Location - Gusu guest quaters.
Sect Leader Jiang's room.
Time - 7:35 p.m.
Present - Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng sat quietly beside the desk in his room given by the Lan's.
Staying in Gusu was indeed pleasent because it was really peaceful. But also quite boring. Since, everyone is sticked to their 4,000 discipline rules. They obviously did nothing entertaining.
For our lovely angry grape, he has been a student here, once. And, he knows exactly how miserably bore some his days would be in Gusu.
Yet, he thought, "It wouldn't have been so pretty if I didn't show up, atleast to send of my nephew and head disciples after not visiting Gusu for such a long time."
He sat and sat, thinking and thinking until, he heard a knock on his door.
"Isn't it almost 8? Shouldn't everyone be already preparing to sleep?" He thought.
He stood up and opened the door, only to be surprised.
"Zewu-zun?"
"Have I interrupted your sleep Sect Leader Jiang? If then I'm sorry. I just wanted to greet you because I couldn't earlier."
"Oh- no you didn't. I was...not sleeping."
"Um. Then great, if it would be of no trouble. May I come in?"
"Yes. You may." Jiang Wanyin says and slides away to the side of the door.
Unexpectedly, what the angry grape noticed first was how handsome the Sect Leader of Gusu is, still.
"After all this years, he looks the same as before. Though a little thinner than the last time I saw him. And he is also wearing robes that are less fancier than what he usually wears!" he thought.
Jiang Wanyin points to the chair and says, "You can sit here."
Lan Xichen comfortably sits down the chair and Jiang Wanyin does the same.
"So, I heard from your Uncle that you've been on seclusion for a few months now." Jiang Wanyin starts a conversation.
Lan Xichen replies, "Yes, that is true. I've been in seclusion for the past few months. And I hadn't read any letters from last week until this morning. And I saw yours too. When I read it, you said you were coming here, today. So, I came out of my room and came to greet you. I didn't knew I would miss greeting you. How unaware I was! My apologies."
Jiang Wanyin, "Oh no. Don't apologise. You were in seclusion and- Wait why are you here?"
Lan Xichen looked at Jiang Wanyin with a confused face.
"I mean, aren't you in seclusion? So why are you here, sitting having a conversation with me?"
Lan Xichen with a smile, "Well, I guess I'm out of seclusion now!"
For the past few months, he was certainly depressed with the thoughts of what could have been or what could have not? If only he didn't trust Meng Yao. His brother, brother-in-law and uncle visited him time to time. But it was still too hard for him to get over the guiltiness. However, in some ways. He was able to think differently and that was also the reason why, he read those letters. Only to be greeted by the handwritten letter from his beloved.
The letter wasn't the only reason he got out of seclusion. It was one indeed but he also wanted to start a new life. Even though, he still needed to heal. It was still not too easy but yes, he wanted to try again.
"You are?"asks Jiang Cheng "Out of seclusion now?"
"Yes",says Lan Xichen.
"Zewu-zun, I think it is 8 now."
"Oh. Is it? Then, Sect Leader Jiang how long will you be staying here?"
"5 days, maybe."
"That is great then. I will get going for now. Have a good night!"
He left.
And, our angry grape was left somewhat confused.
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