Zhang Zhehan.

The person that had always pulled the strings of Simon's heart by his mere presence.

In his last life, Zhang Zhehan was an enigma,  no one knew anything about him where he came from? what was his background no one, his only identity was the disciple of the first princess Wen Qing?

He was king and extremely polite with Simon, always bowed before him with respect, and always had a smile whole he talked to him. But due to their difference in views, they had gone their separate ways, he was the one Simon wanted to desperately save, but alas Zhehan chose death over him.

At that time, Simon never knew that this was the reality of Zhang Zhehan. A painful reality.

The warrior's face was pale, "Your Highness! how can you name a lower caste person after such a huge personality in history? this is outrageous and disrespectful. This is... "Before she could complete her sentence because Cheng kept it on the warrior's neck, "One more unwanted opinion and you will be beheaded."

The warrior's eyes widened as she looked at Cheng and then at Wen Qing who politely spoke, "Leave Mary you have already said enough."

The warrior although she was a little disappointed she still left.

Cheng took his sword back and Wen Qing finally got the chance to speak to him, "Pointing a sword on the guard of a royal is a crime with a high punishment."

Cheng smiled and raised his sword to give to Wen Qing, "You can behead me."

Zhan rolled his eyes while Yanli shook his head and Wen Qing just blinked, "I guess not... you are too pretty to kill."

Zhan and Yanli smiled while Cheng and Wen Qing stared at each other with smiles on their faces.

Simon got down from the bed and went near Zhehan who was about to bow again but Simon just hugged him, the child felt like his soul left his body, however, Simon just hugged him tighter, "Thank you."

That was all she said before he felt go and Wen Qing finally grabbed the boy's hand walked out.

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Wen Yibo woke up, he felt heavy but then he realized that there was someone else hugging him while sleeping.

Looking to the side it was Simon. He sighed with relief, happy to see his son again, back then he felt like he would have never been able to see his son again never and that thought terrified him.  He hugged his son tightly and kissed his forehead.

"You are finally awake?"

The voice grabbed his attention and he looked at the second person he was terrified that he will never see again.

Zhan was sitting on a chair and he smiled when his eyes met Yibo's, "You really troubled your son today... give him a nice gift."

Yibo suddenly laughed and Zhan smiled, "Why are you laughing?"

"I am happy."

"Happy that you got poisoned?"

"Happy that I survived, happy that I got one more day to see Simon..." he then paused before he looked at Zhan, "one more day... to see you..."

Yibo raised his hand and opened it, Zhan grabbed it and bought it near his lips, "I am glad too."

Yibo took a deep breath and very slowly gently sat on the bed careful enough not to wake up Simon, "I am lucky to have a tomorrow you know, but my parents weren't, they weren't lucky enough to see me for the last time...  and neither did I got the chance to tell them that I love them."

Zhan was quiet he just sat quietly and listened, listed to the person who was unconscious till no, and Zhan's ears were in pain because they wanted to hear his healthy voice.

"And neither I got the chance to tell you," Yibo spoke, "A chance to tell you that I really loved you... and even today I love you."

Not being able to handle the overwhelming feeling anymore, his heart clenched and his feeling expressed themselves in the form of tears that slipped his eyes after he heard the words that he had always wanted to hear.

In reality, Zhan and Yibo had always been in love.

Perhaps the first time when the two saw each other.

Yibo's parents had died and Yibo started to spend most of his time in the Marquis residence growing up with Cheng, Yanli, and Zhan.

At first, they were strangers, then classmates, and one day when Zhan heard some people bad mouthing Yibo he had to go and punch them in the face even if he got punished for it he didn't regret it and that's how they became friends

They were talented, smart and a great team the only thing that drove them apart was the difference in their dreams.

Zhan was an ambitious man, he had his entire family had not seen the side of Empire that Yibo had seen.

Zhan wanted to serve the nation in the army rise higher in rank and protect the nation against invasion his work was always and always first, while Yibo who knows how vicious the empire had no desire to serve it, he wanted power, power, and power. He wanted to be top as well but not to serve to live peacefully.

As Zhan spent more and more time strengthening the nation, and making strategies Yibo spent more time gaining more power as the duke. However, they were still friends.

Until one day when the Queen decided to order Zhan to invade another country because she accused them of not paying the tax and Zhan being loyal and naive attacked the country.

But before he left Yibo tried to stop him and they had a huge fight over it, while Yibo told Zhan that this was cruel and barbarism and the Queen was a greedy bitch and she just wanted the mines in the country Zhan refused to listen after all he was young and naive and easily brainwashed by the queen.

Zhan left after the huge fight with the thought that he can make amends with Yibo after he comes back they will talk and everything will go back to normal, and Zhan can also say the feelings that he had kept in his heart for so long but after he was gone the queen had announced and imperial decree that required Yibo to marry Aurelia.

Having no reason to decline and having no real power to say anything Yibo had to get married and when Zhan came back from the war, he saw Yibo with a pregnant Aurelia.

Yibo wanted to talk to him and tell him everything, but it was too late, Zhan went to the battlefield and spent his days over there while Yibo was in his home, with his wife and son.

Both buried the unsaid emotions deep in their heart.

Zhan sniffed and Yibo wiped his tears but Zhan took a deep breath, "I am sorry... and I... I... am really sorry."

Sorry for not being there, sorry for not helping you protect your son, sorry for not listening to you sorry for listening to the queen, sorry for being Naive, and sorry for not understanding the situation you were into.

"I am sorry too."

Yibo said and placed his hand under Zhan's chin, he raised Zhan's face and wide his tears, they made eye contact looking at the agony, and hundred of things unsaid before Zhan moved forwards and kissed Yibo on the lips

It was a small simple kiss but it caused a huge impact after Zhan broke the kiss he smiled and kissed Yibo's forehead before saying, "I love you too, Yibo."

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