He's been down this path before and made a mess of it, not understanding the nature and depth of Chang Geng's feelings until it was too late. He'd tried to reject Chang Geng, as kindly as he could, but somehow that only made the young man bolder...

Now he knows better. If Xiao Hu is straying down the same path, he needs to somehow swiftly nip this in the bud, before things spiral out of control.