With some difficulty, the two of them were able to get out of the building, and since Zhan's hand was injured, Yibo was the one who was doing all the hard work.

As the two got out of the broken building, they observed their surroundings. It was indeed a mess; there was heavy rainfall, sea levels, and heavy storms. The wind was cold.

The weather was really not good!

"We need to get to the hotel." Zhan said, "Or find someplace to take shelter. He looked in his pocket for his phone, which was surprisingly working, but there was no network.

Yibo looked around and said, "Let's go." He said that as the two of them started to walk ahead in the rain, with how the weather was, they had to get to the hotel as soon as possible. With how things were, Zhan was really worried that they might even have to deal with a heavy storm. And this time he really prayed to God, if there was any, to just save them.

He looked around for Marius and Simon, and till now there was no sign of them, he just hoped that they were okay, As they came to the road and started to walk, they saw many broken and abandoned vehicles.

"The rain is getting heavier; we need to find a shelter," Yibo said as they walked ahead but stopped when they saw a landslide, and the road was actually blocked, Zhan sighed with frustration and looked at his phone again. There was no network and no one around, and with the conditions, it was dangerous to stay there for longer.

And the worst part was that it was getting darker and darker as the sun was going down, "Will you be able to cross that?" Yibo asked, pointing at a huge pile of mud, Zhan looked at him, and Yibo said, "We can go to the other side and cross a tunnel; this is the straight route."

"Is there any other route?"

"I don't know, but there has to be another way; we can go through the forest," Yibo said, and Zhan sighed. "In this weather, going to the forest might not be safe. But then staying here is not good as well."

"But during an earthquake, the safest place is an open space," Yibo said, and just as he said, there was a loud thunder and the rain got heavier.

"Not today." Zhan said, "The tunnel is the closest here, right? Let's go there, and let's stay away from trees, we should not take risks because if there is a lightning strike."

Yibo nodded, "But you can climb, right? I mean your hand."

"I am okay." Zhan then said, "But you know what? Let's search in the cars, there might be something that we can use."

"I'll go and see," Yibo said, looking in the cars while Zhan walked towards the landslide. His heart was beating fast as he worried about the weather, and what if there was another landslide, he slowly stepped on the mud.

Being surrounded by nature would be calming, they said, and being here would be peaceful, they said, but right now Zhan was feeling dread as he was surrounded by nature.

Yibo soon came to his side and grabbed his hand gently. He had a bag on his back and helped Zhan. It was at this moment that Zhan realized that he was rather lucky to not be alone in this situation; he was really grateful.

His injured hand was an obstacle, and he didn't know whether it was fractured, just sprained, or god knows what. He looked at Yibo and was really grateful to have him here, and he wanted to laugh at this, Zhan has never felt scared of being alone; he is not the one who is easily afraid; it is usually the others who are afraid of him. Even right now, he was not afraid but worried. He looked at Yibo and smiled at his cute little ally.

Once they came to the other side of the road, they walked faster, and it took them twenty minutes to reach the tunnel. Once they were inside the tunnel, they took a deep breath. The rain was still heavy, and there was a red alert. And once Zhan heard that he knew that there must be no network. He sat on the ground, and Yibo sat beside him.

"What did you find in the car?" Zhan asked.

Yibo replied, "Some medicines, first aid, and also a lighter. Let's have a look at your injury."

"Do you know how to apply first aid?" Zhan asked, and Yibo nodded. "My father had taught me. I also found some alcohol; we can use that to disinfect."

Zhan nodded. He looked out, and it was dark now. "We need something to burn as well, was there any torch?"

"No." Yibo replied, "I don't have my phone, or we could have used its flashlight."

"Let's use my phone's flashlight." He said as he turned on the flashlight and kept the phone on the ground, while Yibo looked at his arm which was swollen, "It might be fractured, let's hope this does not get infected."

Zhan looked at Yibo, who looked rather calm and collected. "You seem to have a lot of knowledge."

Yibo looked up and smiled gently, and when Zhan saw that smile, he didn't know why his heart skipped a beat and he felt his blood freeze. In the cold weather, he suddenly felt warm, which was weird. He blinked and looked away. What a weird man!

"Thank you; my dad taught me."

"Why did you smile?"

"Because I am happy that I am not alone, I don't like to be alone." He said, "And I am glad that you are okay as well."

Zhan spoke, "Have you really forgotten what we did?"

"I told you that I understand right? you guys were after someone else, I know it was a misunderstanding." Yibo said, "By the way, it's good that people like you are out there helping others, like that poor woman."

Zhan closed his eyes and took a deep breath, there was something wrong and he knew, they got the right guy he was sure, but Yibo was right there was a misunderstanding.

"Tell me are you alone here? I mean did you come alone here?" Zhan asked.

"No, no, I came with my cousin, elder brother, and wife," Yibo said.

"For vacation?"

"Yeah, my wife wanted to come here for a long time."

"Okay. How long have you guys been married?"

"Two years."

"Was it a love marriage?"

"No, no, arrange; her father is a good friend of my stepfather; that's how it was arranged."

"Oh, I see. Do you love her?"

Yibo nodded, "She is my wife, I should love her, of course, I do."

"No, I mean... like not out of duty... I mean... do you get butterflies when you are with her?"

"How do you get butterflies?"

"Weird feeling in your stomach, or like when your heart skips a beat." Zhan spoke and Yibo looked at him, "Why would I have an upset stomach when I am with my wife, and why would my heart malfunction?"

Zhan closed his eyes and sighed, "Forget it, I got it. So did you enjoy your vacation?"

"Yeah, I am with everyone, which I should enjoy. Although I stayed in my room most of the time,

"Why?"

"Because my brother, cousin, and wife like to party and drink... I don't like that, then they wanted to go to a casino... which I was not interested..."

"So you stayed alone? And they had fun without you?"

Yibo shook his head, "No, no I had fun as well... when... um... we would go swimming."

Zhan nodded. "What a great company. What did you want to do?"

Yibo looked at Zhan as if he did not expect that question, so Zhan asked, "What?"

Yibo spoke, "This is the first time someone asked me what I wanted to do, um... so I want to explore the forests, I want to go scuba diving and also sightseeing, or just a normal walk around..."

Zhan nodded, just like all the things he had done. It was a shame that Yibo came this far and was not able to enjoy the beautiful things.

And not just that, this cousin, brother, and this bitch whom he calls wife are actual fuckers, with this conversation that Zhan had with Yibo, there were few things very clear.

First was that the guy was too innocent and naïve to the point that Zhan had doubts if the guy had a disability or something. First, he saved the guy who had a hand in his kidnapping and now here he was answering Zhan's every question without any hesitation. There was a childlike innocence around him.

Second was the fact that this guy was a pushover and a doormat and to confirm that Zhan asked another question, "Tell me Yibo... who paid for this trip?"

"Oh, I did..."

"For the foods and all."

"Mostly I pay."

Yup definitely a doormat, only to be brought to the trip so that he could be used as an atm or perhaps a personal worker, while those fuckers would party and not to mention that whore of his wife slept around and was spreading false rumors about Yibo.

Zhan's attention was grabbed by the sound of wrappers and he looked at his side to see Yibo taking out some snacks that he had found and gave them to Zhan, "here eat."

"What about you?"

"I am fine. It's you who is sick and injured."

"I am not sick."

"Yes, you have a mild fever, you should take some medicine," Yibo said and shoved the bread that he had found into Zhan's mouth, if it was someone else Zhan would have broken their hands for doing that.

Zhan had always given orders and never taken any unless it was from his father or mother, and other than his brothers, no one was allowed to get this close to him. And this is the first time he has felt such curiosity about someone.

Zhan was mostly the responsible one, it was his job to look after others but here he was being looked after by someone so innocent and naïve. It was weird, but he didn't really complain.

Zhan slowly chewed the food before he glanced at Yibo and observed his features, although the man was a mess, with tattered, wet, and dirty clothes, messy hairs, and dirt covering his skin he still looked charming and bright, guess this situation was not that bad.