Huh, we have very different takes on when Shen Wei works out the time loop! I'm certain Shen Wei had already figured it out before he met Zhao Yunlan (because lollipops, guns, and Kunlun really not being subtle throwing out things like "ten thousand years" and "you're still like this" and acting like he already knows Shen Wei), and that made it even harder for him to figure out how to deal with present-day Zhao Yunlan. This guy is going to become Kunlun! But how? Shen Wei has no idea how to act in order to set Zhao Yunlan on the right path, and he can't trust him as he is at that point, yet, and he has him back but also not, and it's all a big mess.
You've got a great point that Zhao Yunlan being visibly affected by the Zhang Ruonan/Wang Yike tragedy is really important. And also about Wang Yike being a foil for Shen Wei! I had never thought of that before, but it's so true. I do think Shen Wei would have acted the same way either way, because kindness and mercy are part of who he is, but here he gets a hint that Zhao Yunlan, even this early on when he's still all about arresting Dixingren, is not immune to being emotionally affected by them.
I think Shen Wei let Wang Yike go because she didn't use her powers selfishly, only for the person she loves, and because he isn't worried about her posing a danger, especially not after she's hurt Zhang Ruonan. And maybe most of all because he sees himself and Kunlun in them, and he's not going to be the one to separate them, not when it's not necessary - he won't inflict that pain on them.
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Date: 2021-07-08 10:52 pm (UTC)You've got a great point that Zhao Yunlan being visibly affected by the Zhang Ruonan/Wang Yike tragedy is really important. And also about Wang Yike being a foil for Shen Wei! I had never thought of that before, but it's so true. I do think Shen Wei would have acted the same way either way, because kindness and mercy are part of who he is, but here he gets a hint that Zhao Yunlan, even this early on when he's still all about arresting Dixingren, is not immune to being emotionally affected by them.
I think Shen Wei let Wang Yike go because she didn't use her powers selfishly, only for the person she loves, and because he isn't worried about her posing a danger, especially not after she's hurt Zhang Ruonan. And maybe most of all because he sees himself and Kunlun in them, and he's not going to be the one to separate them, not when it's not necessary - he won't inflict that pain on them.