“It’s very good coffee,” Wei Ying says with a smile. He doesn’t mind at all that there are difficulties in getting a date with Lan Wangji. He has coffee, and he is enjoying learning about Lan Wangji. His clan’s restrictions sound difficult and old-fashioned.

“What are you studying, Lan Wangji?” He leans in and props his elbows up on the table, genuinely interested in him.