Why would I say it if I didn't mean it? [ He bit back, annoyed, but he didn't pull away. ]

I can't - I can't promise that I'll be here forever, because I could disappear just like - just like others have, against my will. But I'm never going to leave you willingly. Even if I - Even if you marry me off, if you don't want me to leave, then that's fine. She can come and live with us!

People leaving isn't the same thing as being gone. I'll drag Wei Wuxian back here for you, if I have to. But why would I want to go anywhere?

[ He slumped a little, some of the fire draining from him and leaving him tired. ]

Do you think I have zero filial piety, or something? I swear...