Tides Of Healing Love

13. Street food.

"Thank you so much." Zhan said as he and Yibo were walking back to the class, "You have no idea how much this means to me, if I had lost this then my world would just crumble."

Yibo gave him a smile as he massaged his head and said, "It's alright."

"But how do you know that she might have it?"

"I had seen her peeking while you were showing me the necklace and then once in the past I had heard you and her fight because she had taken your mother's engagement ring."

"Ah... yes, she has the habit of stealing."

"I still can't understand why you dated her. And why the hell have you tolerated her?" Yibo spoke, as he massaged his head again, worried about something.

Zhan didn't notice that and smiled, "I had no idea, maybe because I am a sort of people pleaser and I always put up with everyone's bullshit."

"I see."

"Hey, would you like to come with me today, to give this necklace to the shop."

Yibo looked at him, his headache was creeping up, and he had a job as well he knew that he should go home and rest before his headache got worse and his rational mind was yelling at him and telling him to just say no but instead Yibo smiled and said, "Sure."

Zhan gave him a lovely smile that was enough for Yibo to ignore everything, Zhan then gave him the necklace and said, "Keep it with you, it will be safer with you."

"So you do realize that I am more responsible right?"

Zhan rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, sure you are the best."

Yibo smiled as the two went back to the class.

After the classes were over they went to the jewelry shop to get the necklace cleaned and fixed as they had planned, while Zhan was talking to the shopkeeper Yibo stood aside and took out his medicine and took them, after giving the necklace they walked out of the shop and started to walk causally.

"Want to eat something?" Yibo asked and Zhan looked around, "I don't see any restaurant."

"Yeah, I am not going to the restaurant, I am not that rich, let's try street food."

Zhan made a disgusting face, and said, "You know that's unhygienic right?"

"I don't care it's actually really tasty."

"Yeah, but still," Zhan said.

"Oh, I forgot that Prince Zhan might not like what us peasants eat."

Zhan rolled his eyes, "It's not like that, and I have eaten street food before but it gave me a stomachache."

Yibo looked at him and then thought for a while as he said, "Then I will take you somewhere good. It's not a fancy place, and it's rather small, but it's a good place. Let's go." 

Zhan sighed and followed Yibo despite not really wanting to.

Yibo took him to a restaurant that was rather small and cozy and it was not very crowded in the afternoon, but this was the sort of place where Zhan would never come dull lights, rough floors small table and chairs, not comfortable enough, but since Yibo looked happy he didn't mind and they say down, Yibo was the one who gave the order to the owner who was a middle-aged man.

"The food here is chef's kiss," Yibo said as he looked at Zhan, who didn't look that convinced. And while they were waiting for their food Zhan asked, "You never talk about yourself."

Yibo looked at him, "I have nothing to talk about."

"How is it possible, tell me about your mom and dad."

"I don't live with them anymore."

"Then do you live alone?"

"No, I live with my aunt, she is the most lovely woman ever, although she never shows it."

Zhan smiled, "Are you not close with your parents?"

"Nope. Let's not talk about it." Yibo said and Zhan didn't force him their food arrived soon and Yibo started to devour his food Zhan hesitated at first but he still tried it and as soon as the food touched his tongue he was amazed by its heavenly taste and he devoured it as well, "This is good."

"I know right," Yibo replied with a smile and Zhan nodded.

After they had finished eating Yibo took out his wallet to pay and that was when Zhan saw some medicine, so while on their way out he asked, "What are those medicines for?"

Yibo replied, "Migraine."

"What's that?"

"Severe headache. I sometimes get these severe headaches, it called migraine attacks and sometimes they are so severe that I can't even get out of the bed, it lasts for several hours."

"I see. That must be painful."

"Very."

As they walked casually, suddenly a car stopped beside them and Zhan sighed when he saw who it was he just grabbed Yibo's hand and started to walk faster but the person who was in the car stood before him and stopped him from leaving.

"If this isn't Zhan." it was his cousin brother the son of his maternal uncle Max, the brother that he had once idealized more than his own.

"Yes, brother now if you can excuse me I have to be somewhere?" Zhan tried to move but Max stopped him 

"What's the rush? Let's talk shall we?" Max looked at him up and down and then looked at Yibo and looked at him up and down compared to Zhan's branded clothes and shoes Yibo was just wearing rather mediocre clothes.

Max smirked and said, "I feel so bad for you, you don't really deserve it, I had no idea that things were so bad that you have to eat in that kind of place and mingle with these kinds of people."

Zhan got angry and wanted nothing more than to punch Max who said, "I assume you don't even have the money for a taxi, no problem, I will give you some, and I heard that you guys have already sold your house as well, things must be hard."

Max took out his wallet and then waved the money before Zhan, "Here take it, as an elder brother I can do this much right? And also tell Marius that he is just wasting his time, he should just come and work for me as my driver, I am sure he can earn more money that way."

Zhan glared at him, "Oh come on Zhan I am just joking, don't take it to heart."

Zhan wanted to say something but Yibo grabbed his hand and gave it a squeeze and then smiled at him before he looked at Max and said, "You see that poster there?"

Yibo pointed at a poster that was stuck against the wall of the nearby store.

Max spoke, "Yes, I see, it says that they are hiring sweepers."

Yibo smiled and said, "Since you have so much free time to waste and mingle in other's business, why don't you take this job? you seem like you don't have any job anyways, it will suit you."

Max glared at him and Zhan laughed, while Yibo said, "Now if you will excuse us, unlike you we have a life."

The two were going to walk away before that Yibo stopped and said, "Oh come on, I am just joking, don't take it to heart." Zhan laughed as he walked with Yibo while Max was left fuming.

"That was amazing, thanks."

Yibo smiled, "it was nothing, I have to go home now bye."

"Bye."

Author's note: I think this song really suits the two of them especially Yibo, listen to it while I go and write another chapter😉