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A FRIEND I TREASURE

Wang HaiKuan P.O.V

After leaving Yibo in the hospital I just start walking aimlessly. I don't have to go to the office right now, because father will take over for the day and he expects me to take Yibo home. Well I kinda blew that. I just yelled at him and left him there. But why does he never listen? Why does he always have to bring up A-Jin? I know what I did and I've been regretting it forever. Isn't that enough? Or do I have to hurt more for my atonement? Where are you A-Jin? Can you come back and make it all right?

I make my way back to the hospital where Yibo is. After all I'm his gege and I have some duties towards him. Sometimes I thing I'm a bad older brother. Probably I failed to be the older brother Yibo always needed. The supportive and loving older brother that would help him feel safe and loved at home.

I know our parents. They don't talk much. Even when they love us their way of showing that love is way different and it never got to us. Yibo never tried to understand them either. I know and I understand how he changed around me. He understands me, but who he truly needs to understand is our parents.

I enter the hospital again. The receptionist looks at me for a second and gives one of those smiles that she gives to everyone. I just nod and went straight to Yibo's room. But when I open it he wasn't there. Where would he go?

I come out and ask the nurse that was in charge of Yibo and they inform me that he's already left with his friend.

I don't know why he keeps up with those friends. I don't understand why he wouldn't make some decent friends. Someone who isn't always in a stripper club or lying drunk somewhere. Those girls doing one night stands not even caring who it is with. And when there's nothing to do, they do drugs. It's not acceptable. At least not to me. And Yibo keeps entertaining those punks. He's always endangering his life doing bike racing. That guy who was with him today, Wang HaoXuan, I heard he does racing with Yibo too.

I've done some research about those friends of Yibo and trust me when I say, they're bad news. They're destroying Yibo's reputation. Just like a few days back when Yibo was photographed coming out of a strip club with a drunk guy.

That Wang HaoXuan is the son of the managing director of the Jiang Corporation. But look at him not caring about his father's reputation. He even got a boyfriend for two years now, Song JiYang is his name I guess.

And then there's this girl called Zoey Meng. Along with her sister Meng JingYang, they're the worst influences. And to think that the little sister Meng JingYang is going to be a doctor in future, who would have expected.

Just forget it. I don't want to get angry in the middle of the hospital corridor now. I make my way to one of the rooms in the dermatology department. I have a friend here, Wang YiZhou. We used to be really good friends as we were in the same school from the very childhood. Me, him and Zhu Zanjin. We were inseparable friends. But then we had to separate because life happened.

Wang YiZhou is one of those scary looking doctors you want to stay away from. I bet he's the type of doctor because of whom children start hating hospitals. I find him standing in front of his room talking to a young girl. He dismissed the girl when I approached.

"Are you lost?"

"Good afternoon to you too YiZhou." I smile at him. His deep voice and his sarcasm is still the same. "How are you?"

"I'm good. Come in." And we enter his room. His room is a white square size room with some equipments and a table in the middle, and a small sofa at the side. I sit on the sofa while he gets two cups of coffee for both of us. "So what brings you here, HaiKuan?"

"Oh. Just Yibo."

"Why? What's wrong with him?"

"He got into an accident while in a bike race. Got a concussion. He's okay now." I let out a sigh and sip on the hot bitter liquid in the styrofoam cup.

"And you're worried." He says as a statement, not as a question. After A-Jin, if anyone knows and understands me, it's YiZhou. He can tell whatever I am thinking just by looking at me, even when we haven't met or talked for a while.

"And I'm worried."

"HaiKuan. You've always believed in letting him live his life. Worrying is normal, yes. But he's doing just fine."

"Do you know he was on the news for being spotted in front of a strip club? That too carrying a drunk guy!"

"I saw it, and I know. But when did Yibo ever cared about what anyone says about him?" He pats on my shoulder. That's one of his patent gesture for me and Zanjin. And gives a slight calming smile. "He's always been like this, HaiKuan. He's not a bad boy, just a bit misled that's all. Don't you remember how he's always tried to stay at the sidelines? Don't you remember how he acted like an outsider looking in? At least he's doing better now. And about those friends, I bet you've done research about them. I know you'll never let anything happen to him!"

I smile. He has a point. Well he always had. He's always been the sensible one among us three. Even though I don't say it, he's a friend I treasure, I hold dear to my heart. Just like Zanjin. My heart aches remembering how we were three. Always hanging out, the three of us, together. But now, we're two. I guess some things just don't stay forever.

"You know YiZhou, Yibo always keeps pulling up the topic of Zanjin. I don't want him to."

He doesn't say anything. I know what he's thinking. He too never wants to talk about Zanjin. It's like a sore topic to both of us. But today I feel like asking him something, that I've been intending to ask for years now. Something I think YiZhou would know.

"Do you know where he is?"

And his answer was simple. "No." Even I know he's lying, I can't ask him anything anymore!

Do you think it was my fault too, YiZhou? Nine years back it was really me who destroyed his life? A friend's life? A friend I treasure?

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Here's a new chapter! I'm back for the festivities and it's Navratri! I hope all my Indian friends who celebrate the Navratri are enjoying it.... This year more than ever, I hope the goddess brings you hope, love, and prosperity.... I hope everything that you hold dear, stays close to you and safe!

And finally it's HaiKuan ge's P.O.V! What do you think? It's just to explain a bit, how does he feel. Unlike Yibo, who never show and don't let anyone understand him, HaiKuan here is a more complex character... His description in my drafts took me a while to master... Rather than Yibo or Zhan.... Tho they are the main character and the story will mostly focus on them, but I think I'll put some other important characters' P.O.V for you to really understand the story better...

Also for your information this story will be a bit long I guess... So, the story growth would be a bit slow too.... I hope you don't mind!

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