Gene cuffs him right back, grinning broadly. "For once, I'm glad you're right."

The thing he'd been worried most about is over now, and it's hard not to think this might be smooth sailing from here on out. It's folly to think that, of course...but things seem to be a lot easier to deal with now that he's weathered this storm. "Come on, yīngxióng," he says, and kisses Tony on the cheek briefly. "We've got work to do."