Wang Yibo's POV:

Shutting the door of my room, I slide down against the wall and duck my head between my legs. Pain resonates through me and I am unable to wipe the tears that flow freely.

Why does this hurt so much?

"It is never easy to love Wei Ying" Lan Zhan's face flashes in front of my eyes and I gasp. Opening my eyes I look around to find the room empty.

Did I just hallucinate?

There's a knock at my door. Wiping my tears away I open the door to find Zhan in front of me. A strong emotion urges me from within and the next moment I pull him into my arms and growl "Mine! You asked me what you are to me? My answer is 'Mine'. You're mine."

He doesn't hug me back and for now I was alright with that. I knew there isn't any romantic relationship between us but one thing is for sure, he's mine. Only mine.

"Um" he pauses "would you mind letting me go now? However lovely your confession might seem" he slowly pushes me away "I need to tell you and your team that 'J' called me right now."

"What?" My voice is stoic and devoid of any emotion. This maniac again? What the fuck does he need?

"You heard me" pulling my arms he guides me to the main living room where we see JC and Drew having a cup of tea. Jun was on phone with Chief and they all turn in unison to gape at his arm around me. The same arm that a while ago was against my throat.

"Jun, is that Chief?" Zhan enquires and Jun nods "well if he's free ask him to drop in. Kindly let him know J called me" at that Jun's eyes widen and immediately reports back to Chief.

Drew needed no further command from me as he was dialing Sean's number who would inform Adrian too. JC is the only one who pours two more cups of tea and hands it over to us.

"You alright?" JC's voice is soft and Zhan nods.

"JC"

"Hm?"

"Can you call Ms. Banks to your office tomorrow?" Zhan takes another sip and JC's eyes shifts to mine and then back to Zhan.

Ms. Banks?

"Our Lawyer Ms. Banks?" JC reconfirms and Zhan grins "Jiggly Poo, do you know any other Ms. Banks?" he teases and JC huffs in mock annoyance "Sure but can I know the reason?"

A slight hesitation from Zhan peeks my curiosity too and he continues "I need to talk to her about updating my will."

JC's eyes widen and he meets my shocked ones.

"Zhan -"

"JC, with everything happening to me it's best to be safe than sorry. Call Ms. Banks tomorrow to your office and I'll be there. I think it's time people see my face before they never get to see me again" he chuckles but that shatters my heart.

"Zhan, Drew informed us that you wanted to share something. What is it?" Dre enquires and I look around to see each and every soul present who have taken it upon themselves to help and protect Zhan. This isn't the first time Zhan has helped one of us with his life and my boys here are now ever ready to give up theirs to protect his. Including Chief who is aptly paying attention to Zhan's words.

"Today afternoon after our rendezvous with J's man, once we reached home, I got a call from him" he places his phone on the table "one good thing is that every conversation of mine gets recorded and thus here it is for your perusal" he plays the message.

"Hello" we hear Zhan's voice.

"Hello my love" a mechanical voice answers "I hope you aren't hurt too badly. Let me apologise that the bullet wasn't for you but for the man accompanying you."

My eyes seek Jun's who was absolutely shocked.

"What do you want?" Zhan enquires and we hear his answer "You".

What?

"What do you mean?" he probes further and the voice chuckles "You and I go long back, Z" his voice becomes seductive "you once promised to make me yours. You promised to be mine and yet in the end you left me for him" there is a pause as he sighs "nevermind Z, I'll eliminate everyone who can be a barricade between you and me. I promise to be yours forever. Wait and see" he giggles.

"Don't hurt the child" Zhan pleads and the voice laughs eerily "if you promise to be mine then I won't hurt him. After all, he's related to you" with that the phone gets disconnected.

Related to Zhan?

"What does he mean by you promised to be with him?" Chief enquires and Zhan shrugs "I too have no idea. For the longest that I remember in my memory, I have never made such promises to anyone. Don't know who this guy is Chief."

"Zhan" Sean probes "he said the child is related to you. You have any living relatives?"

We all turn to look at Zhan who looks pale "I do have some distant relatives but after my parents life they never once bothered to come for me. It has always been the Jiang family who I consider as mine."

Suddenly the door bell rings and Adrian proceeds to open the door. We hear hurried footsteps and the first one to enter the living room is a very young guy with a mischievous smirk and he walks upto Zhan with open arms but careful enough not to touch him "Zhannnnnny" he drawls "Chen informed me that you got hurt. Want me to kiss it to make you feel better?" He bats his eyelashes and Zhan laughs out loudly.

Who is this guy?

Shaking his head Zhan turns towards us "Guys, this is Dr. Xiao XingChen's partner, Dr. Xue Yang or as he prefers everyone to call him Yang."

The little guy turns towards us and his eyes widen, with a gasp he enquires loudly "Oh heaven of sexy males in here! Chenny, you think one of them would love to play with us?" though his voice seems innocent but something tells us that it's anything but innocent.

The faces of my boys were pale and I grin inwardly. Chen bands his arm around Yang's waist and whatever he whispers in his partner's ears makes Yang blush beet red. Brother joins us but we were all surprised to see the man walking behind my brother.

Dr. Ruan Suk.

It was even more of a suprise to see Zhan smiling warmly at Dr. Suk.

"Ruan" Zhan calls his name softly and something between their interaction makes me extremely uncomfortable. Handing over a bottle of expensive wine to Zhan, Dr. Suk's voice is even more softer. Almost intimate.

What's happening here?

"Ruan" Chief calls out "we weren't aware that you knew Zhan."

Dr. Suk greets each of us and he smiles warmly "Yang's my little brother. It was an happy chance that I met Zhan during their housewarming party years ago." Turning to look at Zhan he questions "How long have we known eachother?"

"Way too long" Zhan's gaze shifts from Dr. Suk towards the other guests in his house.

My heart is thundering. There is a story that goes deeper.

As the evening progresses, everyone were comfortable and my concious realises that I haven't seen Zhan nor Dr. Suk for quite a while.

As I leave the living room a subtle glow of light from Zhan's office makes me stride my way there to open his door, only to find him against the wall and Dr. Suk adoringly gazing at Zhan.

What the fuck?

Xiao Zhan's POV:

Way too many people for my liking and thus I was in my office when there is a knock at my door. My ears perk up and I knew who it could me.

"Come in" and there he enters with a soft smile just for me.

"Master" Ruan teases me and I grin with a retort "Says the man who has many submissives under his tutelage." He walks towards me and stops right in the centre of the room softly beckoning me to him. My steps amble towards where is he standing and our gazes meet.

"It's been way too long Master" his voice is just above whisper and my smile warms "Almost 9 months since we had a session together, Ruan."

Inhaling deeply he takes a step further almost close to me and from his pocket he removes his gloves that we normally use during our sessions. Donning them he is about to place his hand on my cheeks when BoBo's kiss flashes in my memory and I turn away.

"Stop" he commands and slowly backing me against the wall he enquires "are you alright?" at that I nod. Raising my eyes to meet his, my heart beats erratically and he probes further "Have you found a sub for yourself?"

"No" I whisper "you know I don't need them. I have never needed those kinds of relationships."

"Zhan" his voice is soft as he raises his golved hand to touch my face and various thoughts run through my head. Shall I allow him to touch me? Up until now only BoBo could touch me. Has things changed now with me? I trust Ruan not to hurt me.

I laugh at the irony but before he could take any action, the door opens and we hear a voice "What the fuck is happening?" and we turn to see it's BoBo.

Ruan respectfully takes a step back and I smile at the man in front of us "Yibo" I greet him coolly.

A man who could judge any situation, Ruan smiles "Call me if you need another session" with a bow he leaves to join the entourage in the living room.

Before BoBo could speak I caution him "If you still want to claim me as yours then wait until tonight, Yibo. I'll show you a part of my life that even JC is unaware about and if you still wish to claim me" I smirk "well everything is up for discussion then."

I join the merriment only to find Ruan leaving. I knew he needed to leave. Afterall I  have known him for ten years. With a nod he bids me goodnight and soon each of the boys follow JC to the penthouse below.

Once the house is empty I turn to the man glaring at me and smile "Ready Wang Yibo?" before entering my office I caution him "If whatever I share makes you feel uncomfortable, you can leave and I won't hold you responsible but not a word of this should be disclosed outside." He nods and I enter.