❛ THIRTEEN ❜
───── PRICE OF HOSPITALITY

IT WAS ALREADY 4am by the time the duo finished their meal and now they were sitting on the couch eating the fruits. Jaerim really devoured the whole food and complimented Mingyu at every bite she took because it felt like heaven. She wouldn't mind dying right at the moment because those stews surpassed those resturants food.

Mingyu stretched out himself after finishing the last piece of strawberries and occupied the sofa lazily as Jaerim was sitting on the floor. The couch in her living room was just for a decoration because she often sits on the floor and rarely sits on the couch. She thought that her couch was big and should exchange it for a smaller one but seeing Mingyu's body occupying it, it didn't look that big.

"It's already late so why don't you stay back and take rest for a while?"

"Sure"

Jaerim went to her room and grabbed a pillow with a blanket and handed it to Mingyu. Jaerim turned off the lights and went back to her room to sleep. After eating food, it was making her a little lazy and sleepy so she decided to just sleep in since she didn't have any schedules for the day.

The girl wasn't sure if Mingyu would be comfortable taking rest on the couch but the couch was spacious and comfortable that two people could even fit in there. She was somehow amazed at her own because she was sharing the house with a guy which has never happened in the entire history since she moved inside the house.

Seo Jaerim, you're becoming more outrageous day by day.

As she was rethinking her decision, sleepiness took over her body and soon was sent into a deep slumber while Mingyu? He was already dead asleep the moment Jaerim entered her room.

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"Ahhhhh!!!!"

Jaerim was woken up by a loud screech from the living room. She rubbed her eyes and reached out for the alarm clock and saw that it was already 9am in the morning. She pressed the remote controller and opened the window blinds where she was welcome by the bright view of the city with a clear sky.

"Good morning, Seo Jae ───  !!!!!"

She flung the blanket away and ran towards the living room with a horrified expression. She totally forgot that she was sharing the house with a man.

Mingyu was in the kitchen wearing an apron and looked like he was cooking something but his face was flushed while her fellow members YUE and LYN were sitting infront of him with a mischievous smile.

"Good morning Jaerim-ah"

"Lyn-eonnie... Yue-ah...."

Yue winked at Jaerim and gave the chopped green onions to Mingyu "Go and wash up, we want an explanation while Mingyu-ssi prepares our breakfast"

Jaerim totally forgot that her members knew the passcode and would often enter to drop things or turn off the AC when she forgot to and she knows the other girl's house passcode too. She face-palmed herself for letting her guards down so, she could only sigh and drag herself to the washroom.

Soon, all four of them were at the table as Jaerim acted like she didn't understand why the girls were eyeing her and kept on serving food to them while Mingyu just kept his composure and talked with the two members, trying to ease the atmosphere.

Yue knew that Jaerim won't open her mouth so, she gathered all the courage left in her and turned to Mingyu with a big smile but a subtle hint of mischief could be noticed "Mingyu-ssi, since the lady you're courting is not opening her mouth, why don't you tell us how did you ended up staying here in the morning and cooking breakfast?"

"Yue!"

But LYN was there to defend YUE, "I don't think you have the right to scold YUE now?"

Jaerim knew what the older member meant by that and could only pout as Mingyu chuckled and looked at Jaerim then back to the the two girls "I came around 2am and we cooked together. It was too late to return home and I was tired so I just slept in, Jaerim was kind enough to offer me her couch. I made breakfast to repay her kindness"

YUE squealed and gave thumbs up to Mingyu as if she had approved him while LYN glanced at her friend who has been considered a hopeless romantic, suddenly inviting a guy and having a meal together ─── even giving him space to take rest.

She couldn't help but tease Jaerim right now after seeing her face turning pink from embarrassment, "Mingyu-ssi, our Jaerim is the hopeless romantic of the group but it seems like she has already found her other half. It may take time but her LAVELLE sisters have approved you to be our brother-in-law"

"Two of you get out!!"

Jaerim couldn't bear to listen to her two devil members teasing her but Mingyu seemed to be enjoying and suddenly placed his hand on her head, stroking it slowly and carefully. "Thank you, I will do my best"

"Too much PDA, I want to go back home LYN-eonnie"

"You're not alone"

"Then please leave"

"We can't leave the food"

Jaerim wished for the ground or the table to swallow her right now or to flung away her members away