[It's impossible not to let his eyes slip down to that grip on the sword, but Jin Guangyao turns his eyes away quickly enough. That specifically is not what he's so worried about, not any more.]

It's not something that you need to thank me for, Xichen. Why don't we keep walking? There's quite a lot of garden space that's been set up, and much more to see still.

[Jin Guangyao suggests lightly, diverting the conversation. He doesn't ask if Lan Xichen trusts him in return. The answer to that goes without saying, and the complicated reality there isn't something he wants to hear either.]