Between Us : The Month of September | Luqi

A Little Cornered

A/N : Yay. an update :) I planned to finish the chapter days ago but I suddenly got sick :( i apologize deeply for my sudden hiatus and thank you for patiently waiting <3 happy reading

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Lucas's lips exhales air of relief hearing the door alarm code being set off from outside

Miyeon and Shuhua timing choosing to return home very much in Lucas's favor saving him to come clean concerning the red mark Yuqi happens to believe is a bug bite

Lucas has no intention of keeping the truth as a secret. Confession will likely be made after he sorts the rest of the story out. Primary decision to why he didn't nod his way out to save time and trouble

In the meantime

Lucas settles on compromising with the bitter taste of swallowing his own words regards trust and no lies in a relationship he once preached not too long ago

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Yuqi's greeting gesture on Miyeon and Shuhua arrival like a first time visitor enlivens their suspicious little mind thinking maybe she and Lucas were in the middle of an intimate moment before both of them set foot inside the living room. Just because formal welcomes is categorize as a rare and eccentric gesture to take place inside the dorm between the members

Miyeon and Shuhua turn to each other sharing the same assumption they might've interrupted the lovebirds and decides to best drag themselves to the room

They were halt by Lucas, "It's not necessarily needed because I plan to go home as well", he said

But Miyeon and Shuhua insist of handing back the space they might unintentionally taken way, "We wish you a safe journey back", they trail away leaving Lucas and Yuqi alone for the second time

"What you just witness are just the tiny bits of it", Yuqi gives notices the other oddities will likely begin showing once Lucas befriended close with them

Recalling the 20 different characters and personalities Lucas has been living and working with for almost a decade, he's confident the task won't be too difficult, "I haven't met that has top their antiqueness so far", he chuckles, "How bad can you girls be?"

Yuqi pats Lucas's back, "It won't. But I do suggest not waxing your ears when hanging out with all of us"

Their laughter slowly mutes as Lucas gaze deeply back to Yuqi, reaching his hand to her's, inaudible asking himself why does the night have to end so quickly

But bearing in mind the curfew given, Lucas succeed to suppress the desire to stay

The CCTV near WayV's entrance door dorm was a great reminder to always best keep the manager trust than to break it

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None of the NCT members speculated a device the artist under SM's home rent obligated to set for safety and security precaution reasons can be bothersome

It became a difficulty and impossible situation not to get caught in a lie if one attempt to do so

"Why do you sound like their spying on you with it?", Yuqi teasingly asked

"I wish I could join in the laughter", Lucas confirming the statement are indeed facts

Yuqi gasps, "What? Really?", quite shook first time discovering a company would monitor the artist upto their front door

"Allegations begin to satire in the monthly meetings. Members are called in to be interrogated as to why we leave and return to the dorm pass midnight. Including whom are their guests visiting late hours", explains Lucas the further detail