Three Fandomtrees fics: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, Haixing-Dixing politics, and Chu Shuzhi & Shen Wei

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I'll meet you where you are (2086 words, Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, get together set in ep 15, angst and kisses)
In which Zhao Yunlan makes a move, makes unfounded assumptions and, ultimately, makes it work.

Diplomatic Relations (4000 words, Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, canon divergence)
In which the Regent of Dixing is dead, and Dixing-Haixing politics have suddenly become fraught and complicated, with Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan caught in the middle. (It's a sequel to As the World Falls Down, but should stand alone.)

continue walking alone (2035, Chu Shuzhi & Shen Wei, surveillance, loyalty, identity porn, set after ep 4)
In which Chu Shuzhi thinks there's something suspicious going on with Professor Shen and decides to investigate. Oops!

Focus on: Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei in Shen Wei's office from episode 7

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Location of scene: Episode 7, 39:47-42:12

The SID has just closed the Lai Su case. Earlier in the episode (during the laptop scene), Shen Wei had told Zhao Yunlan he wanted to know the identity of the inhumane killer. Zhao Yunlan is in Shen Wei's office to tell him how the case resolved.

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Questions:
1. Why does Shen Wei ask Zhao Yunlan if Lai Su reaped what he sowed? What kind of answer, if any, does he expect (or want) from Zhao Yunlan?

2. There are some obvious meta meanings to Zhao Yunlan's "the two of us right now might be characters in someone's book." What's Zhao Yunlan's meaning? And why is Shen Wei so moved by it?

3. When Shen Wei opens up and tells him he never expected Zhao Yunlan to say these things, what does Zhao Yunlan's reaction (with the laugh) mean? What does Shen Wei think after that reaction?

4. Does Zhao Yunlan know (as opposed to suspect) by now that Shen Wei is Dixingren? If so, what does this mean for Shen Wei? If he's still trying to hide that he's Dixingren, isn't he giving it away with what he says about Zhao Yunlan empathizing with the plight of Dixingren (and how he says it)? Or is giving it away Shen Wei's intention?

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