"Qian Gege, is Xian-Gege still ang-wy from A-Yuan?" The little child asked anxiously as he was brought back to the same place where he was ousted from three months ago by his Xian-Gege. A-Yuan nervously clutched onto the fabric of Lan Wangji's robes.

"He is not, he wanted to invite you." Lan Wangji states for the nth time past two days. He picked up A-Yuan in his arms as they were greeted by the celestial grandmaster. "Lady Baoshan." Lan Wangji bowed. "A-Yuan, show your respect."

"Gwandmaster Baoshan." A-Yuan said, as he held a round bow.

The lady chuckled. She joined her hands at the little boy. "Young master Yuan." The first confused boy then giggled when he understood he was tricked. He extended his arms in desire to be held by the pretty looking aunty, and grandmaster held him. The whole time the Lady took them inside, A-Yuan kept playing with her silky, ebony hair.

"A-Yuan!"

A-Yuan turned his head to see who called him. It was his Xian gege! He was happy as well as nervous. He tried to flick the Grandmaster's hair over his face in an attempt to hide himself.

Wei Wuxian walked towards them. "Hmm ... Baoshan-Ma, Lan Zhan, did y'all see a little boy around? I think i saw him here, my A-Yuan, but he seems to disappear suddenly. I wanted to give my little A-Yuan a tight huggie and candies, but since he is not here, i will have to give them to Baoshan-Ma and Lan Zhan."

A-Yuan giggled behind the curtain of hair. Then removing it all from his face. "No! A-Yuan is here! A-Yuan is here! A-Yuan wants candies!" A-Yuan laughed. He practically threw himself at Wei Ying, who caught him in time.

Then getting a little emotional, Wei Wuxian kissed the boys head as his eyes teared up. "I'm really sorry for that day A-Yuan. I didn't want to shout at you."

A-Yuan hugged his neck tightly. "A-Yuan is sorry for misbehaving too." He added slowly. He looked up to see tears in Xian gege's eyes. He used his tiny chubby hands to wipe them away, accidentally even poking into his eye by mistake.

"Aiya! Look at these two crying. Y'all gonna look ugly of everyone if you keep crying. Don't you wanna join your A-Niang for her birthday already?" Lady Baoshan teased.

A-Yuan giggled. He stood on the ground to his feet. "Xian gege! Xian gege! Race! Race! Whoever is last is a boring turtle!" A-Yuan said as he began running. Wei Wuxian, laughing, soon ran behind.

At the finish line, which was inside the dining hall, Wei Wuxian had won. And because A-Yuan did not want to be a boring turtle, he put the title to Lan Wangji, who wasn't even aware that he was racing.

The little birthday party had been amazing. Everyone was having fun, especially A-Yuan and Wei Ying, along with Lan Wangji and Wu Ming, who were made to join forcefully. The birthday girl, Lady Cangse looked etherial in heaven-kissed white and rosy robes.

"Lan Zhan, would you help Wu Ming set the table and dishes? I will just get my present decorated and give a final touch!" Wei Wuxian said, patting Lan Wangji's back, to which the latter just hummed obediently.

Lan Wangji went to get the dishes and the cutlery while Wu Ming was cleaning up the diner table. "Lan-Er Gongzi." The cold voice startled Lan From the silence for a second. He turned around to find Wei Wuxian's new friend, Wu Ming, with a very sour expression on.

"What's wrong?" Lan Wangji was surprised to see the otherwise pleasant looking man being so vineger-tempered suddenly.

"Let's not beat around the bush. You like Wei Ying, don't you?" The man asked abruptly. Lan Wangji stuttered to answer. Sighing, Wu Ming continued. "Of course you do. You are just as lovesick as i am, i can see it in your eyes. I do like him as well, just if you haven't notice. And well, it's impossible not to. Wei Ying-Ge is not just pretty but also so warm hearted and cheery. I really like him, after hanging around with him for these three months."

"But Wei Ying-ge would ever only like either of us, not both. Only one of us will be able to have heart, or neither. Consider this as my warning, or challenge, but it's a competition between you and me now, for who wins Wei Ying's heart." Saying, Wu Ming picked up the dishes from Lan Wangji's hands and began setting them up on the table.

By the time Lan Wangji registered and understood what was being told to him, he had gotten slightly mad. So Wu Ming just warned him that if he doesn't act up soon, his Wei Ying will get stolen away from him. Then again, Wu Ming came up to him to say finally, "And yes, Wei Wuxian shouldn't know that we are rivaling against each other. I don't want him to be upset over it."

When it was finally dinner, Wei Wuxian presented his gift to his mother. "A-Niang! Look, i cooked this for you!" Wei Wuxian said, presenting forth his special chicken side dish. The mother's eyes brightened seeing the deep red hue of the spicy dish, while the same horrified others. How much chilly must have been used in one dish to make the colour of it be comparable to the wine of fresh grapes.

Wei Wuxian served a piece of the chicken on every plate of the table, and giving the extras to his mother. People watched petrified as the mother and son enjoyed having the hellish spice together. "Mhm! It's so good! Lord, i love it! It's been so long since i had this sort of spice! Wow, reminds me of my youth! Best gift ever! Thank you, my dear!"

Wei Ying giggled as he got his head ruffled. Wei Changze sighed, only now realising that his son had the taste pallete that of his mother. Some tried tasting the side dish, seeing that the mother and son were eating it so delighted. But they started coughing and wheezing immediately. The dish is really uneatable.

"What about the rest of you? Did y'all like it?" Wei Wuxian asked, eyes glowing with hope. It was impossible to say no to such an innocent looking face. Everyone laughed through tears, smiling and cheering along, lying about how good it tastes.

"Augh! It's so spicy, i can't eat it! It's indigestible. Ew! How can you all say it is tasty? I feel like throwing up just tasting it. It is too spicy for human's to eat! It is-" Before the young and dumb disciple could say more of the truth, someone slammed a hand over his mouth.

There was an uncomfortable silence for a long time, until Wei Wuxian decided to speak. "was it really that bad?" He asked softly. "Don't lie, honestly." Everyone looked at one another, not meeting his gaze.

"Is it... Is it ok to say it is?"

Lady Cangse sighed. "You people got no tongue. Rather eat grass than eat such bland food. This food that my son has made is better than anything else, hmph! Come on, if you don't want, bring it to my plate. I loved it, i will eat."

Slowly, one by one, everyone poured the side dish into Lady Cangse's plate. Wei Wuxian was really disappointed. Even though it was his mother's gift and his mother's satisfaction was all that should have mattered, no one except her really wanted to even eat it. It broke his heart.

Most of the dinner after that went on with a loud silence, with silent whispers in between. Not only Wei Wuxian, but everyone else present was just as sad to have made their dear Ying-Er upset. Amidst it all, Wei Wuxian realised that a third dish still had the side dish he prepared.

"Lan Zhan, are you really eating that?" Wei Wuxian asked, making the man look up from eating the piece of devillishly spicy chicken. Lan Wangji's ears and cheeks had gone red from the effect of the chilly, but not one complain, or even a hiss came out of his mouth.

"Wei Ying made it. I liked it."

Wei Wuxian sighed. He appreciated how Lan Wangji was willing to eat the unbearable spice to keep him happy, but he didn't want the pity. "You don't have to, really. I will take it." Wei Wuxian said, as he reached his chopsticks to picke away the side dish from Lan Wangji's plate. But Lan Wangji just moved his plate away.

"No, i want to eat it." He said persistent. Wei Wuxian stared at him.

"Lan Zhan, you are used to eating that bland, tasteless food of Gusu. This food will give you an upset stomach tomorrow morning. See, your cheeks are already so red. Give that to me." But Lan Wangji didn't give it up.

"It will be fine."

A smiled crawled up Wei Wuxian's face. "Lan Zhan, Lan Zhan, you fuddy duddy!" He chuckled, shoving the other shoulder playfully. "You are gonna be sitting in the toilet all day tomorrow. Probably tonight too. Stop eating that. You really don't have to eat it."

Hesitant still, Lan Wangji asked, "Really?"

"Really, really. I won't be mad." Wei Wuxian said, taking away Lan Zhan's chopsticks that held the half bitten spicy chicken and stuffed it into his mouth.

Lan Wangji blushed, realising that he had somehow indirectly kissed Wei Ying, but it all hid under the red that had ensued with the condiments. Seeing their Ying-Er now smile, the lost colours were soon back to the table, and it was hustling and bustling again.