"Haoxuan...what happened?" Simon came running to the hospital once he heard the news of the accident.

Haoxuan whose face was red with tears, stood up as soon as he saw Simon, "Simon!"

"How is everyone aunt, uncle? everyone?" Simon asked with worry.

Haoxuan took a deep breath, "Uncle, is already dead...while his mother died on the way to this hospital currently he is in operation..."

Simon's eyes sting as he heard this, his heart clenched as he sat down on the bench with his head in his hands, he slowly took out his phone and called his mother Yuhai.

Who had the same reaction as him, a few minutes later she and A-Xiang were at the hospital.

Thankfully Haoxuan and A-Xiang's parents handled everything, from work to the hospital fees.

Yibo's operation went well but he was still unconscious.

Meanwhile, Yanli was sitting beside Zhan in his room, Zhan was sleeping while she gently patted his forehead.

As she looked at his wounds, her heart ached, she went overboard today but she had no control over her anger.

She sat near him the whole night and in the morning she received a call from Yuhai, "Yes...Yuhai."

Yuhai told her the news about Wangs and to say that she was shocked would be an understatement she just sat on the sofa, with her hand on her chest as she heard about the demise of Mr. and Mrs. Wang.

"Madam..." Ava said slowly and Yanli sighed,

"No need to tell Zhan anything let him rest when he wakes up tell him that he does not need to go to college anymore, he will work with me in the company..."

After saying that she went back to his room.

~~~
Yibo was in a state of shock once he heard the news of his parent's demise it was like his whole world came to an end in just one day.

He didn't cry, he just couldn't cry it was like tears were not enough to express his sadness he stopped speaking, he just stared in space he became a doll.

Other than the doctor said that due to the accident Yibo needed a hearing device since he had developed tinnitus.

"Yibo..." Yuhai gently spoke to him, she had to control herself from crying in front of Yibo, "We have to go for the funeral of your parents." she said.

Simon and Haoxuan were with him all the time A-Xiang and even Jiang Cheng were there but Yibo had just shut himself from the outside world.

But he still got ready, to attend the funeral of his parents, during the ceremony he just stood to the side like corpse people came and went, some gave him words of sympathy and some pitiful glances.

While he was just standing quietly to the side, during the entire time he just looked at the door twice to see if a certain someone would come but he didn't

Instead, Yanli came in her black dress and placed a rose on the grave, she looked at the grave with a complicated expression, before she turned to look at Yibo,

"I have known your parents for a long time, we may have not been in touch but...they were good people...I hope that you will be like your father...all the best and in future, if you ever need any help then you can contact me" was all she said before she went to Yuhai and talked to her for some time.

Xiao Zhan didn't come, because he didn't know. After all, Yanli didn't tell him, he needed rest and Yanli had no idea about his relation with Yibo so she didn't think it was important to disturb Zhan...his injuries were still fresh and he had a fever.

However, Zhan's absence affected Yibo the most.

~~~

Three months later~

A lot of things had happened in these three months, Yuhai's operation for breast cancer was successful and she was healthy now, but she needed rest.

Wen Qing told everyone about her and Jiang Cheng's relation and she decided to move in with him since Jiang Cheng wanted her and his child to be in a safe and non-toxic environment.

Zhan's injuries were healed his fractured arm was healed and he started working in the company, learning work from Yanli.

While Yanli also offered work to Simon and asked him and Yuhai to move in with them to which Yuhai agreed this time...and Zhan knew that Simon was his brother.

However, Simon wanted to pursue his studies.

Yibo however was improving, however, he was not the same as before, he had to take over his father's position now, thankfully his friends were with him

Simon and he grew closer and Jiang Cheng was also kind to him.

But not even once did Zhan come to him or call him.

Yibo had slowly started to open up, but he was still improving.

soon days passed and one day Yanli suddenly called Zhan to his office and told him,

"Zhan...I have a piece of news for you."

"What is it aunt?" he asked.

"I have seen a girl and I like her, I would like you to marry her," she said while Zhan felt like the ground below his feet vanished and a bucket of ice-cold water was dumped on his head.

He then remembered, Yibo, his smile, his presence everything.

From the lack of response, Yanlin spoke, "Is there a problem?" she asked, "Do you have someone you like?"

Zhan was speechless, does he? and even if he does like then does Yibo Like him? no not possible because he had he wouldn't have betrayed him.

And Yibo didn't even call him all these days, he must have moved ion so why should he say not to Yanli who was trying to be good to him.

"No problem aunt..." he said and she nodded. "Good, that girl will come to meet you today...so be on your best behavior. you can leave now."

And after that Zhan left the office, but his heart was heavy, he felt suffocated.

He clenched his fists and took deep breathes, he took out his phone and looked for Yibo's number, he wanted to call him, he wanted to meet him but...and in the end, he did call him

The phone rang, and Zhan's heart was beating anxiously, he wanted Yibo to pick up the call but Yibo didn't.

What he didn't know was that Yibo did not use his phone nowadays, because of the accident.

Zhan's hand trembled and he tried one more time but Yibo didn't pick up...and in the end, he kept his phone back in his pocket.

So this is it. He was a fool to hope for anything he and Yibo are poles apart there is no future for them together.

~~~

In the evening, Zhan quietly sat at a cafe waiting for the woman who was going to be his soon-to-be wife, "Are you, Xiao Zhan?"

A woman with pale skin and beautiful eyes wearing a pink dress asked him, and he nodded, "you are..."

The woman extended her hand forward and said, "Jenny, Jenny Martin..."

Xiao Zhan smiled and shook hands with her, "Have a seat..."

She sat in front of him and smiled gently before taking a sip of water placed before her, "Um...so we both know what are we hear for so I will ask first...do you want this marriage?"

Xiao Zhan just looked at her with a faint smile, "Why? you don't want it?"

Jenny smiled, but her smile reflected sadness, and pain, she then touched her necklace and opened it there was a photo inside it a photo of a woman, "You see her?"

Zhan nodded, "She is pretty."

Jenny smiled, "I know...she was my lover, she died last year due to cancer...I loved her a lot...and after her death, I just knew that I couldn't love anymore...my life stopped with her..."

Xiao Zhan listened to her, quietly, "Strange there is someone I like...but I can't have them either..."

Jenny smiled, her smile was beautiful, she had a dimpled smile,  "Then I guess we are the same hopelessly in love with people we can't have, I am marrying because my parents want me to start a life..."

"Me too."

"Zhan if we get married then we can stay as friends, with understanding and care, there is no need for love what say? you can live your life and I will live mine."

Xiao Zhan smiled and gently nodded, "That sounds great to hear."

Jenny smiled and picker her glass of juice, "I was worried about what you will say or how you will react but I am glad I met with someone with as same thought like me...cheers" she said and Zhan picked her glass and cheered.

She then took a sip and said, "Let's be friends."

"Let's  be friends."