•| making friends |•

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Yibo and his friends Cheng Xiao, Wenhan, Chengxin, Song Yi and Jiyang were as always in their same place in the cafeteria. They were talking when suddenly Haoxuan came, panting heavily.

"Wo! Babe what happen?" Jiyang asks in worry.

"Guys I've an interesting thing to tell." Haoxuan said, sitting beside Jiyang.

"What?" Everyone asks in unison.

"Emily. She's going aboard."

"Hah!?" Everyone exclaimed in shock.

"Yes. I just heard it!"

"Woh!! What a good news!! Now i don't need to tolerate her anymore." Cheng Xiao express with joy.

"Not her friends either....." Haoxuan said.

"Really!!?"

"Hmm! They said they don't want to be in a group with us anymore."

"Wow wow wow!! So many good news together!!" Cheng Xiao exclaimed again. Others were also happy because they really never liked Emily. And they actually don't know how they become a group. From the very beginning it was always Yibo, Cheng Xiao, Wenhan, Song Yi, Xuanyi, Wenjun, Jiyang and Haoxuan. And now Chengxin joined them and they all really like him. So it's good now that unnecessary people are not anymore in their friends group.

Suddenly Yibo's phone buzzed. He opened and saw Zhan's text.

𝒁𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒆❣

𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒

𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚.

𝑂𝑘ℎ

(𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚗)

Yibo went to the classroom which is on the top floor of their department. It is the place where he usually met Zhan. It's an unusable classroom which is now almost turned into a storeroom. Nobody really come around there so they always meet up there as nobody will disturb them nor see them.

Yibo was sitting on a wide table when Zhan stepped into the room.

"Hey!" Yibo calls out.

"Did you heard it?" Zhan asks, coming towards Yibo.

"Hmm. Just few minutes ago."

"Oh...." Zhan nodding.

"What happen? Already missing her? Or upset because you couldn't meet her?" Yibo frowning.

"Shut up! It's not like that!" Zhan brutally reply, sitting beside him.

Yibo laughed. "So? You looks upset...."

"No...am not really upset." After being quiet for some moment Zhan asks, "So are we. . .gonna. . . .end our drama. . .now?"

"Ohh.........umm pretty....soon." Yibo reply, leaning back on the table by his hands.

"Pretty soon?" Zhan asks in confusion.

"Hmm. We can't end right after Emily gone. It'll rise doubts. So let's wait for. . .a month." Yibo said, gazing at Zhan.

"Month!" Zhan subconsciously express with joy but only for a moment. "Oh a month." He's trying not to look happy when he's feeling damn happy and he don't know why.

"Why? Are you tired being my girlfriend?" Yibo asks, leaning towards him.

Zhan felt his breathing hitching as Yibo came closer to him. He pushed Yibo hard and yelled, "Yes! Of course! It's too tiring."

Yibo scoffed. "But your first expression said something else." He mumbled.

"Eh? What?"

"Nothing."

Suddenly the bell rang.

Yibo get down from the table. "Don't worry it'll be just a month." Saying it he patted Zhan's hair.

Zhan hummed and aggressively slapped Yibo's hand away. Then they ran to their class.

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2 months later. . . . .

In Yibo's bedroom,

"Yibooo.....why the hell are you doing this!?" Zhan asks, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"What happen?" Yibo reply, lying down on the bed while playing game in his phone.

"Why haven't you told your friends the reason of your absence in uni in this past week? And why're you avoiding them? Why haven't you told them that you were busy in a work with shi jie? That's why you couldn't attend. And you didn't even let them in your house - Why?" Zhan express with confusion and annoyance.

"But why're you getting so interested in it?" Yibo still looking at his phone.

"Because you forbid me to talk with Cheng Xiao. You even made me block her number. What're you thinking eh?"

Yibo didn't say anything rather he just keeps playing.

Zhan sighs. "Yibo.....your friends are really worried for you. Today Cheng Xiao even came to me to ask about you."

Hearing it Yibo immediately looked at him. "And what did you say?"

"What would i say? I told her i know nothing. But she looks so worried. Come on Yibo what're you thinking?" Zhan express with bitterness.

Yibo again looks at his phone and smiled.

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Next Day

Yibo's friends were in cafeteria. Suddenly Yibo came to them. Seeing him everyone got surprised because it's been more than a week that they haven't meet him and they were so worried for him.

"Where were you? Eh?" Wenhan asks with concern.

Yibo sits beside him.

"Yes. Do you know how much we were worried for you?" Jiyang asks.

"And why aren't you picking up our calls?" Song Yi asks.

"And why Xiao Ai isn't picking up my calls? I think she blocked me." Cheng Xiao asks.

"Don't call her again." Yibo reply making Cheng Xiao confused.

"What? But why?" She asked in ashtonishment.

"Because we broke up." Yibo unbotheredly said.

"Oh...what!? You did what!!??" Cheng Xiao express in shock.

"Yibo, don't joke around." Song Yi said.

"Am not joking. Am serious. We really broke up."

"What! But why?......Yibo! Did you cheated on her!?......no.....She cheated on you!?" Cheng Xiao confusedly uttering.

"Cheng Xiao Cheng Xiao....calm down. None of us cheated. We peacefully broke up. It's not like we ever thought to......come this long."

"No, something must happened. You guys were so good. And you seemed to be so in love with her. And also she. Then what happened?" Cheng Xiao asks.

"Nothing happened. I told you we broke up in good terms."

"When did you guys broke up?" Wenhan asks.

"Eummmmm......maybe a week ago."

"Just like i thought. That's why you aren't coming in uni these days." Xuanyi said.

"No-"

"Yes. So you were heartbroken because of that?" Haoxuan asks.

"No guys no.....it's really not like that." Yibo frustratedly express.

At the same time, Zhan and his friends Lusi, Ji Li and Mian Mian come to the cafeteria. And sits on the corner area of the place. A bit far from Yibo's table.

Yibo's friends keeps asking questions. "Guys! Why're you behaving like this!? It's not like my first time to broke up." He yell.

"But i thought she was different...." Cheng Xiao said.

"Yeah she is....." Yibo mumbled, looking at Zhan who's laughing with his friends but when Yibo looks at Zhan he unknowingly make an eye contact with him and smiled. Yibo also smiled back.

"Guys stop thinking about it ok? Just forgot Xiao Ai. Now she's just an ex of mine. Let's enjoy something else...." Saying it Yibo gets up from his seat and walked ahead. Seeing him suddenly got up his friends become confused. "Where're you going?" Wenhan asks. "Come with me." Yibo reply with a smile. Others sighs and followed him. Yibo walks towards Zhan's table and sat beside Zhan.

"Hi guys! Hi Mian Mian." Yibo smilingly said.

"H-Hi...." Mian Mian confusedly uttered.

Zhan rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. Everyone around them were so confused.

"Yibo what're you doing, eh?" Song Yi asks.

"Oh guys come sit here." Yibo said with a smile. His friends creased their eyes but still sat down.

"So guys you already know Zhan and Mian Mian so let me introduce you to them, this is Lusi and this is Ji Li."

"Okh....but why're you introducing?" Wenhan asks.

"Oh because i thought it's good to be friends with friend's friends." Saying it Yibo put his arm on Zhan's shoulder. Zhan snorted.

"What do you mean?" Ji Li asks.

"You and Zhan are no longer rivals?" Lusi asks in pure confusion.

"You guys become friends!?" Chengxin excitedly asks.

"Huh!? When!? How!?" Cheng Xiao express in shock.

Yibo looks at Zhan and chuckled. "Explain." Zhan indicating.

"Actually i thought it's not...so bad to be....friends with Zhan." Yibo said.

"What you mean?" Zhan angrily asks.

"No-no-no....i mean...After i broke up with Xiao Ai, Zhan took a very good care of me......"

"So it changed your mind and made you wants to be friends with Zhan?" Lusi asks, confusion written all over her face.

"Hmm pretty much." Yibo nodding.

"What about you Zhan?" Ji Li asks.

"Well i also think it's better for us to be friends now because after graduation we are soon going to be business partners. And our parents also wants us to be friends so i thought let's be real friends." Zhan reply. Yibo smiled.

"Well then i also don't have any problem to make new friends as long as you don't pissed the shit out of me." Cheng Xiao said.

"Yeah me too." Lusi said. Others nodding as they also don't have any problem to be friends. It's good to have alot friends.

"Yeah, i think no one will have any problem. More friends means more fun." Chengxin smilingly said. "Yes." Wenhan chuckled and patted his head.

Yibo gaze up to Zhan and smiled but he had grabbed his thigh from the moment he sat beside him. "Yibo will you stop doing it?" Zhan whispered, grinding teeth because Yibo wasn't just grabbing his thigh but also squeezing it time to time.

"What am i doing?" Yibo asks with a mischievous look. Zhan gritted teeth.

Suddenly Bi Wenjun came. "Hey guys." Shouting he stands behind Xuanyi's chair and hugged her. "Hey baby." He murmured and kissed on her cheek.

"What're you doing here? Don't you have class now?" Xuanyi asks.

Bi Wenjun is Xuanyi's boyfriend. He's in medical department. They've been dating since from high school.

"Yes, but the lecture got cancelled. So i could a chance to meet you." Wenjun reply, playing with Xuanyi's hair strands.

"Oh Zhan is also here. Hi..." He said after noticing Zhan.

"Hi Jun." Zhan reply.

"Huh? Jun, you know Zhan?!" Cheng Xiao asks in confusion.

"Yup! I met him often in library. I didn't notice him first but when i saw him with Yibo i got curious. And then i got to know that he's the most famous beloved rival of Yibo." Wenjun said, laughing.

"Yibo? In library!?" Xuanyi asks in surprise, looking at Yibo. Others also in shock, all eyes on Yibo.

"No it's......it just rarely...." Yibo nervously smiling.

"Not it's quite often." Wenjun interrupted.

Yibo glared at him, trying to smile in anger. He don't know what to say but he damnly wants to beat Wenjun's ass.

"Yeah. To annoy me, or what else. You know what guys, he loves to annoy me whenever he get time." Zhan explained with slight annoyance.

Yibo let out a breath. "Yeah of course. It's so fun to pissed you off. Because you get easily pissed off." After this they began to bickering.

"Are you sure they're friends?" Cheng Xiao asks Lusi as they were sitting next to each other.

"No way. They looks more like an old married couple." Lusi reply, looking at his quiet and polite friend arguing like a kid now.

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Yibo and Zhan were in the same classroom where they usually secretly meet. They were sitting on two chairs, right infront of each other.

"So did Cheng Xiao asks you something?" Yibo asks as he saw Cheng Xiao secretly talk with Zhan when they were in the cafeteria.

"Yeah, she asks about your breakup. And i actually act up a lot infront of her." Zhan giggling.

"What did you told her?" Yibo asks in furrowed eyes.

"Well.....i told her you cried like a baby when you broke up and it actually took a week for you to accept." Zhan giggling.

"You really...." Yibo grinding teeth.

"Don't blame me. My acting  actually helped you. They truly believe you now."

To be continue~~~~

Finally!! That Emily is gone!! How's your feeling? Tell me in the comment section 🤗