❝shh,❞ reaching to their gates, yangyang placed a finger on his lips and hushed the boy down.

he wasn't even making a noise, neither talking, in the first place, but he nodded his head nonetheless.

and while the student his busy opening the gates, xiaojun was there grabbing a fistful of his hair and mumbling countless of complains. he's also grumbling dozens of possible scenarios if they get caught. he wouldn't have panicked this much if he wasn't just involved but the problem is, he is involved greatly in this. he can now see the future he would probably go to. unfortunately for him, he can't really move that much as he was carrying the paper and plastic bags they had attained in going to the mall.

❝kunhang is going to kill us.❞

xiaojun had no idea how yangyang got to convince the orphanage but he actually got himself to adopt the boy that slapped his hand away even when he's trying to get the leaf on top of his head. the boy who was accused of breaking a toy inside the playroom and almost got himself to a fight by someone who has a larger built than him. although, it was only the two of them who knows about this and also mrs. song who helped yangyang fill up the adoption papers. he even managed to hide it from jaemin who decided to stay longer at the orphanage as they were planning to go first.

that was an easy way out for them of not letting jaemin find out or else it would be over for yangyang— and xiaojun. that's not all. nope, they didn't go home immediately even when the secretary told him to while the ceo is not home yet. the student had to spend hours of buying enough clothes for the boy, for now as he planned to buy more in the upcoming days, and even went to change the boy's name.

you wouldn't believe what yangyang named the boy and whose surname he used as he panicked during that time.

❝calm down, dejun ge.❞ opening the gates, yangyang grab hold of the boy's hand as he guided them on their way to the front door, passing by a massive front yard that made the boy drop his jaw in awe.

❝how am i supposed to be calm when you brought the kid with you?❞ he didn't know why but he was whispering.

it only made the student laugh at how nervous he looked. ❝why not?❞

❝why not—❞ reaching the front doors and having the younger fumble with the keys, xiaojun buried his face down to the palm of his hands. ❝kunhang is going to kill me! not only did i let this happen but you also used my surname!❞

❝ryry ge won't know if he doesn't find out.❞ yangyang cheered when the front doors are opened.

he first crouched down in front of the boy and carried him up, actually getting used of doing it since he has been carrying him up every since they went out a while ago. he then got inside the house and switched the light on, greeted by a loud bark from the beagle dog who rushed towards the stressed secretary.

the boy only clung to the student's neck when he saw a dog, making yangyang coo at how adorable he is.

❝how on earth is he not going to find out when you're literally keeping this orphan here!?❞ xiaojun felt guilty for not giving the dog the attention he deserves but he had much more bigger problems to attend to.

closing the door, the secretary approached them by the living room where yangyang placed the boy gently down the sofa after putting the plastic bags he was carry as they arrived after roaming around the mall and buying things that the boy needed, especially clothes. ❝he's not an orphan anymore, i adopted him.❞

❝yang, we.❞ yes, the student placed the secretary's name along with his on the information sheet. the two even debated to whether they should also put the ceo's name and in the end, yangyang did write his boyfriend's name in small font.

that still doesn't calms the fact that they adopted a child without hendery's consent.

the boy listened to them argue about the situation as he was peacefully sitting down on the comfy sofa. the next second, he then felt a weight on his lap and as he lowered his head, it was a cat finding comfort on his lap. he really isn't fond of animals, especially that dog who barked and scared him, but the siamese cat looked harmless.

lifting his hand up, he gently stroked the cat's back and earned a purr from him. ❝kitty.❞

❝ge, don't you feel bad for him?❞ yangyang started, cutting the older off from all his complains. ❝even the orphanage judges him, that's not right. and plus, i know you also feel like he isn't the one who destroyed the toy car.❞

❝yeah, but adopting him never crossed inside my head!❞ but he did kind of feel bad that a small part of him was willing to take care of the boy.

while the boy was left unbothered playing with the cat that surprisingly favors him, yangyang still went on with convincing the secretary. ❝are you just going to disown your son like that?❞

❝my son.❞ xiaojun started laughing like an insane person before his face made a sad expression, looking like he was about to cry any moment from now. ❝kunhang is going to kill me for sure. using my surname isn't a good idea.❞

sitting right next to the boy, the student showed a small smile as he noticed the siamese cat getting too comfortable with the boy despite of him hating human's existence. but his attention soon went to the older who's still stressed out about this. ❝why is that so?❞

❝yang, there's this called a top and bottom—❞ xiaojun paused, realizing that if he explains it that way then it'll be like admitting that he's submissive in whatever relationship he had gotten himself with them. shaking his head, the older quickly thought of another reason out. ❝kunhang is your boyfriend, shouldn't you use his?❞

❝but why can't i use yours?❞ tilting his head to the side, yangyang asked. ❝you're also someone important to me.❞

that may not be the answer he expected but that surely, and undeniably, made the older feeling butterflies inside his stomach. being important to someone in a romantic way made his insides flutter. he may not know what relationship they are having but being reassured that he's important to the younger male him feel warm. groaning, xiaojun messed up his hair. ❝it's not the right time to flatter me, yang!❞

❝right!❞ the student chuckled at how the older blushed at his words before turning to the boy beside him that's dozing off with the cat still laying on his lap. he must have gotten tired in walking around a while ago. ❝hey, can you tell me about yourself—❞

a car honking outside then cut yangyang off from getting to know the boy more.

both the secretary and the student stared at each other with eyes widened like saucers before it took them a minute later to start moving. xiaojun rushed towards the plastic and paper bags that they brought from the mall and went to the kitchen, hiding them at one of the empty cabinets. as he was at it, yangyang slowly tried to get the siamese cat away from the boy but only earned a hiss from him as if it's a snake.

❝come on louis—❞ there's also no time to talk with the cat as he now heard footsteps coming from outside.

with a shriek, yangyang picked the sleeping boy, waking him up, and carried him in the middle of the living room as he didn't know where to go. he was conflicted on whether he should hide at the kitchen or his shared room with his boyfriend. the study room is also a great idea as hendery doesn't usually go there.

❝what are you still doing here?!❞ xiaojun came out of the kitchen and saw the student hopping in the middle of the living room as if the floor is lava.

❝where should i go, ge!?❞ yangyang puckered his lips as he tightened his embrace on the boy he is carrying.

❝there!❞

❝where!?❞

since there was no time and the door slowly creaked open, all xiaojun could do was grab the hem of the student's shirt and pushed them inside the kitchen as he quickly ran towards the front door and surprised the ceo that just got home. taking a step back, hendery didn't expect to see his secretary's face here inside his house.

❝oh, dejun?❞

with a nervous chuckle, the secretary's voice just had to crack. ❝you're home!❞

with xiaojun distracting hendery by the front door, yangyang sat down right behind the kitchen island with the boy in his lap. the two were facing each other with the boy looking clueless as he didn't know what they were doing. are they playing hide and seek? the student only went to hush him down and the boy was obedient enough to nod his head, being convinced that they were playing hide and seek.

and as they were staying silent there, xiaojun was already sweating buckets as he had lost every idea he could think of just to keep the ceo away from the kitchen.

❝have you seen yangyang?❞ he then threw his car keys down the sofa and earned a look from the cat. hendery just eyed the siamese cat as he got down from the sofa before looking at his secretary as he asked for answers. ❝i got worried when neither of you called lucas to pick you up.❞

❝w-we got h-home early.❞ xiaojun mentally scolded himself for stuttering, trying to get a grip of himself so he wouldn't be too obvious that he's hiding something.

❝isn't jaemin with you?❞ walking towards the stairs, the ceo stop by the first step before calling out his boyfriend's name. it felt nice being greeted by his secretary but he would still prefer having the student hug him the moment he step foot inside the house.

❝yeah, b-but he preferred to stay longer there.❞ taking small steps towards the door frame separating the kitchen and living room, a nervous smile was seen on xiaojun's face.

hendery had his brows furrowed when no one came down to the living room even when he called his boyfriend's name. ❝i should inform his boyfriends about that then, so they could pick him up.❞ loosening his tie, he raised a brow at how tenses his secretary looked. ❝are you okay?❞

feeling his breathing hitch, xiaojun tried to pry away the cat that's clinging to his feet as the siamese only wanted to get himself inside the kitchen. the cat made an attempt to scratch him and it made the male internally cry. ❝i'm fine!❞

he didn't look okay though. anyways, his biggest concern at this moment is his boyfriend that's no where to be seen. ❝where is yangyang?❞

❝he's—❞ the shorter male that's nervous on his spot let out a quiet gasp when the siamese cat successfully got pass by his foot and is now making his way inside the kitchen. ❝he's sleeping!❞

flinching from his place, hendery stared at him in an odd manner. his actions were starting to grow suspicious but he decided to shrug it off as he was too tired to think of anything at that hour. ❝you don't have to shout.❞

he then made his way towards his secretary and tried to go pass by him like how the cat did by taking the space left on the other side by xiaojun only blocked him. the ceo tried taking the other side but the smaller male still blocked him from doing so. it then came to the point that he got irritated, standing there with his arms folded across his chest while glaring at the shorter male who's gulping.

❝are you not going to let me inside my own kitchen?❞ he then asked, not in the mood to play games with him.

❝a-are you hungry?❞ he can't really remove stuttering as his habit when he's nervous. ❝i can cook for you!❞

shaking his head, the ceo didn't want to be served. ❝i'm just going to get a glass of water.❞

❝i'll get it for you!❞

❝dejun, it's fine.❞

❝i insist!❞

getting annoyed, hendery clicked his tongue and took a tight grip on his secretary's arm that's blocking the sides of the doorway. ❝xiao dejun, didn't i tell you—❞

"kitty!"

"oh fuck, eleven!"

hearing a kid's voice and a familiar one that owned to someone whom xiaojun lied that he's sleeping then made hendery freeze from his place. it didn't take a while till he got the entire situation processed inside his head and now shot a deadly glare at his secretary who scooted to the side upon letting out a nervous chuckle.

and he even had the guts to give him a broken smile. ❝surprise?❞

they definitely are screwed.

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