Drunk in Love

Part 8

Chapter 7

Days passed. Zhan and Yibo became closer. They became friends from unknown and opened up with each other. Though, they never spoke about their relationship. They went for movies and dinners together, but those were not dates according to them. They spent time at Zhan's apartment, cooking together or taking care of indoor plants or just teasing and talking with each other. It was just spending time like you know... people would do with their friends. They were more like an old married couple rather than best friends...whatever it was people would get confused.

 Zhan always needed to know the whereabouts of Yibo; he often got jealous with Yibo's friends,; he yelled at Yibo if he thought Yibo ignored him a little or if Yibo could not meet him for more than three days at a stretch because of his studies and duties; Zhan often kissed Yibo on his cheeks whenever he felt like, though he never again kissed him on the lips. But there were exceptions. Like when Zhan was drunk, because he was too stressed at work or when some of his friends insisted him to go to a bar and he could not control or when he was upset with Yibo, he would kiss Yibo on the lips like it was his favorite candy. And surprisingly Yibo never protested it though he never really indulged Zhan in such activities. It just happened at times. That did not mean they were in a relationship. That did not mean Zhan became a good boy and did not have one night stands anymore. He kissed Yibo whenever he felt like, be it on the cheeks or on lips; that did not mean he did not kiss anyone else. 

Everything was the same in Zhan's life except for Yibo's entry. And Yibo never pried in other's private life. He knew all of those because Zhan never really cared to hide anything from him. Yibo knew his boundary; he scolded Zhan for drinking alcohol or not taking food in time but never stopped him from hanging out with girls. Though Yibo hated people who drank like a fish but somehow he could not hate Zhan. He really cared for Zhan. Did Zhan care for him too? Yibo was not sure of that, because Zhan was very whimsical. Sometimes it seemed like Zhan could not even take a step further without him, but again Zhan had a very colorful world in which Yibo did not fit in. Was Yibo only an escape for Zhan or just a company in his loneliness? Yibo did not care. He knew Zhan did not like to live with his father in their big family house, he knew Zhan missed his mother whom he had lost at a very young age. Though Zhan had a good friend Xuan, but he himself was a spoilt brat. Zhan had so many flaws, but still Yibo could not hate him. Was it love? Nope, he did not have time for all these. He was too busy with all his studies and research and seminars; moreover he had a dream to go overseas and became a surgeon in cardiology. 

They were just good friends and Yibo loved his time with Zhan. Yibo liked Zhan for his boldness; Yibo liked Zhan for his clinginess with him. He missed Zhan when he was busy. He liked it when Zhan hugged him tight. He liked the warmth of Zhan, but Zhan was not his. Zhan did not belong to anyone. He was just a free soul. And Yibo had to let him be free. 

 And what about Zhan? Zhan was very possessive about Yibo. It's like Yibo was his prized possession that he did not want to share with anyone. He had his every right on Yibo. He could be angry with Yibo, he could ignore Yibo, he could tease Yibo, he could kiss Yibo even he could be scared of Yibo. But could he love Yibo? Zhan was not sure of. Sometimes it seemed like Yibo was his, only his, but sometimes it seemed like Yibo was someone from some other planet. Though he was so near to Zhan but still Zhan could not touch him. Zhan did not know why he felt like that. It was not Yibo's fault. Yibo was a bit reserve by nature and Zhan knew that. Yibo did not like to go to pub and drink, he did not like to go to the night club and dance, though the very first day they met, Yibo was there because of Yubin. Yubin insisted Yibo to try it for once and that was the first time for Yibo. Yibo was different from others who were born with a silver spoon. He was not some spoilt brat. He did not like to spend his father's money or show off his luxury car. He wanted to do it all by himself. And Zhan loved that about Yibo.

 Zhan always supported him to achieve his dream, though he knew one day Yibo would leave him for that. But he could not stop Yibo, he could not tell him that it would be really difficult for him to live without Yibo. He could not be that much selfish to snatch Yibo's dream for his own sake, because he cared for Yibo. Because he liked Yibo so much that he did not even bother when Yibo scolded him throughout the day for his mistakes. He just could not tolerate Yibo's ignorance. And why would he? He gave his one hundred percent to this relationship. What was their relationship? Zhan himself was confused. They were friends....no,....best friends.....might be something more than friends. What did Yibo think? Did he like Zhan to tolerate his tantrums? Yibo never told him anything like that, though Yibo was not in any relationship after his breakup with Naomi. Nowadays Yibo did not scold him for kissing him, but Yibo himself never initiated any kiss. Yibo always took care of him like a child; he was always patient with Zhan. Zhan felt like home with Yibo. Though they never spoke about their relationship; Zhan was hopeful and Yibo had infinite patience.

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