Lolol, eh, Shen Wei knows him and likes him exactly this way. xD :D
Yes, but how sure is ZYL of that? (I really like Trobadora's take that ZYL is being even more OTT than usual in an overcompensating way. He's like, slightly out of control himself -- which makes sense. He's in his first serious relationship; he's finally "landed" Shen Wei, who he's been pining after for months; Shen Wei bit his own wrist open the night before, so this is clearly not going to be a drama-free relationship; also, not to overlook the fact that Shen Wei is the Emissary and there's clearly history between him and ZYL's previous incarnations... it's all A LOT...
It's very nice of him but also I was honestly so confused by that originally, like, how do you even trust this guy?
I think partly because ZYL is confident they could (metaphorically) crush him like a bug if they needed to, and partly that (narratively, and maybe also in ZYL's heart/intuition) Cong Bo kind of represents ZYL's investigation into Shen Wei, and now that's resolved itself, Cong Bo will inevitably be resolved, too.
Mostly, I think ZYL's astuteness saw through Cong Bo's swagger and realised that under it all, Cong Bo has a conscience that can be weaponised against him. *g*
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Yes, but how sure is ZYL of that? (I really like Trobadora's take that ZYL is being even more OTT than usual in an overcompensating way. He's like, slightly out of control himself -- which makes sense. He's in his first serious relationship; he's finally "landed" Shen Wei, who he's been pining after for months; Shen Wei bit his own wrist open the night before, so this is clearly not going to be a drama-free relationship; also, not to overlook the fact that Shen Wei is the Emissary and there's clearly history between him and ZYL's previous incarnations... it's all A LOT...
It's very nice of him but also I was honestly so confused by that originally, like, how do you even trust this guy?
I think partly because ZYL is confident they could (metaphorically) crush him like a bug if they needed to, and partly that (narratively, and maybe also in ZYL's heart/intuition) Cong Bo kind of represents ZYL's investigation into Shen Wei, and now that's resolved itself, Cong Bo will inevitably be resolved, too.
Mostly, I think ZYL's astuteness saw through Cong Bo's swagger and realised that under it all, Cong Bo has a conscience that can be weaponised against him. *g*