Always by your side

Ch 7. Tonight, we will dance

past

Wei Ying POV

Within the next few weeks, I will learn more about this family. Old man Qiren is also a cop, but he breaks from his job. After his brother died, someone had to run the family business. Fortunately, he became an instructor in the police academy instead of active duty and had time to supervise us.

I wasn't wrong when I thought he was strict. It seems that this resort used to be a monastery very long ago. They even have 4500 rules written on a stone wall. I can't believe how lucky I am. Living in such an era with conditions must have been hell on Earth. Now, it is still strict, but since we have guests, things have to be more flexible.

Lan Xichen will supposedly take over the resort's administration as soon as he becomes an adult. So he is especially strict with him.

Lan Zhan and I are being treated more kindly, but today we were punished for chasing our neighbours' chickens.

"On my defence, it was his idea," I said.

"No, it wasn't. We bet on how long were the wings of the rooster, you said they were 20 cm long, and I said they were 28 cm. If we miss him, how can we know who won?" Said, Lan Zhan

Old man Qiren is angry, but he just punished us with coping the first ten pages of "the art of war" in the library. I know he likes me. As Lan Zhan is finishing his pages, I tell him.

"We should try to hang out with the Jiang siblings too".

"No," he said-

"Why?" I asked

"We do not know them well," Said Lan Zhan ", and the Jiang kid seems to be angry all the time".

I laugh.

After finishing our pages, we stay in the library. There are plenty of interesting books here. We spent time there often of our own will. For example, when I told Lan Zhan that I liked to read about monsters and the supernatural, Lan Zhan showed me their books about the topic in the library. We read together, play together and study together.

Sometimes, we slept together. It started once while watching a marathon of horror movies. We were too tired (and a bit afraid) to leave the room. Uncle Qiren wasn't happy. However, afterwards, he let us stay together anyway.

Six months have passed. I am now in the same school that Lan Zhan. Yet, during my first week, I am already grounded.

I explained myself to Lan Qiren- A kid started to say that Zhan was weird. As I was there, I counter -"He is not weird. It is just he fell outside your exceptionally narrow view of the world". I ended up seeing that buff after class, and we fought. I didn't win, mainly because the teachers saw it and called the director also, because Lan Zhan gave the guy the final blow. Man. I do not want to fight with him ever.

Two years have passed, and we are invited to visit Jiang's house. There will be a celebration for the engagement of Jiang YanLi and Jin Zi Xuan. It is not a tiny house, but we are explained it was remodelled. As we spent time with the house's matriarch, I am delighted to stay with Lan Qiren.

Everybody dances, the party is quite successful. We met many people from the Jiang family and the Jin family. As the noise became too much for me, I wandered outside the house. While I go around, I see that Lan XiChen and Jiang Cheng are wasted on a sofa. So, I go for help so that they won't go out and ruin the party's mood. Lan Zhan and I carried them to a bedroom and left them there. As we join the leading group, I wander my eyes in the walls.

"This is our art collection- said a female voice behind us.

"It is excellent, miss Jiang," I said sincerely.

"I was told that you like music," she says happily

"I do, primarily flutes," I say

"He is not that good with the zither through- said Lan Zhan.

"I have one flute that is old and has passed from each generation. It is said it belonged to a powerful man. Would you like to see it?" She asked. I nodded, and she headed to a cabinet. She opened it and handed me a black flute.

As I touched, a series of images filled my brain. I felt a bit overwhelmed, and I stumbled a bit.

"Wei Ying, are you okay?" asked Lan Zhan touching my left shoulder

"Yes," I said, "I remember something".

"What?"

I blink a few times, trying to figure out the best way to say what happened. I sigh and finally say.

"That we left the phone of Jiang Cheng on the sofa, so it is better if we go back to take it and return it to its owner".

I give Chenquin back to Miss Jiang.

"Thank you. I would appreciate it if I could examine it later," I said

"Sure, no problem," told her

We part ways. As Lan Zhan and I approach the saloon, I wonder why it took me such a long time to recognize that this guy used to be my husband. That we fought monsters, save people and each other again and again. There must be a way to break this news to him.

However, tonight, we will dance with the fabulous Miss Jiang and the cousins of Jin Zixuan.