DWEO : Zhanyi MPREG

65. Given

Zhan POV

I walked back into the bedroom to find Yibo still sleeping, didn't want to wake him so I wrote him a note. I looked at him and I cursed myself; I shouldn't have left him alone with those vultures yesterday.

I left with Hao Xuan to discuss his call a week ago, shortly afterwards I put him in his place. I felt like punching him when he kissed Yibo's hand, the smirk he gave me afterwards told me he did that just to annoy me. No other man was allowed to touch him except me; thankfully for him he got the message.

When I got back in the car I knew something was wrong by his tone of voice. When I realized he was crying, it didn't take much to figure out that only my family could've done that. I comforted him while I fought the urge to go ring aunt Yu's little neck, knowing her that's not the only thing she said to Yibo. 

He was mostly upset that Kylie thought I would divorce him. Yibo had his moments of doubt; maybe I should tell him I love him every minute. I chuckled inwardly; I was terrible at pouring out my feelings to him.

Hopefully over time he'll see that I was drawn to him like a moth to a flame. He was my flame; I'd go into him even if I knew I'd get burned. I watched him sleep; I gently brushed his hair away from his face and kissed his forehead.

I reluctantly walked out of our bedroom, why was leaving him a daily ordeal? I shook my head. Thankfully when I entered the boardroom again, everyone was there "Where is your beautiful man?" Hao Xuan asked absently, opening some documents.

"He wont be joining us today." I said calmly "As some of you decided to verbally attack him yesterday." I said casting Aunt Yu a cold look, she kept her gaze averted. "Most of you don't know Yibo, and I doubt you'll ever get the pleasure to." I said "So I suggest you keep your hurtful comments to yourselves and don't stick your noses where they don't belong." I added fiercely. 

I spoke to them collectively because Aunt Yu was not the only one capable of such slander. Unfortunately I knew very well how devious and ruthless they could all be. Yibo made me promise him that I wouldn't do or say anything, I had to lie a little. I couldn't spare them while they so bluntly hurt him.

"Will that be a problem?" I asked, when the room remained silent I took my seat. "Lets get down to business." I said, off the corner of my eye I thought I saw uncle Zhu stifle a smile. This meeting was easier than the last one, probably because Yibo was not here to distract me this time. 

The look he gave me when he thought I didn't notice made the boardroom a couple of degrees warmer. At that moment I was suddenly glad he turned down the PA job offer; he was right, we'd never get any work done. After the meeting uncle Zhu and I met up in an empty office, we sipped coffee "Will you and Yibo be heading out?" he asked, and I nodded "To Italy, finally get a real honeymoon." I said and he smiled.

"I must say I was proud of the way you handled them in there." He chuckled "You're exactly like your father." He added sipping. I frowned "You knew Yibo was upset, why didn't you tell me?" I said; uncle Zhu was as bad an actor as Yibo. Though yesterday I couldn't understand why he was acting like that, after seeing him I understood.

"He asked me not to." He said, "You have to understand Zhan, he has to know that we're not all like them. That he can trust at least one of us," he said. I nodded in understanding. "Its one thing for them to treat me like that but they're crossing the line by going after him now." I said, I wasn't going to tolerate anyone putting tears on his beautiful face, family or not.

"Well they're bitter, you sort of rained on their parade." He said smiling I rose my eyebrow at him "I don't follow you." I stated

"They've been watching you and you surprised them by marrying Yibo." He said. Then it dawned on me "They were hoping I wouldn't marry." I said; he nodded "And produce an heir..." he said