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March 13, 2026
Beijing
Spring had just begun to return to the city.
From the tall window of his apartment, Xiao Zhan could see the faint green of trees peeking beginning to wake after winter. The air still carried a chill, but sunlight was soft enough to make the morning feel lighter.
He was still feeling giddy and overwhelmed from the days lately. Attending Milan fashion week then coming back to Beijing and spending some good time with yibo before it was yibo's turn to go overseas all the way to Paris for his Paris events. They spent quite an amazing time together though, relaxing and planning for what they have on the bucket for the rest of the year. Then he had to attend SMG Actors quality awards show where he was nominated as the best actor for his role in ' Legend of Zhanghai '.
It was a good show unlike the weibo night. SMG values him and respected him just like they did to others too. Overall he had been through joyful moments. He just now misses his guozaizai a bit. He always does , no matter what.
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He stood near the kitchen counter with a cup of coffee in his hands, phone resting on the table beside him and him enjoying his thoughts. When-
12:07 PM.
His phone buzzed. A message.
WYB: Boarding soon.
Xiao Zhan smiled immediately.He picked up the phone and leaned against the counter.
XZ: Finally coming back? I thought you decided to stay overseas after having so much fun with our fans with the doodles I made for your logs.
A typing bubble appeared almost instantly.
WYB:You wish? Was not it you who suggested to our teams that we do somethings to surprise our cp fans and to blow our so called real fans minds ?
Then another message followed.
WYB: Chanel event ended just two days ago.You know it gege.. I told you I’d come back as soon as possible. Do you miss me that much hmm..?
Xiao Zhan laughed softly under his breath. Yibo is impossible , nothing changed in this 9 years since they officially met each other.
He could already imagine the expression on the other man’s face slightly annoyed, but still amused puppy like.
He typed again.
XZ: Aiyaa yess I do so much. Do you doubt? Anyways, When do you land?
A pause.
Then
WYB: Late evening.
Another message came a few seconds later.
WYB: There will be some racing practices I will need to attend for the upcoming race. So I may not be able to come home tonight. Wait for me a bit more zhan ge. So what are you doing today?
Xiao zhan sighed, the never ending waitings for just some peaceful nights together has forever been heard to get.
Xiao Zhan looked out the window again.Sunlight touched the buildings softly, reminding him of something.Something yellow.Something from a long time ago.
He typed slowly.
XZ:Nothing, just painting and sleeping later maybe. By the way, Thinking about going
somewhere tomorrow.
WYB:Where?? I will home by noon though….
Xiao Zhan hesitated for a moment.
Then he typed...
XZ: That rapeseed flower fields of Changsha where we first been at the same place before DDU shooting with Xnine.
Three seconds passed.
Five seconds.
Ten.
Then the chat bubbles appeared again with a reply from yibo.
WYB: Ohh suddenly? We never went back there in these times.
Xiao Zhan smiled.
XZ: Yes.Because this time it is special , my heart says so. Remember this year is our wedding year pffffff .. I mean this is what our cp fans says.
Another pause.
This time longer.
WYB: …but zhan ge is already my husband ! and ok if you want , let us go revisit the place. I can just take a flight to changsha after I am done in shanghai. I can board a flight by 12 am.
WYB: March 14 nah? it has been 9 years I can not believe zhan ge.
Xiao Zhan stared at the message.
Nine years.
Nine springs.
It felt strange that both of them remembered instantly how it felt.
Xiao zhan was hesitating if he must inform yibo to come with him since he told him earlier that he has some commitments with his racing team…probably he would be too tired too. But seeing yibo immediately changed his plan so that they can visit the place together this time made his heart flop over. This boy..puppy sweetheart never fails to show him that how much he loves xiao xhan.
XZ: You can come in time. Won't it be too bothersome for you?
A reply came quickly.
WYB: Of course not zhan ge !! why are you suddenly behaving like our early days of relationship? Don't tell me you were thinking too much again.
Another message followed.
WYB: Let’s go together. Because we will forever be together. It has not even been a decade yet.
Xiao Zhan looked down at the phone, warmth spreading through his chest. His guozaizai …
Some memories never faded.Even after nine years.
XZ: I was ..maybe. I think I am just too overwhelmed because of all the things. Ok then
guozaizai meet you soon..?
WYB: Yes gege. My flight is starting , I need to go now. Bye zhan ge didi ai ni.
XZ: Wo ai ni ye zaizai
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The Next Morning xiao zhan told his manager to book a flight for beijing to changsha for him first then he begun his morning routine.When he checked yibo and his chat he saw there were some text already waiting for him. Yibo sent him these when he landed in china last night. Xiao zhan slept early yesterday so he didn't see them coming.
Yibo said he landed and now taking another flight to shanghai , yes his never ending schedules sometimes looks too tiring.
Xiao zhan sends him back some cheerful texts and tells him to be careful.
He still can not get over the fear that rises when yibo goes for racings. This is why he has set a rule to company yibo in his every races so that xiao zhan will not die from tension.
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On the other hand ,when yibo reached shanghai by midnight, He directly went to his hotel then freshened up ,when he was done he pulled xiao zhan and his wechat chat and texted him some
and went to sleep.
The next morning he did little breakfast and took a car ride to the zhuhai international circuit .
There he did a meeting with his racing team UNO for 3 hours.
When they finished it was almost 11:30. Yanyan immediately bought the car and they set for the airport to take the flight to Changsha. His team already did booked a privet flight for him.
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By 12 am xiao zhan was guided into the plan through vip pass. He was exited. As if back to those youthful days. He can not wait to hug his baobei too of course.
From beijing to reach Changsha it took less then 3 hours. But he still needs to take a car ride to reach Chating, wangcheng district where the rapeseed fields exactly are. So when he is riding the car he thing about the year before in this day when he posted a dog wearing a bone neckless and lucky coin on weibo from europe. This thought made him chuckle a bit. He thought.. should he post something this year too? Maybe after he meets yibo later.
He finally reached the field by noon , then he called yibo. According plan yibo should be on the way too. Shanghai is closer. The boy has not texted him since this morning.
Yibo does not picks up the phone. So xiao zhan starts roaming on his own. There are no people here. No one is going to recognise him here and he came alone so. This place is usually used for filmings and stuffs because the changsha studios are all near.
The place looks serene and peaceful. The air is fresh cool yet warm. The yellow field makes him feel hollow for a while. He takes the nostalgia through a deep breathe and zones out …
The countryside outside the city looked exactly the same.
Endless yellow flowers stretched across the fields, glowing under the early spring sunlight.
The rapeseed blossoms moved gently in the wind, like waves across a golden sea.
For a moment, he simply stood there.
The last time he had been here was years ago. He had different kind of passion and energy back then. He has definitely changed a lot since then and so his lifestyle and yibo's .
Yet the place felt unchanged.
Behind him, footsteps approached.
“Staring at the flowers zhan gege?”
The voice was familiar enough to make him smile before he even turned around.Soon Wang Yibo walked toward him along the path, hands tucked casually into his jacket pockets.
Travel exhaustion still lingered faintly in his expression, but his eyes were bright.
“You are late wang yiboooo ” Xiao Zhan said kind of whining.
“Sorry gege,” Yibo replied. “The flight was terrible.”
Xiao zhan without a word went for a tight hug. They hug surrounded by the yellow flowers for a while. Half hidden but visible.. Xiao zhan then broke the hug and kissed his portion into yibos lips though his mask was still on.Yibo gave him his gummy cheeky smile.
“ zhan ge is not afraid that someone might see us”
“ No, I am not afraid anymore guozaizai”
They then stood and both looked around the field. Yellow blossoms everywhere. The same view as nine years ago.
For a moment, neither of them spoke.Then Wang Yibo stepped into the flowers and brushed his hand lightly against them.
“Do you remember how you felt that day?” he asked.
Xiao Zhan laughed softly.
“How could I forget?”
March 14, 2017
Back then, neither of them had realized it meant anything.
It had just been another filming preparation day. Another project.
Another new colleague.
The field had looked exactly like this bright yellow flowers stretching under a cloudy sky.
Someone from the crew had joked that it looked like a romantic drama scene.
Everyone laughed.
Neither of them knew that years later fans would remember that exact location.
That people would call it the beginning.
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“You were late,” Xiao Zhan said suddenly.
Wang Yibo immediately protested.
“I was not late.”
“You were.”
“That was traffic, it is bad this time maybe you didn't encountered one luckily.”
“That’s still late.”
Wang Yibo rolled his eyes.
They both laughed.
The sound carried lightly across the quiet field.Nine years had passed.
But moments like this still felt the same.Comfortable.Easy.Like no time had passed at all. Of course their love for each other never changed.
Afternoon came sooner, time really passes with a click lately
The sun slowly moved across the sky as they wandered through the flowers.They talked about old filming days of The Untamed .About funny things the crew used to do.About mistakes duringearly rehearsals.
About how strange it was that fans still remembered every tiny detail.
At one point Wang Yibo stopped walking and looked across the endless yellow field.
“Do you ever think about how weird it is zhan ge?” he asked.
“How so?”
“That we didn’t know back then.”
“Know what?”
“That this day would still matter nine years later.”
Xiao Zhan followed his gaze.
The flowers swayed softly in the wind.
“Yibo destiny and fate is something no one can predict or prevent.,” he said.
Wang Yibo nodded slowly.
“Yeah.”
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Late that evening back in Beijing
Night had already settled over the city by the time they returned.
The trip was rushed for sure but it was worth it for both of them. Bringing back years old memories back felt lovely.
Lights from nearby buildings reflected against the windows of their penthouse.
Inside, everything felt warm and quiet.
They sat on the couch snuggling after freshening up and some eating, both slightly tired from
the long day.
Wang Yibo leaned back with a sigh.
“That trip was worth it,” he said.
Xiao Zhan smiled.
“Even with the terrible flight?”
“Even with that.”
Yibo smiled
A comfortable silence settled between them.
Then suddenly Wang Yibo reached for his phone.
“What?” Xiao Zhan asked.
“You should check.”
“Check what?”
Wang Yibo simply held up his screen.
Weibo.
The trending page.
Hashtags filled the screen.
#0314FirstMeeting
#NineYearsOfSpring
#Yizhan9yearsmeetinganniversery
Fan edits.
Old photos.
Posts from turtles all over the world.
Xiao Zhan blinked in surprise but also knowing like of course their cp is the biggest out of all and
the fans are always there too catch up..
“They have been celebrating.”
“Of course they are,” Wang Yibo said pleased.
“They remembers everything and this one is probably one of the most important for them too. ”
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Yes, yibo has always loved stalking turtles posts about them. He still has his fake account which
he uses to see those. He says he likes it because the fans thinks the way he does and so they always gets what he is trying to say through just a little
Like this time. The amount of hints he provided on his paris bo log and his instagram photos.
And the little shit also left a storm behind to the fans by viewing their stories, even the one he was not tagged to.
Xiao zhan saw this morning that it is trending on Weibo. Yibo just don't want to stay or show that they are oblivious anymore. He wants to show that he does not care about his so called real fan who never supported even while knowing everything, he just wants to belong to his zhan ge.
They scrolled together.
Fan art.
Edits of yellow flower fields.
Photos from 2017.
Posts about how that day started everything.
One post showed an illustration of two figures meeting in a field of flowers.
Underneath it someone had written:
“ The first spring but we still remember ”
Wang Yibo chuckled.
“They’re getting poetic again.”
Xiao Zhan smiled.
“They always do on this day.”
They even saw some fans wrote fics and stuffs too.Their cp fans always enjoys and expresses
their love for them to the fullest.
After some more browsing through news and updates they placed the phone down on the table.
Outside, the city lights glowed softly.
Yibo tucked his face back to xiao zhan's neck, his scent filling yibo's nostrils. Xiao zhan also hugged him by his waist pressing closer then tucked his own face to yibo's neck too. Yibo pressed a little wet kiss on his neck and pulled back enough to look at xiao zhan's face.
“So,” he said.
“Next year?”
Xiao Zhan raised an eyebrow.
“What about next year?”
“We go again.”
“To the place we went today?”
“Obviously.”
“Oh.. you enjoyed that much baby?”
“Yes yes”
Nodding like a kid , still a big baby xiao zhan thought
Xiao Zhan looked toward the window.
Then he nodded.
“Yeah guozaizai let us visit those every good places which holds our precious memories, we don't need to hide anymore .”
Then yibo smiled and pulled xiao zhan into a deep kiss as if wanting to make himself fit whole inside of xiao zhan body like another soul. Both kissed their heart fell until the night fell…..
Spring would come again.
And somewhere beyond the city, the rapeseed flowers would bloom once more.
Just like they always had.
And just like nine years ago….
that quiet beginning would still be there, waiting to be acknowledged by the love it bounded
years ago which has now became two person's lifeline along many well wisher's only pray…….
THE END.
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