[He waits expectantly for Lan Wangji to let go of his hand for like a full 5 seconds before realizing that ah, no. No, he is not going to let it go.]

--Well, I guess one out of two is better than none out of two.

[Lan Wangji gets another pat for his good efforts, this time for his hands.]

You don't have to hold that tightly, though - it's not like I'm going anywhere. Come on, come this way.

[AWAYYY from the plant and over toward a bench. Probably the same bench he's led Lan Wangji to like fifty times tonight.]