ENDLESS LOVE_ZHANYI [COMPLETED]

Chapter 56

Late Evening

Yibo sat by his bed and was going through his social media. It was then that the kissing picture of his lover with that strange lady popped up on his screen. Painfully staring at the picture, he scrolled a little downward to read the article. Wiping off the tears that blurred his vision, he started to read it. 

"A hot business man, with his beloved business lady. They look so perfect. I envy them. I wish I had a boyfriend like this. They are made for each other. The man is handsome, the lady is beautiful. What else do they need? Aren't we all jealous. Oh! God I feel hot now. I ship them so bad. Oh god they are super cute. I wish they can get married and live a happy life. A perfect couple."

Going through all these words , only added more pain to his aching heart. Screaming in frustration, he threw his phone onto the bed. Crawled up his legs, bent his head and leaned on to the crook of his knees, while hands encircled around his nape. Moving to and fro rapidly, his mouth left pitiful screams. He didn't bother to open the door when Mrs. Lee and Yifei knocked and called for him in concern. 

They stood by his door helplessly hearing him wailing and screaming. Yibo felt extremely exhausted and lost his voice. He coughed again and again and landed himself at the bed. It was early night and he finally fall asleep. Mrs. Lee kept standing by the door for a long while. When she was assured that her boy slept being tired. She felt a little relief. Seeing the little boy hurt, her heart clench in pain. Yibo too became like her own son. She tried to shower him with all her love.  Yifei was too accompanying her. Even when she was a little girl of ten, she could sense the pain in her aunt's eyes and the reason behind her brother's pitiful screams. She stood their in silence until Mrs. Lee took her to their shared room. 

Next Morning

Walking out of the room Yibo went approaching near Mrs. Lee. Yifei came running to him while hugged him tight. "Gege ! Please have a seat." She said while pulling him to the couch. Sitting beside the pale man, Yifei tried to settle the elder guy's unsettled hair. Mrs. Lee came running out of the kitchen , "Yibo! son are you alright?" Asked the lady while kneeling in front of Yibo and placing her hands over his knees. 

Slowly lifting his eyes, he met with the two pairs of eyes looking at him constantly with heavy concern. He turned to face Yifei. "Yifei , The man you met that day. Is it him?" Yibo lift up his phone to show one of his lover's recent picture in suit wear. Mrs. Lee gestured the little girl to say 'no' , but it all went in vein. Yifei wanted to be honest with her brother and she nodded with a 'yes'. 

"Where did you meet him?" Sniffing at the welled up tears, Yibo once again asked her. Mrs. Lee could only grab onto him so that he was in her arms. She tried to rub his back and ease his pain, that seemed unending. "Outside our house." Said her , while staring at the pale elder guy who was in her Auntie's warm arms. 

"Auntie! Auntie do hear that? He came back for me. Zhan Ge is back for." Saying that Yibo clutched onto the elder lady's shoulder and started to wail louder. His face turned messy with the free flowing river of tears. His body trembled in the extreme sobs, while he wobbled onto the floor. Mrs. Lee grabbed onto him and placed him properly in between her arms. She tried to sooth the boy with all her assurance, but it seemed not to be working on the broken soul in her arms. She kept patting and rubbing his back, but his body kept shivering and shaking in the raze of his emotion. 

"Zhan Ge! I'll come to find you. Zhan Ge wait for me." Saying that he pulled himself and stood on his feet. Walking a little towards the door, he lost his balance and collapsed onto the floor. "Zhan Ge!" He uttered with a smile while his world turned dark. His words died down in his throat, yet his face hold onto a smile with closed eyes. Soon the body laid lifeless at the floor.  

"Yibo Gege!".... "Yibo" Mrs. Lee and Yifei went running to him tried their best to wake him up. When nothing seemed to work and the man still laid lifeless, they called for the ambulance and took him to the hospital as soon as possible. Doctors stopped them by the gate and took away Yibo into the emergency room. In no time the news fell on Zhan's ears. As he has kept a man to notify him about his lover's whereabout. Zhan's heart clenched in pain, while his body tensed. Rushing out of his apartment he headed towards the hospital. He didn't bother if he misses any meeting at the office or an other important cases. He didn't cared if it was the time he promised to meet up with Zoey. 

Walking straight towards the counter, he asked the lady for his room. Taking the room card he ran towards his destination without any delay. It was then that he faced Mrs. Lee directly. She stumbled onto her feet on seeing the boy she grew in her arms after so long. "A-Zhan" Said her in a low whisper while stepping forwards. Zhan couldn't hide , and had to walk up to her. He knew an emotional break down was on it's way to come. 

"A-Zhan ! My son.. A-Zhan...." Mrs. Lee ran upto him and landed her whole weight onto him, as her arms wrapped around the taller man. Zhan stood motionless and didn't responded to the hug. He was like a puppet to be managed. Holding onto his breath, he tried to blink off the tears that threatened to fall. Mrs. Lee already turned into a sobbing mess. Her wails could be heard from far distance. "Calm down Auntie! Yibo needs you now." Said Zhan , while finally hugging back the elderly lady. He patted and rubbed her back. 

"Yibo needs you A-Zhan. That boy will meet his grave if you make him wait any longer." Said the lady while staring into the Zhan, in between her sniffles. "I can't do that. I have moved on." Lied Zhan. "You didn't. Or you wouldn't have come here." Mrs. Lee snapped at him, while eyeing him with little anger. "Auntie try to understand me. I'll be married soon." Said Zhan, in a low tone. "Marry Whom? Why will you marry someone else? No you can't. I'll kill you if you hurt my poor boy anymore. A-Zhan don't punish him this bad. A-Zhan, I beg you." Said her while she knelt in front of him joining her hands together.

"Auntie please don't do this. Get up. We'll discuss this later. I need to see him for once and I'll leave." He pulled up the aged lady and made her sit beside Yifei. The little girl kept quiet all this time. She stared at Zhan, with little anger in her eyes. "Don't hurt my Yibo Gege. He's the best brother I have." Said her, that took Zhan in utmost concern. He turned himself to face her, while his arms still hold onto the crying elder lady. "Please take care of your Gege. Tell him not to wait for me. It'll hurt him more. Can you do that for me?" Zhan asked in a polite manner.

"Yibo Gege will never listen to us. Youn Gege and Bin Bin Gege already tried to tell him... It's not going to work. Please A-Zhan , take care of Yibo Gege." Yifei pleaded holding pain in her little eyes. Zhan felt an urge to cry when suddenly he heard her call him A-Zhan. He felt so close to the girl.  Blinking off the tears, he rested his head onto the elder lady's lap. She too wrapped her arms around Zhan's back. Yifei too hold onto her Aunt's arm and sat beside the sad pair.  

"He's fine now. You can visit him one by one." Said the doctor while leaving Yibo in the room. Soon he was transferred to a general ward. Zhan requested Mrs. Lee who finally allowed him to go for Yibo. She felt scared, what if Yibo gets another panic attack on seeing Zhan. But then again, Zhan assured to not let him know and requested Mrs. Lee to keep his visit a secret for this while. Mrs. Lee thought for both their safety and agreed to him.

Walking into the room, Zhan saw his beloved laying peacefully at the bed. His face was paler than ever been. His lips turned colorless. Zhan could notice the degrading body. his lover lost a good wholesome of his weight. He seemed too thin. Eyeing his lover with concern , The elder guy finally walked closer to him. 

"Baobao! I'm sorry for what I did. But I can't take back from where I'm right now. I can't be with you again." Said he , while wiping off the dripping tears from his face. Yibo was peacefully sleeping. Zhan took hold onto the younger's hand and then leaned forward to kiss his lover's forehead. He stared at his lover holding immense love in his eyes, and pecked over his cheek for the last time before he decided to leave. 

Walking towards the exit, he froze on hearing the familiar voice calling his name. "Zhan Ge ! Don't leave me please." Said a trembling low voice. That was enough to slip cross the ground underneath Zhan's feet.