Found this on reddit..totally agree with what he/she said about Jing..especially about his being coy with XY?
No offense to the OP but I’m so tired of people calling Jing a boring character. You can find him boring but he’s as complex as Xiao Yao and no one call her boring.
Jing was born high class, talented and handsome, thus even though not ill intended he assumed superiority of his own existence. Then his world changed. He went through immense physical and mental torture that left him broken both in and out. His parents are dead, and the person who made him this ways is his own twin brother. Xiao Yao was abandoned but Jing was tortured. His enemy is his own family.
He look shy but he’s the bravest and most assertive suitor out of all three. He often put himself down and have low self esteem around Xiao Yao but he’s the only one confident enough to be honest. He’s confident enough to confess and continue to pursue even when he know he can be rejected. He looks obedient but he’s the most coy out of the three and know when he can push and pull with Xiao Yao. He’s not kind to Xiao Yao because he’s kind. But he want to give her the best he got. He know what she desires and tried to give her what she want. The other suitor has higher priority over XY, but Jing priority is XY.
Beside acting like a puppy around Xiao Yao, and trying to rebuild his self love piece by piece, he is also smart and capable, running the most successful family business in their world, while silently support Xuan. He is able to do a lot without letting anyone know. To be successful in business - one need to be smart and cunning so Jing obviously got it in spade. But he is able to it quietly which mean he is wise and know how to lay low. He is not kind for kindness sake. This same wise person is also able to understand that revenge will not give him peace. And frankly, beside his grandma who will die soon, his twin brother is the only family he have left.
He got so many things going on, so many past scars and current torture that still lingers. I get some people find his romance with Xiao Yao “boring”, but it’s because he’s the most direct of them all. He’s not playing game, not hiding, so you’re not guessing anything with him. It’s okay if you find that boring but Jing himself is not a boring person.