He doesn't know what to say to that, his eyes widening slightly as if being told a terribly personal secret so casually. In a way, it's true.

"If you die," he modifies, because he's been on the receiving end of this once and it was not a good time for anybody, really. "Xiao-ge will forget how to smile."

He waits for this to sink in with Wu Xie, though he wishes to quickly gather these tears and tell him some good news: it's not entirely true.