Dimensions Apart (Wangxian)

Predictions & Assumptions

"Tell me, you both have noted down everything I said just now, right?!" Wei Ying asked looking at his dazed Lan Zhan who was busy giving him heart eyes and his little radish who was gaping at him, stunned, his hazel-brown eyes filled with wonder and curiosity

"How do you do it?!" Ayuan whispered, amazed

"What?!" Wei Ying frowned, confusedly

"This! Whatever you did just now, mama! From one thing to another, you just went on and on, connecting things, making theories, explaining concepts, asking questions and finding answers, all at once! Just how do you do it, mama?!" Ayuan exclaimed, witnessing Wei Ying's mastery and brilliance for the first time

"My Wei Ying is a beautiful genius!" Lan Zhan stated, still dazed

"Uh! It's...It's just how I work, Ayuan. Nothing special!" Wei Ying blushed furiously under the attentive gaze of his Lan Zhan and Ayuan, not used to being complimented or praised so... sincerely.

"Now I understand why baba looked so sad and disappointed when I grew up to be just like him. My mind is like a witless dense closed box filled with four thousand rules and orthodox knowledge, with little to no space for creativity and exploring unusual ideas that aren't limited or controlled by rules or tradition," Ayuan said, gloomily, unaware of his baba glaring at him with narrowed eyes

"Err...it's not like that baby, neither you nor your baba is like that-"

"Lans do not lie, mama!" Ayuan said absentmindedly. His eyes widened in surprise as he sighed exasperatedly, "See! Even now I'm reminding you rules!"

This time, even Lan Zhan started sulking and pouting, despondently

Suddenly Jingshi was filled with the cool soothing fragrance of sandalwood with a refreshing undertone of spices

"Even the baby is trying to uplift your mood, dear hearts! Stop sulking, will you? And can you get me my salty lemonade? Ask the cook to make it ice cold and add some ginger, orange and apple juice to it as well," Wei Ying said, smiling brightly

"Healer fu has denied Wei Ying any more cold food," Lan Zhan said, cautiously, too scared of his Wei Ying's drastic mood swings

"I know what that old man said! But it's my little devil's demand and I want it now!" Wei Ying glared at his Lan Zhan and Ayuan who remained seated and unwilling to move

"Lan Zhan, I said I want it now!!!" Wei Ying yelled and abruptly started crying, "Don't you both love me anymore?!"

"Love Wei Ying," Lan Zhan declared while keeping his gaze down and sticked to the floor as he arrange his notes to avoid meeting his Wei Ying's teary doe-like silver eyes, blushed cute nose and soft cheeks. A trap his Wei Ying uses quite often these days to convince Lan Zhan for almost anything

"We love you so much, mama! But Healer Fu said it made your Qi, unstable. The baby will be sad if anything happened to you. It's already the last month of pregnancy, but...anyways I'll just go and bring your lemonade," Ayuan sighed exaggeratedly, waited a few seconds for his words to sink in before standing up and going to the door of Jingshi, ever so slowly

"Wait!" Wei Ying called right when Ayuan was opening the door, "Umm..not the ice cold but just a little cold drink? There are still two weeks left before the baby arrives, so please?!" Wei Ying pouted with trembling lips

Ayuan looked at Lan Zhan and snickered silently, when his baba nodded defeatedly, before saying, "Okay mama! I'll be right back with your lemonade"

"Lan er gege, quick quick! Let's kiss!" Wei Ying chirped, wiping his tears and plopping in his husband's empty-looking warm cosy lap, excitedly