OUR HAPPILY EVER AFTER (A WANGXIAN STORY)

Chapter 19

Wei Ying tossed and turned in the bed, it had been a week since he left Gusu and he still could not sleep properly. In the end he decided to continue his journey in the middle of the night. As he walked the lonely path he gazed into the sky, wondering how his husband was doing. Of course he knew Wangji would not be in good spirits but he couldn't help but wish he would be okay. "I'll come home soon.", He said softly as he kept going.

By morning he had reached another town in the QingheNie sect. The markets were bustling with life. After walking for a while Wei Ying made his way into a restaurant and sat down to eat. Halfway through his food he felt a familiar presence and instinctively turned to look.

"Wei Xiong....", a man in a black and gold outfit approached with a small fan in his hand...

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Lan Xichen quickly searched for his brother when he reached Gusu. The look in Wangji's eyes told him it was not a small issue like he had hoped. Wangji was truly holding back from crying for help.

Xichen, "Wangji, how is Sizhui coping with this..."

Wangji, " He blames me for everything.". He kept his gaze on his tea.

Xichen, " Huh...That cant be right... "

Wangji, "He's not wrong, I should have payed more attention to Wei Ying when I felt something was off."

The older man remained silent for a while, thinking. "Don't worry, he'll come around soon."

Lan Jingyi grew a little worried when he noticed his best friend was no longer himself. Sizhui would hide when he was done with his duties and refused to go on night hunts with them. Another strange thing was that he avoided Hanguanjun in everyway he could even when the Senior looked for him.

News around the cloud recesses that Senior Wei had left on a secret mission made the disciples question Sizhui a lot but Lan QiRen on the other hand did not make much of it, saying that his rascal son in-law would surely be back soon.

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Sizhui felt his heart skip a beat when he saw Hanguanjun sitting with ZewuJun. The latter sent for him so he had hurried over. 'Its okay, ZewuJun is usually in Hanguanjun's company.' , he thought to himself, clearly keeping his eyes away from Lan Wangji. "Greetings...", he bowed when he got to them.

Xichen, " Sizhui, have some tea with us."

The boy did hesitate but eventually sat down beside his father. He was about to pour himself some tea when Lan Wangji took hold of the teapot and poured the drink for him. Sizhui starred at it for a while, feeling the older men's gaze fixed on him. It made him a little tensed.

Xichen, "Sizhui, wont you drink the tea your father poured for you?"

Sizhui, "..."

The boy picked the tea cup and drunk up. Wangji poured him another and place the tea pot down. Seeing the awkwardness between father and son Xichen felt a little uncertain.

Xichen, "Sizhui, you don't look comfortable, is there a problem?"

Sizhui, "No, ZewuJun..."

Xichen, "What of your father? You've been doing a good job hiding from him for the past two weeks... Sizhui, we all know Hanguanjun is as hurt as you are over Senior Wei leaving. Your silence leaves us worried."

The junior felt cornered. He did not want to lie but he also didn't want to pour out his anger. Like his father, Wangji, he did not know how to argue or convey his feelings clearly.