A BITTER LIFE

PART 55

"Are you still there?" Mianmian asked from the other line.

"Uh... yeah, let's just talk later, I'm driving," Eros stammered, his voice shaky.

Mianmian raised an eyebrow. "Chen Yu, are you even listening to me? Don’t you realize how dangerous this is for you? What if you suddenly get a headache and lose consciousness while driving?" Mianmian said angrily over the phone.

"I’m fine, Gu Wei and I are on a business trip," Yibo quickly changed the subject.

"Oh, okay. Just think about what I said before it’s too late," Mianmian said, hanging up abruptly without saying goodbye.

After ending the call, Mianmian sent a message to Yibo's parents: "Once they’re back from the business trip and Yibo still hasn’t told him, you should be the ones to inform Gu Wei."

Eros took a deep breath before resuming his drive. While on the road, he called Gu Wei, who picked up right away.

"Hello, are you ready?" Eros asked.

Gu Wei looked at his things. "Yeah," he replied briefly. "Okay, I’m on my way," Yibo said before hanging up.

Meanwhile, Gu Wei was surprised that Eros hung up so quickly. "I was going to tell him that Lay’s driving us to the airport," Gu Wei sighed, sinking back into the sofa.

"What did he say?" Lay asked, handing Gu Wei a glass of water.

"He said he’s picking me up, and I didn’t get the chance to tell him you were going to drive us to the airport," Gu Wei replied, taking a sip of water. A few minutes later, they heard a car horn outside. "He’s here," Gu Wei said, grabbing his suitcase, but Lay took it from him and carried it to Yibo’s car.

"Yibo, I’ll drive you both to the airport," Lay offered, placing Gu Wei’s bag in the car.

Yibo glanced at Gu Wei, who stood behind Lay. "That’s not necessary. I can drive just fine," Yibo said, his tone firm. Lay raised an eyebrow.

"What about your car?" Lay asked. Eros looked at Gu Wei again.

"Don’t worry about that. Let’s go," he said, gesturing for Gu Wei to get in the car.

"Is he mad at me?" Lay asked Gu Wei quietly. Gu Wei just shrugged and hugged Lay. "We’re off now. I'll call you when we arrive" Gu Wei said, pulling away from the hug.

"That won’t be necessary," Eros muttered as he got into the car. "Let’s go," he told Gu Wei, who just shook his head before getting into the front seat.

While they were driving, Gu Wei noticed that Eros seemed deep in thought."Are you okay?" he asked. "Yeah," Yibo replied curtly, eyes fixed on the road.

As they sat in silence, Eros suddenly asked, "Have you and Lay been together for a long time?" Gu Wei glanced at Yibo, surprised by the question. "Almost three years," he replied, looking out the window. They fell silent once again.

"What would you do if you found out you only had a few months left to live, but then the person you love came into your life and gave you a reason to keep going, only for you to later discover that he already love someone else?" Yibo’s question furrowed Gu Wei’s brow. But he didn’t respond; instead, he just stared at Eros who was driving.

Before Gu Wei could answer, Yibo spoke again. "We’re here," he said, unbuckling his seatbelt and stepping out of the car. Gu Wei remained frozen, unsure why Eros asked that question, but a strange, inexplicable fear crept into him.

As Eros unloaded their things, Gu Wei stayed inside the car. "Are you okay?" Yibo asked, startling Gu Wei, who instinctively clutched his chest. He glared at Yibo.