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After coming out from the canteen yibo said thanks to haoxuan for standing by him.

"There is no need to say thanks bro.if i didn't stand by you then how could i even called myself as your friend, it's my responsibility though. Isn't it?"- haoxuan said..

yibo nods with a smile but at the same time ziyi gets stunned by haoxuan words.."what have i just heard is actually right or wrong?since when you become this much mature buddy..?"- ziyi said in amusement..

"You even asked me this,where you are the one who is still in her teenage era"--haoxuan mockingly said

"Aiyooo stop pulling each other leg.."-yibo made them stop "but buddy. Don't you have any question to me?Don't you want to know why Lusi said that to me? even accusing me with my brother"-yibo said in a straight face

Haoxuan looks at yibo seriously for a second which made yibo and ziyi more curious,they waited for haoxuan to speak. haoxuan at first smiled then speak."you're still thinking about that..since senior lusi doesn't know about your real relationship with brother zhan,i think she gets your relationship with zhan ge wrongly.but if you want to clarify about your relationship with him then let her know."

Yibo and ziyi exchanged glances,yibo gives a questioning gaze to ziyi, ziyi shake her head while yibo nods then they both look at haoxuan.haoxuan who noticed their gestures get confused

"What's wrong"- haoxuan said with a frown face.

"Nothing..but we can't let her know about his relationship with zhan ge.so let it be go"- ziyi said.

Ziyi suggest yibo to keep quiet since they didn't say anything to haoxuan about yibo's feelings for zhan ge..but it doesn't mean they don't want to explain anything to haoxuan. It's just it's not a right time for explanation anything.

"But what will you do next bro?seems like senior lusi really offended with you and shevwon't let you go easily.moreover after knowing brother zhan's real identity she might get more obsessed to get him..why don't we tell brother zhan about her true intention?even though we don't have any evidence but we have he-Peng's confession which is enough to prove her ill intension towards brother zhan.and I'm sure if he'll get to know about her intension,he instantly get out from this rltn-ship.even if we won't have to do anything with lusi anymore."- haoxuan trying to make understand yibo to explain everything to zhan so that zhan can get out from this reltn ship easily.

Ziyi nods in agreement with haoxuan.where yibo calmly listened haoxuan words..

"Even if i told him the truth of her which helps him to get out of the rltn-ship but After that I'm sure he wouldn't be able to trust anyone in his life anymore.since he thought her a nice girl who support him In his hard time.so it's would be worse if i tell him about her truth.. besides i have my own plan to get out of her in zhan's ge life which i already executed and now it's time to just wait for see what will she do next." - yibo calmly said to them where other two of them nodded to hear yibo's words..they get amused that yibo thinks in deep a lot for his brother which they even didn't think for a second that zhan might feel betrayed and won't believe in anyone.they were just busy with thinking how to get out of zhan in lusi's trap.

By then suddenly yibo got a massage..yibo take a cursory glance on it while a smirked appears on his lips.

Seeing that both of his friend get curious.they leaned to see suddenly what's makes yibo smirked,but before they could see the message yibo locked his phn while stared at them. Where ziyi stared him back while crossing her hands over her chest.

While haoxuan asked him if he get any gf which they don't know or yibo wants to hide her from them.where haoxuan read the name of the massage sender's which is a girl named "beihe". Hearing haoxuan teasing yibo gives him a death glare.. seeing that haoxuan pretending to be get afraid of yibo's glare "ok..ok..i get it you don't want to tell us even you keep her secret." - haoxuan gives a mischievous smile "Then we won't ask you about her.she is all yours...hahaha"- saying that haoxuan burst out laughing by holding his belly after seeing yibo's poker face..

*****

Meanwhile haikuan is in his lab doing his assignment.suddenly he got a massage from xuan lu who send him zhan and cheng's picture.seeing those pictures haikuan smiled.xuan lu is present in the press conference to support his brother cheng..xuan lu knows that haikuan must want to know that how is everything going there in press conference that's why she sent him their pictures.when xuan lu see that haikuan seen her sms she immediately video call him.

Haikuan smiled seeing the video call from xuan lu.he picked up the call immediately..but before he could say something haikuan mesmerized by xuan lu's beauty.she looks stunning today.. haikuan lost his words.he just keep watching xuan lu.he didn't even hear what's xuan lu speaking

He comes out from his daze when xuan lu turned the back camera to show zhan and cheng's speech.

"Hi where r you spacing out..can you clearly see them??"- xuan lu asked..

"Oh sorry senior lu, I'm having issues with my internet connection.you're frozen for a while but it's okay now.i can see them"- haikuan replied while blushing.

"Oh.anyway I thought you may be miss your brother and wanted to see him that's why i called you. Ain't i bother you.. right??"- xuan lu said.

"Oh no..no.. I'm glad that you think that.. thanks senior lu"- haikuan said with a smiling face.

After that xuan lu showed him the conference over the video call.

****

When Lusi headed into his home,only she could see is his father freaking out on something while breaking things whatever comes into his hand without knowing what is he breaking.. although lusi doesn't know what's the reason behind his father's freaking,but she get tensed seeing her father is going to break her mother's picture frame. She's never seen his father behaved like this before.she rushed to her father before he could break the frame,she take the frame from his father grip away while hugged him to Calm him down.

She asked her father what makes him crazy like that.but what she get to know makes her surprised..

Qing xie (lusi's father) said her that Which business collaboration mr.wang doing with jiang corporation was supposed to do with his company but instead of collaborating with his company mr.wang collaborate with jiang's.even it isn't enough, Mr.wang rejected their proposal by accusing that their products is not good standard,Bcz of that their companies shares are falling down and investors withdraws their share from their company.

Even though shareholders withdraws their share from his company, but there won't be much impact on his company bcz his company is comes to one of the top ten companies in China. He just freaking out coz his ego got hurt,plus if he get the opportunity to collaborate with one of the top company in the world, his reputation and business get increased which opportunity he has missed.

Seeing her father measurable situation lusi's heart aches..she trying to encourage his father but seems like Qing xie is not in a state to hear anything..

Seeing that Lusi's say something which catch qing xie attention

"How would it be if i get married to wang zhan?" - lusi said..

To surprised mr.Qing xie asked "But how it would be?"

"Since we r in a relationship i made him to marry me."- lusi said

"What if he won't agree to marry you?"- Qing xie asked in doubtfully.

Lusi showed her father their kissing video while explain her plan to his father that they send the video to media's hand tonight and next day morning when the video get viral on internet everyone pointed question on Wang's,since wang zhan become the well-known face to the media,it will be the hot topic for tomorrow.So they'll want to remove the scandal as soon as possible and by then you will offer them about our marriage proposal.and there aren't any other option for them to clarify the question, eventually they will have to agree on our marriage proposal.

Mr.Qing xie laughed after listening his daughter's master plan.."I'm so proud of you my only daughter.let me hug you" - mr.qing xie said to lusi. Lusi eyes become teary due to happiness happy, It's not bcz of her father help her to execute her plan to get zhan but it's more than that, it's the first time her father said that he proud of her and hugged her happily.. After her mother death there's no one to hugged her, love her,care for her,make understand her between wrong and right things.but It doesn't mean that mr.Qing xie doesn't love her,he just doesn't have time to give her.her father only know that giving her money is enough for her happiness.Even if lusi tried to get her father's attention but her father could only think that she needs money.which makes lusi feel sad and lonely..

Mr.Qing xie break the hug and take the video from lusi before left from there happily..lusi take her mother's picture frame to placed on its right place,she looking at her mother's picture while caressing the frame.

*****

Time skipAt night 8pm

Yibo is the one who came back to their apartment where haikuan still in his university doing his self study and zhan is heading to his apartment after meeting her mom.he feels so much exhausted bcz of his hectic day,and what he want to do now is take a good sleep that's why he decides that as soon as he reaches his apartment,he will go to bed without a second delay.

Within a few minutes zhan reached his apartment.he knocked the door.Yibo opened the door..

"You're back.""--hacchu** yibo sneezing..

Seeing yibo's red face zhan get tensed "what he hell.how have you caught the cold?? Saying that zhan checking yibo's body temperature which is burnings due to fever while Yibo calmly staring at zhan.

"You're burning up.how you get this fever??"- zhan angrily asked.

"Your precious gf gifted me this"- yibo wants to say that but instead of saying that"" i bumped into a stray dog and fell onto mud that's why i took a cold long shower, this is how i got the cold"- yibo said with runny nose..

Seeing yibo's condition zhan is about to call their family doctor..but yibo stopped him.

"Hold on...hacchu**..there is no need to call mr.bowen..kuan ge hacchu*** already gave me medicine when he saw, i was feeling a little bit out of sorts"-yibo said while sneezing and coughing

Zhan nods."where is kuan?"

"Kuan ge went his university to group study with his friends"- yibo said

"then come with me.you need to eat warm ginger honey water" saying that they get into their apartment.."have you had your dinner?"zhan asked..

"Not yet i don't feel like eating anything"- yibo said

"Ok you wait there I'm coming back taking with your warm honey water.."- zhan said before heading to the kitchen.. although zhan feels exhausted but he can't ignored yibo,in his fever..

Yibo comes to the kitchen following zhan.he stands next to zhan "you know you should take rest.you looks tired."

"See who said this to me,who doesn't even take care of himself.now coming to lecture me"- Zhan said angrily.

"Am i being scolded by him?"- yibo hang his head low silently.

With in a few minutes zhan handed him a glass of hot water " drink it" zhan said.

Yibo nods but before zhan could warn him yibo take a sip of the hot water but it's too hot to drinks bcz of that Yibo's tongue burnt.

Seeing that zhan take the glass from yibo and again scolded him "are you a kid who doesn't even know how to drinks hot water.show me your tongue"- zhan angrily said while taking out one piece of ice cube from fridge..

Yibo obediently showed him his tongue but seeing yibo's red juicy tongue zhan can't help but blushed.zhan quickly cleared his mind and insert the ice cube in yibo's mouth besides he turned his face to hide his blushing face..zhan put 1/2 ice cube into hot water so that hot water temperature can be adjusted and give it to yibo " now you can drink it"

Yibo take the glass from zhan.."hmm.but what r you doing now"- yibo asked

"Preparing porridge for you"- zhan replied without looking at yibo.

"But you are tired,you need rest. Don't worry i can make it myself "- yibo said while looking at zhan.

Yibo can understand zhan's condition..he also doesn't feel well today.since zhan had a hectic day and meet so many persons in their company also working with them at his 1st day,it's not a easy task.yibo get concerned for him.

But zhan didn't listen yibo's words.he start making porridge where yibo calmly stared at him while drinking warm water..

Since yibo stared at zhan,zhan can feel yibo's stare so he feels nervous.for this zhan distracted and his finger burnt by touching the hot steal pan. Zhan shrieked in pain.

Yibo get shocked by zhan sudden screamed.yibo turned off the stove and takes Zhan's hand in his hand and blowing on it, after seeing zhan's fingers get red due to burnt,yibo looks at zhan's face worriedly who is closing his eyes tightly now.. seeing that yibo dragged him to the kitchen counter basing where he turned on the tap and puts zhan's fingers under the water..

After a while zhan feelings better but soon zhan realize that their standing position is a bit awkward..where zhan is in middle of yibo's both hand and yibo is holding zhan from the back side where he keeps zhan's hand under the water in the basing.for this zhan back press with yibo's chest.

Realising that zhan is about to move but yibo stopped him by holding zhan's belly with his one hand.." don't move" - yibo commanded him.

"But it's ok now bobo.let me go"- Zhan said in a low voice.. hearing this yibo wrapped his hand around zhan's waist and a little bit tightly hold zhan's waist as if he doesn't want to let zhan move for a little bit.

"It's still red.you still need to keep your hand under the water a bit more then I'll apply ointment on it "- yibo coldly said while coughing.

"But if you do so,you will get more cold bobo. Let me do this myself.."- zhan said in concerned voice.

"Then let me get your warm"- saying that yibo buried his face in Zhan's neck while pulling zhan's body close to himself which gives zhan goosebumps in his whole body.zhan feels his heart skip a beat. Although he wanted to move away,he can't move since yibo buried his face on Zhan's neck, Yibo's hot breath hits on zhan's neck skin, for this Zhan can't help but reacting by yibo's touching and closeness.

"Bobo.."- zhan said in a struggling voice.Yibo raised his head and look at zhan's face without moving." Does it hurts"- yibo concernedly asked..

Zhan shake his head."It will be ok just need to keep your hand a bit more under the water okk?? "- yibo said..

Zhan turned his face to yibo to see yibo's face but doing this their faces come so close that their lips almost touched with each other. although zhan can feels, if he moved a bit their lips will touch with each other,he didn't move a little bit but his eyes stuck on yibo's tempting lips which is a inches away from him.zhan throat gets dry to see Yibo's pink lips so closely,zhan gulped his saliva unconsciously. yibo who calmly observing zhan's movement, he knows that zhan eyes is now on his lips, realising that yibo's heart beat getting faster,since zhan back press with his chest,zhan can also feel yibo's fast heart beating.but yibo's breath hitches since yibo has cold and sneeze nose,he can't take breath normally so he take breath through his mouth for this he parted his lips.

Seeing that zhan thinks yibo maybe wants to kiss him,thinking that zhan close his eyes and leaning to yibo's lips,,zhan heart beat rising like a horse.where zhan feels that suddenly his body temperature getting increase "why do i feel so hot all of a sudden.is this bcz of Yibo's body temperature which is pressing against my body??"

seeing zhan is about to kiss him yibo frown his eyes and take his head back before their lips could touch.Zhan feels yibo's grabbed on his waist getting loosen,zhan opened his eyes and grabbed yibo's hand with his one hand to make his hand stop loosing while zhan get close to yibo's lips unconsciously, seeing that yibo smirked and cough..

After hearing yibo's cough zhan come out from his daze."what am i going to do. Am i seducing him.i must be possessed by his charms"Zhan said himself while immediately get off from yibo's holding..

"I..i t...think it's d..done now"- zhan stuttered while looking another side to hide his blushing face..

Seeing that Yibo laugh out loud while coughing..zhan immediately looking at yibo and again lost in yibo's handsomeness."bobo looks different in laughing from his usual look.even he feels a completely different person when he is not smiling. i wonder how he looks in his smiling face.since he never properly smiled in front of me,i couldn't get the chance to see him smiling freely.i wish i could see him smiling for me.." - zhan snapped back in his senses

"why r you laughing like that??"zhan said with a frown face

"Ehhmm"- yibo cleared his throat. "Nothing" yibo said while being serious.

Seeing that zhan expression fell and get angry.he come close to yibo,he grabbed yibo's face, pulling back the corners of yibo's lips to force a smile onto yibo's face and saying " i want you to smile at me too"

Yibo get surprised " what's wrong with you?"

Zhan ignored yibo's questions.." why are you always smiling at everyone but me?why are you always mean to me?"

Yibo trying to study zhan as his mood changing so Suddenly.." after giving my word that day, when I was mean to you?"

"When?"-Zhan laughed,"everyday..this morning you didn't hug me..are you still holding grudge against me,?"- saying that zhan's heart throbbed so sharply, so painfully, that he felt a sudden swell of emotions rising in his throat, felt tears prickling at his eyes; he immediately tried to swallow them down and forced a deep breath into his lungs to settle himself, surprised at how hard the emotions that he's been holding for past few weeks which feelings he even doesn't want to admit,it's all began that day since yibo confessed him in his drunken state.

Yibo feels dumbfounded.." why are you crying??" Yibo asked confusingly..

Zhan started laughing hearing yibo's question while looking at him.thinking how measurable his life becomes, where One part of his heart what's to let out of his feelings before yibo and another part of his heart doesn't allow him to do so ..he just puzzled with his those emotions which he barley handing.which yibo doesn't even get and noticed..

"Are you crying or laughing??"- yibo asked in a confusion..

This time zhan gets angry.."you don't need to know that." - zhan angrily said.

"What's wrong with him.why is his mood swings so quickly? Is he..." Yibo shake his head. Take a deep breath and come near to zhan. Suddenly he picked zhan up by holding his hips,zhan couldn't help but wrapped his legs around yibo's waist.zhan eyes get widened " w.. what a..are you doing bobo??put me down now"- zhan asked surprisingly..yibo didn't say anything he carried zhan to the counter edge "why are you picking me up.did't i told you earlier that don't touch me without my permission"- zhan said confusingly

Yibo made zhan sit on the counter edge and coldly glared at him.. seeing yibo's cold gaze zhan feel shivers in his body, zhan turned his face to another side while hesitatedly asked."why do you make me sit ***?" - zhan interrupted by yibo

"why don't you accept that you love me?"- yibo said coldly.

"What...".."what??" -zhan surprisingly said.

"You love me.. right?"-yibo said calmly.while looking at zhan's eyes straightly." I know I'm being straight forward to you but i can feel that you love me."- yibo said.

Zhan's heart beat getting faster due to nervousness.He panicked for fear of being caught."I don't but what makes you think that?"- zhan asked nervously while pretending to be normal.

Yibo smirked seeing zhan's nervousness,yibo leaned to zhan ear and whispered" your whole body language loudly saying that to me.and..."yibo paused

zhan clenching his fist tightly while closing his eyes.his whole body trembling,he didn't want to make an eyes contact with yibo.where he knows he can't hide his emotions.yibo take back his face and looks at zhan's face who is still closing his eyes. Seeing that a sweet smile appears on yibo's lips.moreover yibo caressed Zhan's mole which is under his lips. Zhan heart bumping so fast that it's feel like it's jump out anytime from zhan's body.."d.. don't" zhan stuttered..

Yibo's thumbs now caressed on zhan lips while pulling zhan's face near to him.zhan opened his eyes quickly and looked at yibo with widened eyes while zhan hold his breath. Yibo cupped zhan's face while looking at zhan's eyes "few minutes ago aren't you trying to kiss me ?"

Hearing his zhan's whole body get numb as like he lost his all strength,as like his soul left his body, which he has been fears to get caught in front of yibo is comes true,Zhan looks at yibo with teary eyes.he doesn't have any words to say him anything.Seeing zhan's teary eyes yibo left zhan face..He walked to the kitchen drawer, pickup the fast aid box and take out the ointment from it where zhan silently looking at him.zhan couldn't stop glancing to yibo "what is he saying is true but I'm still puzzled with my feelings.Although I'm attracted to him, still I can't love him."- zhan said himself.

"Does stare at me makes you feel calm?"- yibo said while coming towards zhan.zhan averted his eyes

Yibo takes zhan's hand and applying the ointment on his burned fingers silently.they both get silent

"I don't love you"- zhan said harshly breaking the silence between them. hearing this yibo pause for a second but again he continue doing this work.

Seeing that zhan again angrily said " i don't love you. Didn't you hear me?"

This time yibo looks at him " so what?" Yibo said calmly..

"I can't love you.so stop hoping anything like that i would love you.."- zhan said

"Hm" -Yibo nods. Seeing that zhan doesn't know why feel Hurt and get angry at a same time.it is what he wants to get but yet he didn't feel happy with yibo's reply. It's a complicative feelings for zhan which he can't handle it.

"You're my younger brother..even I'm not into any boys.just bcoz I'm not good with women doesn't that mean i'd fall for you besides you're younger than me.so it's impossible for me to love you.."- zhan said as if he wants to denied his feelings for yibo.

Yibo smiled After hearing zhan's words while coughing... seeing that zhan frown his eyes " why are you smiling.am i cracked any joke on you?"

"I wondering,what have you just said me if it's for me or you trying to console yourself by saying those things..""- yibo said while getting close to zhan.he again pulled zhan near to him and whispered to zhan's ear""i think you are can't get your own feelings.let me help you""- saying that yibo slowly start kissing on zhan's neck and collarbone where zhan can't help but slowly started melting in yibo's touch,he closed his eyes to feels yibo's touch as a result he let out a sweet moaned.

Hearing that moaned yibo left zhan immediately and smiled ""See,Even though you are a man, you're reacting to a guy like me""

Zhan immediately open his eyes and disbeliefly looking at yibo."I moaned ...i really moaned.i have never thought of falling for him but i really can't denied that i found myself falling for him.and i couldn't help myself but get reacted by his touch. Although i reacted to him,he played tricks on me.how could he do that..he just being a stubborn who wants to prove himself right.but despite of my feelings,i can't accept him."- with his running thought zhan not knowing what to ans him,he kept silent

Seeing zhan lost in his thought yibo continue "i might be inconsistent for you,but me being younger than you, isn't any fault of mine... can you just stop seeing me as your brother,just see me an ordinary guy who loves you???"

Shocked and nervousness zhan push yibo away " stop talking nonsense.we are just brothers, nothing else".- zhan cleared

Yibo let a deep sigh.."ok then let's get sleep together" yibo said calmly..

"Whattt"- zhan shockingly asked.

""Why are you yelling.. didn't you hear me what have i said""- yibo said

"Why would i sleep with you..and why do you want to sleep with me?? Don't forget that we're brothers."- zhan curiously asked..

"But it isn't what you said that night.we slept together and you said you wanted my warmth.so what's wrong tonight if i want to sleep together."- yibo said straighly

"What the.. bobo didn't mean it wrong way,what was i thinking.."- zhan thought while remembering that night incident. Thinking of that night zhan blushed.. zhan is lost in his thought Suddenly he feels yibo's eyes on his.he cleared his throat and said.

"What i said that night that's only for that night. We can't sleep together, any way we're brothers don't forget that"- zhan said.

Yibo again smiled hearing zhan's words..where zhan looking at him with frown face."why all of a sudden bobo giving me this much smile.is it bcz few minutes ago i said him to smile to me?"

"as we're brothers, shouldn't we have heart to heart talks, cuddles every night while sleeping together ZHAN GE....??" - yibo said while smiling mischievously..

Zhan feels dumped hearing yibo's word.."It's common between brothers but the way he said it's sounds dirty"

"You know bobo you're such a annoying person."- saying that zhan left from there angrily.

Yibo smiled seeing zhan reaction."okk ge.. let keep the door open for me,, I'm coming" - yibo yelled while smiling.

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(A/N: hi everyone,i want to say thank you all for all the encouragement and support.I am grateful to you guys for being there to support me,despite my late update. But i haven't any choice bcz i have my exams🥲.so I'll try to update next chapter by 29 may. Till then stay safe and be happy with yizhan family 😊and don't forget to support me😊.)