[ Her perspective on their stay is probably the best way to respond to the present. Although in his own way Xingqiu has attempted to keep focus on where they are now rather than concern himself with matters that are beyond his reach. Why worry when he can't make changes, it's only logical, and yet concern filters in. Every day that passes means time that he cannot devote to reaching a goal.

But here he has a lot more freedoms. There isn't a single person to dictate what he eats, or how he presents himself. There are really no restraints, it's something he figured out from the start. But isn't it almost meaningless? ]

So what you're asking me to do is pretend.

[ Okay, he can play that game. He knows it well. ]

...More than read through pages rather than continue to follow another author's tale then I would like to... well to be honest I would be satisfied sharing a novel with a friend.