Winning is everything, that has always been the motto of Wang Yibo. And the new International Competition is a perfect opportunity for him to prove once again that he is the absolute winner.
But what if, his secret crush is one of his opponents?
Doe...
I sat the whole night at Zhan's bed and held his hand. He didn't even wake up. But luckily his temperature kept going down until his fever was gone. I was really very relieved because his face color also returned to normal.
Around six o'clock the doctor from last night came back to the room to check on Zhan. She woke him up and he looked at me confused but said nothing as long as the doctor was also in the room.
Only when he and I were alone again did I hastily tell him what had happened. And as I suspected, Zhan didn't notice anything. Even though it annoyed me inside that he did not notice anything about how I was taking care of him, I tried not to let anything show.
"Um, I don't know why you did this for me, but thank you." Said Zhan and I wanted to say that I only did it because I love him. But of course I couldn't do that.
"I told your people, even though we're rivals on stage, we don't have to be backstage as well."
"Mn. Okay. And have you been here all night?"
"Yes, I was."
"Why?"
"Because I promised Gu Jiacheng to look after you and I wanted to make sure they treated you well here."
What the hell am I talking about? He must think I'm a complete idiot if he hears that a stranger sat by his bed all night watching over him.
"Your name is Wang Yibo, right? You're from, what's the name again? Ah, I know, Uniq. Is that right?"
My heart laughs, he knows my name. "That's right, that's me."
"Thank you so much Wang Yibo. It was very kind of you."
"Yibo is enough, you don't have to say the full name. And please, it was my pleasure."
"Okay Yibo. Then you can call me Zhan or ZhanZhan like the others. You can choose."
"So we can be friends?"
"I don't know. We don't know each other, and we probably won't see each other again after the contest."
That's right, there was something. For a moment I completely forgot that we are only in China for the competition and then we go back again. I had already completely repressed that.
But before I can give some answers, there was a knock at the door and Gu Jiacheng came into the room accompanied by the manager of the group. She looks at me thoughtfully and then hands me a pack of wet wipes. "You can remove your makeup with this. And I want to thank you for taking care of our ZhanZhan."
I was about to say something when there was another knock at the door. This time it was Seungyoun who came to pick me up. " I am here to pick you up. Our manager wants us to start our training in an hour." He says to me, and meanwhile he's pulling me up from my chair.
I clean my face quickly and then hurry on my way with Seungyoun. We took the first best cab and off we went.
"So, did you get to know each other better?" Seungyoun asked me when we were in the taxi.
"Not really. He was totally dazed last night and slept through the whole night. He woke up just before you came."
"If you could make a wish now, as a last wish in a sense, what would it be?"
"What kind of question is that? What makes you think that?"
"Just answer my question."
"So if I had one wish? So a last wish like, after that I die when it's granted?"
"Yes, exactly."
"Then my wish would be a night with him. A whole night with Zhan when he's healthy, and the night would not be Youth Free."
"I knew you'd say that."
"Oh, yeah?"
"Yes. And now imagine. He and his group are staying at the same hotel as we are. And not only that. They are even on the same floor. And guess whose room is right next to yours?"
"Xiao Zhan?" I ask him in shock.
"Yes. He's got the room next to yours. And as far as I know, he's alone in that room. So maybe your wish for a night with him can still come true."
"How do you know all this?"
"Because we arrived at the hotel together with XNINE and I talked to this Peng Chuyue. And he showed me where Zhan's room is, and miraculously, it's right next to ours."
" Mmm-hmm. That's all well and good. But who says I have a chance with ZhanZhan? I mean, he may not even be into men. And unfortunately, we only have these ten weeks. And after that?"
"Why don't you try using the here and now. And afterwards worry about later. I mean, you've got Zhan on a silver platter. And from what I understand by this Peng Chuyue, Zhan likes men."
"But what if he doesn't like me?"
"Why don't you try being friends with him first? And then you can try to get closer to him. And don't worry about our manager, we'll work something out."
I can't quite figure it all out yet. Maybe I'm just too tired after my sleepless night. All I can think about right now is maybe I could get together with Zhan.
Maybe I really have a chance with him. Even though it's probably very small. But it would be a chance. Maybe Seungyoun's right and I should take that chance.
When we arrived at the hotel, the manager called me over. I hope I won't hear the same speech from back then. I am tired of almost everyone trying to destroy my love.
"Yibo, it won't take long. I just wanted to tell you something. You're eighteen years old now, and I can't forbid you to date Xiao Zhan or to start something with him. But I'm asking you, if you do something, keep it a secret and don't forget why we're here. We want to win the competition."
"That means you wouldn't come between us?"
"No. But I would if you jeopardize the competition because of your feelings or hurt your career."
"I still want to win and I will train hard and give everything I have. I promise."
"Well, all right, then. Go up to your room, take a shower and go to bed. I'm taking you off from training for the day. It's Saturday anyway, so you guys are actually off. So get upstairs and go to bed."
"Thank you. I'll see you later."
I ran up the stairs and Wu Jiacheng almost ran into me when he came down the stairs. He greeted me kindly and waved to me once more before running down the stairs. A friendly fellow.
After a quick shower, I searched the internet for the group picture from last night, the one where Zhan was standing very close to me. When I found it, I downloaded it and cut it. So that only Zhan and I could see on it and I set it as my wallpaper on my mobile phone.
Just wait Xiao Zhan, I won't stop until I win you over. You will soon be mine, my beloved beautiful ZhanZhan. I love you and I won't give up until I have you in my arms. I will not only win the competition, but also your heart. Because I'm a winner and you're going to be my grand prize.
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