"You can call me Helian, or even just Lian if you'd like," Qi Helian said as he stood up, smiling gently as he walked towards Ji Anning, speaking as he moved.
"Cough cough!" Ji Anning was choked by Qi Helian's words.
Were they that acquainted? She wasn't the type to get overly familiar with someone; Helian was a name she simply couldn't bring herself to say, let alone Lian.
No one seemed to notice just how awful Ji Chicheng's expression had become.
As Qi Helian approached Ji Anning, she looked at him and thought for a moment before saying, "Since you're good friends with my younger uncle, why don't I also call you..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Qi Helian interrupted her, "No, don't—I'm still young, I don't want to be called 'Uncle.'"
Ji Anning smiled, thinking to herself that Mr. Qi was quite humorous, certainly more so than Ji Chicheng.
