Blind Date (Completed)

Part 3

Dinner was over and both men were at the parking lot.

"How often do you come to town?"

"I come every month to visit my parents". Xiao Zhan and Yibo had talked for a long time so they now knew a lot about each other.

As for the real story behind their date, Yibo narrated it as well as he could. He expected Xiao Zhan to feel bad but he didn't show any of such emotions. Instead, he said the night had turned out better than he hoped.

For their destinations, they were going in opposite directions. They lived about 30 minutes apart from each other. Yibo had never found himself reluctant to part from someone.

"You can come to my place if you want, I'd introduce you to my parents, let them know I made a new friend".

Yibo would normally not have a problem with this but this time, it felt different. It felt very much like meeting one's in laws for the first time. How could he just show up at a time like this? What if they found him irresponsible? Wasn't that going to be troublesome?

"Really, you can come. My parents are nice to all my friends"

"Exactly how many friends have you taken home?"

Xiao Zhan didn't fail to grasp the meaning behind that question. "I've taken home a lot of friends but never have I taken home a lover".

Well, that progressed pretty fast. From strangers to friends and now the word 'lover' is being used between the both of them.

"Who said I was your lover?", Yibo didn't know that he pouted as he said this.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I would have to ask you to be my lover properly then".

Before Xiao Zhan could say anything else, Yibo turned around, bade him goodnight and drove off in his car.

At first, Yibo came off as hard and tough but beneath that shell of his was nothing but a soft ball of fluff who would get embarrassed at the slightest things.

Xiao Zhan sent a message to Ziyi's phone. He knew Yibo still had it in his possession. 'Text me with your number, I'd be waiting'.

He didn't say anything more. He had revealed his feeling but there wasn't anything else he could do except the other party was also willing. If Yibo didn't text, well, so be it but if he did, that would mean giving him the go ahead to pursue him.

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"So...how did your date go?"

Yibo and Xiao Zhan were greeted in their respective homes with the exact same question when they arrived.

"Better than expected but...I still don't know if this person and I are going to become an item".

Xiao Zhan was now 29 and he spent all his time at work. His mother had hinted a few times for him to get a lover. Hearing he had a date made her so elated, she was unable to sleep waiting for his return.

"Ma, I went to the restaurant as we agreed but she never showed up".

Why was this better that expected? "A-Zhan, I'm really sorry about that".

"No need to be sorry ma, I met someone else", Xiao Zhan had a smile on his face as he thought of that handsome youngster who barely showed any emotions on his face but his ears turned red at the slightest teasing.

"Ah, seeing you smile, it must have turned out great. You said you don't know how things are going to be. Tell me about her, I'd send her some gifts, maybe it would make her feel comfortable and agree faster".