Who You Are Book 2

Chapter 45 - Suspicion

After Lan Xichen went away, Lan Wangji walked inside and gently closed the door behind him. Turning to face the room, Wei Wuxian watched Lan Wangji sit and relax. Lan Wangji was reading a book, his head down. A paper lantern was on the corner of the desk. Against the soft light of the fire, his face was even more like a piece of fine jade. Even his indifferent expression and his light eyes seemed to have been glazed a shade warmer. He was so beautiful that it seemed unreal.

Still standing beside the door, Wei Wuxian's heart felt heavy. He wanted to badly, to talk to Lan Wangji about the truth of his heart. He just didn't know how to speak about it. Wei Wuxian felt tears building up in his eyes, so he hung his head back to try and keep them from falling.

Lan Wangji looked up and saw that something was off about Wei Wuxian, so he asked, "What?"

Wei Wuxian immediately returned to himself and looked at the bookmark beside Lan Wangji, "Nothing. Your bookmark looks quite pretty."

Lan Wangji's bookmark was a dried flower in a light shade. It had been kept with much care, its color as vibrant ever. The petals and the veins were so delicate that it seemed to be alive. Between pages, it let off a soft aroma.

Wei Wuxian sat down beside Lan Wangji and picked up the bookmark asking, "Herb peony?"

Lan Wangji, "Mn."

Wei Wuxian played with the bookmark in his hands before giving it back to him, "Your brother received quite a big shock."

With care, Lan Wangji put the dried herb peony back into the book. He shut the pages, "Now that he has found the evidence, he will not tolerate this."

Wei Wuxian, "Of course. He's your brother after all."

No matter how close of a relationship Lan XiChen and Jin GuangYao had, he was still from the GusuLan Sect and had his own principles.

Wei WuXian opened one jar of liquor, 'The time before the last time Lan Zhan was drunk, he answered honestly that he's never had the Emperor's Smile in his room before. Then why did he hide them? He couldn't have been saving them just for me, could he? It's a bit shameless if I think about it this way, isn't it?'

Wei Wuxian couldn't get a grasp on his emotions. All that was on his mind was Lan Xichen's words, 'the only mistake was you!'

Wei Wuxian felt his breathing get a bit heavy. He tried everything he could, to keep himself from breaking down into tears. He didn't know if he wanted to talk about it with Lan Wangji at the moment. He knows he should, but he doesn't know when the right time was.

...

"Again, I'm really sorry, A'Xian," Lan Xichen told him.

Wei Wuxian smiled at him, "it's alright. We already said it was in the past. I am doing better now too. I am not upset or mad."

Lan Wangji felt a bit relieved to hear that Wei Wuxian was doing better. He has noticed that Wei Wuxian hasn't been as down either. Lan Wangji wasn't going to let his guard down though, Wei Wuxian might be okay now, but he could be upset about something later.

...

Lan Wangji asked, "What is wrong?"

Wei Wuxian quickly adjusted himself and calmed down, "Nothing. I'm just thinking."

Not paying attention, he opened a jar, picked it up, and swallowed a gulp of it before suddenly spitting it out with a pfft.

Lan Wangji put down his book at once, "What happened this time?"