Ji li who was not yet stable reached the coffee maker and made himself a cup. And when he went towards his office met with Zhao lying who was obviously waiting for him. Going to sit he just on's the laptop to be busy with his work.

"Ji li, I'm sorry...I'm sorry to break your trust. I wish for our friendship to never break before I do something. Right now I'm not strong enough to fight this alone. Please forgive me, without yours how will Zhan forgive me?" Looking at him who didn't even dart his eye to her.

"If your done then take your leave."

"Ji li??..

"This is not a counseling and guidance office. Please take your leave."

"Forgive me. I was wrong. A coward. Yeah, heartless, do you think I don't know how much you cursed behind my back! I know. I saw how I destroyed your friend's, my friend's life. I regret right now. But at that time! Though you were my older brothers, and as Zhan too, that was the right choice I had as we were still young! You know nothing! Or else you couldn't curse me this way. You are the last hope, please forgive me. I need this much. I'm tired of hidding, it's too much now."

Sigh

"What do you want!!" Standing up facing the window before he look at her. "I wasn't your friend to begin with and why of all did you come back!! Zhao lying?" Asks Ji li, frustrated they just look at each other.

"I never left Ji li. Was in this Beijing. There was no any fucking flight. There was no anything about leaving, I had no any luggage, no visa, no what? I was just alone running along the road, looking for a place to hide. No any face was left in me to face even my mother. Or else she would have died. I almost got raped if not for my now husband. He saved me from the mystical world. He brought me to life after meeting a psychology. My life too and brain was ruined. Because I took a break on everything around me. Didn't come out of the house, afraid of facing the world. But I needed to strengthen again. I needed to be alive to come and let out all of this. Regret has-been eating me alive. I'm sorry." She was now tear stained face.

"Then you could have moved on and never brought your face again. I HATE YOU!! Even if Zhan isn't. He was a man of an example, now why?..

"For both of us safety!! I didn't want to die early and also never wanted to make Zhan blame himself the rest of his life, like he does now. If I didn't do anything that day, we couldn't live a happy family either. Because sooner or later I would have died!!! Would have been killed to be made as an accident!!" Sobbing, she just wipes her tears and left the room to be bought into a hug by Jun.

"Jun...they can't believe me. No one is going to believe me. Because to their eyes in already a sinner. What should I do!!! Just what?? To make them believe me....

Sobbing, while inside Ji li isn't well convinced at all. So taking his clipboard just storms out of the room to make rounds living the couple's alone. Yibo was beside Zhan not even once he left the room but after seeing Ji li watching Zhan he left to speak with him giving Zhan a good room to rest.

"Doctor Ji li, what made Zhan's condition to be this way." Asks yibo.

"Anxiety with panic attack. And I think when he came here was having a fever." Speaks Ji li checking over his clipboard.

"Doctor Ji li. Sorry...but, why don't you think twice and have a time for her. Listen to her then think about it. For what I know is, even if she has a husband and as Zhan told me how they loved each other? It's clearly that, something is missing here. Why of all days she left at an altar, a day to remember, was he sure she left? I know deep down Zhan still wishes to forgive her but the sad memory inside his heart can't be healed yet who knows, time will tell everything. And before you or her loses this chance? Listen to her. Be zhan's shadow. Be an example as a friend, if you forgive her then it'll be your first step to convince him as a friend as well as telling him the main reason if needed. Think twice." Speaks yibo.

"Who are you? You have a point but why did she come back. Even facing her I find it difficult." Sighing.

"Because she is not a type of a person or she would have hidden forever. She is educated, I can see how matured she is, she knows what is doing even if she did a mistake but it was accidental. We are humans, above all no one is perfect. We make mistakes, each and every passing day. Be it through our consent or out of our consent." Again yibo reason while Ji li eyes him before sighing drifting in his pool of thoughts.

At the middle of the night Zhan woke up and to his dismay yibo fell asleep beside his bed while sitting on a chair. His hand is interlocked with Zhan's. Slowly he scanned the area them blinked twice to adjust his vision.

"Yibo... yibo, little yibo." He calls faintly shaking his fingers to make the younger wake up.

"Xiang gē, Zhan you are awake?" Hurriedly yibo places a kiss on his forehead and subconsciously Zhan closes his eyes, though when he opens them he finds yibo's face very close. "How are you?"

"I'm fine." Speaks, but the closeness seems to give him displeasure, something goes wrong if yibo acts like this. But it's just today, yet, after that perverted issue as he names it, Zhan hasn't been himself. The image of a red flushed yibo, pleading in difficulty not to go near him, especially that sound, made him think a lot during his practice. "Yibo...

"Huh...

"Yibo... Madam Su is no longer. She is gone." Speaks with a very low and a hoarse voice.

"Is it the same with Su she?" He asks, but looking at Zhan unsure.

"What do you mean...yibo?..

"The moment you fainted, it was not long ago he got the shocking news about his mother's sudden death, they found her high strangled." Speaks yibo only to gasp from the tight hold of Zhan. "Zhan...are you okay?" He asks.

"So you mean, Madam Su and Su- Su she?" Flattering his eyes tears drop down. "No no.. it can't be. She was fine...ah! She can't die.. why? Why? Please..." His pupils were stuck out looking at Yibo. "No!! She can't die!! Father...it's father..." This time he screams, his breathes hard. And it has become very difficult. "I should apologise to Su she...

"For what Zhan, Zhan...please listen! Listen, huh? No news was brought back like how she died, if she left any letter or something. So please, don't toture yourself, hmm?" Hugging him, Zhan just sobs with no intention of stopping now.

"People around me are dying...what actually does father want? I already cut ties with him still...

"Wait a bit Zhan, I need to greet my parents." Cutting the hug he dials his mother number for it to be accepted.

"Video call?" Comes the other side as a question.

"Video call.." grinning yibo does as she says. "Hi Mom!" Smiling he greets her.

"My good son, how are you? Eating well? Healthy too?"

"Yes Mom. All of them are perfect on my side. What about you and Dad?" He asks.

"We all are fine. But he is still at work. Also don't dumb me, that's the hospital, are you cooking me by stealing someone's clothes and cheat me more!" She shouts.

"Ow! Ow! My fluffy Mom, it's not me, I came for my roommate. He has been in the hospital since morning!" Raising his three fingers as a promise.

"That handsome!" She asks back trying to get a view of him. "show me!!" She whispers.

"Xiang gē, mom wants to talk to you." Smiling yibo, goes towards Zhan.

"Yibo, I...

"Hello dear...how are you? I almost killed my son with words thinking he was sick and didn't share but guess is not that heartless as I thought." Speaks Mrs Wang.

"Hello. It's nice greeting you madam." Slightly bowing.

"So what your name?" She asks.

"It's Xiang Zhan madam." Blinking.

"Wait...you are the son of madam Xiang, the professor. Eiya!! You even resemble now?! Who won't know a famous professor like her?" She speaks smiling.

"Because her death wasn't known by anyone. She died like a street dog. I'm glad at least the second recognized and remembered her." Speaks Zhan and because his teary glands are not lose they just let out tears.

"Zha-

"Why do you talk like that. I'm sorry if you don't like any gossip about your mother." She reasons but Zhan shakes his head.

"She is dead. I already buried her long ago madam. Please, I'm begging you don't mention her again. Please..." His stained face pains the woman a lot who does nothing than nodding with a smile.

"I will son...give me back yibo." And Zhan does so closing his eyes.

"Mom..." Her mom just swipes her hand infront of him in deniyal.

"Goodnight son." Smiling at him in assurance he too smiles cutting the call. Turning to face zhan who is now frowning tears streaming.

"Come.." and Zhan can't deny the warm hugs he gets at times like these. "Before thunders let's enjoy the lighting's." Kissing his head again, Zhan feels good. Maybe it's just an illusion.

"Thank you, little..yibo." snuggling his hands over yibo's back resting his head over his shoulder. His heart has never been calm and collected like today of all days.

Thank you~~