OUR HAPPILY EVER AFTER (A WANGXIAN STORY)

Chapter 12

Jiayi, "I cant do that for you Wei Ying..."

Wei Ying, "You did it for Zhao Biyu. We both know her womb was destroyed!"

Jiayi began to puff and pant, feeling exhausted. "Wei Ying!...Hah...Biyu was a woman and you'reYou're a man."

Wei Ying shook his head as if to refuse that fact. He grabbed his sister's hand, "No, you can do it again!"

"Wei Wuxian, I nearly killed that woman when I meddled with her body... If I do it to you, you may not survive it. Your insides could be twisted and torn up. You could die. I cant...", Xiao Jiayi caressed Wei Ying on the cheek. Her eyes full of worry and dread.

Wei Ying smiled, "I'll take my chances."

Jiayi, "Brother, don't...Have you thought of Lan Wangji at all? Would he want this?"

Wei Ying's eyes dropped;Lan Wangji would never agree to such a thing. Just when he felt it was a lost cause Wen Ning spoke for him. "Dear...If there's anything I know about Wei Gonzi, its that he would take any risk as long as its worth it- as long as there is hope."

Jiayi, "But..."

Wen Ning, "...Because of that bad habit he saved me and my family, as well as the cultivation world that mistreated him in the end...". The Ghost General gave her an assuring look. Jiayi wanted to scold him but could not resist the charms of a pouting Wen Ning. 'How did he learn to do that?', she sighed.

Jiayi closed her eyes for a brief moment to organize her thoughts then opened them again. "Why do you really want this?", her gaze turned somewhat cold.

Wei Ying, "Shijie..."

Jiayi, "Don't use your husband as an excuse...Tell me why you suddenly need this so bad!"

Wei Ying pulled back, thinking of what to say and how to say it to make urgent enough...

(Back to a month ago...)

Lan Xichen came home all smiles but that faded as soon as his brother gave him the good news, "We've found you a wife...". At first Wangji felt his brother's sudden withdrawal was out of cold feet so he tried to motivate him. But when Lan Xichen told him what he did to Sect Leader Jiang, Wangji became disturbed and wanted to break the engagement.

"No, don't. I gave my word.", Xichen accepted his fate like a bitter pill. "Brother, You love Jiang Cheng, you cant go through with this.", Lan Wangji went against his own plan within the blink of an eye, but Xichen only shook his head and excused himself.

Back in Yunmeng, Jiang Cheng was bursting with excitement as he went about his duties. His heart had warmed up to Xichen and he could not hide his joy any longer. His disciples would see him smiling and hopping around like a child even in the face of situations that would usually rile him up. 'Hah! The most handsome man in the cultivation world loves me! Top that Wei Wuxian!'... He halted, 'Oh no! Wei Wuxian... I gave him trouble for loving a man. If he finds out, what will he do?... He will tease to into an early grave. Damn it!' His thoughts made him panic in a silly way.

His soul nearly left his body when someone tapped him. "Are you okay, why do you have that silly look on your face?", Jing Ling chuckled.

"Shut up, is that how to talk to your elders?...Go back to your sect before I really break those legs." Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes and walked off briskly.

"Ehn?...Uncle, wait!! Tell me why you were smiling..." Jing Ling run after him.

"Is Sandu Shengshou alright... He's behaving weird", a guard on post said to his colleague. The other only nodded, not wanting to comment to save his own head.