The Way It Is

thirty six

The first part happened while Yiyeon wasn't in the clubroom.

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Chapter 36

The room was quiet, and only the clicking sounds of the keyboards were the only noise that they could hear.

It's been quite a while since Yiyeon was called to the guidance office. Jaemin's guts were telling him that it might be about the report that Jeno filed with him. He felt it the moment Yuan called Yiyeon, but he didn't say anything. He was afraid that Yiyeon might hate him for it. But Yiyeon doesn't get mad without reason, right?

He sighed and stopped typing. Donghyuck seemed to notice as he stood up and approached him. "Everything alright?" He raised a brow.

Jaemin nodded and looked at him, "I think Yiyeon's called because of the report."

"Huh? Did Jeno file a report already? And he didn't even tell us?" Donghyuck said dramatically. One of his hands was on his chest, acting as if he was offended by what happened.

The other guy rolled his eyes and flicked his forehead, "He told me, so I beg to differ." Jaemin scoffed.

"Wow, okay, Mr. I'm Jeno's best friend," the tanned male rolled his eyes. "I'm not really close with Yiyeon, unlike you and Renjun. Heck, I literally just joined the club. But Jeno must love her so much." Donghyuck sighed.

"I don't know if you're envious because Jeno told me or envious because we're close to Yiyeon."

Donghyuck slapped Jaemin's shoulder, causing the other boy to wince in pain, "What the hell?!" He raised a brow. "You'll eventually be close to her. You won't even notice that you guys are closer."

"Hyung," Jisung approached them. "I think something serious is happening inside the guidance office. Isn't Yiyeon-noona called?" He asked.

Donghyuck and Jaemin looked at each other. "Yeah... she was called...."

"Things aren't looking good, earlier..." Jisung said worriedly. "I have a bad feeling about this, hyung."

Jaemin sighed, "For now, continue what I have assigned, and let's just hope that Yiyeon doesn't get probation or anything." He said and continued what he was doing.

Donghyuck and Jisung returned to their respective tables and continue their work. Although Jaemin looked calm, he was feeling uneasy.

A couple of minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Contrary to what Jaemin had expected, Jeno was outside the door when he opened it.

"What brings you here?" He raised a brow.

Jeno got something from his pocket and handed it to his friend, "Can you... hand this to Yiyeon once she gets back?" He asked.