Legacies

Chapter Sixteen: Mothers

"What are you doing here?"

Jin Ling froze, his eyes widening. He quickly hid the gems in his inner pocket and turned around facing the person.

"Ah-um... What are you doing here?" He returned back the question, sternly. Jin Ling glared at the other person, resting his hands on his waist.

Xiumin slightly flinched. He huffed as he rolled his eyes and looked away. "I thought this was my room," He said.

Jin Ling kept his eyes fixated on the boy.

He was lying... He knows that he is lying...

Still, he didn't utter a word. Jin Ling didn't reply to the young lad. Feeling the awkward atmosphere in the room, Xiumin turned around as he said,

"I'll take my leave then."

Jin Ling rolled his eyes, crossing his arms. "Do whatever you want, I don't care as long as you don't start being a traitor again," He said, harshly.

Xiumin clenched his fist as he went to his room without saying anything.

Jin Ling let out a sigh in relief. He really thought that he'll get caught by Xiumin.

He looked at the gems placed secretly in the room, thinking, "If this plan flopped, we'll never be able to catch them."

Jin Ling looked at the other side and walked away.

Where is Sizhui-Fuck! He is in the medic set!

Realising that fact, Jin Ling quickly made his way to him, almost running.

There, he saw Li Jie and Ye Xiang talking in a corner while Sizhui was lying on the bed, a bandage covering his forehead. Lan Wangji was standing still in a corner.

Confused, Jin Ling approached him. "HanGuang-Jun? I thought you were with uncle Wei," He said.

Lan Wangji nodded. "Mhn, but they needed someone to remove Sizhui's headband so I came," He said, unperturbed.

Jin Ling nodded, understanding the situation better.

"I better leave then. Wei Ying needs me," Lan Wangji said and walked away.

Turning around, Jin Ling noticed that Ye Xiang and Li Jie also left. Sizhui, noticing the calmness of the room, opened his eyes.

"Finally, they are gone," He said, rubbing his forehead.

Jin Ling stared at him in disbelief. "Sizhui, did you really have to do that?" He asked, frowning.

Sizhui looked at Jin Ling in confusion. "What did I do?" He asked.

Jin Ling clenched his fists. "Are you seriously asking me this? You hurt yourself!" He said.

Sizhui tilted his head in confusion. "But you said you needed a distraction so I did it," He said.

Jin Ling was so near to slap the confusion out of Sizhui. "Why are you so dum-!"

"Excuse me?"

A soft, feminine, gentle voice interrupted the conversation between the two boys.

The two boys turned towards the lady and bowed slightly in respect as she looked a bit older than them and technically, she is older since the young boys time travelled.

"Yes? Do you need anything?" Sizhui asked, gently with a polite smile.

The young lazy smiled back, her eyes glowing like the sun. "Actually, I'm here to meet Jin Rulan," She said as she looked at the Jin.