“Jun, are you speaking with me by words or we are back to square one." Yibo asks to Jun who's resting on his bed at home.

“We are back to normal. Don't you still believe it? Also, shouldn't you be at work?" He's been home for days already. Since young, Jun despised hospitals when he got sick, though he is now a doctor himself.

“I ditched. Sister has been pestering me a lot now to learn from her about hospital issues. I have a lot on my plate already. Soon or later I'll stop attending the patients, which I love and like a lot. She should just give time till I agree to handle the hospital together. My hands are still itchy to do surgeries and so so..."

“I see. Your sister has changed for a short time. And I think there is nothing to worry about. I was hating the fact for no reason."

Yibo's phone beeps. Taking it out there is a message.
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{Hello yibo.... How are you. I miss you.}
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“Seeing a ghost?" Tiredly asks Jun.

“It's nothing." Answering wearily reading the other message.
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{Text me back please... Or should I call you?}
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“No!" Standing up abruptly. His phone rings.

“What's wrong yibo?" This time Jun becomes alert.

“Give me a second." Walking out of the room. He stares his phone. “What the- does this asshole wants?"

His stare broke when the phone stops ringing, beeping for a missed call.

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{I hope you aren't pretending to answer my call. I need to tell you something. It's a wonderful news. So of course, you'd be among the people I'd love to inform them about it.}
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“Who's that?" Jun's question made yibo almost drop his phone. "You look no different from a thief. What's wrong? Who's troubling you?"

“Give me a break, Jun? I'm fine. Mind your business too." Side eyeing him. “I'm leaving." Scurrying away.

“What's wrong with him?" Retreating back to his room.

......

Pacing around the sitting room, Xiao checks again the time. It's one pm already and yibo isn't back home. His phone is switched off. Neither Jun knows his whereabouts or if he knew something was wrong with yibo.

Though his conclusion is... something's wrong with yibo. He'll wait even if it's tomorrow.

But his waiting faded away when the door got pushed hard slamming itself by the wall. In comes yibo.

Drunk, tipsy, to the point his own weight became a problem.

“Yibo, did you drink?" Lowly asks Xiao to make yibo stop and search where the voice is from. “First- have a sit." Guiding him towards the sofa.

“Xiao... I'm drunk." Burping. “But I won't ever. You know why?" Laying his head over Xiao's shoulder.

“You recognize me?" Feeling relief. Again not like in movies the drunk one will confuse someone with the other.

“I do. Actually my senses increase twice when I'm drunk." Smiling. “Everyone has a first lover? And I had one too. You know?" Closing his eyes. “But I know it's not the same with you. I'm your first love. Hmm?"

“Mn." Being patient as he could. He needs to give yibo some space.

“Then I won't do anything stupid without your consent." Struggling to take out his phone. Xiao assists him. “My ex-lover sent me countless messages. Me answering sneakily, for you to catch me, I can't let our relationship degrade to an undefined ending." Giving Xiao the phone. ”Read and share with me what I should do."

Xiao feels like- it's an unexplainable. Yibo's sister told him about her brother. It's a type of privacy that she shouldn't speak anything to him unless it's yibo himself. But as a sister, grasped a bit of that privacy to him so he can be prepared.

At some point he was prepared.

Prepared if the woman would come back and claim yibo back.

Prepared if he'd find out in a kind of a situation that maybe there is yibo and his ex in a kind of intimacy that would leave a scar to his mind forever.

Or prepared that yibo might betray him for his ex wife.

Xiao is too emotional to say anything than tears which speak more wetting yibo's iphone.

“Did you break up?"

“Mn."

“Why?"

“Ignorance can blind people. At that time I had no money, didn't want to depend that much on father. So I lived the way I thought it was comfortable and happy for me. We loved each other or maybe it wasn't the case for her. I understood. But that didn't last longer when she started having countless chatting as we stayed together. Had midnight calls sneakily. I did a check on her? That's the thing I regret." Sighing.

“It's okay." Wiping his face and mouth after having a glass of water.

“Checked her phone to find eighteen plus(18+) pictures, videos with a small, highschool boy. It was an embarrassing thing to watch but I did. I couldn't hold back so I brought up the topic. I couldn't hold on with a dirty woman whom I gave all my heart with. Just for money, things became worse for us. She insulted me for be a rag disguised in the rich family. Again my mother was insulted making my last drop of sanity leave me. We broke up- Sighing

I was hopeless. For me being betrayed like that, felt like ending my life. Felt like killing her. Whatever could be helpful that time I wished to do and escape that kind of pothole. An anonymous doctor helped me. I should give myself ninety days and after those days, I'd be free to do anything I want." This time sighing deeply.

“Do you want to hear her out? I'm okay with it. You want to ignore her, I can't meddle with your decision. Because you were hurt a lot that I don't know how many ups and downs you went through to be like this. But yibo, if you don't speak to her now, she'd have some thoughts that would make things haggard for you. You spoke to her years before, it won't hurt to it again if you want to make things clear. You trust me enough to speak out your pain and I'm glad for it." Cupping his face. “Be the bitch yibo I know and teach her a lesson. Give her those words that she won't pester you again." Giving yibo a 'you can do it' face.

“I'm tired Xiao."

Xiao's face drops.

“I told you not to give me all those bottles look now. Xiao will see me like this!" Pushing Xiao away.

“Wha- what!" Xiao stares at him.

“It's all your fault." Pointing his finger at Xiao.

“Me! What did I do?" Gawking at him.

“You made me drunk!" Pushing Xiao's face away.

“Do you want to make me blind?" Sitting upright.

“Xiao I'm coming for you." Shouting through the stares. “Open the door Xiao. Open the door!!" Banging cheng's bedroom door.

“Yibo, you'll wake him up. Stop it!" Trying to pull him away.

“Don't touch me! Who are you to touch me? This skin only belongs to Xiao. XIAO!!!! XIAO!!!🎶" Singing. “Open the door.Xiao🎶 Xiao 🎶"

“Shut UPPPPPPPPPPPP, HA! I'm tired of your noises." Cheng opens the door with fume and frustration.

“My Xiao has become sexy. Look at his pajamas." Pulling cheng's pajamas.

“What are you doing? Brother, snatch him AWAY! You!" Sensing his pajama being pulled down.

“I'm sleepy." Pushing Cheng away he enters directly to cheng's bed dozing off.

“What is this brother?" Feeling harassed.

“I'm sorry." Taking Cheng to his room. “Rest here."

“Is doctor yibo fine?"

“He might be for now." Nodding at Cheng.

“You too should sleep. I'm sleeping."

“I will."

Going to cheng's room, there is yibo trying to loosen his tie so he can have a better sleep which Xiao goes to help him to he sleep comfortably.

Next day~~~

“Brother, did you even sleep yesterday?" Asks Cheng who's helping him to make breakfast.

“Truthfully. I only laid my body on the bed but I couldn't sleep." Frying some eggs.

“What was wrong with brother yibo?"

“He had some troubles from the past. It's haunting him." Lying at him but not much.

“I see. He slept a lot today." Arranging the table. “Oh! Doctor Wang, you are awake."

“Morning." Sluggishly walking towards the kitchen counter takes a cup filling it with water from the tap.

“Morning. How was your sleep?"

“Do I have a head?" With his sleepy heavy voice. “I feel it riping apart. Check me Xiao."

“You look like a zombie. Doctor Wang, shower will make you look a human."

“Sure. Fuck you." Lowly yibo curses Cheng.

“Have this soup. It's good for your hangover."

“At least there's a human unlike beasts." Dragging the chair Cheng throws him a bombastic side eye.

“Doctor Wang, you have those exercise arms. The chair isn't that heavy. Is it?"

“Shut up so I can have my soup in peace." Glaring at Cheng.

“Well.... Sure!" Smirking in secrecy.

“Silent that hole-of-a-mouth this instant." Hearing such a whisper Cheng manners his sitting posture smiling sheepishly at his brother.

“Thanks for the soup. It's magical." Wiping his mouth as he takes away his dishes. "I should go and get ready."

Xiao tails him behind.

“Are you okay?"

“I am. After telling you what you had to know. It's your right." Taking Xiao. "I feel enlightened."

“So what are you going to do?"

“Talk with her. She might be back in china unless she wouldn't text me." Entering yibo's room. "I didn't do anything weird yesterday."

“You didn't. Apart from pulling down cheng's pajamas, everything was fine."

“I did that to Cheng!" Sighing. “I don't wish to remember anything. It'll be more embarrassing than it is already." Taking a pair of tuxedo ready to iron it.

“Go and have shower I'll iron it." Taking the suit from him.

“Thank you." Kissing his nose. "We'll have our first date today. So get prepared. After work I'll come and pick you."

A date. He just said a date.

“All you need to do is shower and wear nice, comfortable clothes."

“Sure." Trying to hide his happiness. "I will." Refraining himself from jumping aimlessly.

“Okay." Smirking. Thanks to Xiao's Happy face, he feels like laughing right now. In front of him.

××××

When he said it was time for work and preparation was needed, yibo didn't go to the hospital instead at a hotel. He had called his ex-girlfriend where to meet and soon she'll be there.

Yibo is always a person of patience, in important matters that need to be done efficiently.

“Yibo baô." A thin, high-pitched voice calls his name.

“You are here. Right on time." Checking his watch.

“I knew you'd heed to my call, more like coming privately so we can speak."

“Speak about what? I made myself clear the previous years that it was over with us. Do we debt each other?"

“I didn't come here for a fight. And I clearly know it's over with us." Smiling at him. Her facial glamorous identifies layers of foundations applied to generate the beauty she's now.

“Then what do you want Karina?" Frustration killing him.

“I came to invite you among the people I wanted to have on my day." Opening her purse takes out a well decorated envelope. “Here."

Yibo stares at the envelope.

“I hope you come. I mean, tell me if you'd come so I can make flight reservations for you—and your boyfriend." Winking at him.

“How did you-

“Don't forget who I am. A beautiful hacker and an excellent IS, never misses things that need to be known. Bye." Passing the envelope in front of yibo Karina leaves the fancy hotel. Yibo keeps. glaring holes even when she's disappeared.

“She enjoyed me being miserable, watched me being vulnerable. Not enough she even hacked me, tailed me. That scoundrel-

“Sir here is your coffee."

“Thank you."

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Author's note.

IS- (information security)It's an information technical course or a field in information technology.