wwx: well lan zhan? what do you think this says about the views of today's youth on the metahuman vigilantes?

lwj, who just watched a two-minute fanart compilation of hgj shirtless and in suspicious poses: uh

they get… sort of acquainted. not really friends, but friendly enough.

wwx often goes to the cafe to think and write his articles. lwj goes there to grade schoolwork, help wwx brainstorm ideas, and suffers through every hgj thirst-trap video wwx shows him.

which, y'know…

is quite rude.

it ends with lwj storming out of the coffee shop and a giggling wwx chasing after him, apologizing and offering to buy him coffee to make it up to him.

one of hgj's powers is sight—which lwj has to counteract with his glasses. he looks a touch silly since the lenses magnify his eyes and they appear a bit larger than usual.

the first time he runs into wwx in his civvie form, wwx takes one look at him and bursts out laughing.

and yes, he has glasses and wears his hair in a long braid 👀🔥

hgj's secret identity is lwj, who is a phd student at a nearby university, studying to be a music teacher someday. he's very careful to only play the piano and violin—and not hgj's signature guqin.

he has fewer opportunities to interact with wwx in this form.

of course, jzxun gets mega-pissed and tries to pressure the media to denounce hgj.

fortunately, nmj—a former cop who is now in charge of the publishing house that wwx works for—doesn't cow to pressure. one quick call from him to jgy, and jzxun shuts up.

wwx is enraged—and a little hurt.

but hgj pulls him back, away from jzxun, and says, "You are a known person. If you strike him, the police will find and arrest you for assault. Allow me."

and then hgj back-hands jzxun so hard that jzxun nearly falls to the ground.

one day, during a protest against the jin corporation, jzxun makes some snide comment about how wwx—being a bastard son of the jiang's household staff—wouldn't know anything about how much the world relies on mega-corporations.

before wwx can punch him, hgj stops him.

their rivalry gets a bit harder to maintain after that—not only because wwx can't insult hgj's uniform after personally hosting the contest to change it, but also because he and hgj have very similar views.

wwx: HAAAAAAA HOTTER?? HIM?? NAAAH HAHAHA

wwx: HA

wwx: ha

wwx:

wwx: i can see where i may have miscalculated

wn: sir i really hate to ask but how do u think this is a victory?

wwx: because i got to him!! i got under his skin!! ha!! take that, you fuddy-duddy!!

wn: sir have u considered that, because of u, he looks hotter now

where previously hgj had his entire head covered by a mask, his new mask sports a visor/helmet that leaves the bottom half of his face exposed.

wwx: ahahahaHAHAHAHAHA WEN NING LOOK CAN U BELIEVE IT?? I CAN'T BELIEVE HGJ READS MY PAPERS?? I WIIIIIINNN 🎉🎉