[He does not answer. Perhaps just by being here, Jin Guangyao has already changed his future.
But not Lan Xichen's past.]
Yes.
[He says it softly, because whatever else, he had loved his sworn-brother's son, and he had mourned beside him and Qin Su, and he would mourn again.]
Yes, I would like that.
[There's a flicker of a smile. The grief and pain are still there, but he needs Jin Guangyao to know that he hasn't given up yet. There is still hope. For the first time since he sealed the coffin, there is hope.]
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But not Lan Xichen's past.]
Yes.
[He says it softly, because whatever else, he had loved his sworn-brother's son, and he had mourned beside him and Qin Su, and he would mourn again.]
Yes, I would like that.
[There's a flicker of a smile. The grief and pain are still there, but he needs Jin Guangyao to know that he hasn't given up yet. There is still hope. For the first time since he sealed the coffin, there is hope.]
...We have a lot to talk about, don't we...?