you and Wei ying have been caught with alcohol by lan qiren and the punishment is whipping, Lan Xichen is walking past as you are whipped once and he hears your cries, he runs in just as the whip is raised again to hit you, lan Xichen grabs the handle of the whip to stop it

Lan qiren: “xichen, what are you doing?“

Lan Xichen: “never hurt this one again.“ he speaks clearly and bluntly and it’s rare but you can hear a bit of anger

Lan qiren: “what?”

Lan Xichen: “never again.” he raises his voice it’s rare to see him mad like this