Sure, Lan Wangji was Lan Qiren's star pupil (and de facto teacher's pet) when he and Wei Wuxian were studying at the Cloud Recesses together as teenagers. But the book never says that Lan Qiren specifically gave Lan Wangji the task of supervising Wei Wuxian in the library pavilion when he was copying texts as punishment. Any Lan pupil in good standing could have done it.
My point is, you canβt convince me that teenage Lan Wangji didnβt volunteer for this job. That he didnβt stubbornly insist, with a completely contrite demeanor, that it must be him who monitors the sexy delinquent one-on-one. Itβs a terrible sacrifice, dear shufu, but someone must sit very, very close to the hot bad boy and watch his every move and correct his naughty, sexy behavior and even restrain him if necessary, andβ
