felix was sitting on his bed using his phone, until chan jumps on the bed next to him.

"aish chan!" felix jumps and looks at him.

"whoops" chan wraps his arms around felix as a sign he wants to cuddle, which felix understood.

he puts his phone down and lays his head on chan's shoulder before wrapping his arms around him.

after a few minutes of them in their own world, chan's phone rings and it's jeongin.

"what is it jeongin?"

"chan... chan..."

"what? what is it?"

"have you checked news articles lately?"

"why...?"

"just... look"

chan puts jeongin on speaker as he goes online to find articles that have to do with him.

and there it was.

Bang Chan's parents file lawsuit against him due to verbal and physical abuse

"WHAT THE HELL!?"

"don't worry it's gonna be okay..."

"I gotta go" chan hangs up and lets out a loud sigh.

"he's right, it's gonna be okay" felix hugs him tight as chan sits there in anger and disbelief.

...

when chan enters the school, all eyes are on him, not in the good way as it was like on his first day.

it was like he was a disease.

he heard talks everywhere coming from the students.

he really has no shame showing up here huh

and to believe I looked up to him

he's such a disgrace

felix looks at chan who looked upset at hearing the words coming from everyone.

"hey... don't listen to them..." felix holds his hand.

"sorry... I guess I just never had anyone hate on me before so..." chan shrugs. "but they're hating on me for no reason"

"I know" felix caresses his cheek. "don't let them get to you because they don't know you like I know you. you're innocent"

chan doesn't speak, he just hugs felix never wanting to let go of him.

their moment gets interrupted when hyunjin and changbin's 'oo's appear.

"aish you two" chan looks at them. "so do you believe that stuff about me?"

"nah based on everything you told us since you came here about your parents it makes sense for them to do that" changbin says and hyunjin nods.

"hey maybe you should just cut them off as your parents" hyunjin says.

"what do you mean?"

"just completely act like they aren't your parents anymore, take them out of everything, make sure they don't get the money anymore, they probably get it because they're your parents" chan thinks about hyunjin's advice.

"hm you have a point there... it's not like they'll treat me any better"

"is there anyone in your life that could take over?" changbin asks.

"hmm I don't think so... there's my maid miseok but she's always been like a way older sister to me"

"I'll be right back, I need to use the bathroom" felix looks at chan and walks away to go into the bathroom.

but he wasn't actually going to the bathroom.

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