Vexatious || Ateez J.WY

chapter 15.

three years ago

"soo?" as wooyoung opened the door, he was astonished to find his girlfriend infront of his doorstep.

"i said i was coming." the girl rolled her eyes, making her way in. "i hate my life."

the boy followed her in a hurry after picking up her coat. "soo, uhm-"

"like, seriously. sometimes, i just wanna-" sooyoung halted her words when she saw an older woman stepping in the living room.

the adult smiled. "who do we have here?"

wooyoung gulped consciously. "mom, hi. uhm- this is sooyoung. she's uh-"

"his girlfriend." the girl said for him seeing how much he fidgeted, making him freeze. she squinted her eyes at her boyfriend. "what?"

"i didn't know you had a girlfriend, young-ah!" ms. jung exclaimed happily. "you were always too shy to-"

"mom." wooyoung stopped her, getting flushed.

"hi, ms. jung. i'm im sooyoung." she introduced herself with a slight bow.

"im? sarang's daughter?" the woman grinned and clapped her hands out of excitement when she received a nod. "wonderful! have you told your parents that you're here?"

the girl shrugged. "they wouldn't care."

ms. jung sucked air through her teeth as she squinted her eyes. "why'd you say that?"

"they never have time for me, like, why did they even bother having me?" sooyoung uttered carelessly, causing her boyfriend to tap her.

"soo-"

"do you want to have dinner with us?" wooyoung's mother asked joyfully.

this made sooyoung a bit cautious since it's her first time meeting an adult like... her. she has always thought there's a motive everytime someone's nice to her.

except wooyoung. he's true, that's why they're friends now.

ms. jung seemed to notice the girl putting her guard up. "no need to be so tense! you can say no, if you don't want to."

"i want to." sooyoung instantly said.

"alright!" ms. jung could see what mrs. im meant by how her daughter needed a little help in communicating, and not being mean or demanding in general. "you're always welcome here, but you might miss out on a night where your parents are the ones waiting for you."

"that's impossible." the girl scoffed.

"you never know. you're dad just became the new ceo, right? he must be really stressed juggling everything. and i'm sure your mom is trying her best to be there for you, your father, and their business." the adult explains, taking out the plates for them.

"how'd you know that?"

"because i'm a parent myself." ms. jung chuckles, signalling both teenagers to sit down as the food was ready. "don't be so hard on them. they did a great job raising such a beautiful and bright girl."

sooyoung could feel her cheeks warm up from getting flustered. she clears her throat and says, "well, i guess you also successfully raised a hot man so-"

"soo!" wooyoung yells, reminding both ladies he was still there.

but that doesn't stop them from pretending he wasn't.