[The last place he wanted to go was back to his own room. And after visiting Lan Wangji's quarters, if they were anything at all the same, it would be a welcome change from the strange and gaudy decor here.]

Looking like and being are very different things, Zewu Jun. So long as I won't be punished for not observing thousands of rules there, I'd welcome somewhere that feels familiar.

[The mention of the pool is enough to give him a visible reaction though. After being betrayed by the waves there not once, but twice? He'd only just gotten dry!]

Ah- Not the pool. If ah- If it's all the same to you. I've seen enough of it for one day.