"I will ask my husband," he responds, because he really should ask for permission, but he really also needs to have that talk with Wei Ying, still. It isn't fair to either of them, but yet.... He's still frightened of the what-if. What if Wei Ying doesn't want this arrangement. What if Wei Ying thinks Lan Wangji has been unfaithful because his heart contains two spots. What if, what if.