A/N: We will stay with the EGO POV of Yibo in this chapter. At the moment, it's easier for me to think of something for this story and write it.

Although I had hoped something else, but in the end it came as expected. My father was not to be dismissed so easily! Since that morning, he suddenly came to our business rooms every day to get on our nerves. He probably hoped that out of sheer desperation we would agree to work with him. But that will never happen!

After he had appeared at our offices every day for two weeks, he gave us a break. Because that's when my parents' divorce first came to the fore. And after all, he had to prepare himself adequately for it. In his case, this meant once again presenting all the evidence for the unacceptability of his marriage to my mother and, of course, making it clear how much the alcohol reduced her logical thinking.

But since neither my brother nor I went to the divorce hearing, we, like everyone else, only learned what was going on in the courtroom from the media. And according to the many articles, the two were said to have argued incessantly and even received multiple fines for contempt of court from the judge.

Somehow, I didn't expect anything else. The two have apparently lost all touch with reality and have not a shred of respect for other people and authorities. Their many disputes were mainly about the company. Because of the many attacks on the company by my mom and her lawyer, the company is now worth nothing.

Still, the two of them fight over who should get the company. But my mother in particular would not be able to save the company. Not after she ruined it in public. Anyway, I didn't understand why she wanted to have the company now, after she first said she wanted to get her share of it paid out.

My father, of course, was anything but willing to lose the company and made it clear with the help of a lot of evidence that it was his wife who ruined the company and was already a burden on the company before all this. He even presented evidence that she often used the company credit card to finance private pleasures.

In the end, the judge ruled that the company should go to my father and he should pay my mother her share, minus the amount she spent to finance her private pleasures with the company money.

Then it was a matter of who should get the house. My mom wanted it first. But also in this matter she had changed her mind again. Now she wanted my father to buy the house from her. Apparently she needs money badly. Because that seems to be the only thing she is interested in. That's what happens when you live in a luxury hotel for over a year!

Much to my astonishment, my father immediately agreed to buy the house from her. But only if she would give up her share of the small beach house in Miami, which he wants to give to his beautiful fiancée as a wedding present. And then he also said that he hoped to spend a few hours there with his future wife and maybe produce a child. Disgusting!

But my mother agreed and said it wasn't worth anything anyway. Besides, she would never have felt comfortable there. Mhhh, she must have felt comfortable at least so far that both my brother and I were created there. Without words!

Finally, I just stopped reading what else was written about my parents' divorce until my mom called me and told me that she and my dad were now officially divorced. Yeah, it only took over a year and a lot of nerves.

I thought that now the terror has an end and finally calm would return, so that this whole crap no longer hovers over me like a dark cloud and constantly keeps me from enjoying my love happiness with Zhan to the fullest, but wrong thought! Because my father showed up at our business premises again just a week after the divorce to annoy us once more.

This time, however, he did not want to persuade us to work with him, but had a very impious offer in his luggage. He handed me the invitation to his wedding and said, "It would be nice if you could attend the wedding of me and your stepmother. After all, she will soon be an important part of your family."

I was so stunned by these words that I couldn't find words for what I felt at that moment. And as if it was not enough that my dad was ruthless with my feelings, he had another offer with him. Namely the following.

"If you come to my wedding, I will give you 500,000 yuan. All you have to do in return is come to the wedding and stand by for at least two wedding pictures. One of you in your suit and one of us as a new harmonious family." He said.

I swallowed hard, looked at Zhan perplexed for a moment, and finally asked my father, "Have you completely lost your mind?"

"Well, I could give you some more money if that's not enough for you. And if it can't be helped, you can bring your boyfriend too."

"You are the most disgusting person I know. What the hell is going on in your head? I would never, NEVER bring my Zhan to your wedding and let him watch you stick your disgusting old tongue down into your ex-daughter-in-law's throat! That will give him nightmares for the rest of his life. And I won't let you talk me into coming to your wedding with money either. I'd rather run laughing into a buzz saw than go through this spectacle. Now get the hell out of here and don't ever come back! Get out of here and out of my life! You are not my father anymore. You're just scum!" I yelled and practically pushed my father out of my office.

My father didn't say another word and let me push him out, he was so startled by my reaction. I was even shocked at myself and hadn't expected to get so angry at all. But when it comes to money or my Zhan, I can't take a joke and get really mad. I immediately make it clear where the limits are with me! And that day, my father far exceeded the limit with his bullshit babbling and those disgusting offers.

As soon as my father was gone, Zhan took me in his arms and told me that he was proud of me, that I finally manage to stand up against my father and if necessary, then loudly. I hadn't planned it that way, but it also felt really liberating. And of course the praise from Zhan made me proud.

That same evening, there was something else I wanted to talk to Zhan about. After we received a new major order and were even able to hire two more employees, things continued to go uphill for us financially. And there was something I really wanted to ask Zhan. But not just like that, and before that I also wanted to scare him a little.

We were sitting together at dinner and I suddenly got serious when I said, "Um Zhan, as soon as we're done with dinner later and have cleaned everything up, I need to talk to you about something."

Zhan immediately tensed up and asked, "Okay, what is it about?"

"You'll see." I said. Suddenly, Zhan's hunger seemed to have passed. Then I was sorry again, because it wasn't planned that way. So instead of eating, he looked at me rather anxiously and pushed his plate back and forth on the table.

And because Zhan is still very emotional, still a symptom of stress, he suddenly had tears in his eyes and tried to suppress sobbing. This looked so bad to me that I almost started to cry myself. And because I couldn't watch this anymore without having a thick lump in my throat, I got up, took Zhan's hands and pulled him with me into the living room, where I had already prepared something.

Everywhere in the living room roses stood or lay in the bright candlelight. Soft music sounded from the speakers and many small pictures of Zhan and me were scattered everywhere. I really tried something romantic for the first time. And I think I succeeded. Because Zhan was no longer crying and was beaming.

Zhan looked all around the living room, took all the little pictures of us and smiled so sweetly that it almost gave me cavities. And as soon as he found all the pictures and collected them, I got down on my knees in front of him and began, "ZhanZhan, I've already told you that I want to marry you. But I haven't proposed to you yet..."

He interrupted me and said, "Yes Yibo. Yes I want to marry you!!!"

"Honey, I wasn't even done yet."

"Never mind. This is all so beautiful and so sweet, how could I say no?"

"Mhhh you're excited then?"

"Absolutely. This is so great. I'm happy Yibo."

"And would you be even happier if I just let you see the ring I bought you?"

"You even have a ring?"

"Sure. It goes with it, doesn't it?"

"Okay, show it to me."

I smirked and held my hand up where the ring had already been since I knelt in front of him. "Here it is."

"Awww that's so pretty. Will you put it on me?"

"Of course my honey." I said and put the ring on Zhan's finger. Full of pride, he looked at the ring and finger and asked me how it looked. Smiling, I said, "Wonderful my honey. Just perfect."

"Mn, I think so too. The ring fits me perfectly. Not too big and not too small and it sparkles so beautifully."

"And it is my promise to you to marry you within the next 6 months."

"Within six months? That's going to be close."

"Don't worry honey, your parents are helping us. Your mom already helped me find the perfect ring for you, too."

"Really?"

"Mn. When I asked your dad for permission to marry you, he was immediately excited and said yes. And your mom immediately offered to help me pick out the ring. And your parents also said they'd help us with the wedding and they' ll finance it, too."

"Wow. My dad must have been really happy because you asked his permission first."

"Yeah, right. He was relieved that I followed that etiquette, even though you're a man and not a woman."

"It really doesn't matter to my dad. He's open to anything new and doesn't put much stock in tradition. But this already matters to him."

"That's what he told me, too. And your dad also said that he insists on walking you down the aisle and officially giving your hand to me."

"Haha typical dad. But when did you plan all this? I didn't catch any of this."

"I've been planning this for a long time and gradually getting everything ready. Like I told you, I knew from the beginning that I wanted to marry you someday. And now I think the time has come."

"I can't tell you how happy I am Yibo. I can't find the words. I love you and I'm just overjoyed."

"I love you too. And hey, I'm sure you would have liked my speech."

"Mhhh, maybe so. But I couldn't wait to say yes anymore."

"I noticed that. But I don't know you any other way."

"True. I now know exactly what I want. And what I want and have always wanted is you alone Yibo."

"Hey, don't make me cry now."

"Yes I will, if only because you scared me just now when we were in the kitchen."

"I'm sorry about that too. I just wanted to tease you a little. But it totally backfired."

"I forgive you Yibo. But only if you kiss me now." Said Zhan. I wrapped him in my arms and kissed him, my fiancé Zhan!

He then took pictures of the romantic decorations and sent them to his parents. They called us right away and Zhan excitedly told them that we were engaged. He just looked happy. Or in other words, he looked the way I felt. Like the happiest man in the world!