The question has him quiet for a moment, gaze dropping to Guangyao in his lap before he lifts his eyes, meets Mingjue's gaze. "No, it didn't." At least not in the sense of force, but he'd definitely fallen very easily for the soft words and gentle touches when he'd encountered A-Yao in the cafe.

So influenced maybe, but he'd chosen this, chosen Guangyao as someone he at least trusted to allow this level of intimacy. "I..." Xichen trails off, makes a quiet embarrassed sound.