Reassuring his love
For thousands of generations, women have waited for their husbands to come home. It's a tradition that has been passed down from one mother to the next and the tradition had also evolved. Some wives wait in the dark, others wait with a glass of wine and others with a knife if they know he wasn't at work.
Ji Yao was no wife but he surely waited for Rui Fei for a very very long time. This young master had never had to wait for someone this long. Now he kind of regretted denying Rui Fei a little snack. As the regret seeped in it came in tainted with a dash of insecurity which wasn't necessary but he couldn't help himself. The fact that his mother left him as a baby might have messed him up a little. The only difference between him and Rui Fei is that when he felt insecure or drank a bucket load of vinegar he could keep a straight face while burning with rage inside.