Zhan stood there frozen holding his burning cheeks and in front of him standing Yibo fuming with anger. The whole restaurant witnessing the commotion and some were recording it too.
"How dare you talk to a girl like that Xiao Zhan. Are you even a Man? insulting a girl in front of everyone only to show off your dominance. Such a headweight !!! You're so full of yourself. Not jealous, my ***. Always projecting yourself as you know everything. Are you a god?? No, you're just a human. But a human full of ego and pride. You're jealous of our friendship but you won't voice it out. And to cover that, you're acting like a hero talking bullshit like you were protecting me. I am not a kid to be protected by you. F*** what a person you're!!! a girl in front of you, crying due to humiliation and you're calling it an act. Wow, how dense you can be !!!" Yibo couldn't control himself and shouted at Zhan in front of everyone. Though his friends, tried to hold him, he didn't stop there. He went near Cheng Xiao and held her shoulder. He brought her in front of Zhan
"Now, apologize to her, in front of everyone. NOW!!!!" and there stood Zhan holding his tears from falling. He is not a person who accepted beating. If anyone other than Yibo slapped him, that guy would be laying down holding both cheeks by now. But this is HIS Yibo. The pain in his cheek is not even a drop when compared to the pain in his heart.
He slightly raised his head only to meet with the smirking face of that devil. He closed his eyes to compose himself and opened them to look at her straight "I am sorry" and there a single tear dropped from his eyes. He never in his life, accepted a mistake that is not his. But hear he accepted the accusation posed on him only to make Yibo happy. He should have done that earlier, he should have acted like he was jealous seeing them.
But he believed that love is a true feeling. So there should be no fakeness in it. You should be always honest and truthful to your love, so stayed truthful. But here is the result of being truthful. Standing in the middle of many people, receiving a slap from your loved one, and hearing those heart-piercing words. He felt small in front of that girl, in front of everyone. But Yibo is not satisfied with this humiliation it seems "This is not the sincere way to apologize, Xiao Zhan, bow in front of her and apologize loudly, all people present here should hear it."
Fan Xing had enough, "Stop it Wang Yibo. Stop everything before you regret it. You are hurting him. He never humiliated her in front of this crowd. When he confronted her, he kept his voice low, no people paid any heed when Zhan ge was talking. He said nothing near to humiliation here. But what are you doing now? just look around, this is mere humiliation. I never expected this from you" he couldn't control himself seeing his Zhan ge crying. A guy who is nowhere near to what Yibo described, his now holding himself from breaking down. But Yibo being dense, didn't see the truth behind each of his friend's words.
Seeing Yibo's emotionless face, Zhan held Fan Xing telling him to be calm. He gave a faint smile to Xing and turned towards that girl, taking a deep breath, he bowed completely in front and apologized as loud as he can "I AM SORRY!!!" before raising up, he wiped all his tears but his eyes portrayed clearly that he was broken, so broken.
Yibo seeing Cheng feeling somewhat okay after hearing the apology, turned towards Zhan "Now, get out of here!! I don't wanna see your face anymore here. Just leave this place NOW!!!"
And before anyone could protest, Zhan stopped them. He looked at Yibo with a pained smile "I am sorry Yibo for disappointing you" saying that he ran from there.
Fan Xing followed him but Yibo stopped him "Don't support him in this matter, Xing. He needs to learn his lesson. So don't you dare take his side". But Fang Xing cared any less. He slapped Yibo's hand away from him before running towards the exit, but he couldn't find Zhan there.
When he turned back, all his friends were standing behind him searching for Zhan with a face full of concern.
Meanwhile, Cheng and Yibo sitting next to each other. Cheng patting Yibo's back "You did good, Yibo. This would definitely teach him a lesson. To bring him out of his shell, we need to behave hard sometimes. Don't worry, everything will be alright.
But take my advice, stay some days away from Zhan. Coz, we all very well know Zhan is a master with words. He would convince you within 5 sec with his words, but if that happens he will again behave like this. So be strong and avoid him as much as you can. If you want, you can stay in my apartment for some days till Zhan accepts his mistake wholeheartedly"
Everything is going as per her plan and so she made her next move. Only one step ahead, taking Yibo to her apartment, taking advantage of him when he is in a weak state, then all done. Yibo is hers.
Yibo heaved a sigh "Fine, I will stay away from him" and that made her dance internally.
"But, I will stay with Fan Xing, We already had many sleepovers in his place, so I will ask him" saying that he walked towards the exit leaving a fuming snake all alone.
After much persuasion, Fang Xing accepted Yibo to stay with him, coz Yibo threatened that if Xing is not allowing to stay in his home, he will go with that Cheng. He will never allow that.
Since they cleared the test, the group was given a week off. After persuading Xing, at night Yibo went to his apartment. He hesitantly opened the door only to find Zhan sitting on the couch knees drawn towards his chest, face buried and he could hear some faint sob.
When Zhan heard the door open, he lifted his head to see Yibo standing at the entrance. He dashed forward and jumped on Yibo hugging him tight murmuring sorry continuously. Though Yibo's heart broke seeing Zhan's miserable condition, he composed himself.
When Zhan felt his Yibo not hugging him back, he released the hug only to meet with an emotionless face.
Yibo delayed no time, passed Zhan, went to his bedroom, and locked it. He took a bag and started packing his clothes. When he packed everything he came out to find Zhan standing in front of him.
Zhan seeing Yibo with a bag got panicked. "BoBo, w_what's this?"
"I really wanna clear my mind and I am gonna stay with Xing for somedays" when Zhan heard Yibo saying this, his face went pale, the only thing running in his mind is 'his Yibo leaving him'
He started shaking his head frantically "No... NO.. you can't leave me. You can't leave me like this. Please Yibo, please... I am sorry. I will do anything you say, but please don't leave me, please" Zhan never felt this much helpless in his life.
"No Xiao Zhan, you need a punishment for your action. And you will get that" and he passed Zhan only to be back hugged by him tightly.
"No Yibo, I won't leave you. This is not how we should solve a problem. If we sit and talk everything will be fine. I will explain everything clearly so that you will believe that I made no mistake. Please lis____"
Before he could finish his sentence he found himself lying on the floor. Yibo turned and harshly pushed Zhan away "See, still you didn't learn your lesson right??? not accepting your mistake?? I have never seen such a person like you, Xiao Zhan. Oh now I regret loving a person like you"
Oh, Zhan wanted to die at this moment, he never in his life expected such a day to come, his love, his world saying that he regretted loving him.
"Listen, Zhan. I need to clear my mind and I think I need a break. We need a break, so please don't disturb me till I come back. Don't even try to contact me and if you do, I will not stay quiet"
With that, he left Zhan all alone
BROKEN 💔💔💔
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