Twenty Three
Chanyeol was stunning in his black suit and even though the bride was facing her back to Baekhyun, he was sure that the lady beside Chanyeol was beautiful in her white dress, too.
Life was far different from Disney fairytales. A prince would marry a princess but not a normal boy. The clapping from the audience was so loud that Baekhyun hated it.
"I do."
His deep voice, his lips and his everything were now another person's property. Baekhyun felt his heart tightening and he knew he couldn't get enough oxygen. He quickly tried to unbutton the very first button of his suit but he couldn't move.
"Damn!"
He opened his eyes and it was in the middle of the night. What he just had was simply a nightmare. Baekhyun sat on the bed and grabbed the water bottle on the bedside table. Gulping the cold water, Baekhyun wiped his tears away.
It had been a week when he last saw Chanyeol. Until that night, he had a hope that Chanyeol would not be that cruel to him but all these were gone now as an insider released that Chanyeol's wedding would be held in next month.
In these days, he was trying to open a cafe with the money Chanyeol transferred to his account. He put all his mind and body in preparing this cafe but when the news came up, his daily routine went scattered. He fell ill for two days and now, he was suffering from heartache again.
Baekhyun looked at the digital clock on the table and it showed 2:30 a.m. He knew that he would not be able to go back to sleep so he just decided to take a warm bath.
While waiting for the warm water to fill up the bathtub, Baekhyun hummed a song and chose the shampoo, but ended with the honey scent one. When the bath was ready, Baekhyun took off his clothes and got inside the tub.
"Woah, it's so relaxing."
His hand reached the shampoo and memories flashed back in his mind. Chanyeol liked this shampoo scent and Baekhyun could not help but used the same one till now.
"How can you do this to me?"
Baekhyun put a hand on his left chest and felt the heartbeat. Chanyeol was still there inside his heart. His heart beat so fast whenever he thought about him.
Tears mixed with water. He sighed loudly. How could he bear this pain?
+ + +
With a glass of wine, Chanyeol stayed outside at the balcony for all night long. He couldn't sleep and to be honest, he didn't know why, too. The cold breeze brushed his face and he held onto the wine glass more tightly. It was a starry night.
It was true about him going to get married next month and he was sure that Baekhyun already found out the news. Actually, he planned to release the news to deliver it to Baekhyun because he knew that the latter would never try to come see him again as he did not want to deny Chanyeol's words.
In these years, he tried his best to get the chairman title back and he did succeed with the help of Mr. Shim and his friends, Sehun and Luhan. He thought Sehun could not become his friend but it turned out to be totally the opposite as Oh Sehun was now the best business partner he had ever had.
Chanyeol's lips curved up when his mind travelled back to the days when he and Sehun fought to get Luhan but he shook his head to shoo the silly past away from his mind and his eyes land on the wedding invitation on the chair beside him. The wedding was drawing up and he had not prepared his mind yet. Well, he slowly took it and read it out.
"Park Chanyeol &..."
He sighed and threw it back onto the chair. He hoped everything would turn out to be okay when the time came. He sipped the wine and stared at the sky where sparkling diamonds were scattered over. The moon was hiding behind the clouds but she could be seen.
The situation reminded him of that one night when he asked Baekhyun to continue his study. But unlike then, he was all alone right now.
The wine didn't taste good anymore and Chanyeol heaved a sigh as a question appeared in his mind.
Did Baekhyun really think that Chanyeol's happy at the moment?
He did not know Baekhyun's answer but he had to admit one thing.
Chanyeol wasn't happy at all.
+ + +
"A lot more customers came on the second day than the first day, right?"
The waiter who was in his 18 asked Baekhyun, the boss of the newly opened cafe.
"Yes, I am sure there will be more customers today!"
Baekhyun replied cheerfully and the boy smiled. To be honest, Baekhyun did not want to hire many workers, he just thought that a barista and himself as a waiter were enough for his newly opened cafe. But things changed when he visited the club he worked as he saw this waiter boy there asking for a job.
It was like seeing his young self in front of his eyes again so Baekhyun could not stand there with his arms crossed and offered the boy to work at his cafe. He agreed immediately and like that, Baekhyun's cafe got a waiter.
"Oh, welcome!"
The waiter quickly turned to the entrance and greeted as soon as the door bell rang.
"Baekhyun?"
Baekhyun did not think Seoul was this narrow until Oh Sehun entered his cafe. Both were frozen in their spots and Baekhyun was the one who broke the awkward atmosphere with a greeting smile.
"Long time no see, Sehun ssi."
"Until I saw you at the cashier, I thought to take a photo of the cafe and send it to Chanyeol. But I have never thought that the owner is you. Chanyeol will be happy to hear that there is a cafe with his name."
"Uhm, can you keep it as a secret? He won't be happy when he knows that the owner of the cafe with his name is his ex husband."
"Okay, but I am here to drink a cup of coffee."
"Yes, take a seat and I will bring you the menu."
Baekhyun quickly grabbed the menu book from the cashier and went to Sehun's table. The taller looked around the cafe with a smile.
"When did you start running a cafe?"
"Two days ago."
"How's it doing?"
"Pretty nice."
"Just give me a cup of cappuccino."
"Okay, please wait a minute."
"You are the boss, right? Just sit here and talk with me. I have things to tell you."
Baekhyun secretly shook a little and gave the order to the waiter then he took a seat in front of Sehun. To be honest, he was afraid of Sehun as he was intense when he got angry.
"Well," Sehun put his phone on the table and started the conversation, eyeing at Baekhyun who was sitting tightly like a frightened baby.
"Tell me, have you heard about Chanyeol's wedding?"
"Uhm, yes. I saw it on SNS."
Sehun nodded a few times and averted his eyes.
"So, how have you been?"
Silence took over for a few seconds.
"Fine. I think so."
"To be honest, I didn't expect to see this reaction. Your words and your actions are opposite. If you are doing fine, why did you name the cafe Chanyeol's ? It is clear that you still have feelings for him."
Baekhyun felt like cornered. He knew that Sehun was that kind of person who could make the other surrender with his words but he did not expect to be caught off guard.
"Anyway, it is not right to continue falling for the person who is getting married soon. But I can't control my feelings, too. So, as a comfort with the thought that I once was his property, this cafe's name becomes Chanyeol's ."
"Do you know who his bride is?"
Baekhyun suddenly hated Sehun for getting into this topic again and again without thinking for Baekhyun's feelings.
"I want you to meet her."
"Why are you getting me into his business when we are not related anymore in anything?"
"She wants to meet you, too. And, she wanna tell you the reason why Chanyeol decided to marry her."
Baekhyun kept silent for a while and he knew Sehun checking him out.
"I-"
"Here is your cappuccino."
Sehun stared up the waiter with a frown.
+ + +
Chanyeol left the company earlier than normal as Mr. Shim set an appointment to choose the wedding suit and rings. It was his second time doing such things.
The car was parked in front of the shop and Chanyeol threw a glance into the shop. A dress caught his eyes, a low neckline white dress with sparkling crystals along the sides.
He smiled a bit and got off of the car. A girl immediately opened the door for him as soon as he reached the doorstep.
"Welcome, Mr."
"I come to get the ordered suits."
"May I know your name please?"
"Park Chanyeol."
"Yes, please wait for a moment here."
The girl went inside and Chanyeol again looked at the dress again. It stood out in Chanyeol's eyes and he went nearer to the showcase.
"It is pretty."
Chanyeol whispered and took out his phone because of the message tone. A text attached with a photo from Oh Sehun made Chanyeol's eyebrows raise.
It was a photo of Baekhyun standing in front of a cashier. Chanyeol frowned as he did not know the reason why Sehun sent it to him.
Another message arrived and it said,
"The name of his cafe is Chanyeol's . For more details, one table bro! I have a voice recording."
Chanyeol shook his head and tapped on the call icon. The girl came out with two big paper bags and handed them to Chanyeol.
"This is your order, with cash or credit?"
"Here is the card and I will take that dress, too."
+ + +
TBC.
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