THE GAME

Chapter 26

Second Young Master Lan was climbing up the stairs when he sensed Xichen's presence. The first Jade waited for him at the top, one hand on his forehead while the other remained restless by his side. 

"You went to see him...", Xichen was not asking- he knew. Wangji's steps became stunted; taking all the time in the world to move. He did not want to find his brother's eyes as he knew they may not be the gentle ones that always supported him. Even his tone made it obvious.

"Wangji, you've always been the best at avoiding people and keeping to yourself. A few days...Mother only asked you to stay away from him for a few days and you still sneak out?", Xichen corked the urge to raise his voice. But Lan Wangji was already beating himself up for going to the hospital. It is true, he made another mistake.

"Sorry.", Wangji said as he walked past his brother. It was only one word, but the heaviness that came with it made Xichen's anger crumble. "Brother, what happened...Was he awake, did he see you?", Xichen went after him. Lan Wangji only stopped when he reached his door to answer with an 'Mn'. He was not ready to give out any details and Xichen had to accept that and let him be. 

Just after the door was shut behind him, Wangji allowed despair to completely drown him. His omega did not say anything even as he pressed his forehead on his and begged for forgiveness. What he got was unbridled tears and the small wheezing sound Wei Ying made with every breath he took. 

Lan Wangji panicked. Wei Ying did not look angry, or pained-that emotion did not show on his face. As if there was nothing left to fight for, Wei Ying was stiff like a vegetable. For the entire sixty minutes he spent in that hospital room, the Jade could not keep his eyes straight up or get the omega to stop staring. And the moment Wei Ying closed his eyes, Wangji knew he had to slip away before the others came.

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Meng Yao dropped the call after listening to his father's insults and complaints. Jin Guangshan was known to be a very promiscuous man in all the sects; spreading his genes wherever he went with whoever caught his eye. He was worse than a dog. 

Being one of the many children that got rejected in the beginning, Meng Yao resorted to kissing his father's feet and endured every humiliation his father and his wife caused him. Luckily he captured the heart of an important personality; the future sect leader of Gusu. That earned him an audience with his father for the first time in his life. Now that Xichen broke up with him, he knew he would be subjected to all the things he took in the past again. He could not let that happen. 

Xichen was not giving him attention and refused to pick his calls. If things went on any longer then he would be left with no choice but to find another person or force his way back into Xichen's life. The omega flinched after recalling the one night stand he had with Sect Leader Nie. "Minjue...", He touched his lips as he hatched a plan.

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YanLi and Jiang Cheng were disturbed when they saw nurses leave Wei Ying's room at their arrival. "Doctor, is there a problem?", Wanyin stopped the man in a lab coat as soon as he stepped out of the room. The two gasped cheerfully when they got the news; Wei Ying had woken up. Jiang Cheng tapped the man's shoulder and thanked him roughly. "A'Cheng, let's go; A'Xian must be waiting for us.", Yanli grabbed her brother by the arm and pulled him away to let the doctor attend to his duties.

"XianXian!", YanLi cried out when she entered the room and found Wei Ying sitting up. Wei Ying was startled by the noise, turning his neck sharply. Seeing that his ears did not deceive him, he instantly felt ashamed. How could he face his sister after what happened to him? Would Yanli's feelings truly reflect the obvious words of encouragement and pity that would eventually be said?... The brother that promised to protect her with his life could not even stop the violation meted on him.