Xichen looks lost. Xichen is lost. There is a gap here where he thought was common ground and he wants to reach across, take Shen Yuan's hand and assure him that really, he thinks the world of him.
But he doesn't know how.
The problem with being peerless is that, without peers, there are simply interpersonal situations he is not equipped for. He never had the opportunity to learn, however much he wished otherwise.
He looks imploringly to Jin Guangyao for some answer because his friend is hurting, it is his fault, and he doesn't know how to make it right.
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But he doesn't know how.
The problem with being peerless is that, without peers, there are simply interpersonal situations he is not equipped for. He never had the opportunity to learn, however much he wished otherwise.
He looks imploringly to Jin Guangyao for some answer because his friend is hurting, it is his fault, and he doesn't know how to make it right.