When the right time comes

15

“Why are you here?”

Haikuan's voice was too harsh and his eyes flared in utter rage. If looks could kill, Xiao Zhan would be ashes by now. 

Xiao Zhan didn't respond. What he has to explain anyway? That he was stalking Haikuan's brother? That he wants to have a relationship with his brother again? Would Xiao Zhan agree if he was in Haikuan's shoes? 

A strong punch to the chin made Xiao Zhan see stars. His corner of mouth bleeds as Haikuan punches him again and he falls to the ground. 

Haikuan might be a doctor but his hands are still strong. He gripped tight on Xiao Zhan's collar. Bending down, smashed his palm several times on Xiao Zhan's face, forcing small whimpers out of him. Then he kicked Zhan wherever his legs could reach. 

“How dare you, scoundrel? Don't you have enough of hurting my didi?” He pulled Xiao Zhan up from the ground to punch him in the guts. 

Xiao Zhan clutched his stomach in pain and kneeled on the ground yet he didn't fight back. The wounds he had caused himself a day ago were yet to heal and the fresh blows worsened it all. Xiao Zhan threw up a mouthful of blood and that's when Yibo came there, crying and screaming. He has been running all the way down the stairs to get there.

“Gege! No!” He tried to pull Haikuan away from Xiao Zhan. “He is bleeding, gege! Spare him please!” 

“Go away, Yibo! I told you to stay away from him.” 

Haikuan shouted at Yibo and pushed him back towards his father and mother who just came out after hearing the commotion. They were clueless but seeing Xiao Zhan there, they held onto Yibo, preventing him from going to Haikuan and Xiao Zhan.

“Gege, no! Please…” 

Yibo cried, as Haikuan punched Xiao Zhan again. He was breaking apart seeing his gege beating Xiao Zhan up. The more he screamed, the more Haikuan had the urge to beat Zhan.

“Let him go, Kuan. It is getting worse.” 

It was his mother who said it while holding Yibo by the arm forcefully. He was still crying and his parents were trying to console him. His mother pleaded to his father silently through her gaze to prevent Haikuan but he deliberately ignored it.

“No, gege!” He cried hard, tears streaming down. “Go away XIAO ZHAN!” 

When he thought Haikuan wouldn't buy his words, Yibo yelled at Xiao Zhan too but Zhan was too tired to even drag himself from there or maybe he thought he deserved it all?

Watching Zhan on the verge of collapsing, Yibo bawled his eyes out. He forcefully broke from his parents’ hold and ran towards them. 

Haikuan was about to punch Zhan again but Yibo pushed him off from Xiao Zhan. “Enough, gege!” 

He glared at Haikuan in anger and then quickly caught Xiao Zhan in his arms. Never have ever Yibo thought his gege would be cruel enough to hurt a living being like this. He kneeled on the floor, catching a falling Xiao Zhan on to his lap. 

“Gege!” 

Yibo couldn't help the tears flowing from his eyes. Xiao Zhan tried to open his eyes normally and smiled weakly at him. Yibo cried, watching Xiao Zhan beaten to pulp, numerous bruises on his body here and there. 

“What have you done, Kuan ge?” 

Yibo complained to Haikuan, feeling Xiao Zhan's cheek in his palm. His voice was barely audible. It hurts him to see Xiao Zhan like this. 

“Why, gege?” He asked, looking straight in Xiao Zhan's eyes. 

“Sorry, Yibo. Jingyu can be a foul mouth often. Don't take it to heart if he said anything that hurt you.” Xiao Zhan said shakily.