Mr. Chen: i'm so proud of you son. You have improved yourself a lot.
(He said while patting George's back who was on the verge of tears because of his father's statement. Wubin's genuine smile was now replaced with a mischievous one)
Wubin: well the credit goes to William, his not very soon to be husband.
(George and Mr. Chen broke the hug)
George: correction, he's my very soon to be husband. Don't be jealous.
Wubin: why would i be jealous?
George: because you don't have a lover.
Wubin: correction, i do---
(He stopped when he realised that George successfully made him tell the truth in front of his father. He looked at him, more like glaring while George just shrugged his shoulders and a small smirk tugged at his lips. Wubin looked nervous and his father looked at him with shock)
Wubin: ba~ listen.
Mr. Chen: speak.
George: well, i'll take my leave. You both enjoy. Can't make my very soon to be husband wait.
(George left while smiling. The look from Mr. Chen made Wubin more nervous than he was before but he still managed to speak)
Wubin: well that's William's brother ba. His name's Travis. He is the oldest son of Mr. Watson. I like him very much but i can't tell him because i've never talked to him before. Except for his first day. That was the only one day. Other than that, i've only admired him from a far because i don't have the courage to confess and then go through the rejection, again.
(Wubin sighed after saying that. Mr. Chen put his hand on his shoulder)
Mr. Chen: did he tell you that he doesn't like you?
Wubin: no ba. I haven't talked to him.
Mr. Chen: then how are you so sure that you'd be rejected?
(Wubin paused. He understood what his father meant and hugged him immediately. His voice barely above a whisper, he was trying to control his tears. His father exactly knew why he got emotional all of a sudden and rubbed his back. Just like that Wubin became a crying mess. He broke the hug and wiped his tears away. He was still having a hard time to speak due to he lump that formed in his throat from crying. He sniffled)
Wubin: i'm sorry. It's just that i can't just bring myself to confess to him. I'm scared of rejection, even though i don't know his thoughts or what he's going through. I don't know about his life. I just know him. I like him, very much.
(Mr. Chen was about to say something when his phone rang. He looked at the screen and it was his secretary. He picked up the call and after the call, he put the phone back into his pocket and fixed Wubin's tie as a sign of assurance)
Mr. Chen: i've got an important meeting. So, i have to go. But i'm telling you no matter what, i'm always by your side, both of you, you and George are very close to my heart. I'll do anything for my kids's happiness. But right now you have to gather some courage and try to talk to him. If we want to achieve a specific goal, we do things one by one, like if you're walking to your destination, you take each step one by one. There might be a lot of obstacles in your way, and having the right mindset to overcome those is the best thing. Don't be afraid of rejection, try to get over it. Little by little. Okay? I'll take my leave.
Wubin: thanks ba.
(Mr. Chen got out of the office and went to the parking lot. He sat in his car and drove away)
MeAnWhIlE~ (George and William in the car)
(William was already in the car waiting for George to come. Suddenly someone banged the car's window which made him startled. He looked at the person who did it and rolled his eyes when he saw George, smiling like an idiot. He got in and William hit him on his arm making him hiss. He gave him a death stare and rubbed his arm because that slap was personal. But his eyes softened when William gave him a worried look)
William: you looked scared back there. Was your dad angry at something?
(George smiled and ruffled William's hair)
George: don't worry, he wasn't angry at anything. He's just serious all the time. He wanted to know about you. He thought i was bullying you. So, i told him about you.
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