"Are you insane?" Simon said to Jiang Cheng who was drinking water.

Jiang sighed before he spoke, "Wah, it feels too good, finally I was able to let it out" he then looked at Simon, "What were you saying?"

Simon sighed and just shook her head, "Nothing you just proved my point."

"You are indeed bold kid," Yanli was the one who complimented him, she had a smirk on her face she admired his doing, "I wish I could have done that at the funeral of my parents."

Yuhai spoke next, "But A-Cheng, you shouldn't have done that, I mean to say something so insulting to the dead."

Jiang Cheng smiled, "Aunt Each and every word I said was the truth, and not my problem if the truth is harsh."

"I agree," Yanli spoke as well, while Yuhai just shook her head.

Simon and Cheng then looked at each other before Simon spoke, "Where are those two?"

Cheng smirked as he looked at the statue of the god, as they were still in church, "God knows."
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It has been seven years since he visited his parents or his parent's graves.

Their graves however looked clean, seemed like aunt Yuhai and Simon took care of them.

Guilt and regret filled his heart as he sat on his knees in front of the two graved and prayed for them.

The cold weather and the hard ground were his only acquaintances for now.

"I hope you guys have been well." Yibo said with a faint smile, "And I miss you..."

He stared at their graves a tiny naive part of his mind wished that some bizarre miracle would happen and his parents will appear in front of him, it's impossible, he knows that but a man can dream.

In the end, he sighed and said his prayer one last time before he got up and turned to the side to go but he stopped in his track when he saw Zhan standing right there in front of him, staring at him.

Emotions.

So many emotions flashed in his heart as he thought about Zhan, happiness, sadness, longing, Anger and at the end...No Yibo will not allow himself to feel that emotion anymore just one time was enough.

While Zhan was frozen at his spot, although he gathered the courage to follow Yibo, he still couldn't gather the courage to say anything to him.

What will Yibo say, will he be angry? happy? sad? Zhan wanted a reaction just any reaction from Yibo towards him, he wanted to interact with Yibo but how?

What should he say? what should he ask?

For seven-year the two have not seen each other or talked to each other, however, Zhan had often heard news about Yibo from Simon, Yuhai, or Jiang Cheng.

But Yibo never allowed anyone to take Zhan's name in front of him he had left Zhan years ago, the moment he had said bye to Zhan he had said bye to his old life and old ways.

And after that Life just stopped for him.

Yibo slowly walked towards Zhan, taking slow steps, and with his, each passing step Zhan's heartbeat became faster and faster he gulped and sighed, while Yibo's body moved on its own.

In just a few seconds he was in front of Zhan, who had to take a step back to breathe, out of all the emotions Yibo felt, guilt and anger were the most overwhelming.

Guilt for ruining their relationship, guilt for losing someone precious because of his stupid ego, and that guilt turned into self-hate and anger towards himself and the person standing in front of him.

This person who has been occupying his mind and heart for so many years to the point that it has become frustrating, And it is more frustrating because Yibo wanted to talk to him and say sorry and cherish him and this makes him so irritated and frustrated that he just wants to shoot himself because he knew that this is the person he cannot have.

No amount of guilt and repentance is enough to gain what he has lost. And it kills him from inside to think like that.

"How are you, Mr. Xiao Zhan?" He asked and for some reason, Zhan felt a pang in his heart.

"I have been fine Yibo..."

"It's Wang Yibo for you, or simply Mr. Wang." Yibo said with his blank face and cold voice, "I believe we are not so close to addressing each other so formally."

Zhan sighed and rubbed his temples. "Why are being so cold to me...have I done something wrong?"

It was Yibo's turn to clench his fist, "No you haven't done anything wrong, absolutely anything and I am being genuine."

"Then why are you behaving like this? do you hate me?" Zhan asked slowly, hesitatingly.

Yibo gritted his teeth and took a deep breath, hate?

How can Yibo ever hate Zhan? after everything that he did, he can never hate Zhan ever, instead, in his life, the biggest regret he has is hating Zhan and misunderstanding him and he is still paying the price for the mistake till this date.

"And why do you think that I hate you?" Yibo asked, his eyes looking right through Zhan's shiny ones, this guy has not changed much still the innocent bunny.

"Well haven't you always...um...I mean..." Words seemed to have escaped his mind he didn't understand what to say, Yibo had always hated him in college and then Yibo had told him that he loves him and Zhan never said that to him in return instead Zhan just ran away from him.

So Zhan knows that Yibo most definitely does not love him, he might still hate him for running away while Yibo had begged him to stay.

Yibo smiled bitterly, of course, people never remember the good things even if they do the bad things always overpowers the good, Yibo had said that he loved Zhan so many times and literally begged him to not leave him.

He is not surprised to know that Zhan didn't believe him and still thinks that he hated him, and why should Zhan believe him?

It has been seven years since Yibo's life turned upside down and he still can't recover from his loss then how can he expect Zhan who had suffered humiliation and then was falsely framed and then had to leave college because of him to forget and smile at him as if nothing happened?

It is said time heals everything but, it's wrong. For Yibo his life has only become worse.

"I don't hate you," Yibo said clearly, he wished he had said these words years ago as well, "Instead I..." Yibo paused before continuing, "Feel nothing towards you."

Zhan pressed his lips together, "But...I don't think the same." he said and Yibo's heart flipped, when Zhan gave him a faint smile and said, "I missed you...Yibo."

If this was a dream then this was the best dream he has seen in seven years.

If this is not real then also he wishes Zhan to repeat his words one more time.

But before he or Zhan could say anything, Yibo saw someone whose existence he had completely forgotten, "Zhan!"

Zhan also looked back and saw the beautiful woman coming towards him, "Jenny.'

He said, while she smiled and held his forearm, "I am sorry for being late, I had a meeting to attend."

"No it's okay, you can go and meet A-Cheng."

Yibo felt like someone had dumped ice-cold water on his head, and at the same time, he felt his heart burn with agony when he saw that woman holding Zhan's hand and smiling at him and Zhan also looked at her with a faint smile and a gentle expression.

Yibo felt like a fool, so he walked away from their quick steps, he walked quick long steps out of the church.

He was so pissed, he was sad, his heart felt like it was being stabbed, and he hated this feeling, he hated this feeling too much.

"Yibo wait!" Yibo was about to start running when he heard Zhan's voice, and suddenly he felt his hand being grabbed, Zhan's touch was able to send tingles in his nerves and he quickly yanked his hand back.

"What do you want!" Yibo's sudden outburst shocked Zhan and his eyes widen as he took a step back

"Yibo, I just wanted to talk to you..why are you mad?"

Yibo sighed and gripped his hairs his hands trembled and he felt anxiety creeping through his nerves, "you have no idea why I am mad?"

Yibo's breathing was becoming more and more erratic, while Zhan sighed, "I seriously didn't understand."

And that was it the thin thread of patience and rationality broke and he move forward and roughly grabbed Zhan's forearms and pressed them tightly, so tightly that it was painful

"You seriously don't understand why I am mad? huh?...years ago when I was so down and broken and I wanted you to be with me beside me you gave me your wedding invitation and today you have the guts to ask me why I feel so enraged when you are talking to your wife so happily in front of me?"

Yibo then leaned forward, so close that Zhan could feel his breath, before Yibo said slowly in a whisper, with cold eyes, "Xiao Zhan we are nothing you are no one to me and I am no one to you I am just here to attend the funeral...that's it, don't think that we can ever be in friendly terms never, so do me a favor and stay out of my sight as long as I am here."

With that Yibo pushed Zhan back and walked away, just like seven years ago Zhan didn't stop him he just watched Yibo's back, while Yibo's cold angry expression vanished, his cold eyes became wet and his hands clenched. He cannot see Zhan with some else it will kill him. But at least he had this satisfaction that he was able to see and talk to Zhan even for a brief moment he was happy.

Author's note: Woah...what a chapter this was...