Loving You (Yizhan) ✔

Chapter 17

Tears were brimming at Xiao Zhan's eyes and sooner trickled down to his face as he clutched and shook his head out of disappointment that he currently felt.

'How can I forget him? The love of my life!' Zhan bawled his eyes out as he filled himself with regret because of the actions that he displayed towards the younger who did nothing but showing his love for him.

"AHHH!" Zhan screamed his all while crying calling the attention of his parents who were doing their business downstairs.

Banging the door open, there stood Xiao Zhan's father and his mother at the back, both of them surprised at the current state that their son is.

"Zhan!" both of them called out as they hugged their poor son who was drowned in his sorrow and regret. "I forgot him," Zhan kept repeating the phrase alongside with, "my love."

Xiao Zhan's mother who can no longer bear to watch his son like this decided to finally open her mouth and ask him a question. "Zhan...what happened?"

Zhan looked at his mother with red eyes, tears still streaming down his face and answered with a sad chuckle, "I forgot the love of my life...haha...I even drove him out...I casted him away saying that he'll find true happiness when he lets go of his feelings her me that I thought were only pure nonsense. He gave up on me," he answered while looking at his mother.

"Oh Zhan," his mother could only stroke his hair gently in hope that it would help her child even just a bit because she knew that there's almost nothing she can do to lift her son's sorrows but this was pure nonsense to Xiao Zhan's father. His father grabbed both of his son's shoulder as he made his son face him. He stared at his son carefully and he could tell that he was slowly fading, giving away to his sorrows.

"Listen to me son..." his father started and Zhan just stared at his father with his bloodshot eyes. "...I have known Yibo since he was a kid and I already knew that he had held some special feelings for you at that time. I tried to shrug it off and did my best for you to stay away from him but he and you didn't budge, he really was a stubborn child when it comes to you. You may not remember this but I did something that was unforgivable to you and Yibo. I said bad things to that child hoping that he would stay away from you because of the harsh words that I've said but he still didn't, even though he was crying in front of me at that time he still told me that he loves and will continue loving you even if I don't give permission. That he'll take you away from me and hide you somewhere..." Xiao Zhan's father chuckled while reminiscing those good old memories with Yibo and continued, "...so let me ask you Zhan...did Yibo tell you that he's giving up on you?"

Zhan only shook his head in response and this cued Mr. Xiao to continue as his son was listening to him.

"...if that's the case then how can you arrive to the conclusion that he already gave up on you?"

"Because I drove him away," answered Zhan and he heard his father sigh. "If he that's the case then he should've gave up on you a long time ago. As I have said, I said some harsh words to him that you can't imagine but that didn't change his love for you, he still held it and until now he does...I just know it. I mean, who wouldn't love our ZhanZhan?...

...if you truly love him then chase him," was what his father said to him and that phrase made his adrenaline rush as he convinced himself that he's not too late.

"Thanks pa...I'll have to go now. I have to apologize to him for all the things I've said to him," Zhan stood up and hugged his father. He truly had the best father in the world. "Alright ZhanZhan, bring Yibo back home..." he said and then he noticed thatg Zhan already left leaving him sitting on the bed, "...I already miss that li'l brat so you better succeed."

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Zhan called Wen Qing immediately as he got on to a taxi, of course forgetting to wear his usual black cap and mask but this wasn't certainly the time for that because his love life is at stake here. "To the airport please," he said to the driver who was lost staring at Xiao Zhan's face. "Sir?" Zhan called the man back to reality, "a-alright," the driver said and stepped immediately on the pedal.

'He's beautiful, even with the redness of his eyes he still is beautiful,' the driver thought as he did his best focusing on the road and not at the man sitting behind him.

"Come on Wen Qing, pick up," Zhan pleaded but his manager still didn't pick up and then he remembered that he still didn't book a ticket to his way back to Beijing. "Shit," he cursed as he booked his ticket online costing him much more money than it should be since it was urgent.

'If I'm losing money then I won't mind it as long as it's for Yibo,'

"Wait for me love," he mumbled as his hands were now shaking due to his anxiety reaching up to the next level. "Wen Qing pick up," he called Wen Qing again but then he remembered that Wen Qing does not have a close relationship to Yibo.

"Stupid Zhan," Zhan slapped himself scaring the driver at the front. 'He's beautiful alright but he seems to have some loose nuts on his head,' the driver remarked. Zhan could notice the driver's stares but did not mind him and proceeded to call Haoxuan.

"Pick up Haoxuan," Zhan pleaded desperately hoping that his friend will not give up on him but sadly, this Wang Haoxuan did not even pick up.

"Curse you Haoxuan," he grumbled as he proceeded to find another contact on his phone, it was Jiyang's number.

'You better not disappoint me Song Jiyang.'

"Hello?" a soft voice replied on the other line.

"Hello Jiyang? Can I ask you a favor and a question?"

"Of course Zhan...what is it?"

"Can you pick me up at the airport later? I'll send you the details of my flight and I also need you to bring a cap and a mask," Zhan spoke too fast making Jiyang unable to catch it.

"A-Ah Zhan...can you speak slowly?" Zhan sighed at the comment.

"Airport...please pick me, I'll send the details of my flight later and please bring a cap and mask for my disguise,"

"Alright alright...anything else you need?"

Zhan took a deep breath because he was sure that this might trigger Jiyang...Yibo's their friend after all so he expected that he'll be mad at Xiao Zhan when he asks for Yibo's whereabouts.

"C-Can I k-know where Yibo is right now?" he asked in a low voice enough for Jiyang to hear it.

"You—" Zhan could imagine Jiyang's angry face right now so he intervened, "I remember it all!" Zhan confessed leaving the other line silent.

"You better explain this to me later but about Yibo's whereabouts I don't know where he is...try asking Haoxuan," Jiyang said in a low tone.

"I already tried calling him but he's not picking up," Zhan said and he could hear a voice complaining at the other line. Zhan was sure that it was Jiyang's.

"I'll bring Haoxuan with me later, send me the details right now and be careful of your flight," Jiyang said before hanging up the call. Zhan did not waste time and sent Jiyang the details of his flight.

Throughout the ride, Zhan was nervous and scared at the same time. He was thinking how to face Haoxuan, Jiyang and especially his Yibo.

***

"Sir, we're here," the driver said as he pulled over at the airport. Zhan thanked the driver and gave the fee which was higher that it was supposed to be and left. The driver could only bow and thanked Zhan's figure that had already disappeared.

Zhan entered the airport and boarded his plane with no problems. He was really thankful that only a little recognized him and those who knew just let him be and gave him his privacy.

As he was sitting at his seat, he looked at the window and saw the clear blue sky, he touched the window and mumbled, "wait for me, love."

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01/04/22

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