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Their never-ending astonishment of the Wen Mansion only subsides when they get to Jun's own karaoke room. Well, it's still overwhelming since it's 3 times bigger than a regular one. And the sound system is just superb. State of the art digital surround sound in 7.1.

"Who thought you're filthy rich man!" Sehun exclaims.

"No, it's just my parents," Jun humbly replies. "But anyway guys, feel at home. And let's have fun?"

"Yeah!!" all of them shout out.

"I'll just get the food ready. Be right back!" Jun excuses himself.

"Can I go with you? I can help!" Sorn just blurts out without thinking.

It makes Jisoo turn to her. They're only a seat apart but why does she feel like a mile away? He's getting a bad feeling about this. She's definitely still into him and it's obvious. It's bad for his standings to let her be alone with him. He is about to say something when Jun accepts her offer.

"Sure. Come on Sorn, let's get the utensils too," Jun utters and moves to go.

"Yeah," Sorn smiles sweetly, stands up and follows him eagerly.

It leaves Jisoo frozen where's he's at. It'll be awkward if he says he also wants to go now. But a few moments later after Jun and Sorn left the room, he bolts up and excuses himself. He couldn't take it.

"I'll just take a leak guys," he says and instantly speeds out of the room.

The four persons left in the room only give each other some intriguing stares.

Areum, who is sitting at one of the large very comfy sofas utters, "Does he even know where the restroom is?"

"No idea. He's gonna get lost for sure," Sehun replies.

"But honestly, seems like a love-triangle is finally blooming," she adds.

"You notice?" Seunghee seconds.

"That is if Jun's already over you," Areum replies, stressing on the 'you' word.

"Ah... that's unnecessary unnie," Seunghee whines.

"He better be," Jeonghan interjects.

Seunghee just turns to him. "Not you too jagiya."

"Let's bet guys, whoever-" Sehun begins but gets cut by his ever congenial girlfriend.

"Ah... just cut it. Let's not meddle in these things," Areum burst out.

"You party-pooper," Sehun leers at her.

"You gonna take it out on me?" Areum provokes.

"Later," Sehun replies and puts his arm around her shoulders.

They sit there silently at first and later on talk about how extravagant the place really is. they can't help themselves, it's something they never really expected.

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Meanwhile, Sorn and Jun are on their way to the kitchen. Pacing along the big pillars of the building that seem to be dumbfounding as it is. As for Jisoo, he's still trying to find his way to where they are, carefully finding his way among their races.

"So technically, you live here alone? Isn't it a bit creepy? It's huge and definitely eerie," Sorn notes.

"Eerie? Yeah, right. I'm used to it. The guards and the house cleaners keep me company. Though there are only around four or five of them," he laughs it off.

"So you are lonely after all," she comments without really thinking that makes Jun look at her and stop on his tracks. She halts too beside him.

"Look who's talking. Aren't you the lonely one? When was the last time you saw your parents huh?" he shakes her head and snorts.

"Well, there's Skype and other apps now fyi. They call me all the time."

"And after that, what? You're still alone."

She can't reply him. It's true. She gets really homesick a lot of times. Seeing her defeat, she subtly changes the topic.

"Why are we even talking about this?"

"You started it."

"Let's just get the food."

She walks ahead of him and he follows grinning.

"Do you know where the kitchen is?"

"I don't. So walk ahead of me!" she whines.

Jun just laughs, "Alright! I thought you know your way."

"Just how long till we get there?"

It makes Jun laugh even more, making Sorn pout. "I'm just asking!"

"And I'm just laughing. We're almost there."

"Ah... your place is amazing," she sighs, Jun smiling to himself.

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Jisoo finally catches up with them and sees them get inside the kitchen. Luckily his sense of direction is incredible. He directly follows them though it's still a little far away from where he actually is.

Jun and Sorn arrives to two housekeepers readying the food. One cook and a helper.

"Good evening sir," the persons greet Jun.

"Is the food ready yet?" Jun inquires.

"In just a few more minutes sir," the cook replies.

Sorn can't believe it. The food is abundant. Such a variety of mouth-watering delicacies, some she has seen for the first time. And what surprises her is the fact that there is a Thai food on the menu. And it looks authentic.

"This is wow. And seriously? I miss this!" she exclaims pointing on the Thai food.

Jun just smiles at her, "I remember you eating that during lunch one time so I listed it for tonight. My chef here knows foreign delicacies. And he's really good."

Sorn is grateful that her smile is endless. "Thank you chef!"

The person only smiles at her. And Jun walks to the side where the eating wares are.

"We better prepare what we need," he says.

"Oh, yeah. Let me help with that," she says.

They split the portions they will carry. He tells her where to find the glasses and he takes care of the plates and the others. But the glasses are in the cupboards that are a little high for Sorn to reach. She's tiptoeing to reach them which looks dangerous so Jun gets the glasses for her instead.

"Here," he says.

"Thanks," Sorn can only utter those words at him. "Why are these cupboards so high anyways?"

"I'll just pass these on to you since you're too short to reach them," he jokes.

"Well, I'm sorry for being short," she wails.

That instant Jisoo appears inside the kitchen. He sees Jun near the sink searching the cupboards and Sorn standing just nearby behind him. Sorn gets a glimpse of him though.

"Oppa! What are you doing here?" Sorn asks.

Jun turns around and sees him, "Hyung, it's a good thing you're here. Sorn can't be of any help."

Jisoo only laughs. He walks to them and stands beside Sorn as Jun continues to get the glasses.

"Did you get the things?" he asks Sorn.

"Yeah, Jun helped me cuz he's tall enough," she answers with a hint of sarcasm.

Jun only laughs at her.

Jisoo replies, "Right." He's being watchful of Jun. Something is definitely different about him this time. He can sense it. "I'll take that," he says, grabbing the tray of glasses from her.

But Sorn refused to give it to him. "No, I can handle this," Sorn says.

Jun only listens to them as he searches the cupboards. Something is telling him that Jisoo is making his moves on Sorn. He was surprised they were together for breakfast this morning too. He didn't quite expect that. At the corner of his eyes, he glances at them. And the way he looks at them is depicting a diverse type of emotion.

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Party starts as soon as the food is delivered to them. Drinks and beverages are plentiful but moderately distributed just like any other night out they have. They simply sing their hearts out and fill their stomachs with the delicious food Jun served for them.

In the midst of partying, Jun picks a surprising song for them to sing.

"Guys, let's try this one? For the boys!" he utters.

"Are you sure?" Sehun asks.

Jeonghan and Jisoo also turn to him in query.

"Yeah. For a change," Jun replies.

The music starts and Jun eagerly starts singing.

Jun:
All my girls I'm telling you
nae modeun mimo gakseonmi bigyeori mwo

With him starting like that, the others have no choice but to follow.

Sehun:
geugeon naega sineun nopeun haihil

Jisoo:
jal bwa wanbyeokhae boineun bimil

Jeonghan:
nal bwa haihil hanaro
modeun ge dalla boyeo

Jisoo:
When I say

All:
So what you wanna do so what you wanna do

Jeonghan:
jeomjeom nopge yeppeojige

All:
So what you wanna do so what you wanna do

Jisoo:
eosaekhan Step no no no no

Jun:
haneureul kokkokkok jjilleobwa toktoktok

Sehun:
Oh ppeonppeonhan geu jasingam

Jisoo:
hanamyeon dwae OK geugeollo chungbunhae

Sehun:
dangdanghan Step

Jeonghan:
naega dalla boyeotdeon iyu Alright

Jun:
alge haejulge

Jeonghan:
neoreul dallajige hae jul mabeop Alright

It's a laugh trip. The boys singing this cute idol song is just hilarious. It's awkwardly funny. And if that isn't enough, they all stand up and perform the song, together with its cute dance routine for the second verse all throughout the end.

Jisoo:
Everybody clap your hands

Sehun, Jun:
hanbal hanbal To the left
hanbal hanbal To the right
Put your high heels on
and let's dance tonight

Jeonghan, Jisoo:
hanbal hanbal To the left
hanbal hanbal To the right
Put your high heels,
let's just dance all night long...

Jeonghan:
naega dalla boyeotdeon iyu Alright

Jun:
alge haejulge

Jeonghan:
neoreul dallajige hae jul mabeop Alright

It's the best. The girls applaud the boys nonstop, together with unstoppable laughs. But not because they're funny, but because it's fun. And so they decide themselves. Silently looking at one another, it's their turn to make them smile.

As the boys sit down, the girls stand up replacing them infront.

"Whoa!" the boys exclaim.

"Now you guys listen to us!" Areum says.

Seunghee and Sorn only turn to each other.

Areum picks the song and it begins. And surprisingly it's something sexy.

All:
jiul suga eomneun neoni
wae iri miryeonhani nan oh~

Areum:
naege jeonhwahaji ma
nan gidaehage dwae
ol geo anijanha geureom nwa

Seunghee:
seupgwancheoreom chajawa
nal gatgo nolji ma
da kkeutnatdamyeonseo daeche wae

Sorn:
neon cham nappa nan tto apa
neon byeonhan ge eobseo
nan byeonhan ge eobseo

Areum:
ni byeondeoge noranago isseo
malhaebwa neon ige jaeminni

All:
nal bwa kkeun arae mukkin
seulpeugo seulpeun inhyeongeul
bwa yeojeonhi nege
iri jeori kkeulligo kkeullyeo
na kkeunheonaeji motan jilgin miryeon
ajikdo ni sone nan that doll
jiul suga eomneun neoni
wae iri miryeonhani nan oh~
jiul suga eomneun neoni
ajikdo ni sone nan that doll

It's smothering. Even if they're only in jeans and shirts, it's still as sexy as the nearly naked ones. Well, of course, they're infront of the boys who love them. Why won't they be mesmerized? Sehun is fixated on Areum, Jeonghan of course on Seunghee and Jisoo on Sorn. But who is Jun looking at? It's surprising. Jeonghan sometimes glances at him at the corner of his eyes. And he can see he's watching the girls. But he can hardly see him focus on one. He only looks out if he's still hitting on his girl. But unexpectedly, his eyes are not on her. Not her alone. And it makes him wonder. Jisoo, on the other hand, is also on the lookout for Jun. He's doing the same thing Jeonghan does. And he doesn't find an answer as well.

Seunghee:
da da jiwoyaji wae beoseonajil motae
iksukhaejyeonni

Areum:
momburimchimyeon chil ttaemada
ohiryeo gipge eongkyeodeureo
ajikdo nan ni sone nan that doll

Seunghee:
buseojin nal

All:
bwa neoege jjitgin
apeugo apeun inhyeongeul
bwa yeojeonhi nege
iri jeori kkeulligo kkeullyeo
na dorikil su eomneun gipeun sangcheo
ajikdo ni sone nan that doll
jiul suga eomneun neoni
wae iri miryeonhani nan oh~
jiul suga eomneun neoni
ajikdo ni sone nan that doll

After the sensual performance of the girls, they sit back on their own designated seats with loving, fire-driven stares from their loved ones.

"I think we should do this inside my room," Sehun whispers at Areum's ear.

She shoves him away and ignores him, "Drink up, we have long night to go."

"Why is my girlfriend such a killjoy?" he asks himself.

Jeonghan is silent staring at Seunghee though.

"What?" Seunghee asks.

"Why haven't I known this part of you? Seems like you've been hiding things from me," Jeonghan jokes.

She smiles and whispers on his ear playfully, "Did I tease you too much?"

He puts his arm around her back and pulled her to lean on the mattress. "You better not trigger more," he murmurs.

She only laughs at him.

While Sorn sits between Jisoo and Jun.

"That was different. Unlike the last time in rehearsals," Jun suddenly mocks at Sorn.

"I bet you just weren't watching and you weren't even present throughout the performance," Sorn replies.

"You've danced like this before?" Jisoo sounds curious.

"Yeah, we did this type of dance for a performance last semester," Sorn says.

"I should've seen that one," Jisoo states.

"I think we were still strangers that time," she adds.

"Ah... I guess I missed too much," he replies.

She only smiles at him. It somehow triggers Jun's curiosity.

"What is there to miss about her?" Jun asks.

"Everything," Jisoo simply answers him with an obvious tone implying something more.

"Okay..." he knows this tone well. It's now clear to Jun that he's missing out on everyone.

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All night long till dawn, they party and have a good time. But in between those hours, one couple would sneak out of the room and have some time for themselves. As soon as Areum and Sehun come back from their questionable venture in the restrooms, Jeonghan pulls Seunghee out of the room quietly, as if the others don't notice him.

"Come on..." he pulls her off her seat but she doesn't want to.

"Where are we going?" she loudly murmurs at him.

"Just follow me," he says.

It's as if they're all blind and deaf. Jeonghan and Seunghee sneak out of the room comfortably. Jisoo is still chatting with Sorn and Jun but Jun suddenly excuses himself seeing that his noona has gone out with her boyfriend.

"I'll be right back," Jun utters.

"Yeah," Sorn replies.

As Jun walks away, she feels heavy. Sorn knows it's not possible for Jun to let go of Seunghee that easily. Even if he was nearly not talking to her all night long because Jeonghan is there, at the end of the day, of course he still wants to. He still wants her and no one else. That's what she believes.

As he walks by the corridors, Jun knows they can't be far enough from their room. He wants to be with her alone but he can't possibly do that without running into Jeonghan and probably getting into a fight with him. But he needs to. He needs to talk to her about something. Something he has resolved in his stay in China. Upon turning on a corner, he sees her. He sees them together. And it shatters his heart once again. But this time, he calmly takes it. He serenely accepts the fact that she's Jeonghan's girl now. That she can never be his in this lifetime like she told him. So without a word, he simply walks away, mending his broken heart for the very last time.

Back there where he left them, Seunghee and Jeonghan are enclosed in each other's arms, passionately sharing an intoxicated kiss.

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To be continued...

(16.07.25)