baby it's cold outside (WangXian FF)

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Everything moved so fast it was like a blur to Lan Wangji.

He met Wei Wuxian’s friend – the renowned music producer who got many awards – and the next thing he knew, he signed a contract with her for a fortune.

Lan Wangji suspected that Wei Wuxian had a hand in the deal, but he could only say his thanks with his body. He satisfied Wei Wuxian every night that they were in the penthouse, and everyone said nothing about it.

The kids loved it though. They looked very happy and did not think that two grown men sharing kisses was strange – especially when it was not only Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian who did so.

Hua Cheng and Xie Lian also got closer over their bosses’ projects together and one drunken night they spent it together, and became inseparable afterwards. Hua Cheng loved to pull Xie Lian to sit on his laps and snuggled to him and Xie Lian loved to be held from behind.

Shen Qingqiu on the other hand, had spent the night with Luo Binghe when they were both drunk and he was trying to dismiss it – if not because Luo Binghe was following him around like a lost puppy.

It was Christmas Eve when they came back from playing in the park and got ready for the Christmas Dinner.

The men were wearing tuxedos and the kids were also wearing the same. Even Yaoyao was wearing the beautiful red gown that Wei Wuxian bought her.

“Where are we going, Gege?” Jingyi asked Wei Wuxian while jumping around in excitement.

“We’re going to have dinner together and then you guys are going to sleep while the adults talk.” Wei Wuxian fixed the crooked red bow tie on Jingyi’s white suit and kissed his cheeks.

“Are we going to see Santa Claus?” Yuanyuan asked him while his eyes widened with expectation.

“Yes, we will see Santa Claus after dinner, so prepare your wish guys.” Wei Wuxian pulled the little kid into his hug and squeezed them both together.

In a short span of a few weeks, he had grown attached to those boys. They were smart, cute, nice, well-behaved, and curious about everything that made him want to give them everything.

He inadvertently compared them to his adopted sister’s kid, and rolled his eyes from the vast difference – although the brat was being raised in privilege.

Wei Wuxian quickly shooed the images away so that he would not jinx their first outing with unpleasant memories because ever since he became a best-selling author, his adopted sister and brother started to try to contact him out of the blue, and they started to appear at the events where he was supposed to come.

Guess money could change everything.

The dinner was absolutely fabulous with Shen Qingqiu booking the special kaiseki at Kaizen Japanese Restaurant – which boasted the authenticity and the freshness of their food because the Chef was from Japan and he made his own soy sauce and other condiments.

Lan Wangji was concerned that the kids would not like the food, but Shen Qingqiu already booked two special kid’s meals for them and they enjoyed their food immensely.

The adults were talking over the never ending super delicious and fresh food, and afterwards, Yaoyao was taking the kids to the toilet to wash their hands and did their little business.

When it was taking a long time for them to come back, Lan Wangji was concerned if they were having difficulty and he excused himself to check on the kids. He walked out of their private room and was confronted by the view of the twins and Yaoyao bowing their heads in an apologetic manner to a woman who looked very unhappy – and her frowning son.

“Did you think that just because you apologize many times, we will easily forgive and forget?” The woman’s tone was cold and mocking toward Yaoyao and the kids. “Do you know how much my son’s clothes worth?” She observed Yaoyao with mocking gesture. “You look like you’re not from around here. Although your dress looks expensive but your brats are very uneducated, it’s unnerving.”

Lan Wangji quickly approached them and saw that the kids were holding back their tears.

“What happened here?” He asked Yaoyao and saw that the woman gave him a thorough once over – and licked her lips like she saw a delicious food – and he immediately felt disgust.

“Oh? You’re their father?” The woman approached him and stood within an uncomfortable distance – like she had no respect for personal space. “I’ve never seen you around before. Are you just visiting?”

Lan Wangji took a few step back and cleared his throat to get rid of the offensive heavy perfume smell.

The woman’s perfume was very intrusive and he did not like how her red lips and red nails seemed to be ready to attack him.

Lan Wangji always had the sixth sense about the people who approached him with some kind of an ill intention, and his alarm was shouting out loud when he was near this woman. He didn’t want to prolong their exposure to the woman so he quickly scooped the twins into his arms and turned around to ask Yaoyao again.

“The kids were getting out of the toilet when they accidentally bumped into this young childe and they fell down together. His suit was stained when he fell and we apologized many times and offered to pay for the laundry, but…” Yaoyao sneaked a peek into the woman who was busy eyeing Lan Wangji instead of taking care of her son.

“I’ll pay for the new clothes. Yaoyao, give her your number so we can pay for it.” Lan Wangji turned around but the woman held his arm with her long nails – and accidentally scratched Yuanyuan – who whimpered lowly.

“Do you think you can pay for my son’s clothes? They were custom order from Italy and worth a lot of money.” She then smirked and lowered her voice. “Or we could agree to some kind of other arrangement. What do you say, handsome?”

Lan Wangji was angry because Yuanyuan was hurt, and he was about to lose his patience when a hand grabbed his shoulder from behind and squeezed it.

“I know it’s you when I heard your screeching sound from inside the VIP room, Yanli.” Wei Wuxian move forward and took Yuanyuan into his arms. “It’s okay, baobei, you’re a big boy aren’t you?” He kissed the scratch on Yuanyuan’s hand and the boy hugged him tight.

“And you, you’re old enough to be these kids’ grandma and yet you still pick a fight with them? What a sight.” Wei Wuxian scoffed and the woman’s face turned red. She looked angry but she also struggled to compose herself and forced out a smile.

“They’re with you, Xianxian? What a surprise. If I knew that they’re your… guests, I –”

“You what? You would suck up to them and ask them to praise you in front of me so that I would give you my hard earned money?” Wei Wuxian scoffed again. “You should ask your husband for more money. After all he’s the heir of the Jin’s Group and I heard that they made a lot of money over the year. Oh, forgive me, that was three years ago, last I heard they went bankrupt because of illegal dumping of the chemical that poisoned the land and got sued by the government? My condolences. Although from your clothes and makeup and also you bragging about your son’s clothes’ price I wouldn’t ever imagine that your husband was bankrupt. Should I call the IRS on you?”

The woman’s face turned red, then green, then pale, then she turned around and dragged her son away.

“Let’s go, Jin Ling. This place has become so low class with so many peasants visited here. I will make sure to leave negative review on Yelp!”