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━━ ( 🎲 ) chapter four...

again, he would be in the face of regret because in front of his eyes was another genetically blessed man. a pair of glasses sat perfectly on his nose, his evident cheek bones popped as his mouth creased to a smile. the male's happiness radiated so much, jaemin could practically hear his echoing laugh.

' dang renjun's right ' a thought appeared in jaemin's mind, one that he couldn't resist.

renjun snickered, jaemin's mindblown and completely frozen body exceeded his expectation, " see? i told you. "

" w-what d-do you mean? it's not like i'm flustered, " he replied sarcastically.

the pale chinese was definitely not the type to start a brawl. so, he only smiled and continue to stare at the latter's eyes, his orbs that were imprinted on the screen.

" the eldest out of the three, that brother figure you would always dream of..." renjun described him throughly, " lee minhyung, or preferably mark lee. "

jaemin's ear perked as he heard the foreign and rather unusual name for a korean, " a foreigner? "

" canadian, born from another father. at first mrs.lee didn't claim mark hyung as his son...but then somehow he ended up following his mother to korea when he turned five. "

another fact that jaemin couldn't process easily, another evident that life behind their perfect, flawless family portrait were a stack of dark unknown secrets. the fire of curiosity in him burned even more, lurking for an answer. what? who? and why exactly.

he ended up tossing the question aside, fearing that renjun maynot be ready to answer his swarm of questions, it may overwhelmed him. jaemin wasn't blind to know that renjun's past still bothered him.

instead, jaemin focused on what's most important for him. he needed to know if picking mark would do any good for his plan, " tell me, what's he like? "

" probably everything you've possible dreamed of from a guy, gentle, caring and very passionate. not a lot of people recognize mark...he's always the hidden one, and the spotlight is rarely on him," the chinese sighed, " i know one thing though, he has a gift and a passion for a million things. "

jaemin shook his head and laughed. it so happened that a perfect man lied in front of his eyes, sadly his strict criteria only found him an unsuitable match, " what was he to you renjun? "

" oh, mark hyung was that one brother you can always rely on. he'll march to the edge of the world, if it meant saving the people he loves. as he's the oldest, mark was the first one to face the bitter reality. he took almost every blame for our childish actions..." he traced his finger on the screen, " he was the one who got yelled at the most, but refused to let it dim his smile...mark used to convince us that he was alright, when he was clearly exhausted, both mentally and physically. "

" he must be a great man, " jaemin commented, facing renjun who nodded his head in agreement.

renjun met jaemin's eyes, " i miss him, and every single one of them. "

deep inside renjun's eyes--jaemin discovered a longing. from that guessof his, he could easily assume that their friendship was the unbreakable type. it saddened him that the adult's selfish actions was what put it into an end.

jaemin was too engrossed in his thoughts, his mind still churning all these new things thrown into it. he didn't realize that renjun had already move on, to another young man.

his skin painted tan like honey, his rotund cheeks peeked through the side adorably. the male's had curly locks that fell above his eyebrow, and a fake smile stretched from his lips as he faced the crowd of flashlights.

renjun seemed to be appalled too, which confused jaemin since his reaction to this one was different from the others.

he examined renjun's eyes and smirked, there was a bond and a something that connected them, to be more than friends.

" hello? renjun-ssi? " the older waved his arm in front of renjun's gaze.

renjun widened his eyes; gave himself a mental slap before gulping down a bottle of water, which was somehow placed beside him. the water rushed down in maximum speed; it resulted to him,

terribly choking.

" slow down, d-don't r-rush, " jaemin bit his lip to surpass his laughter. honestly, he didn't want to be mean, but the sight of renjun struggling, was just the perfect trigger.

after taking some time to manage his situation, renjun faced jaemin; face all drained and clothes all wet, " i'm fine! sorry for that! "

" so, who is this special gentleman whom made the mighty huang renjun choke on his water, hm? " jaemin raised his eyebrow, a teasing smile emerging.

" oh please! w-we're j-just friends! "

of course jaemin didn't take his response seriously, " really? then why are you stuttering nervously? "

" fine! but it was just a puppy love...i moved on already, " again renjun's mouth sparked a thousand lies. after stating that he "had" moved on, his face turned into a gloomy grey.

jaemin sensed that renjun was getting uncomfortable, so he refrained himself from asking more questions.

" donghyuck, lee donghyuck, that's his name...the eldest of two twins, becoming the first born of lee junghwa and lee junho, " renjun explained in a more formal way, " he used to be my bestfriend...we would argue, bicker, and even fight each other. donghyuck was the clingiest human being ever! when actually he just wanted attention and love from people around him. hyuck's also the wittiest out of all of us, he may seem dumb but he's got the brains...it's just that..."

" just what? "

" he's changed jaemin, insiders say that he became colder and ignorant. i've always hated his clingy side...until i heard that he refused to have physical contact with literally
anyone, it saddens me, really. "

jaemin frowned, " what may be the cause of his sudden change? "

" two things, maybe: his father's murder...or my departure, " renjun predicted, " but i'm pretty sure it's because of the first one, it's not like i mean that much to him. "

" i heard about mr.lee's death, it was truly a shock for me, so it must have scarred them really deep, " jaemin stated, referring to the deadly incident that shocked korea a few years ago.

no one would ever expect a successful businessman, with an empire of gold and wealth, a promising future and a flawless family--to be murdered on his honeymoon, by a mystery man. even jaemin suspected something fishy, when the news broke out the very firet time.

renjun nodded, " he had always been close to the twins, and he wasn't as strict as lee junghwa. "

" it can also be because of both of them renjun, you may not know how much you mean to donghyuck, " jaemin uttered, starring at renjun's side figure.

' he probably hates me ' a thought blurted out in renjun's mind. it pained him because it was probably true, he left without saying anything, telling anyone. just disappeared from their lives. he broke their friendship, so no it wasn't their parents' fault.

it was his.

renjun wanted nothing more than to rewind time, so he coild tell his younger self to hold on longer. if he had the chance, then he would still have his four brothers by his side.

he's alone now.

" yeah, i will never know..." he lied, for the sake of not looking weak. deep inside renjun knew, he meant nothing anymore to donghyuck.

renjun then slid the screen once again, not eantjng to create a tense atmosphere, " and our very last contestant...drum roll please, "

jaemin's jaw fell. the whole world stopped, and for an instant he forgot his goal. he convinced himself that he wasn't looking for the face, but the most suitable piece to the plan.

but it was going to be hard--because of this one distraction being a blonde haired male, his face was far from a normal korean man, there was a hint of western when jaemin glanced at his features. he behold the gifts of the gods, with lazor sharp eyes, a perfectly angled jawline and a pointy thin nose bridge.

" i present to you...jaemin don't drool! " renjun giggled nudging jaemin who was completely lost in the portrait.

" huh? what? " he finally regained his focus and smiled slyly at renjun.

" this gentleman here is lee jeno, donghyuck's twin, also making him the last born of lee junghwa and lee junho... jeno has always been mysterious, sometimes he would vanish and somehow appear again. he's brave and courageous, i don't think i've ever seen him cry..." renjun paused to glance at jaemin, making sure he is following.

" tell me more, " he eyed jeno's face up and down.

" jeno doesn't have a lot of friends, but he treasures the people he's close to dearly. he doesn't talk much but shows it through his actions. when we first met he was quiet and looked unfriendly, but trust me jeno was always the first one to get me a present and wish me a happy birthday, " renjun ended.

jaemin nodded in response, eyes finally departing from the screen. starring at renjun who seemed to have a suspicious look painted on his face.

suddenly, renjun snapped his fingers, " fun fact! remember when i mentioned about the lees being super rich, and also a descendant of lee jaehyuk? "

" yeah? wait does that mean... " jaemin seemed to figure out what renjun was intending.

" donghyuck is the first in line to take over the family's business, and if donghyuck is going to take over geonmul coorporation then..."

a suspense left jaemin's thought to elapse. it never took na jaemin the longest time to come up with an answer, a fear grew in the pit of his heart that he tried to deny.

he realized, he had already taken one step closer to the devil's trap.

" jeno is going to lead the mafia. "

⌨ᶻᶻᶻ elena is typing ...

yall how did u guess jeno...i literally said that he has evident cheekbones and a laugh u can practically hear

how does that not scream lee markeu??

I MEAN U CAN LITERALLY HEAR HIM LAUGHING LIKE...

im srry yall but im disappointed 😭😭

ok but aside from that, i hope this chapter didn't give u a heart attack. also if anyone still wants to volunteer giving jaemin a slap pls sign up, it's free and i'm hella sure it'll give you the satisfaction you needed.

now, here's the catch. if i see a lot of comments in this chapter (which will motivate me) i promise, i'll get another chapter up on tuesday maximum.

as always, have a great dayy, don't forget to drink eat and stay fit everyone!! if ur starting school like me, good luck :")

stan aespa for me would ya?

PLS IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS CB I CANNOT EVEN EMPHASIZE HOW PRETTY THE CONCEPT PHOTOS ARE LIKEEEE.

Ok this is getting long byeee