[ALSO LET'S SAY that Wei Wuxian has not in fact located Lan Wangji yet to inform him of this, for maximum emoting potential on Lan Wangji's part. He's been forced to keep himself scarce on occasion with all this Thought Sharing nonsense anyway, though it's unlikely Wei Wuxian has noticed.
Essentially, though, it means that this is the first time he's seeing any familiar faces outside of Wei Wuxian, and for it to be Wen Ning, looking as he does... the surprise on his face is equivalent to someone else staring, wide-eyed and open-mouthed.
It takes him so long to recover that it's borderline disrespectful, but he catches himself in time to offer a small bow of his own, his thoughts moving too quickly for anything to slip through.]
You saw Wei Ying? [He's the only person who would be able (and willing) to tell Wen Ning that he's here, since he doubts Wen Ning would've gone around asking after him to strangers. Not to mention, that sweater absolutely screams Wei Wuxian's influence--but he has to confirm it, before anything else. Because if he's wrong, then they're turning around and heading straight for Wei Wuxian.]
PICKS WEN NING UP AND SPINS AROUND
Essentially, though, it means that this is the first time he's seeing any familiar faces outside of Wei Wuxian, and for it to be Wen Ning, looking as he does... the surprise on his face is equivalent to someone else staring, wide-eyed and open-mouthed.
It takes him so long to recover that it's borderline disrespectful, but he catches himself in time to offer a small bow of his own, his thoughts moving too quickly for anything to slip through.]
You saw Wei Ying? [He's the only person who would be able (and willing) to tell Wen Ning that he's here, since he doubts Wen Ning would've gone around asking after him to strangers. Not to mention, that sweater absolutely screams Wei Wuxian's influence--but he has to confirm it, before anything else. Because if he's wrong, then they're turning around and heading straight for Wei Wuxian.]