A Good Addiction - Volume 1

Chapter 3 - Together Again

When Weizhou and Jingyu ended their call, Weizhou looked over at Li Hao. He had already started packing Weizhou's things. This wasn't surprising, as all immediate future plans are put on a back burner until this situation is resolved. But for the first time in a long while, Weizhou found himself at a loss on how to move forward. Up until now, he's had a pretty good idea on how he should move ahead in his career.

"Li Hao, what's the state of things now. I'm.......scared to go online."

"While you were on your call with Jingyu, Zheng Ge and I chatted about our next steps. Before I fill you in... are you ok?"

Weizhou smiled and took a deep breath. "Yeah, in spite of what's going on, I'm great. You know how we've always talked about there will be a time when I and or Jingyu will come to a point in our relationship that is do or die? Well, we're there."

Li Hao knew what this meant, and he wasn't surprised, given the circumstances. Up until now, he knew ZZ and Jingyu were taking the whole relationship they had with a come-as-you-are attitude. Which was the best path to take, frankly, the way each of their schedules and rising stardom's demanded. But such a course can't be maintained forever, not when two hearts are involved. Hearts that belong to two highly dynamic and compelling people. He and Weizhou had several conversations, mapping out the various what-if's, in order to be somewhat prepared. Truth be told, Li Hao was very impressed with Weizhou's maturity over it all. Not having had a serious relationship before, it's more than most could handle; juggling a burgeoning love for someone that came out of nowhere, along with a career that's blasting off like the fastest rocket. ZZ has often commented about feeling like he's been riding the crest of a huge wave, over a churning sea, and how great the pressure of trying to stay on top of the wave.

"He confessed how much he loves me, and doesn't care if it goes public."

"But..."

"I know, Li Hao, and he does, too. He's not running out in front of a bunch of press and screaming it. He's level-headed and being smart about it." Weizhou assured Li Hao...and himself.

After a moment of silence, Li Hao took two steps towards ZZ and embraced him. It was somewhat of a breach of tradition and professionalism, but Weizhou has been forging ahead in his life and career bucking those two institutions. And Li Hao appreciated that in him.

Weizhou hugged Li Hao back, and pulled apart smiling. He nodded curtly, acknowledging that he appreciated the gesture. "Now, what's the plan?"

Li Hao took a deep breath. "Ok, I'm now speaking to you as your manager. The next 72 hours are going to be critical. You may not like some of things Zheng and I want you two to do, but we have to move quickly. We think the best course of action is to work together closely, so he and Jingyu are flying to Beijing and setting up in a suite of rooms. We're to head there immediately."

Weizhou's eyes went wide. "We're going to move forward with seeing Jingyu in person? Is that the best thing to do? What if we're seen together?"

"Zhou Zhou, to be perfectly honest, we're dealing with a situation here that isn't exactly in the playbook. After talking to Zheng Ge about it, we both agreed that cutting out any communication gaps, time, and distance is priority. Beijing is the center of media. It's where the Digital Crime Unit is based." Li Hao paused, breathed in, and continued.

"And you two, well, you need each other. The sooner we can get you two back to a normal demeanor, the sooner we can start booking appearances. But until then, we have to formulate the plan of action."

Weizhou heard everything Li Hao was saying, but all he could think about was seeing Jingyu.

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