Into your heart! [ZhanYi FF]

Chapter 15 - Power Outage

After they came back from eating hot dogs, Yibo, Zhan, Youn and Cheng went to the community center where Wooseok was already waiting for Youn and Emily arrived there shortly after them. They played pool together and formed pairs of teams. Zhan insisted on being on a team with Yibo and the two had been practically unbeatable, winning 3 games in a row.

They were having fun, laughing and getting ready for another round of pool when Alessia appeared in the community room. She walked right up to Zhan and asked, "What are you doing here with them? I've been looking for you all this time and then I find you here?"

"Why wouldn't I be here? Cheng is my brother and I'm just making friends with the others. Why were you looking for me?" Replied Zhan. Yibo believed from looking at him that he was annoyed.

"Can we talk in private please?"

"Yeah okay." Said Zhan and then turned to Yibo and the others. "I'll be right back, then we can continue playing." But no one really believed that. And the way Alessia looked, it had been even less believable. Because she made it clear just by her look that she wasn't going to let Zhan spend any more time with them that night.

Then, after almost an hour had passed in which Zhan had not returned, Yibo and the others saw themselves confirmed in their assumption that Alessia would not let him join them again. They played table tennis while they waited. But after Zhan had not returned after an hour, they went to the large community room to join the other students.

In the large community room, there was just another battle going on. Two small groups were competing against each other. They were dancing and rapping. But Yibo's eyes were not on the battle, but on the big white sofa under the panorama window. For there Zhan and Alessia were sitting and talking. Zhan even laughed and Yibo felt a twinge in his heart.

Youn put his arm around Yibo's shoulder and smiled encouragingly at him. "Don't be sad okay? I think Zhan showed today that he cares about you. So don't worry about it. Maybe those two are just friends."

"Mn. I'm not sad. I just don't feel comfortable seeing the two of them together. And without wanting to, I always have to wonder what they're laughing about." Replied Yibo.

When Zhan's gaze suddenly locked on Yibo and their eyes met, Yibo felt his cheeks flush. Hastily, he turned his head to the side and pretended to be interested in the battle of the older students. But only a few seconds later, Yibo just had to look in Zhan's direction again. This time, however, he made sure it wasn't too conspicuous.

Wooseok, who was standing next to Youn, said, "I think she will have told him that she discovered this morning that many of the lockers had been broken into. Her cell phone was also reportedly stolen."

"Huh? How do you know that? You weren't even there." Asked Cheng, who was now also back with them after going to the bathroom.

"That's what the supervisors told earlier when I went to get my pain pill and a cooling pad for my cheek. Supposedly, Alessia was at the training center again last night and wanted to work out by herself for an hour. She had left her cell phone in her locker so as not to be distracted. Then when she went to the dorm, she forgot it in the locker. And this morning, before breakfast, when she went to get it, it was gone. She told a supervisor and he then called the police. And after she made her statement and filed a report, she took the day off so she could drive into the city and buy a new phone." Explained Wooseok.

"Oh man. And in the end, Alessia might have broken open all the other lockers to check if her cell phone is hidden somewhere there." Said Cheng shaking his head.

"Mhhh, no. Shortly after you guys were allowed to leave earlier, the questioning continued in the auditorium. And then the director came out again and sent us all away. He said the culprit had turned himself in." Explained Emily.