"Your invitation, sir?" one of the security personnel inquired of the young businessman.

He looks at the security personnel and pulls his invitation out from his suit, handing it to him. They bowed to him and opened the double door hall where the grand opening was held after confirming his name on the list.

He walks into the hall, and his presence will not go unnoticed. The majority of the ladies can't hide their squeals as the young man arrives, gaping at its visuals. Who wouldn't be smitten by the man? He has a very attractive face, with cat-like eyes, a pointy nose, and bow red lips. Everything about the young man is perfect, especially with his full black suit, which made him appear more ethereal.

Many guests come to greet and congratulate him, and of course the ladies make their way to him to get his attention, but Yibo being Yibo, he politely rejects them all. Yes, they are all beautiful, and Yibo wouldn't deny it if he were his old self, but he isn't anymore. Since that night, when Zhan said he was interested in him and gave him a different sensation he'd never felt before, to its gestures every time they were together, that makes his heart flutter, and he might say he's already attracted to the older man. He's not sure when it started, but whenever Zhan isn't with him and won't give him its attention, he becomes gloomy all day. He's not a needy person, but when it comes to Zhan, he's persistent in getting its attention.

After escaping the crowd of people that prevented him from going through inside the hall, he immediately wandered his eyes to search for the certain person that he have been dying to see. And there Yibo found him, and despite only seeing its back, he knows it's Zhan, sitting in the table a meter away from the mini stage, wearing the white suit that made the older man more handsome. Yet, his brow twitches up when he notices that Zhan is not alone, but talking to a woman that he haven't met before, but what made him more annoyed is that woman is sticking like a leech to the older man and appears to be having a good time together, as it's all smiley to the woman.

On how much he wanted to rip those smiles to the woman and that flirty man who said he liked him but became a flirt to the other person on his back, he just wanted to curse on them, but he controls his rage and walks straight to their table and sits opposite them, he knows it's disrespectful to just sit there without even being invited, but he doesn't care and stares at them with his arm crossed.

Zhan and the woman both stop talking and stare at him, but Zhan immediately smiled brightly at Yibo after recognizing him.

"Yibo, you're here!" Zhan exclaimed, motioning for the younger to sit beside him, which Yibo did, then casting a glance at the woman.

"Oh by the way, Yibo, she's Dilraba my friend," Zhan introduces the woman, "And Reba, meet Yibo my— soon to be boyfriend," Zhan said, winking at Yibo, who is now perplexed by what the older man said and giving Zhan a light punch on its arm, which only made the older chuckle.

The more he tried to deny it, the more he liked the idea of Zhan referring to him as his boyfriend. He's not sure if his attraction to the older man is romantic or purely sexual, but he does like Zhan.

"I'm Wang Yibo, Zhan's business partner... Nice to meet you," Yibo corrected, extending his hand to Dilraba, who gladly accepted it.

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Mr. Wang... And congratulations," the woman said, and both she and Yibo threw daggers using their eyes at each other.

But before the two could make a scene, the event began, with Mr. Jin thanking all the guests and giving a long speech in front of them, thanking the Xiao Corporation and Wang Group for making the project possible and successful. Then, Yibo and Zhan made a speech to thank and congratulate everyone involved in the project.

As the night progressed, so did the event. Everyone enjoys the night because of the performances of the invited guest performers, but Yibo is not having a good time because he witnesses Zhan and the woman Dilraba flirting beside him as if he were not there. As a result, he keeps himself busy by drinking, he has no idea how much he has consumed that night cause he had lost count already

"I think you should stop drinking, Yibo. You're already drunk," Zhan expressed concern for the younger, but Yibo ignored him and continued drinking.

Zhan wanted to stop the younger but then the emcee speak that got all of the attention of the guests, "Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I assume that you all are enjoying the night, but now we are going to our main event tonight!", the crowd cheered, "As for tonight's main event, we will be having 'Bid for a Cause'. So, before the opening, these ten people agreed to be bid tonight and escort the bidder for the night, all you have to do is to bid to the person you like and all the collected money will be donated to their chosen charity.", the emcee explain.

The announcement piqued the guests' interest, and whispers began about who the ten people who would be bid on there. While Yibo shows no interest in such things and continues to drink in order to forget the man beside him who is constantly flirting with the woman he claims to be his friend.

'Friend? Who are they trying to fool? ', Yibo thought, clicking his tongue and stares at the emcee bitterly.

As Yibo sipped his glass, the emcee spoke again, "Now let's have the ten guests here in stage," the emcee said, and one by one the ten guests appeared, earning a cheer from the other guests.

Yibo simply stares at them with boredom, none of the nine guests have piqued his interest, and he wonders where the last one is, it may have piqued his interest to bid and have some fun as well, like Zhan beside him.

But, to his surprise, the older man suddenly stood up from his chair. "What are you doing?" he asks Zhan, grabbing its arm and preventing him from moving.

"Joining the others?" Zhan asks, shrugging.

"No! You can't," Yibo demanded, tightening his grip on the older man's arm.

Zhan smiles at him and reaches out his hand to caress Yibo's cheek, "Then, bid for me, Yibo" he says, looking straight into the younger's eyes, and goes on the stage, joining the other nine guests and earning louder cheers from the audience.

Yibo cursed under his breath, knowing that Zhan was also one that is going to be bid on. Can he make a bid for him? He has no idea. What will the other businessmen think if he bids on Zhan, that he is gay and will spread throughout the business world? He can't let that happen. But.. But if he doesn't, Zhan will be in one of the women's hands here that is gawking at the older, particularly the woman opposite him, and he doesn't want that to happen either.

His mind is so preoccupied with what he will do that he fails to notice that the bidding has already begun. After some time has passed, all nine of the guests have been sold to the bidders, leaving only Zhan.

"And now for the last guest. A well known businessman, not only for his exceptional intelligence in the business industry, but also for his undeniably handsomeness that captures the interest of many women and men. Let me introduce to you the young CEO of Xiao Corporation, Mr. Xiao Zhan," the emcee hyped, and the ladies began screaming at the top of their lungs.

"Now we're going to start at 500k!" said the emcee, and many ladies began to bid for Zhan.

"600k," one of the lady in black said.

"700k," said the other.

"1 million," Dilraba said, drawing Yibo's attention.

"Woah, a million by Miss Reba!.. anyone? Getting once? Getting twic-," the emcee couldn't finish his sentence when Yibo yelled,

"2 million," the crowd was stunned by the high bid.

Yibo became irritated, both by the screams and by himself, because he had been thinking about what Zhan had said and decided that he would not let them have his Zhan for sure.

He looked at Dilraba, challenging her to bid higher, but to his surprise, she really did.

"2.5 million," the woman said with a smirk.

The woman is really putting him through his paces, and he is not going down without a fight.

"3 million," he said, his gaze fixed on her.

"3 million yuan by Mr.Wang, this is really unexpected; did anyone get it once? twice?", says the emcee.

"5 million," Dilraba said, and the crowd erupted as the bidding increased.

And maybe Yibo is already out of his mind, or the liquor has had an effect on him, but Wang Yibo will not lose any challenges, and he said before the emcee could even speak again,

"10 million," he says as he turns to face Zhan, who is grinning at him from ear to ear.

The entire hall fell silent.

"... 10 million yuan by Mr. Wang... Getting once? Getting twice? Getting thrice?... No one? Then, sold for 10 million! Congratulations Mr. Wang," the emcee said after regaining his composure.

Yibo could hear screams and squeals from the people in the hall. He even heard that they look good together and began to ship them, but he ignores them all when Zhan is in front of him, and he could feel his heart pounding hard just by looking at him.

"You're mine, remember that," Yibo said sternly to Zhan

And the older replied, "Yes, I'm only yours.", as he pull the younger out of the hall.

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