On Monday morning when Zhan came to work, he found two people in front of the office building. One person was Chu Lei, the other a homeless punk. Zhan parked his car, went to Chu Lei and greeted him. Then he went to the homeless man and handed him a few banknotes and half of his sandwich that he bought at a bakery on his way to work. "Hey you. Eat something, take the money and then move on. Personally, I wouldn't mind you sitting here. But customers go into this building and they wouldn't like it. The money is enough for you to rent a room in a cheap motel for at least three days. Take a long bath there and have your laundry cleaned. And there's enough money for a hairdresser too." Zhan said to the homeless man.

The homeless man waved him off and refused to accept the money. So Zhan tried to put it in his dirty, broken jacket. But the homeless man fended him off with two or three skillful moves and started to laugh. "My cover is perfect! You, as my fan, didn't recognize me!" He said and laughed even harder.

"Who's your fan? Not me!" Replied Zhan angrily when he realized that the homeless man was none other than Wang Yibo.

"So I think you're still my fan."

"I'm not. And just so you know. You look ugly in your costume and you stink!"

"Oh yeah? That's what I intended, Zhan. I don't want anyone to recognize me. And the smell is to stop people from coming near me."

"Congratulations. You seem to be doing well. Chu Lei? Let's go inside and leave the smelly guy outside."

"Hey!" Yibo shouted as Zhan opened the front door to the office building.

"What is it?" Zhan grinned when he saw Yibo's mocking gaze.

"What's the matter with me? Are you really going to leave me out here?"

"You think I'd let such a run-down stinker into my business premises?"

"But it's me. Your idol Wang Yibo."

"Says who? All I see is a homeless punk who looks horrible and smells bad."

"Okay, okay. Here's the suggestion. I'll go wash up and change and then I'll come back."

"What for?"

"So that I can protect you."

"Who says I need protection Wang Yibo?"

"That was the deal."

"I don't remember that. I know you offered it to me. But I didn't say yes."

"Zhan, actually it wasn't an offer, it was a fact. I will protect you. Then my colleague can concentrate fully on his work."

"Well, whatever you say. But..."

"Don't worry. We'll tell Ms. Isari, in case she's wondering why I'm here, that we talked and became friends after my concert and that I don't have any appointments for a few days and wanted to spend some time with you to get to know you even better."

"Uh... aha. Okay. Whatever you say."

"Good, I'll be back in half an hour at the latest."

"All right." Zhan replied and walked into the building. His heart was pounding hard in his chest. And he was a little proud of himself for acting so cool towards Wang Yibo and not at all the way his heart wanted him to. Because if it were up to his heart, he would have pounced on Wang Yibo and kissed him passionately.

Since Zhan has decided to support the agents and knows that the illusion must seem real to this woman - he still refuses to even think her name - he sits Chu Lei down at a desk, gives him a laptop, a graphics board and gives him light work. Nothing that he would show customers. But enough to fool this woman if she came into the office.

Half an hour later, Yibo actually came into the office and looked around. After his tour, he walked into Zhan's office and grinned: "You're an even bigger fan of mine than I thought. You even have a huge poster of me hanging in your meeting room." He said and even chuckled.

"Again. I was a fan. Now I'm not. I'll take the poster down later and throw it in the trash." Zhan replied and turned red in the face. Because, of course, he had tried to lie again. Which, as he realized himself, he once again failed to do.

"You know, Zhan. You can be honest with me. I can understand that it might make you a little uncomfortable that I'm annoying you a little by being my fan. But I don't mean any offense. Quite the opposite. I'm happy that you're my fan."

"Stop it already. It really annoys me Wang Yibo. I don't want to hear another word about it. Besides, I have to concentrate on my work. So if you keep bothering me, you'll have to leave." Zhan tried to look as serious as possible. But inside, he almost melted at the sight of Wang Yibo. He would never kick him out! He couldn't do that. Because then he would no longer be able to stare at Wang Yibo in secret and plunge into daydreams in which Wang Yibo, his idol, would grab him, pull him into his arms and kiss him passionately. Oh, how Zhan wished that his dreams would become reality.

As Yibo didn't quite know how to interpret Zhan's look, he decided to stop teasing Zhan for the time being and just watch him work for a while. He sat down on one of the two chairs in front of Zhan's desk, put his arms on the shiny white tabletop, then rested his head on his arms and watched Zhan's skillful hands as they seemed to fly over the keyboard and the graphic tablet. "What are you working on right now?" Yibo just couldn't shut up.

"I'm creating a web design for a client. I'm almost done with it." Zhan replied calmly and as if casually. But in reality, he was watching Yibo out of the corner of his eye as he added a few final details to the web design on the side. Which for Zhan was a job he could even do while sleeping.

"Where's your assistant anyway? Shouldn't she be here by now?"

"Mhhh, no, not today. I called her from home and offered her two weeks paid vacation. Officially, I offered her the vacation so that she can concentrate fully on the final wedding preparations. Unofficially, I don't want her to get involved in this as well."

"Ah okay, I understand. It's certainly better this way. The more people find out about the mission, the greater the risk of us being found out."

"That's probably true, I don't know because I'm not familiar with it. I just thought it would be better if she didn't find out. I'm not good at lying, but I'm good at white lies like that."

"Why..." Yibo stopped when he saw out of the corner of his eye through the office window that a black limousine was pulling up in front of the office building.

Zhan followed his gaze, straightened and said, "That's her!" Yibo nodded and hurried into the small staff kitchen. Zhan looked after him, confused. Hadn't Yibo said they would pretend to have become friends after the concert?

Zhan didn't have much time to think about it. Because the doorbell rang. He got up, went to the door, opened it and greeted this woman and her assistant Isko. "Hello, please come in." He said as friendly as he could.

Mrs. Isari stepped past Zhan and waited until Isko was also inside. Then they made their way to the meeting room. Zhan called Chu Lei and said, "If you want to learn how customer meetings work, come with me." Chu Lei nodded and came rushing to them.

Mrs. Isari stopped abruptly and carefully looked at Chu Lei. "Who is this?" She wanted to know from Zhan.

"This is Chu Lei. He's a student and will be working here as an intern for a few weeks." Zhan explained and was glad that he didn't blush immediately.

"I understand. I just don't know if I like it when a stranger who will soon be gone takes part in our conversation." She replied and looked at Chu Lei again, even more attentively than before.

"Well, that's part of his internship. But if it bothers you so much, then we'll carry on without him."

"I'd prefer that." She said and walked to the meeting room with her usual sexy walk.

After Mrs. Isari and Isko had taken their seats, Zhan closed the door and sat down as well. Mrs. Isari slid closer to Zhan and said, "You have to get rid of him!"

"What, who?" Zhan asked, confused. But he could already guess.

"Well, this guy. He's not a student!"

"Oh no?"

"No. He's a federal agent working undercover for a government agency."

"Please what?"

"Yes, really. They're after me!"

"Why would they be after you?"

"They're accusing me of the disappearance of several people. But I have nothing to do with it!"

"Of course not. I would never believe that. You're a nice woman and you're adored by everyone. You have no need to make anyone disappear." Zhan was amazed at how well these lies slipped from his lips. Not a bit insecure, not a red face. One lie after another and pretending to be clueless. And she didn't notice a thing!

"Yes, right? I'm such a nice woman. I would never hurt anyone." She claimed and didn't blush a bit either. Isko, on the other hand, looked at her with wide, hate-filled eyes. But she didn't notice.

"That's right. I can only agree with that."

"Anyway, as long as this agent is still here with you, I won't be coming back here. I actually wanted to offer you a major project."

"What kind of major project?"

"I'll tell you when you've got rid of this agent. Oh yes, I'm also throwing a small party at my villa on Saturday. There will only be about 150 people there. And I warmly invite you. You can also bring a companion."

"Oh, thank you very much. And I will fire Chu Lei today. I won't tolerate secret agents who want to spy on my best customer." Zhan lied again without blushing or stuttering. Chu Lei has been exposed. But how? How did she know he was an agent? Besides, he had absolutely no interest in going to this party. But if he really wants to help the agents, this would be an excellent opportunity.

"Good, then I'll say goodbye and you get in touch as soon as you've got rid of him." She said, stood up and left the meeting room.

Isko stood in front of Zhan for a moment and whispered to him: "Don't come to the party alone and always keep an eye on your drink." Then he hurried after his boss and they left the office without looking at Chu Lei again.

As soon as the limousine left, Chu Lei and Wang Yibo came into Zhan's office and wanted to know what she had said. Zhan explained: "I think you have a traitor with you. Chu Lei has been exposed. She knows he's a federal agent and won't come back here while he's still here." He saved the best part, the party, for last.

"Damn. We already suspected something like this. Now we have to see how we can get to her another way!" Yibo cursed.

"How about someone accompanying me on Saturday night to the party she just invited me to? Um, but if she knows which agents work for you, then..." Zhan didn't speak further to see what Yibo had to say.

"Then I'm coming with you! Except for a handful of agents, like Agent Nax, no one else there knows that I'm an agent too. Most people think that Agent Nax is my aunt, who I visit regularly." Yibo explained.

"Ok. And what are you going to do about the traitor?"

"Agent Chu will work with Agent Nax to investigate internally and track the traitor down." Yibo said seriously. Agent Chu nodded in agreement and Zhan could see how serious he was about finding the traitor. This was his first mission. His first chance to shine in front of the other agents. But someone betrayed him and ended his mission after less than two hours!

"I will go back to the agency and inform Agent Nax about the situation." Chu Lei said, picked up his bag, shook hands with Zhan and left.

"So, now it's just the two of us left." Said Yibo with a grin.

"Oh come on! I'm not in the mood for your jokes right now. I'm really worried. What if that traitor tells that woman that I'm working with you?"

"Only a few agents know your identity. They're the same ones who know I'm an agent too."

"Why don't all your colleagues know that you're an agent?"

"In case it comes to situations like this one, where an agent goes rogue and betrays his colleagues."

"But if you've formed a task force made up of different departments, won't it be difficult to find the traitor?"

"That shouldn't matter to either of us. Let's concentrate on the here and now! Okay? Have you understood that?"

"Yes, I have."

"Good, because it's important that you stay focused. Always pay attention to the here and now and what's in front of us. Nothing that happens around us should distract us from what our goal is."

"All right." Zhan said thoughtfully. Because he now realized that if he took Yibo to the party on Saturday and this woman became interested in Yibo, he would probably have to watch his dream man get involved with this woman. Even if it's just for show, Zhan knows that it would break his heart. But of course he can't tell Yibo that. Because Yibo only sees the mission and his goal! And Zhan doesn't want Yibo to disappear from his life just yet. So he has to keep quiet, both for himself and for Yibo.