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Xiao Zhan blinked his eyes, staring at the ceiling. His thought wondering back to the certain someone from last night. He realized He might be cruel to Yibo, considering He left him just like that last night. Sighing, He then sat up and again, lost in deep thought for several minutes.
He jumped when his clock ringing, signaling him to start his day. He took the shower and get ready to work. he saw at his phone on the counter, noticing it was turned off, he walked closer and stared more, hesitate whether he should turn it on now.
“......Yibo, I......” he whispered ‘I what?’ he thought, and he didn’t have any answer for that. He grab the phone and left without turning it on.
~~~
“Shoot! I should have sleep last night, and now I am late gaah.” Xiao Zhan grumbled to himself while walking fast to the meeting room. Today would be a busy day for him, meeting and training with the professional crew. He knew he would meet Yibo today, ‘oh I am so not ready for this’, he thought to himself.
Luckily he arrived 5 minutes before the meeting started, he sat on his chair, grateful for the crew who put his name on it, they made it easier for him. But then, his eyes widened when he noticed the chair beside him was Yibo’s, ‘duh I am so dead.’ He gulped nervously. Five minutes into the meeting, Xiao Zhan started fidgeting and scoot the chair a little more, hoping the gap would not be too close between them, and then he realized that Yibo was late.
Thirty minutes later, Xiao Zhan couldn’t help but glance around and felt worried about him.
“Where was he?” He said to himself and looked down at his watch, still no Yibo.
Xiao Zhan sat dejectedly and decided to ignore the meeting, he glanced down and staring at his foot, which was far more interesting than the meeting at the moment. He must be at fault. Yibo must be late because of him, did he sick? Where was he? he nervously taped his foot and scratched his head . The headache was coming for him, for sure, ‘Come again, Why did I leave last night? Ah right, I just..Yibo just...last night Yibo’s lips, skin, and...ok stop’ He scratched his head some more and closed his eyes.
~~~
“Don’t scratch too hard, I don’t want your dandruff on me.” Someone said to him.
He froze, ‘oh’ apparently he was too busy thinking about Yibo and he didn’t realize that the said person was already there, beside him.
Xiao Zhan sat up straight slowly and take a peek with the corner of his eyes. Yes, it was Yibo, looking so good and pristine like usual. Suddenly he felt relieve, curious and bad at the same time. ‘Why are you late?’ he wanted to ask so many questions but,
“....uh..um...I don’t have dandruff though...” Xiao Zhan said nervously and unconsciously scratched his cheek. Somehow he didn’t have any courage facing him this time.
“Hmph” Yibo snorted “Like I believe you” he said.
Xiao Zhan gaped, did he hear it right? He shifted his body almost facing him.
“What?” Xiao Zhan said.
Yibo just sat there quietly, ignoring him.
“Yah, Yibo...”
“Shut up and listen,” Yibo said sternly
Xiao Zhan gaped more and shake his head.
‘Here I thought he was sick or maybe sad or maybe, arrgh just forget it, here we go again. The irritated Yibo’ he thought disbelievingly. Thinking that Yibo was true about the meeting and his work, he straightened more and tried to focus on the meeting.
“Fine” Xiao Zhan said, sounds like a petulant child.
“Stupid me, I am too over thinking, wasting my time thinking about you, hmph, anyway why doesn’t he believe me? I never lie to him, right? Isssh, fine then, fine.” He grumbled softly.
“I can hear you,” Yibo said still facing at his front.
“Hmph, like I care” Xiao Zhan said folded his arms.
“But you do” Yibo said again
“No I am not”
“Yes you do”
“No”
“Yes”
“Noooo” Xiao Zhan said through gritted teeth
“Yes you are!” now they both were facing each other, looking angry for each other.
“Ahem”
They both jumped and straighten themselves, Xiao zhan nods an apology to all the crews, as for Yibo he just stared ahead acting like nothing happened.
Xiao Zhan glanced at him and mouthing “I am not” and back focusing to his meeting.
He didn’t care if Yibo heard him clear or not.
~~~
“Why are you sulking today?” Zuo Cheng asked him, munching at his burger.
“I am not” Xiao Zhan said
“Heh, Are you sure?”
“Yes of course, why would I sulk anyway? “
Zuo Cheng stared at him with that weird grins.
“Stop that weird smile, or I will smack you!”
“Haha, I knew it, you must be sulking today”
Xiao Zhan rolled his eyes “Yeah, whatever” he said while chewing his food.
“I heard someone eating alone today” he slurped at his coffee loudly.
“Who?” hoping the new topic will stop Zhuo Cheng from teasing him.
Zhou Cheng looked at his side and Xiao Zhan followed his gaze.
There Yibo, only five tables from them, sat alone with his soft drink, appear to be reading some book on his hand. ‘He looks glowing,............ok stop’ shaking his head, Xiao Zhan pouted and glared at his friend, meanwhile his friend gave his that silly grins again.
“You are so cruel A Cheng”
“Listen, I am your best friend, how come I am happy when my best friend feeling down or sad?”
“heh” Xiao zhan stared at his food and chewing more than before.
“Well, I am not sure if it’s a good thing for you to be close to him tho”
“What? Who close with whom?” Xiao Zhan tilted his head.
“You and him of course”
“But...I am not close to him, just a friend from work?!” he said unsure. “And what do you mean by it is not good to be friends with him?” somehow irritated.
Zuo Cheng only stared at him intently and didn’t say anything, Xiao Zhan could see his gear in his head start spinning like crazy.
“Nope, don’t think anything weird, I warn you” Xiao Zhan said pointing his finger at him. As expected his friend only show him his wide grins and didn’t say anything. Ugh he hated him every time he did that.
“I warn you okay!” Xiao Zhan said again
And his friend only nods his head while showed him his mischievous grin.
Glaring, Xiao Zhan bite at his food, somehow he restrained himself from stealing a glanced at Yibo, not when his friend was here.
~~~
Yibo glanced at the commotion, there Xiao Zhan and his friend which he didn’t bother to remember the name.Talking and laughing, both looked very happy, free and Xiao Zhan gesture seems very honest?! Here it comes, the uncomfortable feeling whenever he saw Xiao Zhan talked animatedly with anyone. He didn’t like it.
Glanced down at his book, he suddenly remembered back then when Xiao Zhan approached him almost every day and talking to him almost like he is right now with that person.
And of course last night, last night was the most confusing moment ever, why did Xiao Zhan run? Ignoring Yibo when he called his name, and he was sure Xiao Zhan turned his phone off last night. Why? Did he hate him now? But why? Was he pretend to be nice all this time? Was he fake all this time? His head started to hurt. Massaging his head, he realized he lost his mood to eat, he thrown his book on the table and took a big gulp on his Cola before he got up and left.
~~~
Talking and laughing with his friend made his mood better, but the tugging feeling to check on Yibo also bothered him nonstop. Finally when Zhuo Cheng left for his refill into the cafeteria, he glanced at Yibo and noticed Yibo was leaving. Looking angry and bad mood. Xiao Zhan stand and almost calling his name, but something prevent him from doing so. In the end he just stand there and saw Yibo walked away.