As soon as Zhan parked the car, Yibo kissed him wildly and then jumped out of the car giggling. He ran at it, shouting, "Why don't you catch me ZhanZhan?" Zhan laughed and ran after Yibo. In the elevator, he got hold of him. They held each other in their arms and kissed. When the elevator stopped at their floor, they walked to their apartment door kissing and giggling and stopped abruptly.

The apartment door was ajar and light could be seen in the hallway. Immediately the two drew their weapons and crept into their apartment. They saw that the light was also on in the living room. But when they looked there, there was no one to be seen. However, the person who had broken into their apartment seemed to have been looking for something. The closet doors were open and the contents of the drawers had been cleared out.

They immediately looked in the other rooms. Everywhere it was the same. Everything had been ransacked. But no one was to be seen. "Do we call the police now?" Yibo asked after they had checked all the rooms.

"No. We call the boss and he sends forensics here. We can't afford to have a police report made. We can't let it be known that you and I are married and living together. Think about your fans. You are still an idol despite the agent training." Replied Zhan.

"Okay. Great. What's going to happen to our evening together now? It's already clear that this is going to take hours."

"We'll probably have to spend that night somewhere else."

"Are we going to your parents' house?"

"My dear Bo, we should call our boss first. And then see what he says."

"I get it. I'm just saying, if we can't spend the night here, I'd like to go to your parents' house."

"You want to let my mom spoil you again don't you?"

"Absolutely. Your mom always cooks me my favorite meals. And she always prepares such a great bath for me."

"All right. If the boss sends us away, we'll go to my parents' house. Um something seems to be wrong with my phone. Can you give me yours so I can call the boss?"

"Sure." Said Yibo, handing Zhan his cell phone.

"Um, you don't have a signal either."

"What, that can't be. I answered a message from my mom not even 15 minutes ago."

"Look for yourself. Neither you nor I have a cell phone signal."

"Well, that's strange. So what? Our house phone hasn't been switched yet. The appointment isn't until next week Thursday."

"Maybe there's interference."

"Maybe. But I don't believe in such coincidences." Said Zhan. Suddenly, the light in the apartment went out. The next moment, a kind of fog spread in the living room. Zhan pressed a handkerchief in front of Yibo's face and covered his own mouth and nose with his sleeve, trying to get to the door. But before the two reached the door, they fainted.

As Yibo slowly regained consciousness, his head felt heavy and ached. His stomach rebelled, his eyes burned and watered, and his throat felt hot and scratchy. He was still very dazed, but also already clear enough to realize that he was sitting in a chair and tied up. "ZhanZhan?" He asked, sighing softly.

"I'm here baby. Try to stay calm okay?"

"ZhanZhan, I feel so sick and dizzy."

"I know. It's from the anesthetic gas."

"Where are we?"

"In some kind of old warehouse of a disused factory."

"We were kidnapped?"

"Yes."

"By who?"

"I assume by Xian Chu and her father, the politician."

"You assume?"

"Yes. So far, our kidnappers have not shown up."

"Then how do you know it's her?"

"Because we saw a woman escaping from the pension. Who but a well-trained agent could escape that quickly? Besides, she's the only one who can get sensitive information like our address. And she could have been tracking us for weeks without us noticing. After all, that's what she learned in her training. And I know she was one of the best agents in her class."

"It almost sounds like you admire her."

"I do, a little bit. After all, she did manage to kidnap both of us and fool the entire agency."

"You're welcome to admire her for that. I just hate her more for it, though."

"Baby, save the hate for later. Right now, we need to find a way out of our situation."

"Yeah well. I think I can break free. I had to learn to free myself from bondage for a series I had a supporting role in. Maybe I can do it with these bonds too."

"You can try. Be careful, though." Said Zhan. Yibo nodded, even though Zhan couldn't see it because he was sitting with his back to Yibo.

Yibo tried to concentrate and recall how he had learned to unleash himself three years ago. But even after he remembered, there was nothing he could do about the bonds. After all, the bonds back then were completely different and specially made so that he could break free from them.

And now he was not at some shooting. This is real life. And in real life, his experience in show business is of little use to him when his life and that of his husband are in danger. And the more aware he became, the closer he slid toward panic. But not out of fear for his own life, but out of fear that something might happen to his ZhanZhan.

The rising panic in him, however, did not make him more fearful, but only more angry. The idea of something happening to Zhan, or worse, him being killed, almost made Yibo snap. He tugged at his bonds and tried to break free. And just when he had almost freed one of his legs, the light in the warehouse was turned on and two people came in.

Yibo had to blink a few times to let his eyes adjust to the glare. But then he recognized the people coming towards them. "You crazy bitch! Come here and face me personally. I usually don't hit women. But with you, I'll gladly make an exception and beat the crap out of you! I'll beat the shit out of you!" Yibo roared in anger when he saw Xian Chu and her father, the politician.

Xian Chu laughed. "What, what? Do you really think you stand a chance against me?"

"Yeah laugh all you want you crazy bitch! Laugh while you still can. Because as soon as I get my hands on you, I'm going to kill you!"

"And how are you going to do that? As far as I can tell, you're tied up. I was able to capture you and Agent Xiao. You didn't even suspect that I was always around you. But I must admit that you surprised me as well. Because you managed to find out who my father is and that I was involved in the whole thing."

"Quiet now daughter. Tell them why we are here." The politician interfered.

"Yes father." She said. Then she stood in front of Zhan and smiled. She sat on his lap while the politician held a gun pointed at Yibo. Xian Chu gently stroked Zhan's cheek and kissed his neck. "I have a proposal to make to both of you." She said.

"Get your filthy hands off my husband!" Yibo shouted beside himself with hatred and anger.

"Shut your mouth and listen to me!" Screeched Xian Chu.

"What the fuck do you want, you filthy bitch?"

"What do I want? I want Xiao Zhan! If he joins me willingly and becomes my lover, I'll let you both live. Oh, and of course you can't tell anyone that my father is still alive. He wants to leave the country and you will help him do so."

"I will never leave my husband to you!!!"

"Then you will both die here!"

"I would also rather die than get involved with you." Said Zhan, who had been silent all this time. He cleared his throat and somehow managed to move his fingers enough to reach Yibo's hands. "My love belongs to Yibo. Only to him and never to anyone else."

"Well, your heart may belong to him. But your body will be mine alone from today on." Said Xian Chu. She opened Zhan's jacket and slipped her hands under his sweater. She pressed her lips to Zhan's. He bit her lips in return. She laughed and said, "Oh you like it harder. Well, you're welcome to it." After several strokes, she walked to a door and disappeared behind it.

The politician watched impassively. Yibo looked him straight in the eye. "And that's okay with you yes?"

"She is my daughter. And she saved my life." Replied the politician.

"We found your buried confession! You must have always regretted killing the stepfather of her mother, didn't you? Well, actually, it was her mother, wasn't it? We know you were involved in illegal business with your wife. But murder wasn't one of those things, was it?"

"I never intended to kill him. I just wanted to scare him."

"We know that. We know it was an accident. And surely you never wanted to get involved in illegal business."

"I'm not involved in any illegal business! It's all my wife's doing! She knows what Chu's mom and I did back then and blackmailed me about it. She had been watching everything and blackmailed me into marrying her. She's pulling the strings. Because of her, my son was kidnapped! After you brought my son back to us, I wanted to turn myself in to the police and make a confession. I was going to confess everything, including what my wife was doing. She found out and wanted to have me killed for it! But my daughter saved my life!"

"And then instead of going to the police, you get involved with your crazy daughter and her illegal schemes?"

"I don't have a choice."

"You always have a choice."

"No! Because only she knows where my son is."

"Excuse me?"

"She kidnapped my son."

"She didn't. Your son is with his uncle! Your wife dropped him off there before she disappeared."

"He's..."

"He's fine. But we don't know where your wife is. Supposedly she left the country. But we found evidence that it wasn't her who ran away."

"Yibo is right. It looks like your daughter kidnapped your wife. However, we don't know why. Or what she plans to do with her." Said Zhan.

"ZhanZhan? Are you alright?"

"Yes Bo. Don't worry."

Yibo looked the politician straight in the eye again. "Now, let us go!"

"I can't do that. I owe it to my daughter that I'm still alive!"

"Have you ever thought about how your daughter knew what your wife was up to? How did she know where the murder should take place? Are you sure she didn't just stage the whole thing?" Asked Zhan.

"What are you talking about?"

"Think about it. Do you think your wife would be that careless? Would she really plan your murder so carelessly? Do you think she would do an order like that on the phone or somewhere in public where Xian Chu could overhear everything? Besides, you're more useful to her alive than dead!" Said Yibo.

"Your daughter is crazy! She probably staged everything to gain your trust. Maybe your wife isn't even alive anymore. Okay, she forced you to marry her and you may never have loved her. But still, you wouldn't want her dead, would you? You wouldn't want your son to grow up without his mother either. Besides, she lied to you! She didn't kidnap your son. He is safe with his uncle. She's been lying to you all along." Said Zhan.

It seemed to work. For the politician slowly lowered his gun and looked thoughtfully in the direction where Xian Chu had disappeared behind the door. But still the politician seemed to be not completely convinced. For he shook his head and said to both of them that he would not be swayed. He would trust his daughter until someone proved him wrong.