DC- chapter 19

“How are you feeling?”

Haikuans asked softly.

“Better but… how did you..”

“The doctor, she is a friend. She told me that my brother called her to threaten some chick, it’s really surprising to hear that he cared about someone so I don’t blame her for exposing it to me, by the way when she said that, I only thought of you, well apart from the night I had you in my mind”.

He paused to see the shock in Zhan face, glad he wasn’t disappointed.

“Why are you surprised to hear this? Has no one ever told you how beautiful you are Zhan?”

He mouthed and handed the flower and teddy to him.

His voice was so smooth and soothing to hear.

Zhan flushed and looked away.

“Thanks for the compliment, but you give me way too much credit.”

Zhan took the bouquet and smelt the roses.

“They’re nice thanks”.

He smiled and sat down on the couch.

Zhan noticed him staring at him again just like the first day at the Wang’s.

It made him very uncomfortable and shy. Haikuan is so dreamy Zhan couldn’t help it.

“So what about…. Jasmine?”

“Oh she is good, currently undergoing treatment for her leg”.

“Yeah, I remember you told me about the incident that led to that.”

Zhan sighed then gazed at the teddy bear.

It reminds him of Bobo, his once anonymous lover.

He didn’t know when he smiled broadly at it then his smile vanished fast as soon as he remembered what happened between them.

“What’s wrong you don’t like the teddy?” Haikuans asked, acting concerned.

“I love him, hmm… Teddy”.

Haikuan blinked more confused.

“What?”

“I mean the teddy bear, it just reminds me of someone.”

Zhan replied and grabbed the stuffed animal nervously.

“Someone special to you?”

Haikuans asked.

Zhan avoided his eye contact and nodded.

“But that’s in the past by the way”.

Zhan replied slowly and put the teddy to the extreme of his bed, then forced a smile to look up at him.

“It’s lovely.”

Haikuan smiled back softly then noticed Zhan eyes glistening with wetness.

“I apologize if the teddy triggered some emotions in you.”

“No no it’s fine! Really.”

Zhan snapped then sighed. “Thanks for everything Haikuan, I have never received such sweet gifts before.”

“Well many more are coming, besides what are we friends for?”

“Friends?”

Zhan replied, he didn’t expect to be a friend to some icon like Wang Haikuan.

Haikuan smirked, he stood to his feet and walked towards him.

Squatted to his height, as Zhan was sitting on the bed.

Zhan swallowed hard, Haikuan eyes were deep and enchanting.

Zhan knew Wang Haikuan to be a very good looking young man but from a closer view, he was not handsome or hot anymore to him, he was perfect too perfect, that Zhan felt his body melting and heat stirring in between his laps.

He was so close that Zhan could smell him. He smelt delicious, there’s something more attractive about his aura than that of Yibo’s. Zhan thought.

Haikuan knows how to make anyone fall In Love with him as easily as ABC.

Just then a wave of shills swept through him as Haikuan lifted Zhan chin with his thumb and stroked his lips.

Zhan swallowed hard, Haikuan heard the sound and smiled.

Then petted Zhan hair and his fingers ran smoothly down his hair.

“I want to be your friend Zhan, what do you say?”

Just then the door opened, Yibo came back.

He stood like he had his soul knocked out of his body when he found them in that awkward position.

“He came back?” Zhan mumbled to himself not knowing what to do or say.

Yibo heard a tiny voice in him telling to leave the scene or he might regret it, leave as he has always done, walk away and get over it quickly, the voice continued to warn him, reminding him of his past experiences.

Not worth it, your mother, Zhan, your first love.

They’re all the same.

His fingers clenched, shakily as he tried to control his feelings.

Haikuan noticed, he smirked to himself and decided not to back off.

“What do you say..?”

Ignoring his raging step brother he asked again to the now trembling and confused Zhan, leaning even closer that their lips almost touched.

In a swift Yibo rushed to throw a punch at him.

Haikuan didn’t fight back but let himself fall down.

“Sir Yibo!” Zhan yelled, holding the aching stitched side of his tummy.

Yibo ignored him, he pulled Haikuan up and threw another punch causing him to fall over the table.

“Stop bullying him!”

Zhan yelled again and tried to seperate them only ended up pulling Yibo’s suit.

The nurses ran into the room to see what’s going on.

And some of the patients and visitors came to peep too, taking pictures.

That’s when Yibo got himself and let go of Haikuan.

Zhan forced him and rushed to help Haikuan.

“Are you okay? Your face is bleeding.”

“Hey I am fine you don’t have to worry about me, you should rest you need that, I am so sorry my brother reacted this way, he is sometimes like that you know.” Haikuan groaned, his eyes swollen and mouth bleeding.

He could feel one or two teeth loose.

“Sometimes you said? He is like that all the time!”

Zhan snapped annoyingly and helped him to the bed to sit down.

Two nurses rushed to attend to him.

“Everyone please go back to your wards and rooms please.”

The nurses tried to dismiss the crowd.

Just the two security officers entered the room.

“Sir, please we will like you to leave this room.”

A security guard addressed Yibo, his tone showed he was scared for his life.

Yibo was furious and cold enough to scare even a military man.

Yibo turned to glance at Haikuan, who was being attended to by the nurses and then his gaze shifted to Zhan who was literally beating him up with his hate stare.

He looked away and cursed, slowly picked up his suit jacket, regretting ever coming back to him.

“I’m such a coward”

He muttered and left the room.

Walking across the reception tongues were wagging and whisperings filled the room.

He ignored them all and got outside of the hospital.

His driver quickly opened the door, praying he wouldn’t be an escape goat.

Yibo entered and threw his head back, took out a cigar to lighten but couldn’t, his hand was shaking uncontrollably, he had to cry but won’t dare disgrace himself furthermore.

With anger he threw the cigar out of the car, his hand on his face he tilted his head back again.

“Stop the car”.

He grunted.

The driver did exactly what he said as fast as possible.

“Get out of the car go buy yourself a drink, I will call you” he said with his eyes still closed with mouth open breathing hotly in rage and self hate.

The driver did so without any arguments.

He got out of the car and walked down the streets.

As soon as Yibo opened his eyes, he yelled out every pain he sealed back there.

There were no tears but his eyes were red and puffy.

His phone rang, he looked at it, just the person he had in mind.

He picked it up and answered.

“What do you want?”

“Got into a fight with your brother again? You’re trending again for a bad purpose, you know how much the netizens love Haikuan and loathe you, you are being roasted online for bullying your brother Yibo.”

“Why do you care, you choose him over me”

“Yibo I learnt my lesson okay, I know you still love…”

He hung up.

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Zhan glanced at Haikuan, sleeping comfortably on his bed.

“Is he deep asleep?”

Jiyang asked in a whisper.

“I think so”.

Zhan replied and drew a deep breath.

“He looks so hot while sleeping, so tempting I want to lie beside him, his lips looked kissable”.

Zhan frowned at him.

“Stop sexualizing him”

“Boy I envy you, imagine the Wang brothers fighting over me. God, I will die and dance on my grave as a ghost”

“I don’t think he hit him because of me, Yibo isn’t that type of man who could do anything because of me, he is cold and a bully. He did that because…. because of some stupid reason I don’t know” Zhan replied.

“I am pretty sure he did that for you, sometimes things aren’t what they seem Zhan”

“What do you mean?”

“Yibo maybe cold, rude etc, but he is the one who brought you to the hospital and stayed by your side for days, boy he is like a character from a romance novel, what kind of boss could do such? Besides from the story I’ve heard, he is the most hated son of Wang’s, you said so yourself the family abused him in your presence…”

“Shhh can you lower it.” Zhan interrupted and glanced at Haikuan.

Jiyang continued but in a whisper. “Don’t you think he maybe finding it difficult to express his true feelings”

“Where are you going with this Jiyang?”

“I think Yibo loves you silly, and so is Mr handsome here. The two brothers are Inlove with you, boy you are in a love triangle”

“First there’s no way they are Inlove with someone like me, I mean these people are public figures what will they gain by fighting over me? You’re saying impossible stuffs which is ridiculous Jiyang, Yibo is a bully, he once bullied me, the dog and now his brother, you support him because he is the most handsome of the two, but I don’t look at handsome face, I say the truth the way it is, he is toxic too toxic.”

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Haikuan was on call with Yibo’s ex girlfriend.

“He hit you because of him, I need to know who this bitch is Haikuan”

“Why… you are his past and interestingly one could say an unworthy past. I worked my ass up with you thinking you are the one for him but well now I know who my main Target is if you know a little about this boy, you will ruin my plans but if you are patient enough you two might work things out after”

“After what… after you have broken him beyond repair?”

“Not at all, my plan is to end him….”

“You think Yibo can be stupid to hurt himself because of some chick? Please he is not a weakling, he is a man wanted by many people, he can never.”

“Well you never know.”

He smirked and hang up.

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