Shen Yuan nods, smiling a little in the helpless, embarrassing way he does when someone brings up Binghe. "We had two really good dates," he says. "And--plans for more." Well, Shen Yuan has plans for more, specifically, involving actually pleasing Binghe, maybe after Sagramore and Laertes' dance, and--oh, fuck, right, the mind-reading. He redirects, with an effort. "Don't--tell him, please. That Aleksander asked. I think that would kind of be the opposite of protecting him."