Xiao Zhan chose a mint-green suit today. It made him look fresh and beautiful. He looked so energetic and charming.
Wang Yibo watched Zhan coming down the stairs, and he felt his heart missed a beat. Although he could see him every day, he was still stunned by him, so he could not part from him.
Zhan walked over, Yibo stood up and pulled out chair for him.
“Grandpa, I want to tell you something,” Zhan said seriously, “I think your condition is stable now, and Yibo is recovering well. You don’t need me to take care of you anymore, so I will go back to work from today on. What do you think?”
“Good,” Grandfather smiled happily, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were deep, “A person’s should have his own business, so that he can set a good example for his children.”
“That’s what I was thinking.” Zhan took Yibo’s milk and said, “Let’s finish it quickly and start to work.”
After they finished the breakfast with Grandpa, Grandpa saw them off.
Yibo sent Fei to the kindergarten first, and then took Zhan to the office before going back to his company.
Yibo settled down Zhan’s work with a phone call.
***
Lixian was overjoyed when Yibo said that Zhan would come back to work today, so he had already ordered the receptionist to let Zhan in and asked Zhan to report to him the moment he was back.
Zhan got in the elevator to Lixisn’s floor smoothly and knocked on his office door.
Lixian smiled sincerely when he saw Zhan and extended his hand, “Welcome back, Zhan.”
Zhan shook hands with Lixian and said, “Thank you. I’m going to come back and trouble you again.”
“Oh, that’s my pleasure. I’m so glad you’re back. And as I said, the place is always reserved for you, and I meant it.” Lixian asked him to sit down, and his assistant brought in two cups of coffee.
Lixian and Zhan looked at each other. “Zhan, in my heart I think we are more like friends than colleagues.”
“Mr. Lixian, we are subordinates when we are working together, but we are friends in life. It is my honor to have such a true friend like you.”
Lixian cared about Zhan and had helped him a lot here, and he was kind, so Zhan naturally became friends after getting along with him.
“My pleasure, too.” Lixian took a sip of his coffee. “Is your grandfather all right?”
“Yes, he’s fine,” Zhan said, “All we want to do now is respect his decision and fulfill his wish, and do our best to make him happy every day.”
“That’s good. It’s more important to be happy every day than anything else,” Lixian comforted her.
“That’s what I thought, so I came back to work.” Zhan smiled, trying to suppress his bitterness.
Lixian nodded and then changed the subject, “By the way, your return to the office today is something worth to celebrate. I’ll take you out to meet your colleagues.”
“No, we all know each other,” Zhan didn’t want to make a sensation.
“It’s fine.” Lixian got up to open the door and went to the design department with Zhan.
People were surprised and happy to see Zhan.
Lixian said to the suspicious crowd, “Designer Xiao Zhan has returned to our design department since today.”
And then he applauded. The crowd began to applaud, but some people did not want to.
“Well, to celebrate Zhan’s return, I’m going to treat you to dinner tonight and then to karaoke.”
Lixian was very generous.
Zhan didn’t expect Lixian to make such a big sensation, but Zhan knew that some things were just for fun, so he didn’t say anything to spoil everyone’s mood.
Zhan went back into his office and Mianmian knocked on the door with a cup of coffee.
“I’m so glad you’re back, Zhan,” she said.
“I saw you grinning from ear to ear just now.” Zhan looked at the clean and tidy office and the feeling of those working days came back.
“I thought you wouldn’t come back when you have gone so long, especially Zhouxuan and some guys… they wanted to sit in your seat. When Mr. Lixian said you would come back, I was sure you would, and it did.”
As he tidied up his desk, Zhan listened to Mianmian and smiled without saying a word.
“Zhan, what are you thinking? You have no idea how much I’ve missed you since you took your vacation.” Mianmian said sweetly.
“Since you miss me so much, please help me find out all the materials about Beach Hotel now, I need both electronic and paper versions.”
Zhan looked at Mianmian.
“Ah? Zhan, there is so much information. I don’t want to…” Mianmian looked bitter at once.
“So that’s the way you miss me?” Zhan winked at Mianmian as he rested his chin on one hand.
“No.” Mianmian clasped her fingers nervously. “Missing you and looking for information are two different things. But I’ll do my best if you ask me to, I will get it now.”
Mianmian ran away and almost ran into her colleague on the way out.
Zhan could not help shaking his head and chuckling at Mianmian who was still so careless.
Zhan’s work today was to finish reading the materials of Beach Hotel, Lixian said that although the project was being promoted, Darren required it to be carried out until he came back, because he was the main designer of the project.
Now that he was back, he was supposed to get this project going.
Mianmian sent him the electronic version of the information, and Zhan quickly checked it.
But after a while, someone sent flowers to the design department, and it was for Zhan.
Suddenly, the department got excited.
Zhan was a little dumbfounded when he saw the 99 white roses. When he thought it was a gift from Yibo to congratulate him on his return to work.
But he knew it was not sent by him the moment he opened the card and saw the words on it.
“I envy the sun, as he can see your brilliant smile; I envy the moon, because she can watch you sleep peacefully; I envy myself, because I can always miss you.”
Mianmian read all the words on the card.
There was no name on it, and Zhan did not know who was so boring as to send him flowers.
Mianmian held Zhan happily and asked, “Zhan, your husband is so romantic. He sent you such beautiful bouquet and wrote such sweet words. It makes me so envious.”
“It isn’t sent by my husband. You can have them if you like them.”
Zhan didn’t take the flowers and left.
He had married, and he didn’t accept flowers from anyone except his husband.
Mianmian looked at Zhan’s back in surprise, “It’s not from your husband… Who sent this?”
“Zhan is so pretty. There must be no shortage of other suitors.”
“Yes, do you think his husband is under a lot of pressure when he knows Zhan has suitors?”
“You can ask his husband.”
“I have no idea who Zhan’s husband is. How can I ask?”
“Isn’t there a dinner party today? Get Zhan drunk and his husband will pick him up, won’t he?”
“You’re too bad.”
“Don’t tell me you’re not curious about what Zhan’s husband looks like.”
They all fell silent, each looking for an excuse to leave.
***
Zhan went to work the next day and still received the same white roses as yesterday, but he still gave them away.
He dared not tell Yibo about someone sending him flowers, for fear that Yibo might be suspicious or cause unnecessary misunderstanding.
It was like looking for a needle in a haystack to find the one who sent him flowers. If someone sent him flowers next time, he would ask Mianmian to reject it.
Zhan then received a call from Jiyang, “Zhan, when you are free today? Bring Fei over for a dinner. I haven’t seen Fei for a long time.”
“I’ve already returned to work at Liu Group and will only be free after work.” Zhan took a sip of warm water.
“When did you go back to work? I don’t even know it.” Jiyang was shocked.
“I just got back yesterday. I haven’t had time to talk to you.” Zhan has just started his job these days, and he was very busy. “I happen to have something to tell you. I will talk about it when I come to your home after work.”
“Well, I’ll wait for you,” said Jiyang.
After finishing the call with Jiyang, Zhan threw himself into his work and didn’t realize it was off time until he saw there were few people in the department.
He quickly packed things up and left.
Zhan didn’t realize it was raining until she came out of the hall. He picked up the spare umbrella in his bag. When he was about to step to the side of the street to take a taxi, a BMW stopped in front of him, blocking his way.
As Zhan started to make a detour, the door was pushed open and a man in dark glasses got out.
“Zhan, it’s me,” he shouted to him.
Zhan then looked at the man, who took off his sunglasses and showed his face. He recognized it was Seojoon.
His eyes flashed with surprise. How could he be here?
“It’s good that I can catch you off work.” Seojoon opened the trunk door and bent down to hold out a bunch of flowers.
When Zhan saw the white roses, he felt a little recoiled.
“It’s for you, Zhan.” Seojoon stepped forward and handed the bouquet to him.
Zhan did not take it, but just looked at him. “Why send me flowers?”
“Do you like white roses?” Seojoon was a bit annoyed when he saw Zhan didn’t take it. “I remember you like white roses in school days. If you don’t like white roses, tell me what kind of flowers you like, and I’ll give them to you.”
“Seojoon, I don’t like flowers now. Don’t waste money on it,” Zhan rejected him.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t like flowers… Then I invite you to dine with me so I can make up for my mistakes.” Seojoon changed tactics.
“What mistakes you have made?” Zhan confused. Was it because I didn’t like flowers?
“It was I who sent you white roses these two days,” Seojoon admitted.
Zhan was more shocked.
“Don’t send flowers anymore.” Zhan felt annoyed, but it was glad to know who sent the flowers, so that he could handle the things.
“Well, I won’t,” Seojoon said seriously, “Shall we go to have dinner? I’ve already booked a restaurant and the setting is very nice.”
“Sorry, I have an appointment with Jiyang, so…” Zhan had to refuse his offer.
In fact, even if he didn’t make an appointment with Jiyang, he wouldn’t go to dinner with Seojoon. After all, he was married, so he should not be too casual, otherwise he would cause troubles if Yibo knew about it.
“Well… It’s just not the right time,” said Seojoon with disappointment, “Why not let me send you there?”
“No, I will go there myself.” Zhan shook his head.
“No. Anyway, I live nearby Springhill Villa, It’s just on my way. Don’t refuse me, Zhan.” Seojoon went to the front of the car and opened the passenger door for Zhan, expecting him to get on.
Seeing that Seojoon was so enthusiastic and Zhan reminded that Seojoon had sent him and Sanvitha back, Zhan had to accept that.
“All right, then,” Zhan got into his car.
Seojoon was full of joy, feeling that this was the first step to get close to Zhan, then he got on the car happily.
Along the way, Seojoon seemed a little excited, while Zhan was very quiet.
When Seojoon was waiting for the red light, he looked at Zhan sideways and said, “Why don’t you talk?”
Zhan did not know what to say, but Seojoon asked again, “Zhan, do you still remember my favorite song when I was in school?”
Zhan shook his head. He didn’t know and didn’t care.
“Yes, at that time you only had Darren in your heart, so no wonder you never care about me.” Seojoon was a little lost, and was envious of Darren. “Now you have left him. Zhan, there’s one thing I’ve been meaning to tell you…”
“Seojoon, it’s green light.” Zhan looked at the road and reminded him.
Zhan felt nervous and had a feeling that something was about to happen, so he wanted to stop what Seojoon was about to say.
“Actually, Zhan, I always like you,” Seojoon bravely expressed his mind.
Zhan did not know how to face such a sudden confession. He just clenched his bag, and said, “Seojoon, thank you for your appreciation, but I…”
Seojoon drove passed the intersection, while said in a relaxed tone, “Don’t be so nervous, I am not going to force you to make any decision. I just want to express what I have hid in my heart. Of course, I also want to fight for myself to pursue you, and give you a chance to get to know me.”
“Seojoon, I’m sorry, but I’ve already …”
Zhan’s voice came to a halt as the car screeched to a halt.
Zhan was pushed forward by inertia, but luckily, he was restrained by the safety belt.
Seojoon did not expect there would be a car catching up so fast from behind, and then drove past him, and stopped right in front of him, forcing him to stop..
“How did this man drive!? Doesn’t he know it’s dangerous?” Seojoon looked at the Maserati in front, burning with anger, “Stay here and I would see what happened.”
Zhan looked at the Maserati… Taking a look at the license plate, he thought, ‘Isn’t this his car?’
Seojoon had got off the car now. Zhan also unfastened his seat belt and pushed the door to get off.
Maserati’s driver also got off the car, and said to Seojoon, “Mr. Seojoon, how much do you want us to pay?”
“I…” Seojoon did not think the other side would solve the problem. so directly, “I do not want any compensation, I need an apology! Who would drive like that!? Do you think this is in your home?”
Zhan had already come to Seojoon and advised him, “Seojoon, since we and the car are fine, you can go first. I will take a taxi by myself.”
“How’s that going to work?” Seojoon twisted his eyebrows, not willing to leave at all, “Let me see if you have any injury. Even you drop a hair, I won’t let it go.”
“I’m fine.” Zhan took two steps back, not wanting to have physical contact with Seojoon, “You go first.”
“I won’t. It’s their fault, and they must apologize!” Seojoon looked at the driver, “Ask your master out.”
“My master wouldn’t meet strangers.” The driver said firmly.
“What do you mean!?” Seojoon was angry.
Seojoon was not convinced by being looked down upon by the other man, especially in front of Zhan.
Seojoon avoided the driver, went up to knock the window of the back seat. Through the glass, the man inside was faintly visible.
“Get off and apologize!” shouted Seojoon.
But the man in the car seemed to take him as air and ignored him.
Seojoon felt being insulated.
He knocked it twice hard. “Are you deaf? I told you to get out and apologize!”
The driver stepped forward and said to Seojoon, “My master doesn’t have to apologize to you.”
“Why!” Seojoon felt irritable, feeling that they were unreasonable, “If you do not to apologize, then I will call the police! Let the police be the judge.”
After that, Seojoon took out a mobile phone. He did not believe that there was no way to deal with these arrogant people.
“Seojoon!” shouted Zhan when he saw that Seojoon wanted to call the police and stopped him at once. “Don’t do that.”
“Zhan, I know you don’t want to make a big deal out of it, but you can see their attitude. People who are so unreasonable and domineering should be taught a lesson. We are in the right and we don’t need to be afraid.”
“No, it isn’t.” Zhan didn’t think so at all. He didn’t want Yibo to have any negative news. “Just for my sake.”
“Zhan…” Seojoon frowned and looked at Zhan. He did not understand why Zhan had to do this. “You are just too kind.”
“I am not kind; I have someone I want to protect.” Zhan was really being selfish this time.
“Selfish?” Seojoon was still confused, “Zhan, what do you mean by this? Why can’t I understand?”
Seojoon turned to look at the back of the car and then looked at Zhan. He seemed to understand something, “You know the man in the car?”
“Yes,” Zhan admitted.
Seojoon was stunned for a few seconds, and then said, “Since it is the person you know, then… Then I’ll just let it go.”
“Thank you, Seojoon,” Zhan smiled and thanked him.
“It’s OK, Your friends are my friends.” Seojoon looked at Zhan’s smile and was so sweet that he had forgotten how angry he was just now.
After all, he was trying to woo Zhan, so he needed to make a good impression on his friends.
“Then let’s get back in the car,” Seojoon suggested.
But the driver had reached out his right hand respectfully and said to Zhan, “Mrs, master asks you to get in the car.”
As soon as the driver said this, every word was heavily knocked on Seojoon’s heart. He heard it clearly, and looked at Zhan with shock, “Mrs? Master? What does it mean?”
Seojoon muttered as if his tongue was knotted. He looked at Zhan, hoping that he would give him an explanation. As long as he denied it, he would believe every word Zhan said.
Zhan was about to explain when the backseat door was pushed open. The driver opened the big black umbrella in his hand and the man stood under it.
He was dressed in a classic white shirt and black suit, but he was nobler than others. He had handsome features, a pair of deep and sharp eyes, and his eyes were so sharp that no one could see through what he was thinking.
Seojoon looked at the man. He could feel that the man was so mature and dignified that made him feel dwarfed.
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Yibo put his arm around Zhan’s waist naturally and pulled him close to him, showing his possessiveness of him.
Zhan, on the other hand, was a little girlish in front of men.
They looked like a perfect match that made people jealous of them.
Seojoon clenched into fists as he looked at their intimate posture.
“Don’t you introduce to me who he is?” Yibo tilted his head, and whispered in Zhan’s ear.
Zhan then collected his mind and said, “This is my friend Park Seojoon. He once was my classmate. Seojoon, this is my husband, Wang Yibo.”
Husband?
Seojoon eyes widened. What happened today was like a blow to him, making him hardly accept.
He thought Zhan had been single when he broke up with Darren. He had never heard of his marriage. Unexpectedly, Zhan had married. And this man was Wang Yibo, the second son of the famous Wang family in Beijing, and the president of Wang Group.
Wang Yibo was a powerful man in business and could handle anything.
“You’re married? Why haven’t I heard about it?” Seojoon was reluctant to face such a cruel reality.
“We got married three years ago, but we haven’t had a wedding yet,” Zhan explained, “And I wanted to talk to you in the car, and then this happened.”
Seojoon recalled what had just happened, but what was the use of it?
He was too late after all, and Zhan was already married to another man.
He hated himself for not expressing his feelings earlier, and for not striving for it once.
Well, what if he tried?
His rival in love was Wang Yibo. How could he win Yibo?
He lost to Darren before, but now he lost to Yibo, which showed that Zhan and he were not meant to be together. So, he could only cut off his love for Zhan.
How could Yibo let anyone covet his wife? That was why Yibo pulled over and stopped his car.
“Well, when you have a wedding, remember to inform me. I must come to congratulate you,” said Seojoon.
“Sure,” Yibo replied, “We must inform Mr. Park.”
“Thank you.” Seojoon looked at Zhan, and said, “Now that Mr. Wang is here, I won’t bother you, Goodbye.”
Seojoon turned and walked away quickly, got on the car and left.
When he passed Zhan, he gave an unwilling look at Zhan, and then raised the window, shutting all his fantasies outside the window.
Zhan watched Seojoon leave in the rain, and he felt mixed feelings. He didn’t mean to hurt others feelings, but there was something he couldn’t control.
“He has gone. You seem to be unwilling to let him go.” Yibo was unhappy to see Zhan watch Seojoon leave.
“I didn’t. I just feel embarrassed,” Zhan sighed.
“Yes, you did, as you have broken a man’s heart,” Yibo joked, eyeing carefully Zhan’s picturesque brow and eyes and said, “Why there are so many people chasing you?”
“No, I don’t think so,” Zhan denied.
“I don’t know why he will love me,” Zhan said. “When we were at school, Jiyang was the brightest boy in the class. It was Jiyang who had so many people chasing after him.”
“Then why would he fall in love with you?” Yibo raised his eyebrows, waiting for his answer.
“That’s what I want to know, too, but I think he’s blind.” Zhan lowered himself in front of Yibo and fawned on him.
“He’s blind?” Yibo grinned, “He’s not blind! Would a man be blind if he could appreciate my wife? Do you think I’m blind, too?”
Zhan smiled and didn’t know what to say.
Zhan put his arm around Yibo’s and changed the subject, “I have an appointment with Jiyang today and asked you not to pick me up. Why do you suddenly show up? Who’s going to pick up Fei?”
“Are you going to let him drive you to Jiyang’s house if I don’t come?” Yibo didn’t want to change the subject, “Now that you’re married and have a daughter, you should always remember you can’t get in the car of any strange man. And you are not allowed to accept flowers from men other than me.”
“I have kept that in mind, so I didn’t take it.” Zhan knew Yibo had seen Seojoon sent him flowers.”Have you been here long ago, but didn’t show up just to wait for a right time?”
That was the only way he would know about the flowers’ stuff.
“It’s raining and would not be easy to get a cab, so I come to pick you up. But I didn’t expect to catch a good show.” Yibo missed him all the time.
“You didn’t come to pick me up but wait until the right time? Yibo, did you do that on purpose?” Unsatisfied with his performance, Zhan hit him lightly.
Yibo grabbed his hand and said, “Aren’t you afraid that people will see me? So, I was waiting for you in the distance and was ready to pick you up to give you a surprise, but I did not expect that brat was faster than me, and it did give me a surprise. He dared to covet my wife, of course I have to teach him a lesson.”
“Shall we get on first? It’s raining harder,” said Zhan.
Yibo pulled open the door and let Zhan in first, and then he got in.
The driver got on and restarted the car and drove away.
“You’ve come to pick me up. Then what about Fei?” Zhan took a white towel and wiped Yibo’s wet left shoulder.
Just now Yibo was protecting him from the rain, and let Zhan stand under the umbrella so that his left shoulder was wet with the rain.
“I asked Jiyang to pick her up. If she wants to see Fei, he’ll pick her up.” Yibo took off his suit jacket and Zhan took it and folded it carefully.
“You’re a real boss.” Zhan held the suit in his arms. “It seems that only you can boss around Mr. Jiyang.”
“I wouldn’t dare boss around Mr. Jiyang, but Mr. Jiyang can boss around many people,” Yibo denied.
“Like Haoxuan?” Zhan looked sideways at Yibo, who was lounging on the couch. “Jiyang and Haoxuan’s marriage is a family marriage. There is no love in their marriage. If it weren’t for that man… Jiyang would not be so self-indulgent.”
“That man?” Yibo frowned curiously, “Who is that man?”
“Someone that Jiyang loved.” A touch of sadness rose under Zhan’s eyes.
“Are they not destined to be with each other? Or is there a betrayal?” Yibo was a little more curious today.
“He’s gone, so they are separated forever.” Zhan lowered his eyes and pinched his fingers. “So that’s the hardest thing to face and bear and that’s why Jiyang let himself marry anyone.”
“This is his own choice, and he should bear the consequences of his choice. He is an adult.” Yibo reached out and wrapped his arm around Zhan’s shoulder.
Zhan put his head on Yibo’s shoulder. “So, compared to Jiyang, I feel very lucky. At least I am with the people I love. It’s just that I want Jiyang to have someone who loves him and cares about him.”
“You should cherish me if you know how good I am.” Yibo took Zhan’s hand and put it to his thin lips and kissed it.
“I don’t think Haoxuan is all bad. At least he cares about Jiyang and fulfills his duty as a husband.”
“If he really doesn’t care about Jiyang, then he wouldn’t pick him up at the clubhouse on Jili’s birthday, so don’t think too much about it. Everyone will have their own happiness sooner or later. It’s just a matter of time.”
“Yes,” Zhan nodded.
***
The rain gradually died down. When they reached Jiyang’s, it became a drizzle.
“Will you come in with me?” Zhan got off the car and Yibo held the umbrella for him. “It will make you feel uncomfortable if I come without being invited.”
Zhan didn’t expect Yibo to be so “thoughtful” and didn’t say anything more. Then Zhan gave him a grateful kiss on his cheek.
“Oh, that’s so… What a display of love affection.” Jiyang’s playful voice rang out at this moment.
Haoxuan held the umbrella for Jiyang, so careful that not a slight drop of rain could land on Jiyang.
Zhan stood straight after being caught, though his face was a little hot.
“I will give Zhan to you. Take good care of him and not let strangers get close to him!” Yibo reminded Jiyang,
Seeing that Zhan shot a glance at Yibo, Jiyang raised his eyebrows at him.
Yibo seemed to mean more that he said…
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