He listens and then breathes a sign of relief. It's a lot to take in and although he probably should have seen the signs earlier, perhaps it is for the best that it came to be like this. Who knows how long he would have been oblivious to it all if Jingyi hadn't said something.

"How is it that one of your juniors knew how you felt, but you couldn't be brave enough to tell me?" he looks amused by the thought that somehow everyone knew this secret except for himself. "How many others know?"