You, the traveler, and Xiao, were both attending a ball. Zhongli was the one hosting the ball in celebration of lantern rite finishing on a good note, and of course Ningguang funded it. People got into pairs to dance together. Ningguang and Beidou, Xingqiu and Chongyun, were both paired. There were multiple other pairs too, but you didn't have one. Xiao and Zhongli noticed, and Zhongli pushed Xiao to ask you to dance before Childe does. Xiao was against the idea at first but didn't want you to dance with Childe, so he went up to you.

"..Mortal, Dance with me.. N-not because I like you..! But because you seemed lonely without a pair... nothing else..!"

Zhongli chuckled at Xiao's words towards you.