A/N: So I have to explain something. Currently, Zhan and Yibo are actually not in love yet, not consciously. There is just a strong attraction and sexual interest between the two. The brief flash of jealousy in Yibo in that Irish pub was just a brief twinge in his heart. Therefore, there is still this much around, and sometimes only small sections concerning the two, to witness how slowly more develops between the two. But we're only at chapter 11 now, so be patient 😃they'll discover their feelings for each other.

After a long evening with Youn in front of the TV, with lots of ice cream and sweets and the first season of Friends, Yibo had started to feel much better. He felt like now he could finally move forward and not have to worry about doing anything wrong and upsetting Emily. He's Free!

On Monday morning, Yibo had also started packing all of Emily's things that she had left with him or forgotten at some point into a box and placed it in front of her apartment door. He also packed all the small gifts from her and took them downstairs to the basement. After that, he felt like he could breathe more freely in his room right away.

In the afternoon, he received a call from Zhan, who unfortunately had to cancel on him, because Zhan had to leave for an important business trip at short notice. But he still transferred Yibo the money for the evening, as compensation, because he had no other escort appointments for the evening and so he would not incur any financial losses. Yibo refused this before, but then he was grateful for it. After all, he would have actually had financial losses and he also simply needs the money.

And since Zhan, as usual, transferred much more money to him than Yibo had demanded, Yibo had canceled all his other appointments for this week and explained this with a private emergency. And his customers then even showed surprising understanding.

Next, Yibo used half of his saved money and booked himself a room in a country hotel for a week. He just wanted to get out of the city and away from everything. Especially from Emily, whom he would probably run into every day and then have to see her eyes red and puffy from crying.

Yibo told Youn about his plan to relax in a hotel in the countryside, which he thought was a good idea, and then packed his bags and went on his way. He stopped only once to get cash from his account and to buy two new shirts and a pair of jeans at the fashion store next to the bank.

Once he arrived at the country hotel, he was immediately taken with his quiet room overlooking nothing but nature. He would definitely find peace and relaxation here. Just what he needed now after the exhausting last months and his separation from Emily.

Besides hours of walks in nature and wild bike rides through a wooded area, he especially enjoyed the wonderful view of the night sky from his balcony in the evenings. He had never seen so many stars as he did there. It even inspired him to think up a choreography to a ballad. He danced almost every evening on his balcony under the night sky to this ballad and forgot everything around him.

He also made friends with a few other hotel guests there. One of them was 23 year old Sina, who was just visiting from France. They immediately understood each other very well and even shared an interest in dancing. That's why they went to a village disco one night and partied together. They really got along very well.

On the way back from the disco to the hotel, the two stopped for a moment to rest. They were laughing and talking about one of the guests in the disco who was singing along so loudly to all the songs being played that the DJ had to ask him to be a little quieter.

And while they were still laughing, Sina stepped up to him and suddenly gave Yibo a little kiss on the mouth. Completely perplexed, Yibo took a step back and stumbled. He landed on his butt in the tall grass. When Sina presumably assumed Yibo had intentionally sat down and wanted them to get closer, she sat down on Yibo's lap and immediately wanted to kiss him again.

However, Yibo immediately pushed her off him and made it clear that he was not interested in her in that way. He rejected her and her advances. In the past, before Emily, he wouldn't have said no and just slept with her. But now something had changed in him and he felt even if he had wanted to, he couldn't have.

The rest of the way back to the hotel, they spent in silence. Only when they were back at the hotel and Sina accompanied Yibo to his room, because he didn't want to let the evening end like that, he explained to her that he had just had a breakup and therefore didn't feel like starting anything new.

Sina said that she could understand that and just misunderstood. Thereupon they talked about how it came to the separation of him and Emily. Likewise, he confessed to Sina that he had sex with a man and even found it really good. "I'm not gay or bi. It was a one-time thing. But..."

"But? You're not sure?"

"Mhhh, not quite. I just notice that something has changed. I was just attracted to this man. It was just sexual interest though."

"Could you possibly want more from him after all?"

"No. As I said, I don't have any feelings for him. It was just like an adventure with him. It was fun and made me want more, at least at that moment. But not for anything emotional."

"I understand. That kind of thing happens sometimes. There are people who have phases like that and try things out. And hey, if it's fun for you. Moreover, it doesn't have to remain a one-time thing. If you're still sexually interested in him, why not take advantage of it?"

"I think it will stay with this one time."

"And how does he see it?"

"As do I. He's not looking for a steady partner and also just wants to have his fun. And nothing has changed in my sexual orientation."

"If you say so." Replied Sina.

Yibo could understand why first Youn and now Sina didn't believe that Yibo didn't feel anything for the handsome businessman. But that's just the way it is. Yibo even occupied himself with the thought of whether he might be interested in him after all. But then he could answer that with a clear no.

What Yibo can't deny, but doesn't openly admit, is that now that a few days have passed since his sexual adventure with Zhan, he could imagine having sex with him again. Perhaps because the memories of that early morning still excite him and he has had to use masturbation more than once since then.

There had simply been a chemistry between the two, which Yibo can not deny and which makes him think again and again about that adventurous morning. It had just been a completely new and special experience for him.

The next day, Yibo had to say goodbye to Sina, as she was flying back to France. He then spent his remaining two days working on his choreography and even filmed himself with his cell phone as he danced. And when he looked at the video afterwards, he was really excited.

This was not a choreography like many had to learn for an audition. This came from his heart. He moved freely to the music and just let all his emotions flow through his movements. And he was so excited about it that he sent this video to his former dance teacher. And he called him unexpectedly the following day.

The dance teacher asked Yibo to come to the dance studio when he got back and show him the choreography. Which Yibo then did. And after that, the dance teacher asked him if Yibo could teach him the choreography, which he simply calls "freedom," and then he could teach it to others. And he even offered Yibo money for it!

Yibo was really surprised by the offer and quickly realized that this was a win-win for him. Because the money the dance teacher offered him was not exactly little. And he had not even thought that he could make a profit with "freedom".

Since Yibo is not stupid and learned a lot during the many evenings with Zhan and his business partners, he put the dance teacher off and asked him for a few days to think it over. He then contacted a lawyer friend and asked him for advice on the matter.

After the lawyer had explained everything to him in detail and even prepared a contract for free, Yibo went to the dance teacher and sold him his choreography! On the same day, he received 250,000 yuan in his account. Yibo was thrilled! His heart raced like crazy when he saw such a large sum in his bank account for the first time.

He transferred half of the money to his parents' debt collectors and put the other half into his savings account. He had no intention of spending the money and preferred to save it. Who knows, maybe he could soon afford professional dance education at an academy. But for that he would have to save a lot more money first.

Of course, it would have been nice if he didn't have to give any of it to the debt collectors. But if he wants his parents to be debt free in their lifetime and finally have peace from these brutal guys, then he just has to do it. He knows they would do the same for him.

Much to Yibo's delight that day, Zhan finally contacted him and asked Yibo when he could book him next week. Yibo explained that he hadn't made any appointments yet and Zhan then booked him for 5 evenings!

Yibo was beginning to get the feeling that he was being secretly filmed by a hidden camera. And at the moment when he is the happiest, someone would jump out of hiding and shout, "Gotcha!" Therefore, he cautiously looked around to all sides. Could he really be so lucky all of a sudden?

And then he had another reason to rejoice. Because when he got home from his appointment with the dance teacher, he saw a moving van in front of the house. Emily is moving out! She's moving back in with her parents for now. When she saw Yibo, she gave him back his belongings that were still with her and explained that she was moving out so they wouldn't have to keep running into each other.

So while Yibo was on cloud nine and incredibly happy, things were not going well for Youn, as Yibo learned when he arrived at the apartment.

Once again, Youn and his boyfriend had a heated argument and now their relationship is on the rocks. As always, the issue was that Wooseok just can't and won't confess to his parents that he is in a relationship with a man. Which now made Wooseok's parents want to set their son up with the daughter of a couple who are friends.

And because Wooseok was so cowardly to finally stand by Youn, he had gone out with this woman and of all things Youn had caught the two holding hands in a café. And this was not even the first time.

Now it was Youn who needed Yibo. So that evening, Yibo had put together a huge "heartbreak" package. Consisting of ice cream, chips, candy and the second season of Friends. Together, the two sat under a blanket in the living room on the sofa and Yibo comforted his best friend, just as the latter had comforted him after Yibo broke up with Emily.

It was not easy for Yibo to see his usually cheerful best friend like this. More than once he had wanted to go to Wooseok and tell him what he thought. He could understand why Wooseok didn't want to come out in front of his conservative family or didn't dare. But couldn't he at least take Youn's feelings into consideration?

They could hardly see each other anyway because of the secret relationship and rarely spend a night together. But Youn was always happy to go along with that out of love for his boyfriend. But now Yibo thought Wooseok just went too far. After all, he could have had a normal conversation with the woman in the café without holding her hand!

And this time, Yibo would not keep quiet. This time he would tell Wooseok his opinion directly in the face!