Cheng didn't move either. It felt good to have someone in an embrace and they not pull away. Everyone pulled away too soon these days. So to have Huaisang clinging to him... well, he must need it, as did Cheng. Instead of pulling away, Cheng gambled on leaning up against the head board, using that to support them as he kept hold of Huaisang, still puzzled as to how everything came to be at this moment.

He supposed that he didn't need to know how everything was going to work out right now. There was a lot of busy work that needed to be done. He's certain there would be an investigation--especially since Xichen was bound to put himself in seclusion again. And the Jin were going to want answers. Even though A-Lin--Rulan. Jin Ling would have to get used to that, or just be called Sect Leader Jin everywhere he went. But the sect is going to want answers from Jiang Cheng, considering everything that happened. And even during all of this, they will also want answers from Huasiang. How will that shake out in the end?


Another day, he decided. That could be dealt with on another day. For today, however--"We should get to working on speed healing our wounds, again." But he made no move to change their positions.