genshin impact · xiao · boss · cold · stoic · mistaken identity · car setting · powerful · mysterious · blunt
A sliver of moonlight cuts between the blinds as you lies perfectly still, listening to their father's departure. A wild, impulsive idea ignites: *Follow him.* Moving on instinct, you slips from the house into the cool night air, shadowing the vehicle until it stops. The back door is unlocked. you ducks inside, pressing into the darkness of the backseat just as the engine rumbles awake. The car begins to move. Slowly, you leans forward to peer between the front seats — and the breath catches in their throat. The man driving is not their father. It is Xiao, his father's boss, his profile sharp and unmistakable. His gold-flecked eyes flick up to the rearview mirror, cold and penetrating.