Glass Melody

Chapter 5

Being on holidays gave Lan Zhan the time to visit Wei Ying. Each day he took his medication as prescribed. Just as the doctor had warned, the signs of old nerve pain reappeared, but when Lan Zhan considered Wei Ying's pain and the hundreds of scars that littered Wei Ying's thighs, he endured it.

Each day, he independently dressed, bathed and read of checked documents until the visiting hours of the hospital began. During the day, he would trouble QiRen to drop him off at the hospital and head to Wei Ying's room.

As Wei Ying had regained consciousness, he'd been moved to a solitary room on the top floor that was paid for by the Lan family. Each day, Lan Zhan would sit outside the room and watch Wei Ying whether he be asleep or awake. If Wei Ying was awake, he would call Lan Zhan's phone and talk by himself for hours as Lan Zhan listened. If he was asleep Lan Zhan would browse sheet music by Wei Ying's room. During the time when Jiang Cheng and YanLi visited, he would sit and watch from a corner as they entered the room while he remained separated by a simple plane of glass.

On the fifth day as Wei Ying chattered by himself on the phone, he suddenly paused.

"Lan Zhan, I'm sleepy," he muttered as he yawned.

"Sleep," Lan Zhan replied bluntly.

"Sing me a lullaby," Wei Ying smiled.

Lan Zhan looked up from the sheet music he was browsing.

"Sing me a lullaby," Wei Ying repeated with a tired grin.

Lan Zhan sighed helplessly. Closing his eyes, he hummed a tune over the phone. Even before the tune ended, he saw Wei Ying drop the phone as he fell asleep.

"Good night," he whispered.

On the eigth day of Wei Ying's hospitalisation, Wen Qing confirmed that Wei Ying could be released in two days. However, she also warned that different procedures would be followed depending on who Wei Ying chose to leave with. That day, when Jiang Cheng arrived at the hospital, he argued with Wei Ying.

"Wei Ying, return back to the Lotus residency!" Jiang Cheng grit.

"I won't. I want to return to Lan family. My contract has yet to end," Wei Ying insisted.

"You don't understand. He's your mate. If you return you're going to have to face those heats again. Get it through your head that you won't be able to get those needles again. Do you wat to come back to hospital again with excessive pheromones! When you're around him, your heats become uncontrollable. The only one who can control them is Lan WangJi, but what are the chances that he's going to mark you! He comes from the GusuLan family that don't get tempted by lust!" Jiang Cheng yelled.

Wei Ying looked up with determination, "I know he's my mate. It's because he's my mate that I want to return. I know the consequences and still, I want to go back."

Realising that Wei Ying wouldn't change his mind, Jiang Cheng stormed out of the room. He marched in front of Lan Zhan and ordered, "Tell Wei Ying to return to the Lotus residence."

Lan Zhan's brow furrowed as he shook his head in disagreement.

Jiang Cheng growled, "Haven't you don't enough damage. Wei Ying insists on returning with you despite the consequences. Tell me, how do you intend to fix it if you don't send him back to the Lotus residence? You can't hang on to him simply because he is your servant."

"Mark," Lan Zhan replied.

Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes, "What?"

"He is my mate. I will mark him," Lan Zhan repeated.

Jiang Cheng sat in discussion with YanLi for a long time that day to discuss the situation. YanLi played peacemaker as she ensured her brother's safety and procedures with both Lan Zhan and Wen Qing.