For a slightly embarrassed moment or two, Lan Wangji's expression, such as it is, can't quite seem to decide where to settle. "I didn't know Wei Ying had forgotten. I was certain he knew I loved him. He had also forgotten the origin of that song, and thought me fooled into seeing him as Mo Xuanyu." It seems such a simple tangle to explain now, but that set of misunderstandings carried them along for some time. "He determined that in order to escape me, he must appall me by behaving like a shameless cut-sleeve who was hopelessly attracted to Hanguang-jun. In my horror, I would release him."