THE GAME

Chapter 38

The next day...

 Wen Qing took her time to keep Wei Ying informed of what was happening around him. She could not unfold her Uncle's plot, but she also couldn't let Wei Ying get hurt.

Wen Qing, "You've been asleep for more than three days...Your body needs food."

"Forget about food, why am I here? How's my family...can I go home?", Wei Ying blocked the morsel coming his way with his palm.

"Wei Ying, I'll tell you what you need to hear when you finish half of what I brought you.", the alpha was not bargaining.

"Ok.", Wei Ying snatched the tray and began to shove food inside his mouth. Before Wen Qing could tell him to slow down, he sets it on his lap and says, "Done, now tell me."

"*Sigh* You were brought here because my Uncle has decided to pardon you.", Wen Qing could not shake off the growing grin on Wei Ying's face.

"So I'm going home?"

"No, not yet. It may take some time."

"That's okay, no problem. Hah, I was scared that things had gotten worse. When that shitty Wen Chao came for me, I thought I was going to get executed...Hehehe. Thank you, I'll finish my food now.", Wei Ying suddenly felt the need to fill his stomach."By the way, what's up with your cousin? I feel sick around him but it's different with you."

"That's 'cause I'm not flirting or making any advances at you.", Wen Qing folded her arms.
Wei Ying slowed down to process her statement. "Cant he tells that I am off the market?"

"You forget your mark has healed. Hanguanjun...I mean, your mate would have to give you another visible mark.", Wen Qing said.

Wei Ying was confused, "But I was knotted."

"And how do you expect him to know that when he has not been inside you and you've also lost your alpha's smell. Now's not the time to be ignorant."

"Then I'll tell him..."

"DONT!...Dont tell him that yet."

"Why?"

"Just do as I say. You cant let Wen Xu know Lan Wangji formed a bond with you...Not yet.", the alpha cleared her throat. It was the least she could do for the jade. Wen Qing had not realized she considered Lan Wangji as a friend until now.
Finding a distraction to shut out the questions, she averts her gaze for a while, thinking of how to get them out of a situation she saw no way out of. Remembering there was something else Wei Ying needed to know, the alpha took the empty tray and inches closer to the Wild one.
"Wei Ying, the Angry Lotus is getting married to his jade tomorrow."

"To...tomorrow?.", Wei Ying gulps; his long lashes fall and rise again. Wen Qing watches as his heart squeezes a smile out of him. "That's good news.", he failed to voice out the way he intended. Wen Qing placed a hand on his shoulder, sympathizing with the omega."It's okay to be upset Wei Ying."

"No... it's alright.", The lotus wiped a tear. He would have loved to help his brother get dressed on such an important day. "A'Qing, are you not going?"

"And leave you here alone with Wen Chao? Not a chance...Moreover, wouldn't it raise heads when relatives of the people that stole the bride's brother show up?", Wen Qing caressed the man's hair playfully.

Wei Ying cringed at the affection. "Urghh, Wen Qing, please stop being nice to me, it feels worse than when your cousin touched me..."

"Idiot!!", Wen Qing poked the man's head and watched him chuckled with his hand pressed on the hurting spot. At least he had two friends in this strange place.