"That is true, there are." There are those that push away kindness and lash out, Xichen won't argue that there are those who prove they don't deserve it. Still, they must be given the chance to show their character and perhaps prove otherwise.
He does not bring up Wei Wuxian, though he knows that is who his companion is referring too. That is a man he will not argue for, not after what he'd done to his family, to the cultivation world, and to Wangji. Xichen bears no warmth for the former Yiling Patriarch now, but he had also reached out with words of caution once and been proven wrong.
He frowns as Jiang Wanyin's expression sours, feels a pang of panic in his chest as he realizes he's caused offense. It melts into confusion as the man speaks, which he cannot keep from showing on his face. "It is not merely kindness, Wanyin, and on this matter I must disagree. What you've achieved as you rebuild your home and Sect, as you raise your nephew.. is that not something?"
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He does not bring up Wei Wuxian, though he knows that is who his companion is referring too. That is a man he will not argue for, not after what he'd done to his family, to the cultivation world, and to Wangji. Xichen bears no warmth for the former Yiling Patriarch now, but he had also reached out with words of caution once and been proven wrong.
He frowns as Jiang Wanyin's expression sours, feels a pang of panic in his chest as he realizes he's caused offense. It melts into confusion as the man speaks, which he cannot keep from showing on his face. "It is not merely kindness, Wanyin, and on this matter I must disagree. What you've achieved as you rebuild your home and Sect, as you raise your nephew.. is that not something?"