Love like Pandora's box

Chapter 17.

"So, your parents treat you like shit?" Yibo said, "how?"

The two sat in the class eating food from Yibo's lunch box which was made by Yuki.

Zhan became quiet when he was asked this, what was he supposed to say? That his parents took his blood to save their other son? What if Yibo thought that he was selfish and ungrateful, what if Yibo thought that he was a cruel person who couldn't even donate his blood to his brother's life.

Zhan felt a lump in his throat and he wasn't able to answer that, "just forget that, tell me about your family; do you have siblings?"

Yibo smiled and said, "Yes, I do. I am not that close to my parents; they are both idiots, but I love my sister; she is the light of my life. She is nine years older than me and has practically raised me more than my parents."

Zhan smiled as Yibo continued, "you can say that I love my sister more than my parents."

Zhan licked his lips and asked, "so... if your sister fell sick and needed blood, would you donate it to her?"

"In a heartbeat, I will do everything I can to cure her, even if it means donating my organs; after all she is precious to me. Besides,  how can anyone turn their backs on a person who has always been there for you, especially if that person is family?"

Zhan sighed as he kept the spoon down and leaned back on the chair. He once again stared out of the window. Yibo saw that he noticed the change in his mood and said, "What happened? You look down."

Zhan offered him a smile and said, "It's nothing."

"Aren't you going to eat more?"

"Nah, I am okay."

"Are you sure?"

Zhan just gave him a reassuring smile and said, "Yeah, I am."

Yibo sighed, but then he looked at Zhan's phone and saw his wallpaper. "who is she?"

Zhan looked at his wallpaper and smiled. "That's my grandmother."

Yibo stared at the photo and said, "Wow, she is cute, and that's a pretty ring that she is wearing."

"It was given to her by my grandfather. This ring is quite old."

"Oh, that's why it seems so big on her finger; it must be expensive, but she is cute."

"Yeah, she is, the ring is worth some thousand dollars or something."

"Ooh."

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"Zhan, why don't you come and sit with us?" his mother asked.

Zhan rolled his eyes and, without saying a word, walked out of the house. His father got up and yelled, "Come back here brat."

Zhan turned around and faced his father, Zhan was taller than his father, and he was proud of his height. He smirked as he said, "Or what? Huh or what? Are you going to hit me? Try me, because I have learned to hit back."

"You son of a bitch!"

"Yeah,  your wife is really a bitch." His father got so angry that he grabbed the nearest dish and hurled it at Zhan who dodged it.

"Dad, please calm down." Zane got up, "If he does not want to come then it's fine."

Zhan just huffed and walked out of the house; his mood was spoiled for that day.

"You look like you are in a bad mood, what happened?" Yibo asked.

Zhan looked at him before saying, "You wouldn't understand."