baby it's cold outside (WangXian FF)

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JUSTICE FOR LINGYUN!

WE WANT LINGYUN BACK!

LINGYUN IS OUR HERO!

WE LOVE LINGYUN!

The crowd was getting bigger and bigger and the news vans were coming more and more, while their reporters reported love from the scene in front of the tall office building where the host of 'Talking with Meng Yao' – the hottest talk show of the hour – was getting ready to interview the person who was the cause of all this problem.

Up on the 5th floor, changing rooms for the guests.

"Do I really have to do this?"

Wei Wuxian frowned at the TV – which displayed a mass demonstration in front of the building – then he watched his image on the mirror, while his manager – Shen Qingqiu – fixed his ponytail. 

"Uh-huh. Be still now, you're squiggling like you have a hemorrhoid in your ass." He slapped Wei Wuxian's arm to make him stop moving. "Besides, this is all your fault. Who told you to kill your main lead? Even I want to bash your head when I read it."

"I just think that this is time for me to move on. I need to dig deeper to find out what I really want to write besides some sexist romance novels." Wei Wuxian sighed when he had to explain again for the nth time the reason why he killed the main character of his best-selling novels.

"Ten of those sexist romance novels were on top of the world's best sellers for five weeks straight. And five of them were already in the process of editing for the Christmas romcom edition on Netflix. You become a friggin billionaire from your sexist romance novels, dude!" Shen Qingqiu slapped Wei Wuxian's head before he fixed the ponytail. "So please stop whining and go out there to explain to the world why did you kill Lingyun before they murder you for killing their hero."

Wei Wuxian groaned as Shen Qingqiu fixed his blazer. He really wanted to sleep, but Shen Qingqiu told him that he had to come to this talk show to explain about his decision of killing his hero, Lingyun, and about what he was planning for his next book.

"You do know that I hate that Meng Yao. I couldn't stand his smile and his dimples and his overly polite manners while saying something that stabs you in the back… ugh." Wei Wuxian groaned some more as he tried to sit on the couch but Shen Qingqiu pulled him up.

"That two faced, passive aggressive, backstabbing bitch is the hottest talk show host now, and you're gonna suck it out and talk to him politely, while I'm trying to save your ass before your fans burn you alive out there." Shen Qingqiu pointed at the TV where the news covered the crowd outside the studio. "Those people brought signs that literally said that they want justice for Lingyun, like he's some kind of a martyr that you killed."

Wei Wuxian pouted for a bit, then right at that time, someone knocked on their changing room. The door was opened and an assistant told them that he was expected in five minutes.

"Go. I'll handle the crowds." Shen Qingqiu shooed him as he took his phone out and called the head of the security.

The assistant then opened the door wider to let Wei Wuxian out.

"This way, Mr. Wei." 

Wei Wuxian followed the assistant backstage where he would soon go out in front of the camera in the talk show program 'Talking with Meng Yao' to clarify about his latest best-seller and answered questions while they were at it.

Meng Yao was one of the hottest talk show host at the moment, ever since he came out on air that he was actually the illegitimate son of Jin Guangshan – the hotel tycoon – and it caused a publicity nightmare for the infamous public figure when his other illegitimate children also came out to the public. 

The scandal caused his popularity to skyrocket and he was able to get his own prime time slot and the famous celebrities to come and get their secrets revealed on air. Just like what Wei Wuxian was about to do.

"Ten seconds." The other assistant informed Wei Wuxian who nodded and took off the third button on his shirt, exposing his chest. He knew Shen Qingqiu would get a heart attack when  he saw the shirt, but he felt that he suddenly couldn't breathe and didn't want to waste time to change. He wanted to finish this torture quickly and packed his bag to leave this whole mess, and he had already made a special plan for his getaway.

"Please welcome our special guest for tonight, the romance writer who's on everyone's number one hit list – I mean hot list – as soon as the newest book is out, because he killed his main character, the perfect leading man, the hot detective, the ladies man – Lingyun. Please give him a round of applause, ladies and gentleman. Author Wei Wuxian!"

And fuck if the little shit Meng Yao wasn't the fan of Lingyun too.

Wei Wuxian cursed inwardly, but he put on a smile as he stepped outside to the stage where Meng Yao was waiting with a smile and his dimples. And daggers behind his fake smile.

He never wanted to strangle someone that much in his life, but he remembered what Shen Qingqiu said, that this was his only chance to explain himself before the mass flayed him alive. So he calmed himself, counted to three, and shook Meng Yao's hand before he sat on the couch provided.

"So, Mr. Wei, would you mind telling us why you killed Lingyun, the fan's favorite – and mine – and in the worst possible way too?" It seemed that Meng Yao went straight for the jugular. 

"Well, Mr. Meng, I don't know what to say, I guess it's just time to move on?" Wei Wuxian shrugged nonchalantly, but his eyes became hard. He really didn't like to explain himself when he decided to do anything, especially when it concerned his characters. 

True, Lingyun was his first hero, and he had ten best seller books under his belt with him, but lately he got… bored. He needed something new, instead of repeating something old. And he wanted something more than writing hot, explicit sex without feeling between Lingyun and the damsel in distress who changed in every book. 

"Aren't you afraid that your next book will be a flop without Lingyun? And why did you kill him in such a manner? I mean, he slipped and died? Just like that?" Meng Yao smirked as he started his passive aggressive treatment that he did to all of his guests.

Wei Wuxian was used to those comments, since his own family was like that. And he knew that the only way to put the little man in his place and show people that he had enough of their antics was to stand his ground, even though he would definitely become a pariah.

But he decided that it was worth it as he stood and walked toward the cameraman. People were surprised when he did that, but more so when he talked straight to the camera.

"Listen here people, I'm gonna say this once, you hear? Once!" He looked straight into the camera. "You have to be grateful that I made Lingyun die in that manner, because I could have put him into the woodchopper, or mutilated him, or flayed him alive, or chopped his junior and stuffed it into his mouth… you get the gist. If you truly are a fan, you will support me no matter what! Fuck this shit, I'm outta here." 

Wei Wuxian then ripped his mic and threw it on the floor, leaving Meng Yao, the cameramen, and the audience gaped from awe. 

He laughed when he went backstage to change and left for his dream destination.

China.