“He is suffering from what he has told uncle and me. Lan Minshan shared, and I quote ‘an irresponsible and jobless husband’ has been taking energy and health out of him. And let me tell you WangJi, he has a son, who is apparently our A-Yuan’s age.”

Well, that did sound bad and further exemplified the erroneous structure of their society.

“The poor man is in such a dilemma that I just couldn’t help it. The good thing is that he’s about to get divorced from that… umm… unscrupulous alpha, what was his name? Wie Xuan? No…” Xichen did his funny hip wiggle routine as he tried to remember the name, Lan WangJi always felt contented when his brother showed his familiar ease by reverting to his unconscious ticks inside Wangji’s home, “Oh yes, Wei Wuxian!” His brother exclaimed merrily with foam lathering up his arm and the pan dripping on the floor, Lan WangJi should have just cleaned the pan himself.

(In the Modern-day cultivation era, LWJ and WWX have had past relationships and are still exploring themselves beyond the hierarchical constraint. May feel OOC, further tags, and warnings inside.)