Shang Qinghua sighs, but not audibly, just a little huff of breath. He extracts his hand from Claudius' so he can pat the back of it. If he's trapped here forever, like everyone has been telling him, they'll have time to return to this, and it's best not to hold out for Cucumber-bro to let go of something. He did read all twenty million words of a book he supposedly hated. "It's been an absolute pleasure to make your acquaintance, Prince. I'm sure we'll have much more to say to each other at a later time." He returns the knowing smile Claudius gave him earlier, as if to say, You understand how he is.
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