Surrendering To You - ZhanYi (Completed)

Chapter 23

The moment when Xiao Zhan's smile lifted, Wang Yibo's back was instantly drenched in cold sweat. His body tensed uncontrollably, and his voice lacked inexplicable calmness.

"So, you did all these things?"

Xiao Zhan stood still, unmoving.

"You used to break into my house, and the person that night was also you?"

"Yes."

There was even a smile on the corner of Xiao Zhan's lips.

Wang Yibo could no longer control his body. The overwhelming sadness and absurdity possessed him, making him kneel on the ground. He vomited heavily, everything before his eyes turned black, but he couldn't bring anything up.

The person he had loved for so long turned out to be the one he feared the most, the one who hurt him the most, and he had been completely oblivious from beginning to end.

So many years... so many years! They even dated, were together. He foolishly overcame the psychological shadows that Xiao Zhan had imposed on him and continued to throw himself into Xiao Zhan's embrace.

He lived like a joke. He was just a toy to Xiao Zhan. When Xiao Zhan looked at him in excruciating pain, in fear and helplessness, did he find it amusing? How ridiculous and laughable would he be in Xiao Zhan's eyes when they were together, when he mustered the courage to be with him?

In a daze, Xiao Zhan reached out to support him, but every cell in Wang Yibo's body resisted Xiao Zhan's touch. He used all his strength to push Xiao Zhan away.

"You get lost!"

Xiao Zhan didn't get pushed far, but the corners of his lips couldn't deceive himself anymore. He didn't show anger, but continued to forcefully help Wang Yibo up.

"Don't say such things."

But Wang Yibo ignored his warning and continued to look at him with anger and devoid of any affection.

The veins and tendons on Xiao Zhan's forehead became visible as he endured the heart-wrenching pain that threatened to crush him. He gently pleaded, "If you keep looking at me like this, I don't know what I might do."

He wanted to wipe the corners of Wang Yibo's mouth, but Wang Yibo pushed him away once again, his eyes filled with deep rejection.

"You're sick. You're insane. You're not Xiao Zhan at all. How could I fall in love with someone like you? You're not him. You're not him at all! I don't know you!"

Wang Yibo's intense struggle forced Xiao Zhan to bring out the sedative needle. If he didn't calm Wang Yibo down, he was afraid he would go crazy. He couldn't bear to see Wang Yibo's eyes filled with rejection and resistance. His entire being seemed entangled with that gaze, as if they were bound together.

Meanwhile, for the first time in his clarity, Wang Yibo felt the effects of Xiao Zhan's anesthesia needle. Xiao Zhan's movements were too fast, superior to any combat speed Wang Yibo had ever witnessed. This was the person he had sincerely loved for three years, yet he knew nothing about the person lying beside him.

"So, it's really you."

Wang Yibo, with a voice that was half-crying and half-smiling, softly said, "Xiao Zhan, do you know? If you denied all this when you came back, maybe I would still deceive myself, because I trusted you so much."

Xiao Zhan didn't answer. Wang Yibo's tears dripped onto his hand. Wang Yibo, in his embrace, asked him, "I considered you my family. Why are you treating me like this?"

Wang Yibo's words were left unfinished as he lost consciousness.

His eyes remained open, filled with confusion and sorrow, and tears that hadn't dried continued to flow along the previous tear marks.