Of course he would. Zishu ignores everything but his Kexing - pretty or not, interesting or not, none matter when his soulmate is right there.

Unless he wants to tease him, of course.

Being told he's late, of course, makes him laugh. "Am I?" He reaches out to pinch Kexing's shoulder with a grin. "Maybe I just wanted to explore a bit before hunting you down!"