花吐き病 「xicheng」

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this was the peaceful and perfect moment Jiang Cheng's heart always waited for, but since he was still ashamed of talking about his feelings like love and happiness he decided that he would stop hugging Lan Xichen and try to change the subject.

"I never did anything that you just saw, ok?"

"hm not ok"

"Dammit"

"you're not allowed to curse"

"So I'm not allowed to do anything?" Lan Xichen laughed at Jiang Cheng, he was quite adorable.

"Anyways, how did you discover?" Lan Xichen didn't want to tell Jiang Cheng about what Jin Ling did, because he was grateful for him, if it wasn't for Jin Ling they wouldn't be in the situation they are now.

"Hm, It was mostly because Wei Wuxian told me not to talk to Jin Ling and Lan Sizhui because they knew about your illness and they could easily tell me about it. At first, I found it strange that I was the only one he didn't tell, but then I asked Lan Jingyi about it and he said that he also didn't know about it, so I thought it was fine. But then Jin Ling asked me to help him and he was acting very strange, something that I ignored, then he asked me a question about you that I found very strange..."

"Jin Ling... that boy! Why did I even trust him"

"Don't be angry at him! If it wasn't for Jin Ling we wouldn't be together now because I was still blind to the truth. After all that happened I just started connecting the dots and I finally discovered the truth" Lan Xichen went to give Jiang Cheng a big hug but Jiang Cheng quickly moved him away starting to blush

"B-but how am I not dead?"

"That's easy, it's because I like you"

"This is embarrassing"

Jiang Cheng got up and went to get his hair ribbon that Lan Xichen put on the table, he tied his hair as usual and felt a lot better, wearing his hair down was a lot of work. Then he tried to clean up the room to 'apologize' for the problems he had caused during his stay in Gusu Lan. Now that his illness had ended he was desperate to return to Yunmeng. And if Lan Xichen tried to chase him, he would forbid him to enter there, getting HanaHaki was already a horrible thing, now he would have someone following him all the time. Lucky Jiang Cheng.

"Are you already trying to run away from me?" Lan Xichen made a sad face to try to change Jiang Cheng's opinion about their relationship, he knew that Jiang Cheng wasn't an easy person, because at the same time that he could be easily hurt like glass he could easily hurt someone like a knife. He liked to think of him as a glass knife.

"Yes, It's too embarrassing for me! and I also am terrible with communication" Jiang Cheng stood looking at him with a frustrated face, he was clearly happy but he was too proud to admit it.

"Then I'll stay the entire night trying to make you stay with me"

"Oh c'mon, I have work in Yunmeng, I'm a Sect Leader. You also are!"

Lan Xichen stood up from where he was sitting and hugged him again, then kissed his cheek making Jiang Cheng extremely shy trying to run away from him, Lan Xichen laughed at him and let him go outside.

"If you go out now people will notice, Why don't you go to sleep and wake up saying that you suddenly got better?"

"That's... that's a great idea! where did you even get that from?" Jiang Cheng entered the room again and Lan Xichen followed him like a puppy. Jiang Cheng was surprised that he gave him a good idea. Lan Xichen was very happy to be with Jiang Cheng, it was the start of a big road ahead. Both of them passed through difficult times and this was their reward, maybe this would help them forget the past and become better together.

When Jiang Cheng was preparing the bed to go to sleep he realized that Lan Xichen was still there looking at him like a sticky dog, Jiang Cheng loved dogs and started suspecting that he only started liking Lan Xichen because he looks like a dog. Jiang Cheng also remembered about that drawing that Wei Wuxian made, 'how could he be so blind to the point he thought Lan Xichen looked like a bunny?' Jiang Cheng said in his head, 'He looks like one of those white fluff balls that jump around...' he could have been right, but he is sadly blind just like his brother because he just defined what a bunny is like.

"What are you doing there? get out" Jiang Cheng shoved Lan Xichen to the door

"I'm staying with you"

"With me?!"

Lan Xichen hold Jiang Cheng's hand and slowly pulled him into the bed, hugging him again. He really likes hugs.

"Y-you"

"I love you, I wish you believed in me"

"This isn't easy for me" Jiang Cheng looked into his eyes, he didn't know what to do with something like this, he always thought that relationships just needed you to say that you liked them, hug them and then live your life like nothing changed. He only started understanding more about it when he saw Jiang Yanli with Jin Zixuan and Wei Wuxian with Lan Wangji.

"I've never understood this stuff. But I admit that you matter to me. A lot."

"You also matter to me, you are for me the shiniest star"

They stayed like that for hours, until Jiang Cheng finally fell asleep. Lan Xichen didn't know what to do next, he thought of staying there with him but someone could easily open the door and see them in that situation, he also wanted to go to his bedroom but it was already late, he didn't know what to do. He knew that he was the Sect Leader but the rules were made for everyone to follow. After not achieving any good ideas, he looked at Jiang Cheng's face seeing how wonderful he was, how precious he was.

With just one smile from Jiang Cheng, Lan Xichen already felt as all his problems had gone away.

Scared of making him disappointed, he tried thinking of a good plan that would let him stay with Jiang Cheng, then he remembered that every door in Gusu Lan had a locker, he got up from the bed and looked around trying to find it, some minutes passed and he finally saw it. He picked it up and locked the door, closed the window, and returned to Jiang Cheng easily falling asleep.