Cloud Retainer's explanation indicates that Guizhong was adored by everyone. From Cloud Retainer's perspective, the one closest to Guizhong was Ping. Other perspectives may have recorded it differently: with Zhongli and Guizhong being the two gods of the group it's easy for lore to focus on them without speaking much of any others, and thus a strong connection between them could be seen as romantic due to lack of context.
Or perhaps there are details Cloud Retainer didn't see. We may never know. What's certain is that Guizhong's death continues to affect the adepti deeply, but Ping perhaps most of all.
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