OUR HAPPILY EVER AFTER (A WANGXIAN STORY)
Chapter 30
(Another Two Years Painfully Went By...)
Lan Wangji had just finished teaching and was going over some scripts after the students left. His movements steady and precise. In an hour he had burrowed his way down to the last paper. Since the sun was still up, he felt there was no need to take the work home.
"Lan Zhan."
The pen froze over the paper, wet ink let out two drops-staining the sheet... Was his ears deceiving him? Did he really hear Wei Ying's voice? Hanguanjun prayed hard it was not another hallucination when he slowly lifted his head to look.
"Wei Ying!"
Wangji stood up. For three years now he had been waiting for his love to return to him. "Aren't you glad to see me?", Wei Ying asked with his arms wide open...Lan Wangji jumped over his desk and run to him, catching Wei Ying in his arms within some seconds.
"You're back, you're finally back...", Wangji held back his tears of joy. Now more than ever he felt he did not deserve Wei Ying's forgiveness. For making him doubt that he would love him to the very end and did not need anything else but him.
"I'm sorry Lan Zhan.", Wei Ying held on tighter. "No Wei Ying, forgive me for being careless. I'd never let anyone come between us.", Wangji pulled him off to look at him. This may still be Mo Xuanyu's body but it didn't matter as long as the soul was his Wei Ying. He wanted to kiss him so bad but the other stopped him and smiled,
"I'm sorry Lan Zhan...I love you, but I cant be with you anymore...So move on..."
Lan Wangji's hand slid off Wei Ying's face. Horror in his eyes as he shook his head and walked away from the figure. "No...No...You're not him...He'd never say that. No, you cant be him...YOU'RE NOT WEI YING!!!!"
Wangji screamed himself out of his slumber. Another nightmare had struck him with fear. This time he could not take it. He thought he was so close to happiness, yet it was just another reminder that he fucked up along the line.
"It's a dream...Just another bad dream.", he panted
Lan Wangji was torn, and the tears he fought back for many months in his vigil burst out of him. "Wei Ying...Come back, please.", he turned to the person's side of the bed. Thoughts of Wei Ying's bad sleeping posture and how he threw his limbs everywhere made Wangji weep. He wanted to hold him. He wanted to be sniffed and cuddled by his Wei Ying. To be teased and loved in this place. Wangji would have done anything to get him back.
"Three Years Wei Ying...For more than three years I've not heard you laugh...It hurts, it really hurts.", Wangji closed his eyes, searching the only place he could find a little consolation- his memories.
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Everyone could tell Hanguanjun was getting worse. The dark circles under his eyes and his cold aura made him look a little older than his age. In the day he buried his head in his work and books and locked himself up at night. Lan QiRen saw less of him but still did not give up trying to get Wangji to take another wife at the slightest chance. He raised Wangji and he believed he could break him if he kept going.
On most weekends, the Jingshi was invaded by little Lan HuiZhong. The boy was very fond of his Uncle and loved spending time with him. Even as a toddler, his first word was 'Wanwi'(An attempt to say 'Wangji'),soon 'Wanwi' changed to Uncle 'WangWang' when his father tried to correct him. As soon as Lan Jiang learned to walk he escaped from the nannies several times in search of his Uncle. So his father agreed to let him have Lan Wangji to himself during the weekends and daddy would also have him in the week.
It was another time for Lan Jiang to meet his Uncle and Sizhui was in charge of taking his cousin there for today. "Uncle WangWang!", the boy wanted out of Sizhui's hands when he saw his favourite person on earth. "HuiZhong, be careful.", Sizhui set him down. Lan Wangji gave the boy a smile and adjusted his tiny headband when he leaped into his arms.
Wangji, "You grow bigger everyday..."
"And louder...", Lan Sizhui chipped in, making the boy glare at him for making him look bad in front of his idol. "It's alright...You were no different at his age.", Wangji gave a light chuckle. Sizhui hid his flushed face from the two. "Uncle WangWang, lets play...I want to play!", the little boy swayed from side to side on his lap.
Sizhui, "HuiZhong, we talked about this..."
Wangji, "Its ok...How about I take you to the rabbits. You can feed and play with them for a while...But only if you promise to be gentle." His words were soft and kind.
So off they went to play with the little bunnies. While the boy bathe in the dirt, hoping to create a rabbit hole big enough for himself, Wangji and Sizhui kept a safe distance under a tree. Lan Sizhui was a little hesitant but Wangji could tell what he wanted to ask.
"No...The nightmares have not stopped.", Wangji disclosed. Sizhui looked at him with worry, "Is it the same?"
Wangji, "No..."
Sizhui, "Aunt said to come with you if you still have that problem...We should go tomorrow."
Wangji nodded in approval. "Ahhh!! Uncle WangWang, I've fallen on bunny!", they quickly rose to their feet when they heard the little boy.
"Aish, HuiZhong...You could hurt yourself.", Sizhui lifted him from the ground. Fortunately the bunny managed to escape before the boy landed on his face. Covered in dark earth from head to toe, the two men were a little amused by how dirty the Future sect leader was.
" Sizhui, wait...", Wangji got alarmed when he saw a red print at the back of his nephew's leg. He pulled up the fabric and frowned at what he saw. "Sizhui, take off his robes.", his deep voice vibrated. Lan Sizhui thought it was a little inappropriate but did it anyway. After the reveal they were brutally shocked... Who would dare lay a hand on the future sect leader of Gusu this way.
Sizhui got a towel and a basin when they got to the Jingshi. Wangji took off his outer robe, washed the boy, then dressed him in clean clothes. "Are you hungry?", Wangji asked, carefully masking his anger, not to frighten the child.
"Mn.", HuiZhong imitated his uncle. With the nod of the head his cousin got to work. Soon the boy ate. Sizhui even threw in a few sweets to smoothen the process. With a serious look and faint smile Wangji asked, "Lan Jiang, who hit you?"
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Wei Wuxian crawled his way out of a cave. He had just conquered his first trial and was bruised all over. Outside, Gui and the rest anxiously waited for him. No one knew why the Grandmaster wanted Wei Ying to complete the sacred trials. For decades, no disciple had done this because not many survived it and now she subjects her own grandson to such suffering.
"Look!", ZhiHao pointed at the man crawling on the ground. "He made it!!", Ping was ecstatic as they run to help Wei Ying. "I'll carry him.", Gui rushed to the front but ZhiHao would not have it and pulled him by the hair, "Oh no you wont... Stay away from him you big snake."
Ping, "Can you two stop fighting."
"Alright, I'll carry him then...", GuanYu pushed the men aside and turned Wei Ying over. His face was covered in black ashes and he smelled of sulphur. His eyes struggled to stay open and both his palms seemed swollen. Carefully, GuanYu lifted his body and they headed for the Black Pearl.
"Wei Ying, where does it hurt?", Ping asked as she massaged him with a cold wet towel. "A'Ping, a bit gentle please...It hurts everywhere.", Wei Ying gritted his teeth. The disciples kept a calm composure but ZhiHao could not take the suspense, he wanted to now what he faced in his first trial.
"Two days ZhiHao, just give him two days to rest and he can tell you what you want to know.", GuanYu said. Wei Ying was not conscious for long and he was soon left to rest.
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Lan Xichen was shocked to the core. Two days a week his son spends the night at the Hangshi and he never realized his boy was being abused. Yes, he was always brought in already dressed but the boy never complained about pain and he never imagined anyone would punish his child without his knowledge.
"Lan Jiang, who gave you those marks?", Xichen's eyes grew in furry, looking at the layers of red on the boy's back and legs. The child quickly hid his face in Wangji's chest. "It's ok A'Jiang, you can tell him...Nothing bad will happen.", Wangji coaxed him with a smile. Sizhui handed the boy another candy and he shyly took it.
HuiZhong, "Daddy, mummy made me promise not to tell."
Xichen, "Not to tell what?!"
HuiZhong lowered his eyes, "Mummy will love A'Jiang if I take the cane...I want to be mummy's good boy."
Xichen glanced at Wangji and Sizhui, the look of an angry father overshadowed that gentle demeanour ZewuJun always had. "JingFei did this to our son?!!!"
Lan Wangji, "Mn."
Lan Sizhui, "ZewuJun, please calm down..."
Xichen raised his voice, "CALM DOWN FOR WHAT?!!...WHAT GOOD REASON DOES SHE HAVE TO INFLICT SUCH WOUNDS ON A TWO YEAR OLD!!!!". Lan Jiang buried his face in Wangji's chest again out of fear.
Wangji, "Brother, calm down...Even if Sister-In-Law had her reasons, it was not up to her to take that action."
Xichen got up, "Wangji, wait here!!...", he ordered and then stormed out of his quarters. Inside Lan Jiang stared up at his Uncle, "Uncle WangWang, is A'Jiang a bad boy?". "No.", Wangji stroke his face.
HuiZhong, "But I made daddy angry..."
Wangji, "No...Your father is not angry at you. He loves you dearly."
Watching the two, Lan Sizhui hid a tear. It was truly a wonderful sight seeing Hanguanjun take care of the little one. Lan Jiang like his father, also resembled Wangji. It was like watching Wei Ying's vision play before him.
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Gui sat by Wei Ying's bed and watched him sleep like a child. "Lan-Zhan", he heard Wei Ying mutter in his sleep. 'I wonder what king of person he is..', Gui thought. He picked the wet towel and Wiped the man's forehead, noting how his skin slightly moved with each swipe.
Gui traced the towel down his cheek and gulped when he reached a pair of lips. They were a little chapped and gave off a lighter shade. "I wonder why I'm attracted to you, Wei Ying... Would it be ok to want you?", he said to the sleeping man. This was all new to Gui, wanting someone enough.
Like how he went speechless the very first day he saw Wei Ying come out of the Grandmaster's abode with the Chen siblings. He grew curious about the stranger who managed to invade the immortal's realm. Gui was intrigued by how he resorted to playing tricks just to be closer to this man, just as the night he made Wei Ying trip on the Pole of Endurance and carried him home. Wei Ying was not the most beautiful person he had ever seen but he was drawn to him like a moth to a flame.
"Hah...You're stronger than I thought.", Gui pressed the towel gently on Wei Ying's neck. He then leaned in and kissed his forehead. "Mmn...Lan -Zhan", Wei Ying muttered again when he felt a touch. Gui was a little hurt but he did not mind. He drew his lips over Wei Ying's and was about kissing him when Ping cleared her throat and he sat up again. "Gui Xiong, I think you should let him rest.", the lady said. Clearly if ZhiHao had been there, there would have been a huge problem.
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