Everett had broken into a sob as soon as he made it outside of the threshold of the Lei clan. He was embarrassed, and angry, but he was mostly hurt. Not hurt for the reason that he would have expected himself to be hurt for, however. He could accept Lei Meilin not liking him for being a demon. If she weren't Yongliang's mother. For some reason, he felt as though he had been rejected by his significant other's family. But he and Yongliang weren't even together. Another realization that pained him, causing his sobs to become louder.
He flinched when he felt a hand on his shoulder, and he looked up to see a boy who he'd only had brief interactions with but none of them unpleasant. "I'm sorry.." he muttered, attempting to force himself to calm down.
"It's okay to cry," Xiaosi said softly, a small frown on his face as he carefully and gently wrapped his arms around the younger boy in a warm hug. "It was wrong for her to say those things to you, I'm.. I'm really sorry…"
