Letter

“Wangji.” Lan Xichen called his younger brother after the meeting ended. They saw Lan Qiren silently left after excusing himself. Since the one in question didn’t elaborate himself further, then the meeting concluded after a little deliberation of Lan Qiren’s actions.

“Brother.” Lan Wangji called and bowed.

“What do you think of uncle recently?” Lan Xichen asked, indirectly inquiring his younger brother’s thoughts. If there’ll be a change in Lan Qiren, he and his brother will know – and greatly will be affected, since they are the ones closest to their uncle.

“Wangji... doesn’t know.” Lan Wangji answered as he lowered his eyes.

He’s also bothered of uncle maybe going senile. Lan Xichen thought and sighed. They passed by their uncle’s quarters.

Just as they were about to take a step to leave they heard something fluttered inside the room. It’s too faint to hear but with the help of the dead silence of the room did they hear it.

The brothers looked at each other and immediately went inside. They thought they’re gonna see their uncle sleeping, yet what they saw surprised them. The room is still as neat as ever. However, there’s a lone object lying on the desk.

It’s a letter, and seemed freshly written. The scent of ink still lingered in the air.

I’ll be taking indefinite leave since work has taken a toll on my aging body.

The brothers were left speechless. “So he’s just having a problem thinking of retirement...” they sighed in relief.

Meanwhile, somewhere...

“Why are they not looking for me...?” Lan Qiren muttered as he held the brat of his neighbor. “Am I insignificant in the sect?” he said and sighed as the brat pulled his beard.

The ghost Jiang Fengmian sighed as he watched his love’s sad teary eyes. I just want him to have a break from his work... he thought, then chose to ignore the letter he written in behalf of Lan Qiren. I’ll just make him ‘have fun’ (distract/annoy) more. 😊

A/N: daddy, you’re just adding more stress to your crush’s life 😂😂😂)