The sound he makes at those words is pained, his expression somewhere between despair and agony before he reins it back in, his grip tightening on his lover, his life. "..Wei Ying..that's not how this works." It's very soft and he's been so careful trying not to say too much, to push too hard.

"If I lose you....I have nothing left in this world. Do you understand that? I will stand beside you through anything but you can't... you can't push me away and expect me to just nod and tell you that it's fine for you to shoulder this alone.

That's not how this works. We go together or we don't go at all."