#Cheng Yi can fill all the memory of my phone

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first time Cheng and qiu tried to kidnap jian was because his father gave the order I remember his mom talking to his dad on the phone in that chapter. So that means that jian's father will be the one to tell Cheng and qiu to bring jian to him in high school.When jian was telling xi about the kidnapping that happened in high school he told him that two big guys took him that must be cheng and qiu. If Cheng really will kidnap jian I feel like it would damage his and tian relationship even more

Good morning, dear anon-san!

And I’m sorry it took me a while to get to your question. There were a couple of big asks before you, and I had to get them out of the way first. I have actually wanted to talk about the He brothers for a while now, so thank you for giving me this nudge. There might be some extra stuff that you weren’t really asking about included in this answer, but I’m sure you won’t mind.

In case you want to read more about my feels towards the brothers, may I refer you to one of my earlier posts about my favorite 19 Days chapter.

“first time Cheng and qiu tried to kidnap jian was because his father gave the order I remember his mom talking to his dad on the phone in that chapter. So that means that jian's father will be the one to tell Cheng and qiu to bring jian to him in high school.When jian was telling xi about the kidnapping that happened in high school he told him that two big guys took him that must be cheng and qiu.”

You mention two different chapters: Jian Yi’s kidnap in high school and the first time He Cheng and Qiu were trying to take JY. And on both times, JY was in fact taken on his father’s orders. (ch. 46 and 168):

I’m not sure if the two big guys in the early chapter were meant as HC and Qiu but that detail doesn’t really change anything. Mr. Jian will still be behind it and I’m sure HC and Qiu will be executing the high school kidnapping, too. This little thing just to refresh our memory of the specific chapters and moments you mentioned.

“If Cheng really will kidnap jian I feel like it would damage his and tian relationship even more”

Well, it won’t help to mend their relationship, that’s for sure. But I have always thought their relationship is quite complex. They were clearly extremely close when He Tian was younger. HT looked up to his big brother in more ways than one considering their upbringing, and HC was very protective of him and had practically raised his little brother (ch. 252):

I also think the conflicts the brothers are having these days hurt both of their hearts. It’s not easy for HC to make HT submit by doing favors for him only HC can offer. And it seems what he has had to do to HT in the past, all the heartbreak he had to cause him, has never stopped tormenting HC. (ch. 245 and 252)

In return, it seems HT is conflicted about his brother, too. At first glance, it could look like HT despises his brother and wants nothing to do with him but I think he still loves and cares about HC quite a lot. That’s one of the reasons he’s acting up and being defiant around HC so much. It’s painful for him to be on the opposing sides, and he is probably feeling betrayed by HC sticking to their father’s side of the world. But ultimately it hurts because HT still cares, and he takes it all out on him by acting bratty (ch. 168, 266, 300, and 302):

Overall, if there’s one character who puts HT in a different light compared to MGS, JY and ZZX, it would be HC. He is the one who has both physical and mental hold on HT and can overpower him and make him change his mind against his will. HC is one of the very few people who could put an end to HT reaching his ultimate goal of not having anything to do with their family and the criminal underworld. HC also makes HT look more his age. Around him, HT becomes the little brother and more child-like. (ch. 229 and 300)

I think all of that needs to be taken into consideration when wondering how JY’s pending kidnapping will affect the brothers’ relationship. I’m sure it will damage it but I doubt it will break it. I’ve touched on this subject in one of my earlier asks, but I think we have had some tentative hints regarding the future of the brothers (ch. 224 and 245):

HT wants to protect his friends who are indirectly connected to the underworld. His friends are being pulled to the same darkness HT himself has lived in, and he wants nothing more than to keep that from happening. His friends would be utterly in over their heads. Unfortunately, he’s not all-powerful, and to gain influence he has to give something back. We already saw it happen once with HT trying to protect MGS, and I don’t see a reason why it couldn’t happen again with JY’s kidnapping.

Will HT try to appeal to his brother in order to keep JY safe as much as possible? JY was gone for years, so I’m assuming whatever it was about couldn’t have been avoided completely no matter what HT would have offered to do in return. But I think HT being abroad (and potentially working for his father) has something to do with protecting his friends. And that could be connected to JY’s future after the kidnapping.

However, will their relationship be broken in some essential way for good, that’s another matter altogether. Will HT finally give up on caring about his brother? I think judging by the look HT had on his face when HC and Qiu got involved in JY lately can hint at that HT isn’t about to ignore the advances and how volatile he can potentially get (ch. 280 and 287):

Then there’s also HC himself to consider. So far, he has taken their father’s side and merely tried to keep some kind of truce going on between Mr. He and HT but it’s obvious he’s conflicted. Will there ever come a point when he’s forced to choose between following orders and the family legacy or protecting the person he cares about the most? Will he join HT then? Or will he stay with the family and try to keep HT out of harm’s way that way? Will he sever their relationship to do that?

Either way, personally I see three different potential scenarios. HT starts working for his family in order to protect his friends. That means the brothers will remain in each other’s lives but their relationship probably gets filled with more resentment and pain. On both sides. HT will grow to resent his brother more and more, and at the same time, HC will probably feel more and more guilty about it.

They could also break their relationship on their own. One way to do that would be if HC decided it’s better to let his brother go or that it’s better for HT to disappear from the underworld. Or, the third choice, HC could decide it was time for him to stand up to their father and take HT’s side.

Or some combination of all three.

So many questions! Personally, I think the relationship of the He brothers is one of the most complicated ones 19 Days has. And it’s so difficult to say anything concrete with the little info we have about the future.

Ah, it’s been a while since I have ranted about these two. Thank you for your question, dear anon-san!

[starshinegoblin]

Oh, I'm going to make you work hard (like, I want to cry). Can I get #24 from the Angsty Prompt list for WangXian?

This was challenging! Considering I actually can’t picture this couple sad and my writer’s heart is made for fluff. I hope that you enjoy my attempt!

Fifteen minutes. That’s how long it’d taken for everything that they’d built together to come crumbling down. The past year that they’d been in this marriage contract had proved that he and Lan Zh-..Lan Wangji were perfect for one another. It’d been so bad at first with the two of them clashing over the smallest things but then the two of them had grown so close. Lan Wangji had opened up about the loneliness he’d felt and how he actually cared about him. After that, he’d been able to relax and stop being so spiteful about being married to the man.

Wei Wuxian had fallen hopelessly in love with Lan Wangji despite the contract. He thought that Lan Wangji had felt the same. The way he’d behaved after he’d confessed had been so telling to him. But like all the good things in Wei Wuxian’s life it was ripped from him. He’d gotten a call from Lan Wangji telling him that he was on his way home and he’d be there in fifteen minutes. Wei Wuxian had been so excited but then he’d never arrived. Two hours went by and Lan Xichen had finally called to tell him what happened.

“I thought Su She had called you, A-Xian. I’m sorry.” Lan Xichen’s quivering voice said. “He must have forgotten but Wangji was in an accident. He’s in surgery now. I’ve sent Lan Mayleen to come pick you up.”

“Please keep me updated.” He replied back before the two of them had hung up and he’d waited for his brother-in-law’s driver to arrive. The two ride there had been a roller coaster of emotions for him. His stomach twisting as he thought of the worst possible outcomes. If He was honest now, he hadn’t been prepared for what happened next. By the time that he got there Lan Wangji had gotten out of surgery and in less than four hours he’d woken. So of course when he is arguing with Su She that Lan Wangji wakes up and they discover that he’s lost his memories of the past two years.

The man who’d become warm and open with him was gone. It’d been replaced by a rather stoic and cold man. Wei Wuxian had tried to explain the argument but Lan Wangji had kicked him out of the room after telling him that Su She had explained everything about their marriage. Wei Wuxian had left only to keep his husband from getting more agitated after the surgery. He’d planned to go back but found that Meng Yao was waiting for him on the porch the next morning. Apparently, Lan Wangji had gone ahead and contacted him last night. From his hospital bed he’d ordered Meng Yao to draft their divorce papers. In the papers he’d agreed to continue paying for Jiang Cheng’s treatments, give him alimony, and the house that he currently lived in. Wei Wuxian had wanted to fight it but then he’d seen where Lan Wangji had actually signed it himself. It wasn’t Su She’s approved version. 

It’d broken his heart to see it. The settlement was good and gracious but the fight he’d gendured for the love they’d shared was more worth it to him. He and his brother hadn’t been broke before and they wouldn’t go broke with this. Wei Wuxian had told Meng Yao that he wouldn’t divorce Lan Wangji with him having just come out of surgery. He would take care of his husband to the best of his abilities. 

And god’s he’d tried so hard to take care of him. But the post-surgery version of Lan Wangji was so cruel to him. The person he knew at the start of their marriage hadn’t been this bad. Wei Wuxian had tried to keep the faith that his Lan Zhan would come back but he didn’t. The silence, cutting comments, blatant disrespect against him, Lan Wangji’s flirting with Su She, and the isolation was so hard and painful. But the moment that broke him was when he was at a dinner with Lan Wangji’s family and he’d disrespected Jiang Cheng. The treatments were so hard on him and he’d had to leave shortly after arriving. Thankfully, Lan Xichen had offered to take him home.So, he hadn’t been present when Lan Wangji made the horrid comment about Jiang Cheng looking like a corpse.

Wei Wuxian had tossed the silk napkin onto his plate then stood up. He wouldn’t stay in this marriage a moment longer. It’d been six months and this was utter hell. Wen Ning had been right to tell him that he was holding onto a dream. His Lan Zhan was gone. He needed to wake up and this was it.

“Where do you think you’re going?” Lan Wangji dared to ask after roughly grabbing his forearm. His gaze filled with annoyance and a scowl on his face. 

“You don’t deserve the answer, Lan Wangji.” Wei Wuxian responded coldly. His gaze sharpened and dropped to his arm. “Let go of me. Now.”  

When Lan Wangji didn’t obey him. Wei Wuxian wrenched his arm from him. He felt the sting of tears coming to his eyes. All the pain and rage coming to the front. “Don’t. You. Ever. Touch. Me. Again. I’m such a fool to think that I’d get my Lan Zhan back! That the monster that came home to me would leave. But alas this...“He gestured to Lan Wangji’s entire being “..is what stayed. I’ve gone through so much because of you and I even tried to be your friend if that’s what you needed.” He yelled not caring that they were in Lan Qiren’s house anymore. The dinner had been just another way for Lan Wangji to punish him for choosing to stay and it gave Lan Qiren the ability to do it too. “Not even that earned a smidge of kindness. All I got was unfiltered disdain and disrespect which I can take but I will not let you talk that way about my brother!“ He pointed his finger at the golden eyed man. “Lan Wangji, I did not choose you. You chose me and I wish you’d never come into our lives.” 

“Wei W-” Lan Wangji started to stay as Wei Wuxian turned to leave. He stepped forward grabbing Wei Wuxian’s arm again. 

“I said do not touch me. ” This time Wei Wuxian didn’t hold back getting his arm free again. His tears finally fell and he shoved Lan Wangji back hard enough that he slipped, falling backwards. His head made a sound as it hit the floor. His heart ached something fierce but Wei Wuxian made himself turn around. He would never again help the man. A look of confusion mixed with a little bit of blood on the hand that had reached to check his head. 

“We are done.  He didn’t stop even as Lan Wangji shouted his name. 

He didn’t go back to their home. No, he went to his brother’s. Lan Xichen had tried to get him to forgive him but it was the last straw. All the pieces of his heart he’d given to Lan Wangji had been broken and turned to dust. The next morning he’d made the call to Meng Yao telling him to bring the divorce papers. He’d signed them without hesitation this time. He wasn’t going to stay where he wasn’t wanted and where his brother would be mistreated. 

Wei Wuxian wasn’t a man to do anything by halves. The only person he allowed into his life connected to Lan Wangji was Lan Xichen and that was because the gentle man had fallen in love with his younger brother. Jiang Cheng had never been happier to have the man with him and it wasn’t Lan Xichen’s fault that Lan Wangji was the way that he was now. Two years rolled by and in that time Wei Wuxian had forced himself to move on. He had to or he was going to drown. In doing that he realized that his feelings for Wen Ning ran deeper than just friends and the two of them began dating. 

He thought he’d feel something when Lan Wangji’s memories came back. It’d taken four years by then and it was four year too late. Wei Wuxian sighed as he listened to Lan Xichen explain and ask him to meet Lan Wangji at MianMian’s coffee shop.

“You should go.” Wen Ning said with a kiss to the top of Wei Wuxian’s head as the latter tossed his phone on the high-top kitchen table. “At least for closure.”

“I don’t want too.” Wei Wuxian pouted before pulling Wen Ning into his lap. 

“He wants to apologize. You don’t have to forgive him but you owe to yourself to hear him say the words.” Wen Ning said cupping Wei Wuxian’s cheek.  Wei Wuxian still didn’t want to go but he knew that he would because his boyfriend was right. He did deserve to hear the apology.

“Fine but I want my jalapeno poppers to be extra spicy tonight and I want some emperor's smile.” Wei Wuxian sighed. 

“Of course.” Wen Ning laughed before Wei Wuxian pulled him into a kiss.

He’d gotten several more rather delicious kisses from his boyfriend before he headed out to meet Lan Wangji. Wei Wuxian had wrapped the red and white scarf that Wen Ning had made him around his neck along with his tan peacoat. He didn’t mind that the wind had messed with his hair. Honestly, he didn’t plan to stay long. However, by the coffee cup placed in front of the empty seat across from Lan Wangji said a different story. 

“Wei Ying.” Lan Wangji greeted him and the sound of his birth name had him feeling bristled a bit. 

“Lan Wangji.” Wei Wuxian greeted him in return. He inwardly rolled his eyes at how Lan Wangji had stood up to greet him. Wei Wuxian sat down and kept his hands in his pockets fidgeting with the little toys that A-Yuan had snuck into them. Lan Wangji sat down with an awkward embarrassed expression on his face mixed with sorrow.

“Wei Yi-”

“Wei Wuxian. Lan Wangji, my birth name is for my family only.” Wei Wuxian cut him off. He didn’t want to hear Lan Wangji use it again. To hear it a moment ago only light a fire that was fueling anger. 

“Wei Wuxian.” Lan Wangji said after a moment then went into apologizing. To Wei Wuxian it all sounded so scripted and he had to resist the urge to roll his eyes again. He was over Lan Wangji. It’d taken so long to build the good life he had now. He’d spent countless nights at the beginning thinking of the what ifs and should have beens between them. Hearing Lan Wangji tripping over himself over the time he’d lost was nothing but old baggage and Wei Wuxian wasn’t going to waste time on it. The annoyance and the past anger rose up in his chest.

“How much did it hurt you to know you lost me?” Wei Wuxian asked abruptly. 

Lan Wangji blinked for a moment. Wei Wuxian was sure it was because of his sharp tone. “I felt like my heart was being crushed.” 

“Crushed?” Wei Wuxian huffed in  amusement and disbelief. The memory of the pain, the fear, the regret,  and sleepless nights “You know I used to miss you despite all the pain you put me through? It used to hurt so bad I could barely stand it, but then I would remember that the man I used to love was gone. As time passed I stopped missing you, Lan Wang, I moved on.”

“I…”

“You should too.” Wei Wuxian said, standing up and without looking back left the coffee shop.