being stuck in a room with a tension thicker than ice wasn't the best experience to be in. yangyang gripped on to his metallic chopsticks while hesitating whether he should take the first bite for his breakfast. raising his head up, he had his boyfriend sitting right beside him and glared at the guy he met at the park that's now sitting across them. he didn't know it was possible to see electricity flowing through glares till these two met. after having just confusion, the hendery served their breakfast and neither of them bothered to say a word, all the two did was send each other daggers with their glares.

finally deciding to take the first bite, yangyang let out a chuckle to ease the tension. ❝this is quite yummy, don't you think?❞

but instead of an answer, the student there flinched when his boyfriend slammed his palms down the table. it was made out of glass, both yangyang and xiaojun thought he had plans on breaking it to pieces. ❝what is this peasant doing here in my house?❞

peasant? that rude remark made the guest scoff. ❝excuse me but i have a name.❞ xiaojun was too upset to even accept the food being offered to him but his stomach was grumbling so he had no choice but to start munching and having his cheeks puffed while he continued to speak. ❝and i remember introducing myself to you during the interview.❞

yangyang raised a brow and turned to the ceo beside him who's hasn't touched his meal yet. ❝wait is he—❞

clicking his tongue, hendery had his arms crossed. his furious eyes not leaving the guest across them that's eating like there's no tomorrow. ❝he's the one i talked to you about.❞

yangyang couldn't pinpoint what but something inside him sparked and a smile made its way to his lips upon hearing that. looking at xiaojun in front of him, the student can't contain a giggle when he saw their guest eating happily despite of receiving looks coming from his boyfriend.

an idea then came in mind. ❝ge, did you feed louis?❞

❝not yet.❞ hendery answered whild judging his applicant in front of him.

with a wide smile, yangyang stood up and caught their attention. his boyfriend finally glanced up at him and the guest had stopped eating just to look at him. ❝you two need to talk while i feed louis.❞

xiaojun's thick brows furrowed upon hearing a foreign name roll out of the student's tongue so perfectly. he didn't want to make assumptions but he loved to guess and he guessed that louis is one of their pets. yangyang did mention to him about being a pet kidnapper, maybe this was what he was referring to. and among all of his guesses, this was the only accurate and correct one.

leaving the two after taking the cat's bowl and pack of food, yangyang made his way to the living room and prayed to the gods above that the two would get along well for his plan to succeed.

but it might probably take a while, judging by how the two were fighting for dominance with their glares.

and xiaojun didn't want to lose badly even though he got to admit, this man across him looked powerful. ❝you know, i don't want to insult you but you did it first,❞ he said, taking a seaweed wrapper and bit on it. ❝but your brother is too good for you.❞

❝my..❞ hendery raised a brow while tilting his head to the side. ❝brother?❞

enjoying the food so far, xiaojun couldn't stop eating. the guest then nodded his head, trying his very best not to look like a glutton. ❝you know what? i forgive you. i understand that you were just in a bad mood yesterday and that's okay, we all undergo being heartless sometimes.❞

even though he hated this man's guts, he still had his priorities straight and that is to win the cute guy's heart. to do that, he had to have a good impression from a family member.

❝so how about we call it quits and,❞ xiaojun tried to reach for the side dish in hendery's part of the table but couldn't get it. pouting, he stared up at the frowning ceo and cheered when hendery passed him the side dish. mumbling a small thanks, the guest continued. ❝accept me in this family.❞

flinching from his place, xiaojun didn't expect for him to be that mad and slam his hand down the table once again. last more and he'd surely break this glass table into pieces and imagine how much money that costs. honestly, if xiaojun owned a table like this, he'd probably just put it on display and not let anyone use it.

that loud thud actually caught the student's attention and made him rush to the dining area where he could see hendery losing his temper and xiaojun sitting there like an innocent being he is.

❝what's going on?❞ yangyang stood still there as he asked.

❝yang, come over here.❞ hendery demanded, telling the student that he was not joking around.

gulping, the younger had no idea what xiaojun did to piss his boyfriend off but he followed the order nonetheless. placing the pack of cat food down the counter top, yangyang took small steps till he was standing right next to his boyfriend. ❝wh—❞

the student didn't get to finish his word when he was suddenly being pulled down by the fabric on his shirt and the next moment he knew, he already had his boyfriend devouring his lips. placing a hand on hendery's thighs to support himself up, yangyang closed his eyes and hand his other free hand caressing his boyfriend's nape. the kiss was far from being an innocent one when the older bit the other's lower lip and earned a moan from him, sliding his tongue inside his mouth to explore the warmth. the younger gripped on to hendery's thighs and was this close to sitting down to his lap if it weren't for a reminder.

a reminder of a guest choking.

❝sweet h-home—❞ xiaojun could not finish his sentence when he was seriously choking and was looking for water as if his life depends on it. maybe eating a lot while watching them make out wasn't a great idea after all.

pulling away from the kiss, yangyang gasped and immediately went to get a glass for xiaojun. ❝oh god!❞

while the student was out there getting a container of water and pouring xiaojun one glass for him to drink, hendery sat there with a smirk and a proud look. he didn't even bother worrying for the guest who's breathing heavily and would have died from choking if it weren't for yangyang who was fast enough to pass him a glass of water.

❝see? so who are you calling us brothers?❞ hendery told him after seeing that he survived the choke and was good to go.

yangyang had his glossy lips parted and mouth agape, ❝brothers?❞

punching his chest while coughing, xiaojun tried to catch his breath for a good minute before he finally got to properly speak. ❝a-are you t-two not?❞

staying silent for a second, yangyang burst out laughing while making his way to his seat right next to the amused ceo. ❝what? we are not!❞ the student was still laughing, taking him a few moments before his laugh died down. although, he still let out chuckles. ❝hendery is my boyfriend.❞

or sugar daddy, if you would want to take it in jaemin's perspective.

and there was something inside xiaojun that caused for his chest to get heavy. he was disappointed, he admits it, but he didn't want to show it to them. after all, who is he to get sad over their relationship? he should have at least expected that a cute guy like him would already be in a relationship. how stupid of him? he even thought that they were brothers. he felt bad for yangyang, he's in love with someone who's a monster. well, at least for him, he doesn't have the best personality.

❝xiao?❞

hearing his name being called out, the guest only filled his mouth up with rice and tried to muster up a smile. ❝you're right, the food is yummy!❞

for the first time in after a few minutes, hendery was now starting to eat his meal as he was proud that he had proved this guy wrong. but something about the way he acted made hendery furrow his brows, questioning as to why he looked crestfallen after finding out that they were in a relationship.

❝oh, right!❞ yangyang clasped his hands as soon as he remembered what he was about to propose to his boyfriend. ❝ge, you haven't found a secretary, right?❞

❝i'm still on it.❞ the ceo said while eating and taking short glances towards the guest across them who now became oddly quiet.

❝then,❞ the student leaned close to the table to also let the guest hear his suggestion. ❝how about you hire xiaojun?❞

and for the second time, xiaojun started to choke. not only him, but the ceo was also coughing and is catching for air while rubbing a hand on his neck.

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xiaojun didn't ask for a ride back to his apartment but yangyang insisted. the student insisted and that his boyfriend will be the one driving him. being left alone at the garage, both xiaojun and hendery were quarreling over a simple thing and that is to where the shorter would take a seat. xiaojun made his way to the backseat but hendery pulled him to the front and forced him there as he didn't want to look like a personal driver.

but seeing the car that this ceo owned caused a major nostalgia and that is xiaojun remembering the time when a car almost ran over him in front of the building where he was supposed to apply for a job.

burying his face to his palms, this is only making it hard for him to face this man. not only did he shamelessly eat a lot back in their house, but he also had mistook them as brothers. the was the most wrongful move he had done in his years of existing.

and while he was groaning in his seat, xiaojun didn't notice a pair of eyes always checking up on him if he was alright and questioned as to why he kept on groaning.

seeing the red light, hendery halted the car and took this opportunity to initiate a conversation. ❝hey.❞

the other male stayed silent while looking outside the window, trying to distract himself with the busy city.

the ceo only clicked his tongue, raising his voice to get his attention. ❝i'm talking to you.❞

❝look, if it's about a while ago then i'm sorry.❞ xiaojun quickly said, not facing the furious man neither was he giving him at least a short glance. ❝i didn't know you were his boyfriend.❞

❝is that all?❞ hendery took a grip on to the steering wheel and waited for the green light.

heaving out a sigh, xiaojun knew he had done so many more to annoy him. ❝and for pouting during the interview.❞

❝and?❞ he was waiting for the incident between them. hendery guessed that xiaojun had already found this car familiar and as to where he had seen it.

❝what else do you want me to—❞ xiaojun snapped his head to face the mad maneuvering the car and had lost his breath seeing his side view. he didn't know how time quickly stopped and as to why he was finding him gorgeous when a while ago he was just cursing the life out of him. visibly gulping, xiaojun violently shook his head and looked away. ❝sorry for shouting at you the first time we met.❞

was he that single that every guy he meets is now starting to look attractive to him?

a smile went to hendery's lips, finally starting the car when he saw the green light. the car right went back to silent and it was just mainly xiaojun slumping down to his seat and scolding himself for having at least a small thought of this ceo looking hella attractive, and hendery having his eyes on the road. he followed the directions xiaojun told him and upon seeing a largle building, the ceo didn't waste any second to pull over. noticing the car stopping, xiaojun looked out of the window and had his jaw dropped.

❝is this where you live?❞ hendery asked, just waiting for the other to leave. also was curious as to how he lived at an expensive building when he could remember begging for the job because he was having a hard time with his life here.

he wished. xiaojun's eyes then traveled down to the side and saw a familiar looking small building, a thousand times smaller than the structure they had stopped in front, and chuckled bitterly. ❝yeah, thanks for the ride.❞

❝and?❞

this guy really is getting to his nerves. ❝and also for the breakfast.❞

❝what else?❞

❝what else is there left to say!?❞ xiaojun turned to him with annoyance visible in his look. ❝can't believe yangyang is dealing with you.❞

❝you're just jealous that he's not yours.❞ hendery stated. it was quite obvious as to how this man right here would always give his boyfriend looks and it was also proven by the way how he smiled towards the younger. he wasn't going to let that slide. ❝just so you know—❞

❝he's yours, i know.❞ raising a brow, xiaojun then realized that hendery now had that annoying smirk on his face. ❝what?❞

shrugging, the ceo still had that smirk plastered on to his face. ❝are you not going to leave the car?❞

groaning, xiaojun fumbled with the seat belt and squirmed his way out of the car with a frown on his face. he didn't even get to see that amusing smile curving on to hendery's lips. he didn't know why but it was enjoyable watching the other get mad or annoyed.

still not driving away, hendery eyed the figure outside the car and was taken aback to see that he went to the other way instead of getting inside the building. he didn't want to look nosy but he followed his eyes to the upset male and he could see him getting inside a smaller building that's just right next to this structure he had pulled over.

❝did he just lie about living here?❞  hendery scoffed, getting back to his seat when the figure was no longer seen.

but a part of him started to feel guilty of how he had treated the other and how he just let him leave the office without hearing his full explanation.

clicking his tongue, hendery shrugged the thoughts off and started to drive away. if it wasn't for his boyfriend begging him to take xiaojun in for the slot then he wouldn't have hesitated to cancel him off the list.

but on a good note, at least he'd get to annoy him more if he takes him in for the job.

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