Xichen watches him move, head turning to look up at him when Jin Guangyao stopped and the question had him still, his eyes closing after a moment. He'd always tried to follow the Lan precepts, even if he wasn't as strict as Wangji but the last several months had been difficult in more ways than he'd ever admit to and it made him weaker.

Less certain of his choices and when Jin Guangyao spoke, made that offer, he wanted. Wanted to feel more than the loss he'd been facing every day, the demands on his time and the role he had to play. Not that he'd have willingly given any of that up, but here?

Right now? He could choose for himself. "A-Yao.." He breathes the name, looks up at him again before reaching for one of his hands. "Yes."