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          â⌠Hm?â At first he doubts whatâor rather, who he sees, yet his gaze remains fixed on the individual for a minute or so longer. Once theyâre clearly in view and distinguishable at that, he chokes back his drink all at once, which causes him to cough slightly seconds after. To think, he had been also been present within this place; Wei Wuxian instantly begins to curse his luck inwardly while simultaneously wondering why it had to be him of all people. During the little time he had been here, he had learned people, even those who had known one another all throughout their lives, had still had discrepancies with their collective memories. It were as if they had come from two separate timelines within the same realm. It was fascinating really, though he hadnât dwelt too much on that now however. All he had wished to know at the moment was how much Jiang Cheng remembered, yet in order to know that much he would have to alert his attention and make his presence known. His expression tenses with uneasiness as he begins to then picture how that would turn out, if he were to go along with it. Quickly concluding that the effort wasnât worth it given what might happen, he decides that itâs best to slip out of the establishment as quietly as possible. Itâs only when he decides as much that he becomes aware of his surroundings again, finally catching the worried words of the server who had been tending to his table. âNopeâŚ! Everything is fine⌠uh, Iâll be heading off seeing as how itâs getting late⌠keep the changeâŚ!â Luckily arriving here during such a season more or less forced him to purchase suitable wear to help ward off the cold, one of which happened to be a stylized black cowl.Â
          Recalling that he wore such a piece of clothing at the moment, he instantly reaches back to pull it over his head to further conceal himself as he initiates his attempt to exit the area without causing a scene.
jiang cheng /Â liansui !
he steps into a quiet cafe that currently hosts roughly about 4-5 people. the sect leader found himself enjoying this place, especially around this hour because there would be no one to bother him and those that did well --- while it is true that he long lost his ability to be social he did not find them to be unpleasant encounters.Â
the waiter behind the bar notices him and flashes a smile, ââ the usual? ââ he questions and jiang cheng nods in response. at this point, he is still unaware of the man going through an internal crisis somewhere in a cosy corner in the cafe. he awaits his coffee (something he usually would not drink but the cafe offered it on the house once and he has been sold ever since). quite frankly he had begun to feel quite at home. he still carried the anger and bitterness inside of him true, but at the same time, the place had brought peace to his soul to the point where he thought he could let it all go and honestly that was perhaps the thing that did frighten him the most.
little did he know however that the peaceful life he had known here would soon come to an end.Â
as he took the saucer and cup from the bar he made way to his usual spot, but he was distracted for a mere fraction of a second and ended up walking into the retreating stranger. the cup and saucer fall to the ground and jiang cheng lets a small hiss under his breath due to the hot liquid touching his skin. thankfully the liquid did not stain his clothes but that did not make him any less angry. ââ watch where you are going, ââ  he snaps before noticing the other is wearing his black cowl in the most ridiculous way no wonder why the other didnât see him.Â
  â   just what are you ---   `    he couldnât it slide. still, something felt off about this all but he could not place his finger on it. the reason why seems to completely fail on him and before he knows it he has a tight grip hoodie forcing the other to look up. ââ look at people when they talk to you, ââ yet as he did so his eyes widened upon realizing who he was talking to. as easy as it was to yell earlier as hard has it just become to usher even a word. his voice seemingly gone as no sound escapes his lips yet. for once in a long while jiang cheng is completely taken aback. ââ y-you ...! ââÂ
















