Yibo fell asleep after crying for hours and even then he wouldn't let Zhan go, and the latter was not eager to let him go, so he lay there beside Yibo. And just like that Zhan also fell asleep.

When Yibo woke up next time, it was morning and the first thing that he noticed was that he was in Zhan's arms, he finally shifted a little back and looked at Zhan's peaceful sleeping face, he stared at him for a while before he tried to unwrap his arms and move back but he suddenly felt Zhan's arms tighten around him and the latter finally opened his eyes as well.

"Good morning," he said with a smile.

Yibo stared at him before he sighed, "Good morning." Yibo's face was puffy and red, his eyes were swollen after crying for so long.

He once again looked down and shoved his face against Zhan's chest who laughed, "Are you being shy? Because you cried like a baby? Ow!" Zhan winced when Yibo pinched him on the waist.

"Don't bring that up," Yibo said.

"Okay, okay, I won't. Do you want to stay like this for longer?"

Instead of replying to Zhan's question Yibo said something else, "I am sorry."

"Stop saying sorry, you didn't do anything wrong, I kind of deserved that anger since I kidnapped you."

Yibo moved back and looked up, "kidnapped me?" 

Zhan nodded, "Yup, I did. And I am not letting you go."

"Oh, how long are you going to keep me here?" Yibo asked, rather calmly.

"Forever maybe."

"You'll get bored."

"Well, aren't you the one who blocked me four months ago? I think it was you who got bored and then you pushed me away." Zhan stated as a matter of fact.

Yibo became silent and visibly bothered by his own actions and when Zhan saw that he immediately said, "Ah... it's okay, for six years, I have upset you so much and eaten your brain with my stupid ramblings and problems and whatnot I get it if you got annoyed by me. I am sorry, I-"

"Shush." Yibo said as he placed his finger on Zhan's mouth and said, "It was never your fault and I was never bored or annoyed while talking to you, if anything talking to you and listening to your voice was the best part of my day and schedule."

Zhan smiled, "Same here."

Yibo smiled faintly before he asked, "Where are we though?"

Zhan became excited and said, "Oh, I am sure that you are going to love it, get up and close your eyes." Zhan said as he got up and made Yibo sit up as well.

He then made Yibo get out of the made and close his eyes before he gently guided him somewhere.

"Where are you taking me?" Yibo asked.

"As a hostage stop asking me questions."

Yibo sighed and just walked in the direction Zhan took him and soon Zhan stopped him before he gently said, "Now open your eyes."

And so Yibo did and what he saw had him mesmerized, there it was the beautiful sea, shining under the bright sky, vast blue and dazzling, it was truly a beautiful sight.

Zhan suddenly gently hugged him from behind, "You know the sea-facing house that I had once told you about all those years ago? well, here we are today, welcome to my safe haven."

Yibo leaned against Zhan's embrace hold and sighed, "now I know why you loved this place so much."

"I know right, I had to do a lot of work to buy this house back, I nearly gave up all hope as well because those people who had brought this house were not willing to give up, I had to beg them so hard and once I even cried before them to just give me my house back, they eventually pitied me and agreed to sell, of course I had to pay them a good amount and my brother nearly disowned me because of it."

"You love this place that much?"

Zhan looked at him cutely and suddenly Yibo had a deja vu, he was reminded of the night when they had first met and he was standing on the rooftop ready to jump but just like today, Zhan had appeared from behind and hugged him, securing him in his arms and had plopped his head over his shoulder and gave him that radiant smile.

Just today he was not on the rooftop, instead, he was on the balcony, but the feeling of warmth and security was still the same, Yibo felt really safe in the cage of those two arms.

Zhan spoke, "This place was owned by my grandpa, and this was the only place where my father wouldn't dare to lay a hand on me because he was afraid of my grandpa, I would spent hours here in the balcony whether it was hot summer, cold or even raining,  the sunset and the sunrise view as well as the sea became my comfort and my friends.

This is also the place where I have always felt the safest and most peaceful and every other good emotion that you can name, I wanted to share this place with you."

Yibo smiled and stared back ahead, the beautiful sea, the blue and clear sky, it was truly so peaceful.

Suddenly Yibo realized how much he needed this. No wonder this was Zhan's safe haven.

And now he wondered that why the hell would he think that Zhan would hate him when Zhan was the one after his aunt to save his life, he was the second person who has made him feel safe and happy, the person who remembered his birthdays, his special days. The second person to stand up against his parents after his aunt.

Zhan was the person who had not only saved his life but given him motivation that day. It was Zhan who had inspired him so much, because of how strong he was despite being abused for years by his own dad, he hadn't lost his charm, his hopes, his dreams, his shine even after years of abuse.

Ten years ago, Zhan had left such a strong impression on him that Yibo wanted to work harder and be sucessful just so that he became someone worthy of Zhan.

Someone equivalent to him.

After his aunt, if anyone has left a strong impression on him then it was Zhan. And his admiration for Zhan had only increased in those first three years when he would observe Zhan from the sidelines.

Being hugged by Zhan felt so natural and right, as if this was his right place, the place where he belonged, and suddenly he didn't want to push him away anymore.

At least he still had Zhan.

"Yibo."  Zhan said.

"Hm..."

"There is something that I have been wanting to say to you for a long time, and I don't think there will be any other moment more beautiful than this to say it."

"What is it?" Yibo asked.

Zhan paused and didn't say it immediately, his silence made Yibo nervous, and so he asked again this time a little impatient, "what is it?"

Zhan laughed, "gosh I am so nervous, maybe because I have never said this to anyone before and neither I have felt this way for anyone..."

"Just say it." feeling a pit forming in his stomach.

"Are you sure?"

Yibo sighed and turned around so that he was facing Zhan, and his back was against the railing, while Zhan's arms were around his waist, "just say it."

Zhan smiled as he leaned forward and whispered in his ear, "Yibo... I love you."

Yibo froze at his place and while his body was frozen, his stomach did a summersault and his heart-skipped a beat.

While Zhan said, "back then in the college when you had told to Liam, that you only wanted my well-being and nothing else, you never intended to be anything to me, I had realized that how selfless you were but I am not that selfless you know.

I want your well-being as well, but I want you as well, your everything, I love you with all my being Yibo. I had no idea when it happened or how it happened, but somehow, somwhere, at some point of time, you managed to creep into my heart and made a place and then you did some magic and conquered my heart and became it's ruler and now I can't get you out of there, because its yours."

Zhan kept his head on Yibo as they stayed in silence, Yibo finally blinked and inhaled, his eyes became wet as he smiled. Before he raised his hands and hugged Zhan as well, just a few hours ago he wanted to never meet Zhan again but this man had just managed to break all his walls with just a few words and made him fall for him all over again.

There was no way that Yibo can ever get away from Zhan, he didn't want to, he never wanted to, he was not that selfless either after all, he wanted this so bad but he never the courage to say his feelings out loud but Zhan had.

And Yibo was so glad that Zhan did.

"Zhan... there is so much I have to tell you, but I was so scared that you mught hate me-"

"Never." Zhan said sternely as he moved back and cupped Yibo's face, and looked straight at him, "I don't care what you did, I don't care if you were right or wrong, but I will never hate you. Nothing can ever make me hate you. So never, ever, ever think that I am going to hate you because I won't "

"You haven't even heard what I have to say."

"I am curious to listen to what you have to say, and I want you to be as free with me as I am with you, I have told you so many things about my past, you very well know about my past behaviours, my tendency to mix with the wrong crowd, short temper, becoming rude, violence. You were with me when I was at my lowest,  tell me honestly Yibo, have you ever judeged me or hated me for all those things?"

"Never." Yibo said without any hesitation and so Zhan replied, "Then why do you think I am going to be a petty person and judge you? I am not that much of a bastard you know. Have some faith in me darling."

Yibo smiled and gave Zhan a nod, "I am sorry."

Zhan groaned, "oh my god there you go, you are banned from saying this word 'sorry' again! Maybe it's my fault for not making you secure enough, I am such and idiotic dumb fuck that ow! ow!ow! Yibo!"

Zhan yelled when Yibo pinched his waist and said, "if you talk nonsense again then I am going to teach you a lesson."

Zhan smiled, "okay, okay, I won't. Now come here."

He said as he hugged Yibo once again and the latter hugged him as well, "Zhan."

"Hm..."

"I love you as well."

"I knew it."