Question about a line from ep 28

[china_shop]

During Wang Xiangyang's treasure hunt in ep 28 (39:05), Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan are walking down a street looking for the phone box when...





... seemingly out of nowhere, Zhao Yunlan laughs and says, "Hei lao-ge, you won't blame me, right?"





Shen Wei stares at him for a moment, then walks off, leaving Zhao Yunlan looking rueful before he follows.

Anyone have a theory what that's about? Is it a belated "You're not mad at me for touching the Hallows, right?" or something else?

Comments

[china_shop]

Zhao Yunlan might be thinking that they're late because of him?

Or that Shen Wei is tense because ZYL touched the Hallows AGAIN, and ZYL wants to defuse that tension, perhaps? It just seems sudden and out of the blue.

Theoretically, the being late should be more of a concern to ZYL than to Shen Wei, given it's ZYL's father who's at stake. Idk.

I also see it as Zhao Yunlan thinking that Wang Xiangyang blames him for his wife's death, so perhaps Shen Wei might blame Zhao Yunlan for this case. So he could be checking for that?

Ooh, yes, maybe. Though I'm not sure he'd laugh about that...?

[cyberbrain]

Or that Shen Wei is tense because ZYL touched the Hallows AGAIN, and ZYL wants to defuse that tension, perhaps?
That works too. But, as you said, it seems out of the blue. Wouldn't a better time to voice that thought have been after Zhao Yunlan woke up and they were still at home?

given it's ZYL's father who's at stake.
You're right about that. However, Zhao Xinci isn't the only one at stake. They need to get the merit brush, so they need to catch Wang Xiangyang and to do that they need to complete this puzzle. They don't know what the brush is being used for and they don't have a lot of time. That's probably extremely concerning to both of them.

Though I'm not sure he'd laugh about that...?
I think the laugh is to diffuse tension or to hide his own anxiety right then.

[china_shop]

Wouldn't a better time to voice that thought have been after Zhao Yunlan woke up and they were still at home?

Maybe he was waiting for Shen Wei to say something -- or to get over it? Idk.

However, Zhao Xinci isn't the only one at stake. They need to get the merit brush

That's an excellent point. Thanks! (I keep stumbling across scenes/sequences in isolation and forgetting parts of their wider context. *inserts usual refrain about needing to rewatch*)