Wangxian Prompt/Self-fill Dump

Bride of the Dragon God Pt 2

Wei Ying walked into the smaller branch office, still a bit shocked over the meeting he had with his uncle when he got home this morning to at least change his clothes and try to head off the larger fallout once he apologized for blowing the deal. However when he got in that morning, his Uncle had just finished hanging up his work phone and turned with a brilliant smile on his face.

"I knew you could do it, a'Xian! The partners, board members and even the investors were highly impressed with your presentation! You should great work ethics, knew the material and even when they tried to throw curveballs at you, you adjusted and gave satisfactory solutions!" Jiang Fengmian praises and pulls the started young man into his arms. "Your father would be so proud of you."

Wei Ying gives a soft watery gasp. Even after the police had showed up, they still wanted to do business with him!? Most of those people knew his Aunt and were of the opinion that he should have been shipped off to an orphanage or left in the country where he belonged. Not gonna lie, Wei Ying thrives out in the country, he feels stifled and caged in the city. However his father's brother took him in, even if they were only half brothers. He cannot be ungrateful.

"But, I thought I blew it when those officers showed up and asked me to go with them to the station? Several of them had looked really displeased..." Wei Ying voices, wondering if the looks had been directed at him or perhaps the officers.

"Don't worry, a'Xian, they stated that you had been with them in the meeting for over four hours and had been with them three more hours when you took them out to dinner. You had no time in those seven hours to commit the crime the officers claimed you did. I will be heading that way after this to have a word with those officers as well. But anyway, you did such an excellent job that Gusu Industies wants to work with you directly! So I am promoting you to the office building you had the meeting at and you will be working with closely with Gusu's President, he owns the bulding that we rent a few floors at. He asked if you would begin work right away." Fengmian says excitedly and Wei Ying wonders if this is how his siblings feel when he gets inspired and is excited and rambles 1000 miles per sec.

"Ok, but let me get changed..."

And that was how he ended up at the smaller branch, which even though it was smaller, the building was not. He was introduced to everyone from the Gusu sections and was given command of his Uncle's branch. As strange of as things seemed to have happened, Wei Ying just smiles and gets to work. he makes himself as personable as possible, which is not hard for him since he was a social butterfly normally. He helped where he could, worked diligently and every Friday he pays for lunch for the whole office because he's a nice guy that way. However that does not stop the snide comments, the low key bullying, especially by many of the women in the office. He honestly has no idea whay they are doing it, but after a few months of this, he feels... adrift.

He's use to someone hating him for a reason. His aunt hates him because she hated his mother and was a petty, immature brat to take out her anger for a dead owoman on said woman's son who has done nothing to deserve her wrath. As close as he is with his brother, Jiang Cheng, he knows he resents him because he had to give away his puppies when Wei Ying came to live with them. Wei Ying has crippling fear of dogs. His grandma tells him that when he had been about 10-13 months old a feral stray had attacked him at a festival and ever since he's been terrified, even if he could not recall the incident. Just hearing a dog bark sends him into a blind panic or fits of hysterics. So yeah, Jiang cheng sorta hates him for his dogs being taken away.

Heck he knows that this one old lady who lives across the street from them hates him because she tried to set him up with her granddaughter and Wei Ying had told her after the failed date (Aunt Yu forced him to go) that if she had dick and wasn't such a gold digger, things would had been slightly better. Needless to say, the old woman hates him and makes sure to try and whack him with her cane whenever possible, which is not all that often. So yes, Wei Ying is no stranger to being hated or harrassed, but it is the fact these women are doing it for seemingly no reason is very draining. It was so bad today that he took a 'smoke' break,, even though he doesn't smoke, but the floor manage had seen how stressed he looked and allowed it.

So here he was on the roof of the building sitting on the bench next to the shrine after he set out some cherry blossom tea and a couple of sweet bean cakes he had made that morning. If there was one benefit to working here, it was visiting his little snake friend daily, even if he wasn't always hanging around and he always made a new flower arrangement for the shrine. Today was lavender, baby's breath and a couple of winter and spring fern sprigs! He carefully arranged them to mimick a peacock's feathers open on display.

"There, I hope at least you are having a good day today, God... Oh, I did some research and found out that this shrine is a miniture of your real shrine back in Gusu! I will have to plan a trip there, I saw some of the pictures and it looked beautiful! Though the cooler temps may bum me out a bit..." Wei Ying pouts softly. Being raised Yunmeng and Yiling, both in warmer climates, he's not a fan of the cold. And he's really not a fan of thunderstorms.

As if summoned the white snake peeks up from around the mini shrine, flicking a curious tongue out and slithering to the offerings.

"Ah, Xiao Shaung!" Wei Ying cheers softly. "Sorry if I confused youd, I needed a small break. the ladies iwho work for the President's vice President are being mean to me. I don't know what I did to make them not like me, but they've been bullying me. I can't really complain beecause they said they would tell HR that I'm molesting them. And sadly because I'm a man, the people in HR would believe them over me. Not many people realize that men can be bullied by women, harrassed, moslested or even raped by a woman. However since the signs are not as obvious on a man as it is a woman... And not to mention most men will never admi to being victim to a woman..."

The snake slithers up his shoulder and around his neck as if hugging him, to say it's 'okay, I am here.' Wei Ying giggles and rubs a finger under the snake's chin and over the tiny nubs on his head.

"Well my break will be over soon. You enjoy the tea and cakes, be sure to leave some for God too, or he might get upset." Wei Ying playfully scolds and sets the snake down on the bench as he heads back to work.

Wei Ying walks back to his desk and frounds seeing sever bouqets of flowers and one of the vases of them had been knocked over and spilling water onto his laptop and the paperwork he was about to get started on. he saw several of the woman snickering and sneering at him.

"Excuse me, but who put those flowers there?" He asks as calmly as he can without snapping like he wants to. His laptop is likely ruined, thank god for his external or he would have blown up if he lost the last few months worth of work here, plus the years worth of it from working with his brother under his uncle's direct office.

"What?" one girl coos.

"Didn't you send them to yourself, trying to pretend you have a seceret admirer or even a lover? Isn't that a bit too pathetic, even for you, Wuxian?" Another laughs into her hand as several others giggle and snicker, making rude comments.

Wei Ying opened his mouth to snap at them, consequences be damned! He will not be mocked and harassed any longer! However the Vice President and the President suddenly coming in sent them all into a flurry. Wei Ying is left standing there dazed and stunned. The President of Gusu Industries was a young man, perhaps only a few years older than himself. He's tall, has broad shoulders but a deceptively slim frame. He is also unfairly handsome. Even if Wei Ying were straight, he would certainlly be gay for this man, this prince among peasants!

""President Lan! Welcome! How can we be of service?" one of the woman who were just mocking Wei Ying asks, practically swooning at the man.

"..." President Lan walks through the tables, ignorning the women as they try to talk to him but he stops by Wei Ying's desk and looks at the mess on it before those golden orbs on him.

Wei Ying feels like bunny trapped in the wolf's gaze. However unlike with an actual dog, Wei Ying don't want to run. At least not in terror, if that makes any sense.

"Wei Ying, attend." He commands firmly in a voice made of pure sin and Wei Ying is certain he came a little in his pants. His knees feel like jelly and he's certain he will faint., "You will work directly with me from now on..."