Hope

“One day, he said. Two days, he said. Three days, he said. A week, at max, he said. It’s been over three weeks, Didi. Why is Xichen-ge still living here?” his brother mocked.“Be quiet,” Jiang Cheng hissed in response. “He might hear you!” Jiang Cheng looked behind him to make sure that Xichen was nowhere near them.“A-Xian, stop bothering A-Cheng. Leave him alone,” his jiejie reprimanded his brother but before Jiang Cheng could be too smug about it, she continued, “A-Cheng will tell us about their relationship when he is ready—” Jiang Cheng gaped at his sister, feeling betrayed. “Jiejie, you too?”“—Or lack thereof,” she finished, as if she was never interrupted to begin with. She patted Jiang Cheng’s cheek in comfort, as she proceeded to load his fridge with all the food she brought with her.(Or the one where the Jiang siblings meddle with Jiang Cheng's love life and Xichen moves in with Jiang Cheng. Not necessarily in that order.)