"Okh, he's always worried, if not about one thing, then another," Anzu says, but his tone belies his words — he sounds fond, deeply in love, maybe even a little charmed despite himself. And he's definitely not going to tell Shen Qingqiu that Lev was wishing him luck with his ongoing attempts to determine if he (as in Shen Qingqiu) would be interested in someone well over a decade older and a man besides. Telling would rather undermine the whole plan, he feels.

"Nu, pay it not no mind. Drink, and rest. And, ah ... if it would be no strain to thee ... I would very much like to know what happened, darling."