When Yibo woke up in the morning, he looked at Zhan who was lying next to him with both hands resting protectively on his belly. Yibo smiled at this sight. A smile that was full of love. He caressed Zhan's one cheek and kissed the other. Zhan then wrapped both arms around Yibo and kissed his neck. "Good morning." He whispered.

Yibo gave Zhan a kiss and replied, "Good morning my precious." They hugged each other and like every morning, Yibo crawled out of bed to make Zhan breakfast. Zhan, meanwhile, rolled around in bed and sniffed Yibo's pillow. Zhan just loves the smell of sandalwood on Yibo, which spread everywhere he was.

After 20 minutes, Yibo was back in the bedroom. This time he had made Zhan fresh waffles with blueberries, accompanied by a boiled egg and a big cup of freshly brewed tea. For himself, he made only a sandwich with sausage and cheese.

Yibo's mother has been staying with them for two weeks now, and for the past week and a half she has been supporting Yibo in the company, which meant he finally had more time for Zhan. They were able to start their mornings in a relaxed way and every day at 5 pm, Yibo got off work, went home and spent the rest of the day with Zhan.

They looked for a midwife that Doctor Ann recommended to them to take a birthing class with her. Because even though Zhan will have a cesarean section once the expected birth date is here, they both want to take this class because it is also good for the pregnancy and the baby.

They also got a neutral color for the walls in the future nursery, which is still the guest room now. But once Yibo's mom finds an apartment, which of course she wants to stay near them, Zhan and Yibo will make it a nursery.

And they have continued to work with Zhan's parents on the wedding preparations. It's only a few weeks away and their big day will be here. Already they are so excited about it that they can hardly wait. Especially Yibo is very excited, because he had two extra rings made for the wedding and now hopes that Zhan will like them.

Much to Yibo's delight, his father had not come to the office in the past 2 weeks. Thanks to the media, he knew why. Because he spent a week and two days in the hospital.

After Yibo's father had been unwell for several days, complaining of abdominal pain and fever, he stayed at home to rest, assuming it was just a stomach flu. But when the pain got so bad that he couldn't take it anymore, he called an ambulance himself and was taken to the hospital, where he had to undergo emergency surgery that very night.

The fact that all this ended up in the media at all and could be exploited by them again was the fault of the fiancée of Yibo's father. Because on one of her social network accounts she wrote: "Oh my God! My fiancé had emergency surgery. He had an acute ruptured appendix! Pray with me that he recovers quickly."

She then gave several interviews to the media to describe how she felt when her fiancé suddenly collapsed from the pain and she was unable to move from the shock, and then he had to call 911 himself. Meanwhile, Yibo's mother sat in front of the TV shaking her head and scolding, "You stupid bitch! Instead of whining in the media, you should be with him now! As his future wife, you should take care of him and nurse him so that he can get back on his feet quickly!"

At that moment, Yibo thought that his mother not only looked very angry, but also worried more than anything else. And he wondered, could Zhan be right and she still loves his father? Even after everything that happened between them? However, he didn't dare to ask his mother about it, as these questions might make her too uncomfortable.

Yibo himself was also worried about his father after hearing what had happened. Even though he didn't want to see his father anymore and was just angry with him, he was worried. After all, he was and remained Yibo's father. The man who fathered and raised him.

But already that morning when Yibo and his mother came to the company, Yibo's slight concern for his father was to vanish into thin air when he stood in his office again and demanded a man-to-man talk from him regarding the subject of marriage and responsibility. Because somewhere he had heard about the upcoming wedding of him and Zhan.

His father was already giving Yibo another lecture about how marriage is not a joke and he should think twice about making a decision like this that will affect his whole life, when Yibo's mother came into the office yelling, "Shut up and leave my son alone!"

Completely perplexed because he did not expect to find his ex-wife in his son's office, Yibo's father just stood there staring at his ex-wife. It took a few seconds before he regained his speech and replied, "Yibo is my son too!"

"That's right. But if you want his attention, why are you making his life hell instead of just talking to him?"

"Who says I want attention? I just want to help our son not make bad decisions!"

"Oh yeah? Well I have met Zhan and I think he is a super sweet and smart young man who loves our son with all his heart and likewise our son loves him more than anything. They do each other good and are really very happy. So why do you want to ruin that for them? Don't you want him to be happy?"

"Of course I want him to be happy. But he loves this man and not a woman."

"As if that really bothered you. Don't act like that. The only thing that bothers you is that Yibo has cut you out of his life and won't let you be a part of it. You don't care about Zhan at all."

"Yibo didn't cut me out."

"Yes, he has. Because he's had enough of all your escapades and fussing. He just wants to be happy and have his peace."

"But being married to a man means he's always facing obstacles and people judging him for it."

"Then why don't you just tell him you're afraid that will happen to him? Why do you instead make snide comments about his relationship and who he loves?"

"That..."

"You know, take a good look at our son. He is incredibly happy and has a very sensitive, loving, smart and strong man by his side in Zhan. The two of them can just do anything together. Because they believe in themselves and each other. Their love is strong and resistant."

"But won't he eventually regret that he will never have the same with a man as he does with a woman?"

"What would that be?"

"A family. Children of his own."

"He does have a family. Us! And Zhan's parents love Yibo, too. So he even has two families who love him, protect him, and are there for him. And as for own children, I have the honor to tell you something important. With the consent of our son and his fiancé, I hereby inform you that our son will become a father very soon. Zhan belongs to a very small group of men whose bodies make it possible to become pregnant. Zhan is pregnant. Your son will become a father. And you are going to be a grandfather."

"What? My son is going to be a father? My Yibo?"

"That's right. And that's not a trick, a lie or anything else except the plain truth. Zhan is now 20 weeks pregnant and felt the baby's movements for the first time two days ago. And so did your son. Your son is about to become a father and can't imagine anything better. So don't make his life hell anymore. Let him have his joy and rejoice in the fact that he is so happy." Said Yibo's mother.

Yibo, sitting at his desk, said nothing and just watched. And suddenly after his mother told his father that Yibo would soon be a dad, he could see his father's hard shell, his father's facade begin to crumble.

With tears in his eyes, his father looked at him and asked, "You're really going to be a dad?"

Yibo nodded. "Yes dad. Zhan and I will be having a baby."

"So I'm really going to be a grandpa?"

"Well Dad, I'm going to tell you the same thing I told Mom. You have to earn the grandpa designation first. The way you've been to me lately, and to Zhan too, I don't want you around my child. I am protecting my fiancé and my baby with everything I have. I won't let you hurt Zhan or my baby!"

Suddenly, Yibo's father sank to his knees, weeping and asking, "What if I prove to you and Zhan that I can change? If I apologize for everything, to you and Zhan, and make up for everything, can I see the baby? Will I get to be the grandpa?"

"And how long will the new you last then? A week? A month? A year? Until something happens again that bothers you and you feel you have to terrorize me?"

"No. I'm going to work on myself and I promise I'll be a better husband, father and grandpa."

"Dad, do you really think it's that easy? Do you think Zhan and I want you to show up at our house with your future young and stupid wife and play grandpa? Not a chance!"

"Tell Yibo and be honest. Are you against my marrying with her?"

"Yes I am! I hate her and you for screwing and hurting Hai Kuan like that. You can't seriously think that I would want that woman as my stepmother."

"Then I won't marry her."

"I think you love her!?"

"I um..."

"Well Dad. You don't seem to have been honest, do you?"

"Why do you think that?"

"Because you never loved that stupid bitch! I'm sure you just wanted to hurt mom because she wanted to leave you then!"

"Yibo you shouldn't get involved in things you don't understand."

"I understand more than you think. I think you never wanted the divorce. You always loved Mom in your own twisted way. You didn't expect her to divorce you after you kicked her out of the company. You thought she would understand when you told her it was just because of her drinking problem, but she left you. You were totally shocked and hurt about it. And you kept looking for new things to hurt mom with. And your announcement of wanting to marry that stupid bitch was guaranteed to be a last desperate attempt to get Mom to get jealous and come back to you!"

Yibo's father sat down on the floor and leaned his back against the wall. He had tears in his eyes and wiped them away with the sleeve of his jacket. "Yeah, you're right. I wanted to hurt your mom like she hurt me. But it started when she wanted to leave me for this other man. I talked her into staying, but I saw her suffering because she missed that man. And that hurt me even more. Because the woman with whom I shared my life and whom I loved from the beginning and loved more than anything else, who made me a proud father of two smart, strong and great sons, had fallen in love with someone else. And she dared to suffer openly because she missed this other man. To me, it felt like she had stuck a dagger in my heart and was slowly twisting it around in my chest. And at some point, my despair and sadness turned to anger. I wanted her to feel what it felt like to have someone do to her what she had done to me."

Yibo's mother squatted in front of her ex-husband and handed him a handkerchief. "You're a big jerk, you know that? Why couldn't you ever be so open about your feelings during our marriage? Why didn't you even tell me how you really felt? Why am I only now finding out how you felt about me?"

"Because I was an idiot. You're right about that. I was always afraid to show my feelings openly. And it wasn't until I almost lost you to that other man that I realized how much I love you. And that hurt even more. But I just couldn't tell you. I was taught from an early age in a brutal way that feelings make you attackable and that you shouldn't show them. I didn't know how to reveal myself to you. I was never good at dealing with feelings." Yibo's father replied.

For Yibo, this was the moment when he left his office and let his parents talk to each other about everything in peace. This was not meant for his ears and was only their business. But it also made him realize something. Namely, that his father is not at all the cold-hearted type he had thought him to be all his life.

But Yibo was also glad that he had not become like his father. Because he knows that communication is the most important thing in a relationship or marriage.

Yibo took his cell phone, went to Zhan's office and called Zhan. When Zhan answered the phone, Yibo said, "ZhanZhan, I love you. I promise you, I will tell you every day. And I hope that no matter what happens in the future, we will always talk about everything."

"I love you too my dear Bo. And of course we will always talk about everything. Communication is important."

Yibo wiped a tear from her eye and replied, "That's right my dear. And I'm glad we both see it that way." Then he told Zhan about his parents' conversation and what he had learned. He told him how emotional that moment was and how relieved he was that his parents were finally talking. And Zhan listened to him attentively.