twenty seven

                                    

                                          
Chapter 27



                          
"Does that make you feel better?" Jaemin asked the girl in front of him.



                          
Their boss nodded, "Thank you, Jaemin-ah..." She said, while wiping her tears away. "I didn't know that you know this place." She said while looking around the coffee shop they're in.



                          
"I stay here most of the time," Jaemin admits. "The house I'm staying in is just a couple of blocks away. I usually brainstorm here, especially at night when I can't sleep." He said. "You also saw me here before, when I was talking to my girlfriend." 



                          
Yeeun could have sworn he saw Jaemin's eyes twinkle. It seemed like Jaemin saw a galaxy filled with stars, and she didn't know that her employee turns into someone like this when he talks about someone special.



                          
"I didn't know you have a girlfriend..." she muttered and looked down.



                          
Memories of her and his boyfriend, now ex-boyfriend rushed inside her head. From the moment they first saw each other, to their first date, first month together, first anniversary, even their first fight... until the moment they broke up.



                          
Jaemin had a huge smile on his face when he nodded, "We've been friends since we were kids, and I courted her for years, until she said yes, just last year." He smiled. "We'll be celebrating our first year together this April, and I can't wait, even if I'm not with her physically..."



                          
"You really love her don't you?" She smiled weakly. "I remember when me and my boyfriend were like that..." she looked down. "But I do hope you two would stay forever happy."



                          
***
                          
"Where were you last night?" Hendery asked the moment Jaemin came downstairs.



                          
The younger just owke up, and he looked likke his mind was still buffering.



                          
"I arrived at around midnight, but you weren't here yet. You even left the company before me." Hendery said nonstop. He wants to know if the rumors circulating around their department last night were true. If it is, then Jaemin's dead. "Tell me what happened."



                          
Jaemin yawned before looking at Hendery, "Wait, hyung are you mad at me?" He raised a brow. He then looked away and sighed, "I went out with Yeeun-noona to make her feel better last night. She was a mess."



                          
Jaemin certainly didn't expect the spatula to fly towards his direction. "Hendery-hyung, what the heck?!" He exclaimed while picking up the spatula.



                          
Hendery had his hands on his hips when he charged towards Jaemin, "You went out with who?! And you called her what?! And you made her feel what?!" His eyes were bulging out, and if Jaemin doesn't know any better, he would think that Hendery's eyes are about to pop out of its sockets. "Na Jaemin, you have a girlfriend! Have you considered what would Haejin feel if she knew?! What were you thinking!"The older guy had his palm on his forehead, extremely disappointed towards his friend.



                          
Jaemin looked at Hendery weirdly, "Okay, wait, hyung." Jaemin took a deep breath and stood up. "I went out with Yeeun-noona last night—"



                          
"You called our boss what?!" 



                          
"Noona?" Jaemin asked. "I don't see anything wrong with calling her that, though." He said.



                          
"Well yeah, nothing. Minus the fact that she is our senior and she's our boss?!" Hendery exclaimed. "Na Jaemin, do you want to feel the wrath of the flying spatula once again? You're making my head hurt!"



                          
"Hyung, stop attacking me with the spatula!" Jaemin hissed. "I went out with her to console her because she and her boyfriend broke up! That son of a bitch just used Yeeun-noona!" He exclaimed. "And enough with what you're thinking! Did you actually think that I will stoop that low, hyung?"



                          
Hendery couldn't speak. He blames his polluted mind for thinking that Jaemin could do such a thing. 



                          
"Hyung, everyone knows how much I love Haejin, and heck, even Yeeun-noona knows that." He sighed. "I just talked to her last night because I don't want a girl, any girl for that matter, to sleep with a heavy feeling." He took a deep breath and sighed. "I know what it feels like to sleep wit a heavy feeling, and even if it's with Haejin—just... never, hyung. I would never do what you are thinking."



                          
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"Renjun-hyung! Have you seen my—" Jisung couldn't continue what he was about to ask Renjun when Donghyuck pulled him towards the kitchen while his hand was covering the younger's mouth. "What the heck was that, Hyuck-hyung?!" Jisung whispered.



                          
Donghyuck had his index finger in front of his lips. "Renjun has a visitor." Donghyuck chuckled.



                          
"And believe it or not, he already found the girl who has been on his mind for months now," Mark added. He then pointed the girl who was talking to Renjun while seated at the living room.



                          
"So is that an enough reason for all of you guys to stay here at the kitchen? I get that it's January and it's cold but there are five of you guys here--and why are you here, Winwin-hyung?" Jisung just noticed that Winwin was there the entire time.



                          
Winwin chuckled, "That girl is my cousin, and she said she wanted to give Renjun something, so yeah, I brought her here." He said.



                          
"Hyung, there are better places. Why does it have to be here in out dorm? We never clean." Jeno said, and the guys could only nod. "We stopped cleaning when Jaemin moved out."



                          
"What? That was years ago!" Winwin exclaimed.



                          
Jisung nodded, "Exactly, hyung."



                          
Chenle's phone vibrated and his eyes widened, "I received a message from Hendery-hyung, and I smell some drama coming up..." He said while typing. 



                          
"Why, what happened?" Mark asked. 



                          
The Chinese male shrugged, "I have no idea, he just said that he and Jaemin-hyung raised their voices at each other."



                          
"Jaemin doesn't shout at someone that easily." Winwin looked at them.



                          
Donghyuck nodded, "Maybe Hendery-hyung crossed the line this time." He said which made all of them chuckle.



                          
"Gege!" They heard a girl's voice come from the living room. Winwin bid his goodbye and went to the living room to get his younger cousin. 



                          
The moment Winwin and his cousin left, the guys who were huddled at the kitchen immediately rushed towards the living room, where Renjun was currently at.



                          
"Renjun!"



                          
The guy had a huge smile on his face the moment he saw his friends. But seeing the guys' expressions made him back out. He stood up and raised his hands, surrendering, "You guys can't make me talk."






                          
—tbc.
second update for today!! and yes, renjun side story, soon.