Legacies

Chapter Seventeen: Stalker

"Wait, wait, wait," Jingyi said, slightly confused, "Do you mean that Lady Yuna knows that person?"

Zizhen shrugged. "I'm just saying that I want to ask her about this person. I don't know if she knows this person," He said.

Jingyi felt dumb. "What are you even saying, Zizhen? You're so confusing sometimes," He said.

"Mhn, I know," Zizhen said, looking at Jingyi.

Jingyi rolled his eyes. "Mhm, I know~" He teased the latter.

Zizhen gasped, slightly. "Jingyi!" He yelled, as he raised his hand to smack the latter on the shoulder.

Jingyi quickly moved away and started running away, laughing loudly.

Zizhen ran after him, trying to catch him. Both laughing at each other and having fun.

Though, somewhere far on a peak of a mountain, someone watched them.

"So I'm supposed to think that these kids are two of the pillars,"

He shook his head and took his straw hat from the ground. He stood up and wore his hat on his head as he followed the two boys.

***

"That was so embarrassing," Jin Ling said, his ears getting red. He was laying down on his stomach on his bed while Sizhui was sitting on his bed.

"Yes, it was," Sizhui said, chuckling. He looked over at Jin Ling who was stuffing his face between the pillows.

Jin Ling looked up and turned towards Sizhui. "I can't believe that Mother thought we were dating," He said.

"Mhn," Sizhui hummed in agreement. "I wonder if the others think of the same thing too," He continued.

Jin Ling gasped, softly as he sat down on the bed. "Then we should clear it out!" He said.

Sizhui took a glance at the reddening cheeks of the Jin. He smiled and leaned back on the bed.

"Why should we clear it out?" He asked, pretending to be slightly confused. Deep inside, he was smirking in delight.

Jin Ling gripped on the white bedsheet and said with a stuttering voice, "W-Well, because we are not together!"

Sizhui let out a soft breath and said, "Why are we not?"

Jin Ling's eyes widened in surprised. His cheeks were more red than before. "W-What do you mean?" He asked, mentally cursing at himself for stuttering.

Sizhui chuckled, softly, letting out a smile. "I mean why are we not dating?" He said, slightly teasing the young boy.

Jin Ling stared at the Lan in shock. His mouth kept on opening and closing with no words coming out.

"I-"

KNOCK KNOCK

Jin Ling sighed in relief as soon as he heard the knocking on the door.

As Sizhui got up to open the door, Jin Ling softly slapped his cheeks that were reddening at the Lan's every words.

Though, Sizhui was kind of disappointed and upset because of the knocking on the door.

"Yes?" He asked, after opening the door. A Lan disciple was standing there.

The Lan disciple bowed and said, "HanGuang-Jun requested for your presence in the pavilion."

"Dad requested for my presence?" Sizhui thought in confusion.

He bowed back to the disciple. "In that case, I'll be there soon," He said, smiling politely.