He follows obediently after him and then takes his seat on the soft bean bag. He tries not to make a long story, knowing there isn't a lot of things Xue Yang actually like besides candy and making trouble for himself. Once they're both seated. "It's a fairy tale that I like very much. I've been reading quite a lot of them during my time here. There is this one that I like in particular."

So he tells him the story of beauty and the beast. The original tale. "So, after the father plucks his roses in the garden, the beast demands his daughter before letting him go home. The daughter stayed with the beast in his castle to pay back her father's dues as a punishment." He begins the tale.

"However, he isn't cruel inwardly. He just has a temper. After dinner, every night, the beast approaches beauty and grants her every wish except her freedom. Each night he asks her, 'Do you love me? Will you marry me?' and each night, she always replies 'No.'"

He pauses to see if Xue Yang is following the tale, as there's a reason he picked this one.