The fact that people are being friendly to him is something he's still getting used to; he's more accustomed to people being afraid of him, or in awe of him, or judging him - kindness isn't something that strangers offer Jiang Cheng very often. Most people know him too well by reputation and association to dare offer him something as simple as kindness.

But at least he's managed to be polite to Wen Ning, at least he's managing to be something other than angry and hurt. It's not good and maybe things will never be good, especially not when he's adjusting to something like this, but at least they're not at each other's throats.

Not that he thinks Wen Ning would be deliberately malicious. He doesn't think so anyway, not from his memories of him.

"That seems sensible," it would make him more comfortable, at least for now. "I'm sure we'll meet again."