Gen sighed, and gave Xue a wry sort of look, "I suppose not. That's perhaps me projecting a tiny, tiny bit. Which is entirely on me."

Shaking his head, he lowered his hands and just rolled everything around in his head for a moment. "I guess I'm fortunate you're finding me amusing, instead of being annoyed by this ... teenaged drama, my friend."

And what a thing to have revealed by someone like Xue. They really just had to stay on his good side now, this was dangerous on many fronts with such a revelation and him as its catalyst.