43: safe turn

Jisung was boiling with anger.

He glared at Minho and Wooyoung who were posing for the camera-man, standing too closely for Jisung's liking.

Minho has his arm around Wooyoung's shoulder, holding him closer while Wooyoung has his hold around Minho's loose black tie, glancing at each other with fake seductive looks; that match with their concept.

The said husbands and the entire crew members are now in Jirisan; north part of South Korea to start with the shooting for the series.

The director announced a photo teaser for the series at first before the official shooting started. Now here they are, at the photo session of the series.

He really wanted to reach out to the two men and pull them apart, but somewhere in his mind he suppressed the urge to kill Wooyoung, taking it as their work.

However, he can't help but clench his fists as Wooyoung placed his face over Minho's neck according to the photographer's preference while Minho placed his hands over Wooyoung's waist and that was Jisung's last straw.

"I'm leaving." Jisung furiously announced, startling everyone on the set and left the room, not before glaring at the pair of actors; where one stood confused while the other in nervousness.

No one dared to stop him for many reasons and one of the few reasons was the fact that he was Minho's P.A, so asking Jisung to calm down will be like asking Minho to shut up.

Minho, who watched the small tantrum thrown by Jisung, only let out a sigh, but he couldn't do anything about it since it was his work, nothing personal.

The camera man looked around in anticipation, "Ah shall we continue the session?"
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"Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!" Jisung furiously uttered, taking frantic steps over the footpath, aimlessly kicking a can in agitation. He stopped walking, watching the can falling and rolling down the road only for it to get crushed by a passing car.

Jisung felt his emotions like the can; crushed and left alone to suffer.

Now having a complete awareness about his growing feelings for the older, anything related to the latter was taking a toll over him.

The thought of their marriage contract ending in a few months was suffocating him. He knew the moment they sign the contract would be the end of their fake relationship and knowing that the elder despised him confirmed the answers to the forming questions in the back of his mind.

At first his plan was to end the marriage as soon as possible and to fly to America to pursue his broken dreams, but now it almost felt impossible to do so and he started blaming it over Minho's sudden show of affection and care.

Jisung was a sucker for that kind of relationship.

It's not like he hated Minho's career. Of course not. However, not having any label over their relationship other than the fake official label, it made him feel jealous because Minho wasn't his by heart.

He doesn't know when he started to notice the elder. Was it during the family dinner when they were acting as the typical newly-weds? Was it upon hearing the stories of Felix and his boyfriend Changbin? Was it when Minho showed effort to mend his broken relationship with Seungmin? Jisung has no idea.

However the thought of their upcoming wedding anniversary which will be like in four months was a huge slap of realisation. Time surely flies fast.

Jisung sat over the bench; provided under the smart bus stop. He doesn't have any knowledge about places in this part of South Korea so he didn't take a long route, so as not to get lost.

He let out a sigh and wrote a text to Minho in order for the older one not to have a panicking fist over his angry disappearance. Jisung looked up and saw a couple walking towards him, but something seemed off to them.

The woman walking beside looked clearly scared and uncomfortable while the man looked like he was conscious of his surroundings.

Jisung shrugged his thoughts away and focused on the street road. The place didn't have that many people to even notice considering the fact that it was past midnight. The couple stood beside his side, facing the road. Jisung felt a gaze upon him, making him look up to see the woman looking at him with pleading eyes. The man beside her noticed this and pulled her hand making her face in front.

Okay, something was definitely off.

"Oh! Look at the sky. There is a silver lining in there!" The man beside her looked at the sky with her exclamation, but Jisung only noticed the hand gesture she made, which made his heart beat fast in realisation.

Curled thumb and folded fingers over the thumb.

"I don't see any silver lining there."

"Oh you won't see it until you say code silver!" That was Jisung's last straw to stand up from his seat. The woman just used code words to indicate that she was in danger, that the man was her kidnapper.

"Hey! Aren't you Sana!? Why didn't I notice you?" Jisung's sudden outburst startled both of them. The woman looked at Jisung and Jisung in return nodded subtlety making a relief wash over her body.

"Oh, hey Jim!" Jisung grabbed her hands, tightening his grip.

"Sana! It's been a month since I saw you girl. Oh, who is this?" Jisung casually asked, trying to pull her towards him, but the man didn't let her go.

"I'm her brother. Go away." Jisung raised his eyebrows and confidently looked at him.

"Brother? Whom are you trying to make a fool of? Sana is a single child." The information made the shocked kidnapper unconsciously lose his grip which Jisung took advantage to pull the girl from the latter and pushed her on his back. The kidnapper realised that it was a trick and suddenly pulled a gun out, making the woman panic.

"It's just us here. Give her to me and I will spare your life. If not, be ready to get shot." The woman trembled as tears filled her eyes and she glanced at Jisung who looked at the kidnapper like he was challenging.

Suddenly Jisung kicked the other's knees, making the man groan in pain. He twisted the man's hand and managed to hit on his head with the gun, causing the man to bleed.

Jisung grabbed the gun with him and turned towards the woman who was standing there in shock. He grabbed her hand and managed to run away from the bus stop.

Jisung brought her to a familiar place and noticed Seungmin standing in the parking lot, smoking a cigarette. "Seungmin!" Seungmin noticed Jisung's dishevelled figure running towards him along with a woman he wasn't familiar with.

"Jisung! What happened to you." He asked, holding Jisung's face in his hands, then he looked at the trembling woman beside him.

"She was kidnapped. I just saved her."

"What?" All of the three turned around and saw Minho examining Jisung in shock. Seungmin pulled away and stood beside the woman, who watched Minho hugging Jisung in utter shock, but what shocked her was the small kiss Minho placed over Jisung's head.

Seungmin noticed her expression, but didn't say anything.

"You are okay, right?" Jisung nodded, then glanced at the woman who looked at them in shock. That's when realisation hit him.

Minho wasn't wearing a mask.

Shit. He thought, falling into a panicking state. Minho, who noticed this, followed Jisung's gaze and understood what was happening.

Before the husbands could react, the woman walked towards them, her lips holding a grateful smile.

"Thank you for saving me…"

"Jisung." Seungmin exclaimed loudly, making her chuckle.

"Thank you for saving me, Jisung." She then glanced at the frozen Minho. "Don't worry, Mr.Lee. I won't tell a soul. It's not my place."

"It's not like that…" She waved her hands, stopping Jisung from saying anything.

"You don't have to explain. No one has any right to judge your private matters." Seungmin walked towards her and tapped over her shoulders, grabbing her attention.

"I will drop you." She shook her head.

"It's okay, I will just call a cab. Besides, it will create a scandal if the paparazzi notice you, Seungmin-nim. " Jisung let out a protest.

"It's not safe! Our driver will drop you." Before she could decline the offer, something caught her eyes. The shining rings on their fingers. She smiled.

"Okay, if you say so." They smiled watching her going with Seungmin. "Hey! I forgot to ask you, what's your name?" She turned around and smiled at the couple.

"Sana."