[ he doesn't dignify that with a response, tucking the book away and attempting to look lofty and dignified, when internally he's a flushed mess. luckily that ability hasn't changed; he can still look like the Yuheng elder, even when he's embarrassed. ]

I know you've been inside! [ it's hard to forget that, especially since chu wanning doesn't want to forget him. he just wanted to remind mo ran, in case he forgot, and also— ] It's different when living with someone.

[ the only place he's lived in has been his small home where his tethers are, wanting them close by. it's not somewhere he'd invite anyone else, wanting to preserve his privacy, but this is mo ran, who has been in his home before and knows all of his tethers. ] I do. It's back where we first woke up, so it will be a journey there. [ not a terrible one, at least. ] And I won't make you sleep on the floor. We'll figure something out.

[ his house is small, but they can manage. somehow. he's sure mo ran wouldn't want to sleep next to him, so maybe they can find a mattress. ]

Did you intend to fix this house up to live here? [ the foundations are good, and it is sizable; it would be good once it was fixed up, with enough space for both of them. and while he can't see outside the main room, chances are there is another room, possibly a kitchen. and ahh, he'd forgotten something. ] We can eat here. You can get hungry. There are people who have offered cooking lessons, and there are restaurants and food stalls.

[ which is good; he'd starve otherwise. ]