Maybe; maybe not! If Xue Yang tries to stand between him and his punishment, he will prove that their friendship isn't one-sided. Meng Yao has some bravery in him and he won't settle for Xue Yang dying on his behalf again.

"No. If it happens, I will bear it. All I ask is you welcome me when I return." he smiles against the other man's neck and places a soft kiss there, "I'm sorry you died at all, Chengmei. That was never what I intended."