Dark Purple Rose [YiZhan FF]

Chapter 45

A/N: Sorry to keep you waiting. Unfortunately, I hurt my left shoulder when I was careless while doing some household chores. It took some time to heal and then I had a few other things come up that kept me from writing. 

Zhan was sitting on the porch of his parents' house in the morning, eating a yogurt. He was alone, enjoying the fresh air and the sunshine. His parents were in the next town to buy supplies and Yibo was with his parents to bring them back home as they had to go back to work. And on top of that, Yibo's boss ordered Yibo's presence at a big meeting that morning. Yibo had actually wanted to take Zhan with him, as he didn't want to leave Zhan alone in the country house. But Zhan insisted on staying at his parents' house, pretending that he wanted to work on his laptop.

After finishing his yogurt, he picked up his cell phone, dialed a number he had known by heart for years but had never called, and did what he had been meaning to do for three days. He called the only person who might be able to answer some of his questions. It only rang twice before someone answered the phone. "Hello Zhan. I was wondering when you were going to call me." Said the deep male voice.

"Good morning sir, so you already know what this is about?" Asked Zhan. He was not surprised. Because he knows that these people know everything.

"You know who we are. Let's meet up."

"Where and when?"

"I'll send a car to pick you up. It will take you to me. About ten minutes."

"Okay. I'm ready."

"And Zhan?"

"Yes sir?"

"Well done."

"What do you mean?"

"That you called me. I'll see you in half an hour. I'm looking forward to it."

"Okay sir." Zhan said and ended the call. He ran into the house, quickly put on his jeans and a sweater, grabbed a jacket and went back outside. A black limousine pulled up as he stepped out of the door. An older man in a black suit opened the back door of the car and let Zhan in, then they drove off.

After a 20-minute drive, they arrived at a small zoo, Zhan got out of the car, saw the man he wanted to see and walked silently with him as they walked through the entrance and past a few animal enclosures like grandfather and grandson. They didn't speak until they reached a couple of tables by a snack bar and sat down. A couple of men in black suits stood a little way away from them and secured the perimeter.

The man sent one of the men to the snack bar to get two cups of jasmine tea, then finally addressed Zhan. "So you must have some questions for me, don't you?"

"Yes sir, and I suspect you can answer them for me." Zhan replied and took a sip of tea. "Delicious." He said and then looked the man in the eye. "You knew I'd call because you've had me watched since then, didn't you?"

"That's true, my boy. I was expecting you to call me sooner, though."

"I had to wait until I was alone. Otherwise I would have called sooner."

"I see. So you don't want to tell your agent friend everything yet?"

"That's not it. I needed time to think things over and put a few pieces of the puzzle together."

"Sure. And what do you want to know from me now, my boy?"

"Well, Grandpa, I want to know what my parents were like? What was my father like?"

"I've waited many years for you to call me grandfather. Your father, my son, was a wonderful, lovely, clever man. You inherited his eyes and your mother's beauty. She was a beautiful, intelligent woman with great ambitions. They loved each other very much and looked forward to seeing you. What made you think you were my grandson?"