12

Dinner was going smoothly in Wei Ying's opinion.

"I want to make a toast," said Wei Ying

Everyone looked at Wei Ying, he stood up with his glass in hand.

"I would like to thank uncle and aunty for taking me in, and raising me as if I was their own son. I would like to thank Jiang Cheng and sis for always supporting me. Thanks to all of you guys, I was able to achieve what I always wanted to do."

"Wei Ying, you did a good job," said Jiang Fengmian

"Once again congratulations on getting the job," said Jiang Cheng raising a glass to his brother

"Yes congratulations Wei Wuxian," said Lan Xichen

"Congratulations Wei Ying." Lan Zhan said with a smile

"Congrats kid," said Madam Yu

Hearing Madam Yu say congrats made Wei Ying very happy. Although she is mean to him, he knows that somewhere in her heart that she cared for him. The fact that there are so many people here for him now made him feel all warm inside, he didn't even notice the tears that had started to trail down his face.

"What's wrong Wei Ying?" Asked Lan Zhan

"Nothing, I'm just very happy."

Lan Zhan squeezed Wei Ying's hand.

Sis gets up from her chair and walks toward Wei Ying, she gives him a deep hug. Wei Ying would never get use to her hugs, it was like a mother's embrace. He felt safe in her arms, this made him sad and happy.

"Thank you, sis."

"Anything for my little brother."

Wei Ying smiled, he loved his sister.

"So what do you guys do for a living?" asked Jiang Fengmian to the Lan brothers

"I'm a teacher at the boy's school, and my brother is an actor," said Lan Xichen

"An actor, so you couldn't find a proper job?" asked Madam Yu

"Mom, that's rude," said Jiang Cheng

"What, I'm just stating the truth."

"It's fine," said Lan Zhan

Wei Ying felt a tight grip on his hand, he looked down at his hands and then back at Lan Zhan. Lan Zhan didn't show any sign that he was pissed, but by how tight the grip is; he knew.

"Why does he endure such insult?" thought Wei Ying

"Actors, are just pretty faces, what so good about being an actor. Actors just want to make fast money," said Madam Yu

"Stop saying such things about Lan Zhan. You don't know what he has to do every day, you don't know how he is always stressed."

"How dare you talk back to me!" shouted Madam Yu, she stood up and started to walk over to Wei Ying. She raised her hand ready to slap him. But Lan Zhan grabbed her arm before the blow hit.

"How dare you stop me." Madam Yu yelled at Lan Zhan

"No one hurts my Wei Ying."

"'My'." thought Wei Ying

What was a good dinner, has now turned into their usual fight.

"So this fucking actor has fallen for this good for nothing. How dare you gay piece of shit come into my house. Is this what I get for raising someone else's son?"

"YU ZIYUAN, ENOUGH! HAVEN"T YOU DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE ALREADY!"

"HOW DARE YOU YELL AT ME. DON'T THINK I DON'T ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH WEI WUXIAN'S MOTHER!"

"DON'T START THIS CONVERSATION AGAIN!"

"Just because you have finally done something with your pitiful life that you think that I have accepted you into this family," words pointed at Wei Ying

Each word that she said to Wei Ying cut him. He wanted to start crying, he wants to crawl into a ball and never come out. It wasn't as if he hadn't heard these insults before but it still hurts.

"Mom, calm down. Wei Ying can be what he wants, who are you to tell him what to do."

"Calm down? How dare you tell me to calm down. Is this gay piece of shit more important than your own mother."

"WELL YOUR ACTUAL SON IS GAY TOO. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT!" Jiang Cheng yelled at his mother

Madam Yu looked at her son, where did she go wrong in raising him. She was pissed, she was pissed at everyone at the table beside her grandson.

"Why does every dinner always end up in a fight?" thought both Jiang Cheng and Wei Ying

"Madam Yu, please calm down," said Lan Xichen

"Are you the reason that my son has become gay? Did you use your position as a teacher at his school to lure him?"

"I don't know what you are talking about."

"Oh, cut the crap."

"Jiang Cheng has his own right to love who he wants. You can't dictate who he should or shouldn't love. All I know is that I love Jiang Cheng and hopefully he loves me too."

Jiang Cheng just looked at Lan Xichen, he wanted to cry. He loved this man with all his heart. Jiang Cheng wraps his arms around his lover, Lan Xichen went wide-eyed but hugged him back.