It just seemed to me that Dr. Zhi thought Li Li was cute as a kid, in the way you normally thing children are cute. He didn’t really show interest in Li Li, I think he just thought Li Li was adorable and fun to be around, so he kept wanting to hang out with him. When they met again, in one of the first chapters where Dr. Zhi’s ears turned red might be when he actually started catching feelings for Li Li. Like wouldn’t he have been more flushed the first time he saw Li Li rather than a few times into seeing him again? Just food for thought!
It just seemed to me that Dr. Zhi thought Li Li was cute as a kid, in the way you normally thing children are cute. He didn’t really show interest in Li Li, I think he just thought Li Li was adorable and fun to be around, so he kept wanting to hang out with him. When they met again, in one of the first chapters where Dr. Zhi’s ears turned red might be when he actually started catching feelings for Li Li. Like wouldn’t he have been more flushed the first time he saw Li Li rather than a few times into seeing him again? Just food for thought!