Yuan stares at him for a moment, taken aback by such sweet, genuine certainty. It's a little hard for him to entirely believe, he's yet to live in a world for any length of time where people weren't only looking out for themselves - but with the way his parents took him in unquestioningly, the way Hanguang Jun stood by him in front of his uncle, the way Jin Ling was willing to put his reputation on the line just to save Yuan, it's enough to make him think that maybe people can be good, and selfless, and caring.

It's also going to take him a minute to get over once you're officially a Lan, because that's... that's what this is leading to, isn't it?

Lan Yuan....

It doesn't sound so bad, actually.

He smiles, bright and real and grateful, and squeezes Jingyi's hands.

"I already have a real friend here." he says sincerely.