❝come on!❞ both renjun and jaemin were pulling yangyang's arm out of the campus gates, forcing him to go with them.

meanwhile, jeno started at the younger with pity. it looked like he didn't really want to go with them. ❝leave him alone, his boyfriend is going to pick him up here.❞

turning to his life saver, yangyang had his glossy eyes at him with a pout. jeno only gave him a reassuring smile while grabbing jaemin with his hand and used the other to take renjun away from the youngest of them. the two who were pulling yangyang then crossed their arms simultaneously and gave the younger a look that would make him feel guilty.

which they succeeded in doing so.

❝guys,❞ yangyang heaved out a sigh. ❝hendery is going to arrive any minute from now.❞

❝but it has been a while since we last went out!❞ jaemin then threw his arms around the younger's shoulder, getting too close to his comfort. ❝just for today, go out with us.❞

the smallest then nodded his head, getting yangyang's arm and hugging it. ❝i know your hendery will understand.❞

as much as yangyang wanted to go with them, he was tired and just wants to go home. the day was really tiring for him as he had to deal countless of tests from one subject to another. he just wanted to bury himself at the sofa in the living room and just play with his and hendery's pets.

but he did feel guilty that he hasn't been hanging out with them.

it's not completely his problem, he didn't want to fourth-wheel.

❝they are actually right.❞

yangyang's jaw then dropped. ❝you too, jeno?❞

the said male shrugged, not taking his boyfriends away anymore from the victim. ❝i do hope your boyfriend won't mind if we borrow you for today.❞

❝he won't but—❞ the younger moved his head back when the two males clinging to him leaned too close for his liking. finally giving up, yangyang let out a groan and that made the two cheer happily while jeno smiled at him for sacrificing his time for them. ❝let me tell him first.❞

he just can't resist them, especially these two. they have him friends with them ever since he arrived here in this country and was recommended to this university. he was new and they were the first ones to approach him, he can never forget how jaemin jumped on him and just concluded that he was his friend. yangyang isn't complaining though, he was grateful to have them.

after seeing that he had sent a message to his boyfriend, the two didn't waste a second and pulled the younger along with jeno just chuckling from behind.

they were making the most of having yangyang with them, knowing that he'd spend most of his free time together with his boyfriend. they didn't mind though, it was completely fine with them. they understood how they had to be together considering that they'd be away from each other most of the time because of how yangyang is a student and hendery had just been promoted as a ceo.

they first brought him to a karaoke and it took them a good ten minutes before they got to make yangyang jam together with them. the next stop was them going to an arcade. both yangyang and jaemin were competing with each other at a basketball hoop game and in the end, jaemin won because he let jeno play during the remaining time. the younger found it unfair but he let it off anyways, just smiling at how happy they looked.

now walking down the street, the three in front of him were arguing at which restaurant to eat while yangyang was just calmly drinking his banana milk that he had bought at a convince store nearby the arcade they went. laughing at some of renjun's remarks at his two boyfriends, the younger just continued to follow them from behind.

❝it's a boys' night out.❞ jeno said, ❝we should go clubbing.❞

❝or at least at a bar near here.❞ jaemin added, agreeing with jeno's suggestion.

renjun wasn't having neither of it. ❝do you want his boyfriend to kill us?❞

yangyang then stood in between jaemin and renjun, joining them. ❝i mean, i won't drink a lot.❞

❝sure you won't.❞ renjun rolled his eyes. last time yangyang had said that, he passed out after finishing a full bottle. ❝let's just spend our dinner at this restaurant i saw right there—❞

with renjun talking about where they should eat, yangyang paused his tracks upon seeing a familiar figure inside at a familiar shop for laundry and dry cleaning services. yangyang stood there for a couples of seconds before it rang in his head that this was the laundry express which he and hendery would take turns in coming if even they won't have enough time to wash their clothes.

❝yang?❞

the said male then turned his head towards his friends upon hearing his name. ❝hm?❞

❝we are having dinner at jaemin's.❞ after minutes of quarreling about it, the three finally settled at jaemin's house since they also loved the male's cooking.

diverting his eyes back inside the laundry express, a smile then formed in yangyang's lips. ❝i think i'm going to stop here.❞

xiaojun chanted dozens of curse words he come to know inside his head as he waited patiently there for a suit that he was asked to get. when that ceo hired him, he didn't actually know that he was serious about it. xiaojun took a whole hour for it to sink in that he was really going to work for hendery. not complaining though, it's all worth it for the money. but it wasn't worth it sacrificing his peaceful life to have that guy annoy the hell out of him.

to top it off, he didn't know he'd start working today. he only had a hoodie and jeans on, it was not near to looking professional or appropriate for the job as being his secretary. he tried to reason it out to the man but hendery would only give him stern replies which xiaojun could only unconsciously pout sometimes. he wasn't able to realize how many times he has been pouting during the day already but the ceo would always catch it. seeing his pout would always make hendery feel between annoyed and slightly (just a tiny bit of urge) have the need to coo.

right now, he was assigned to get his suit he had left at a laundry express and among all of the tasks he was given so far for the day, this is probably the most easiest.

❝hendery?❞ a staff then called out a name that took xiaojun back to his senses.

raising a hand, he approached her with a polite smile. ❝i was asked to get his suit.❞

she then eyed the guy with a chuckle. ❝hendery would always come to get his suit.❞ she told him, finding it odd as to why there's someone new here. ❝or usually, it's his boyfriend if it's not him.❞

he honestly didn't know why she bothered telling him that but he nodded his head anyways. ❝well, i—❞

❝are you perhaps their kid?❞

xiaojun's jaw dropped, not knowing if she meant it or she's just misunderstanding it considering the choice of clothing he had. seeing her laugh, it actually looked like she was just making fun of him. he then had his fists clenched, trying to hold himself back from doing something illegal. he wasn't that short, for god's sake. why would they always make fun of him?

he parted his lips and was about to have a nice retort but he heard his name being rolled out by a voice.

❝dejun!❞

and that was second strike. turning around, ❝how many times do i have to say not to call me—❞ xiaojun stood still there upon seeing the most cutest guy in the cruel planet he was unfortunately living in. ❝yangyang?❞

the said male waved his hand at xiaojun and passed him a small smile, standing beside him and also greeting the woman holding his boyfriend's suit. ❝hello, noona!❞

❝there you are!❞ she chuckled. ❝hey, i didn't know you and hendery adopted a kid.❞

yangyang had his eyes wide open, clueless at what she meant. it was until then he could see her finger pointing at the frowning male beside him that he understood what she was talking around. laughing it off, he just shook his head. ❝this is xiaojun, he works for gege.❞

covering her mouth, she then turned to the guy she had just insulted. the woman then took countless of apologetic bows before handing him his purpose of being there, which was the ceo's suit. ❝i'm sorry for that.❞

if it weren't for yangyang being there them xiaojun would have gotten all out. being a good guy he is, he just gave her his usual smile. ❝it's okay.❞

the student then chuckled, ❝is this the reason why you're here?❞ he asked xiaojun who gave him a nod. ❝we'll get going then, noona.❞

the woman then nodded her head and didn't forget to apologize once more to xiaojun. giving her a look, yangyang had already dragged him out of the laundry express and that's where they started to walk down the streets with xiaojun bringing the ceo's beloved suit that he had to pick up during his hour for unknown reason.

❝you know, there are a lot of restaurants here.❞ yangyang said, turning to the male beside him with his smile that made xiaojun's whole world to stop just to admire that smile. ❝do you want to have dinner with me?❞

well, food is food.

another alternative meaning to that, when it's with yangyang then it is always a yes for xiaojun.

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❝i don't know if you were actually hired,❞ yangyang started to speak, taking a meat from his bowl and started to munch on it. he still continued to talk even when having food inside his mouth. ❝i just guessed it a while ago.❞

smiling at how adorable he looked, xiaojun reached his hand for the smoothie the student had ordered for him. he only had his eyes on the cute guy sitting across him that he didn't get to see where the straw was pointing at, causing for it to poke at the tip of his nose.

yangyang snorted before biting his lower lip to hold his laugh back, seeing it all happen right in front of his eyes.

embarrassed, xiaojun looked away as he mumbled a cuss before drinking on to the straw. ❝it surprised me, actually.❞

forgetting at what he had seen a while ago, yangyang's mouth fell in awe. ❝gege took you in?❞

❝i mean, i wouldn't be getting his suit if i didn't.❞ xiaojun said with a chuckle.

clapping his hands, yangyang was happy to hear that. ❝i knew i could count on him!❞

not understanding him, xiaojun tilted his head to the side.

gulping the food he is munching, the student got himself comfortable down on his seat before he started to explain. ❝i begged for him to hire you.❞ he said, widening xiaojun's eyes at the suddenly confession. ❝he told me about your reason for being there. among all he was interviewing, you were the only one he kept on mentioning.❞

xiaojun then found it suspicious which showed at how he had his eyes squinted while listening to the student.

his expression just made yangyang laugh. the student went back to eating but at the same time he continued to explain to him. ❝he told me about how bold you were to beg in front of him.❞

of course, hendery just had to leave out about how close xiaojun was leaning to him during that interview and how he was confident to show that powerful pout of his.

❝ahh.❞ xiaojun let out a sound of realization, stuffing his mouth with food while he just let yangyang's voice ring through his ears.

❝but when he told me your reason, i started to feel bad. i didn't expect to actually meet you though, that's why i took this chance to recommend you to gege.❞ yangyang giggled, remembering how hard it was to convince his boyfriend and how stubborn hendery was in listening to him. ❝i guess i am just too irresistible.❞

xiaojun agrees with that a hundred percent. but instead of nodded his head aggressively to agree with his statement, he was looking like he was about to cry as he looked at the student who's happy eating his meal.

it then made yangyang panic. ❝oh no, why?❞ all he did was explain everything to xiaojun. did he say something wrong to make him cry?

❝yang,❞ he then startled the cute guy by taking hold of his hand. ❝your whole existence just screams heaven.❞

processing the words inside his head, yangyang blinked his eyes twice before feeling the heat rise up to his cheeks. 'scream' and 'heaven' being in one sentence made his mind go to places and there was only one person he could blame it on, his boyfriend.

shaking his head, he shrugged the thoughts away that could possibly stray him away from holiness. ❝i hope this can help you with your debts.❞

❝this is such a big help!❞ xiaojun exclaimed, still not letting go of the student's hand. not like the younger did mind it, he wasn't even pushing the guy's hand away. ❝thank you.❞

❝no problem.❞ yangyang told him with a giggle. ❝work hard, okay?❞

this was when xiaojun had finally nodded his head violently, causing for the younger to chuckle at his action. realizing him still holding his hand, xiaojun immediately took his hand back and sat there with his lips pressed into a thin line. yangyang wasn't bothered by it and just continued to eat.

looking up to the younger, xiaojun raised a brow and saw a sauce at the corner of the student's lips. ❝hey, yang.❞

the younger might have not noticed it since he just was busy eating.

❝hm?❞ the said male hummed, not understanding why he was pointing a certain spot on his lips. he furrowed his brows and puckered his bottom lip up, trying to figure out what he meant.

sighing, xiaojun took the table napkin that's on his side and leaned forward. his hand reached to the younger and didn't even notice how close he was already with him. he just surprised the frozen student by wiping the sauce at the corner of his lips and with a smile, he moved back for an inch and that's when he knew how close their gap was.

visibly gulping, xiaojun threw himself back on to his seat and had his eyes everywhere except for the flustered student across him. even yangyang was red at what just happened. he was embarrassed that he had a sauce at the corner of his lips but the cause of how flustered he is was how close he and xiaojun were. he could have sworn he felt the older's warm breath on his lips.

this wasn't good.

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