"I know. I'm sorry for teasing you Er-ge. Your efforts were quite endearing. And really it is no trouble at all. I can cover the costs, myself." There were other ways he could pay for services rendered but he was not ready to broach that with him, not when it would feel like a transaction.

"Please allow me to take care of you since you want to take care of me," he said as he took a pastry and some tea as well. The lighting of the cafe was really flattering on his sworn brother as well, not that Lan Xichen ever needed any help in that regard.