After Yibo had been sitting in Zhan's office for quite a while, his mother knocked on the door and explained that his office was now free again and that she would go somewhere else with Yibo's father where they could talk further. Yibo nodded and left Zhan's office again. He hoped to see Zhan behind his desk again soon as he closed the office door.

Then, as Yibo was about to go into his office, his parents stood side by side in front of him and the three of them looked at each other silently. Yibo realized that his parents had obviously cried a lot while talking to each other. And at this sight, Yibo had the feeling of seeing two complete strangers in front of him. So emotional, so sensitive. And at the same time, for the first time in a very, very long time, he felt a harmony between the two of them that he didn't even think was possible anymore.

But then even more impressive to Yibo was that his parents were smiling. His father was helping his ex-wife put on her coat and he offered his arm for her to rake in. His father had always done this in the past when the two of them got along well. Yibo wondered if this might be a sign of their still strong affection for each other?

Yibo's mother did not return to the office again that day. Instead, she wrote Yibo a message saying that she and his father needed more time to talk. For Yibo, that was perfectly fine. There wasn't much to do in the office that day anyway. And he could still get off work on time at 3 pm and go home to Zhan.

Once home, Yibo quickly took a shower, got dressed, and then drove together with Zhan to Zhan's parents' house, as they still wanted to discuss a few final details for the wedding with them. Besides, it was still open what they want to do now because of the honeymoon.

Yibo wants them to go on their honeymoon right after the wedding. Zhan, on the other hand, wants to wait until their baby is born. Because even though his belly is still small, it is now growing steadily and will have already grown even bigger in three weeks when the wedding takes place.

And Zhan doesn't want to fly on their honeymoon with a big belly, lying on a beach with everyone staring at him because the baby bump is so obvious. That would be very uncomfortable for him, so he'd rather they wait to go on their honeymoon.

Arriving at Zhan's parents' house, they first measured Zhan's belly circumference with a tape measure. On the one hand, because they need the measurements for his wedding suit. And on the other hand because Zhan's parents want to determine and record the growth of their grandchild. Because they can use the belly circumference to measure how the baby is growing inside Zhan.

After that, they discussed the final details for the wedding ceremony. When the flowers will be delivered and the cake. What music will be played. When the caterers will set up the dinner. And they discussed again who had already responded to the wedding invitation and accepted and where they would be seated.

Yibo then explained that it is possible that his parents will also be present at the wedding. He told that both of them have spoken that morning and he is confident that his father might change now. Especially now that he knows Zhan is pregnant with his grandchild.

"But I also only invite my dad if Zhan is okay with it too. I don't want to bypass Zhan's feelings. I know my dad upset him a lot and is to blame for Zhan not being able to work at the moment because of the stress." Added Yibo to his recounting of the morning's events.

"Yibo I trust you. If you say you feel good about inviting him, I believe you. And he is and will always be your father. If you want him there when we get married, then I'm not against it." Replied Zhan.

"But I don't want you to agree just because of me. If you don't feel comfortable with it, I won't invite him."

"I know Bo. And I'm glad you're so considerate of me. But I don't mind if you invite him. Besides, your mom will be there too. And I don't think he'll dare to stress."

"Are you really sure about that?"

"Yes. But in order for you to be completely sure, you might want to talk to your dad again first. And then if you're convinced he's changed, feel free to invite him."

"Thanks honey. I'll talk to him again and then decide. That's the best I can do right now."

"Mn. Hey Bo, your brother wrote, he will definitely come to the wedding. And he's coming with a male company."

"Whaaat?"

"Hahaha, he wrote me that he met someone and would like to bring him to the wedding."

"Why is he writing you this? Why doesn't he tell me about it?"

"Well we get along well and he writes me often. I don't know why he hasn't told you yet."

"How well do you get along?"

"Why?"

"Do I have reason to worry?"

"Pah hahaha, no for sure not. I love you and after all he has someone he likes a lot now again. I'm not his type at all either."

"It's also better for him that you're not his type!"

"Hey, he's your brother."

"Mn. I know. But when it comes to you..."

"Easy my lion. Easy peasy."

"Hah, I forgot to tell you something else!"

"What's that?"

"Youn and Wooseok want to have a bachelor party with me the night before the wedding. And do you know what they're planning?"

"No. What?"

"They want to go to karaoke with me."

"Sounds like fun. I'm going out with my friends, too."

"Where to?"

"I don't know. They haven't told me yet."

"Um..."

"Don't worry. It's all harmless, I'm sure."

"With your friends?"

"Yes."

"Knowing them, they'll drag you to a nightclub where there's a bunch of naked men dancing on a stage."

"No, I'm sure they won't. They know you'd kick their asses for that afterwards."

"I would."

"Hey, but even if they were to take me to a nightclub like that, there's only one man for me to look at."

"Who? Some male model?"

"Not quite. It's some handsome man. A year older than me. Funny, smart, loving, very jealous and the father of my unborn child."

"Oh I'd like to meet him sometime."

"You can. You see, I'm marrying him in three weeks. You're welcome to be at the wedding."

"Well that must be a really great man if you're even going to marry him."

"Oh, yeah. He's the best. My absolute dream man."

"That makes me jealous."

"Mn. For me there is only him."

"Then I'm reassured. I love you honey."

"And I love you Bo, my great handsome future husband."

"Hey, you're making me embarrassed."

"Why?" Asked Zhan. but instead of answering, Yibo took his Zhan in his arms and kissed him.

Zhan's parents who were sitting in the same room with the two of them watched the two flirting with each other in their own way with amusement and couldn't help but smirk. But it always makes them very happy how much the two love each other and also do not hide how great their love for each other is.

After the last details were discussed, the four of them had dinner together before Zhan and Yibo went home again. On the way, Yibo had to stop only once briefly, because Zhan suddenly got hungry for pickles. So the two went to the supermarket and bought two jars of pickles and a large package of vanilla ice cream.

When they got home, Yibo's mother was already waiting for them and announced that her ex-husband had asked her out on a date. She hadn't said yes to him yet, however, and wanted to hear what they thought about it first. "I can't really give you any advice on that. Listen to your feelings, that's all." Said Zhan, nibbling on a pickle.

"I see it the same way Zhan does. You have to know for yourself if you want this or not. If you still love dad and feel that he still feels the same way about you, go for it. But only if you really want to." Explained Yibo.

"After everything that happened between us, it's hard for me to make a decision." Said Yibo's mother.

Zhan who had a much greater interest in his pickles and ice cream, went into the living room and let Yibo and his mother talk. Yibo would have liked to follow Zhan right away, but felt that his mother needed him right now. So he went with her to the kitchen, they sat down at the table and he said, "Mom, no one says you have to decide right away. You can just meet and talk for a while. And maybe it wouldn't be wrong for you guys to go to therapy."

"You mean couple therapy?"

"Exactly. You're already divorced, but you still have strong feelings for each other and are considering getting closer again. But before you do that, you really should go to therapy first. Besides, Dad also has some things to sort out first. After all, he is still engaged. The woman lives in your house. Before that, if I were you, I wouldn't date him."

"Can I entrust something to you Yibo?"

"Sure."

"When your dad and I spent the day together today, we both felt that we still love each other. We talked really openly about our feelings for the first time. And well, we had slept with each other. I don't even remember how it happened. It just happened. Neither of us drank a drop of alcohol. It really just happened. And afterwards when I told your dad I was leaving, he cried and asked me to forgive him and give him a chance to make everything right. He asked me out on this date and I just don't know what to do."

"Um so..." began Yibo.

"It's simple. Yibo already said it. If you're really thinking about giving each other a second chance, do this therapy first. Make it clear to him that you expect him to make things clear with his fiancée, break up with her and kick her out of the house. And then go to therapy. You should anyway, because of your alcohol addiction. You just got out of rehab and you are dry. So the risk of falling back into the habit is very high." Interfered Zhan, who was about to put the ice cream in the freezer of the refrigerator and heard what Yibo's mother said.

"Yes, you're right Zhan. I really shouldn't rush into anything. But what happened today... I'd prefer if it didn't make the rounds."

"Don't worry, we won't tell anyone. Hey, how did it feel for you?" Zhan wanted to know curiously.

"What exactly?"

"Well, after everything, to have slept with him again."

"Oh so, well, surprisingly good actually."

"Um, I'm out of here. You guys keep talking. I don't need to hear this." Said Yibo. He gave Zhan a kiss on the forehead and hastily retreated to the living room. He didn't want to know about his parents' sex. It was too much of a good thing for him.

Zhan, on the other hand, didn't mind at all and was very interested. "So you enjoyed sleeping with him?" Asked Zhan.

"Yeah. I mean, the sex with him was always really really good. But today was just insane."

"Pent up sexual energy, your love. I guess it all exploded today."

"And how it exploded. Two hours and he still hadn't had enough!"

"I know this from somewhere hahaha."

"Like father like son what?"

"Mn. But tell me, did it feel right to you when you guys had sex?"

"Do you mean because of his fiancée?"

"No. Because of how you felt."

"Yes. It felt right. And I felt like I could really let go with him for the first time in a long time." Narrated Yibo's mother.

Zhan and she talked for a moment more about the feelings that came up inside her, her thoughts, and how best to proceed now. Then Yibo's mother had to get ready for her AA meeting and Zhan joined Yibo in the living room, where he snuggled up to Yibo.

After Yibo's mother left, Zhan looked deep into Yibo's eyes and asked, "What do you say we turn off the TV, go into the bedroom and have good long sex?"

"Go ahead and get undressed honey...because I'm going to take you to paradise right now and you won't need any clothes there." Yibo replied with a grin. He turned off the TV, threw the remote on the table and pulled Zhan with him into the bedroom.