Xie honestly expected more push back, he's genuinely surprised he's gotten away with it - and he staunchly ignores the wriggle of guilt in his stomach as he follows Kevin out the house with the necklace still on. It's the bond, he tells himself, he doesn't actually feel bad about lying.
Xie does a similar scan when they arrive, though less magical in nature, taking in the exits and even letting his gaze run over the people casually, checking for any familiar faces. At first, he doesn't see anything that sets his alarm bells ringing, so he's content to just enjoy the exhibition. He's not going to entirely relax, he knows there's a hit out on him, on both of them, but Yifu doesn't even know they're here, he can enjoy himself a little and still keep an eye out just in case, right?
He'd called Du Pusa on the way, she told him she'd tried to talk to Yifu and he'd done the kindly old benefactor routine, acting all concerned (her words, Xie doesn't call her on her mistrust of him, even though he wants to) but refusing to withdaw the hit on Xie because he 'had to be careful'. She did, begrudgingly, admit that he'd said if Xie could break the bond and get back to him, of course he'd be welcomed back, no hard feelings.
(She'd scoffed at that, as though she didn't think Yifu should be the one with hard feelings, Xie hadn't called her on that, either)
He'd have to kill Kevin, of course, so there weren't any loose ends. Du Pusa actually didn't have a problem with that, but Xie... it made sense, logically, but it left a bad taste in his mouth.
Her suggestion was just to let whoever might come after them kill Kevin and then kill them and come home. A couple of weeks ago he would have agreed with her. Now... he'd just made a noncommittal noise and told her he'll call her again when he can and to stay out of trouble.
(He was pointedly vague about whether he meant Yifu or the law)
He isn't sure how to feel about the conversation, so instead he just makes a beeline to the nearest hanfu and puts it out of his mind.
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Date: 2023-10-20 06:44 pm (UTC)Xie honestly expected more push back, he's genuinely surprised he's gotten away with it - and he staunchly ignores the wriggle of guilt in his stomach as he follows Kevin out the house with the necklace still on. It's the bond, he tells himself, he doesn't actually feel bad about lying.
Xie does a similar scan when they arrive, though less magical in nature, taking in the exits and even letting his gaze run over the people casually, checking for any familiar faces. At first, he doesn't see anything that sets his alarm bells ringing, so he's content to just enjoy the exhibition. He's not going to entirely relax, he knows there's a hit out on him, on both of them, but Yifu doesn't even know they're here, he can enjoy himself a little and still keep an eye out just in case, right?
He'd called Du Pusa on the way, she told him she'd tried to talk to Yifu and he'd done the kindly old benefactor routine, acting all concerned (her words, Xie doesn't call her on her mistrust of him, even though he wants to) but refusing to withdaw the hit on Xie because he 'had to be careful'. She did, begrudgingly, admit that he'd said if Xie could break the bond and get back to him, of course he'd be welcomed back, no hard feelings.
(She'd scoffed at that, as though she didn't think Yifu should be the one with hard feelings, Xie hadn't called her on that, either)
He'd have to kill Kevin, of course, so there weren't any loose ends. Du Pusa actually didn't have a problem with that, but Xie... it made sense, logically, but it left a bad taste in his mouth.
Her suggestion was just to let whoever might come after them kill Kevin and then kill them and come home. A couple of weeks ago he would have agreed with her. Now... he'd just made a noncommittal noise and told her he'll call her again when he can and to stay out of trouble.
(He was pointedly vague about whether he meant Yifu or the law)
He isn't sure how to feel about the conversation, so instead he just makes a beeline to the nearest hanfu and puts it out of his mind.