Secret & Lies (the forsaken #1) [WangXian FF]

6

Wei Wuxian staggered into his apartment, the one where he shared with his best mate, Wen Ning, and plopped himself on the couch.

He should not go out at all today, his horoscope stated so. And yet he was all about defying fate and all the bullcrap.

Well, fate came back and kicked him in the ass in the form of the handsome demon, Lan Wangji. That man was not supposed to be that good at acting. He could change his expressions in nanoseconds. And the worst thing was, that man was actually a real demon in angel's disguise. His aura was so dominating even captain Yao couldn't refuse his requests.

Well, who could? 

When god Lan Wangji flashed his smile, every mere human within seeing distance would submit to his every bidding, for example, his assistant slash nephew, Jingyi.

Lan Wangji gave him a week of vacation, yet he cried, because he could not serve and take care of Lan Wangji's every whim, Wei Wuxian wondered if this nephew was having a bad case of Stockholm Syndrome.

Captain Yao had it worse. He was boasting that a real alpha man was not someone like wimpy Lan Wangji, and yet when Lan Wangji directed his smile at him, he was reduced to a blubbering mess of yes sir and that he would do anything to serve him.

So embarrassing.

And everyone had forgotten about Liu Wenjing.

"Wei-xiong, why are you home? Shouldn't you be at work now?" Wen Ning appeared from his bedroom slash work space. He was a computer analyst and Wei Wuxian tech support and he did his work mostly from home.

"Yeah, well, it's a long story but I need to pack and be a slave for someone for a week." But he made no move from the couch.

"Ooh? You're going to be a bodyguard for Liu Wenjing? Did she take a liking to you?"

Wei Wuxian groaned out loud in pain.

"How did you know? Were you spying on me?"

"I wouldn't dare, it's just the captain made a ruckus since this morning and I couldn't help but peek into the internal police memo. And wouldn't you know, a bomb threat on your first day, yayy!"

"I'm gonna slice your finger and stuff it into your mouth if you dare to say another word."

"Ooh, I'm terrified." Wen Ning chuckled. "So, did you meet Liu Wenjing? Is she as pretty as the pictures?"

"Prettier, but nothing inside her head. And no, I'm not going to be her bodyguard, it's a false threat."

"I think there's more to the story there." Wen Ning walked to the kitchen to make some coffee for both of them.

"Yeah, the threat was supposed to be sent to Lan Wangji, not Liu Wenjing. The case of mistaken identities."

"Alas, your luck is really bad then. Lan Wangji is not as simple as he looked, you know. I couldn't find anything on him before he entered the entertainment business. And it's also scrubbed down to a bare minimum. So either he had a bad past, or he was someone not to be trifled with."

"I really wish you could tell me all of this before that botched job. What happened exactly? I thought we had it all under control? Seize the artifact and capture the mastermind?"

"We're just one step behind. Whoever doing that was not someone we should confront face to face." Wen Ning put down the super sweet coffee saturated with whole milk until it's cloudy, sprinkled with chilli powder and cinnamon, Wei Wuxian's favorite.

"I'm going to pack now, that petty Lan Wangji will surely give me trouble if I'm late."

"Well, you did anger him. Twice."

"I really don't know how he found out that it was me. He was like a beast with his intimidating aura." Wei Wuxian finished his disgustingly sweet coffee and sighed.

"Maybe you should talk to Qing-jie. She is Lan Wangji's manager after all."

"The fuck? You told me this important information just now? I thought your sister was working abroad?" Wei Wuxian jumped from the couch and halfway jumped to strangle Wen Ning.

"Eh, she did, but apparently she went back here, coincidentally alongside the first appearance of Lan Wangji in the entertainment world. She didn't tell me anything and I didn't dare ask. Maybe you'll get luckier?" Wen Ning put up his arms in surrender.

"Tsch, anyway I'll be moving temporarily to Lan Wangji's apartment. I'll see if I can find out more. I have a gut feeling that this is all connected to him, that bastard." Wei Wuxian let go of Wen Ning. "Besides, I have a bomber to catch."

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"What can I do for you, boss?" The voice on the other side of the phone was pleasant, the one that Lan Wangji often turned to in times of need. Like back there when he recently needed the identity and activities of his neighbour.

"Huaisang, I need you to do a deep dive on someone named Wei Wuxian or Wei Ying. Find out everything about him, and I need it yesterday."

"On it, boss, will let you know when I'm done."

Lan Wangji smiled in satisfaction. 

There was no one in the world that could hide from Nie Huaisang, and sooner or later he would find out exactly who Wei Wuxian was and who he was working for. 

Lan Wangji did not believe for a second that Wei Wuxian was just a mere police officer, judging by his mannerism and the way he carried himself. Surely the piece of artifact that came to his hand was rather priceless, and it was one of the lost treasures of The Forsaken, only it was not the one he needed. So he needed to determine if this Wei Wuxian was a friend or foe, and nothing was faster to find out the real intention of someone than putting them under surveillance 24/7.

He grinned at the thought of putting Wei Wuxian under his surveillance and he picked up his phone and dialed the only person who could do that.

"Xingchen, prepare Xiao Bai and take her to my apartment tonight."