...yeah, that's... true. It's kind of weird to think that there are all of these other possibilities out there. Like, [ he pauses for a moment, almost hesitating before he goes on. ] maybe there's one where I didn't fall into the abyss. [ and never became a harbinger and, thus, never went to liyue to meet zhongli. ] Everything could be so different...

Zhongli Xiansheng. [ he turns, setting a hand on his shoulder to give his cheek a kiss. ] It was fine. Not all of the truths and lies have to be related to me... unless you'd like to spoil me some more.