I had a problem with being unable to tell if he was being sincere or not?

I had the same problem! I kept fretting over whether he would break Shen Wei's heart, but as you say, he grew on me throughout my first watch and now he's my current favourite (hence all my hurtcomfort arts for him). he.

I haven't checked out all the comments on this friending meme yet, so i only came across your user name today :-)