❝one more!❞

stopping from singing, renjun turned around with his eyes filled of worry. both jaemin and jeno knew that it was enough, which made them get all the bottles from the table and get it away from the already drunk chinese. with a pout, yangyang raised his cup in the air while shouting some incoherent words.

❝i said, more and more!❞ the youngest of them stood up while waving his cup from side to side. ❝injun, sing more and more!❞

heaving out a sigh, the said male let the background music play as he placed the microphone down the table filled with snacks they have ordered downstairs from the karaoke booth they were in.

the short male then went to yangyang and snatched the cup from him, shaking his head in disapproval. ❝yang, i think it's time to go home.❞

the younger had raised a finger with a chuckle, about to say a word but he stumbled back. jeno immediately shot up and caught yangyang from falling straight down the table and get himself hurt. jaemin help his boyfriend in placing the drunk male down the sofa and made him lay down there.

❝do you think this is about his sugar daddy?❞ jaemin asked, earning a smack by the head coming from renjun.

the small chinese then warned his boyfriend with a look, ❝it's not the right time to make jokes, jaemin.❞

groaning, jaemin looked up with his eyes all teary while rubbing the sore spot at the back of his head. ❝but i am serious!❞

just as renjun was about to warn jaemin again, the drunk male had already spoken. ❝hi serious, i'm yang squared!❞ the youngest then let out fits of laughter before calming down and just simply staring up to the ceiling filled with neon lights. ❝didn't know heaven has clubs.❞

jeno had planned to snort at his statement but he remembered how his smaller boyfriend had hit the back of his other boyfriend's head, making him press his lips into a thin line. ❝why don't we just give him another bottle till he passes out?❞

the suggestion was no different from jaemin calling yangyang's boyfriend a sugar daddy. jeno also received a smack by the back of his head from renjun. the oldest of them let out distress sigh, rubbing his face in annoyance. ❝let's just end this day and call hendery.❞

❝i knew something was up.❞ jaemin said with eyes squinted, sitting down at the space right next to the drunk yangyang. ❝this kid won't go with us usually whenever we ask him out.❞

the three were actually about to cancel out their plans of going out after minutes of arguing if yangyang would even bother to go with them but the moment they were about to send the youngest a message, yangyang had already told them that he had rented a booth already. catching up to him, their eyes widened seeing that the youngest prepare a lot of drinks. juice boxes for renjun, just to tease him for it.

❝whatever it is,❞ renjun lightly pushed jeno to the side and tried to find the youngest's phone inside his pockets. ❝we shouldn't meddle with it.❞

both jeno and jaemin had a frown on their face. ❝but he's our friend!❞ they said in chorus.

❝and as a friend, we should respect whatever is going on with his boyfriend.❞ the chinese cheered the moment he felt the younger's phone behind him, taking it out and luckily had remembered the password for it. ❝if, that is, his problem is really about hendery.❞

❝hendery?❞ their heads turned to the drunk male when he spoke once again with a chuckle. ❝i don't know a donkey.❞

that was enough for jaemin to nod his head and conclude something. ❝see? his sugar daddy is the problem!❞

❝jaemin, can you stop calling his boyfriend that?❞ renjun found the number and quickly called it, pressing the phone on his ear before continuing. ❝yangyang is obviously uncomfortable with it.❞

❝sweet father it is, then.❞ but he still insisted to point the fact that his friend's boyfriend is rich and is a daddy material.

renjun groaned, rolling his eyes. ❝can you—❞

"yang? liu yangyang! where on earth are you?! i have been calling you since an hour ago and you won't answer me!"

renjun pulled away the phone the moment he heard shouts coming from it. he didn't need to put it to loudspeaker, both jeno and jaemin could hear how loud and worried their friend's boyfriend is. waiting for a couple of seconds in letting the man shout countless of things about his whereabouts and that he should be at home by now, not to mention how frustrated he was to the point that he started to speak chinese, renjun had finally pressed the phone back to his ear.

❝hendery ge?❞ he started, making the man from the other line go silent. ❝this is renjun and yangyang is with us.❞

❝hello, yangyang's sweet father!❞

jeno widened his eyes when jaemin shouted out loud, covering his mouth quickly when renjun was giving him a look.

"is yangyang okay?" the man from the other line had questioned, clearly worried by the tone of his voice.

❝he is.❞ renjun reassured him, smiling even though the person can't see him. ❝but he's a little bit drunk.❞

❝a little bit my ass.❞ jeno scoffed.

it was jaemin's turn to widen his eyes and covered jeno's mouth with his hand when he saw renjun looking at them as if he was this near to slitting their throats.

"i'm sorry if you have to deal with him right now." the man told him, pausing for a couple of seconds before continuing with a question. "may i ask where you are? i'll get him and bring him home."

having his eyes at the drunk male, renjun frowned after letting out a sigh for the nth time of the night. ❝well..❞

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hanging up after getting the address, hendery loosened his tie and removed the blazer he was wearing. he threw it over the swivel chair and also placed his watch down the messed up table after removing it. had his teeth gritted and he was no where near in the mood to put even force put out a smile.

❝cancel my schedule for tonight.❞ he said while getting his car keys that's unknowingly by the sofa.

xiaojun had been standing there in worry after yangyang has left, witnessing how hendery was messing up his office after that. he wanted to leave but the ceo won't let him, making him stay until the student would answer his call. ❝but y-you have a m-meeting with the—❞

❝didn't you just hear what i said?❞ hendery didn't care how important the meeting is and if it'll affect the company badly, all he cared what his boyfriend's state. ❝cancel them.❞

❝then—❞

❝dejun, just fucking shut up, okay?❞ the ceo hissed, glaring at the secretary who now had his head lowered. ❝i'm not in the mood to deal with your shit.❞

xiaojun had heard people curse around him but he didn't know why hendery cursing at him would hurt him and frighten him this much.

he knew he had done something wrong in this situation, it probably is his fault, but it wasn't his intention to do it. xiaojun was just playing with hendery and getting back at him for giving him loads of tasks. he was just enjoying his time teasing the life out of hendery for his real name, even though it was that much of a big deal. he had no idea that it would happen, that their lips would touch in the middle of the ceo helping him up from falling back.

and not to mention it being his first kiss.

❝call lucas or whatever to fill in for me.❞ hendery said after a few minutes of silence, noticing how guilty xiaojun was looking.

supposedly, a secretary can do the meetings instead of him but he knows that the guy can't handle it. might as well give the job to someone he trusted than someone who's doing nothing but ruin everything.

running a hand through his hair, the ceo didn't bother looking back and just went straight out of his office. he silently, but furiously, made his way towards the lift and wasted no second to press the ground floor. he stood there with a look on, letting people that would get inside the lift with him know that he wasn't in the mood. they would greet him nonetheless but they didn't expect for him to greet back with words, a nod was the only thing hendery had done.

it felt years before he had finally got to the lobby. as always, he was greeted but he was in a hurry to even entertain them. the receptionist had saw the ceo pass by the the desk and she was about to ask where he's going even though he still had something to do for the night but the man's glare was already enough for her to shut her mouth up.

he definitely looked like he was going to kill someone.

and to his mind, it was xiaojun.

if jail wasn't just a big deal for him then he would have done more than just shout at his secretary.

arriving to the parking lot, hendery got inside his own car and started to maneuver it to the address where his boyfriend is. during halts, he'd send messages to the student's number and he could tell that it was renjun handling his phone. it didn't matter, as long as he was reassured that yangyang is safe then it was more than enough for him.

it took him ten minutes, that's the fastest he can go despite of the traffic, before arriving to the place and he can already see a familiar group of students out side waiting for him at a distance.

pulling over, the students' eyes went to his car and jaemin was the first one to recognize that expensive car he owned. the other two just realized who it was when the ceo got out of the vehicle.

❝oh god, yang?❞ hendery rushed to them and got even more worried after seeing his boyfriend having his arm over his friend's, which he could remember the name as jeno, shoulder. ❝i'll handle it from here.❞

the ceo earned a nod from them and that's when he had mustered up the strength to carry the drunk male up. renjun then stepped forward and handed him their friend's phone. ❝here.❞

having his two hands busy carrying his boyfriend up, hendery gave the small male an apologetic smile before turning to the side. ❝kindly put it inside my pocket?❞

just as renjun was about to do it, jeno had took his wrist and shook his head. jaemin watched as he did that and buried his head down his palms at how their boyfriend was acting.

he then approached them and snatched the phone, giving jeno a glare. ❝stop being a jealous dog.❞ he said, being the on to put the phone inside hendery's pocket instead

even with the situation not being in his side, at least these three were there to at least make him giggle. ❝thank you for taking care of him.❞

❝no problem, yangyang's sweet fa—❞ jaemin groaned when his stomach was being elbowed by renjun.

with the two being in their own world, jeno did the honors to give the man his usual smile. ❝i don't know why he's like that, he usually isn't, but i hope the problem between you two will be fixed.❞

looking away, hendery just hummed. he tried to take a grateful bow with his boyfriend he is carrying with before walking back to his car. he first opened the door to the passenger's seat and gently placed yangyang down the seat. closing it, he didn't notice the student slowly waking up.

the ceo mumbled a thanks to his boyfriend's three friends before making his way to the driver's seat. closing the door, hendery flinched when he saw the younger's eyes opening.

❝yang, go to sleep.❞ he mumbled, taking hold of his keys and was about to start the engine but the student had spoke, thus making him stop whatever he is doing.

❝is that you, ryry ge?❞ yangyang titled his head lazily to the side just to get a clear view of the one who came to get him. ❝why are you here?❞

❝to get you. you're drunk and—❞

❝why aren't you with him?❞ by now, the younger was already crying. hendery sat there as he stared at his steering wheel while hearing his boyfriend's cries getting louder. ❝y-you should b-be with d-dejun.❞

yangyang raised his hands and wiped the tears from his eyes, sobbing even more after having the image of them kissing inside his head. the older closed his eyes and took a deep breath, finally getting the courage to look at his boyfriend who looked like a mess in crying. taking his hand, the younger sniffled as he was being pulled towards hendery's place. he then got the hint and helped the older by making his way to his lap and sitting there, facing him with his puffed and swollen teary eyes.

hendery lifted his hand up and wiped his tears with his thumb, even using the sleeves of his dress shirt for the tears that's uncontrollably falling down.

❝don't y-you love me a-anymore?❞ yangyang asked, breaking the ceo's heart upon staring straight to his eyes.

he could see how hurt he was and how painful it was for him, hendery cupped his face and brought it forward only to settle a soft peck on top of his forehead. ❝talking about it here would be useless, yang.❞ he told him with his voice gentle as ever. ❝you'd have a hard time remembering it.❞

❝b-but i want t-to know why y-you kissed him.❞

hendery didn't even mean to. it just so happened that their lips touched while he was in the middle of preventing his secretary from falling with his swivel chair and also getting the folder from his hold. ❝yang, all you have to know is that i love you, okay?❞ once again, he kissed his forehead upon whispering. ❝i love you so much.❞

his words just made the student cry harder. even though he wasn't sober enough to understand, he still felt his words and he couldn't help but cry. he didn't know if he should be reassured by it or get worried because hendery might be cheating behind his back and that the older is just lying about loving him.

❝what's important right now is you being here with me.❞ hendery said, rubbing comforting circles behind the younger's back. ❝i'll take us home and i'll take care of you, hm?❞ he ran a hand through the student's hair and gave him a small smile. ❝we'll talk about it first thing in the morning when you're sober enough, don't worry.❞

leaning forward, hendery was about to give him a kiss on the lips but yangyang stopped him with his hand covering his mouth. he then shook his head as a no before burying his head down on his shoulder. ❝no, please.❞

hendery could tell that he was still thinking about that kiss he had with his secretary. that wasn't even considered as he kiss if you ask him, but it was in yangyang's perspective. sighing, the ceo knew he couldn't do anything but just respect what's comfortable for the younger. ❝i'll wait for you to sleep before i start the car.❞

seeing the vehicle still being there, jaemin suddenly had a wild idea in mind that he didn't hesitate to share with his two boyfriends. ❝i bet they are fu—❞

the male earned a look coming from both his boyfriends and rolled his eyes at how they were warning him not to curse.

❝fishing inside his car.❞ he then said it, crossing his arms.

being dragged by jeno, the male also took the small chinese's hand and started to walk to the opposite direction why bringing his two boyfriends with him. ❝let's just leave them alone.❞

while being dragged by jeno, jaemin turned to the side and saw renjun looking like he was in deep thought. ❝why?❞

staring up at him, the chinese showed him a frown. ❝i'm also wondering if hendery is the reason why yangyang is like that.❞

jaemin shut his eyes tight and held himself back from bursting in a lot of complaints. ❝we could have asked his sweet father a while ago!❞

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