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YOU, ME AND ANOTHER DAY

Wang Yibo P.O.V

Days go by fast and we never realise that things we do brings so huge consequences that we need to forget the good times in our memory. It's already six months after I first met Xiao Zhan, on a drunk one night stand. After that I found him to be my cousin's friend. In this past six months our relationship changed a lot. It doesn't have a name but I've grown so much attached to whatever we have. We've had numerous more nights together.

Xiao Zhan is quite a person. He's a neurosurgeon. He's been living in Canada from when he was ten and his mother still lives there. He likes to keep his life as private as possible. And he speaks English on reflex and French when he's trying to keep a secret. Though I don't know anything more about him, it's still fascinating how he's a cool doctor. I saved his number in my phone as Sean, little bunny. Well not only because he's like a bunny, but because I like bunnies. A very few people know about that though.

First few months with him, he wouldn't even open up about anything. But slowly I got know about him this much. I don't know why, but I become talkative around him. I speak a lot. And as much as I've noticed, he listens carefully whatever anyone has to say to him. He's a good listener.

As months passed I realized I like him. A person like me, who doesn't have that type of affection in their dictionary.

Today is a party in my dad's company. I hate to attend this type of parties so I called Zhan ge. Yes, I call him that. I thought I can ditch the party and have a night with Zhan ge. He picked up on the second time.

"Yibo. I have a surgery in five minutes. Make it fast."

"Zhan ge. Are you free tonight?"

I hear some shuffle on the background. Is there someone else with him? He said he's got a surgery in five minutes though. Maybe his colleague! I hear him tell some Yu Bin ge to go ahead and check on the anaesthetists.

"I think I've got to attend a party with dad. Why?" His answer came. Disappointing me in the process. Well I think I can't avoid tonight's party. I try to conceal my disappointment as much as possible.

"Nothing. It's okay. I was asking because I thought we could maybe meet tonight."

"Oh! Is that all? I really gotta go." I can feel he's hurrying. "Bye, Yibo." And the line disconnects. I keep the phone aside on my reading table and look at the new bunch of forget-me-not I got today morning, decorated beautifully in the vase that has never seen the light of day after my grandma's death.

The flower vase was my grandma's. A gift from my great grandfather on grandma's wedding day. She cherished it a lot. It used to stand on her reading table on our old library, with a new bunch of flowers every morning. I started getting forget-me-not every morning for the past six months. After I met Zhan ge and how he reminds me of my angel.

A knock on my door brings me out of the trance I was in. I look at Kuan he entering my room with a shopping bag. "Mom brought this for you. Wear this tonight."

I never really clarified whatever happened back then for my family to suddenly show concern over me. I mean no one except Kuan ge ever did that. "Ge. What is tonight's party for?"

"It's about the successful project launching. Why?"

"I don't know. Don't wanna attend it."

"Why don't you ditch it then? Like you always do." Ge raises his eyebrows. I mean I know he knows everything.

"If you know then why are you asking?"

Kuan ge smiles all of a sudden, which seems a bit suspicious. "Why'd you stop sleep around so suddenly?"

"I don't know. I don't feel like it anymore." How can I tell him?

"I'll wait for you to tell me when you're ready." He smiles again and leaves my room. I facepalm. What am I? Thirteen?

In the evening I get ready with the outfit mom got me. It's a white tuxedo with a metal colour coat. I admit I look good in it. Well, my mom has good taste.

In the party I walk around aimlessly. Until my dad pulls me around to meet all his big clients. It's not that boring until I have to meet the members of the managing board of our company. All these people are only after profiting using my dad's company. Only very few of them really care about the company and its growth. I might not care to go to the company but still I keep up with everything that happens in the company.

"Mr. Wang. Wang Yibo. Congratulations on the new project launching." I had to give the old man standing in front of me a smile. No matter how annoyed I felt. But my mom saves me. I left dad to proceed with them. When I go to mom I find her talking with some of her big shot friends.

"Yibo. Meet Mr. and Mrs. Yang. And this is QingLiang, their daughter." Isn't my mom a bit too enthusiastic? Oh, so this is why she bought me a suit? To attract suitors? Pathetic!

"Hello." Well that's all you get. No more of my attention. I don't care what they think. But this QingLiang girl isn't that bad. She looks quite simple and naive. Well fragile girls aren't my type. But I don't wanna judge anyone's character just by seeing them.

"Hello Mr. Wang."

"Mr. Wang is my father."

"Ok. I heard a lot about you." It's a relief that we're standing a bit away from my mom and her parents. I'm standing by the drinks table downing my whiskey rather elegantly. I don't wanna act rude around anyone. But maybe this woman by my side has other plans. She keeps on talking. Wait! Zhan ge is a talkative guy too! But why am I thinking about Zhan ge?

"I heard you do bike racing. Do you do that because you love it?"

"Yes. And just a heads up because I don't know how much your parents or my mom told you. I'm quite a playboy and I go both ways." I try to flirt with the waiter to scare her away. But I was stopped because a presence took away my attention. At the entry of the hall there stood a man.

Xiao Zhan.

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Hey guys.... Well I'm back... I know I promised to come back long ago but it was a bit hard..... My family was so in shock that it took a bit time for all of us gulp down the fact that grandpa is not with us anymore! May his soul rest in peace!

Now for this chapter, it's a bit rusty and uneven and I'm not quite satisfied with it for some reason.... I haven't gotten any writing this past month and I'm disappointed in myself... So I wanted to force myself to write something... I'm sorry if it's not good....

Also thanks for the condolences, it means a lot.... We sure hope the hollow he left in us gets bearable with time...

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