Tempting Fate

Chapter 12

A/N: Heya! how is everyone doing!

Here's one last chapter before my surgery tomorrow lol

a few things to know about this chapter,

they are all a year older now, bye bye baby Wei Ying arc! (I will admit writing this current WWX is more fun lol)

(Oh god i accidentally saved another earlier version of this chapter and deleted the completed one but THANK GOD! to wattpad help center ily guys!)

WARNING! - Mentions of past kidnapping // torture // blood

Have fun!

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One year later,

Shiny glasses of champagne clinked against each other, adding something akin to a sharp glamour that matched the entire atmosphere of the large room, men and women of power and wealth stood crowding the room, some sharing pleasantries and some admiring the classy decorations that adorned the hall,

Among them, stood a young man, his dark black hair with a single streak of red highlight falling in front of his face, the rest of his shoulder length hair elegantly falling on his back. Two silver earrings enhanced one of his ears while black swirls of ink ran through both his arms. The man was dressed in tight black jeans which were ripped in the all the right places, accompanied by a black silk shirt which was neatly tucked inside the jeans and a denim jacket of the same colour topped his looks along with a finishing touch of a pair of black boots.

His sharp eyes tracked everyone assembled in the hall, a glass of champagne of his own lazily hanging off the tip of his fingers, if he were to bend the slightest bit, the on lookers would have had the sight of a simple black gun tucked away safely behind the pair of jeans, along with two knives buckled into a strap that sat on his upper left thigh.

"Happy Birthday A-Xian!"

"Happiest of Birthdays to my little baby!!"

The sharp eyes softened automatically at the sound of his mother's voice and his god parents, who were all dressed in impeccable suits and dark gowns, he turned towards his family, eyes catching the sight of his older brother and his husband who were stood to a corner, he sent a quick wink at the pair before completely transferring his attention back to his parents,

"Thank you ma"

A year had passed since the world had last seen the once innocent Wei Wuxian who would cower at the sound of a gun shot, the same innocent and gullible young boy had turned into someone much more darker, someone that walked with his head held up high, a boy had turned into a man who had followed his family's footsteps,

"Happy Birthday Wei Ying"

A deep voice cut through the noisy background as if it was a hot knife cutting through butter, his heart fluttered in his chest as a pair of hands came to rest as his waist,

He turned just slightly, mumbling a quiet "thank you my love" before placing a quick kiss on his lips.

The return of the younger brother of the feared Jiang clan leader had been announced to the world shortly after a few unfortunate incidents, while many had taken the news with a pinch of salt, others had not. Several of them had voiced their strong displeasure, making a point to say that it was unethical of the Jiang's to welcome back the person who was the cause of their daughter's death, but similar to the incidents years prior, none who spoke ill of the man had lived to see another day..