Fifty Shades of Wang (Yibo x Zhan)

Dinner

Wang's POV:

As we pull up with my chauffeur, Mr. Kent, I see Mr. Xiao rush out of his apartment complex. His hair dancing in the night air as he comes down the stairs to the limo. Mr. Kent has the door held open for him. He hesitates when he meets my gaze, "Oh... Mr. Wang. I thought it was just your chauffeur coming by," he nervously avoids my gaze.

"Oh, I finished work early so I figured might as well," I shrug as he looks up sheepishly smiling softly. "So are you getting in or should I cancel these dinner plans?"

He gasps softly in realization, "Right, sorry," he gets in the car and as he begins to buckle up, Mr. Kent shuts the door and begins to go back to the driver's seat. Once he's buckled, he takes a deep breath with his eyes closed. It gives me a moment to just study his flush face and down-to-earth yet put-together vibe he has going on. He licks his lips nervously once more and I can't help but stare while licking my own. Oh how sweet they would taste...

"Is everything okay, Mr. Wang? Is there something on my face??" He panics a bit compelling me to chuckle softly.

"No, you're perfect. I just had a thought," I respond nonchalantly before turning away to watch the scenery fly past the window. "I hate being in the city," I mumble annoyed.

"Yeah, me neither," he responds in a nonchalant tone. I turn to find him looking out his window as he continues to say, "I think it's the fact that there's something everywhere and it feels like everything is just closing in on you. It's very claustrophobic," he shrugs as he turns to meet my gaze.

As we stare into each other's eyes, he bites his lower lip nervously which draws my attention to them. So pink... so luscious, "Right..." I trail off still watching as he now licks them probably more nervous from my staring. "I am..." i state out of the blue as I meet his confused gaze.

"You are...?" He prompts expecting more context.

I smirk and finish, "Gay."

He gasps softly before trapping his lower lip between his teeth once more and shifting slightly in his seat. I scan his body from head to toe and back up to find him protectively hugging himself and looking away from me.

"Don't worry. I don't touch what's not mine," I cross my legs and look back outside.

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Zhan's POV:

It's been quiet since he admitted that he was gay. I don't know how to respond to that. I mean he's fine as hell, don't get me wrong... but he's like my boss of bosses. It's absolutely inappropriate to interact with him beyond our professionalism.

I sigh as I follow his lead into the restaurant. He gets us to our reserved corner which is isolated from the rest. I like it, I don't have to speak that loud.

"If I knew you'd retreat like this I would've kept my answer to myself..." he trails off as I meet his gaze.

"Oh! No that's not why I'm quiet... I was just processing things. So when did you know?" I ask casually.

"Hmmm," he thinks for a moment before saying, "18th birthday... my best friend at the time... he confessed and kissed me and I was all for it," he shrugs nonchalantly.

"Oh wow, at least you knew where you stand earlier on. I still don't know where I stand because I've never dated and I'm not particularly drawn to one sex versus another. I'm more attracted to the person as a whole."

He smiles pleased and says, "I admire that. I think I tried to date girls a few times but it just didn't work out. I stopped trying..." he trails off with a sad expression on his face that only lasts for a second.