#he xuan can have a little harmless crush on xie lian as a treat

[confuzing]

Seen some posts about how 3/4 of the Calamities are obsessed with Xie Lian but I really think we can make it 4/4 if we can just get He Xuan and Xie Lian in a civil conversation.

Hua Cheng holds some kind of Ghost Banquet in Ghost City to ghost network and make sure everyone knows how rich he is, and he has to step out to handle some Ghost Business and when he comes back he discovers Xie Lian and He Xuan have apparently been making small talk. Xie Lian is his normal self, but Hua Cheng realizes with alarm, He Xuan is blushing.

Hua Cheng tells Xie Lian Banyue was looking for him. (She wasn't but Hua Cheng needs to interrogate He Xuan without Xie Lian there.) Once he's gone Hua Cheng wheels on He Xuan like:

HC: What happened?

HX: *hides face in hands* Nothing...your boyfriend is just... very sweet.

HC: ...Do you have a crush on my boyfriend?

HX: ...Maybe.

HC: I was only gone 45 minutes!

HX: I don't know what happened!

HC: I'd be more mad but this has happened with at least 5 other people... Ok rules. There's just one really.

HX: Ok?

HC: If you so much as look at him funny I'll fucking kill you.

HX: Of course.

HC: ... I'm also doubling your interest on your debt to me for my emotional distress

HX: Sounds reasonable.