Slowly, with a beating heart and a beaming smile, Yibo walked along the path to the historic factory, surrounded by colorful flowers, blossoms and trees glowing in a beautiful green. The fairy lights in the bushes and trees along the path sparkled in cold white and warm white and looked a little like the stars in the sky.

The historic factory, Yibo had no idea what had been made here back then, shone brightly in the evening light because of the spotlights directed at it. In the windows you could see subdued light in warm white and purple. You could also make out the white gathered lengths of fabric hanging from the ceiling in light arches. And if you looked closely, you could even see a few of the chairs with white covers and tables with white tablecloths.

Ivy garlands with flower blossoms had been placed around the gate of the entrance area. Here, too, a string of warm white lights sparkled in the middle of the garland. The corridor had also been decorated. White gathered fabric panels on the ceiling and walls. The path to the ballroom was lit by large candles in tall candlesticks. Large pictures of the couple, of him and Zhan, stood here and there and would greet the coming guests and show them the happy couple for coming all the way out here.

As Yibo entered the festively decorated wedding hall, he walked slowly down the aisle to the stage. He stood at the lectern and looked into the hall. A tear of joy rolled down his cheek. He was happy. He was already so happy that he could have cried. What would it be like tomorrow when they had their happiest day ever since they had become a couple? Would Yibo cry the whole time?

Yibo put a hand to his left breast and could feel his own heart beating, he was so excited. He was afraid he wouldn't get a wink of sleep all night because he was already looking forward to tomorrow so much. And then what? Then he would be overtired and have dark circles around his eyes that the beautician wouldn't be able to conceal. And that would mean the dark circles around his eyes would be visible in every wedding photo. A slight panic began to spread through Yibo. His breathing quickened. But then he immediately calmed down again. "ZhanZhan." He said tenderly and hurried to his husband, to whom he would say "I do" in a ceremony tomorrow.

"Hey my darling. Is everything okay with you?" Zhan asked as Yibo rushed to him and wrapped his arms around him.

"Oh yes. Everything is perfect." Yibo replied, kissed Zhan and asked him: "Isn't it just beautiful here? Didn't they do a great job preparing it?"

"It really is beautiful. And the organizers have really done everything exactly the way we want it."

"Yes, really. They have implemented all our wishes. Now I can hardly wait until we celebrate here tomorrow with all our friends, relatives and families. Although we are already married, for me and I think for you too, this is our real wedding. After all, we didn't have one because we just accidentally got married."

"You're right. This will be our wedding. But for now, let's go home and take a long relaxing bath and then we'll go to sleep so we're rested tomorrow. Because it's going to be a long day."

"I know. But I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at all. I'm so excited."

"After a relaxing bath and a good relaxing tea, I'm sure you'll be able to sleep. If not, I'll sing you lullabies until you fall asleep."

"I prefer your singing to tea."

"Oh really?"

"Sure. I love your singing as much as I love you."

"Wow, you leave me speechless Bo."

"Well, that's just me. Come on, come on. I want to take a bath with you." Yibo said with a giggle, grabbing Zhan's left arm and pulling him almost to their car.

When they got home, Yibo ran the water in the whirlpool bath while Zhan poured them a glass of red wine and washed off a few grapes and put them in a bowl. As they both lay cuddling in the bathtub, they watched Ying and Yang, their kittens who were no longer so small. They were lying on the laundry basket and cleaning each other. "I'm going to miss them when we get to Greece." Said Yibo.

"I'll miss them too. But your brother will take good care of them. I'm sure he will. He likes them just as much as we do."

"That's true. He always brings them treats."

"I'm sure he'll do the same when we're on our honeymoon."

"I'm sure he will. Oh man, 10 days in Greece. I'm already looking forward to it."

"Me too. But we've earned it too."

"Our parents said the same thing. They said that we've only ever worked in the last few months and finally need to relax. And to make sure we don't go back because we're worried about the mini market or your restaurant, they booked us the trip to Greece."

"I know. But I think we would have been just as relaxed if we had stayed in the country. Our parents will take care of the mini market and my restaurant. And they'll do a good job."

"I think so too, ZhanZhan." Yibo placed the wine glass on the edge of the bathtub and turned around. He lay down on top of Zhan, kissed him and whispered: "I know how we could spend this evening and how I would be tired enough to fall asleep right away." Then he grinned and Zhan had this big smile on his face. Zhan had understood. Of course he had!

And indeed, after the hot bath, the glass of wine and after they had made love tenderly and passionately for a whole hour, Yibo was so tired that he could barely keep his eyes open. He let Zhan dry his body and hair with a towel, put on his pyjamas and crawled into bed. He could barely keep his eyes open until Zhan lay down next to him and he snuggled up to him.

The alarm clock rang at 08:00 in the morning. And this time, Zhan didn't need to wake Yibo a second time. Yibo literally jumped out of the marital bed, ran around the bed, stopped in front of Zhan, jumped like a little boy on Christmas morning and shouted: "We're getting married today!" Then he grabbed Zhan's cheeks with both hands, planted a big, hard kiss on him and hurried into the bathroom. Zhan looked after him, smiling and shaking his head.

Since they had hired two super stylists for this morning to take care of their hair, make-up and clothes, they only needed to wash and brush their teeth this time. The rest would be done by stylists Yin Sun and Yin Lin. And until they arrived, the two of them still had time to have breakfast in their bathrobes and drink a coffee. Zhan wondered whether Yibo even needed caffeine. He was already so excited that he couldn't sit still. Oh yes, Zhan was excited too. But he was better at hiding it than Yibo. Only now and then, when he lifted his coffee cup, could Yibo see Zhan's hand trembling.

At 9:30 a.m., the stylists arrived and immediately brought the white tailor-made wedding suits and the new black patent leather shoes, which Zhan and Yibo had also had made like the wedding suits. Yin Sun asked: "Okay Yibo, shall we both go to the guest room and get started?" Yibo nodded, gave Zhan another kiss and hurried into the guest room. Yin Sun laughed and said, "He can't wait. Really cute." Then she followed Yibo and the beautification procedure could begin.

A little powder on his face so that it wouldn't shine in the wedding photos. A little mascara on the eyelashes and a little eyeshadow on the eyelids to emphasize the eyes. Apply a light pink lip gloss to the lips. A little blush on the cheeks for a healthy look. And then it was time for the hair, which she first straightened and then styled. Although it "apparently" wasn't much that she did, it all took forever, as the impatient Yibo thought.

"And now let's get you dressed." Yin Sun said and Yibo had to take off his bathrobe. Yin Sun smiled when she saw the black boxer shorts with the words "I belong to Zhan!" printed on them in white letters. And for a moment, no longer than two or three seconds, she looked at Yibo's body as a whole. But Yibo didn't miss this and he responded by pointing to the lettering on his boxer shorts.

Piece by piece, Yibo got dressed. After he had also put on his shoes, which he did himself, he was ready. He left the guest room with Yin Sun and at the same time Zhan and Yin Lin came out of the bathroom. When Yibo saw Zhan, he shrieked, "Oh my God you're so handsome and sexy!" Then he rushed to Zhan and wanted to know, "And how do I look?"

"Handsome, cute, gorgeous, sexy, fantastic and breathtakingly beautiful." Zhan replied with a grin. That was exactly what Yibo wanted to hear.

The doorbell rang. It was their mothers who came to bring Yibo his wedding bouquet and pick them up in the limousine they had hired to take them to the wedding location. The two Yin sisters accompanied them. As personal stylists, they would always stay close to Zhan and Yibo on the day, always making sure they were perfectly styled.

Yibo, who had actually expected to cry all day out of sheer joy, didn't cry but was beaming with happiness. Instead, his mom sobbed incessantly and never tired of saying how happy she was because her son looked so beautiful and was going to marry the perfect man. Zhan's mom joined in the weeping from time to time and explained that she couldn't help it. After all, she would know that her handsome son was marrying the man of his dreams and that she was getting a dream son-in-law.

After a 34-minute drive in the limousine, they arrived at the wedding location. Most of the guests were already there. Their fathers and Yibo's brother welcomed them and took them to the wedding hall. The judge was also already there and introduced them to her wife and daughter. The little girl looked shyly at Yibo and Zhan and said to her mother: "They really do look like princes." Then she turned red in the face and hid behind her other mother. Which everyone thought was totally cute.

The judge discussed the ceremony with them one last time, then they went inside too. Soft music could be heard from the loudspeakers. The candles in the corridor were lit and the pictures of the two were softly illuminated by fairy lights. "Zhan, you come on in. Yibo will wait here with his father until the song you have chosen as the wedding music plays." Said the judge. They nodded.

Zhan and his parents went into the hall together with Yibo's mom, the judge, her wife and her daughter. The guests immediately stopped their conversations and admired Zhan, who really looked very handsome that day. When everyone was seated, Zhan stood in front of the lectern and Chuyue, who is his best man, stood next to him, the ceremony could begin.

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The piano version of the song "Wuji" started and the first tears appeared in Yibo's eyes and slowly rolled down his cheeks. His dad gently dabbed them away. "You look beautiful today, son. I'm really very proud of you. Today you are going to marry the man of your dreams. And he will be a good husband to you. Always carry you on his hands and make you happier than anyone else could. I'm happy for you and I'm happy to give him your hand. I love you." Said his dad and kissed Yibo on the forehead.

"Don't do that Dad. Otherwise I'll have to cry. And I love you too." Yibo replied.

The door to the wedding hall opened. Yibo raked his father's arm and let him accompany him down the red carpet to Zhan. He gave Yibo's hand to Zhan and said: "You can't imagine what this gesture means to me. Today I officially hand over my son's hand to you and I couldn't be happier. Thank you so much for loving my son so much, for respecting, honoring and above all making him happy." Zhan hugged his father-in-law, then took Yibo's hand again and they turned around the desk, where the judge was already waiting.

After one last smiling look at Seungyoun, who is Yibo's best man, they were finally ready to start. The judge tapped lightly on the microphone, smiled and began.

"Once again, hello and welcome.

What love is supposed to do -

it makes you blind and it makes you great,

sometimes it's painful, sometimes it's pure happiness,

sometimes it comes at first sight -

or it only comes with time,

and then lasts for eternity,

it does not rust with age

and it always wears your face!

And with that we would like to begin, dear bridal couple and dear guests. We have all gathered here today... No, just a joke. I want to start with a question. Do you know when and where I met them for the first time?"

The guests mostly shouted no, only a few nodded or shouted yes. The judge smiled and continued: "I met them both in my office for individual discussions. It was about a divorce. Because, as unbelievable as it sounds, a drunken registrar had married the two of them by accident. Or rather, registered them as spouses without them knowing it. This only came out three years later when they wanted to separate from the women they thought they were married to. The truth came out, shocked, they wanted a divorce from each other but after talking to them individually, I had a different idea. I left them married and even ruled that they would have to live together as a couple for at least six months. However, I did not expect this outcome, that we would all be here today and have a ceremonial wedding. But it makes me all the happier. Because this is a marriage that I didn't have to divorce, but am a part of having caused them to find great, true love in each other. When they told me that their marriage was no longer just on paper but was real because they loved each other, I wanted to shout for joy. And then they told me about the ceremony they wanted to have and asked me to perform the ceremony for them. This is an incredible honor for me and I immediately agreed. And so here we are today in this wonderful setting, with this wonderful couple, and you are going to witness them officially saying "I do" for the first time in front of you all."

The guests applauded. Zhan and Yibo smiled at each other.

"But we don't want to have a boring and old-fashioned ceremony. But a modern one in which Zhan and Yibo make promises to each other. And we want to celebrate with them, so we don't want to waste any time and start with Zhan right away." The judge handed Zhan a microphone. Zhan cleared his throat briefly, took a sip of water from a small bottle that Chuyue had handed him and then turned to Yibo.

"Ever since I was old enough to make my own life plans, it was clear to me that I would get married at a certain age. At the same time, and I already knew this back then, it wasn't important to me whether it would be a love wedding or just because it was time to get married. I was sure that a satisfying marriage was enough for me and so one day I found a suitable woman in the very year I was planning to get married anyway. I married her without knowing to whom the drunken registrar finally registered my marriage and for three years I had a satisfactory plantonic marriage with a good friend. No kissing, no cuddling and certainly no sex. Sorry, but I had to mention that here. I was as virginal as a newborn baby when Eva announced to me that she wanted a divorce because she met someone and fell in love. As the judge explained to you, the divorce didn't happen. Instead, Yibo came to live with me and I have to say I thought he was cute from the start. Even when I saw him sitting on a bench outside the registry office and didn't even know who he was, I thought he was kind of cute. And after a few days with him, I felt closer to him than anyone ever before. I couldn't stop thinking about him and whenever I saw his smile, my stomach tingled. I realized that I was falling in love with him. And what's more, he was falling in love with me too. We became a real couple after just a short time. I learned what love really is and what it's like to be loved by the person you love. And I realized something else, namely that I never wanted to let Yibo disappear from my life again. I wanted him to stay with me. I wanted to continue to see his smile, hear his laughter and feel his love. I wanted to continue to make him happy so that I could be happy. And that's exactly what I want to promise you, my darling. I promise you that I will do everything so that you can always be happy, smile and laugh, so that I can be happy by your side. I will always hold your hand, always listen to you, always be there for you and be the man you deserve. You are the most wonderful, sweet and loving person I know. And I am grateful every day that you are in my life. I love you and I thank you for your love." Said Zhan.

Yibo had tears in his eyes again. Not just him, but many of the guests and even the judge. "And now we'll let Yibo have his say." She said, wiping away a tear.

With eyes full of love, Yibo looked at Zhan and started to giggle. "To be honest, I only married Lara back then because I wanted my parents to stop pestering me about marriage and because Lara and I joked drunkenly about marrying each other because she also wanted to get away from her parents. We called our parents straight away and lied to them about being in love with each other and wanting to get married. The next day, sober again, I regretted this phone call very much. Because now there was no stopping my parents. Our parents planned the wedding in no time at all and it felt like five minutes later we were married. Of course, it was my fault. Because I never really wanted to marry Lara. But coward that I was, I didn't tell her or my parents. I played along and married my good friend from university. And just like with my ZhanZhan, it was just a platonic marriage." Yibo pulled something out of his trouser pocket, held it up and showed it to the guests: "After three years of marriage with Lara, most of the time we avoided each other, Lara confessed to being with someone, expecting a child from him and wanting a divorce. I was kind of relieved and agreed. But divorce wasn't possible. Lara causing me stress and the information that my marriage was registered with a Xiao Zhan and not with Lara was such a shock to me that I got a nosebleed. Unfortunately, I didn't have any tissues with me. But there was this handsome man who smiled and gave me his handkerchief and I have often thought of him ever since. From then on, I always carried his handkerchief with me after I had washed it. When it turned out that this handsome man was my registered husband and I was supposed to live with him for 6 months, I should have gone crazy. At least I thought that would have been a normal reaction. I thought I should at least fall into a deep hole of despair. Instead, I was caught by Zhan and didn't fall. He held me tight and pulled me out of the hole I almost fell into and lifted me up, higher and higher until I was on cloud nine and my heart almost exploded with happiness and joy. I quickly realized that I was falling in love with Zhan and I was relieved, grateful, happy and excited because Zhan returned my feelings. I dived deep into love, let myself drift and slide into Zhan's arms, where I was, am and always want to stay. I can't describe in words what I feel for Zhan because it's hard to explain. All I know is that I never want to miss this feeling again. I want to spend my life with Zhan, stay by his side and grow old with him. ZhanZhan, I promise you that I will always love and desire you as much as I do now. My heart belongs to you and will only ever belong to you. And I also promise to always make you happy with my smile and my laughter, with my love and my respect and my trust in you. I love you my angel and always will."

Yibo's mother was so moved that she began to sob loudly, attracting everyone's attention. She stood up, bowed and said: "My son is happy and that makes me happy." Then she sat down again and pressed her face against her husband's shoulder.

The judge laughed. "There's nothing more to say. The two of them are happy together and everyone can see that. Now we come to the most important part of this ceremony. The questions of questions. Zhan, do you want..."

"Yes, I do." Zhan blurted out before the judge could finish the question.

Yibo laughed and said, "I do too." The judge and the guests laughed.

"You're in a hurry, my dears. All right, now that you've both confirmed with your yes-word that you want to marry each other, or rather stay married, I hereby officially declare you husband and husband for the first time. Congratulations. You may now kiss." She said.

Yibo pressed his wedding bouquet to Seungyoun's chest with the words, "Hold this." Then he turned to Zhan and they kissed each other. All the guests clapped and cheered. This was followed by the wedding ceremony, the opening of the buffet, the couple's dance, the cutting of the cake, the throwing of the wedding bouquet caught by Wooseok, Seungyoun's boyfriend, and the farewell to the couple's honeymoon.

Late in the evening, as the couple sat on the plane, first class, they drank a glass of champagne that the flight attendant brought them and toasted to their successful wedding celebration. Afterwards, they snuggled up in the blankets that the flight attendant brought them and fell asleep, exhausted but overjoyed.