San Lang, you shouldn't sleep on the floor.

[ disapproving!! ] By that logic, I've also slept in far worse places.

[ sorry about your teacup, claude. xie lian was also going to take his cup away, though, so, he and hua cheng were at least on the same wavelength there... the parenting vibes.

he's the one to check claude's other cup for him, watching to make sure it doesn't oversteep without saying anything. ] The rulebook said the doors would close if it were necessary.

[ ... ] I wonder what that means for us this evening. [ whatever it means, xie lian really doesn't like it! thanks! ]