Xue Yang frowns at him through his words.

“What are you talking about? I haven’t found anyone, he’s probably an entirely different Mo Xuanyu. Why would I just leave, anyway? Unless…” He sighs then, pushing the thought that he wasn’t wanted again down and thinking about his new problem. “And, ah, about the dragon thing… It is going to happen again. I think I got cursed.” He stands, holding a hand out to Wen Chao. “Come into the kitchen so I don’t have to explain more than once, hm?”

“But that doesn’t mean you-” 

He bites his lip and holds a hand to his face, looking embarrassed, ashamed, guilty. Sad. He doesn’t want to go through all this only to be abandoned again. He can feel his hands start to tremble and his mouth go dry. 

“Cursed?” That’s his fault, too, for making him go alone! “How- I...”

He’s anxious, but he knows he shouldn’t say no. After all, it’s rude of him to simply leave Mo Xuanyu there alone. Minmo has already gone to join him, they should too. None of this is his fault.