It took a few minutes for Guangyao to even register that he was being talked to. He shook it off and attempted to refocus on the matter at hand.

Okay. Take a breath. He looked up and shook his head with a small smile, almost as if he was shaking off any remainder of the terrible thoughts the were plaguing him.

"No need to be sorry Xichen, you're fine. This is a lot to process and feelings will come up as they will." He said cheerfully, falling into the persona he seemed to have been building up in this interaction now. It was easier to focus on someone else having a breakdown than to really deal with anything he, himself is going through. He uncurled his body and crawled over to where the two of them were.

"Doesn't Mingjue kiss well? I think we should keep this a secret though."