Lin Yuxi ignored him, turning her gaze away. She could handle open mockery without flinching, but she found it harder to withstand his quiet compliments and teasing. She kept her face a mask of indifference, but a faint blush crept up the tips of her ears. Zhou Yanjing watched, a familiar itch rising in him, and reached out to pinch her reddened earlobe. Lin Yuxi slapped his hand away without hesi