1989

It has been an year since Zhan time travelled to the past. Even though he found it difficult to understand and analyze the situation he was in, in the beginning, he eventually understood what was going on and soon got adjusted to his surroundings. Zhan was a very versatile person, so he didn't find it that difficult to mingle with people.

Zhan also found the love of his life, Yibo. Zhan had never imagined that the happiness of his life will depend upon someone. Now, Yibo is Zhan's world. Yibo's happiness is Zhan's happiness. Yibo is just everything that Zhan had dreamed and desired for.

Besides Yibo, Zhan also found a loving and caring sister, who treats him like her own kid. Yanli just loves Zhan as much as she loved Xian. She never blamed Zhan for what happened with Xian.

Zhan has now become the apple of eyes for both Yibo and Yanli. They love him and cherish him more than anyone else.

Zhan has now found his home. The place where you find happiness is your home and Zhan finally found it. To rest on Yibo's chest, embraced in his warmth and to drift to that dreamland, that's home for Zhan.
To receive those warm kisses when cold wind brushes over, that's home for Zhan.
To feel those soft lips wiping away his tears when he feels low, that's home for Zhan.
To hear those loving, caring, encouraging, teasing, funny words and sentences from Yibo's mouth which automatically curls Zhan's lips up, that's home for Zhan.
To say it in a short and sweet sentence,
Yibo is Zhan's home.

Zhan loved spending time with Yibo.
They regularly used to visit the Granny's restaurant as Zhan is now addicted to the shaved ice.

Everyone loves Zhan. Zhan is a very friendly person, so it didn't take him much time to win the hearts of people. He now has many friends. People were first a bit confused and suspicious about Zhan's behavior as it was complete opposite of that of Xian's. But as time passed, people' doubts gradually faded into the thin air and they all started enjoying Zhan's company. So was the case with Yibo's friends too. Even though they found it a bit confusing in the beginning, they now love Zhan more than ever.

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The bell rang indicating the end of the class. Zhan quickly closed his books and backed his backpack. He bid bye to his friends and ran out of his class to saw that familiar figure waiting for him in front of his classroom.

Zhan ran towards him and hugged him tight, without caring about the people walking around. The people too didn't care, as it was the scene that they witnessed on a daily basis.

Yibo returned the hug as he placed a light peck on Zhan's lips.

"Zhan! I got to tell you something. " Yibo said in an excited tone.

"What's it, Yibo? " Zhan lifted his face to look at Yibo, without breaking the hug.

"Zhan! "
Yibo placed another peck on Zhan's lips before continuing.
"I got placed! I got the job. "
Yibo said.

"Wow! You did it. " Zhan pecked Yibo's lips this time.

"Yes, I'll have to join as soon as the exams are done. " Yibo said.

"I'm soo happy for you. " Zhan smiled.

"Zhan..... I have something else that I want to tell you... " Yibo said.

"What? " Zhan asked.

"I'll have to take you somewhere to tell that. " Yibo said and Zhan nodded.

Yibo took Zhan's hand and intertwined it with his. They both walked out of the University with wide smile on their face.

"Where are we going, Yibo? " Zhan asked.

"It's a surprise. " Yibo said as they boarded the bus.

They both sat next to each other and chatted about few random topics, bickering then and now in between their conversation.

"We're here. " Yibo said as he took Zhan's hand and got off the bus.

"Where are we? " Zhan asked.

"We gotta walk a bit. " Yibo said as he lead the way.

After about a 10 minutes walk Yibo took Zhan to a park, which was quite larger than the normal ones.

"A park? " Zhan asked.

Yibo didn't respond as he kept dragging Zhan to a more secluded area.

"Yibo, now don't tell me that you're having bad thoughts in your mind. " Zhan said and Yibo chuckled.

"Yibo, we could have just done that in either of our houses. Why a park? That too it's our first time. " Zhan said.

"I guess you never get any pure thoughts in this dirty brain of yours! " Yibo chuckled. Zhan smacked his arm with a cute pouty face.

Yibo dragged Zhan in between a few bushes and then up a small rocky hill.

They climbed up the small hill, where there was a single bench on the green patch of grass, under a large tree.

Zhan looked at Yibo and Yibo just smiled as he dragged Zhan further towards the bench.

Zhan was awestruck when he neared the bench as the mesmerizing scene that he saw blessed all his senses.

It was a place where they could see the beautiful sunset.

"Wow! " Zhan exclaimed.

Yibo pulled him and made him sit on the bench as he cuddled him.

Zhan just looked at the fading sun, as the warm breeze enveloped both their cuddling bodies. The birds flew back home and the sun too was slipping below the line of vision.

"It's beautiful! " Zhan said.

"But you're more beautiful. " Yibo said looking at Zhan's face.

Zhan turned to look at Yibo and his face shone in the light of the setting sun.

Zhan cupped Yibo's face as he left a light peck on Yibo's lips.

"You make me beautiful. " Zhan said with a smile.

"Zhan... There's something that I want to tell you. " Yibo said.

"Go on. " Zhan said with a smile.

"Jie is getting married to Yuchen the next month..... " Yibo said.

"Mm. " Zhan nodded.

"So, why don't you just leave that house so that Jie and Yuchen can stay there together after their wedding. " Yibo said.

"What do you mean? " Zhan failed in understanding the meaning behind Yibo's words.

"Zhan... I got a job... " Yibo said.

"Mm? " Zhan asked.

"So... " Yibo said.

"So? " Zhan asked.

"Why don't we... " Yibo trailed off.

"Why don't we? " Zhan repeated his sentence.

"Let's start living together. " Yibo said looking at Zhan's face.

Zhan was a bit surprised by the sudden proposal but he was soon overtook by joy. His heart raced and his lips curled up. Zhan nodded his head.

Yibo was sooo happy that Zhan agreed. He was indeed a bit hesitant when he first planned on asking this to Zhan. But now, Yibo is on cloud nine.

He pulled Zhan closer by his waist and pressed his lips on Zhan's. They lips slowly moved on each other, tracing the delicate line of the other's lip as the sun finally moved down the horizon.