Re-watching - ep 2: "after three cups of wine. our passion grew stronger". This is the translation in YouTube of part of DZA report to North headquarters. The language is interesting in this version, as later the doctor will say: you only have been dating him for few weeks, this was before they kissed. At this point they were both playing each other, with the difference that ShuHe was aware of his longing feelings for him while DZA was very much the assassin considering still to kill him if necessary. It is ShuHe presence, underlying feelings and physical touch (start with zitar "lessons");that made DZA to fall head over heels for him. SH was a beautiful man who everybody admired, as crown prince said in ep 1. Assassin or not DZA didn't stand a chance against his own heart 😍
What Duan Zi Ang did in the end to Xiao Shu was turn a gentle but honorable soul into a prized possession. He…
ShuHe adored DZA since he was a child. ShuHe was at war with himself. Let's not forget ShuHe feared from his life since he was little. In ep 1 he was concerned for the triumphant return of his brother. He loved him but above all he feared him. So ShuHe was surrounded by crazy men who want to harm him, including his father and the minister. This series is not black and white. It is full of moral dilemmas. Shu He love DZA until his last breath. He wanted redemption for himself and, he said clearly, didn't wanted to die after DZA. He also knew he was going to be killed the second DZA died.