Wei Wuxian regretted his words. But there was nothing he could do about it. He was helpless.

Wei Wuxian turned around to leave now that Lan Wangji no longer held him and he feared that of he stayed any longer, he would confess his feelings too.

But before he could use his spiritual power to leave, Lan Wangji asked,

"Wei Ying, for how long do you plan on running away?"

"I am not running away! I am just trying to protect you!" Wei Wuxian screamed. He could not keep it in anymore.

Only by the look of Lan Wangji, Wei Wuxian understood that he had said it out loud.

"What have I done?" He asked himself.

Lan Wangji looked at Wei Wuxian for more than a minute and asked, finally,

"Wei Ying, what did you just say?"

Wei Wuxian avoided the eye contact. He tried to turn around but Lan Wangji kept him on place.

"Wei Ying, say it!"

"I did not say anything!"

"Wei Ying, look at me, look into my eyes, now tell me, what did you just say?"

"I told you I did not say anything!" Wei Wuxian screamed.

"Wei Wuxian!"

"Lan Wangji!"

Lan Wangji understood that he was being too hard on Wei Wuxian so he tried to calm down. He breathed in and out while holding Wei Wuxian's hand.

Once he had finally calmed down, Lan Wangji kissed the back of Wei Wuxian's hand and said,

"Wei Ying, I love you. I love you more than you could ever imagine. I love you from the bottom of my heart and I would do anything to prove it to you, if you give me a chance. I know I have committed grave mistakes in the past, I have failed you, I have mistreated you, I have wronged you and above all, I have broken your heart and trust that you had on me. I would wholeheartedly accept anything that you do to me in return for my misdeeds except for.... asking me to leave you. I cannot do that Wei Ying. I am sorry. I can no more stay away from you. I know I don't deserve neither you nor your love but I cannot help but be greedy. Yes, Wei Ying. I am in greed of you, your heart, your soul, your body and your love. I am in greed of you. You are mine and mine only. I am not ready to give up on you for someone else and neither am I going to let you leave me. Because although you don't accept it, no matter how much you say that you don't love me, your eyes speak the truth. Whenever you try to push me away, your eyes long for me to be close. Your eyes speak the truth Wei Ying and you know it too. You know what your heart wants. Your heart is screaming my name. But you deny it. I see the pain in your eyes for not being with me and I myself know how much it hurts to not be with your beloved. Wei Ying, I know the pain that you feel when you push me away every time and I swear, as long as I am alive, I will not let you feel pain anymore. I will stay by you, and never leave your side anymore. I promise this on my mother who would be watching us from heaven praying for our happiness.

Wei Ying, I do not know if you would believe in my promises, may be, now, my promises wouldn't mean anything to you since I have broken your trust. But even if you don't give me a chance to prove myself, still, I will make sure that I fulfil all my promises and swear never to leave your side. As long as I hold my last breath, I promise to keep you happy, I promise to make you smile as bright as a sun once again. I promise to get back that cheerful Wei Ying who made me fall in love with him. I promise to...."

"Lan Wangji, could you please stop it?" Wei Wuxian shouted for he could not hear such confessions. He could not give in to his feelings,. No, never. He could never be a harm to Lan Wangji.

"Wei Ying, why are...."

"Who the hell wants your love?"

Wei Wuxian without letting Lan Wangji speak. He feared that hearing any more words from Lan Wangji would make him accept his feelings and that would be a threat to Lan Wangji.

Tears rolled down Lan Wangji's cheeks. He could not hear such words from his Wei Ying. It was hurting too bad!

"Wei Ying, do you really not want me?"

Lan Wangji asked with tears.

Hearing such a thing from Lan Wangji, ripped Wei Wuxian's heart apart. He just wanted to kiss away the pain from Lan Wangji.

With clenched fists and a broken heart, Wei Wuxian replied, trying hard to hold back his tears that would fall any minute,

"No, I neither need you nor your love."

"Wei Ying, look into my eyes." Lan Wangji was a crying mess.

"Lan Wangji, if you are done, please leave. I have got more important work on hand."

"If you had so much of important works which needed your attention, then why were you staying here, playing WangXian in the rain? Shouldn't you have left already?"

Wei Wuxian hesitated. He did not know how could he defend himself anymore.

"I.... I was trying to calm down the resentful energy of the evil spirits here."

"You could have played Mind Cleansing music. WangXian wasn't an only option."

"What I play is non of your business!"

Wei Wuxian wanted to get away from Lan Wangji sooner. He was giving in!

"You could have sought information about the Wen's by any other means. There was no need for you to personally visit Jin Guanshan during the betrothal."

"How does this matter to you?"

"There was suddenly a raging storm when I reached to take Lan's for head ribbon to tie on Mianmian Guniang. The ribbon flew away the minute I held it. Does this too have nothing to do with you?"

"Second Master Lan, you are thinking too much."

"Am I thinking too much or are you thinking too less?"

"What do you mean?"

"You obviously did not want me to get engaged with someone else."

"Lan Wangji, I have no time to waste with you."

"Why are you avoiding my eyes?"

"Second Master Lan, don't test my patience."

"Do you love me so much that you came to see me last night and erased my memory?"

"Lan Wangji, stop your non sense!"

"You could have erased my memory but not my feelings."

"Lan Wangji, stop your non sense!"

"You could have erased my memory but not my feelings."

"Lan Wangji!"

"It's time for you to accept the truth Wei Ying. Accept that you love me. Accept what your heart yearns for. Accept your feelings. Accept me Wei Ying. Accept my love. Can you?"

Lan Wangji inched closer to Wei Wuxian but within a blink, Wei Wuxian had disappeared into thin air.

Tears ran down his cheeks.

"You cannot run away from me forever Wei Ying. I love you and I will make sure that you will accept your feelings for me too. I love you.... Come back to me....."

Lan Wangji cried to no one.

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