Ji Xinghuo immediately became cautious, "You're not just acting to deceive me, are you?"
"Wishful thinking."
Zhao Manying gave him a sidelong glance. She was talking about something serious, and his suggestion of "acting" had ruined the atmosphere. However, it implicitly confirmed that he really was her Heart Demon. She said irritably, "Is a nobody like you worth me putting on an act to deceive?"
"That's true, hahaha..." Ji Xinghuo felt a bit embarrassed.
Calling himself a "nobody" at the time was partly due to the huge disparity in strength and reputation between the two of them in the past. Later on, as he caught up with and matched her, he developed a kind of retaliatory psychology from feeling good about himself.
He hadn't expected her to remember it till now.
Clearly, Zhao Manying had noticed this subtle emotion and, despite saying she wanted to find out his identity, she hadn't actually taken action to do so.
"I'm serious."
