant. That's a nice way of putting it, but to put it bluntly, it's pretentious and affected. Perhaps only Charleson and I know that my uncle isn't pretending to be aloof; he's actually an introvert.
"In my memory, my uncle never took the initiative to share his emotions and thoughts with others, and others could not understand what he was thinking. Perhaps your mother was an exception. But after your mother left, my uncle became more silent and withdrawn than before."
He often locked himself in a dark little room, not allowing anyone to disturb him. Sometimes he would sit by the window for an entire day, or he would immerse himself in his work, so busy that he wouldn't rest.
Eddie has always had a good memory; he still remembers things from when he was seven or eight years old.
At that time, the family had just quelled an internal strife, and Uncle Lingyin was only in his early twenties.
Having experienced too much, his mind had long surpassed his age. He had no choice but to take over the family business, throwing himself into work and family affairs, engaging in intrigue, and guarding against outsiders and family members.
"My uncle doesn't talk much and doesn't say anything nice to please people, but ever since he found you, he has been trying to find topics to talk about with you every day and trying his best to make up for the past by being nice to you."
After a pause, Eddie said, "Uncle cares about you a lot."
"..." Ji Zhinan held the sandwich Eddie had given her, and her eyelashes trembled slightly upon hearing this: "I know."
"However, because he hasn't taken the initiative to show goodwill to anyone for many years, my uncle can't change his ways right away."
Eddie continued, "Like Gu Yibei, Uncle has always admired him. If he were just Gu Yibei, Uncle would never have bothered to deliberately make things difficult for him. But now he's not only Gu Yibei, but also the most important person who will spend the rest of your life with you, so Uncle can't be careless. Excellent work ability alone isn't enough; we also need to see his attitude towards you and his feelings for you..."
"Uncle never takes the initiative to please or get close to anyone except you. You and your daughter are exactly the same in this respect. You want to get close to someone, but because of your personality, you can't put down your pride and take the initiative to show your affection. In China, this is called... tsundere."
Having lived a life of privilege and arrogance for so many years, Ling Yin-Warrens had long been accustomed to being high above everyone else, arrogant, and surrounded by admirers. Now, having met Ji Zhi-Nan, he was showering all the smiles, patience, and affection he had ever given to the daughter he had gone to so much trouble to reunite with.
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