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

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Lan Wangji was in the middle of preparing to go out when the door to his office was slammed open. He gave a glance to see Wen Qing came in together with Xiao Bai, no, Yuanyuan.

"Where's the boy? Is he here?" She asked him and take a look around the office.

"What do you mean? I thought he was with you?" Lan Wangji raised his eyebrow and saw that Yuanyuan, who was usually so confident, now biting her nails in anxiousness.

"Ge, I can't find Xiao Hei anywhere, I was supposed to go out for a minute but when I came back, he was gone…"

Lan Wangji tried to calm himself, then took out his phone and dialed the speed dial number six on his phone. The person on the other phone picked it up straight away without saying anything.

"Is Xiao Hei within your sight?"

There was a slight hitch on the other end, then an answer. 

"No."

"Activate his tracker and find him ASAP."

Lan Wangji put the phone down and there was a clear panic in his eyes. But he tried to calm himself and turned on his laptop to access the security cameras around The Dome.

"When and where was the last time you saw him?"

"Twenty minutes ago, in the changing room."

Lan Wangji typed on the laptop to access the right time and camera, and his gaze darkened straight away.

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Wei Wuxian knew that he was being reckless, and it caused his reaction to be slower than he usually did. But seeing those luminescence silver eyes really dropped his guard for a second. And unfortunately the man who kidnapped the boy seemed to regain his consciousness faster than he thought he would and even capable of freeing himself from the makeshift restraints. 

So when he heard the boy's warning, it was too late for him to dodge the knife aimed at his neck, but the only thing that filled his mind was that he had to protect the boy.

Wei Wuxian shielded the boy with his own body in a split second it took the knife to puncture his neck and he could only hope that somehow, the boy would be safe even though he's not.

He expected the hurt, and the warm gush of his blood, and prayed that the boy would not be traumatized by all of this madness, but instead he heard the attacker grunted and the sound of the knife dropped on the floor.

Wei Wuxian turned around quickly to seize the moment, but he saw the attacker had already fled from the toilet and he tried to give chase, when he felt a tug on his sleeve.

"Please don't leave me… I'm scared…"

Wei Wuxian was torn between chasing the attacker or calming the boy down, and against all the strict rules that had been ingrained in him, he chose to comfort the boy.

He took off his jacket and put it around the boy, and gathered him into his warm hug. The boy clutched Wei Wuxian's shirt tight and buried himself in it.

"I'm here, don't be scared. My name is Wei Wuxian, what's yours?"

"Xiao Hei." A familiar voice answered from the door.

Wei Wuxian turned around and was surprised to see the familiar person.

Lan Wangji walked closer and took the boy from Wei Wuxian's embrace.

"Wh- you know this boy?"

"Yes, I know this boy." He looked straight at Wei Wuxian's eyes. "He's my son."

That took Wei Wuxian by surprise. 

But Lan Wangji walked out of the toilet carrying the boy. Right outside the toilet they saw one of the familiar men that was around Lan Wangji all the time, his bodyguard probably, and the man was holding another man in black in a tight chokehold.

"This the kidnapper?" Lan Wangji gave him a very cold stare, it made Wei Wuxian shivered.

The bodyguard nodded.

"Take care of him." Lan Wangji then looked at Wei Wuxian. "Follow me, Wei Ying."

They walked for a while to the private entrance behind The Dome and entered the three stories building, which seemed to be an office. Lan Wangji put his palm on the palm reader inside the lift and it hummed to life, taking them straight to the third floor. He walked to a door on the far corner, and opened it to reveal a bedroom then he put down the boy on the bed. 

"Did you find him, Wangji?" There was a voice on the door and Wei Wuxian turned around to find a familiar woman, and he gasped.

"Qing?"

"Wei Wuxian? What are you doing here?" She looked at Lan Wangji and he looked back in question. "Long story. Is Xiao Hei okay?"

"He's fine, I put him to sleep just now. Where's Xiao Bai?"

"I'm here." Xiao Bai walked in a rush and climbed into the bed to snuggle Xiao Hei.

Wei Wuxian felt dizzy all of the sudden, but a strong arm held him up, and he hung on to it like his life depended on it.

"I think," Lan Wangji looked at Wei Wuxian, "we need to talk."

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They walked out of the room and onto the office next door. Lan Wangji closed the door behind them and walked to the corner of the office and poured himself a stiff drink. 

"You know Wei Ying, we really need to stop meeting like this, I'm just one call away, no need to go out of your way to seek an audience with me." Lan Wangji smirked and drank the alcohol swiftly. "You want some?" He offered Wei Wuxian who nodded and downed the drink in one gulp. It burnt his esophagus, but made his head clear.

"I assume you have questions, but before that, I would like to say thank you for saving my son." Lan Wangji walked over and sat on the couch. Wei Wuxian sat in front of him.

"Is… is Wen Qing your spouse?" The second the question was out of his mouth, Wei Wuxian regretted it. That was uncalled for. Not his business. But he slept with him, so in a way it made it his business. He needed to know if he was only some kind of a… plaything.

Lan Wangji raised his brow, amusement in his eyes.

"That's your first question? And no, she's not. She's just my manager, and now the kids' manager."

"The kids' manager?"

"Mn. The Void. I assume you've heard of them, the singing duo genius."

Now it's Wei Wuxian's turn to be surprised.

"What? I thought they were like, fifteen years old kids? Your kid is obviously just around five, and Xiao Bai? She was the girl I saved back in Monaco, did you know that?"

"Mm, where should I start now… Xiao Bai and Xiao Hei are not your ordinary children. They are actually… mythical beasts, and they can shapeshift, as you can see."