Zhan was suddenly in a hurry to get to his gallery as soon as Yibo parked his car in the parking lot in front of it. He could not believe that this 22 year old idol should be his new business partner. He was annoyed that he, only to not have to spend all his savings, looked for a business partner without checking him out first. He was usually not so careless.

No sooner had Zhan entered the gallery than he called for his assistant Gene. "Damn it, can't this woman be on time at least once?" He grumbled, bumping his elbow on the gallery's reception desk in thanks.

"Are you all right?" Asked Yibo, who saw Zhan rubbing his aching elbow.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Why don't you fire your assistant if she's so unreliable?"

"She's not unreliable, she's just always unpunctual."

"And that makes it better?"

"Of course it doesn't. But she has her reasons for it, too."

"And what are those? As your new business partner, I should know that too."

"Hmmm, so she has a 6-month-old baby. Right after she gave birth, her husband had left her because he didn't like her body after she gave birth. He was disgusted by her belly. Anyway. However, now she has to take care of herself and her baby alone. And she is late because the daycare center opens later than others. But she couldn't find another place for her baby in a hurry. Well, and then when parents drop off their kids there, it always takes forever for her to drop off her daughter, and that makes her come unpunctual."

"I see, okay. But you could adjust her hours so she's not unpunctual anymore."

"I've done that 3 times and she's still late. I mean, the gallery hasn't officially opened yet, but it will in two weeks. And then she has to be there on time. I'm not going to change my hours because of her."

"Then she should find another daycare center. One that opens earlier."

"Yes, that's what she wants. And she's on several waiting lists, too. Because at the moment there's no place available anywhere. At least none in her immediate vicinity. Well, come with me and I'll show you around."

Yibo followed Zhan through the large gallery space and then to a lounge, where he stopped and couldn't believe what he was seeing. "Oh my god, this looks fantastic." He marveled.

Zhan nodded and replied, "It took me almost three weeks to finish it."

"Why so long?"

"Because they sent me the wrong fleece wallpaper first. Or rather, different and mismatched rolls of the wallpaper. And then the seating came, but in the wrong color. Well, all in all, it then took three weeks until the lounge was finished."

"And what exactly is the lounge for?"

"Well, on the one hand to talk to artists or customers, it's just more relaxing. And for another, so that customers can rest for a moment."

"And you still have an office?"

"Mhm, I have to be able to retreat somewhere. Besides, I can keep all the documents there, prepare contracts. Well, the usual stuff."

"I'll see it then."

"How are you going to see it? I mean, with all your commitments, do you even have time to work here? And more importantly, why did you invest here in the first place?"

"Why I invested here is obvious. I mean, it's for several reasons. For one, I'm your fan and I wanted to get closer to you. For another, well, I'm not going to be an idol or superstar forever, as you call it. I also think about my future and your gallery has a future. It is in a very good location. As an artist you are well known and popular. Besides, you have already signed several good artists who are also very famous. And if you make money, so do I. And as for the time. Yes, I know, we had that topic just now. But you know, I'm going to cut back a bit from next year anyway, and that's not long until then."

"What do you mean cut back?"

"Well, I'm not going to do more than 3 concerts a year and when the series is finished, I'm not going to accept any new offers in that regard for the time being."

"And you think that's enough to be able to work here as a business partner then?"

"I know it doesn't sound like it, but think about it. Without all the concerts, I don't have to practice all the time, I don't have to be in the recording studio all the time. And without the movie or series shoots, I'm not on set every day anymore. Instead, I'm here in the city. And the show where I co-host is only aired once a week anyway. Dates for commercial shoots can be scheduled so that they don't fall during working hours. I'm also saying, I want to work here for my money. I don't want to be your equal business partner and let you do all the work. Besides, that way I can get closer to you."

"Well, we'll see how it goes with working together. I guess I'll have to set up a desk in my office for you then, since there's no other office room."

"Tell me Zhan, do you intentionally ignore everything I say about us?"

"What?"

"Well, I said I'm your fan and that's why I invested here, and just now I said that's how I want to get closer to you. But you're totally ignoring it."

"Phew Yibo, what can I say to that? I need to digest what all happened first."

"You mean because I stole your first kiss?"

"Yes, and the second kiss. Then you kissed my cheek, and oh yeah, you're my new business partner Lan Zhan. Why Lan Zhan anyway?"

"Well, I can't just invest somewhere as Wang Yibo, then they would find out and mob us here. That way they would scare off the customers. And would you have even accepted me as a business partner if you knew the truth?"

"I don't think so. I don't mean now just because of being an idol, but also because you're only 22 years old, and I think you're pretty inexperienced when it comes to art."

"Well Zhan. If you had rejected me, I would have used a different name. I wouldn't have given up. I wanted this so badly because I saw this as my only chance to get closer to you and spend a lot of time with you. I like to say it again, I'm damn serious about you and I'm not giving up. You too will come to realize that I'm very different from what you thought and then you'll love me as much as I love you."

"You sound like a crazy person again Yibo!"

"That's because I'm totally crazy about you Zhan. I want to grab you right now and kiss you, that's how crazy I am about you."

"Don't you dare."

"What else? I could see yesterday that you couldn't resist me. You didn't even try to fight back."

"Yeah, because I was too shocked."

"Oh come on Zhan. In the elevator, I kissed you for almost 5 minutes and you returned the kiss!"

"Did we? Did I? What?"

"Didn't you even catch that? I kissed you and you returned the kiss. Why else would we have kissed for so long."

"I don't think so. So, no, absolutely not. What?"

"haha, you're so cute Zhan. And your gaze right now, is just adorable."

"Oh please, not again."

"ZhanZhan, I know you don't really want to reject me. But you're too scared and you worry too much. Because I'm an idol, and you don't like idols, you're worried that you'll fall in love with an idol of all people. And you're worried that if you fall in love with me, I won't have time for you."

"Oh that's nonsense what you're saying."

"Yes it is like that ZhanZhan. But you know what? I will make time for you and I will prove to you that I am more than an idol. I'll prove to you that I'm worthy of being loved by you."

"Yibo I..." Zhan didn't get any further than that, because Yibo was at Zhan with one big step, putting his arms around Zhan and kissing him. And again Zhan felt powerless. Why was it that he couldn't defend himself against Wang Yibo?

"Oh my god, what's going on? Boss is everything okay?" Gene, Zhan's assistant just walked in the door and saw the two men standing in the lounge kissing.

Yibo broke the kiss from Zhan and had to hold him because Zhan's knees were so soft he almost went down. "I told you. You're going to fall for me. But don't worry, I'll always catch you." He whispered in Zhan's ear.

Yibo spun around, smiled and said, "Hi, I'm Wang Yibo, Xiao Zhan's business partner."

Gene looked back and forth between Zhan and Yibo, and Zhan was beginning to think, she was going to chase Yibo away from Zhan. Instead, she squealed and cheered, "Oh my God, my boss and Wang Yibo? I don't believe this. This is awesome! Why didn't you tell me this boss? That's so awesome. Haha."

Zhan rolled his eyes and just thought to himself, oh great, now how am I going to explain this?

Yibo, on the other hand, grinned and replied, "It's still very fresh and he's very shy about it. Oh well, I hope you'll keep it to yourself."

"But I..." Began Zhan.

But Gene interrupted him and giggled. "Sure, I won't tell anyone."

With a big grin, Yibo looked at Zhan and said, "See baby, you don't have to worry. Gene won't tell anyone about us."

"No, never boss." Agreed Gene.

When Zhan finally felt he had control over his own knees again, he pushed Yibo away from him a bit and asked Gene why she was late again today.

"Ah boss I'm sorry. My little one is sick and I had to take her to my mom. I had to talk her into taking care of her first."

"If she's sick, why don't you take her to the doctor and stay home with her?" Asked Yibo.

"Mhhh, I didn't want to let the boss down. There's still a lot of organizing to do. We still haven't found a good musician for the grand opening night, and the catering is still unclear too."

"So you need a musician mhhh? Well, is there any musician famous enough to perform here? Oh wait, I am a musician." Yibo replied.

"We need someone who sings quiet ballads, not rap or hip hop." Explained Zhan.

"I can sing ballads."

"Oh cool, then you could sing with the boss." Gene interfered.

"You can sing baby?" Asked Yibo.

"Don't call me that. And yes, I can sing."

"Well then, let's sing together. And I already know a great song for a duet. It's a great fit for us."

Zhan didn't know what else to say. Why did this have to happen to him of all people? "He is a superstar and my fan?" Zhan thought and could only shake his head.