[ What haunts Zhongli is something that no mortal should have to comprehend or try to fix. It's not that he doesn't want the help but more along the lines that Childe would try to fix or help a matter that is well beyond his control and even beyond Zhongli's control at this point.

Zhongli will blink and look away a soft huff coming from him. ] Being alone in solitude like this...has its merits. But it is a bit quiet at times. I am used to hearing the hustle and bustle of the street vendors hawking their wares and the clinking of cutlery against plates from Wanmin restaurant. But perhaps you're right. Maybe getting a roommate wouldn't be so bad.