Gravitation/WMG

Yoshiki Kitazawa is really a manipulator . ..
. . . and isn't the severe Cloudcuckoolander that he makes himself out to be.

Think about it. Most of his actions seem to be purposely geared towards affecting Eiri and Shuichi's relationship. It was him that helped Eiri  When Shuichi   due to his anger at Yuki, Yoshiki was the first to pop out of literally nowhere a smack him around. This lead to him agreeing to help them both by

After meeting Eiri for the first time in New York, and seeing how Eiri was still consumed by guilt over the death of Yoshiki's brother, which Yoshiki wholeheartedly agrees he deserved, he may have decided to try whatever he could to help Eiri overcome his past and try to prevent Shuichi and Eiri (especially Eiri) from screwing up their relationship like Yuki (his brother) screwed up his, and help the two grow closer.

This would mean that Yoshiki knows exactly what he's doing, and his floaty personality simply makes it seem like he doesn't know what's going on.

This is explored even further in the next WMG. ..

Eiri and Shuichi will end up
And Yoshiki is planning for this to happen.

In Gravitation Ex, after Eiri and Shuichi leave the cemetery in New York, Yoshiki says, "I'm doing a cruel thing, aren't I?" This hints that he knows the effects  is having on the couple, especially Eiri, but still plans on   with them since he believes it will be what's best in the long run. Some even believe that this is when he called in the favors owed to him by Shuichi and Eiri. Perhaps he's hoping that this will help Shuichi and Eiri grow as a couple, and also act as the final step in helping Eiri completely move on from his past.

Even if they don't, that doesn't mean that simply dealing with him for a week isn't meant to serve a greater purpose. A purpose that Yoshiki wanted to happen.