Zhan was the first one who got up from the bed, as he had received a call from Yanli.

"Hello, Aunt."

"Where were you last night Zhan?" She asked and he became quiet for some time as he looked at Yibo who smiled at him from the bed, "Aunt I will be there."

"That's not the answer I wanted," Yanli spoke in her firm voice.

Zhan sighed, "Aunt, I will talk to you when I get there, I am busy right now."

"I will wait, be here in one hour," she said and the call was disconnected.

Zhan sighed as he kept the phone aside and then he looked back only to see a frowning Yibo.

"Why didn't you tell her about me? are you ashamed of me?" Yibo asked rather aggressively.

Zhan sighed and sat down beside him, "Yibo...I am not ashamed of you I just don't want to tell aunt so soon."

Yibo took a deep breath and tried his best to understand Zhan's reasoning, their relationship was fragile at this point and it will need time to improve that's why he needed to be patient.

So he grabbed Zhan's hand and asked him, "Why don't you tell her about me?"

Zhan spoke, "Yibo my aunt...you don't know how she is...if she got to know about you then I am afraid she will..."

"She will what? disapprove of me?" Yibo asked.

Zhan shook his head, "I can't say, my aunt is not the most stable person around I have no idea how she will react she might reject you or accept you, but if she accepts you then she will interfere a lot with us..."

Now that Zhan says Yibo remembers that in the past Zhan's aunt was not a normal human, the way she hired bodybuilders to beat Zhan to death for something that wasn't even his fault makes Yibo shiver.

And the fact that somewhere or the other he was responsible for it makes it worse, Yibo would rather die than let anyone harm Zhan like that, even if she is his aunt, Yibo will not tolerate anyone hurting his Zhan.

So he decided to listen to Zhan and take it slow.

"Alright, I will drop you home." Yibo said, "And you can't say no to that."

"Sure," Zhan said, and happily sat behind Yibo, on his bike, while Yibo gladly drove at a very safe speed so that Zhan does not feel scared.

Once they reached the Xiao Mansion, Zhan got down from the bike and smiled at Yibo, "Okay I'll leave now, see you later."

He said and walked inside the mansion, Yibo watched him leave till he was out of sight, and once he was gone, Yibo also drove his bike but instead of going home, he went somewhere else.

He rang the doorbell and patiently waited for someone to answer, and after a while, Wen Qing answered the door.

"Oh Yibo...welcome come in," she said and Yibo walked in.

"A-Qing, I want to talk to you and your husband," Yibo said once he came in.

"Yibo is everything okay?" she asked and Yibo nodded, "Everything is okay I just want to ask you guys something can you call him please."

Wen Qing nodded and called her husband and once Cheng was there all three of them sat and talked, "So what is it?" Cheng asked.

"Me and Zhan we are together once again..." Yibo began.

Wen Qing and Cheng smiled, "Congratulations." Wen Qing said.

Yibo smiled and nodded, "I wanted to know about, Zhan's aunt Yanli, seven years ago I saw her but didn't know her well...but one thing I know is that his aunt's influence on him is very great..."

Wen Qing and Cheng looked at each other, before she spoke, "Yibo...aunt Yanli is very peculiar human...she is violent and filled with anger and hate...but it won't be a lie to say that she loves Zhan that most in the world."

Yibo shook his head, "Well seven years ago when she hired men to brutally beat him, it didn't seem like love to me and my father also told me how she would starve him break his finger for stealing what? chocolates?"

Wen Qing sighed, "It's true she has treated Zhan like that his whole life and probably that's why Zhan does not understand the difference between love and abuse...he thinks that Yanli beats him because she loves him...he wouldn't  be surprised if you would do the same."

"I would kill myself before doing that!" Yibo spoke up quickly, and he was serious he can never hurt Zhan.

Wen Qing smiled, "I know you will never...but the point is not that...we were talking about Yanli...let me start from the start, well you see Zhan is the son of Aunt Yanli's real younger brother.

Her younger brother was the apple of his parent's eye, and while growing up he was a spoiled brat...he...was a demon...one time his father, asked him to secure a deal and the client told him that he would sign the deal if his sister Yanli would sleep with him of course aunt said no but her brother...tricked her bought her to the hotel and...there were four men at least...at least...that's what my mom told me..."

Yibo listened to everything attentively...trying to sink in all the words that Wen Qing was saying, trying to understand the weird family. 

Wen Qing closed her and sighed, "my mom told me that aunt had a lover that was cheng's father, and her brother whatever his name was told this rape thing to the parents of Yanli's lover, and yeah she was labeled as a whore after that...and worse she got pregnant but was forced to abort..."

Cheng spoke after that," if this wasn't enough then that bloody father of Zhan, killed your uncle aka Simon's father as well, stole your father's ideas, and nearly got aunt Yuahi raped and even tried to kill her, and Zhan is the son of this despicable human being..."

Wen Qing spoke, "aunt yanli killed that bastard, and after his death what was left was his pregnant wife...everyone wanted to kill her to kill the child she was carrying but Yanli stopped everyone...she decided to raise the child...as revenge..."

Yibo who had a deep frown on his face as listened to all this, felt horrified, he felt really, really uncomfortable, this was all messed up, everything was so messed up.

"This was the reason aunt Yuhai broke things off with aunt Yanli, she couldn't bear living under the same roof as Zhan...and let Simon be anywhere near him...she was sure that Zhan would turn out like his father, but Aunt Yanli...decided to raise Zhan as an act of revenge.

All her anger, beating, abuse...they were all directed towards Zhan's father and Zhan took it all, she knew that Zhan would be hated everywhere  he went that made things easier for her to control him..."

Cheng sighed and replied, "That woman would beat that child till he would be unconscious she even went as far as sending him to the ICU once, leaving him alone with a starving stomach outside on a December night, or burning his hand with a candle just because he asked to celebrate his birthday...you name it she has done everything she could to torment Zhan."

Yibo suddenly stood up, "I don't see love here anywhere. And this is insane." 

Cheng sighed, "Tell us something we don't know...anyways...Yibo...the most important thing you should know is that Zhan didn't want to tell Yanli about you is because he knows his aunt well and he knows that she will not like you."

Yibo looked at him, "And why is that?"

"Well because you are a threat to her."

'It's bullshit."

Wen Qing stood up as well, "Actually it's not...Jenny can you tell you better, she was Zhan's wife, and trust me Yanli's interference was really too much to her, Zhan had to call his aunt and tell her details about everywhere they went, he couldn't have dinner peacefully because his aunt would keep calling him.

If he had to take Jenny somewhere he had to inform aunt first...Even if he knows that Yanli is wrong he will never, ever say anything to her. This might sound excessive but it's not trust me Yanli is not sane."

Yibo sat down and sighed, "And why am I a threat to her?"

Cheng rolled his eyes, "Because you are the first person for whom Zhan had lied to Yanli, the first person for he can go against Yanli, but you..." Cheng was going to say that Yibo fucked up the trust that Zhan had in him in college but Wen Qing stopped him, however, Yibo was smart enough to understand.

Wen Qing smiled, "What we mean is that Zhan loves you a lot...and I mean a lot...however I cannot say about the trust...I can say this with assurance if aunt Yanli found out about you and she asks Zhan to break up with you, he will do it even if it kills him."

Yibo's heart clenched...and he closed his eyes at this bitter realization if his parents were alive, and they had not approved of Zhan he would have chosen his parents as well, but he still would have fought for Zhan, but Yibo knows that Zhan can't do that...becuase he was not independent for him Yanli's words were a command that he cannot disobey.

His parents wouldn't have killed him but Yanli can kill Zhan, from what he was told.

"But if you win his trust again...you know make him realize that you are never going to leave him...maybe he can stand against aunt Yanli." Wen Qing spoke, "But till then I suggest you stay hidden."

Yibo felt dizzy after all the information dump but he was thankful to the couple for their help. He liked to know what he was up against and this information was pretty helpful.

"Thanks, guys," Yibo spoke, "I'll do everything I can to make him mine."

Cheng smiled, "If things go south you take the cliche route and kidnap him and make him marry you."

Yibo smirked, "I think so too...I mean it happens in every book...and then this book's name will be changed to something like forced marriage"

Cheng giggled, "By the way aren't you bottom mostly tops are the ones who do these things."

Yibo smiled, "I will top as well in this season you know...and we are switches if you have forgotten." 

The two giggled while Wen Qing spoke, "guys stay in character."

Cheng spoke, "Why should I? the author is stupid, she could have ended the book in the previous chapter but no she has to drag huh?"

Wen Qing spoke in defense, "That's because she likes to give every character closure."

Cheng rolled his eyes, "I know why you are defending her it's because you are in all her books right?"

Wen Qing smirked, "Can't blame me if I am her favorite."

The three then laughed before Wen Qing invited Yibo for lunch.

Author's note: So I think I have given you guys a lot of angst who is ready for some cute and wholesome moments?

And Yeah MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!