Magic Moment - Yizhan

Chapter Eleven

Yúnshēn Bùzhīchù – meaning cloud recesses (this is Yibo's mother place called in Gusu Island)

Gāodì – meaning High Land (this is Wang Family place called in Gusu Island)

Zhao Liying is in Yibo's house and is bathing in the swimming pool in her string black bikini when Ziyi comes there. Yibo was heading to the pool when the girl got out of his car.

"Ziyi!" Yibo's face brightened when he saw his sister.

"Hi." Yibo approached and kissed her cheek, and Ziyi her arm around Yibo's waist. Ziyi looked at Zhao Liying who was in the middle of the pool and was on a float. Eyebrows meet while staring at Ziyi.

"Am I bothering you?" asked Ziyi.

"Of course not," Yibo answered quickly. He reached for the robe wear it. He put his arms around Ziyi and brought her inside the house. "Do you need anything from me?"

"I just miss you," Ziyi replied smiling.

"You're making me nervous, brat," grinned Yibo and put one hand on his chest dramatically. "I memorized that dialogue. The last time you told me and Haikuan that, you ended up asking us to beat up one of your male classmates."

Ziyi laughed. "I really do, Yibo. Honest. And I miss my mom, too."

Yibo's eyebrows met. "Why? Where is Aunt Carmen?"

"Mom is in Gāodì Gusu Island and doesn't want to come home, Yibo." Yibo took a deep breath. "Old habits are hard to die, huh, brat? I knew you were up to something..."

"You are the condition that Mom demands from Dad, Yibo," Ziyi said. "... for her to go back at the mansion. Haoxuan wouldn't talk to Quiren even on the phone until you reconciled with Dad. And Yifei's belly is about to show, but Haikuan doesn't want them to get married until the family is complete."

"This is ridiculous!" Yibo replied hostilely. "Why are you making me feel guilty?" Ziyi didn't answer and just stared at him.

Yibo ran his hand through his wet hair. Walked over to the bar and poured some wine. He downed two swallows and looked at Ziyi. Her eyes are pleading. Tears are forming.

"You don't want us all to fall apart, do you, Yibo?"

"What do you want me to do?" His voice was challenging.

"I understand how you feel. But can't we forget everything, Yibo, please? We're family and what's happening affects us all. Even Dad. He was confined in the hospital for three days due to extreme tension and stress."

Yibo looked at his sister and cleared his throat. "How is he?" He didn't want to put concern in his voice but that's what came out.

Ziyi ran up to her brother and hugged him. "You don't really hate him, do you? Oh, please, come back to us, Yibo. You have always belonged to us even though we are two families. You and Aunt Crystal. Somehow, Qingheng-Jun was the outsider."

"How's-Wang?" Yibo ask in formal tone.

Ziyi smiled secretly. "He's already at home. He doesn't even want to tell Mom about his confinement in the hospital for three days."

Yibo took a deep breath and ruffled his sister's hair. "Go home, brat. I'll send a radio message to Gāodì."

"Oh, Yibo!" Ziyi tiptoed and planted a soft kiss on his lips. "Thank you! I'll tell Dad. Then we can plan Haikuan and Yifei's wedding. I'll call Haoxuan overseas!"

Smiling, Yibo escorted his sister to her car. "Don't race, brat."

"Me? Of course not!"

"Oh, yes, you will," Yibo emphasized in an ironic tone.

When the maid closed the gate, Yibo returned to the pool. Zhao Liying was standing already dressed.

"I can't believe you're doing this to me, Yibo," she accused. "I'm here and yet you entertained another woman!"

Yibo's eyebrows met for a moment then he smiled. "Liying, Ziyi's my sister."

"Sister!" Liying's eyes widened as she became more annoyed. "That's cheap, Yibo. You could have thought of a more convincing alibi. You are an only child, Lan Yibo. And that woman is the Wang princess!" she said quoting the media's reference to Ziyi.

"Right. And she's-" he stopped explaining. No one knows that family secret. When the WQC shooting scandal happened, Wang Quiren used his connections and money to silence the media and keep the news out of the newspaper.

"A sister who kissed your lips and hugged you as if you're some kind of a hero," Zhao Liying added sarcastically before picking up her bag and walking towards her car.

"Liying, wait-" he wanted to chase after her and explain but how could he do that without exposing the skeleton of the family?