Yanli was in her office when she was told by her assistant that Dean was here, today Zhan had another meeting to attend so Yanli decided to talk to Dean.

Dean who came here to meet Zhan didn't expect to meet Yanli.

"Welcome, Mr. Smith." Yanli said, "Have a seat."

Dean sat and discussed the terms and conditions with Yanli, "Well from outside the deal is final Ms. Xiao."

Yanli smiled, "That's great to hear."

Dean smiled as well, "May I ask where Mr. Xiao would be?"

"Mr. Xiao is in another meeting...would you like to meet him?"

"No, I was just asking I met him and his lover just yesterday."

Yanli suddenly stopped doing whatever, she looked at Dean, "Pardon? Lover?"

Dean nodded, but after seeing Yanli's reaction he was sure that Yanli knew nothing about Yibo and Zhan's relation, "Yeah, his lover...Yibo."

Yanli's face was straight now with no expression and only coldness, "Yibo...as in Wang Yibo huh."

"Yeah..." 

Yanli smiled but her smile was not gentle anymore, "Thanks for your time, you can leave now Mr. Smith."

Dean left after that but Yanli leaned back on her seat.

~~~~

"So you are coming tonight?" Yibo asked as he lay on the couch "Come on I am alone."

Zhan laughed, as he was in his office, "Where is Haoxuan?"

"He has gone meet his relatives...I am really alone at night you know."

Zhan sat straight on his chair, "Oh is that so...you must be really lonely"

"Yes...so it's a good chance to spend some time together...on the bed."

Zhan smirked, "Of course...but I have meetings to attend I cannot afford back pain."

"Oh, I see...I don't mind being below you."

Zhan laughed but his smile vanished when he saw Yanli standing right in front of him with her hands crossed in front of her chest looking at Zhan.

Zhan quickly stood up, while Yanli walked towards him, her expression was unreadable and but her eyes were cold as ever.

She moved forwards and took Zhan's phone and placed it on her ear, Zhan's eyes widened as he tried to stop her, "Aunt"

But Yanli just raised her hand and signaled him to stop, If Yibo said something stupid then god knows what will happen.

"Darling are you there?" Yibo spoke, "Zhan? darling...are you there...if you are then tell me you are coming here tonight."

"I didn't know you call all your friends darling."

Yibo's eyes widened and he removed the phone from his ear before he cleared her throat and spoke again, "Good morning Ms. Xiao."

"Good afternoon Mr. Wang."

Yibo looked at the watch and it was indeed afternoon, "Yeah...sorry good afternoon."

Yanli looked at Zhan, as she spoke, "If you have nothing to do and you are alone then I would like to invite you to dinner tonight, honor us with your presence."

Zhan also looked at Yanli with wide eyes completely baffled.

Yibo's eyes widened and he removed the phone from his ear as well, before he replied again, "Sure...I have no problem ."

"Hm... that's great then." Yanli then disconnected the call and kept the phone on the table, as she looked at Zhan again.

"Aunt, why so suddenly."

"Are you going to tell me everything right now, or should I find out myself...you and him what's going on between you two?"

Zhan gulped, "It's not what you think...it's..."

"Fine, then you won't mind if I set you up with someone right?" Yanli spoke and Zhan became quiet.

"No aunt... I can't out with anyone else..."

"Becuase?"

Zhan sighed and admitted, "Me and him, we are dating."

"Since when?"

"Just a few days ago, after he came back."

Yanli nodded, "Fine then...we'll talk during the dinner."

Zhan collapsed on his seat and placed a hand on his forehead, this is not how he was expecting Yanli to know about his relation not so soon, not like this.

If Yanli said something to offend Yibo and what if Yibo said something to her.

What will he do?

Zhan suddenly received a call from Yibo, "Hello."

"Hey...how come your aunt suddenly came on the phone?"

Zhan sighed, "That's not important what's important is Yibo if you are not comfortable then don't come."

"Yeah right and offend her and make it tough for our relation right?"

"That's not what I mean," Zhan said and sat down on his chair with a sigh, "Yibo, if she says something to you, which you might not like then..."

Yibo sighed, "Xiao Zhan, I am not the same immature kid who would get angry at just anything and I understand your situation, I love you more than anything and I will tolerate anything if, in the end, I get to have you by my side."

Zhan smiled, before sighing, "I love you too, Yibo."

"Then don't worry about anything, nothing is easy in life, we were bound to face challenges."

"You are really changed huh."

"I am, anyways I need to decide what to wear and also I need to bring a gift what should I bring?"

"My aunt loves lilies so bring them."

"Alright." Yibo said, "And what else?"

"Um...wear something decent it should not be too over the top."

"Alright, any topic that I should not talk about?"

"Our past," Zhan said.

Yibo nodded, "Fine I will go and get ready."

~~~~~~~
The dinner time came soon.

And Zhan was the most nervous, even more, nervous than anyone, even though Yibo has hanged but Yanli also knows how to test the patience of others.

"Don't worry Zhan," Ava said and Zhan sighed,

"How can I not, aunt."

Ava also sighed, "Madam might be tough but she knows how to judge a person, and she will never separate you from him if she thinks that he is the right choice for you."

Zhan smiled at her, "I hope so."

"Is everything ready?" Yanli asked once she came down the stairs, and Ava nodded.

"Good, set the table."

In the meantime, the doorbell also rang and Zhan went to answer the door, and once he saw Yibo standing there with his hair perfectly styled, and his perfect clothes with a bouquet of lilies a bright smile etched on his face.

"Hi, handsome," Yibo said, while Zhan moved to the side and Yibo walked in.

"Good evening Ms. Xiao," Yibo said and gave the flowers to Yanli, who looked him from up and down with a judgemental stare, before giving him a slow nod.

"Have a seat," she said, and Yibo sat down on the chair beside Zhan, "Before the food is served, I would like to know a little about your history, as far as I know, you came back in the country just a few days ago, when did you guys fall in love?"

Yibo looked at Zhan before answering, "Well we have known each other since college days, and I have loved him since then."

Yanli's eyes widen, "You were in love with him for such a long time? then why didn't you say anything back then?"

"I didn't get the time when I decided to confess, I got into an accident and before I could recover his marriage was fixed it was too late."

"Marriage could have been broken as well," Yanli said.

"Yeah, but he didn't have enough trust in me to go against or cancel the already planned wedding it was not just about me or him it was about the people involved, reputation everything.

And trust can't appear magically it has to be earned."

Yanli nodded and soon the food was also placed in front of them, "Your ear...what is that?"

Zhan looked at the hearing device and Yibo answered patiently with a smile, as Zhan served him food, "It's a hearing device."

Yanli raised a brow, "So you are permanently disabled? you cannot survive without this device?"

Zhan looked at his aunt and wanted to say something but Yibo stopped him, "Yes, I am permanently disabled, and this has no cure."

Yanli nodded,  "Start eating."

When Yibo saw the food it sure looked mouth-watering but his eyes dimmed when he saw prawns, but he still ate it.

The dinner was over soon and soon it was time to leave, "Yibo..." Yanli said, and that grabbed the attention of both of them, "Your father and I, we were acquaintances, so how much you know about our family?"

Yibo drank some water and said, "Everything."

"Then you must know that we are not exactly normal," Yanli said.

"And I am not very normal either."

Yanli nodded, "Thanks for coming today."

Yibo smiled, "The pleasure was all mine, thanks for inviting me."

Zhan and Yibo looked at each other and suppressed a smile, Yibo thought that Yanli was not as bad as he had thought but then again he should not form a conclusion so soon.

Besides everyone said that Yanli was the reason for Zhan's divorce but after what Jenny said, that means no one knows what happened with Jenny and they didn't know the drastic change in her personality, they only saw Yanli's fault.

Yibo sighed, he just hopes that everything goes well.

"I hope you didn't get uncomfortable," Zhan said as he walked outside with Yibo.

Yibo smiled, "No, I was not...I was too excited to get bored."

Zhan smiled as well, and soon they saw Yuhai and Simon approaching, "Oh you guys are back."

Yibo hugged Yuhai before hugging Simon, "How was the dinner?" Simon asked.

Yibo smiled and gently rubbed his stomach, "It was okay...I mean I was more focused on Ms. Xiao's questions than the food."

Yuhai smiled, "I hope she didn't ask anything offensive."

"No, she didn't she was actually quite nice," Yibo said and everyone raised a brow but didn't say anything.

"Why are you rubbing your stomach is it okay?" Yuhai asked.

Yibo gulped, "Um...there were some prawns..."

Yuhai's eyes widen, "and you ate prawns? you are allergic to them."

Zhan's eyes widen, "What? oh my god are you okay, should I take you to the hospital?"

Yibo's face contorted with pain, and he couldn't pretend anymore, "Yeah, I think yes."

Simon supported him as well while Zhan took out the car but Yibo said no, "No car please."

Simon spoke, "Then how will we go? without a car?"

"I can walk," Yibo said.

Zhan sighed, "No you can't."

Yibo stood up as well, "Well I am not going through the car as well."

Yuahi sighed. "Alright, Zhan take him to your room I will call the doctor."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"You are really stupid," Zhan said as he sat beside Yibo on the bed who was lying down.

Yibo smiled, "And why am I stupid?"

"Why did you eat prawns when you were allergic."

"Well, my mom told me to not reject food on an occasion like this."

"When its' related to your health then exceptions can be made."

"Not in this case, everyone made me so nervous about your aunt that I couldn't say not to her."

Zhan sighed, "I will take care of it from next time...and your...fear of Car."

Yibo sighed, "I have a phobia, not just of car, but being trapped in a small place especially at night or in a dark room gives me a panic attack...I guess I am claustrophobic."

Zhan nodded, "Was it after your accident?"

Yibo nodded, "I remember after my accident I wasn't able to move my body it was too suffocating in that small space, as I was trapped inside my car looking at my parents' dead body...it was scary." Yibo spoke but then closed his eyes as he got the flashbacks.

Zhan tightly helped his hand and kissed him on forehead, "I get it."

Yibo then grabbed Zhan's hand, "Come lie down beside me, let's sleep."

Zhan smiled and shut the door and then turned off the lights before lying down beside Yibo, who wasted no time to hug him, "Good night, Zhan."

"Good night Yibo."