If, and Only If || (Xiao x Reader)

(Special Chapter)

"Morax. I came to visit." Her monotone voice called out.

He seemed deep in thought and hadn't noticed her presence enter the room. Y/N just sat in the chair across from him, waiting for him to stop thinking.

'Please stop thinking.'

"Ah. Y/N. Nice seeing you here, did you enter right now?"

"No. About 2 minutes ago, Morax. You seemed quite deep in thought."

"I was trying to come up with ideas on the concept of mora, and keeping count of it."

"....." Y/N was not impressed. "Why don't you just go talk to your human bank account. I'm sure he'll lend you some mora. Solved." She said in a matter-of-factory way.

"Is that what they call... a sugar daddy?"

Y/N nearly fell out of her chair, almost hitting the hardwood floor, as her hanfu gracefully swayed as she moved ever so violently.

"Uh— what. What? What is your definition of um. 'Sugar daddy.'"

"A kind person who lends you mora when you need it most?" Zhongli looked very innocent when he said that. With the most wholehearted eyes.

"You're not entirely wrong. Oh my archons. Did you say that to anyone?"

"Say what to who?"

"Did you call anyone that?"

"Y/N it is rude to refer to someone as 'that.'"

"That is not what I mean!" She slammed her head in the table in frustration of this old guy.

Then Xiao appeared out of nowhere suddenly next to Y/N. And looked confused.

"What happened? Was there a massacre?"

"No. I was asking this man here if he's called someone a sugar daddy."

"Oh. That was your question? Why did you not say so?"

"A massacre is definitely going to happen if he continues acting like this." Y/N glared at Zhongli for being so difficult to talk to. I'd say he's not a bright one for this kind of stuff even though he knows so many about so many.

"Well this is interesting." Xiao sat down in the chair close to Y/N.

Y/N searched the room carefully as if expecting something to happen.

"What are you so worried for, Y/N?" Zhongli spoke up.

"Where's Hu Tao? I expected her to come and try to prank me..."

"Hu Tao is currently meeting a client while I am on rest at the moment." Zhongli sipped his tea in his little tea cup. A/N: (I suddenly remember that tea cup nursery rhyme.)

"Y/N! Why don't we continue our walk around Liyue?" Xiao had a smirk again, he seemed excited for the time being spent with her.

Y/N sighed. And Zhongli looked at the two curiously.

"You got Y/N to spend some time with you? I'm surprised."

"She's currently giving me her 'thanks.'"

"Enough chit chat. We'll be leaving then Zhongli. It seems I didn't have to stay for so long seeing Xiao back quicker than I thought." She stood up from her seat. While Zhongli nodded in acknowledgment. And Xiao followed her with a smile of his this time.

For the fun of it, they decided to pick some Lotus Heads at Luhua Pool. Y/N tripped on a crab that suddenly ran past her foot. And Xiao managed to catch her by the wrist while his other hand was holding the Lotus Head.

"Are you alright?" Xiao asked.

"Y-yes." She stuttered.

'I stuttered...'

"Oh, ohoho? Are you flustered, Y/N?" He pulled her close to his face still holding her wrist and supported her back while holding the Lotus Head still.

"Of course not. Stop speaking nonsense." She pushed him away. And Xiao only had a sly smile knowing he managed to make her flustered.

"No need to act so bashful. I know how to pull my strings."

Y/N glanced up at him with a side glance, in thought.

"I don't need strings to be pulled."

"Hm?"

"I don't need strings to be pulled in order to get me to react to your nonsense."

"Oh? Is that so. That's good to hear." He got close to her again, near her ear. "Then I guess I can continue flirting with you like this, no?" He backed away again, while sticking his tongue out a little. While Y/N put a hand over her ear with a glare. But her ears were red.

"You—"

Xiao ran as Y/N started throwing meteors at him. He decided it was a good idea to tease her though. :)

A/N: Hello, hope you liked flirty Xiao. It was sort of weird for me to change their personalities so I wasn't exactly sure on how to portray them in this chapter so it might be a little wonky. :)