He believes that everyone - including himself - is inherently evil and selfish, and that anything resembling kindness and goodwill is susceptible to corruption when exposed to enough tragedies and hardships. He is not the type of person who holds regrets. He later on admitted to himself that Shen Qiao is carved in his heart despite his attempts to suppress such feelings towards the latter. He also sincerely tries to win Shen Qiao's affections.