Zhan's pov

I clicked the photo of my work desk, and then the office, and then sent it to Yibo.

'Now that's a beautiful office, Mr. CEO, ' He replied.

A few seconds later, I received a photo of his office, and I smiled.

'Wel,l your office is beautiful too, Mr. Bank Manager. Can I take you out on a date?'

'How can I say no to that? When and Where?'

 'I will send you the details soon.'

'I will wait.'

 I smiled at the messages before I heard someone clearing their throat, I looked up and saw Ziyi standing in front of me, she was smiling at me.

I kept my phone down and said, "You didn't knock?"

"I knocked six times but you didn't answer,  so I came in to check what were you upto and seeing you smiling like that I am sure that it is something very important."

I smiled.

"Are you dating someone?" she asked.

I smiled harder.

"Are you blushing?" Ziyi spoke as she walked towards me and pinched my cheek, "Oh my Zhan you look adorable, and you are really dating, like holy shit you.are.dating! Who is it?"

"The love of my life." I said as I raised my hand and showed her the ring, she smiled and hugged me, "Oh my god I am so happy for you! Anyways, now we should get back to work."

"Yeah, sure!" I said as we resumed work.

~~

"Who are you texting?" Yanli asked.

Currently, we are at my house, with Yanli and Cheng, eating our dinner, we basically live in the building but in different apartments.

I looked at her before I kept my phone down, I swallowed the remaining food in my mouth and spoke, "I am dating someone."

Yanli paused in the middle of taking another bite of her food, while Cheng nearly choked on his food.

They looked at me with wide eyes, like deer in headlights.

"What?" the two said together.

"You are dating someone?" Yanli spoke.

"If this is a joke, then you got me there," Cheng added.

I smiled and said, "I am really dating."

Yanli screamed before she jumped from her seat and hugged me.

"Who is it?" Cheng asked smiling ear to ear.

"The one and only," I said while looking at my ring.

"Yibo." they both said together.

Yanlis sat back at her place and said, "When, where, how, I need the details, I want to see his photo. And when can we meet him?"

I spoke, "I met him when I had gone to visit my father's grave in my hometown, he was standing in front of my father's grave."

Yanli smiled, "how romantic."

Cheng added, "A reunion blessed by your parents."

"Indeed," I spoke.

Yanli spoke, "Why don't you bring him to the family dinner, on Sunday?"

"Not this one, we are taking things slow, he has... he has been through a lot... and I don't want to overwhelm him.".

"It's fine." Yanli said, "Take your time."

Cheng added, "You guys must have a lot to catch up, "

"Thanks for understanding."

"By the way." Cheng started, "Are you really okay with Jessie and Kucy dating?"

Yanli looked at me too.

"Well..." I started, "I mean I did feel bad at first, but then it's not like I can control her lif,e you know, let her date whoever she wants. She will come to her senses on her own, but I am not going to interact with Jessie."

"Understood," Yanli said and Cheng nodded.

~~
Today was Sunday, and today I was going to take Yibo on a date. And I was a nervous wreck.

I got up early, and two hours to decide what to wear, and then it took me some time to decide on the perfume, however, it was my hair that gave me trouble, they just wouldn't set.

Finally, after making sure everything was fine, I gave myself one last look in the mirror and left the house.

I had never taken anyone on a date, hell, this was going to be my first date ever in life. I just hope I do well.

I bought a bouquet of red roses before I drove to Yibo's house, his house was at least half-an-hour drive from my house.

He lived in a two-bedroom decent apartment, in a good neighborhood, however, I wanted him to move in with me, but I had to take things slow, and it was excruciating.

I called him and told him that I was waiting near my car. After a few minutes, Yibo walked out from the building, my heart skipped a beat when I saw him walking towards me, with that radiant smile showing his beautiful teeth and adorable dimples.

He was wearing a simple white t-shirt and black pants, but he looked so beautiful that I was enchanted by his beauty.

This was my man.

He stood before, "So do I look fine?"

"No." I said, "Fine is an understatement, you look dazzling, mesmerizing, enchanting, divine, heavenly, Gor-"

"Stop, stop, stop," he said while trying to hide his smile, his ear turned red, and he was blushing.

And my heart was once again stabbed by his cuteness.

"Here," I said as I handed him the bouquet of roses, back in the past I could only give him a single rose after his performances but today I was giving him and entire bouquet of red roses.

"Oh thanks," he said, as he stared at the roses, "this brings back memories," he mumbled.

 I then opened the car door for him and gestured for him to get in.  He gladly sat in the car, I closed the door before I sat in the driver's seat.

"So where are we going?" Yibo asked.

"Well... after a lot of thinking, I came up with... adventure park"

"Well, that sounds fun."

"I am glad to hear that."

~~

"This is so fun!" Yibo said excitedly after we were done sky cycling.

It was fun no doubt, bringing him to the adventure was a good idea after all, Yibo was full of energy and he looked like he was having a lot of fun.

Which was just what I wanted.

"Let's go rock climbing."

"Whatever you say," I said and followed him.

After several other activities, like ziplining, giant swings, and many more, we were tired.

I was breathing heavily as I sat on a bench, and Yibo sat beside me, we looked at each other before we laughed and Yibo said, "I am still better than you in sports."

I couldn't argue with him, "You won."

"I had fun Zhan, really, it was amazing, this  was the best date of my life."

"I am glad to hear that, I was so nervous that you might get bored, or you might not like where I was taking you, since it is my first time taking someone on a date, but I am glad you enjoyed it."

"What?" Yibo said, "This is your first time taking someone on a date? Don't lie Zhan."

"I am not lying, this is my first day, and you know, that kiss in the graveyard was my first kiss."

Yibo's eyes widened, and his mouth fell open, "Wow. Really?"

"Yup."

"How come you didn't date anyone in the last ten years?"

"Well, I was busy with studies and figuring out what I wanted in life, and then I was busy with my start-up, meeting clients, investors, and then making time for family, I barely had time for myself, no way I could have handled a relationship."

He became quiet, I looked at him and he looked like he was in deep thought.

"Yibo?"

"Yes?"

"What are you thinking?"

"Nothing."

It was nothing, but I didn't push, "so are you hungry?" I asked.

And he nodded, "Starving."

"Then let's go and eat something."

"Sure."

~~

"How is your date going?" Yanli asked in the group chat.

"Sent us a selfie," Cheng asked

"And where did you take him?" Yanli asked

"I can't wait to meet him," Cheng added.

"I really wish you could bring him the family dinner and everyone would just shut up."

"Who is it?" Yibo asked.

"Yanli and Cheng, they want me to send a selfie of us." 

"Then what are you waiting for?" Yibo spoke, "go ahead." 

I smiled as I took a selfie, and sent it on the group chat.

However, my eyes widened when I realized that I sent it on the wrong group chat, "Holy fuck!"

I yelled and quickly deleted the photo, but it was too late, A-Xiang and Lucy had already saved the photo and now the entire family was asking where I was.

I kept my hand over my forehead.

"Who is he?" My grandmother typed, "he is so cute"

"You two look adorable dear," aunt Audrey, my uncle's wif,e typed.

"Awwwww...... how cuteeeeee. he is adorable, I need his insta id!" Lucy wrote.

"Bring him to family dinner, Zhan," my grandmother typed.

"Yes, bring him." A-Xiang wrote.

Even my uncle wrote, "we'll be waiting Zhan."

"Hey, what happened? everything alright?" Yibo asked.

"I sent the photo on the wrong group chat, and now my entire family is after me." And as soon as I finished speaking my phone started to ring.

"What are they saying?" Yibo asked.

"They want me to bring you the family dinner tonight." I spoke, he became quiet as well, I stared at him and then spoke, "I don't want to hide you, Yibo, never. I just don't want you to feel overwhelmed, we agreed to take things slow, and I don't want you to feel uncomfortable around my family, because my family will be all over you."

Yibo smiled, "why?"

I sighed. "Because they had assumed that I was either an eunuch, or I was asexual, my family has tried to set me up with countless partners, and I had rejected all of them, men and women, my grandmother was so worried, that she started to contact shamans and doctors.

My family even started to think that I might have some disease, gosh, they have had their conspiracy theories about me."

He laughed, and my phone wouldn't stop buzzing, "Why did you reject all of them?"

"Well, it didn't feel right to be someone who was not you, I didn't even want to imagine it. I only wanted you, my family thought I was crazy."

Yibo's smile dimmed, he was once again lost in his thoughts for a few seconds before he said, "I don't deserve you."

Something in his tone of voice made me feel like he was sad, and he truly thought that he didn't deserve me, he was looking down on himself and I didn't like that.

I gently held his hand and gave a kiss on the back of his hand, "don't think like that, Yibo. You have no idea what you are to me. Don't look down upon yourself.

You know I used to think the same when we were in high school I used to get envious of you and I hated myself because of that, I loathed myself, and I thought that I didn't deserve you, I thought that you deserved a better friend, not someone disgusting like me, I pushed you away and I was so horrible with you, I still regret behaving like that.

I will always regret that."

"I never thought you were disgusting." Yibo said, "I knew you were depressed. I don't blame you."

I smiled, "Still as understanding as ever, I don't deserve you."

He laughed at that, "so are you going to invite me to your family dinner or not?"

"You will come? " I asked feeling happy.

"If you invite me too."

"Sure...um.... Yibo, would you like to come to my family dinner tonight?"

"Sure." 

I smiled before I answered my phone and informed everyone about Yibo.