Together

17. Revealed

Wei Wuxian was discharged from the infirmary the next day. His wound was mostly healed due to his strong golden core. However, it still was a bad injury, so it ached ever so slightly. Although the doctor advised him to take some more rest, Wei Wuxian was adamant and got discharged from the infirmary.

He immediately resumed his classes, without thinking much about his injury. There was only one more day left until his classes ended. He was ecstatic to meet his shijie, uncle Jiang and aunt Yu again. However, there was even a small part of him which was sad, the small part which kept thinking of Lan Wangji. He desperately waited for today's classes to end so that he could spend his time with his friends, and most of all, Lan Wangji.

Wei Wuxian desperately wanted to tell Lan Wangji his feelings for him before he left. He was sure of it. He fell in love with Lan Wangji. Although he didn't know since when, he was absolutely sure that he loved the Second Jade of Gusu. However, he knew, deep down that his feelings were in vain. First of all, Lan Wangji definitely didn't like him, if not hate him, and second, he was engaged to Jiang Cheng.

But for some reason, he wanted that boy to know his feelings for him. Wei Wuxian didn't really care that much about whether Lan Wangji liked him or not. Even if he did, there was nothing he can do about it. Hence, using paper metamorphosis, Wei Wuxian asked Lan Wangji to meet him at the cold spring after class. Whether Lan Wangji came or not was secondary. Wei Wuxian wanted to give this a try. Hence, after classes were over, Wei Wuxian created a paperman and used paper metamorphosis to call out to Lan Wangji.

Once classes were over, Lan Wangji noticed a small paperman float towards him. He raised his palm, making the paperman land on his hand. The paperman climbed up his arm and reached his ear. "Lan Zhan, it's me." Lan Wangji heard Wei Wuxian's voice say through the paperman. "Don't turn around. Just listen to what I have to say." The paperman continued before Lan Wangji could turn around to see Wei Wuxian. "Thank you so much for staying by my side yesterday. I really am extremely grateful for that. Trust me. But I just want to ask you one more thing." Lan Wangji heard the paperman say. "Can you meet me at the cold spring after the night curfew is over, if you don't mind? If you don't want to stay awake till then, can we meet after dinner but before 9? Please, I really want to talk to you about something." The paperman said and fell off his shoulder, indicating that the spell was over.

Lan Wangji was shocked. What did Wei Wuxian want to talk to him about? He tried hard to fight down his curiosity and desperately started waiting for tonight. The day already felt longer than usual.

That night, after dinner, Wei Wuxian went to the back of the hill, near the Cold Spring and started waiting for Lan Wangji to appear. Although he had hopes that Lan Wangji would come, Wei Wuxian couldn't ignore the small voice in his head which said Lan Wangji wouldn't arrive. His hopes returned when he saw a boy in white arrive while walking in a composed manner. Wei Wuxian gasped. Lan Wangji looked beautiful as a gentle breeze flew by, swaying his hair and forehead ribbon. His robes also swayed with the wind, and he seemed to be shining with a soft halo under the moonlight. It really was a breathtaking scene.

"Lan Zhan, you're here." Wei Wuxian said. "Wei Ying, what did you want to talk to me about?" Lan Wangji asked, making Wei Wuxian look at him. Honestly, he prepared himself a lot before Lan Wangji came to talk to him. However, now he felt all his efforts go down the drain as he saw the god-like figure stand in front of him. Wei Wuxian breathed in deeply and prepared himself for the worst as he spoke. "I... I like you Lan Wangji." He said to the boy in white. There, he said it. Lan Wangji was definitely going to call him disgusting and tell him to never see his face again. 

Lan Wangji was shocked speechless when he heard Wei Wuxian say the words he so desperately wanted to hear. 'He likes me back.' Lan Wangji thought. 'Wei Ying likes me back!' Lan Wangji could barely contain his happiness. He saw Wei Wuxian continued talking to him but he honestly stopped listening and pulled Wei Wuxian into a hug, shocking the latter.

When Wei Wuxian saw Lan Wangji's shocked expression, he knew that the small hope he had was gone. Coming to think of it, he shouldn't've hoped for anything in the first place. 'Stupid Wei Wuxian.' He berated himself. 'How could you ever think the most famous cultivator of all clans would like you? A GUY who is already engaged.' He cleared his throat and started speaking again. "Lan Zhan, I'm sorry. I know you're disgusted right now. But I just wanted to say-" before Wei Wuxian could complete his sentence, Lan Wangji grabbed his hand and pulled him into a hug, shocking him.

Lan Wangji continued hugging Wei Wuxian, with one hand around his waist while the other slid through his soft, silky hair. "Wei Ying." He whispered softly, right next to his ear. He didn't know what took over him. Right now, Lan Wangji was over the moon, realizing that Wei Wuxian likes him back. "I like you too." Lan Wangji finally revealed his innermost feelings.

Wei Wuxian was shocked to the core when Lan Wangji confessed that he liked him back. He was so happy that Wei Wuxian couldn't hold back his tears as he hugged him back. He honestly never expected Lan Wangji to like him back. He was currently over the moon. However, he knew it was all in vain. Even if Lan Wangji liked him back, there was no way the two could be together. He was engaged to Jiang Cheng. Knowing that he would never see Lan Wangji again, Wei Wuxian decided to forget about Jiang Cheng for now and enjoy his moment with Lan Wangji the fullest.

Jiang Cheng was searching for Wei Wuxian after dinner. Where had that guy gone off to? Although he didn't know where Wei Wuxian was right now, his instincts were telling him that Wei Wuxian was currently with Lan Wangji. Burning with jealousy, Jiang Cheng started searching for Wei Wuxian all over and at last came to the back hill. As he was about to search there, he noticed two figures, one in black while another in white hugging each other. Realization hit Jiang Cheng instantly. Those two were Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji.

Jiang Cheng finally reached his breaking point. He had to teach Wei Wuxian a lesson. Grinning mischievously, Jiang Cheng made his way back to his room while waiting for Wei Wuxian.