Would it be too nice of me to take an old friend back?

I break off my friendship with him some 3 months ago. Because of a third person. He bitched about my feelings for him to someone new and that irked me a lot. In between, there were times I regretted cutting him off my friend list coz he was the only one who always stayed while the others left so I texted him to come back but he never seemed interested. Although recently he texted me wishing happy new year. I wished him back but didn’t ask him to befriend me again. I wish he doesn’t come back but if he did what should I do?
Would it be too nice of me to take an old friend back?
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