It's impossible not to feel a weight of sympathy, of pity, of understanding, at Shen Qingqiu getting so firmly snared, trapped in such a compromised state. It's something he's felt far too many times for comfort, and with it happening to Shen Qingqiu someone who he'd once been so close to, yet now so distant... it's a good thing he's busy and focused on taking in the information, or else he'd dwell on that.

"What did he do, once he'd captured you? Did you attempt to fight him off, even growing as weak as you were?"