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ZHAN POV

I went to work earlier than usual today; abig marketing campaign was in full swing so everything was busier more rushed now. Working at my workplace was a dream come true for me. I went to my desk only to find Biyu there, on her laptop.

She had her faults but one thing she was always good at is punctuality.

"Hey Biyu." I greeted her settling in, shelooked up from her laptop a little troubled then she slightly jumped at the sight of me.

"Hi honey, how are you today?" she askednervously closing her laptop I eyed her suspiciously

"I'm fine, is everything okay?" I asked. Her gaze narrowed

"Yeah, why wouldn't it be?" she said, Iglanced at her computer.

Whatever was bothering her was obviously on it and she seemed determined to keep it from me. I leaned in and quickly grabbed it before she could stop me

"You really don't want to look at that." Shesaid but I did anyway. It looked like a gossip blog, what shocked me is that it was about me.

It was tagged with a picture of Yibo and Idoing some charity work for the Wang Foundation. I read on,

Yibo and Zhan Wang aka China's royalcouple stopped by a local orphanage to hand over a big fat check to the organizers. They also decided to get their hands dirty with some good old manual labor. What we're all thinking is 'who are they trying to fool?' They couldn't give a rat's ass about the less fortunate. Exhibit A, who the hell does charity work in a $5000 Chanel dress? The only thing more fake than Zhan Wang's mother Teresa act is his feeble attempt to make it look real...

Not able to continue to reading I slowly put Biyu's laptop back on the table, she gave me a remorseful look and I shook my head.

"We were just trying to help." I heard myself say. Being able to work on the Foundation with Yibo has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life. They just made it look cheap and worthless; Biyu waved her hand dismissively.

"It's the press, they can slander even the Pope. They'll write anything just to sell magazines. Don't mind them." She said.

I didn't pay much attention to the media but Biyu's effort to make me feel better made me smile.

"You're an awesome friend." I said and hereyes lit up

"I know." She said and we both giggled.

I suddenly felt sick; my hand went to my mouth and abdomen. I quickly turned around and rushed to the bathroom.

I kneeled down in front of the toilet andvomited; suddenly glad I wore my hair up today. I heard a knock on the door

"Zhan? Are you okay?" Biyuasked, I flushedthe toilet and sat on top of it rubbing my forehead.

"Yeah," I said.

I walked back out and put my hands on thecounter to steady myself, I rinsed my mouth out and Biyu handed me a breath mint. I gave her a smile

"Thanks." I said,

"What did you eat this morning?" she asked playfully

"You look pale."

"I 'am." I said laughing at my reflection;although I've always been fair regardless

"I just had a slice of toast and coffee."

"Well you're sick in the morning, you didn'teat anything out of the ordinary. I think you might be..."

"Pregnant." I finished for her; it madesense. Biyu smiled

"Wow, round two." She said and we bothlaughed, delighted.

Yibo and I have wanted to have our second child and I guess my uterus was functioning well though I didn't have that in the first place and I am a guy to begin with,all thanks to the bracelet's mysterious powers.

"You certainly make it look easy, I hope it's the same for me too some day." She added.

I looked at her

"What do you mean?"

She rolled her eyes

"Come on, the moment you popped out Zhen Xin you were back in your rockin' body." She playfully pouted

"Its unfair."

I laughed at her exaggeration, for a while Ifelt like I was out of shape. I guess I burned up some calories quickly because I loved training with Yibo. He however had another idea of how to burn off fat and it involved a bed.

"It wasn't that easy." I said and she cockedher head to the side

"Probably." She said,

"But I'd go through any trouble to have that man's babies." She added fanning herself. I shook my head at her

"And you know how I get when you fantasize about my husband." I teased, and she laughed as we walked out.

* * *Yibo was not the only one who was beside him with joy about my second pregnancy. All of my girlfriends insisted on throwing me another baby shower, I wasn't having that. It was hard to get around the first one, but apparently I wasn't going to escape this one either.

This pregnancy was easier, probably due to experience; I knew what to expect this time around. And like the last time we waited until the baby was born to find out the gender.We were very happy to welcome a healthy baby boy into the world.

Yibo couldn't be more thrilled about Fan Xing's arrival.

Apparently so was Zhen Xin, he couldn't get enough of his little brother; it was a heart melting thing to watch thembond as siblings.

Fan Xing's features resembled mine the more he grew; his hair had the same color as mine and has a little mole on his left cheek.

By the time he was three years old he was as cute as they come. Bin couldn't stop squeezing him when we visited him.

"He might grow up to surpass his ownfather." He said as he put Fan Xing down.

I chuckled nodding

"He will, he has some Yibo in him." I saidand Bin nodded knowingly,

"How are things between you andGio?" I asked.

Gio came back to Beijing a year after he told me what had happened between them. They took time before they had aserious relationship and that was due to Bin thinking Gio would just run again.

After realizing he wasn't going anywhere, he gave them a chance. I was glad to see my friend happier than I've seen him yet, that is until Gio's ex reappeared in his life.

She sighed

"I called him yesterday, we met and talked." He said,

"I told him that I can't do this whole lovetriangle thing."

My eyes narrowed

"She wants him back?" I asked and he nodded

"And apparently she's not going anywhereuntil she does." He replied running his hand through his short brown hair.

I didn't know the depth of Gio's feelingstowards Bin but he looked at him like a man who was in love. I wonder if he was aware of that.

"I think it doesn't change anything. He cares about you Bin." I said

He grimaced

"I would love to believe that trust me, but this is Celeste we're talking about." He said.

"They actually have a history, at some point he was in love with her, sheis the one who walked and I don't think he ever truly got over that." He added sadly.

"What did he say yesterday?" I asked

"That he wants to be with me and me only."

He said,

"Well then there you go." I said and he chuckled without humor.

"You know it's never that simple." He saidand I nodded knowingly, but I could hope right?

"She still has some hold over him and I hate that. We can never be really happy while she's still in the picture. If she stays I walk." He added.

My gaze shifted to Fan Xing who was enjoying cartoons on the TV then back to Bin.

"I don't care what history they have, she doesn't have anything on you." I said and he laughed.

It was true; Bin was a mixture of beauty,spunk and danger. Not being biased but Gio would be an idiot to give him up.

"Your efforts to make me feel better areadorable." He said and I chuckled

"What are friends for huh?" I said checkingmy watch

"You have to go?" he asked and I nodded

"A-Xing, come lets go honey, Daddy will be home soon." I called out to him. Withthat he immediately got off the sofa and ran towards me with a smile on her face. I caught him in my arms and Bin chuckled as he saw us out,

"It works like a charm." He said.

"I know." I mouthed to him chuckling too; today was one of the times Yibo worked on a Saturday. He often took time off to spend with us, but a company as huge as G-Industries couldn't run itself. I wassurprised to find Hong gone; I decided to stop nagging Yibo about bodyguards anymore. I told him that Hong could come out of the shadows now. He was our bodyguard and sometimes chauffer now,though once u started to know him I found that he was actually a very nice guy.

"Where's your heavily muscled companion?"

Bin asked as Fan Xing got in the car, I slightly frowned. This was unlike him; he never left our side.

"I was just asking myself the same question."

I said getting in the driver's seat.

"Something urgent probably came up." He said and I nodded.

"I'll call you." I said and he waved usoff.