My White Lotus (ZhanYi)

7: Love can't be measured

Yibo had only heard about stalking in drama but recently he had experienced it in real life too. From the last few weeks he had been stalked by a handsome nuisance.

In the morning, when Yibo open the door to go for his job, the first thing that greet him would be a bunch of red and white lotuses with a note on 'thought of the day'. That bouquet will sat on his entrance, smiling at him. Yibo wondered why on earth he is receiving lotuses instead of roses but still it looks kinda lovely. And it was just a start.

On his way to the boutique, Yibo usually go by bus. He like sitting to the window, looking out to the busy world and enjoying his favourite songs. While he do so, sometimes there will be a supercar coming from nowhere and chasing to his side. Lowering the window glass, the owner will smile ear to ear looking at Yibo until he catch his(Yibo's) attention. By then almost all the passengers would have got to saw that and Yibo would have to glare to the latter for him to went away with a pout. Even after reaching the boutique, Yibo could hear the 'broom' of Zhan's car every now and then from his surroundings.

He can be seen everywhere; the shopping mall, bakery, saloon and even in the grocery shops. Wherever Yibo go, he will be there too. Leaning into a wall or nibbling onto a toothpick, he would roam around Yibo like a honeybee did around a wild flower.

Though a part of Yibo was enjoying it, the more he didn't responded, the more the chase increased almost making it difficult for Yibo to co-operate. Despite having stalked by Zhan, he didn't talked to Yibo after the coffee shop incident. He only stand here and there somewhere near Yibo and wave his hands time to time when he got a perfect chance to grab Yibo's attention and pass his toothy smile. It kinda annoyed him and he felt bored.

'Why can't he do something else? Like pinning him to a wall and ask him out?' Yibo sighed thinking it.

On one of his off days Yibo decided to purchase from the nearby Street market than from the super market. It will help him to be a little bit more sociable to his surroundings and also to save some money. He was planning to continue his studies from the next academic year onwards along with his current job. So every single coin saved will be helpful.

Yibo was looking for some fresh vegetables, half listening to the hottest of the hottest news of the day that couldn't even found out by the specialised journalists of the international channels. The local people has this ability to exaggerate a simple news and find different possibilities of it. Yibo was almost engrossed in it when he noticed one of the vendors selling fruits and vegetables in a stall. That man smiled Brightly at him and forwarded a bundle of spinach to him.

"Hey, young man... Look this spinach was plucked freshly from the farm a few hours ago. It is also in a lively green as you wished last time."

Yibo is surprised would be an understatement. It passed more than 2 months after he had purchased something from that place. But still that vendor remembered him and even remembered the thing he wanted the last time too. Oh, ignore the part where they fought for some petty cash after his last purchase.

It made Yibo quiet emotional. Although he don't want spinach anymore, he bought two bundles. Both him and the vendor become happy.

He was choosing good tomatoes when he sensed a stare on him. Without looking back he knew who it is. Zhan haven't got enough of chasing after him and the worst part Yibo hate the most about Zhan is, he paying for the goods that Yibo bought, without him knowing. Yibo took a shallow breath and tilted his head to the side and saw Zhan standing at a distance leaning on a street lamp pole and staring at him. He was wearing some casuals though it still showed how expensive they are.

Yibo eyed him top to bottom before smiling at Zhan genuinely, maybe for the first time after Zhan started to chase him. The moment Yibo gave a sweet smile to Zhan, the world seemed stopping around him. He forgot to wave back, to smile back and even the thing that he had two legs to chase after Yibo.