Chapter 47 - A Family (Last Chapter)
The same evening after they had taken little Yuan in and digested the first shock, Zhan and Yibo talked again about how to proceed. Although they had agreed without further ado to take little Yuan in and even set up a room for him, there were still many unanswered questions. Maybe that's why they hid it from the family at first? Because instead of calling them and asking for help, they called various friends who then helped them set up the nursery.
One question of this was, could they really believe Emily? Although even Yibo could not deny the resemblance between him and little Yuan, and could not trust even this scheming Emily to tell such a lie, still rest doubts remained in him. Yibo no longer immediately believed everything and after all, he is no longer the same man from back then who firmly believed that Emily was a kind-hearted, loving woman with whom he might spend the rest of his life.
Yibo has matured, grown up, since he started dating Zhan. He learned a lot from Zhan, including the fact that one should not believe everything immediately and should rather check everything a second time. And that's exactly why he discussed with Zhan that evening that they should have a paternity test done. And preferably immediately and before they got too emotionally attached to little Yuan. And until they would have the results, they didn't want to tell their families and closest friends about Yuan yet either.
So on Monday morning, instead of going to work, the two went to their family doctor and asked him to help them with the analysis to determine paternity. The doctor took saliva samples from Yibo and Yuan and promised to make an effort to have the test done quickly to give them both certainty.
They also went to a lawyer and had the letter and documents notarized by the notary public reviewed. Everything seemed to be in order. However, the lawyer advised them to register little Yuan at their address as soon as possible after the paternity has been established and to make it official, so that Emily cannot come later and take the little one away from them again. As long as it turns out that Yibo really is the biological father of Yuan and the two are willing to raise the little one as their son.
Although the family doctor promised that it would be quick, they still had to wait three weeks for the results of the paternity test. Three weeks in which they did not go to the office and worked from home, and three weeks in which it was impossible for them not to take Yuan into their hearts. After only a few days, the little guy was not only used to his new home, but also to his two fathers. He happily called Yibo Daddy and Zhan Dad, ran after them all day in the house and turned everything upside down.
Again and again, the little man caused laughter and cuddled a lot with his fathers. And without them noticing, he crept into their hearts. And when the longed-for letter from the lab finally arrived, it was no longer just a question of whether Yibo was really Yuan's biological father, but whether Yuan would remain a part of their family. Because even then, they couldn't imagine not having this happy cheeky boy around anymore.
With trembling hands Yibo opened the letter, but did not dare to take out the letter and read what the analysis revealed. And Zhan, surprisingly, had not been able to do so either. Finally Lana took over. She took the letter out of the envelope, read it for a moment, and said, "Well, Yibo, it looks like you're going to continue being a daddy. Paternity is 99.9998% confirmed. He's your son!"
Relieved, even though he couldn't even imagine being a daddy someday until three weeks ago, he and Zhan wrapped their arms around each other. Yuan just looked at the two of them in confusion and offered his teddy bear to his daddy, who had tears in his eyes, for comfort. "Here daddy. Teddy make ow away." He said, immediately making Zhan and Yibo laugh. Yibo took Yuan in his arms and kissed his chubby cheeks.
While Zhan was on the phone with the lawyer asking him to take care of the official things so that Yuan would not only stay with them but also get their last name Wang Xiao, Yibo excitedly called the families and closest friends of the two and asked them all to join them at the villa on Saturday afternoon. He did not want to tell them yet what had happened in the meantime and that their parents were now grandparents as well.
Within just three days, the lawyer had submitted all the documents to the appropriate authorities and filed an application with the family court for Zhan to legally adopt Yuan. The prospects of a positive decision were not so bad. And not only because Emily officially ceded her rights as a mother and handed over the little one with full custody, to Yibo and Zhan. Because in the meantime, even their marriage had been officially recognized and registered in their country. Even if Zhan and Yibo assumed that it was probably due to the popularity and wealth of the two. But they did not care. The main thing for them was that they were a legally registered couple in China.
On Saturday afternoon, the two then waited excitedly with little Yuan for the guests, who all arrived pretty much at the same time to them. They had the garden prepared for a small party, so the house staff worked exceptionally on this Saturday and when the guests came to Zhan and Yibo in the garden and saw little Yuan in his new black suit, Yibo's mother was the first to realize what was going on, even before the two said anything. "Oh my god, I'm a grandma. I have a grandson! Look at my grandson!" She shouted, almost jumping into Yibo and Zhan's arms before kneeling in front of little Yuan and explaining that she was his grandma.
"Okay grandma." Said the little one and curiously looked at the other guests as well, who one by one introduced themselves to the little one and then let Zhan and Yibo explain to them how they now came to have a son who looks like Yibo, only in tiny.
Stunned, they listened to them, Yibo's parents had tears in their eyes and Zhan's mother also shed a tear or two, until Yuan stood in the middle of the group with his teddy and explained, shaking his head: "Everyone has ouch. I only have one teddy. What now?" At that moment, it eased the tense mood and everyone had to laugh heartily.
"I can't believe they didn't tell you about your kid." Said Yibo's brother after they finished laughing.
"That's really rude! What if her father hadn't died? Then would you have never known that you had a son?" Yibo's father wanted to know.
"I can't tell you anything about that, and I can't answer any questions for you. I only know myself what was in the letter. Emily has disappeared and not even the private detective Zhan hired could locate her. We wanted to talk to her in person again about all this. But from the looks of it, she doesn't want to be found." Explained Yibo.
"That's right. Right after she dropped the little one off at our place, she took off. I hired one of the best detectives the next day and he only found out that she probably left the country. She bought several plane tickets with different destinations, train tickets and even for the ship. In the end, he could not figure out which way she took to leave the country. At least not so far. And now that our lawyer has taken care of everything so far and is gradually addressing the rest, I don't think we will look for her any further. She doesn't want to be found and we will accept that." Added Zhan.
"I only know one thing right now, I want to be a daddy. And Zhan wants to be a dad. We will be good fathers to Yuan and shower him with love." Said Yibo grinning as Yuan wiggled his butt up and down to a song.
"He's more like Yibo than I thought." Said Yibo's father laughing and pointing at Yuan. "Not yet two years old and already enjoying dancing."
"Oh yeah, hahaha. Yibo was the same age then. As soon as he could stand and walk a little, he started dancing." Replied Yibo's mother.
"Um, there's something else we want to tell you." Began Yibo. As everyone turned their attention to him, he continued speaking. "ZhanZhan and I have decided that we will look for a surrogate mother in the coming year. After all, I became a daddy unexpectedly, so I wanted us to have a baby from Zhan too. At first Zhan was skeptical, but he has since agreed with me and we both want it now." Zhan nodded.
"That's great. I don't know what else to say. I'm so happy, for you guys and for me too. Because then I'll be a grandma of two." Said Zhan's mother emotionally.
"As long as there is still enough love and time for both of you, I am happy for you." Said Youn, who sat there silently all this time, not knowing what to think of the whole situation. And even at this moment, he was still completely overwhelmed.
"You don't have to worry about it Youn. We love each other very much and have enough love left to shower two children with it." Said Yibo, realizing how confused his best friend was. And an hour later, it was Yibo who was confused after Youn asked him to talk in private.
They went inside and talked in Zhan's office. Youn looked worriedly at Yibo and said, "I'm really happy for you. But there's something wrong. So with what Emily wrote."
"What do you mean?" Yibo asked with a furrowed brow.
"Do you really not remember?"
"No." Yibo shook his head.
"On your last night of your vacation, you couldn't have been drinking and having sex together at all. Because you were fighting because she hated that you were going back to work the next night."
Yibo thought for a moment, but really couldn't remember. "I really don't remember anything about that."
"What do you remember about that night?"
"It was so long ago, I don't remember anything about it."
"I remember it, though. And the fact that you don't remember is very surprising to me. Because you were really upset and angry."
"Mhhh, but I don't remember anything about it."
"Nothing? Really nothing at all?"
"No. I mean, she came over to my place that night and we had a Coke and... mhhh..."
"And?" Youn asked nervously.
"Nothing. I don't remember what happened after that." At that moment, Yibo realized something. This really wasn't normal. However, he remembered again that the Coke had tasted strange. However, he thought it was just because it was an unknown brand that he hadn't heard of before.
"I almost think she planned it all in advance and drugged you. She probably deliberately started a fight so she could get away and then just had to wait for the stuff to kick in. Then she could sneak into bed with you and do whatever she wanted to you. I just don't know what she was trying to do with it."
"I suppose she must have sensed that their relationship was at an end and that Yibo was going to leave her. She may have thought that if she was pregnant by him, he wouldn't break up with her and even marry her for the child. She knew Yibo well enough to know that he would never leave her when she was pregnant with his child. He had always been responsible, after all. And she knew he would face up to his responsibilities." Said Zhan, who had apparently overheard the two.
"But her plan didn't work. Yibo was quicker with the breakup and she didn't know until then if her rotten plan worked and she got pregnant." Assumed Youn.
"Exactly. She didn't know about the pregnancy. Because remember she was drunk and drugged when you last saw her. She was completely freaked out. I suppose if she had already known about the baby then, she would have refrained from alcohol and drugs. Because then she would have used the baby as leverage. Her plan didn't work and by now even she has realized that she can never win Yibo back. And what else would she do with Yibo's child if she couldn't use it as leverage? But she also couldn't tell the truth, so she came up with this story of spending the night together in a drunken stupor." Explained Zhan.
Yibo agreed with their assumptions, but said nothing about it. He was still too shocked that Emily had resorted to such means to want to bind him to her forever. And he was once again grateful that he had broken up with her and found in Zhan someone who really loves him and whom he can really trust.
After a few minutes of Yibo just sitting there in silence, listening to Zhan and Youn's conclusions, Yibo got up from his seat, walked over to Zhan, wrapped his arms around him and said, "No matter how Yuan was conceived, he's here with us now and we're going to give him a loving home. I don't care about anything else right now. I just want to be a good daddy."
"You're right Yibo. We will love Yuan no matter how he came to be." Said Zhan. Youn offered himself as godfather. And even though Yibo was still confused about the conversation, he was relieved that his son would grow up with him and Zhan and not with his mentally disturbed mother. They went back to the celebration, where Yuan had already provided more laughs.
A month later, the adoption of Yuan was confirmed, after summary proceedings in the family court for Zhan. He was now legally Yuan's father before the law. Another reason for the family to get together and celebrate. And even though Yuan didn't understand what was going on at all, the little guy celebrated the most. He danced around the garden with his daddy and incidentally learned that his new full name was "Wang Xiao Yuan," which pleased him greatly.
Little Yuan was now the prince in the Wang Xiao family household and enjoyed the full attention of his two fathers. After two months in his new home, his fathers went to work during the day while "Grandma" Lana took care of him and every afternoon when his fathers came home, they went to play with him. In the garden, on the playground or in his nursery. The little whirlwind, made sure every day anew that his fathers were not bored.
A year later, the two were looking for a surrogate mother who would then carry Zhan's baby. By now, they could hardly wait to have a second child in the house who would cause a stir alongside their son. And Lana, who despite her advanced age still didn't want to retire and even seemed younger than before because of Yuan, was also very much looking forward to the addition to the family.
After exactly one year and 10 months it was then so far and Yuan became the big brother. Little Xia was born. For Zhan and Yibo who were present at the birth, this was a very emotional moment. Unlike Yuan, they were not only able to witness the entire pregnancy, since the surrogate mother also lived with them, but also witnessed the birth of their little daughter.
When Zhan placed little Xia in his arms after being the first to welcome his daughter, Yibo began to cry with happiness. His life could not have been more perfect. He has a wonderful husband, a perfect son, and now a perfect daughter. He also has a great job, as now the CEO of a company that provides bodyguards. Loving parents, a great big brother and Youn who would forever be his best friend no matter what. What more could he ask for? There was nothing more Yibo could wish for, except that it would be like this forever.
A month after the birth of little Xia, Yibo's brother and Zhan's brother symbolically said yes to each other again in the presence of the family, after they had married secretly in Germany. The mothers of the two had insisted on the symbolic wedding. Shortly thereafter, the two started their own business in Shanghai.
Infected by the wedding fever around them, as several more friends and relatives of the two got married, Youn finally proposed to Wooseok as well and married him just three months later in Seoul. Only the closest family circle was present and of course Yibo with his family. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon, which Zhan and Yibo gave them as a wedding gift, in Hawaii.
And finally after two years, they also found out what happened to Emily after she left the country. After she got involved with someone new, but he left her just a short time later, she went crazy and tried to kill this man. She was, as she had been with Yibo, drunk and on drugs. She was arrested and sentenced by a court to a long prison term in a psychiatric hospital. But she will never be free again, because after her prison sentence, she will remain in security custody.
Yibo, however, was no longer interested in what was going on with Emily. He had left all that behind and enjoyed his life in the here and now. With his husband and his two children. What he had never imagined before, be it starting something with a man, marrying a man or being a daddy, had now become his whole happiness.
With his handsome successful husband, he has a harmonious and very passionate marriage, which they still often live out in their personal playroom when the children are asleep. Every day means every day! That, if Yibo has his way, will never change. And so that it does not become too monotonous and sometime boring in the sex life, the two always think of new things to try out.
Despite his marriage with Zhan and his children and also his job as CEO, Yibo doesn't miss the chance to dance on a stage once a month. But that is quite enough for him. And twice a month, he and Zhan go to a club or bar, where they have a good time with Youn and Wooseok.
At a class reunion with former classmates, Yibo's former classmates told what they have already achieved in their lives and still want to achieve. When it was Yibo's turn to talk about himself, he stood up and said, "I don't think I need to tell you about the path I took after school. Because most of you have read all about it on the Internet. And for those of you who don't know, just look it up online. It's all there. My wish for the future? Well, I wish for my life to stay the way it is now. I wish to continue to be happy with my husband and to continue to be a good daddy to my children. I love my life, I love my husband and my children. That's all I need to be happy. Well, and I love my job as CEO, too."
After the reunion, Yibo drove home, saw Zhan sitting on the sofa reading, ran to him and sat on his lap. He kissed Zhan, took the book from his hand, and asked with a grin, "Shall we go upstairs and play?"
"Oh yes, I'd love to." Replied Zhan and the two ran upstairs laughing, hand in hand. They went to shower and then to their playroom, where they made wild and passionate love.
As Yibo lay exhausted next to Zhan, looking at him, he felt again that tingling in his stomach that he still has almost every day just looking at Zhan. And with a smile, he thought, "I'm just happy. I just can't imagine a more beautiful life. My husband and children are the most important and beautiful things in my life." Then, smiling, he closed his eyes and fell asleep knowing that the next day, too, will be a beautiful day. And the next, and the next, and on and on....
End
A/N: Why did I finish the book so quickly? Well, I think the story is told and it's time to let go. Even though I don't like odd numbers. Chapter 47 is an odd number. But at the same time, I think right here and now, that's the end of the story. At the right time and at the right moment. As you know, I hate to drag out a story unnecessarily and prefer to concentrate on thinking up new stories. So, don't be sad, there will be another ZhanYi story for sure, which I hope you will like as much as this one. Thank you all for the many, many votes and comments. See you soon... :D
Bạn đang đọc truyện trên: Truyen2U.Com