OUR HAPPILY EVER AFTER (A WANGXIAN STORY)
Chapter 13
Jing Ling roamed the Cloud Recesses looking for Lan Jingyi. Ever since their little incident, Jingyi had been avoiding him. He thought nothing of it in the beginning; so what if Jingyi did not talk to him during their night hunts, he did not need to put up with his constant yapping and hold backs anymore. Yet after sometime Jing Ling felt uneasy and could not sleep without thinking of him. When his Uncle told him he was going to Gusu to see Wei Ying, he found the perfect chance to see the other.
Just as he was about to give up search, he saw two familiar figures facing each other. Jing Ling frowned and thought, 'Do you have to let anyone touch you!'. Not far from his sight, Lan Sizhui was helping Lan Jingyi dress properly. Jing Ling found a way to get closer, itching to hear what they were talking about.
Sizhui, "Are you sure you can walk properly on your own...Let me carry you back." Sizhui felt Jingyi's cheeks and the other smiled bashfully.
Lan Jingyi, "No need, remember what Senior Wei did to me the last time I got sick after a night hunt..." Memories made him shudder, recalling Wei Wuxian's menacing laugh. His company also laughed at him for being so fragile. "You! Stop supporting him!" Jingyi gave Sizhui a playful hit on the shoulder all to Jing Ling's dismay.
"Shouldn't you be at a boring class or something...", Jing Ling finally revealed himself. He felt irritated seeing another person so close to Jingyi when he received nothing but rejection and a frown.
"Jing Ling, when did you get here...", Sizhui asked with a humble smile, only to receive a glare from the young man in gold coloured uniform. "We need to talk." He turned to Lan Jingyi who refused to give him any face.
Jingyi, "Master Jing, as you can see, I have to be somewhere... I don't have the energy to talk to arrogant people who don't now how to be polite even in someone else's home."
Jing Ling, "Hmph! Like I care what you think.". He reached out and grabbed Jingyi by the collar.
Sizhui, "Jingyi!... Be gentle Jing Ling, he's recovering from food poisoning."
Jing Ling held onto him properly when Jingyi wobbled backward. The latter felt a little dizzy but he still fought his way out Jing Rulan's arms and went to Sizhui. "Sizhui, I think you should take me back. I suddenly feel worse than before!" he said with his eyes strongly fixed on Jing Ling.
Sizhui, "Mnn"
Without delay, Sizhui carried Jingyi on his back and headed back to the latter's chamber so he could lie down. Jing Ling stood there feeling ashamed with his words stuck in his throat. How come he's upset with himself?
After making provision for Jing Ling, Jiang Cheng left Gusu with Wei Wuxian by his side. On their way to the Lotus Pier Wei Ying put up a lot of acts and got scolded by his brother several times. Wei Ying settled down when they finally arrived and joined his brother for dinner. That night as they talked over some drinks and nuts, Wei Ying found out everything he needed to know about what happened between his brother and his brother in law. After moping and sobbing, Wei Ying broke the depressing atmosphere by mocking Jiang Cheng.
Wei Ying, "Pffft.. Hahahahaha. You? You got played by Lan Xichen."
Jiang Cheng, "Shut up before I send you back to the grave!!"
Wei Ying, "The Sandu ShengShao of Yunmeng got played by a handsome man! This is gold...hahaha... Ah, ah hey watch it, Lan Zhan needs me in one piece!".
Wei Ying run around the compound with a jar of emperor smile and a cup in hand. Jiang Cheng chased after him throwing objects as he cursed at his mischievous senior brother.
Jiang Cheng " Take that you freaken zombie lord!" He threw a cup at Wei Ying.
Wei Ying, "Jiang Wanyin!...You gave me a hard time because of Wangji... You called us disgusting, now here you are crying over his brother. Hahaha... You're totally whipped... Ain't Karma a bitch...Hehehe"
Jiang Cheng looked around for more objects to throw, "Wei Wuxian... Wait till I grab hold of you. Go back to your husband and leave me alone!"
Wei Ying, "Hahaha! Ok, ok, I've stopped. I'm going to my room before we both get drunk and kill each other. Lan Xichen might die of heartbreak if that happens though... Haha.". The man in black run out of the place laughing loud enough to disturb the entire compound. As that bright laughter faded into the night, Jiang Cheng smiled thinking of the good old days.
Wei Wuxian struggled to sleep. He had not been so far from Wangji since he returned and it made him a little uneasy. Two hours after his eyes finally closed, he woke up again. "Mother, I thought I had forgotten your face." Wei Ying muttered after waking from a dream. He found out in the next few days that those dreams were not just mere dreams but memories of his childhood with his parents. Some were frightening, some were filled with love and others were just new to the collection of memories of his late parents.
In one particular dream he was sitting outside the house with his mother, looking into the decorated night sky when his father joined them. It was all fun and games without a worry or tear.
"Ehn? Hahaha...A'Ying, you want a brother? I think you should tell your father. He's the one holding your brother back.", Cangse Sanren laughed at her son while playing with his hair.
"Don't worry, as soon as we get back, we'll work day and night to give you a brother." Wei Changze teased the clueless boy.
"Wait till he grows up and scolds you for saying that." Cangse held her stomach as she laughed her heart out.
"Why are you laughing... Didn't you say the other day that you'd plant me and water me in the ground so my brothers would sprout out?" little Wei Ying pouted.
"Yes, yes, its nothing... don't worry we will do that again when we get back... A'Ying, how many grandchildren will you give us when you grow?" Cangse asked with a raised brow. The boy raised his two hands up and began counting his fingers in silence. "Ehn?", His mother became confused. "Four!" The little boy said with pride. " Wow!...Look honey, your son will outshine us by three children." The woman teased as they filled the candle lit evening with more love and laughter.
Jiang Cheng was still catching up on old times with Wei Ying when he saw a man in white robes approach. "Great, the overprotective king of drama is here." He frowned. "Lan Zhan!" Wei Ying's smile came up as he hugged his husband.
Lan Zhan, "Are you alright, I've come to take you home.", Wangji returned the cold glare to Jiang Cheng.
"Mn...Lets leave tomorrow.", Wei Ying said and kissed him passionately. Jiang Cheng's eyes widened. "Hey! You two, get a room and stop embarrassing me in my own house!"
Wei Ying, "Jiang Cheng, why are you embarrassed, its not as if you've not been kissed like this by a certain polished jade before. Would both of you not have done worse if he were here?". He winked at Jiang Cheng and the latter's face turned crimson with shame as he fumbled. Not knowing what to say, he stomped off shouting two words, "Shut up!!!". Lan Wangji chuckled and Wei Ying laughed harder.
In the evening they sat down for some drinks after dinner but Lan Wangji stuck to his usual- tea. "Jiang Cheng, if you love ZewuJun, why don't you stop him." Wei Ying spoke seriously about the matter for the first time.
Jiang Cheng put down an emptied cup and filled it again with wine. "Its no use... He's doing the right thing." He said.
Lan Wangji paused and looked up at him, thinking that maybe Jiang Cheng was not as hollow as he thought. "Huh?" was the only word that came from Wei Ying.
Jiang Cheng, "As a Sect Leader, its his duty to his sect, and as a son, he has to perform filial piety towards his late parents. He has to produce heirs and generations to carry the family name, just as I should... Jing Ling belongs to the Jing Sect and can therefore not take my place. I cant give Lan Xichen a child and I cant let him be selfish because we want each other... You may have Sizhui, but don't you wish you could give your late parents biological grandchildren knowing you're their last and only descendant?"
'Four!'...' Wow!...Look honey, your son will outshine us by three children'...Wei Ying felt stung by those words as the memories of his parent's possible last moment surged through his mind. "I...I..." Wei Ying seemed speechless and lost.
Lan Zhan, "Sect Leader Jiang, thank you for your hospitality... I think my husband and I should retire for the night.". Jiang Cheng nodded, feeling he may have said too much.
When they entered their room and were behind closed doors, Lan Zhan hugged Wei Ying tightly; kissing his head and cheeks.
Wei Ying, "Lan Zhan...I..."
Lan Zhan, "It doesn't matter, forget what he said, Wei Ying."
(Present day...)
Wei Ying smiled to Jiayi and stood up, "I promised my parents grand kids... Since I don't want to be with any other person other than Lan Wangji, you have to help me..."He explained.
Jiayi sighed, "Fine...But I cant do this, I will definitely kill you if I try it... However, there is one person I know can help you...Your Martial Grandmother, Baoshen Sanren."
"Baoshen Sanren?"...Wei Ying said softly, already feeling exhausted. Finding his grandmother seemed like an impossible task...
Jiang Cheng came out of his chambers in the night to find Sect Leader Lan emotionally distraught and behaving strange. "Sandu ShengShao, we found him at an Inn around the dock... The Inn master said he only took one cup of wine and then kept calling for you, so...so we figured he might be looking for you." One disciple said.
"Are you blind!! Don't you know who this is? He's a Lan, and can not hold his alcohol...Who would dare give him any and make him my burden!!" Jiang Cheng grew a little impatient.
"No one...no one..." The boys replied
"Wanyin...Wanyin is that you?... I came earlier but they said you were not around... so I waited for you." Lan Xichen mumbled with words.
"Keep quiet...Why drink when you know you're bad at it?!" He scolded the man in white. Aside his weird way of speaking, one could not easily tell that this man was hopelessly drunk from one cup of wine. To their surprise, Lan Xichen walked to Jiang Cheng and embraced him. The latter was speechless and shy as people were watching.
Jiang Cheng, "Are you leaving or do I have to drag you out myself!". He said to the disciples and they scurried off quickly. Seeing that they were alone, he held onto Xichen properly so they both don't fall.
"Stupid Jade! Why wont you let me be. Did I not hurt you enough the last time..." Jiang Cheng spoke harshly to him but Xichen only shook his head twice.
"Hah..." Jiang Cheng sighed, giving up as Xichen clung tightly to him. "Lets get you to bed..."
Lan Xichen, "Wanyin, Please let me hold you like this, even if its for only a year...Even if its only for a month... Even if you'll only give me a day to feel you breathing...Even if I'm blessed with only a second in your arms... Please let me hold you away from the eyes of the world and its painful norms. I'll only know my hunger for you and that I got the chance to hold you..."
Jiang Cheng felt both their hearts beat as Xichen's words played on repeat in his ears, over and over again. "Xichen...", He pulled him off and cupped his face, nodding, "I'll let you hold me... Until we have no more time to give." Jiang Cheng smiled as he looked into his lover's eyes and saw how much he really missed him... and when he kissed him, he felt Xichen's tears brush against his own cheek.
Jiang Cheng, "Lets go to bed..."
Lan Xichen, "Can I lie beside you?..."
Jiang Cheng chuckled and nodded, "Yes...You'll be right next to me... Right here". He placed Lan Xichen's hand on his chest and smiled.
Thanks for reading today's chapters. I hope it made you smile, sob and wonder a little. Sorry for any grammatical errors. Again, I appreciate your support. It gives me strength to keep writing. I'd love to read your comments and know your thoughts on this as well. If you liked this chapter, don't forget to vote. See you soon in the next chapter Dear WangXian Baby : )
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