It was true. He hadn't. He had always told, he was just the idiot that wasn't listening. He looked at Xue Yang and he knew that Xue Yang was being cruel, that he had done this to hurt him and he had succeeded. "You didn't. I did. I hope you enjoyed your revenge, you were very patient."

Xingchen stayed formal, as that was easier, bowing to Xue Yang before he moved to the door and tried to find his shoes. He was struggling to get them on, looking at Wei Wuxian with an inability to full process any of this. It was all too much. "I don't want to trouble you." He just wanted to go home and shower.