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~Park Baekhyun~

I took a step back as I stared at him, wide-eyed. Yifan looks sad and determined at the same time. Hindi ko alam kung anong mararamdaman, tatakbo ba ako o hahayaan siyang mag-explain.

"Yifan..." simula ko habang umiiling-iling. "I-I'm married."

Tumango siya ng mabilis at napahawak sa ulo niya. He closed his eyes and inhaled a lungful. He looked up and back at me, and when he did, I can see the sincerity in his eyes.

"I know, Baek." he whispered and he took my hand. Sinubukan kong hinalin ito pabalik pero hinawakan lang niya ng mas mahigpit.

I shook my head. "Yifan..."

"This is ridiculous, right?" he said and his eyes are lonely and begging. "You're married and you got children. And in fact, I don't even know you well. But Baek..."

I stared up at him. Tinignan niya ako ng maigi sa mata hanggang sa wala akong nagawa kundi umiwas ng tingin. I looked down and frowned. What is happening here?

"Baek..." he repeated and I looked at him again.

"W-what?" I murmured and I felt all the blood leave my face. He's making me nervous and I don't like where this is going.

"When I looked at you..." he whispered and my eyes went wider. "I know I want to look at you for forever. And that I felt something I had never felt before."

I gasped and pulled my hand fast. "Yifan, a-ano bang sinasabi mo?" tanong ko at medyo inis na tumingin sakanya.

"Kim Jongin is a friend." he started and looked at me in the eyes. "He's a friend I met in a conference in the US and asked me to come invest into the Park Inc. I was happy and honored to be called into such business and so I agreed."

That's when I frowned and looked at him questioningly. "P-pero... hindi ka sa business ni Chanyeol nag-invest..." I started as I shake my head slowly.

"That night... I researched about the company and saw a picture of the both of you." he whispered and I can see he's somewhat remembering that night he's talking about. "And when I saw you... Baek... I don't know. I just..." then he sighed and looked at me longingly.

I started to move away from him. "Chanyeol will not like this. Remember, nasa negosyo tayo at---"

"I know, Baek." Yifan said, exasperated. "I also know that Chanyeol would get mad if he knew this! But... I can't contain it anymore. You need to know how I really feel about you."

I frowned at him and took another step back. "Yifan... I love my family. I love my children and my husband. At kahit kelan, wala akong balak na saktan sila."

The pain was evident in his eyes when I said all those. He looked down and exhaled painfully.

"I... I don't want to destroy your family, Baek." he whispered. "I just want you to know, that's all."

I nodded and bit my lip without looking at him. "Then.. what do you want, Yifan? Anong gusto mo?" I asked and I really do want to know kung ano ba talaga ang dahilan niya para sa lahat ng ito. He confessed and then what?

"Nothing." he answered and looked down. "I just want to relieve my heart."

And with that, I nodded again and tried to smile. "I hope... we could still be friends." I said under my breath. "I hope this would not destroy what we have right now."

He nodded and smiled back. "Yes, Baekhyun." he answered. "I will not make you suffer, okay? I'll always be here." he gave me another smile before looking away.

I nodded and gave a tight smile. "Yes. Thank you."

I felt my pocket vibrate and I immediately grabbed my phone. I read the caller ID and tapped 'Answer'. "Chan?" I asked and walked a few steps away. "What is it?"

"Pa! Hey!" he exclaimed and I can sense the annoyance in his voice. "You busy?"

I frowned. "Okay ka lang? You sound annoyed or whatever." I pointed out. "Is it me, or what?"

Chan exhaled and tsked. "It's not you, Pa." he answered. "Sina Taehyung kasi eh. Tinawag akong bumili ng damit para sa darating na ball... and I don't want to go and so... I want to ask you to buy for me instead."

I frowned. "Me? Bakit ako pa? Anak naman, ang laki mo na kaya." I shook my head and rolled my eyes.

Chan Hyun groaned. "Pa, I know you know better." he said in a pleading voice. "Come on! I know hindi mo din ako matitiis." he grinned and I did nothing but roll my eyes. Again.

"Fine." I finally said. "I'll look for something today. Maybe I'll call your Dad to come with me. Masaya ka na?" tanong ko ulit sabay hinga ng malalim. He's right. Hindi ko naman sila matitiis.

"Great!" Chan exclaimed. "Good luck! You're the best!"

I scoffed. "I know." I heard his laugh and then he hung up.

I stepped back and bumped into Yifan. I gasped and looked at him. He's holding my waist and I immediately pulled back, letting myself stand straight. I fixed my suit and shook my head.

"Sorry." I muttered under my breath. "I-I didn't see you there."

Yifan smiled. "It's fine." he murmured and looked at my suit. "You... have..."

I frowned. "What is it?"

"You... have a really small figure." He gestured to my body. My eyes went wide in surprise and he suddenly grinned. "I mean, you don't look like you gave birth or something. Still..."

I brushed him off. "Oh shush!" I said and rolled my eyes. "I'm slender, I know. You don't have to point it out!" I said and scowled at him. Really, I can tell he's teasing me now.

"That face." he smiled and pointed a finger at me. "You look cute all the time, Baek."

I glared at him. "Yifan..."

Then he raised his hands in surrender. "I'm harmless." he laughed. "Really."

I rolled my eyes. "You better---"

"Harmless, you said? Really?"

I looked pass Yifan and noticed the tall figure walking towards us. My eyes went wide as I recognized Chanyeol who's holding a bouquet of blue roses in one hand. He looks so serious and Yifan looked back immediately and I can tell he's smirking.

Now... what?

"Yeol?" I called and he walked up to me, kissing my cheek and holding my waist with his other hand. Chanyeol looked at Yifan and that's the only time I noticed how tall the both of them are. They stared at each other long enough that I felt uncomfortable already.

"Yifan." Chanyeol said coldly.

"Chanyeol." Yifan answered back. Just as cold.

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