"Dad" Yibo entered his father's house with a heavy heart, while stains of tears were evident in his cheeks and his eyes became red and swollen.

"Yibo, what happened?" Yibo's father rushed to his son who looked so vulnerable at that moment.

"Is mother at home?" Yibo asked in a broken voice.

"No." Yibo's father made him sit on the couch. "She went to her friend's house for some important work and will come tomorrow. But first, tell me what happened? Why are crying?" Mr.Wang wiped his son's tears.

"He left me." Yibo sobbed.

"Who left you?" Yibo's father asked confusingly.

"Zhan." Yibo looked at his father with teary eyes. "He left me, dad." Yibo broke down into tears. He buried his face in his palms and cried bitterly.

"Aishh...don't cry, son." Mr. Wang hugged Yibo, gently caressed his hair. "That Xiao Zhan! I am not going to spare him." He took his phone which was kept on the table.

"Dad, what are you doing?" Yibo quickly took the phone from him. "Please don't phone him. He is also crying now, I can feel it."

"Yibo, why are you stopping me from calling him?" Yibo's father looked at his son.

"Because you don't know how stubborn he can be." Yibo's lips curved in a faint smile while his weary eyes looked more tired. "If he never wants to see me, then no matter what, he would never see me. Even God cannot make Xiao Zhan change his decision. Moreover, he must be crying now, even more than me. He has softer heart than me." Yibo again broke down into tears while speaking the last words.

"Shhh...dont cry, Yibo. Your father is with you, right? Don't worry, everything will be alright." His father hugged him and gently kissed his son's forehead.

"Dad." Yibo broke the hug and looked at him. "Will you teach me how to do business? I want to inherit the business as soon as possible."

"Son, why are you hurrying? We still have time." Yibo's father gently cupped his son's tear-stained face.

"I want to catch the real one behind all this mess," Yibo replied. "Zhan has already done enough for me but I never did anything for him. I want to catch the real culprit who dared to meddle with our relationship and prove that my love for Zhan is true. I want to protect our relationship."

"My son..." Mr. Wang's lips stretched forming a genuine smile. "From when did you become this mature? Zhan really changed you a lot." He gently caressed his son's hair. "Sure, I will help you to become CEO as soon as possible. But you need to work hard."

"I can even give my entire strength to become a CEO," Yibo said with a determined voice. "I won't let go of that real jerk. He dared to mess with Wang Yibo, so he need to face consequences.

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It was around 1 am, Xiao Zhan was still tossing in his bed. His separation from Yibo was too much for him to handle. He kept staring at Yibo's picture and cried. Finally, he found this was becoming unable to bear. So he silently got up and left Hao Xuan's apartment.

He went to a night club and drank as much as he could. He kept emptying bottle after bottle. It was the bartender who stopped him. Bowing to the bartender and paying for his drinks, he left the club. As Xiao Zhan had high alcohol capacity, no matter how many bottles he drank, he still didn't feel tipsy. He dragged his tired body to the river bank where he first received the news about Yibo being the culprit. He looked blankly at the river while tears flowed non-stop from his eyes.

"Yibo, why did you do this to me? Why?" Zhan shouted. "Didn't I love you more than myself? Didn't I trust you? Did I give you everything I want? Why cannot you love me back Yibo? Why?" Zhan broke down into tears. 

Suddenly Zhan felt a warm hand on his shoulder. He immediately turned his head to find a person looking at him, worried.

"Zan Jin?" Zhan uttered, as he recognized the person.

"Zhan, why are you crying? What are you doing here at this hour?" Zan Jin held Zhan by his shoulders.

"He betrayed me." Zhan's voice cracked. "Wang Yibo betrayed me, Zan Jin." He again cried.

"Shhh...don't cry." Zan Jin hugged Zhan tightly, trying to provide warmth to him. Zhan rested his face on Zan Jin's shoulder and cried bitterly. He couldn't control the tears that didn't mind listening to his mind.

After crying for some time, Zhan broke the hug and wiped his eyes. He looked at Zan Jin who was smiling softly at him. "Sorry." Zhan hung his head down.

"Don't apologize. It's okay." Zan Jin smiled.

"What are doing here? It's almost 2:30 am." Zhan asked looking at his watch.

"My mother and father are fighting and arguing. I cannot bear it anymore. So I came here." Zan Jin sighed. "Zhan will come to my apartment to stay for tonight?" Zan Jin asked while his eyes were filled with hope.

"But Zan Jin, I don't want to trouble you," Zhan said in a low voice.

"Zhan..." Zan Jin looked into Zhan's eyes. "Don't you know that I like you? Your presence never bothers me."

Zhan looked at Zan Jin hesitatingly. "Okay." Zhan smiled. Zan Jin smiled and both of them left for Zan Jin's apartment. After reaching the apartment, Zan Jin showed Zhan his room. He gave Zhan some clothes. Zhan quickly changed his clothes and sat on the bed.

"What are you waiting for Zhan?" Zan Jin said softly. "It's already late. Sleep now."

"Zan Jin..." Zhan wanted to say something but Zan Jin cut his words.

"If you want to say anything, we will talk tomorrow. You have to sleep now." Zan Jin helped Zhan to lay on the bed and softly pulled the blanket over him. "Good Night." Zan Jin smiled and left the room.

Zhan was so tired that no sooner had he closed his eyes than he drifted into a deep sleep.

After some time, Zan Jin entered Zhan's room without making any sound. He sat beside Zhan and stared at him lovingly.

"Zhan...you don't know how much I love you. I loved you since the first day I have seen you in the university. I tried to approach you but you never understand my feelings. You choose Yibo over me. What's the difference between Yibo and me? Is he really better than me? I know everything about business while he knows nothing about it. Still, you choose him." Zan Jin's lips curved up forming an evil smile. "I am sorry but I had to do this. The accident is caused by me, not Yibo. It's me who paid the Wens, not Yibo. I knew that you wouldn't kill them, so I told them to lie to you, no matter how much you threatened them. But Wang Yibo deserves it! He tried to meddle with me. It's the only way that to keep you away from him, to make you mine. I am sorry Zhan but I had to do this."

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1. I am sorry that I didn't reply to your replies from the last two updates. I am getting busy with my studies. I am of course reading your lovely comments. Especially the comments of the last update, it really made me feel that I should give an early update today so that you guys feel relived about Zhan and Yibo.

Thank you for all your comments and love❤

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