"You mean... you're only in your second year of high school?"
Che Zhengchen paused for a moment, seizing the critical word from the other's speech, and asked with a slightly hoarse voice. After speaking, he adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose, staring intently at Ke Mingye.
"Yeah, what else?" Ke Mingye replied, lowering his eyes slightly, "Actually, Bai Yi knows my real identity too, although I asked him not to tell you, I didn't expect him to actually keep his promise."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Ke Mingye was straightforward: "I was afraid that you, Commander Che, would also be ageist, just like those commanders with big bellies and slow brains, who would kick me out of the team immediately after seeing that I am a minor."
He paused, "After all, it was you who personally invited me to join the Association and promised me that I could keep my identity secret. Now... you aren't going to back out, are you?" saying this, Ke Mingye looked up to meet his gaze.
