ENDLESS LOVE_ZHANYI [COMPLETED]

Chapter 54

Zhan's Office, Next morning

"Yes Boss. You called for me? " Asked the assistant while standing by the door. His face holding a mark of nervousness. "Hmm" Zhan spared him a quick glare and continued to flip over the pages of the file in his hand. "How may... I help... you sir?" Assistant stuttered at his words yet tried to put on a calm composer while addressing his boss. "Recruit the team of developers for this project and then choose me the top three teams." Said Zhan while slide passing the project file in his hand, to the opposite edge of the table. 

"Yes sir." Saying that, the assistant bowed to the man in front and carried the file and quickly left the room.  "Aiya! I need this to be done as soon as possible." Saying that Zhan left his seat, while arranging his suit to look disciplined. Straightly went for the next meeting to be held by the hall room. He commanded for proper management of the room before he finally took his seat at the center most chair. 

Soon the presenters, and other profiteer and collogues started to join in. Zhan was in no good mood and rarely glanced at any of them at first. Then trying to keep his frustration hidden, he tried his best cope up with every person present over there. He learnt very well how to keep up with fake smile, fake calm posture. He learnt to handle his life very well, even when inside he's just a hurting soul, with immense sadness , anger, hurt, and things beyond our imagination he would still face the world with a stoic, calm composer. Once the meeting started , Zhan could only think of leaving the place as soon as possible. He wasn't able to hear them, his mind started to get distracted again and again. Unwanted thoughts related to his personal life kept playing his in his head. 

'How can I be this easily distracted?  No Zhan you aren't here for making any fuss of yourself.....' And he kept talking and calming himself. Presenters kept looking at him with a strangeness, yet they couldn't courage enough to question the person with a furrowing face. But Zhan was yet not aware of his changing composer. As the time passed by, his face started to get more tiring and displeasured. 

Coming out of the meeting , Zhan drove back to his apartment , without any delay. As usual, he walked upto his room and stared longingly at the painting on the wall. His eyes again welled up with fresh tears in the thought of the face he wished to see just for once, that slowly dripped down his cheeks. It was then that his phone started to vibrate within his pocket , and made him flinch at his position. Coming out of his deep thoughts, he wiped away the tears with one hand and pulled out the phone with the other. He snorted, and coughed before receiving the call.  

"Zoey! How come you remember me now?" Said Zhan , while trying to sound very sweet and warm. " Oh! ZhanZhan. I missed you so much.... ZhanZhan I'm coming to China, pick me up tomorrow morning from the Shanghai Airport. " came the reply through the other side of the call. "Tomorrow. Why? I mean, you were busy right? Is there anything urgent? Is everything fine?" Asked Zhan while his face frowned at the sudden news. "Why so? Can't I come , when I miss you. Oh ZhanZhan, I've taken a week off and I'll be spending my time with you. Come and pick me by time, or I'll kill you my love." Said her, while giggling at her own words. "Umm. Okay see you tomorrow then." Said he. He couldn't think of the situation, should he be happy or should he be tensed of having her over here. 

Hanging the phone. Zhan once again drowned into deep thoughts. Was it good to have Zoey over here. Puzzling up with thousands of thoughts, Zhan walked to his bed and laid down , releasing a heave of sigh. Blinking his eyes again and again, he stared into the ceiling . His face showing the color of mix emotion. At some point he was a broken soul, and at the other point he was still a lover who couldn't complete his love with his beloved. He missed the man with all his heart and how much he wished to just devour his face just for once. 

Zhan's Former Home

"Zhan Ge... No matter what people say. I'll always wait for you over here. I'll wait for the day, till our red thread pulls us together as one." Said Yibo, while staring at the master piece held in his small room. Yibo face was holding a known smile. A smile that said ,that he still carries hope and believes in his theory of the RED THREAD . Even when people called it childish , he trusted the power that will someday make him meet his lover. This was reason he was still alive. This was the reason, he could still smile underneath his broken soul. 

Even when he was parted from his lover, he kept holding onto their memories, and the fate that make them meet. He knew they'll definetely meet again. 

Trailing his eyes over the picture , he didn't notice the naughty Yifei already giggling at him. "Gege stop staring at the picture like this. It'll melt in shyness." Said her. Yibo turned his head to glance at the tiny lady that never let his smile vanish. Yes , she became another reason for his smile. "Really? Now let me melt you." Saying that he pulled the girl into his arms , and picked her high.

 "Put me down... Gege put me down" Said her while chuckling louder. "Why? Why should I. Tickle-tickle.... Haha! How does it feel now? Did you melt already." Yibo landed her on the bed beside and started to tickle her really hard. "Yess.... Ahhahahahaaa... Gege stop. My tummy aches. Gege my tummy will burst.. Gege stop... I won't tell you the secret about A-Zhan." Screamed the girl again and again between her giggles and laughs, while trying to get rid of him. And she succeeded. 

Hearing Zhan's name, Yibo froze at the moment. His face lost the smile, and his eyes turned little redder. Trying to hold the sudden urge to cry he spoke to her. "What about him?" Said he in a dead serious tone. "I saw him.. I saw him.. I saw him Gege." Yifei started to shout as she freed herself from his hands , while kept jumping on the bed. "You What? When... Yifei don't kid me in this matter. Did you really saw Zhan Ge....." Yibo asked her in immense shock , but was cut at his words by Mrs. Lee, who finally entered the room on hearing loud noises. "Yibo, don't you believe this naughty girl. Yifei say sorry to Gege." Said Mrs. Lee, while trying to pull her down the bed.

"No. I really saw him... I saw him.. You don't trust me. I hate you." Getting offended on being wronged, Yifei made a shrill cry while ran out of the room. "Yibo! I'm sorry on her behalf." The elder lady approached near to the shocked boy, who was holding onto his breath. "It's okay Auntie. I want to stay alone for a while." Saying so, Yibo ran to the bathroom and shut the door aloud. Mrs. Lee sighed feeling pity at the younger man. But she was helpless. 

"Zhan Ge! Stop making me cry. Please return to me. Gege I'm really hurt. How long do I need to pretend strong? Gege do you know the pain in my heart? Please Gege let me heal you and you heal me." Uttering in between the heavy tears dropping out of the tiny eyes, Yibo leaned against the wall and tried to catch his breath. His hands constantly banging at his own thighs, while head kept moving to and fro, making a slight thud sound at the wall behind. His eyes kept dripping the sad river out, that cried for his lover's warmth. 

Walking out to his room, Yibo picked up the phone in his hand. There was three missed calls from Youn. Clearing up his mind, he sat by the bed and dialed the number. "Hi! You called me?" Said the young man. " Umm. Actually I'm leaving for States tomorrow, for about a week. I need you to come and see me off at the airport." Said Youn cheerfully. "Okay ! I'll go. What time Gege?" Yibo felt excited, after a long while he'll be going to see off someone at the airport. "By noon, at the Shanghai Airport." Said Youn. They chatted for a while before hanging up the call. 

Yibo walked upto his bed to take a small nap, while drowning to the sea of never ending thoughts. 

Even when they both tried to live a happy life, but their life make them apart. Even when they wished to live in their warmth , still they had to live in the cold era of sadness and guilt. Neither Yibo nor Zhan led a happy life. But was it possible for even the haters to hold back the fate that they have brought with them. Was it easier to keep them away for longer. Will they meet tomorrow? Let's wait for their fate to work for them. 

A/N : Please people do not hold any hate towards any of the character. Maybe Zhan is acting rude, but remember , if you were in his shoes somehow you would have thought of doing the same. And more than that , these are fictional characters. Please always love our YiZhan coz we all know how much they love and encourage each other. We all know how much they are meant for each other. Thank you for reading this book with all your heart. But please don't hate the characters too. Try to feel them. Both are equally hurting. Zhan isn't any less hurt.