His eyes were red-rimmed as he pulled me close, wrapping his arms around me and resting his head in the hollow of my neck. "Please, don't argue with me, okay?" he pleaded. "Just hold me. I'm begging you, my rationality will quickly slip away. Tell me you love me, now, right now, immediately." He used his vulnerability to make me lose my composure. See, Bai Zi, you've completely disarmed me once more.