"Before you say anything," Jae said, "I worked very hard on this and you are not allowed to be low key about it."
Tian Huan looked at him for a moment.
"Thank you," he said quietly.
Jae pulled him into a hug.
Tian Huan held on for a moment longer than he usually would and Jae said absolutely nothing about that.
The room filled with movement after that, Hao Lin crossing over immediately, Lindong close behind, everyone converging on Tian Huan with the easy warmth of people who had genuinely missed each other and were not going to pretend otherwise.
Guiying watched from where he stood beside Liuxian.
He watched Tian Huan move through the greetings, composed and quiet, saying little but receiving everything with the particular stillness of someone who was more moved than they were showing. He watched Jae hovering nearby like he was making sure nobody left before Tian Huan had been properly welcomed back.
He thought about what it meant to have people who showed up like this.
