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🔹𝕰𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖞 𝕱𝖎𝖛𝖊🔹

Weeks had already turned into months. It was already their third month in Burial Mounds and now Lan Wangji was five months into his pregnancy.

Lan Wangji's baby belly was pretty visible by now. And he had done other physical changes. His robes were a little too tight for him and that was why, right now, both Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian were walking down the streets to the tailor shop to stitch new loose robes for Lan Wangji.

Lan Wangji too wasn't like earlier. He had a swollen feet and a lower back pain always. He had difficulty in sleeping and he was dizzy too, sometimes. Wen Qing had informed them that it was due to the pregnancy but still Wei Wuxian wasn't assured. He would always massage Lan Wangji's back while sleeping and created a talisman too, to out Lan Wangji on a sleep. It helped Lan Wangji very much and he could not help but kiss his husband every time he woke up for the good sleep.

On their way to the tailor, they heard a quack noisily shout, "Five wen for one sheet, ten wen for three sheets, buy it and you won't suffer any misfortune or be fooled by anyone! Three sheets is the best deal. One for the front door, one for the lounge, and one for the headboard! Get rid of all the evil energies in your house – use evil to fight evil and ensure that no evil spirits or demons dare to get close!"

Wei Wuxian was amised: "Bullshit! You're really selling these for five wen?!"

The quack replied, "If you're buying then just buy it, if not, just go away. If you want to spend 50 wen to buy these, I'm willing to sell it to you."

Wei WuXian flipped through the stack while Lan Wangji walked ahead of him. "The Yiling Patriarch looks really evil," he remarked, muscles twitching, unable to deal with himself being portrayed so ferociously.

"Wei WuXian was known far and wide as a pretty boy, what kind of a portrait is this?! If you haven't seen him in real life then don't just randomly draw him like this and mislead everyone," he argued, trying to set things right.

He felt very wronged!

Wei Wuxian saw Lan Wangji walk in a distance ahead of him and he did not mind. Lan Wangji knew the way to the tailor shop and since they were here just to get the robes that they had already ordered, Wei Wuxian thought it would not need much time so he could catch up with Lan Wangji once dealing this quack.

The quack was just about to reply when Wei Wuxian heard the panting and wheezing of an animal.

He turned his head to look, and saw a black dog half the size of a man running towards him from the street. Screams came from the street, getting closer, and someone cried out, "The evil dog bit someone!"

Wei WuXian's demeanor immediately changed, and he began to run away.

Admittedly, even though the Yiling Patriarch was capable of sweeping everything before himself, he was actually terrified of dogs. This was inevitable, since he always had to deal with evil dogs stealing his food before he was taken in by Jiang FengMian. They always caught up to him and bit him, and he had suffered a lot at their jaws, up to the point where he became absolutely terrified of dogs. It gave Jiang Cheng a lot to laugh about. Not many people knew about this, since not only would he lose face, but nobody would believe it anyways. Wei WuXian was practically scared out of his mind, until he caught sight of a human-sized white spectre with a piece of jade. He cried out in grief, "Save me Lan Zhan!"

Lan Wangji turned to look around him. His expression was solemn and his mannerisms serious, a fact that made many people his own age nervous, let alone his juniors. His menacing air was even stronger than that of Lan QiRen before him.

Wei WuXian ran under Lan WangJi's arm and hid behind his back. His whole body was practically clinging to Lan WangJi's, almost like he was trying to climb him like a pole. The higher, the better. Lan WangJi was locked up in Wei WuXian's arms, his whole body frozen.

Lan Wangji glared at the dog that even this highly trained dog seemed to understand that this was not a person it could be wild around. It howled a few times, before running away.

Wei WuXian, hearing the dog retreat, peeked out from behind Lan WangJi and acted as though nothing had happened, smiling sheepishly.

"Eh..., Lan Zhan... That... Thanks ok?"

Lan Wangji looked at him through the corner of his eyes before turning around and walking ahead.

"Hey, Lan Zhan! Wait for me!" Wei Wuxian ran behind him, "Wait for me."

Lan Wangji remained indifferent and continued his walking. Wei Wuxian joined him soon though.

"Lan Zhan, after getting the robes, let's have a meal, alright?" Wei Wuxian asked, looking around the bustling street for a little restaurant.

"Not hungry." Lan Wangji replied coldly.

"You don't have to be hungry to eat, right? Just take it as a treat from your husband, mm?" Wei Wuxian spoke, nudging his shoulder on Lan Wangji's, waiting for a reply.

But Lan Wangji, just glanced at him sharply and continued to walk, a bit faster though.

"Hey, Lan Zhan, what's up with you?" Wei Wuxian remarked. "You have been acting weird lately."

Wei Wuxian locked their fingers together but Lan Wangji still remained cold and aloof.

"HanGuang-Jun, can you please enlighten this one why you are like this?" Wei Wuxian pouted but it did not work on Lan Wangji.

Wei Wuxian was really confused. What was wrong with Lan Wangji? He had been like this for almost the last whole week!

At first, Lan Wangji had just spoken to him less and had spent more time with A-yaun and Granny Wen. Sometimes, Lan Wangji would keep chatting with Third Uncle, well humming to all that the other spoke. And then, Lan Wangji had begun to associate himself with every one of the Wen's, clearly avoiding Wei Wuxian.

But now, Lan Wangji just treated him coldly and never talked more than five words. It was clear that something was going on with Lan Wangji but Wei Wuxian wasn't sure what exactly it was.

When he had consulted Wen Qing regarding this, she had said that Lan Wangji was pregnant so he could have mood swings and Wei Wuxian had totally agreed.

But, whose mood swing last for more than a week?

Wei Wuxian was totally confused and he needed an answer!

Lan Wangji can not go on like this forever!