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The clock has been striking at 5:00 am as the car which has been traveling on the roads of Beijing has now entered a canopy of trees away from the hustle and bustle of the city and as soon as the car entered the canopy of the trees the young heir just lowered down the window of his car so that he could feel the fresh air striking his hair and Zhan feeling the fresh air on his face smiled as he felt that the tiredness of his week washing away and his soul calming down as he breathes in the fresh air of the nature.

Zhan loves nature a habit that he has acquired from his father as when he was a small child Mr. Xiao used to take him to camp and the boy used to enjoy his days at that time as his father used to show him a variety of things and Zhan from that age have fallen in love with nature and as he grew up to be a fine adult and CEO of Xiao corporations this love got inculcated in his bones which was soon added with photography too so the young heir made a habit to come every Sunday to the forest to enjoy nature and follow his hobby.

Zhan after reaching his favorite spot stopped his car as he came out of the car to only grab his camera from the backseat of the car and left the place to move toward his favorite spot of forest which he consider his sanctuary ad Zhan always find peace in that spot of the forest and the young heir after reaching the said place released a deep breath as he mumbled, "this is what I call home!" As he looked around to check over the place where he standing right now.

The area is an open area in the forest that is not too far away from the road and has a small lake in between which gives it a serene view and Zhan found this place on one of his expeditions with his friends 6 months back and the young heir when saw the place has fallen in love with this place instantly and from that time he started coming here for calming himself down and capturing the essence of nature with his camera.

Zhan after admiring the place smiled as he takes to put his camera and hid behind a bush so that he can capture nature with his camera.



The CEO of the Xiao Corporation has settled beside a bush with his camera as he is waiting for some small wild animal to come near the lake to drink water so that he can capture that animal with his camera.

Zhan who has been waiting behind the bush didn't wait for a long time as he saw a wild rabbit coming out from the other side of the forest and Zhan on seeing the rabbit got elated as he set the shutter speed and as soon as the rabbit started drinking water the camera captured the scene and Zhan on seeing this got elated as he clicked three more photos and as the rabbit went away he just checked the photos and seeing the result he felt satisfied.



Zhan after getting satisfied with his photo just stood up from his place as he inspected the place to find any other place from where he could capture another better photo and Zhan after finding the place smiled as he settled down on the place to wait for his another model so that he can capture it and his wait was soon rewarded as he saw a hummingbird coming near the lake to drink water and Zhan seeing this got elated and was about to capture the bird when a sound was heard which made his heart skip a beat as he knows this sound because this sound has gathered his interest so he immediately left the thing he was doing and sprinted off to the road.



Zhan who has heard the sound of the bike immediately left the place as he wants to see who the person is as it has been one year since he has started visiting this forest and six months ago he found the area in where he has been standing right now and six months to be exact from when Zhan started hearing the sound of the bike. During the initial days, he was not interested in the person who is the owner of the bike as he thought he might be a traveler but soon it piqued his interest as every Sunday Zhan used to hear the sound of the bike around this hour of the time to exact so one day he decided to check who the person is so the next time he heard the sound he immediately ran toward the road to check who the person is but before he could catch up on the person the bike left the area leaving Zhan with a question, "who are you?" And the next time he again tried to find who the person is but every time he failed to catch up with the said person which made him more curious about the owner of the bike, and today to Zhan, when heard the sound of the bike with a pounding heart, ran to the road to know about the owner of the bike.

Zhan after running for a few minutes reached the road and as soon as he reached the place he looked around as when he was in the middle of running to the road he heard the sound getting louder so he thought that the person might be nearby only but on reaching the place he saw the bike moving away and as soon as young heir saw this his excitement faded away and he was about to move away when he saw the bike stopping away at a point and the excitement which has come on the young heir face has faded away after seeing the bike moving away came back so he immediately sprinted to the place where the bike is stopped to halt with his owner on it who is wearing a helmet right now and Zhan seeing this felt elated as today he will finally be able to meet the said person which has piqued his interest so he immediately moved toward him as he spoke, "heya!" And the person who has been looking at the bike when heard the voice immediately turned toward the place from where the voice came and Zhan when saw the person looking at him felt elated so he immediately runs toward the place where the bike has been standing.



Zhan after reaching the place released a breath as he spoke, "hey man!" And the biker who has been looking at him with curiosity from the moment he heard the voice when saw the person in front of him felt his eyes widen as seeing such a masterpiece of God in front of him but when heard the voice of the said man immediately composed himself as he spoke, "hey!" And Zhan on getting the response from the person felt elated so he spoke, "hey man, I am finally happy to see you!" And the biker when heard this frowned as he spoke, "you didn't even see me till now!" And pointed toward his helmet which he has been wearing and Zhan seeing this realized what he had said in his excitement so he spoke, "I mean, I am finally happy to catch up with you!" Making the biker frown as he is not able to understand what the person in front of him wants to imply.

Zhan when saw the confusion of the person realized what he has blurted out in the excitement of seeing the person so he just felt his ears turning red with embarrassment so he just pursed his lips together and cursed himself mentally and the biker on seeing the action of the man in front of him chuckled as he removed his helmet and spoke, "now you can see me!"



Zhan when heard the person's voice immediately looked up and on seeing the person his eyes widened as he saw a white jade beauty in front of him. Zhan never expected that the person who he just wants to see will be this handsome and beautiful which made his heart beat furiously and his face turns red. The biker who has been in front of Zhan when saw the expression of the young heir chuckled as he spoke, "so since you have seen me, now I deserve to know your name!"

Zhan who has been in the daze of the person when heard the voice of the person came out of his daze as he composed himself as he spoke, "Myself, Xiao Zhan, and you?"

The biker when heard the name climbed down his bike spoke, "myself Wang Yibo, Mr. Xiao Zhan!" And with this produced his hand to shake with the said person and Zhan on seeing this smiled as he grabs the hand of the biker as he spoke, "so what are you doing here?"

Yibo on hearing this released the hand of the young heir as he spoke, "I was just passing by here!" And then looked at the bike as he spoke, "but I feel my baby betrayed me!"

Zhan when heard the word baby felt a little bit uneasy but he composed himself as he spoke, "baby?" And Yibo when heard the young heir chuckled as he spoke, "meet my bike, my baby!" And Zhan when heard this felt a little bit relieved so he spoke, "and how did your baby betray you, Mr. Wang?"

Yibo when heard the question spoke, "I feel it is broken down!" And then kneeled in front of the bike to check what is wrong with his baby and after some time stood up as he spoke, "I feel I need a mechanic!" And then from his jacket fishes out his phone and as soon as he opened it he saw his phone screening turning black and seeing this he groaned as he realized that his phone have a low battery and he forgot to charge it.

Zhan who has been watching the action of Yibo with a smile when saw him groan got curious so he spoke, "what happened Mr. Wang?"

Yibo when heard Zhan's voice speak, "I need to call someone but I feel my phone is dead!" And Zhan on hearing this spoke, "you can take my phone!" And Yibo on hearing this with a twinkling eye spoke, "really!"

Zhan on seeing the action of Yibo chuckled as he spoke, "sure Mr. Wang!" And with this is about to hand over his phone when a voice is heard, "it's yibo, mr. Xiao!" And zhan on hearing this felt his heart skipping a beat so he spoke, "okay, then it's Zhan for you!" And Yibo on hearing this chuckled as he took Zhan's phone to dial a number amd as soon as the call got answered Yibo excused himself to talk with the said person and after a few minutes ended the call as he turn around toward Zhan who has been watching everything with a smile on his face.



Zhan when saw Yibo turning toward him spoke, "so what did the other person say?"

Yibo on hearing this spoke, "he said that he will come in four hours to pick me and baby up!" And Zhan on hearing this felt elated so he immediately blurted out, "it's great!" And Yibo on hearing this frowned so he spoke, "what's great in this, Zhan?"

Zhan on hearing this realized what he uttered so he spoke, "oh, it's just that since you are here for four hours we both can spend time together!" And Yibo when heard this frowned which made Zhan realize what he is speaking so he hurriedly added, "if you don't mind!"

Yibo on hearing this chuckled as he spoke, "are you this straightforward with me or with everyone?" And Zhan on hearing this just let a laugh as he spoke, "maybe only you!" And Yibo when heard the young heir felt his cheek burning up so he spoke, "okay, let's go!"

Zhan on hearing this frowned as he spoke, "where?" And Yibo hearing this spoke, with a smile, spoke, "the offer to spend four hours with you, I accept it!" And Zhan on hearing this smiled as he spoke, "let's go!" And with this, both of them left the place.



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To be continued...