Changes (ZhanYi FanFic) - Completed

9: That Night Four Years Ago (Part 2)

What does Yibo knows? What can a seventeen year old do?

When he woke up, he was sore from tip to root. His tears kept flowing, chin trembling holding his sobs.

His innocence was gone but he couldn't even dwell on it and feel his brokenness. He was more afraid that his Zhan-ge would know that it was Yibo who was with him that night.

Never would he want to be hated by him. Just imagining Zhan's wrath directed to him leaves the young man wretchedly downhearted. Natheless, Zhan is his only family. He wouldn't want to part.

Determined to keep everything a secret, Yibo stilly collected his traces, draped himself with a throw and stealtily left Zhan's room. Zhan will be asleep for a day or two after his rut, this Yibo knows.

Yibo's legs were numb, he was barely standing, almost crawling out when a person saw him outside Zhan's room. Yibo was petrified, his pale complexion turned even more dull.

"P-please d-don't tell him!" He blurted out.

Zhan's secretary was insightful, reading the unsaid lines, and thankfully considerate. "I won't tell." His reply was short but meant a lot for Yibo.

The good man even helped Yibo back to his room, gave him some pain killers and offered to take him to the hospital. Yibo declined the later. He will be fine, he reassured. He is a Beta afterall, he can't be impregnated. The marks will fade, the sore muscles will heal in time.

Going to the hospital was out of the equation. A minor was manifestly assaulted. No matter how powerful Zhan is, he will be condemned and Yibo wouldn't like that.

"Okay. We'll do as you wish." Wen Ning unwillingly agreed. "Tell me if you ever change your mind."

The two thought they could sweep things under the rug. However, when Zhan woke up he immediately wreck havoc searching for the omega he'd shared the night with. The omega's scent lingered in his skin and in his nose. It was addictive and Zhan craves it.

Yibo pat himself on his back, he was a Beta. Zhan must've been mistaken or his memories were contorted. Thus, Yibo was safe to stay.

Few days went by though, Yibo's fever never subsided. He still refuses to go to the hospital despite Wen Ning's constant advise.

He did not know his body was changing. That he was exuding a distinct fragrant pheromone only omegas do.

Leaving in the same household with a dominant alpha with heightened senses, hiding for long was impossible.

Zhan's nose tracked the unforgettable scent that lulls him. Slightly skeptic, he stopped right at the front of Yibo's room, almost pushing the door open when Wen Ning distracted him at the last moment. Ning broke a sweat but is quick to state, "The spring flowers are in bloom. The jasmines specially smell good at this time of the year. Unfortunately, the plane is waiting for us Mr. Xiao. Your schedule is packed for the whole week."

Zhan wasn't right in the mind since he woke up, so he was easily tricked at the time. He left China for quite awhile for international business affairs and when he came back, Yibo was no longer there.

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A/N:

We're getting there...getting where? 😅🤣

23/07/23