Sept 28
3:40pm

It was the end of the school day. You had just bid farewell to Hu Tao and were headed towards the school exit.

On your way there, you saw a familiar figure. You could recognize the messy teal hair from miles away. It was none other than Xiao.

However, he was standing with someone you did not recognize. The man had long brown hair tied into a ponytail and wore a beige sweater with black pants. He was also incredibly tall.

They both appeared to be talking. You debated whether to approach them or not. But after internally arguing with yourself for several minutes, you decided to just approach them.

"Hello Xiao," you waved at him as he glanced at you sideways, a bit surprised by your sudden appearance.

"Hey," he greeted you back while turning his head to face you.

You looked over at the other man who seemed rather shocked to see you. "Who is this?" The man asked the shorter male.

"Y/n. They joined my club recently," Xiao answered abruptly, not elaborating any further.

The man nodded his head and glanced back at you. "Hello, Y/n. I go by Zhongli. I am Xiao's guardian."

You raised both of your brows at the sudden realization. "Ohh so you're Zhongli."

However, the man gave you strange vibes. He seemed to have recognized you but you didn't recall ever seeing him before.

Perhaps you were just overthinking this and the man was simply surprised to another friend of Xiao's. Or maybe Xiao talked about you to him before, who knows.

You shook your head, trying to remove the thoughts. "Anyway, I'll let you guys be now. Bye bye," you bid farewell and turned to leave.

You could hear Xiao quietly say "bye" from behind as you continued walking.

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Sept 29
4:22pm

[ Xiao 🥀 ]

Y/n
i heard you're into bad girls/boys

and i must say.

i'm pretty bad myself

Xiao
did you sleep enough last night

Y/n
yes, why

Xiao
you don't seem like you're in your right mind rn

Y/n
wow.

i was just trying to start a convo ok

Xiao
there's better ways to start convos

Y/n
that's surprising coming from you

Xiao
wdym

Y/n
you never start convos

this entire time, i've been the one always texting first smh

Xiao
bcuz you choose to speak to me

i don't

Y/n
are you saying you don't want to talk to me

Xiao
i didn't say that

ig

Y/n
so you do want to talk to me

Xiao
no

Y/n
i'm taking that as a yes

btw i wanted to ask

how do you view me

just curious to know

Xiao
how do i view you?

Y/n

if you could describe me in 3 words

what 3 words would you choose

Xiao
annoying, weird, and dumb

Y/n
aw i think i'm funny, amazing, and unique too!!

Xiao
sure

Y/n
fr tho.

is that actually how you view me

Xiao
huh

why are you asking this

Y/n
like i said, i'm just curious

i mean if you really do find me annoying, i could leave you alone

i don't want to keep bothering you

Xiao
are you stupid, no

Y/n
SO YOU DON'T ACTUALLY THINK I'M LIKE THAT??

Xiao
shut up

Y/n
i knew it

you do love me after all 🥺

Xiao
wtf no i don't "love" you

Y/n
mhm

what if i said ily tho

Xiao
what

Y/n
as a friend of course!

Xiao
don't love me

Y/n
why not

Xiao
bcuz you shouldn't

Y/n
what

are you being emo again

Xiao
i'm being serious y/n

you don't know much about me, so it's best to keep your distance

Y/n
then i want to know more abt you

Xiao

Y/n
yes i do

Xiao
why?

Y/n
bcuz i care, why else

if something keeps telling you to not be friends with me, i'd like to know what that is

not forcing you tho, of course if it's personal you don't need to tell

Xiao
the last thing i want is to involve you in my own personal matters

Y/n
i mean i understand if you're not comfortable with telling me

but if you're worrying that whatever you say will somehow end up hurting me, you shouldn't

i can guarantee you i'm ok with it

Xiao
why do you suddenly wish to know more abt me?

Y/n
that should be obvious but i'll let you figure it out

Xiao
alright

Y/n
so. what do you say

Xiao
i'll consider it

Y/n
okk

Seen at 4:32pm

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Sept 29
4:33pm

[ Hu Tao ig ]

Xiao
hu

Hu Tao ig
yeah what's up

Xiao
did you say anything to y/n abt me

Hu Tao ig
huh no why

Xiao
they were acting weird

Hu Tao ig
weird how

Xiao

but were more insistent abt it this time

Hu Tao ig
ohh

did you tell them anything

Xiao
i said i'd consider it

Hu Tao ig
well if you want to tell them abt it, you should

Xiao
i don't want to involve them with me

Hu Tao ig
why?

i mean i could understand why

but y'know, it wouldn't hurt anyone

Xiao
they'd probably view me differently if i did

and if we were to get close, they'd probably get hurt

i'm not exactly a kind person like they are

Hu Tao ig
i don't think that

they're not the type of person to judge how you are

and if they were, they wouldn't be texting you in the first place

Xiao
even if that's true, i still doubt it'll have a positive outcome

Hu Tao ig
only one way to find out, right?

tho you seem pretty fond of them 😋

you usually never care so much abt what others think

Xiao
no you're wrong

i'm simply debating whether i should tell them or not, that's all

besides, it's not like i want to get closer to them

Hu Tao ig
are you sure 🤨

then why are you considering telling them

Xiao
bcuz they are insistent on knowing

Hu Tao ig
but if you don't want to tell them, they won't mind if you don't

unless you do want to get closer to them 👻

Xiao
stfu no i don't

Hu Tao ig
well. it's completely up to you whether you want to tell them more abt you or not

you haven't told them abt the accident, right?

Xiao
no

Hu Tao ig
are you going to

Xiao
idk

Hu Tao ig
of course that's up to you as well

ima suggest giving yourself time to think abt it

but just letting you know, y/n isn't the type of person to judge ppl abt that sort of thing

Xiao
i'll think abt it then ig

Hu Tao ig
good luck on whatever you do

Xiao
yea alr thanks

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