"Xiao Zhan! What is this!!?" Wang Yibo screamed

Zhan put his glass on the table and turned around. "What happened? Why are you screaming?"

"What are Meng Ziyi's clothes doing in your wardrobe?" Yibo yelled as he came downstairs with two white t-shirts.

"What do you mean by Meng Ziyi's clothes!?" Zhan gaped. "All the clothes in the wardrobe are mine!"

"How do expect me to buy your lies?!" Yibo growled. "Then what are these, huh?" Yibo said showing the two t-shirts in his hand which had Powerpuff girls drawn on them. "Which guy on the earth wears Powerpuff girls' t-shirts?"

"Those are MINE!" Zhan said looking annoyed.

"What!?" Yibo's brows got disappeared into the hairline. "What are you saying?! These...these are yours?!"

"Yes," Zhan said putting his hands on his hips. "Do you have any problem with that? Those are my fav t-shirts and I am going to wear one now." Zhan said as he went towards Yibo.

"What?? Pfft...hahaha..." Yibo burst into laughter. "So...our Prince Charming Xiao Zhan's favorite t-shirts have Powerpuff girls on it. How manly!"

"Stop laughing!" Zhan yelled snatching the t-shirts from Yibo's hands. "What's so funny? Cannot guys wear Powerpuff girls' t-shirts!?"

"No no..." Yibo tried to control his laughter. "Only manly guys like you can wear it."

"Stop cracking your boring jokes," Zhan said as he shoved Yibo and went upstairs towards his room.

"Zhan, wait for me." Yibo followed Zhan like a lost puppy.

After entering the room, Zhan went straight to his wardrobe and took out a t-shirt and a pair of sweat pants for him and Yibo.

"Here, wear these," Zhan said handing Yibo a t-shirt and sweatpants.

Yibo took the clothes and went to the bathroom. As he came out of the bathroom, he gaped at the sight. Zhan was only wearing the sweatpants while he was standing shirtless. Yibo's gaze first fell on Zhan's well-toned body.

(RIP to my poor editing skills 😫😫)

As his gaze moved up, his eyes got glued at the injured shoulder. There was a deep bruise on the shoulder while his milky white skin had few bruises.

"What are you looking at?" Zhan said tilting his head while Yibo snapped out of his daze.

Without saying any word, Yibo walked towards Zhan. His eyes were glued to Zhan's bruises. A frown formed on Yibo's face as he had a closer look at those bruises.

"Yibo, what are y..."

"Shhh..." Yibo put his finger on Zhan's lips, making him unable to complete his words. "Let me take care of you."

Zhan blinked at Yibo while the latter made Zhan sit on the bed. Then he brought the first aid box and sat behind Zhan, keeping a few inches distance between them. Taking an ointment, he took out a good amount of it on his fingers and applied gently on the bruises.

"Ishh...Yibo..." Zhan winced as Yibo's cold fingers touched his bruises.

"Does it hurt too much?" Yibo asked in a low voice while his eyes looked at Zhan, seeking an honest answer.

"A little," Zhan replied turning his head back to have a glance on Yibo who was sitting behind him.

"Endure it for a while," Yibo said gently, trying to comfort Zhan. After applying the ointment, Yibo kept the first aid box in its place. Zhan was about to wear his shirt, Yibo held his hand. "Don't wear it. It will make the bruises worse." Yibo said taking the shirt from Zhan's hands.

"Thank you," Zhan said with a gentle smile.

"Mn." Yibo nodded. "Good Night." Saying so Yibo was about to leave the room, Zhan stopped him.

"Where are you going?" Zhan asked holding Yibo's hand.

"To sleep on the couch," Yibo replied.

"Can you...please accompany me in bed?" Zhan asked hesitatingly.

"Doesn't that make you feel uncomfortable?" Yibo asked turning towards Zhan, looking at him with concern

"No," Zhan said gently. "I don't like being alone." Zhan looked at Yibo with eyes full of emotions. "Please sleep with me. I swear, I won't do anything."

"I know you won't do anything." Yibo smiled making Zhan relieved. Zhan smiled and Yibo joined Zhan in the bed. Both of them laid on the bed facing their back to each other. When Zhan was about to turn off the light, Yibo interrupted. "Zhan...can you please not put off the lights?"

"Are you afraid of darkness?" Zhan asked turning towards Yibo.

"Well, how to say..." Yibo hesitated.

"You don't need to hesitate." Zhan smiled. "I know you are afraid of darkness."

"Huh?" Yibo gaped at Zhan. "You already knew?"

"Wang Yibo, you don't know me," Zhan smirked. "I am sure you will be thunderstruck after finding who I am."

"Okay, master," Yibo said sarcastically. "I will stand like a dumb boy and wait for you to take me as yours. Okay?"

"Are you sure?" Zhan smirked. "Mark your words Wang Yibo."

"Will you sleep or not?!" Yibo rolled his eyes. "You even don't look like you got beaten."

"Wang Yibo." Zhan looked at the ceiling, smiling. "Thank you for accompanying me."

"Why are you suddenly saying this?" Yibo asked looking at Zhan.

"You don't know how much I hate to stay alone." Zhan sighed. "Since I was a child, my parents left me at home with granny. Shijie and I used to stay at Granny's house. But after she died, we again moved to my parent's house. There Shijie used to take care of me, even though she is only 2 years older than me. But after that, she started to get busy with her school and her daily life. She wanted to play with me, take care of me but she couldn't." A sad smile appeared on Zhan's lips. "I used to be a lonely boy until Meng Ziyi came to my life. She is really kind and sweet. She is my first friend ever in my life. She is my first..."

"First kiss?" Yibo asked quickly as if he couldn't bear any longer to hear that name 'Meng Ziyi' from Zhan's lips.

"No!" Zhan looked at Yibo narrowing his eyes. "I still didn't have my first ki...wait" Zhan smirked. "I think my first kiss is taken by a guy."

"What?" Yibo chuckled. "So your first kiss got stolen by a guy, not a girl!? Woah!"

"Don't you want to know that guy's name who stole my kiss?" Zhan smiled mischievously.

"Though I am not interested, but still I want to know," Yibo said suppressing the urge to laugh.

"Wang Yibo," Zhan replied with a smirk.

"What!?" Yibo sat up at once. "Don't kid me, Zhan!"

"I am not kidding." Zhan shrugged his shoulders. "You just stole my first kiss before going to rescue Song Jiyang."

"You-" Yibo's ears already turned red. "Go to sleep." Yibo laid on the bed turning his back towards Zhan.

"Yibo?" Zhan tried to peep at Yibo. "Are you asleep? Don't you want to listen to the rest of my story?"

"No!" Yibo said. But after a few seconds, he turned towards Zhan. "You said you don't like staying alone, then, does jiejie accompany you while sleeping?"

"No." Zhan smiled. "She sleeps in her room while I sleep here. You know, I have two important girls in my life. One is shijie and the other is Meng Ziyi. Though Ziyi acts as a playgirl she is kind and soft and sometimes she even becomes childish." Zhan smiled earning a frown from Yibo.

"So, do you like her?" Yibo asked raising his brow.

"Wang Yibo did I even say for once that I like her!?" Zhan said looking at Yibo.

"But the way you are talking, it sounds like that," Yibo said rolling his eyes.

"She has someone she likes," Zhan said with a smile.

"Really?" Yibo's eyes sparkled.

"Mn." Zhan nodded. "She likes my shijie. Wang Yibo, you know, these two girls cannot bear to see either Hao Xuan or me in pain. They become tigress when they sense trouble around us. You already know Meng Ziyi is known as Miss Wildfire for her cool behavior. And my shijie, she looks so gentle but once she gets angry, not even God can stop her."

"You are so lucky Xiao Zhan to have such people in your life," Yibo said with a sad voice.

"I too sometimes feel lucky about this." Zhan smiled. "But you should cherish that you have Jiyang in your life."

"Xiao Zhan?"

"Hm?"

"Does Wang Hao Xuan like Jiyang?" Yibo asked looking at Zhan's eyes. Zhan looked at Yibo and a frown appeared on the former's face.

"If I say yes, would you try to separate Jiyang from Hao Xuan?" Zhan asked.

"Really?" Yibo smiled widely. "Yes, then I guessed right. Hao Xuan likes Jiyang."

"Why are you so happy about it?" Zhan asked looking confusingly at Yibo. "It's not that you got your life partner."

"Xiao Zhan, you don't know how happy I am for Jiyang." Yibo smiled. "That dumb Jiyang, he still doesn't understand how much Hao Xuan likes him."

"Speaking as if you understand how much I care for you," Zhan mumbled, rolling his eyes.

"What are you mumbling?" Yibo asked looking at Zhan suspiciously.

"Nothing, you should go to sleep," Zhan said turning his back to Yibo.

"Xiao Zhan?"

"Hm?" Zhan replied in a heavy tone.

"Why do you call Hao Xuan your Little Devil?" Yibo asked.

"Because we share a special secret. Now sleep." Zhan said.

'Special secret!?' Yibo thought to himself. 'What's the secret? Are they in a relationship? No way! Hao Xuan likes Jiyang. Then...uh!' Yibo closed his mouth with his hands. 'Don't tell me that they are friends with benefits. No...it cannot be. I saw true emotions in Hao Xuan's eyes when Zhan got hurt. Then...Aiyaaaaaaa!!!!!! This crazy Prince Charming is driving me crazy!!!!'

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Hao Xuan drove the car while Jiyang sat in the passenger seat. None of them spoke first. A guilt a clearly seen on Jiyang's face. Jiyang kept this head hung down, looking at the floor of the car. Hao Xuan glanced at Jiyang and sensed that Jiyang was crying.

"Are you okay?" Hao Xuan asked driving the car.

"Mn." Jiyang nodded and a drop of tear escaped his eye.

"Then why are you crying?" Hao Xuan asked.

"It's all because of me." Jiyang sobbed. "I shouldn't have called Xiao Zhan. Because of me, he got hurt badly. He had already an injury on his shoulder while today's incident made it worse. Even you too had to deal with those thugs because of me."

"Jiyang." Hao Xuan said with a cold voice. "Do you want me to drop you at your house or wanna stay with me?"

"I...I think I can..."

"I understand." Hao Xuan sighed.

The rest of the journey nobody uttered even a single word. Hao Xuan crossed Jiyang's house.

"Where are you taking me? You...drove past my house." Jiyang said pointing his house which was left behind due to the moving car.

"To my house." Hao Xuan replied in short.

"But...I can stay al..."

"I cannot trust those people." Hao Xuan looked at Jiyang. "What if they come again and kidnap you?"

Jiyang kept silent. Hao Xuan sighed and soon the car stopped at Hao Xuan's house. Hao Xuan parked the var at the garage and then when to the main door to open it while Jiyang followed Hao Xuan. As Hao Xuan opened the door, Jiyang's jaws dropped witnessing the scene welcoming him.

"Your house is so big Hao Xuan," Jiyang said looking at the beautiful decoration. "Are your parents at home?'

"No." Hao Xuan said keeping the car keys at their place. "I live alone. Sometimes Zhan and Ziyi come here to stay. Otherwise, you are the first person whom I brought here other than my best friends."

"Huh?" Jiyang gaped at Hao Xuan while the latter smiled.

"Don't get too surprised." Hao Xuan smiled. "Get changed. You are sleeping with me tonight."

"Huh? Why?" Jiyang blurted out.

"I want to make sure you are alright." Hao Xuan said as he led Jiyang to his room. "I don't want you to get kidnapped again."

Jiyang nodded and followed Hao Xuan. Hao Xuan gave the other a pajama. Jiyang went to the bathroom to change while Hao Xuan decided to get changed before Jiyang. So first he changed his pants. When he was about to wear his shirt, Jiyang came out of the bathroom.

"Well...its..." Hao Xuan quickly tried to cover himself with the shirt.

"Wait," Jiyang said as he walked to Hao Xuan. "You have got bruises on your shoulder blade!"

"Well, it happened while fighting." Hao Xuan smiled awkwardly.

"Let me take care of it," Jiyang said as he took out an ointment kept on the bedside desk and applied it on Hao Xuan's bruises. "I am sorry." A teardrop fell on Hao Xuan's hand.

"Jiyang, why are you crying?" Hao Xuan asked cupping Jiyang's face. "Don't cry. You don't look good while crying." Hao Xuan wiped his tears. "Everything is fine. You are safe now. We all are safe. I am sure Wang Yibo is taking care of Zhan. Why are you crying?"

"It's all because of me." Jiyang looked away. "If I weren't this fragile, then no one would kidnap me."

"Jiyang..." Hao Xuan smiled. "You don't know how cute you look with your soft, fragile body."

"Don't compliment me," Jiyang said as a red shade spread over his cheeks.

Hao Xuan smiled at Jiyang's shy expression. After applying the ointment, Jiyang helped Hao Xuan to wear his shirt.

"Now sleep." Hao Xuan said laying on the bed while Jiyang laid next to Hao Xuan. "Let me hug you to sleep. I don't want to leave you for even a moment."

"Xuan, it's okay." Jiyang tried to break the hug. "I am right beside you."

"You don't know how worried I was when Zhan said that you were kidnapped." Hao Xuan hugged Jiyang tightly. "I am really lucky to have Zhan. He rescued you at the right time, otherwise, I cannot dare to imagine what the would do to you."

"Thank you Xuan," Jiyang said looking at Hao Xuan.

"Don't act so sweet." Hao Xuan said nuzzling into the other's warm neck. "I would lose my control and do something bad if you act sweet."

"Jerk!" Jiyang smiled. "Good night. Now sleep."

Hao Xuan smiled and hugged Jiyang tightly like a kid holding his favorite toy and fell asleep.

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