"You can't stay here and I can't leave. It's too dangerous for both of us."

Wei Ying can't allow him to weaken his resolve, no matter how much he wants to simply stay in this moment where the man he loves the most in the world is holding him so tightly. Their feelings for each other aren't the issue here, no matter their strength. This moment will pass and the problem they're facing will still be there. Inaction isn't an option.

"You still have your brother. Your uncle. The school. Are they really that meaningless to you?"

There's a cold, harsh bite to his words, ordinarily reserved for his opponents and people he dislikes. He's never once taken this kind of tone with Lan Zhan, at least, none that he can remember. Wei Ying can't even remember the last time they even argued. Sophomore year? When they'd first began dating?

But he can't watch Lan Zhan throw his life away for him without trying to stop him.

"Let me go, Lan Zhan."