𝐆𝐔𝐍𝐒 & 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐒 | 𝐇𝐑𝐉

27

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
change and replacement

The bright celestial body looms over the two figures illuminating their ethereal features that shine over its light that shines upon them and to the other souls roaming around the whole country. Stars connects to each other just like their hearts creating a wonderful galaxy filled with every constellations you can only find during a exact season but tonight they're all present as the dead rocks blankets them alongside with the breeze.

Fingers intertwining to each other filling up the empty spaces effortlessly as if it is the missing puzzle piece to complete the hollow spots scattered in their soul in the most random spot. The red inked initials of the two glows in gold as it slowly turns back to its original color which is blank - HRJ and ZMG, it is delicately written in fanciness and in good detail a mark that declared that they're meant to be with each other.

The clock hits 2:00 am but none of them wants to go home or neither one of them is sleepy, they feel so awake and alive as if they've drink eight cups of Jaemin's battery acid. Blood gushing in their veins while their hearts beat rhythmically as if it is dancing with each other replacing the long dance with death a day ago. Chest warm and mind floating in abyss silently in peace.

No one would have thought they will be this silent and peace with each other as they usually bicker and explodes when they sense the presence of one another.

Ceasefire. Never in Huang Renjun's life he did or proclaims a ceasefire. His ears thirst for the deafening sounds of explosions, shots of guns, people arguing and specially the constant pathetic cries of his hostages and enemies to spare their lives that are all up to his hands that only goes in two ways: its either they die or die slowly. He is the type to feel alive and free when he is arguing with someone because of a certain reason, he likes the expression painted in his enemies face fuming.

Meigui on the other hand didn't expect that she'll ever have the chance to experience this kind of silent and peace. As her ears is always fed with the constant life storytelling, rules, commands, projects, business strategies, partnership deals, dealing with the changing demands of the market and the degrading words of her father. She grew hating silent places as she thought she'll gonna be deaf just like what she'll end up with because of her father.

“Mei”

“Hmm?”

“I'm sorry for saying that I should have killed you way back then I'm just not in the right state of mind when I said that- I'm very glad that I ditched the original plan of that mission that I take you because if I didn't then I wouldn't have you here by my side and the thought of it drives me insane” Renjun confess eyes locking with her glossy ones with the evident tears wanting to be free but she still held them there.

“I'm sorry too I shouldn't had said that you're a moneyless criminal because first of all you're fucking rich as fuck and you're a criminal chaser not a criminal” the girl started “And I shouldn't have let the blinding light of fame and success blind me just like what it did to my father I should have known better it turn me into someone you don't know and I don't even know myself” she hang her head down low whilst fidgeting her fingers.

“It runs in the blood I guess but thank God Chenle didn't inherited it- ouch!” the boy hissed when the girl hit him in the arm then giggles at his reaction.

“The city looks mesmerizing and peaceful as if there's no problems going on in the fucked up system of the government that leads to a fucked up community that fucks the lives of its countrymen, nothing changed tho it just get worst, the system only grew more sick and disgusting” Meigui breaks the comfortable silent that blankets them like the blue duvet she is starting to love which is owned by her brother sleeping with it at the moment.

“Yeah, you're right. The officials seating on the seats keep changing but guess what they can't change the dirt piled up in that seat that they only adding and adding more dirt with their filthy hands... but Meigui do you still believe that there's going a change to happen that are not only stocked in their crappy speech and broken promises?” Renjun asks slowly moving his head to look at the girl who's resting her head in his shoulders.

“Hmm definitely yes but there's only a tiny bit of it being left. A tiny bit of hope lingering in my heart who is thirsty for change is still loud telling me that somethings going to change only if we replace all the things: first of all replace the seats with new ones then replace the current ones seating on it with new people that will replace and debunk the fucking failed system. The world is constantly changing and so will the system” she briefly says and detach her head from his shoulder.

Meigui locks eyes with Renjun as she saw the whole solar system inside of it and she saw his dark soul lights up for only a second when his eyes swirls with bright yellow reflecting the intense emotion the latter is feeling at the moment. He smiles and it is filled with hope and adoration.

“Isn't change and replacement are the same?” He asked like a innocent child as he looks down at her chuckling figure that hits his arm hardly making him hiss while she mouthed a laughing sorry to him.

“Huang, they are not the same some people might think they are but no they aren't. When you change there's still a part of it that will remain on that certain place and will stay there forever but when you replace it there's nothing going to be left there as it is all brand new. For example, you change your lover but there's something about them that lingers in your heart right? but when you replace your lover you're going to feel brand new because there's no more stain of past dirtying your beautiful canvas.” she smiles back as he nods in agreement.

“Thanks, I get it now it is all clear to me. So... I guess I'm going to replace myself for you and not change because if I do there's still a part of me that'll linger. I want to change for better but it'll be better if I replace-”

“Umm let's not go that far. You know what Huang, you can replace a lover or anything but you can't replace yourself... instead you can change, yeah there's a part of you that will stay but those parts are the ethereal and unique one. People can't change fully but they can bloom again just like a rose that'll bloom again after the drought, it is a all new flower but some parts of it will not change” Meigui pats his back softly as her free hand ruffles his soft locks then stands up.

Renjun looks up at her godlike unique features getting highlighted by the glistening moon and the sparking city lights of Seoul resting beneath them while she eyes the mesmerizing city from the overlooking view from the cliff where she begged him to let her go, to let her live her life.

But then again she is here with him once again but now she hugs him from behind wrapping her arms loosely around his broad shoulders while their hair is softly whip by the cold night breeze and whispers:

“Let's come back home, Huang.”

ey deep talks it is. please take note of this chapter cause this will take a big part in season two, ily.

edit: i just checked my notes and find out that i readied 45 chapters for season 1- so 18 more chapters to go before the ending of season one lol. g&r has 70 chapters btw