Yibo have always loved the Wei's mansion--the marble floors, the cathedral ceilings, and the spiral staircase which has a lingering stench of antiqued wood. There is something magical when the sunrays flood the massive stained glass, colouring the stairway landing with a soft blue glow.
Yibo never thought he could see this refined luxury once more. And yet, here he is again. This time, with little Su'er which makes it all more surreal.
Yibo skipped steps after steps, little Su'er bouncing in his embrace awestruck, as they race and trace their way back to his old room. Maybe he should feel a bit scared to come back, or a little awkward to live with his Zhan-ge again, but he doesn't. He is more curious to see how his room was kept after the long years that he was gone.
On the other hand, Zhan's long strides couldn't keep up with Yibo's excitement. He was left astonished and baffled, pausing his steps in the middle of the staircase as he looked at Yibo's far retreating back. He wanted to keep them closer to his room on the mansion's East side, for convenience, but it might be too late now to tell them that plan.
Yibo's room is Yibo's, indefinitely. But Zhan now thinks the whole parade of hallway after hallway between them is a nuisance. The distance he had created when they were young now turned out to be the very source of his inconvenience.
Zhan would've been glued to the spot, rethinking of his life choices, if not that he heard Wen Ning's half-suppressed laugh while watching him so comically pitiful. Zhan spun to his secretary and glared spitefully at Ning's jaunts before walking away with loud stomps but Ning wasn't fazed.
"I have not even said anything yet!" Ning tittered away following his Boss. "Put your legs to use, Zhan! A few steps a day wouldn't hurt you." He heard the impudent secretary of his say and Zhan shut the irritating noise by thumping his room door close on Ning's face.
Only a chosen few can joke around Zhan like this. Zhan's circle is quite small and limited since young. Not because he is picky, but because he is very cautious.
Actually, Zhan is not a monster like everyone thinks. He is just a little stiff, maybe quite aloof and a bit strict for his own good. They were all just defence mechanisms he had adopted growing up, trying to defend the last bit of his sanity and the last few memories of his parents. He had to toughen up early in life to lead their company; he had to be wary of everyone around him or else he would be persuaded and used.
He lived like a lone wolf for years, but perhaps a few changes in life wouldn't hurt.
Thus, Zhan swore to start on the basics of family and love.
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19-Aug-2023
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Changes (ZhanYi FanFic) - Completed
FanfictionAfter a few years away from China, Wei Zhan decided it was time to come back. What has been lost is gone. Regrets were never a thing for him. But who would've thought the last person he was expecting to see was just hiding in his right-hand man's h...
