Together

25. Lotus Pier

When Wei Ying got came to the carriage, he looked back at The Cloud Recess one last time before getting in. As the carriage started its way back to The Lotus Pier, his eyes filled with tears while his throat was aching. However he knew that no one cared about his feelings. His fate was already decided by the gods above. There was nothing he could do about this.

Although he kept telling himself this, his heart just could not move on from Lan Wangji. The carriage started, and he moved further and further away from The Cloud Recess. Although he knew his prayer would go unaswered, it still doesn't hurt to pray. 'Please, please let me be with Lan Zhan. I love him. My heart has a place only for him and no one else. Please make Jiang Cheng leave me alone so that I can be with the love of my life.' However, he later chuckled at his own silly prayer and let silent tears fall onto his lap. 'Even if I want to be with Lan Zhan, I can't. My fate has already been sealed. Why is the world so cruel?'

Breathing in deeply, the boy in black slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep, a treacherous tear escaping his eye. "Young Master Wei. Young Master Wei." Wei Wuxian woke up to someone shaking him while calling his name. He slowly opened his eyes. "I'm home." He whispered. However, how can it be called a home, if the person who raped you is living in the same place? "Thank you." Wei Ying bowed to the cart driver before stepping out and walking back inside.

"A-Xian!" Wei Wuxian heard Jiang Yanli's voice, making him turn his head to a side. "Shijie." Wei Wuxian whispered as he gave a small, broken smile to her. Jiang Yanli ran towards Wei Wuxian and hugged him. Although his expression didn't change in the slightest, Wei Wuxian felt a slight warmth creep into his emty heart. Ever so slowly and hesitantly, the boy in black raised his arms to wrap them around his senior sister.

Wei Wuxian and Jiang Yanli stayed in the same position for a while before Wei Wuxian closed his eyes and fell limp in his senior sister's arms. "A-Xian? A-Xian! A-Xian!!" Jiang Yanli shouted, alerting the attention of the passing maids and even Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan.

"A-Li! What happened to Wei Ying?" Yu Ziyuan asked when she noticed Wei Wuxian lying in Jiang Yanli's arms. "Mother. He just fainted." Jiang Yanli replied while supporting Wei Wuxian. "Call the physician, quick! A-Li, get Wei Ying inside!" Yu Ziyuan responded. Jiang Fengmian rushed to Wei Wuxian's side and helped his daughter support him. Without thinking twice, Jiang Fengmian started dragging Wei Wuxian to his and Yu Ziyuan's room, which surprised Jiang Yanli, although she didn't think too much about it.

After placing Wei Wuxian on the bed, The Yunmeng Jiang Sect leader and his daughter exited the room, followed by a physician entering it again to check on Wei Wuxian's condition. After waiting anxiously for almost half and hour, the physician came out of the room. "Doctor, how is he?" Jiang Fengmian asked nervously. "Sect leader Jiang, don't worry. He just fainted with exhaustion. He will wake up soon." Jiang Fengmian and Jiang Yanli exhaled in relief before bowing to the physician.

Just as Jiang Fengmian was about to enter the room, Jiang Yanli stopped him by grabbing his elbow. "Father, let A-Xian sleep. We can talk to him after he wakes up." Jiang Fengmian sighed and nodded, leaving his adoptive son to sleep in his room.