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Wei Wu Xian has been drawn to music for most of his life, and he doesn't know what he'd do without it. He grew up learning to play the flute, the piano and now he is singing. During his senior year of high school, he applied to the Juilliard School of Performing Arts. He got in and it has been 3 blissful years since then and currently, he was busy practicing for his next audition. He has been practicing for roughly about 2 hours. He could feel his voice straining, could feel his eyelids drooping, so he decides to rest for a few minutes. He took out his phone to check Instagram, seeing a post about Lan Wang Ji. He has acted in many of the shows that Wei Wu Xian watches in his free time at home, and has come to admire greatly. He read the post, which said that Lan Wang Ji was shooting a scene for his show in Time Square on April 20th. Wei Wu Xian knew that there was definitely going to be a big crowd of fans, as this man can make anyone swoon for him; even though he is incredibly stoic.

"I wonder if I have time to see him?" he said to himself.

He looked on his calendar on his phone and saw that the 20th was the day of his audition. His heart dropped, he couldn't miss this audition. He has been getting ready since the month started.

"I guess I can't go."

There was a knock on his door, which revealed Jiang Cheng.

"Hey weirdo, want to get lunch outside? What are you looking at?"

"Oh hey loser, I was looking at the post about Lan Wang Ji."

Wei Wu Xian started walking to the door, he put his arm around Jiang Cheng's shoulders as they walked to the entrance of their school.

"Oh, the boyfriend."

"He's not my boyfriend, can't I just like an actor because he is good at what he does?"

"You like him because he's pretty, so what's up with Lan Wang Ji?"

"He's shooting a scene in Time Square this Wednesday, and I want to go see him but I have the audition that day."

"Hm, guess you can't go."

Wei Wu Xian sighed as Jiang Cheng led the way to a place called Hop Hop Delight. Apparently, this place is famous because some celebrity eats there often. They entered the store and there were a lot of people standing outside the shop.

"Welcome to Hop Hop Delight, how many people?" The host greeted.

"Hop Hop Delight? What type of name was that?" Wei Wu Xian thought to himself

"2 seats please," said Jiang Cheng

"Okay sirs, please seat in the booth."

"Thank you," said Jiang Cheng

Wei Wu Xian and Jiang Cheng walked to the booth and sat down as the host was giving them the menu. Jiang Cheng looked at the lunch special, while Wei Wu Xian looked at the chef's recommendation. On the menu, he saw that there was an item called Wang Ji Fried Rice.

"It wouldn't be Lan Wang Ji right?" he thought

"Excuse me, waiter, what is the Wang Ji Fried Rice?"

"Ah, sir; that is the most recent addition to the menu. An... interesting gentleman came in a couple of weeks ago and decided to go into the kitchen because he didn't like what was given to him. So he decided to make his own food."

"...Why didn't he just leave and go home to eat?"

"I don't know, but after he was done; he let the chefs try it and they liked it a lot. It was so good that the chefs decided to add this fried rice that he made to the menu."

"But why is the name Wang Ji Fried Rice?"

"Oh, because he said his name was Wang Ji. We joke that he was the actor Lan Wang Ji, as there were a lot of girls taking photos of him."

Wei Wu Xian was silent.

"Would you like to try it?"

"Sure, Jiang Cheng; are you ready to order?"

"Um, I would like to order a Pork Omelette with a side dish of Dumplings."

"Okay, so one Wang Ji Fried Rice, one Pork Omelette and One side of Dumplings. Is that all?"

"Yes, if we need anything else; we'll give a shout."

The waiter walked off to hand the order to the chef.

"Hey, I think Lan Wang Ji was here before," Wei Wu Xian whispered.

"Why would he come to a place like this?"

"Remember when you said that this place had a celebrity come? That waiter said that a guy named Wang Ji came a couple of weeks ago. There were even girls taking pictures of him."

"There are lots of people named Wang Ji."

"Hm, true. But what if it is him? I could meet him!"

Jiang Cheng just shook his head.

The door to the restaurant opened in came the one, the only Lan. Wang. Ji. Everyone looked at him with mouths gaping, including Wei Wu Xian and Jiang Cheng. Who would have thought that Lan Wang Ji would come? Wei Wu Xian eyes were looking the man up and down.

"Wei Ying, I guess you were right. Go say hi, flirt, do something other than undressing him with your eyes."

"What, are you kidding? Jiang Cheng, I can't go say hi! What if he just ignores me, what if other people say mean things to me?"

"Omg, I thought you wanted to meet him?"

"I do, I didn't say anything about actually talking to him!"

"... Wei Wu Xian, I didn't want to have to do this, but if you don't go talk to him, I'll talk to him for you."

"Noooo..." Wei Wu Xian pushed Jiang Cheng's shoulders back.

Unfortunately, Wei Wu Xian couldn't stop him, and Jiang Cheng started to walk towards Lan Wang Ji. Lan Wang Ji turned towards the noise and just watched the commotion.

"Hey, you're Lan Wang Ji right?"

"Mmm"

"You want to sit with me and my friend?"

He blinked. "No."

"Why? He wants to talk to you."

Lan Wang Ji tilted his head to see Wei Wu Xian behind Jiang Cheng. Something about the other captivated Lan Wang Ji, just looking that the boy made him feel relax. Something that he hadn't felt in many years. Their eyes met for a second, but Wei Wu Xian looked away.

"Jiang Cheng, stop bothering him. He doesn't need all the attention."

"I'm doing this for you, you ungrateful piece of shit."

A small smile on Lan Wang Ji doesn't go unnoticed by Wei Wu Xian. It was so cute, it made a warm feeling spread throughout his body. He hoped it didn't show on his face.

"Hey, Earth to Wei Ying. Anyone in that thick head?" said Jiang Cheng

There was no response.

"Wei Ying?"

Something about that name felt familiar to him, but he didn't know why.

With that voice, he snapped out of his daze.

"Wei Ying, so that's your name," Lan Wang Ji said

"Yes, what about it?"

"Nothing."

Wei Wu Xian thought about it, it took a couple of seconds to realize that Lan Wang Ji called his name. He failed to keep the blush from his face, and it doesn't go unnoticed by the other two men. Everyone was silent for a minute as they processed the reaction.

Soon the food that Wei Wu Xian and Jiang Cheng ordered had arrived. The waiter saw Lan Wang Ji and was very happy.

"Hey, aren't you the guy who came in a couple of weeks ago?" said the waiter.

"Mmm."

"Thank you for what you did; the food that you made last time has now become a hit in our restaurant."

"Mmm."

"Would you like to sit with these gentlemen?"

"Mmm."

"Sir, what you like to order?"

"Black coffee and a bunny pudding."

"Okay, coming right up."

The waiter left to go back into the kitchen, and the other boys were surprised that Lan Wang Ji was actually going to sit with them. Just before he said he didn't want to sit with them. Both of them wondered what made him change his mind. Lan Wang Ji walked over the booth where the two were sitting and sat across from Wei Wu Xian.

"Oh my god, oh my god, Lan Wang Ji is sitting in front of me. Am I going to faint?" thought Wei Wu Xian.

Jiang Cheng sees the conflicting look taking over Wei Wu Xian's face. He smirks and gives him a nudge on his shoulder.

"Speak," Jiang Cheng whispered.

"... Um, Lan Wang Ji, I saw on Instagram that you are shooting a scene in Time Square this Wednesday."

"Mmm."

"It must be tough juggling so many jobs at the same time?"

Lan Wang Ji gave a small nod of his head saying that he agreed.

"I wish I could go see it, but I have an audition that day."

"What are you auditioning for?" asked Lan Wang Ji

"I'm auditioning to sing a song in a drama called 'Unrestrained'."

"... I'm acting in that drama."

Wei Wu Xian eyes widened and his throat tightened up.

"Hey, I feel left out of this conversation," said Jiang Cheng giving a pout.

"What is your name?"

"My name is Jiang Wanyin, but you can call me Jiang Cheng"

"Sir, here is your coffee and bunny pudding."

Lan Wang Ji gave the waiter a nod.

"So, Jiang Cheng, what do you do?"

"I play the piano."

"Hey, Jiang Cheng, don't you have an audition coming up in like a week? Don't you need to practice?"

"Shit, I completely forgot. Damn it, I'm going to head back first."

"How the heck do you forget about your recital?"

"I'm busy, unlike someone."

"How are you busy, all you do is watch Jin Ling on your free time."

"Taking care of my nephew is an important job."

"Right, tell sis that I'm going to visit soon."

"Mmm," was all Jiang Cheng said before leaving the restaurant and leaving Wei Wu Xian And Lan Wang Ji alone together.

"... So Lan Wang Ji, when did you start your acting career?"

"When I was 10."

"Wow, that is a long time."

"When did you start singing?"

"When I was 15. I started with the flute and just kept going from there."

Lan Wang Ji looked at the food that Wei Wu Xian was eating, and realized that it was the fried rice that he made a couple of weeks ago. This made Lan Wang Ji crack a small smile. He noticed that Wei Wu Xian was eyeing his pudding, and he could see him drooling.

"You want some Wei Ying?"

"... maybe..."

Lan Wang Ji grabbed his spoon and scooped up some pudding. He lifted the spoon to Wei Wu Xian's mouth. Wei Wu Xian was hesitant but opened his mouth. Lan Wang Ji was speechless; he meant for Wei Wu Xian to take the spoon. But it would have been weird if he didn't move, so he ended up feeding a guy who he only knew for like 30 minutes.

"Wow, this pudding is really good. It got a good balance of sweetness and bitterness. Also, this rice that you made is so good; I will have to come here more often."

"Mmm."

"Why do you keep going 'mmm'?"

"I don't like speaking a lot."

Wei Wu Xian took his spoon and took another scoop of Lan Wang Ji's pudding while the owner of said pudding just watched.

"Pathetic."

"... What?"

"... I'm going to leave soon."

"Already?"

Wei Wu Xian didn't want Lan Wang Ji to leave yet. How rare is it to meet your celebrity crush?.

"Hey, can I get your Weibo account?"

"No," Lan Wang Ji said bluntly.

"What, why?"

"Rules."

Wei Wu Xian thought about it, and he came to the conclusion that it was true. But he couldn't accept it, he wanted to talk to Lan Wang Ji more.

"Give me your phone."

Lan Wang Ji's blank expression did not change.

"Don't worry I'm not gonna do anything bad."

Lan Wang Ji took out his phone, and Wei Wu Xian took it. He played with it for a few minutes and then gave back the phone when he was done.

"There, you now have my phone number."

Lan Wang Ji just stared at the phone number that was now added to his phone. Wei Wu Xian looked happy, he put his hand up to notify the waiter that they want their checks.

"I guess I'll see you around then."

"Mmm."

They paid for their lunch and went their way. Lan Wang Ji was going back to his hotel and Wei Wu Xian going back to school.