Watching Zhu Jiuyin's expectant and curious gaze fixed on himself, a phrase from Jiang Liu's past life echoed in his mind.
When two people interact, the most important thing is that both have the power to overturn the table and the self-restraint not to do so.
Moreover, there's a saying about the word for "friend," "朋," which consists of two moons, equivalent to two strings of identical coins, representing that both parties' strength is equal, thus they can become friends.
If one side is lacking, that "朋" character turns into "明," implying that even close brothers must settle accounts clearly!
Although from Zhu Jiuyin's demeanor, it seemed he had no schemes and was willing to associate with him, Jiang Liu understood that to truly connect with Zhu Jiuyin, to be truly respected by him, he still had to showcase his value.
Having equivalent strength would naturally be best; if not, at the very least, he must show the potential to grow to Zhu Jiuyin's level!
