My Man's Scandal [ZhanYi ver]

20 - Leaving

The next day

"The flight ticket is booked, Zhan." Taylor said as he handed the passport with the airplane ticket inside. Zhan stared at it for a while.

"When is it?"

"Day after tomorrow." Zhan sighed and nodded. He placed the ticket on his bed and grabbed his bag, coming out from his room followed by Taylor. He asked Taylor to take his bag and he walked to the guest room. Zhan knocked the door.

"Yanjun."

"Yes, Zhan." An answer can be heard faintly. Zhan guessed the other was showering.

"Taylor already told your manager that you're here. You will be going straight to your schedule. He will come to the apartment with your cloths. Open the door for him, okay?"

"Okay."

"I'm going first." Zhan said and left to the main door. Taylor was waiting there. Two of them left the apartment together. Taylor just silently observed the actor. He was quite shocked when Zhan came home with Yanjun last night. Zhan told him that they went for a drink and Yanjun was terribly drunk. The actor was unable to call because the phone's battery is dead and Yanjun didn't have his phone with him. Plus, Zhan didn't know which floor 9Percent's dorm is and ended up taking Yanjun back to his apartment.

Zhan's mind was away in the 15-minute ride to the company. He only had a practice today for tomorrow's last stage he's going to do. A press release also will be done tomorrow on his returning to America the day after tomorrow as briefed by Taylor this morning. Zhan took a breath and remembered the talks he had with Yanjun before they went for a stage performance yesterday and continued to a bar for a drink.

Flashback

"So you're saying that..."

"Yes, I'm sorry that I lie before because I can't risk revealing this to anyone new." Yanjun sucked a breath. "Yanjun, about your feeling..."

"You can't accept it, right Zhan? Because you still love him." Zhan exhaled.

"I admit I still love him, but even if I already move on, I still can't accept you, Yanjun. I only see you as a friend, a brother." Zhan said softly, feeling afraid to hurt Yanjun. But those words eventually hurt Yanjun deep. Yanjun bit his lips.

"I'm friend-zoned, brother-zoned." Yanjun laughed awkwardly.

"Yanjun, I'm sorry."

"Never mind, Zhan. I shouldn't get my hope high. You make the good deed for rejecting me clearly."

"Yanjun..."

"I will be fine. Let's just stay like how usually we are. I will take care of myself." Yanjun smiled bitterly. Zhan stared at the guy for a while before smiled back a bit. Yanjun nodded, affirming the latter not to worry. The male didn't want the latter to worry even though it's very hurt like hell. Yanjun could feel he never be able to change Zhan's mind, he will stay as a friend to Zhan forever.

Flashback end