Later that evening, although they didn't really want to, Zhan and Yibo came back to the conversation with Hai Kuan. This only came about because Yibo had received a call from his completely drunk mother and she thought she was talking to Hai Kuan.

It was already close to midnight when Yibo's cell phone rang. Zhan and Yibo had just finished watching a movie while cuddling. When Yibo looked at the caller name, he was very surprised "Mother" it said. He answered the call and Yibo's mother immediately started slurring her words and shouting in a hoarse voice, "A-Kuan I'm not coming home anymore."

"Mom, it's me, Yibo!" Yibo shouted into the cell phone. But his mother didn't even get that and kept ranting.

"Your father is an ass you know that? How can you stand behind a man like that? You know he's just using you and your little brother! All he wants is your votes."

"Mom, I know that. And again, it's me, Yibo!"

"Who? Well, it doesn't matter. I was going to call someone. Who was that again? Oh yeah, my oldest son! Do you know how I can reach him?"

"Yeah, you can just call him mom."

"Why are you calling me mom? I already have two ungrateful sons. I don't need another one."

"Oh wow really mom? So A-Kuan and I are ungrateful now?"

"Yeah what else? We've given our sons everything. Made everything possible for them. And what are they doing? They're gay! Both of them! Can you believe it?"

"How do you know..."

"They think I don't get anything. But haha, I get everything! I quickly got my A-Kuan back on track. But Yibo, oh that boy is a tough nut to crack. Nobody cracks him so fast! When he wants something, he won't let go. Ha, somehow he is like me. But even tougher! He's had a crush on a guy for two years and can't get him out of his mind, you know? Two long years and my Yibo can't get away from him. He's looking for this guy everywhere. I could tell him where he is. But I won't. Because then I would never get my Yibo away from him."

"Because I love Zhan and I will not let anyone forbid me to love him mom!"

"My A-Kuan is weak and always buckles quickly. But you have to experience my Yibo! He's like a bulldog. And what he has once, he won't let go! He'll bite down on it if he has to."

"That's the way it should be, Mom."

"I'm kind of proud of my little guy. He never gives up, no matter how hard it is. And he doesn't let himself be bent. But I can't believe he loves a man. Why do my sons have to be gay? What did I do to deserve this? Is God trying to punish me for my sins with this?"

"That has nothing to do with it. You can't choose who you fall in love with, Mom. Love has nothing to do with genders or religion."

"You know what the worst thing is? My sons don't talk to me about it! I had to figure it out on my own. Why didn't they talk to me? I wouldn't have told their father, you know? But no, they hid it and lied to me."

"You say that now. But if I had told you, you would have gone crazy."

"You know what? I don't know who you are, but it feels good to talk to you."

"Ah great."

"As my youngest yes? My little Yibo. My little darling, he' s really damn handsome. He could have any woman he wants. But he, he only loves that one man. Sure he's cute. But just a man. But you know what? I could still deal with it somehow. If my Yibo had talked to me about his love. I would have even helped him adopt a child if he wanted. Let them be together. But, but, but not without my consent. I want to know with whom my little darling is together! I want him to be happy and really loved by the man."

"Mom, Zhan really loves me. And he makes me happy."

"Do you know why my Yibo is my favorite? I'll tell you! He comes after me. He's just like me. A fighter! A smart boy. When I held him in my arms after he was born, I cried for a whole hour from sheer happiness. It wasn't like that with A-Kuan. But with my Yibo. I cried so much when I could finally hold him in my arms. He held my index finger with his tiny hand and looked right into my eyes."

"I didn't know that."

"And I'll tell you something else. I won't let anyone hurt my little one. Anyone who dares to hurt him, I will hunt down and finish. When it comes to my Yibo, I will stop at nothing! I protect him to the blood. Even if I had to kill, I would do it and go to jail with a smile on my face. That's how much my Yibo means to me!"

"Mom..."

"I love my sons very much. But when it comes to Yibo, I become a mother monster if I have to! Nobody hurts my baby! And for my baby, I will fight my husband. I want my Yibo to have the chance his brother didn't have! I will do everything I can to make sure my husband can't take my son away from his love for this man. I want Yibo to be happy. And if that means that he is with this man, then so be it. The main thing is to see my little darling smile. He has such a beautiful smile. My heart flutters every time he smiles or laughs sincerely, it's so beautiful."

"What are you going to do now? Just now you said you wouldn't tell me where Zhan was to keep me away from him. And now you want me to be happy with him, right?"

"I'm going to sue my husband into the ground! I'll take him to court! And I'm going to get a divorce. That lousy pig has been having affairs for years. And he's been fucking his daughter-in-law for a year. This disgusting pig is fucking a young woman who is as old as his eldest son! I don't want him to think that I have no proof. Oh God, I have collected all the evidence I could get in the last few years. And it's with my lawyer and he's going to bring it all out one by one. And in the end my husband will be a broken man, I swear! And I'm doing all this for my little Yibo. For my darling, so that he can have a happy life. So he won't lose his love."

"Mom I don't know..."

"I'm going to hang up now. I have to go to sleep. It was nice talking to you. And one more thing. If you have a child, protect it and never let your child be unhappy just because your ideals are different than its! Bye." She said and hung up. And Yibo burst into tears.

Zhan heard everything Yibo's mother said because Yibo had put it on speaker. He took Yibo in his arms and held him tightly. "I can't believe she's doing this just for me." Yibo said, crying. He was completely overwhelmed to learn that his mother not only knows everything about him and Zhan, but also wants to protect and help him in her own way.

After a few minutes, Yibo had regained his composure. Zhan was still holding him in his arms, humming softly a song that his mom had always sung for him when he was sad. And it helped Yibo, too. They talked about the phone call and how amazed Yibo was at how much his mom loved him. He just couldn't believe it, because he always thought he meant less to her than his brother.

Half an hour later, the two of them still talking about the phone call, Yibo remembered the conversation with his brother and a question came to his mind that he already wanted to ask Zhan after the conversation but didn't get around to it because Zhan snuggled up to him and he just loved it and forgot about his question.

"Zhan?"

"Mn?"

"Why do you want to help my brother with Cheng? If he's happy with Wen Qing, then we shouldn't interfere."

"Well, actually, I'm much more interested in the two of them finally talking things out. Cheng has so many questions that just won't let him go. He should be able to ask them to your brother."

"But..."

"I know. I hadn't really thought about it earlier when I talked about the two of them possibly having a chance. It's true, Cheng and Wen Qing are lucky. But look at it this way too. If Cheng has talked to your brother, if they have worked everything out and he still chooses Wen Qing, then their love is real. And then Wen Qing will also finally know where she really stands with him."

"Doesn't she know that?"

"No. Since Cheng still talks about your brother often and a lot, she's unsure if he's really over Hai Kuan and loves her. This is the chance for the three of them to finally clear things up and come clean."

"Ah I see."

"I don't want to interfere in their relationship. I just want to give them a chance to finally clear everything up. What happens after that is out of my hands. I know Cheng still loves your brother. But he also loves Wen Qing. He loves her enough to even think about getting married. But as long as your brother is still in between everything, none of the three will be truly happy."

"Now I understand how you meant that. I thought you didn't care what happened to Wen Qing."

"No, I do care about her. On the contrary. I like her a lot and prefer her to your brother. Because unlike your brother, she didn't hurt Cheng."

"I guess that's true."

"But let's talk about something else. What are we going to do about your mom? Will she remember the phone call later?"

"I don't think she'll remember. And I also think we should let her do her thing first. Obviously, she has a plan and she should go through with it."

"Mn. Should we tell your brother about this?"

"Yes, we should. Not in detail. But at least that she called and thought she was talking to him. And just that she has a plan to go after Dad."

"You won't tell him any more than that?"

"Not at the moment. One thing at a time. First about Dad, and then I can tell him that she knew about him and Cheng and also knows about you and me."

"Mn, okay. After all, your brother has some things to take care of himself. But it would be fine if we tell him that your mother has proof that his wife is sleeping with your father."

"Right. We should tell him that, too. Maybe he can persuade our mother to share her evidence of that, with him, so he can divorce his wife."

"Exactly Yibo. We should probably call him tomorrow and tell him."

"Yawn, you must mean today Zhan. It's already past midnight."

"Oh you're right. And we haven't seen the end of the movie either."

"We can watch the movie again sometime. Although it wasn't that exciting."

"You're right. Shall we go to bed now?"

"Oh, yes. Then we can cuddle a little more before we fall asleep."

"Mn. Sounds good to me."

"Hey Zhan?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm glad you're here. I wish you didn't have to go home on Sunday."

"Well, there's still a few days until then. Thursday it's just a few minutes old. And who knows what will be on Sunday."

"Yeah, who knows. Maybe I'll just keep you here."

"Haha, my parents won't play along with that."

"But we could ask them if you could stay here with me. Just on a trial basis for now. And if it works out well and your parents see that it's going well, maybe they'll give their okay and we can move in together for real."

"In your parents' apartment?"

"For now. It's not like it's forever."

"Let's talk about that later. Right now, we should go to bed."

"Okay." Said Yibo with a smile.

The two turned everything off in the living room, put their cups in the dishwasher, and went to the bedroom. Zhan immediately snuggled up to Yibo as the two settled into bed. And Yibo grinned widely. This was a good day. He'd had a great shopping trip with Zhan, they'd cooked together in the evening, and spent a cozy evening on the sofa. He heard for the first time from his mother that she loves him and how much she loves him. And now he can fall asleep with Zhan in his arms. What more did he need? He had everything he needed at the moment to make him happy.