When the right time comes

14: Confrontation

Yibo woke up late. The first thing that came to his senses after waking up is the still lingering sweetness on his lips and one by one, the previous night incidents came into his head. 

He jerked up from the bed to sit there numbly. His veins popped up in rage and hatred towards Xiao Zhan. How audacious is he to break into Yibo's room and kiss him? On top of that, put him to sleep without his consent. 

Yibo can't argue that he didn't like Xiao Zhan's kisses but what made him furious is Zhan playing with his feelings, doing as he pleases and not considering him. At least, he could have allowed Yibo to send him back. He would have never let anyone know about Xiao Zhan's arrival but Xiao Zhan chose it the hard way.

Tears welled up in Yibo's eyes and he felt humiliated. How can he just fall for a man like that? He cried hard, burying his face in his own palms. 

“Bobo? Are you there? You are late, my dear.”

His mother knocked on the door and Yibo quickly wiped away his tears. He adjusted his throat before replying.

“I'm already awake, mama.” He blinked. “I will be there soon.” 

There was silence outside for a while. Then he heard his mother's concerned voice. 

“Are you alright, Bobo? Would you mind opening the door?” 

Yibo bit his lips in order to suppress a whimper that came out of his throat. He composed himself.

“I'm okay, mama.” He pauses. 

His mother was still there, waiting for him to say something else. But he didn't and she knew she should leave him alone. 

“Mama loves you, Bobo. Come down soon.”

She said softly to him in a way that he could feel all of her motherly love for him. Tears flowed from his eyes non stop and he struggled to reply. 

“Hao!” 

His mother is gone. It only intensified Yibo's emotions. He can't be more grateful to his mother for caring for him and loving him too. She is always there for him whenever he needs someone to lean on. Without him saying a word, she could understand him like a story written on plain paper. 

Yibo quickly finished with his morning routines in record time. As he stood in front of the mirror after finishing with the bath, Yibo clearly saw his swollen lips and small redness on the base of neck on the left side too. Suddenly he felt like Xiao Zhan's touch was still lingering on his nipple, jolting something inside him. He slapped himself there, trying to escape from the torturing feeling of pining he had felt for Xiao Zhan. 

That's when his eyes fell on the box wrapped in green sitting on his mirror table. It wasn't there before last night and Yibo doesn't need rocket science to know who put it there. Inside the wrapper was a box of chocolate, the same brand he had gifted Xiao Zhan on their first date. He gritted teeth, feeling his inner churning in utter annoyance and hurt. 

But he was not going to cry again and he was determined what to do next. 

Coming down the stairs, he saw his mother waiting for him on the dining table. He was in a hurry. Carrying the leather jacket and helmet in his hands, he ran up to her.

“I will just eat outside, mama. I'm already late.” He said softly, planting a kiss on her cheek. 

“But-”

“I love you too, Mama and I'm really alright.” He smiles softly, assuring her that he is okay.

His mother might not have bought him but she didn't force him and let him go with a smile. She knows he must figure it out on his own and if there is anything unbearable, Yibo would talk to her. She trusts her son.