[ strange that xichen should be the only one to ask him this. it catches jiang cheng off guard, to the point he can only blink after xichen in befuddlement as he tries to parse the question. how does he feel about wei wuxian and lan wangji...? ]

...I don't know, [ he confesses quietly, looking away. ]

I haven't really thought about it. It's been hard. Things aren't how they used to be, and they never will again. This doesn't seem to trouble anyone but me. I don't think Wei Wuxian even thinks about it.

[ jiang cheng's voice drops. ]

That he left me behind. He's spent years not thinking about it.