Eight Shots of Espresso | Na Jaemin

Chapter 19

Jaemin was fuming mad when he drove to Chenle's house. Jeno was already there and he was eating a chocolate bar when Jaemin snatched it from him and took a big bite. He threw himself on the couch and chewed angrily. The sweet did so little to calm him down.

"What's wrong with you?" Jeno asked Jaemin and sadly looked at his chocolate bar with the missing half. "This is the only food I ate the entire day," he said in a sulky voice.

"This is bullshit!" Jaemin exclaimed as he ran a frustrated hand on his disheveled hair. Chenle appeared from the kitchen with a steaming pot of soup.

"Just tell me if you're planning to live in my house. You stay here every day," Chenle complained. He just didn't want to admit that he liked the company, especially now that Jisung spends more time with him than Sungchan. "What's with the long face?" he asked when he noticed Jaemin glaring angrily at the coffee table.

"Nothing!"

"Come on, tell us!"

The rest of the members appeared from the second floor and now gathered at the living room. Jaemin had been cornered and they were forcing him to tell them what happened.

"Tell us or I'll hit you with this spoon," Renjun threatened Jaemin, his short temper on the verge of snapping.

"It's Doyoung!"

"What's with our senior?" Mark asked curiously.

Jaemin closed his eyes and heaved a deep breath. He didn't want to talk about it but he had no choice since he already mentioned his name. He proceeded to tell them everything that he saw and for a moment, he forgot to put his guard up. He only realized what he had said when all his friends were giving him taunting looks after he finished his story.

"What?" he asked.

"Na Jaemin," Haechan started and casually draped an arm around Jaemin's shoulder. "Don't tell me that you're jealous?"

"The fuck!" Jaemin forcefully removed Haechan's arm and the latter only teased him more.

"You like (Name), don't you?"

"I don't!"

"I thought I was the only who think that they have a chemistry," Chenle said. "I thought at first that you two are dating."

"Really? Jaemin and (Name) are dating?" Mark asked, surprised, and all the members gave him a dirty look. He wasn't paying attention at the conversation at all and he only heard the last part of what Chenle said.

"Mark, just eat please. My blood pressure is rising," Renjun told Mark.

"Speaking of our sunbae, I approached him earlier and asked him who manages the official page of NeoU," Jeno said. "He said that the admin is Kim Jungwoo."

"Did you say Kim Jungwoo?" Chenle asked and Jeno nodded. "I know him. He's in the Mechanical Engineering department. He's a model and quite popular among the students. Jisung should ask him tomorrow."

"What? Why me?" Jisung asked, visibly surprised at the sudden involvement of his name.

"Why not?"

"I'll ask him," Renjun volunteered because he was slowly growing angry at the unnecessary bickering of the two.

Jaemin crossed his arms and tried to erase in his mind the situation he had witnessed, but it seemed like the more you try to forget something, the deeper it is etched on your brain. As much as he hated the fact that Doyoung could help them in their problem, he had no choice.

Meanwhile, Karina was sorting some files alone at the faculty when Nayoung approached her.

"Hi, Karina!" Nayoung greeted her. Karina turned around and was surprised to see Nayoung but she immediately hid it behind a pleasant smile.