[ Naturally, because they were just sharing harrowing tales of their hauntings and Xichen has a somewhat safe-space if Jiang Cheng does want a night's undisturbed rest. It's all so logical. Still, clearly Jiang Cheng needs time to consider if he misses his mother's not-ghost, it seems, and Xichen understands. It's very sweet that the young sect leader longs for his family and not something Xichen would bring up noticing, being full of tact.
[ still bluescreening but it's not like he's never spent the night in the same room-slash-general proximity of lan wangji's brother, and so after much soul searching, internal screaming, and fierce debate, he decides it would be remiss to limit this to a short visit when the one thing he does have some sense of is how lonely xichen's existence has been. ]
If it's not too much trouble to host me, perhaps we can make a night of it.
[ Cheered up at the prospect of familiar company (his housemates are friendly and he dearly likes little Ruka, but it is still lonely), he smiles at the message. ]
I will endeavour to make up for you missing the presence of your family.
If you are bringing the meal, I will provide better than tea.
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Ah, yes. This is it, the Same Page. ]
Certainly.
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If it's not too much trouble to host me, perhaps we can make a night of it.
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I will endeavour to make up for you missing the presence of your family.
If you are bringing the meal, I will provide better than tea.