Don't Send Me Flowers

Chapter 1: Goldenrod

Wei Wuxian thought to himself, "How can someone be this gorgeous in the flesh?"

He kept on staring at Lan Wangji at the study hall while Lan Qiren was citing the Gusu Lan Sect rules one by one for Wei Wuxian to actually listen and follow the rules while he was staying there at the Cloud Recesses.

Jiang Cheng went over to Wei Wuxian to smack him in the head to focus instead of staring at Lan Wangji as seeing that Lan Qiren's patience was running low.

But Wei Wuxian was able to dodge him and moved closer to Lan Wangji. For some reason, Wei Wuxian felt safe being beside Lan Wangji. With his scent of sandalwood, he felt like he could sleep just by his scent.

Lan Wanji hated any close contact from anyone but for some reason, he did not react much when Wei Wuxian was moving closer. He just stole a glance at Wei Wuxian and looked away. Even Lan Qiren was quite surprised seeing Lan Wangji not responding to Wei Wuxian's actions.

Jiang Cheng was about to pull Wei Wuxian back to his seat but Lan Qiren stopped him.

"It's fine, Jiang Cheng. Wei Wuxian would be at the Library Pavilion to copy all the Gusu Lan Sect rules down. Lan Wangji, you will accompany him and make sure he writes it all down." Lan Qiren gave a punishment to Wei Wuxian and ended the class right there.

Lan Wangji just nodded. Wei Wuxian kind of regretted a bit right there. Jiang Cheng just put his palm on his face and shook his head.

Before Wei Wuxian proceeded to the Library Pavilion, Jiang Cheng pulled Wei Wuxian away from others to speak something to him in private.

"Wei Wuxian. You better stay away from Lan Wangji before you regret it," Jiang Cheng warned Wei Wuxian to keep his distance from Lan Wangji because he saw that he was being too close to Lan Wangji. He was just saying it for Wei Wuxian's sake.

But again, Wei Wuxian did not listened to his warning, "Come on, Jiang Cheng~ What bad could happen? Oh, it's time for me to go before Lan Zhan starts scolding me for being late."

Jiang Cheng just watched Wei Wuxian's figure getting smaller as he walked away and had a bad feeling that something might happen.

"Jiang Cheng, remember this, make sure that Wei Wuxian does not make any trouble and also, make sure to keep away from any Lan cultivators while he is there. He may be a troublemaker but he must know his boundaries. Promise me this, Jiang Cheng," said Jiang Fengmian to Jiang Cheng before Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian left for Gusu Lan Sect. 

Wei Wuxian went into the Library Pavilion to find no living soul was inside. 

Lan Wangji waited for Wei Wuxian but he did not appear. Assumed Wei Wuxian ventured somewhere. Lan Wangji grabbed his guqin and went to his favorite place. Lan Wangji felt slightly down as he exited the place. 

"Hm? Where's Lan Zhan?" He then started to venture out searching for Lan Wangji.

While he was just strolling around, he heard the guqin sound somewhere far.

He just followed the sound and it leads to the top of the hill at Cloud Recesses.

The music playing on the guqin was nothing Wei Wuxian has ever heard.

When he reached the top, there he was, Lan Wangji was playing the guqin.

The air surrounding him was so peaceful and looked like he was in his world. The aura Lan Wangji was emitting was pure just like his clothing, white and clean.

Wei Wuxian's heart started to flutter while Lan Wangji was playing a song on his guqin. His fingers hit the strings and emitted sounds from it.

'What's this?'

The more he played, the more his heart fluttered. Just by looking at Lan Wangji, Wei Wuxian's heart started to beat faster and faster and his body started to shiver.

He knew that moment that he should have listened to Jiang Cheng's warning about keeping his distance from Lan Wangji. Not wanting to know what might happen, Wei Wuxian ran away from Lan Wangji.

He ran down the hill as fast as he could. The faster he ran down the hill, the faster his heart was beating. Not sure if it was him just running or remembering about Lan Wangji.

And the more he was running, the more he started to cough. Coughing up more vigorously. He hit his chest as he felt something was stuck in his throat.

Coughing to the point he was coughing something through his throat.

Before he knew it, he was coughing yellow petals. Wei Wuxian knew right away what flower it was.

Yellow, small but a bit long, it was the 'Goldenrod' flower. His body was telling him to 'Be Cautious'.

He knew then, he was in trouble.