Don't Let Me Down

Chapter 13

   Though Wei Ying didn't commented anything about the engagement, but everyone understood that something was wrong with him. Not only with Wei Ying but also with Wangji. Both of them turned into the complete opposite personalities. Wangji started to speak more as he was acting super excited, while Wei Ying stopped drinking, stopped talking. Both Wangji and Wei Ying were making way too many mistakes in their work but thanks to their talented employees, everything was under control. Only two days were left to the engagement ceremony, Wangji was checking every details about the ceremony with Xichen. Wangji asked, "Bro! Where is Sizhui?" Wanyin entered the room with a bag full of snacks,"He went to pick up his tuxedo from the shop. Don't worry! Jingyi and Rulan went with Sizhui. He'll be fine."
   Wangji was shocked,"Rulan? Jin Rulan? How can this possible?" Jiang Cheng asked in confusion,"What do you mean by how come? Why? Can't Rulan go with Sizhui?" Xichen sighed,"Nope. It'd be awkward. Because both of them have a crush on each other and now..." Before Xichen could finish his sentence, someone shouted,"Lan Wangji! How dare you? Why on earth you didn't tell me about this plan? Why am I getting this information now?" Wangji was shocked,"What plan Rulan? And calm down and sit down." Rulan rolled his eyes as he sat down on the couch with a very red Sizhui. Sizhui spoke,"Lan Zhan, Rulan got to know about that fake engagement. Jingyi was discussing the plan way too much loudly with me and Rulan heard it." Wangji sighed,"I assume that Rulan knows about your crush on him and you got to know that you are his crush too. Right?" Rulan scoffed, "Obviously." Wanyin smiled, "All credits goes to Jingyi. He should be a matchmaker."
   Rulan smirked,"Don't scold him. If I didn't get to know it today then I was planning to kidnap Sizhui before your engagement. Now I can understand why Guangyao was trying his best to make me cancel that plan. He knew it from the start. By the way, you guys don't have to worry about anything. I'm a good actor too. No one will get to know that I love Sizhui and it's a fake engagement. I have only one request, Wangji please give me the permission to date Sizhui. He said that it would be permanent if I get permission from you. So, please." Wangji smiled,"I've already said Sizhui that if he wants to date you, then I have no problem. But, will you be okay with this all fake engagement thing? Will you be okay when you will see pictures of me and Sizhui or hear news about us?" Rulan put his hand on Wangji's, "It's completely fine with me. We are friends and friends can do anything for each other. So, go with your plan, I'll always support you."
   Wanyin said worriedly,"But I think something is wrong with my brother. He stopped drinking, doing his work properly, stopped coming to our place or Wen Qing's. He kinda locked himself in his parents' house. Not talking with anyone. He is acting like a living person but I can sense, he is dead inside." Wangji got worried but didn't say anything but still everyone understood Wangji's thought just by looking at his face. Rulan continued,"Right. Yesterday I asked him what he thinks about Sizhui. He said that Sizhui is worthy of Wangji unlike him. He said that he doesn't want to ruin Wangji's life. I don't know what he wanted to say by that though. But he was acting like a complete different person." Wanyin sighed,"If he wants to come back to Wangji, then don't worry he will take actions soon. And as I know him, he will confess to Wangji before the engagement." Xichen agreed as he took Jingyi to the kitchen to help him to serve the snacks.
   Xichen thanked Jingyi, "Thanks a lot." Jingyi smiled,"No problem at all. If it wasn't your idea then I wouldn't say the plan loudly or took Rulan with us. And that would cause Sizhui's kidnapping. If Guangyao didn't warn us first then I'm sure Rulan would kidnap Sizhui. After all Rulan has the temper of an young mistress." Xichen agreed, "True. But it was needed. It was being unfair to Sizhui. He loves Rulan but wasn't saying. And Wangji was feeling guilty along with me. Now it's all fine. Just I'm waiting for the time when Wei Ying would come back to my brother. I'm waiting for it." Jingyi smiled,"Don't worry! Everything will be just fine."
   While having the snacks Sizhui asked,"By the way Wanyin ge, what do you mean by Wei Ying's parents' house? Doesn't it make your parents' house too?" Wanyin smiled, "Technically yes. But Wei Ying was adopted by my parents. His parents were good friends and employees of our company. They died in a car crash leaving a four year old Wei Ying. He is officially my brother but he didn't change his surname. He calls my parents mom and dad but still he misses his biological parents. That's why he goes to the house he used to live with his parents." Jingyi was astonished,"Wow! If you haven't told us then Sizhui and I'll never know. Yanli Jie and Mr and Mrs Jiang, even you really treat him like your own. Sometimes I think Yanli Jie loves him more than you." Wanyin laughed,"That's true. After all he is my brother." In those small talks, Wangji was remembering his Wei Ying whom he last saw two months before his self exile to London. He needed him.
   Two days passed by like two minutes, Uncle Qiren got to know few hours ago but couldn't come. He assured that he would be there in a week. He didn't congratulate or anything. Wei Ying stopped drinking. He didn't deny to attend the engagement party along with his fiance. Even Wei Ying suggested Wen Qing to give Wangji and Sizhui some rare books as present. As everyone expected Wei Ying to confess his feelings but he didn't. Wei Ying once thought to commit suicide but he couldn't when he thought committing suicide would be another way of expressing his still remaining feelings for Wangji. With every moment going forward to the engagement, Wangji was falling apart. He was dying inside.
   It was already afternoon, nearly everyone was there except Wei Ying and Wen siblings and Yanli, Zixuan. Rulan was chatting with Sizhui, giving him a moral support, suggesting Sizhui to think of the situation as a plot. Suddenly Wangji received a call from a telephone booth,"Hello! Is this Lan Zhan?"
  "Yes. It's me. Who are you?"
  "I'm Dr Xiao from the City Hospital. A patient just got admitted and I got this phone number from his mobile. He was calling you last. That's why I contacted you."
  "What do you mean by an accident? Who is that patient?"
  "From his driving license I got to know, he is Wei Ying, 25 year old male."
   Wangji was sweating,"I'm coming doctor. Wait for me. I'm coming." Wangji took the car keys and ran towards the car hurriedly. When everyone asked him, he didn't say anything more than,"Wei Ying... Wei Ying. He needs me. I need to go." and he just went away. Everyone thought that Wei Ying called and everything was going to be fine but no one noticed Wangji's worried tone.
   Wangji was driving his car fast enough as if he was in sort of car racing. As he was driving he remembered that once Wei Ying fell down from a tree and broke his ankle. Apparently he was trying to save himself from Rulan's dog 'Fairy'. Wangji was there to take care of him. As a result he threatened Rulan to death about the dog. Wangji still remembered the crying face of Wei Ying. Wei Ying wasn't a fan of pain, it was Wangji who made him feel better. His eyes got teary as he remembered how his uncle didn't like him being gay and in a relationship with Wei Ying. How his uncle... before Wangji could think anything more everything infront him became white to red to black instantly, he was feeling like his head was being torn apart and everything was being silent.
   In ten minutes remaining five came in with Xue Yang and Miss Qing. Wei Ying gave the present to Sizhui as he was about ask for Wangji, Sizhui asked Wei Ying,"Why are you here?"
  "What do you mean? I was invited."
  "No. I didn't mean that. Lan Zhan went away just ten minutes ago. He told us that he got a call from you. Something like you need him, he have to go to you."
  "No. It wasn't me. I was driving my car all the time. I didn't call him. Then where on Earth is he?"
   As they were going to discuss more, Wen Qing got a call. She disconnected the call with a pale face,"Guys we need to go to 'Nevernight' now." Xichen asked worriedly, "Why? Why we have to go to your hospital?" Wen Qing cried,"Wang... Wangji was in a car accident. He is admitted there. Please guys hurry up. Let's go."
   As all of them reached Nevernight, they saw a doctor came running,"Vice president Wen, I have already admitted Mr Lan in the VIP room and he is getting prepared for the operation." Wen Ning asked, "What happened actually?" That doctor replied,"His right hand is broken and a some wounds in body but he got hurt in his head. It's critical, we are suspecting that there are some blockage and internal bleeding." Wen Qing was a cardiologist and Wen Ning was a psychiatrist. It was none of their fields. Wen Qing asked,"Who is going to operate?" Another doctor came in,"Don't worry Dr Wen! I'll do it." Wen Qing was relieved visibly,"That's great. Thank you Chief Neuro Surgeon Mo. Please do your best." Those two doctors nodded and went towards the operation theater. As all of them went towards the OT, they saw Xiao Xingchen and Song Lan were there, there clothes were half bloodied. As Xichen went towards them, they hugged him,"President! Don't worry. He will be alright."
   Sizhui finally spoke in a hoarse voice,"What are you guys doing here? Why are you two looking like you escaped from a crime scene." Song Lan spoke,"We were on our way to the engagement party. Suddenly we saw a car crashed with a truck and we recognized the car. It was Vice President's. We took him and admitted him here. Here. Take those, those are Wangji's." They handed over Wangji's things to Sizhui as Xingchen spoke,"When we took him to our car, he was still a little conscious, he was saying continue,'Wei Ying. Accident. He needs me. I have to go.'" Ever looked towards Wei Ying as Zixuan spoke, "Guys! Trust him. He really doesn't know anything. He was with us for all of the time. Someone probably prank called him." Sizhui gripped Wei Ying's collar,"It was okay if you were not going to return his feelings to him. Why are you the cause of his accident? Why is he going to suffer again just because of you? Why? Because he committed the sin of loving you? If something happens to Lan Zhan, I'm not gonna let you live happily. I'm gonna ruin you."
   Rulan tried to calm Sizhui down by hugging him. Sizhui still spoke,"Go away, you are really not worthy of him. He craves for you every single fucking day but you... Oh God! You are so shameless. I'm gonna ruin you. I...I..." Sizhui couldn't finish his words as he again broke into tears.