𝙍𝙚;𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 ☑

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Days went by really quick. Everything just feels right. Her relationships with both Hyunjae and her father are going smoothly.

Mr. Seo also spent a lot of times with his son and daughter together more often, either it be casual family dinner with their step-mom or going to the golf course.

"Juyo juyo ! I found tadpoles !" Changmin calls the man from a far, crouching down beside a pond.

Right now, they're visiting Changmin's hometown. They figured that they hadn't spend any time together as a squad for a long time now.

And tomorrow is Yina's birthday too. The girl didn't know, but her amazing friends already planned out her birthday party since the beginning of the month.

"AACK !" a shrieking could be heard in the yard, coming from Jieun. God knows what she's been doing at the bushes with Sunwoo and Eric.

The rest do their own things like talking, taking pictures, playing ping-pong or tags and even sleeping.

"Did you succeed with the plan ?" Younghoon approaches Hyunjae who is watching their friends messing around.

"Yeah, they should be here before 8."
"You know, I'm amazed with you."
"Ew ?"

The two take a seat at the outside lounge, joining Sangyeon who is sleeping on the hammock with his cap as a face cover and Jacob sleeping on a long sofa.

"You went through a lot to get here, I mean your relationship with her."
"I did."
"Take care of her."
"Of course."

They drag their attentions when all of the younger ones suddenly gather in the middle of the yard. From where they're sitting, they could see them playing rock-paper-scissors a few times, along with screaming and yelling.

"How come they're still energetic ?"
"We're just old."

They continue to watch their friends playing tags, like a proud parents.

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"Well hello there. Did you have a good time ?" Hyunjae asks after Yina joins them in the living room, with slightly damp hair as she just finished showering. The clock shows that it's almost 11:30 pm, meaning there's only another half an hour before the 'event'.

"Yeah. But Changmin bit me."
"He did what ?"

Yina shows her arm that is marked by Changmin's teeth.

"Geez, what did you do ?"
"I smacked his back because he cheated."
"Both of you are just the same then."

Slowly, others start to gather around the living room including Changmin's family. Yina noticed how Sangyeon and Younghoon weren't there. But she assumed maybe they went out to get foods.

"Can anyone go and buy ice cream ?" Haknyeon asks, and Hyunjae immediately stands up.

"I can. Do you want to tag along ?" like a puppy following its owner, Yina nods and grins. The couple excused themselves, earning goodbyes from their friends.