𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧 ❣ 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘨.

Chapter Twenty.

Mark and Jisung are currently in a restaurant, waiting for their orders to arrive. They are seated across one another, hands still attached to each other's.

"Minhyung," Jisung calls and Mark hums, looking at him. "I was just curious. How did you meet your two friends, Donghyuck hyung and Renjun hyung?"

"Oh." Mark chuckles, "I met Donghyuck in Canada, he was a medical student there. But after two years of studying, he immediately went back to Korea to meet his boyfriend, because he said he missed him so much. When I came back here from Canada last year, he introduced me to Renjun. So, yeah, that's how." he smiles flatly.

"Ah." Jisung nods, smiling and staring at him with fondness in his eyes.

"How were you when I left to Canada?" Mark suddenly brings up.

"I got sad, of course. But I keep motivating myself on continuing because you promised to come back, right? So, I waited for you." Jisung giggles.

"How did you even know I came back?" Mark raises an eyebrow.

"One time I saw you at the street so I secretly followed you. And then you entered the clinic and one of the dentists called you Minhyung, and that's when I know you came back." Jisung grins, "I'm sorry."

Mark chuckles, shaking his head, then pats the younger's hair. "And then you decided to deliver me some bouquets of flowers?" Jisung just nods. "Honestly, I was really shocked to know that you were the one who's giving me those flowers. But I'm thankful because I managed to meet you again."

"Did you miss me when you left to Canada and when you went back here in South Korea?" Jisung asks.

"I did." Mark replies, "I did miss you." They smile at each other again.

After few minutes of them talking about random things, their orders finally arrive. The waiter places the tray on their table before grabbing their table number and bows to leave.

"Eat well, hyungie."

"Eat well, Sungie."

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They are in the department store, buying each other some clothes when they heard someone calls Mark's name.

They turn their heads to the person almost at the same time. They both widen his eyes upon seeing the person who called Mark.

"Mom?"

She approaches the two and suddenly slaps Mark's right cheek. "What are you two doing?" Because of that, Jisung gasps.

"Shit." Mark hisses, cupping his cheek. "Why did you do that?" he asks, raising his voice. "I didn't do anything to you, Mom."

"What did I tell you about dating this kid?"

"I don't care what you said. Mom, I'm an adult now, I have the rights to decide for myself. I like Jisung." Mark holds the younger's hand and pulls him away from his mother.

When they exit the department store, they stop and Mark suddenly cries. "I didn't expect it."

"Me too, hyungie." Jisung cups the older's cheek where his mom slapped him, and carresses it gently. "I thought you told your mom I'm courting you and she said she wanted to see me?"

Mark bites his lower lip and pulls Jisung's hand away from his cheek. "I lied, I'm sorry. The truth is..." he then gulps.

"What's the truth?" Jisung stares at him worriedly. "Actually, I don't care about the truth. I only care about you. If she doesn't like me, I'm fine with it, as long as you like me."

"The reason why they brought me to Canada was because they didn't want us to get attached to each other even more. She said you're too young and I should decline you." Mark sighs. "I don't want to decline you. I like you, Jisung-ah."

Jisung's heart explodes with happiness. He smiles widely, "You do?"

"I do." Mark hugs the younger so tightly that Jisung barely breathe, but he doesn't mind.
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