Only a soft, painful voice echoed through the fog.
"You have come… You have finally come…"
Wei Ying's heartbeat quickened.The voice was so familiar that tears blurred his vision.
"I don't know you… but your voice…" he whispered, trembling."Why does it feel like I've heard it for centuries?"
A figure stepped out of the fog.
The man didn't touch him—just lifted his hand, stopping inches away, as if their hearts could connect through the space between them.
Wangji moved closer, so close their breaths brushed.A hunger glowed in his golden eyes—A longing that felt older than time.
His gaze fell on Wei Ying's soft, red lips.
And then—
Wangji pulled him in and kissed him.
Warm. Gentle. Desperate.
Wei Ying froze, then melted.
But the kiss soon changed…Wangji's lips moved harder, deeper—as if trying to claim something lost a thousand years ago.
He kissed him again and again,biting, sucking, devouring his lips for endless minutes.
Then he bit hard—and finally, let go.
His voice dropped to a trembling whisper.
"You promised… remember? You said you would never forget me…"
Wei Ying gasped."I…?"The world around him shook before he could finish.
A fierce wind swept through.The man vanished.
Only the faint fragrance of roses and jasmine remained—a scent that had haunted all his dreams.
Meanwhile…
Lan Wangji stood alone in his glass office, staring at the moon.
Midnight.No sleep in his eyes.
The thousand-year wait continued.
"I saw you again today…" he murmured."You were the same. But you still didn't recognize me."
A thin line of blood slid down from his eye—glowing under the moonlight like a tear shed by time itself.
"How much longer, Wei Ying?"His voice cracked softly."How many more nights will I burn in the fog of your dreams…?"
The next morning, Wei Ying received an email.
"You have been selected as the Personal Secretary of the Lan Corporation.Join duty tomorrow."
He stared at the screen, shocked.
"Personal secretary? Such a big post? I didn't even apply!"
But joy fluttered in his chest.Maybe fate was finally being kind…or maybe an unseen hand was guiding him.
Wei Ying lived with his family in a simple but warm apartment.His older sister, Yanli, gently shook him awake.
"Wei Ying, it's late. You have to get ready for your new job."
Her voice carried motherly warmth.
His younger brother, Jin Chang, was strict and logical.
"You always live in dreams, Wei Ying," he lectured."Reality rules the world, not memories."
Wei Ying smiled softly."Maybe… but dreams give meaning to reality."
His mother, Madam Yu, elegant yet strict, worried for him.
"You are too emotional, my son. People won't understand you…"
Wei Ying had no answer.Something deep inside him ached—a face he could never fully remember.
Every night he dreamed of long black hair, golden eyes, and a soft voice whispering—
"Wei Ying…"
He woke up breathless, drenched in sweat, heart racing.
"Who is he…?"
Lan Wangji's World
On the outside, he was a powerful CEO—calm, cold, untouchable.
People called him the Ice Prince.
Inside, he was a shattered soulwaiting a thousand yearsfor one smile.
His elder brother, Lan Xichen, sighed softly.
"You still miss him."
Pain flashed in Wangji's eyes.
"A thousand years, Wangji… yet nothing has changed," Xichen said.
Their uncle, Lan Qiren, spoke gravely.
"Fate has returned him.But he has forgotten you."
Wangji lowered his gaze.
"I know him, uncle.I know every breath he takes."
"But he doesn't know you," Qiren replied."You must remind him gently. Forced love never blooms."
First Day
Wei Ying stepped into the towering glass building.
"I am Wei Ying… the new secretary," he told the receptionist.
She smiled.
"Mr. Lan is waiting for you."
His heart jumped at the name.
Lan…? Why does it shake something inside me…?
He entered the office.
The world stopped.
Those eyes.That silence.That face.
His chest tightened painfully.
"Welcome, Wei Ying…"Wangji's voice was steady, but trembling underneath."You are my personal secretary from today."
Wei Ying lowered his eyes, confused."Why… does he feel so familiar?"
Wangji looked at him with centuries of longing.
"I will remind you, Wei Ying…Even if the world changes,You and I will always belong to each other."