[Coldsaturn]

Xavier's other myth is definitely an example of MC not choosing to stay close to her LI till the end. But it's a pretty special situation because since Xavier is not a reincarnation per sé (and until this current myth we had no idea multiple timeline branches were even possible for him) we needed a reason to get him on Earth and lovey-dovey with current MC. Which by the way regularly generates a new wave of "he actually loves her/he left queen MC and fell in love with someone else"

You'll see in the other myths what other possibilities there are for our poor starcrossed lovers.

P.S. can't remember where I saw this comment (probably youtube) but the "let's elope" in the first myth with Xavier was actually "let's run away" in Chinese. It would have made MC immediately aware of his feelings otherwise, and it justifies Xav complaining that she never understood his intentions and that he needed to be more direct in this myth.