Dark Purple Rose [YiZhan FF]

Chapter 31

The feeling of Yibo's lips on his own almost made Zhan faint, so overwhelmed was he. He didn't dare to open his eyes to make sure that Yibo was really kissing him. But then, he didn't have to. Because he could feel Yibo's breath from his nose on his upper lip. He also detected the taste of peppermint. And Yibo had eaten a peppermint candy!

Since this was Zhan's first kiss and he had no idea how to behave or what to do, because it could hardly be like in the movies, he just stood there and let it happen. But Yibo didn't move an inch either. And as suddenly as Zhan had felt the kiss on his lips, it ended just as suddenly. To Zhan, the moment seemed much longer than it had lasted. Because the kiss only lasted three seconds. And Zhan knows that it didn't have to mean anything. They had a great evening, drank a lot of alcohol and were in an exuberant mood. Yibo had also hugged him tightly and thanked him several times for the lovely evening. So was this kiss just a thank-you kiss?

Zhan slowly opened his eyes as Yibo released his embrace. "Thank you again." Yibo said and then wished him a good night. He retreated to the guest room, leaving Zhan speechless. But Zhan didn't take it personally. Because Yibo was really drunk and had almost fallen asleep in the cab. And Zhan was also so tired that he just wanted to go to bed.

When Zhan had hung up his jacket and put his two pairs of shoes to the side, he walked in the direction of his bedroom and then suddenly stopped when he saw his answering machine displaying a new message. As drunk as Zhan was, it took him four attempts before he finally managed to press the play button.

"Good evening Mr. Xiao. Please excuse the late call. My name is Lao Tomas. I am a lawyer. I would have liked to have contacted you sooner, but I've just heard about it. That is, about the death of my client, Mrs. Isla Isari. I'm calling you to ask you to call me tomorrow. It's about her will. My number is..." Zhan stared at the answering machine and quickly made a note of the phone number. Suddenly Yibo was back and standing next to Zhan.

"Did I just hear correctly that a lawyer called you about the will?" He asked Zhan.

Zhan nodded. "Yes, that's what he said. But how can that be? Her lawyer is dead."

"Maybe Mrs. Isari had an intuition of what might happen. We have to call him tomorrow, no, later."

"By all means. But now we should go to sleep, Yibo. It's four o'clock in the morning."

"Sure. Good night." Yibo said and disappeared back into the guest room. Zhan saved the call and then went to bed as well.

When Zhan woke up, it was already 2 pm and he had a bitter taste in his mouth, which he feared would make him vomit. But after a glass of water, he felt better. He took a shower, got dressed and went to see if Yibo was already awake. But he was still asleep, so Zhan actually wanted to do some work. But then he saw the note with the phone number next to the answering machine and remembered the message. He listened to it again and then checked the phone number he had written down. He had twisted two numbers.

He took his home phone into the living room, dialed the number and called the lawyer. After the second ring, a friendly-sounding voice answered: "Hello, Lao and Partners Law Office. How can I help you?"

Zhan cleared his throat and explained: "Good afternoon. My name is Xiao Zhan. I would like to speak to lawyer Lao, please. He left a message on my answering machine last night."

"Oh yes. He's expecting your call. I'll put you through." She said and again Zhan heard the typical "Tuuut" in the receiver until the lawyer finally answered the call after the fourth ring.

"Hello?" The lawyer asked. Zhan explained who he was and the lawyer sounded relieved. "Thank you for calling me back. I've been waiting for it."

"I only got home that night and was asleep until just now. You said something about a will from Mrs. Isari?" Zhan replied.