After spending an entire evening and more than half the night comforting his best friend, Yibo was still angry with Wooseok even after a few hours of sleep. For all his understanding of Wooseok's situation, somewhere Yibo's understanding also had its limits.

And this time, Yibo wasn't going to let his best friend's boyfriend get away with it again. Knowing exactly where Wooseok works and when he gets off work, he made his way there and waited for him in front of the office building.

Then when Wooseok came out of the office building 20 minutes later, Yibo walked straight up to him. He grabbed him by the wrist and dragged him with him to the other side of the street under one of the big trees. Wooseok wriggled and tried to break free, but Yibo didn't let go. "You stay here now and listen to what I have to say to you!" Yibo scolded.

"I have to go home. My parents are waiting for me with dinner." Replied Wooseok.

"I don't give a shit. You stay here and hear me out!"

"What do you want? If it's about Youn, I'll talk to him alone."

"You will stay away from him get it? You will leave him alone!"

"But we're a couple! We love each other."

"I don't see it that way after what I learned last night."

"That was only because I had no other choice."

"I don't believe you. You were alone with that woman in the café. So why hold her hand if your parents weren't there? Who are you trying to kid, anyway?"

"I didn't want her to think anything wrong of me."

"Bullshit! Don't give me that bullshit."

"Yibo I..."

"Yibo?" Yibo heard from beside him from a voice that was by now very familiar to him.

Smiling, Yibo spun around and replied, "Zhan? What are you doing here?" They hugged each other in greeting.

"I was in my office. It's around here. And what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to say something to my best friend's dishonest boyfriend."

"I see. And you must be the dishonest boyfriend then?" Zhan asked, holding his hand out to Wooseok.

Yibo grabbed Zhan's hand and pushed it down. "Don't be so kind to him. He doesn't deserve that!"

Zhan put his arm around Yibo's shoulder and asked, "What happened?"

"Youn caught him with a woman in a cafe, holding hands and having fun."

"Youn is your best friend right?"

"Mn."

"And he was hurt when he saw that."

"Mn."

"Good, I guess that's understandable. And did the two of them talk about it?"

"Mn. They argued. So much so that Youn was broken-hearted. And Wooseok is lying, too. He said he only met her because her parents wanted to set them up with each other. But if that's true, why do they hold hands on the first date? Who would do that if they just met and aren't even on this date by choice?"

"Good point Yibo. And what does Wooseok have to say about that?"

"I um... I didn't meet her for the first time. It was the fourth date." Replied Wooseok haltingly.

"And it didn't happen for the first time Zhan! Youn had caught him once before. But with a different woman. He doesn't dare tell his parents about his relationship with Youn. Okay, I understand. But then why does he go on these dates and play the interested one and even hold hands with the women?" Scolded Yibo.

"Wow, you can't even see that he can be that evil."

"Mn. Don't let his appearance fool you Zhan."

"He actually looks quite sweet. I wouldn't have thought he could be like that."

"Hey Zhan! Are you taking his side now because you think he's sweet?"

"No don't worry."

"Then why do you call him sweet?"

"Well, because he's sweet."

"And what does that make me?"

"Cute and handsome."

"Um..."

"Yibo, just because I say he's sweet doesn't mean I'm interested in him. I'm more into the slightly cuter and handsome guys."

"Heyyy..."

"What, I'm just being honest. But you wanted to talk to Wooseok, right?"

"Oh, right. Exactly! Wooseok, I think you should finally figure out what you want. If it were up to me, Youn should break up with you. You deserve it. But I know he loves you. And I'm warning you not to hurt him again. And really think about what you want. Do you want to continue pretending to be straight and then eventually end up in a marriage with a woman you don't love? Or do you love Youn and will you find a way for you two?"

"Yibo... I'm going to talk to Youn. Not today, that's for sure. But this weekend. And by then I'll have figured something out. After all, I don't want it to go on like this. I don't want to lose him."

"Good. I hope you mean it. Otherwise, I'm going to be really pissed. And you don't want to see that happen."

"Okay." Replied Wooseok and hurried away. 

"You gave it to him, though." Said Zhan with a grin.

"Oh I'm just angry. Youn has been really hurt and is suffering."

"I can understand that. But, how are you?"

"Fine. I'm healthy and ready for the business dinner tonight."

"That's very nice. I'm sure it will be very boring. But, if you're there, at least I'll have someone to talk to."

"Absolutely."

"Are you here with your car Yibo?"

"No. I live close by here and walked here. Why?"

"Well, I would have driven you home otherwise."

"Ah I see. You just want to know where I live, don't you?"

"I know where you live."

"Oh, did I tell you that?"

"No. I just had you thoroughly investigated beforehand."

"Ah, yes. Are you in a hurry to get somewhere now?"

"No. I have free time now. Well, until the evening."

"Would you like to come to my place? I'll invite you for tea or whatever you want to drink. Then I'll tell you about my greatest success!"

"What success?"

"I developed a choreography during my vacation and sold the rights to it to my former dance teacher for a lot of money!"

"Oh wow, congratulations. I guess you're rich now huh?"

"It would be nice. But no. It's a lot of money for me though. So, do you want to come?"

"All right. I'd love to be invited for tea." Replied Zhan.

But since Zhan didn't feel like going back later to get his car, the two of them took Zhan's car to Yibo's place. Yibo was even a little nervous. Because he'd never brought anyone other than Emily home before. And certainly not a client. Or, of all people, the man he had sex with.

Once home with Yibo, the two went into the living room. They talked briefly, then Yibo went to make some tea for them both and Youn came out of his room at that moment, wondering about the strange man in his apartment.

Youn went to Yibo in the kitchen and asked, "Shit, who's the hot guy in our living room?" Yibo just grinned and pretended to be mysterious. "Wait, is that the guy you were in bed with?"

"Mn." Yibo replied curtly.

"No wonder you're weak over him. He looks really great. Even I could go weak over him."

"You can forget it. He's into cute and handsome."

"Too bad. Mind if I join you?"

"Sure, go ahead. I don't think he'll mind." Yibo replied. Youn then accompanied him to the living room and introduced himself to Zhan.

At that moment, Youn realized who Zhan was. For Yibo had already talked so much about this client of his that he felt he had known him for a long time. He was a little surprised that Yibo became involved with a client. But with the way he looked, Youn could understand all too well why his best friend weakened.

After raking off the greetings, Zhan asked Youn, "So what do you do for a living?"

"I work as a programmer from home." Explained Youn.

"And the earnings are good?"

"Well, it's enough to live on."

"How long have you known each other?"

Yibo and Youn did a quick calculation and answered at the same time, "12 years."

"That's a long time."

"Mn. We practically grew up together. Youn's family lived in the apartment next door." Explained Yibo.

"Oh I see. Then you didn't have far to go to meet each other."

"That's right. So what do you do? What do you do for a living?" Asked Youn.

"Basically importing and exporting exclusive goods."

"I see, and when you're not working? What do you do?"

"Mhhh, actually I have a job that goes around the clock. But in my free time I try to do sports, meet friends, go out. Whatever I feel like at the moment."

"For going out, Yibo is the perfect choice!"

"That's right. He does his job well."

"You two get along very well, don't you?"

"Well, I hope so."

"So Yibo has told me nothing but good things about you so far."

"I'm glad to hear that."

"Um... sorry if I'm interrupting here. But Zhan, I just wanted to tell you, I don't tell anything about the dates. I was just saying that..." Began Yibo.

"Don't worry Yibo. I didn't assume you told anything. Well, except about one thing. Which is pretty obvious."

"Um well. Youn is my best friend and yes, we did talk about that one morning. I hope you're not mad at me for that."

"I'm not. We both had a great time. You hadn't been working, so it was voluntary and not a service. It's normal when you talk to your best friend about it. So, it's all good."

"True. It was a lot of fun."

"Well, you see. So why should you worry."

"So if you don't mind me saying. Yibo was raving about it. And he was talking really dirty. I was really amazed at that. He talked like a gangster. With words that he usually never uses. And he was completely unconcerned about it, as if it was the most normal thing for him. I thought Yibo had been secretly replaced. I wanted to wash his mouth out." Youn interjected.

When Zhan heard this, he suddenly had to start laughing. This made the other two laugh as well. They laughed tears and it took Zhan several approaches to reply, "I would have loved to have witnessed that."

"I really thought I was in the wrong movie." Narrated Youn still laughing heartily.

Yibo was all red in the face. But admitted that he was actually talking like that and didn't know himself that way at that moment. But he also made it clear, "I didn't regret it, though. It was a nice experience. Better than I expected."

"I'm glad to hear that Yibo. The main thing is that you had your fun." Said Zhan.

"Yeah. It's just the soreness afterwards that wasn't so fun."

"You're just not used to it."

"True enough."

"Hey Yibo. We've got some fresh melon in the fridge. I'll cut it up for us now." Said Youn, leaving the two of them in the living room. He watched the two of them secretly for a moment. He thought they would look good together. And he thought Xiao Zhan was very nice. Besides, he saw a glow in Yibo's eyes that he hadn't seen on him like that before and wondered if Yibo himself was aware of how much he beamed when Xiao Zhan was around him?

When Youn was in the kitchen, Yibo asked, "Are you really okay with me talking to Youn about this?"

"Of course. I would have been more surprised if you hadn't told him." Replied Zhan.

"Oh yeah?"

"Yes. It was your first time with a man. An adventure. No wonder you want to talk about it."

"Mn. It was a great adventure." Yibo replied, already getting red cheeks again.

Zhan moved a little closer to Yibo and stroked one cheek with his hand. "Why are you blushing again?"

"I don't know." Replied Yibo calmly. But inside he was very suddenly excited.

Then when Zhan caressed his cheeks with both hands, Yibo shyly looked to the side for a moment and then into Zhan's eyes. "Do you want me to kiss you?" Zhan asked. Yibo nodded slightly. Zhan smiled and continued to lean over to Yibo. Yibo closed his eyes quite automatically.

Yibo felt Zhan's breath on his lips and at that moment he also felt a tingling in his belly, which became even stronger when Zhan finally kissed him. And then suddenly Yibo wasn't sure what he would have done if Youn hadn't been home. This sexual attraction between him and Zhan was so strong that he had trouble even allowing Zhan to release the kiss.