In the morning when Zhan arrived in Beijing, Ella was already waiting for him. Zhan was very happy to see his best friend again after a long time and to spend the whole day with her. They have not seen each other for so long, like now, when they saw each other for the last time 8 months ago.

As soon as Ella spotted Zhan, she ran to him and jumped into his arms. However, what both of them didn't expect and what Zhan always liked to suppress was, that there are still many fans of Yibo who immediately took pictures of Zhan and Ella and uploaded them to the internet with the words "He's cheating on Yibo!"

Ella had been totally shocked when she saw a picture of herself and Zhan on her favorite social network and it was claimed that she was Zhan's secret affair. Most of all, how many hate comments were under those pictures horrified her. Zhan, however, remained calm and took a picture of himself and Ella, uploading it to his social network and writing, "Missed my best friend so much."

Ella, still quite horrified, asked Zhan, "How can you stand it?"

"I already don't even read through the comments. The best thing is to ignore all this." Explained Zhan. But it wasn't that easy for him either. He kept finding secretly taken pictures of him and clients or artists from his mentor's gallery on the Internet and immediately quite a few rumors circulated. Zhan was tired of having to explain himself over and over again so that he, as well as customers and artists, didn't get sucked into some crap.

Sometimes Zhan was really tired of it. They have been back from Seoul for two months now and pictures of him or Yibo keep appearing, rumors are spreading and more and more often they have had fans standing in front of the apartment building who just didn't want to leave and because of that even the police had to come.

Zhan and Ella drove to her home, where they first made themselves comfortable in her living room, with a cup of tea and a piece of cake. "Say, why didn't Yibo come with us anyway?" Ella asked after looking at the third remaining piece of cake.

"Well, what can I say? He's in front of the camera for the Weekly Show, where he's been a co-host before. They asked him if he'd like to do it again and he said yes."

"Oh come on, now he wants to work in show business again, doesn't he?"

"Mmm, looks like it. Since we got back from Seoul, he's been getting offers all the time. So far, he's always turned them down. Except for the weekly show. But to be honest, I think he'll be doing more soon."

"You think? He had given all that up, after all, because he wanted to be a private person again and to be able to live a quiet life with you."

"Ella, you have to remember that Yibo has been doing this since he was 13 years old. This is his world. I suspected from the beginning that he would eventually want to get back into this show business because he just misses it too much. And now he seems to realize it, too."

"But then wouldn't that be stupid if he went back in full time?"

"Like I said, it's his thing. He loves it and I can't and won't forbid him. I don't want him to give up what he loves because of me. Besides, he tried it, it was working out great in Seoul without those jobs in front of the camera. But now that he hasn't been in front of the camera for 8 months, he misses it a lot."

"So you're just watching him go back to what had broken you guys up?"

"We had been broken up because of Hai Kuan, more than anything else. He was jealous and gave Yibo so many appointments that he barely had time to breathe. But now it's different. I don't know yet if I think it's good or bad if he's really active again in front of the camera or on a stage. You know, the thing is. He loves that and he needs that. Just studying doesn't make him happy. I see him every day and every day he looks more unhappy in my eyes. Especially when he sees any shows on TV that he was invited to. And at the moment there is also the series in which he had a leading role. He watches the series and then always tells me with glee what happened on the set that day, how many times the scenes were shot."

"Mhhh, so he really misses it. But, could he just get back into the show business now? And if so, what's going to happen to you guys?"

"So Yibo keeps getting asked to get back in and, as I said, he's getting a lot of offers. He could get back into show business and I guess it would be like he never left. Especially because there are still so many things to see and hear that he did. And what will become of us, well, I think it will be harder. But as I said, I can't and won't forbid him. This is what Yibo identifies with. This is his life."

"So you're going to let him go?"

"Let him go? Ella, Yibo and I are engaged. If anything, I'll let him return to show business. But I won't let him go. I want us both to be happy. I like working in the gallery, I like being an author, and I like painting. And I want Yibo to be able to do what he likes to do, too."

"But I'm afraid that it will be too difficult for you again and then you'll break up again because you realize it's not working out."

"Mhhh, sure this fear is also in me. But I want and have to trust him in this matter, that it won't become like that again, that we can't see each other."

"In the meantime, have you actually taken the last step in your relationship that was still missing?"

"You mean, have we slept with each other?"

"Yes."

"We haven't. We want to wait until our wedding to do that. That was Yibo's idea, by the way, because according to him, it would be even more romantic if we waited."

"Is that how you see it?"

"No. And he knows that. But he still wants to wait and that really drives me crazy sometimes. But what am I supposed to do? I can't force him to sleep with me, after all."

"I guess that's true Zhan. On the one hand, it's nice that he wants to wait, but on the other hand, it's weird."

"Weird?"

"Yeah, I mean, he's young and in love. You share a bed but he doesn't want to sleep with you until you're married."

"Yeah, somehow he still has that antique thinking. I thought it was strange at first too, but I've gotten used to it."

"Oh, did you know that your future brother-in-law is living with Cheng in your apartment?"

"I knew that. He pays rent to me. At first I wanted to transfer the apartment to Cheng. But Cheng said that once he finished his studies, he would then move near the school where he will later be employed as a teacher. So I let it go with the transfer of the property. And Hai Kuan moved in with Cheng two months ago and pays rent to me."

"Then you have some extra income haha."

"Mhm. Which I don't depend on it now. But hey, if it wasn't Hai Kuan but someone else, I wouldn't have taken rent. But already out of revenge to Hai Kuan, I let him pay rent. However, I'll save the money and then plan to give it to Cheng for his wedding."

"Well. If you two don't make a date soon for when you're going to get married, Cheng will get married before you do."

"I can almost see that happening. We've asked our parents to find a suitable day for the wedding. But they just can't agree on anything. And it probably won't happen this year. And as far as I know, Cheng and Hai Kuan want to get married in early December."

"Why don't you pick the date yourselves? With you, it's even more difficult with your parents, isn't it? Because your parents are divorced and I'm sure they'll never be able to settle."

"Ella, I'm telling you, it's because of that antique thinking of Yibo. He's like his dad. It's maddening. But I'm not going to say anything more about it. At the moment, to be honest, I'm just annoyed. First it is not fast enough for him with us and then he has time and waits. Okay, we've only been a couple for about 9 months, but still. After all, we're already engaged:"

"Yeah right. It will be best if you talk to him again."

"I just did last night and he said, Zhan we still have time, don't worry about it. That was all he said about it." Replied Zhan.

It was really good for him to talk to Ella again after a long time and to talk a little about what was on his mind at the moment. They talk on the phone regularly, but somehow it's not the same. He prefers it when they sit across from each other and he can look her in the eye when he talks to her.

Sometimes he regrets his move to Shanghai, because he misses all the people there who have grown so close to his heart. And he also misses the gallery. In recent weeks, he has repeatedly asked himself whether he really did the right thing when he sold his shares. Although he enjoyed working for his mentor and learned a lot from Mr. Park, the thought of his own gallery never left his mind.

Maybe that's why Zhan can understand so well why Yibo finds it harder and harder to turn down all the offers. For Yibo, show business was and is all he ever wanted. And for Zhan, it has always been his own gallery.

When Ella asked him how long he could stay, Zhan said, "I wanted to go back tonight. But right now I'm thinking about staying a few days. Maybe you could host me with you for that long. Because I'd like to finally spend time with you again without having to think about having to be at the airport on time."

"Fine with me. Call Yibo, let him know, and then we'll spend a few nice days together. I really missed that too, you know Zhan? You and I have been best friends since kindergarten, and we only didn't see each other for a while once before, and that was 4 weeks. I seriously wonder how I could stand not seeing you for months."

"I wonder the same thing Ella. I'll write Yibo later that I'll stay with you for a few days. Then we can really take advantage of the time."

"Mhm, I'm really looking forward to that." Replied Ella.

Just as Zhan missed his best friend, so did Ella miss her best friend. The two of them grew up together, experienced so much together. They went through ups and downs together and always stuck together.

And right now in this moment, Ella felt that Zhan needed her. That Zhan is conflicted with himself and just needs Ella by his side, listening to him, building him up and making him laugh again. That's what best friends are for.