“Jungwon,” I called him when I saw him sitting near the sidewalk.

“Sunoo, I’m sorry,” he apologized and hugged him.

“Hey, it’s okay,” I comforted him while tapping his back.

“No, I should be helping you but I got suspended for a month,” he cried.

‘Shh,” I hushed. “It’s okay. It’s fine, you don’t need to worry about it. I can handle it,” I replied.

He moved away from me and wiped his tears. “I’ll find a solution for this. Don’t worry too. We will make money for Ni-ki and us,” he stated and smiled to me.

I put my arms around his shoulders. “Let’s not think about it. Should we eat some ramyeon? I haven’t eaten any breakfast yet,” I said and we started walking.

“Oh right! Where were you last night?” he asked me.

“Well… Just around the corner,” I answered and laughed.

He takes off my arms from him, “Hey! Where were you?” he asked again and he’s really serious already.

I hissed, “Let’s just eat first hahaha,” I said instead and we entered a convenient store.

We bought one cup for each other and started eating it as soon as it’s ready. “So where?” he asked after slurping his noodles.

“Sunghoon’s pad,” I replied.

He suddenly started coughing and some splashes in me. “Argh!” I groaned. "What the heck Yang Yungwon?” I cursed him and get a tissue to wipe myself and clothes.

”I’m sorry,” he apologize and he’s still coughing. “But hey! Why where you in there!?” he yelled at me after he recovered.

“The rain was pouring so hard last night,” I replied casually and eat again.

“But that’s not a valid reason for you to slept in there!” he scolded my like he’s my hyung or something like that.

“Park Jay wasn’t in there or the other guys,” I stated.

He gasps and pointed his chopsticks to me, “Hey, why are you bringing him up here?” he asked me.

“Jungwon—“

He cuts me off, ”I know, I know that was real,” he stated and eat again.

“Yeah, Sunghoon confirmed it,” I added. “Does it hurt… that much?” I asked him trying not to sound bad.

“Nope. I’m actually happy! HAHAHA!” he laughs sarcastically.

I just sighed and put my chopsticks in the cup and looked at him, “You should leave this work already,” I suggested.

He stopped on what he’s doing and stares at me, “Why?”

“Well…” I paused and looked away first before looking at him again. “You’re going to keep on messing up if you’ll stay in here,” I answered him.

He sighs and I saw how his face becomes so blue. “Sunoo, I really wanted to leave already but I don’t want to. This is a job that’s easy for me. Hassle and tiring sometimes but I’m enjoying it. The salary is also high. I want to help Ni-ki as fast as possible,” he reasoned out.

“I know that our top priority here is to send Ni-ki to Japan before this year ends but I don’t want you to exhaust your mental health too,” I replied full of concern.

“I can handle—“

I cut him off, “No. What if HIVE will release an official statement regarding to Jay’s relationship? Then Boss Jeon will still assign you to him? I know he will because he doesn’t fucking care about how you feel and I don’t want that,” I reasoned.

He smile at me and reached my hand. “Hey, I told you not to worry about. I am Yang Jungwon and I can handle that,” he assured me.

I smiled back at him and squeeze his hand, “We’ll get through this,” I stated.

“Of course hahaha!” he laughs then we started eating again.

Jungwon and I doesn’t talk about that much about serious matters since we all want is to be happy. We also don’t want Ni-ki to see us being problematic.

“But if we already sent Ni-ki to Japan?” he asked me.

“Then will prepare for our college. We need to send him back to Japan by any means or will get delayed again,” I stated.

“You’re right but how are we going to send him when he’s illegally staying in here? His visa expired already, we don’t have any papers for him,” he asked again worriedly.

“That’s why we need a lot of money. We need to hire a fixer so he can go back in there in illegal yet clear process. I hate to say this but I’ll be needing Boss Jeon’s help. So, I will do my best not to disappoint him at all,” I stated.

“I’m sorry,” he suddenly apologized.

I smiled, “Hahahah! Stop, let’s finish this and go home.”

We talked about other things and we decided to go home. Ni-ki wasn’t in there and I decided to sleep first but when I online my phone then it started vibrating as hell.

Just Sunghoon storming me with his messages.

I seened him and I open my laptop instead. I edited the pictures that I’m going to send to Boss Jeon. But I stopped on this picture of him where he’s holding his waffle and smiling at me.

I open my phone and brows my gallery. I hate the fact that he takes up 80% of my gallery. I played a video and it made me smile.

“That’s kinda dangerous already, Kim Sunoo,” I heard from Jungwon and he sits beside me.

“I know,” I replied then he grabs my phone from me.

“This isn’t something that ‘friends’ will do,” he commented while swiping at every photo.

“Can we just say it’s part of the plan?” I asked convincing him.

He lends me my phone and I take it. He shrugged his shoulders, “I don’t know but liking him is really inevitable. Whether or not, you’ll still going to like him. I told you, you’re going to feel how I felt someday,” he stated and opens his phone.

“I hope I can deny it until everything is fine,” I replied and sigh.

“I’m also hoping,” he responds.

I don’t want to accept it… yet.

I continued editing the pictures and send it to Boss Jeon. He even complimented me but I didn’t take it seriously because it was scripted. Sunghoon knew I was taking pictures of him.

I smiled again after remembering it.

Then I felt Jungwon’s kick in my arm. “Kim Sunoo! Hey! You’re acting so weird already! Damn! You’re in love!” he shouted at me.

“HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT!?” I yelled at him.

“You’re smiling alone! I know how it feels! I’m really worried about you already!” he scolded me that made me laugh.

“I’ll conceal it no matter what,” I stated and he just looked at me like what I said is so nonsense.

I just want my plans to be successful.

After everything I did that morning I sleep for a while then Jungwon woke me up during lunch time. We’re both eating in front of our television then a music show preview.

“Oh! Sunghoon is still promoting?” Jungwon asked.

“Ahh yeah. That’s his B-side I think. It was stated in his schedule. He won pre-vote, his SNS, physical and digitals are also high. He was predicted to win,” I stated and continue eating.

“Whoa! Penguins are doing so well!” Jungwon exclaimed.

“Yeah, I never attended one of his music shows since then, should I?” I asked Jungwon.

“Depends to you. Since he’s going to win already, I think it’s nice if you’re in there,” he replied.

“Right, I should surprise him,” I thought of an idea.

“Why? Are you his special someone or something?’ he teased me while grinning.

“Stop it,” I warned him.

“Aigoo!” he hissed then smiled again. “Been saying you really hate him but now look at your smiles,” he teases me again.

“Hey—“

“Lie or I’m going to hip throw you,” he warned me so I laughed at him.

“We’re just friends,” I stated.

“Clown hahahah!” he teases me. “Okay, should I give you some tips or what? HAHAHA!” he laughs.

“Tips? Okay what are those? Might use it hahaha!” I joked.

“First of all Kim Sunoo, don’t deny it. We can’t proceed to the next one if you’ll keep on denying it,” he stated.

“I’M NOT DENYING ANYTHING!” I shouted at him.

He shook his head, “I’m not going to force you Sunoo hahaha! You’re the only one who knows if you’re denying or not hahaha!” he teases me again and stand up.

“Hey! It’s like that! I know he can make me feel happy but I don’t think it’s that really special,” I reasoned then followed him to the kitchen.

“I don’t think so? I meant Ni-ki and I can make you feel happy but not as much as how Sunghoon can make you happy,” he replied.

“Huh?” I sounded in confusion.

He looked at me and smiled, “I know how you can make other people comfortable around you and I know if you’re happy and comfortable with the person around you,” he stated like he really knows me already.

“I love the atmosphere that Sunghoon is giving me,” I replied in my low voice.

He take my empty plate and put it on the sink, “Of course because you like the person. It’s clearly stated in your whole face. I know you, Kim Sunoo,” he added.

I sighed, “But I don’t want to,” I said.

“Because you don’t want to experience what happened to me? Then when are you going to accept it?” he asked me looking so serious.

“I don’t know,” I answered in my low voice.

“Job is job and love is love. They are totally different yet both have the same purposes and that is to help you. It’s just that you need to priority something. Would it be love or your job?” he asked.

“And you choose?”

“I’ve been choosing my job since then. This is the first time I choose Jay over anything. Some may think I messed up but for me, I did what’s right. But not because I did what’s right, I’m not regretting it at all because I also have my responsibility. How about you? What are you going to choose?” he asked me and it feels like he’s really challenging me.

If choosing love over your job can mess up things then I prefer not to. I need to prioritize what is should be in my priority and that is money, my job.

But I’m just saying this for now, I don’t really know what will happen in the future. Even though it’s still vague I need to be firm that I will choose my job over him.

No matter how close we gotten.

“I’m going to choose what the best is and that is my job as Park Sunghoon’s sasaeng.”