"She feels jilted," Huaisang says softly, leaning his head against Jiang Cheng's shoulder "she'll never understand that you did this for her, and for Jin Ling. I don't know how people miss the lengths you go to just to protect them."

He knows that Jiang Cheng actively works to keep it from people, but he thinks it's a terrible shame that nobody seems to understand how much he sacrifices - even when he doesn't need to.

"What are her complaints? Is it anything I can help with?" his offer is serious, but he follows it up with a slightly impish smile "It's the least I can do for her after stealing her man so soon after the wedding was called off."

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"Maybe," Wuxian concedes, because he's honestly not sure how Zewu Jun would react to having that brought up, but he also knows that he he probably would appreciate having one of the juniors come to him for advice, it would help him settle back into his role now he's emerged from seclusion.

"I think there should be witnesses, but it doesn't have to be a lot of people."