xiu and han had a tendency to fight each other the second they see each other due to a genetic hatred, but they manage to overcome that. he later secretly develops a soft spot for han but does not allow himself to fall in love with her because of his duty. whenever someone asks questions about his love life, he just replies ""dong cheng wei only plays music, and don't talk about love ("東城衛只彈琴不談情")"". jiu wu once asked why he didn't seize his chance to be with han when she and xia tian were misunderstood as half-siblings, and he replied that he just hoped that they would have a happy ending now that there was nothing separating them anymore.