Kong Ci seemed to have caught a loophole in Si Ren's words, and he spoke up once again.
"Si..." Kong Ci hesitated over how to address Si Ren. It would be somewhat impolite to address him directly by his full name, but calling him the Young Master of Huaguo would be equivalent to tacitly acknowledging his identity. The situation was still unclear, and he did not want to have too much entangling involvement with the authorities.
Seeing the other man's reservations, Si Ren smiled and said, "You are around the same age as my grandfather. You can call me A-Ren or Si Ren—either is fine, the form of address doesn't matter. Of course, if you still find it hard to say either of those two names, you can also call me Mr. Si or Young Master Si."
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