a love like yours · xiaojin au

chapter 4

"Don't forget to take a warm shower and take vitamins before bed. Yeseo, you will take a shower first. Then, I will make yuja-cha (tea) for you." said Yujin as she helped Yeseo take off her coat.

"Yujin unnie, I want yuja-cha too."
"Me too!"
"I want hoji-cha unnie!"
"I want Sojung unnie's hot chocolate."

Boisterous voices surrounded Yujin who became busy in an instant, trying to remember her kids' orders. At first, she only planned to make yuja-cha for Yeseo, who seemed to be almost catching a cold. But instead, she now has to make various kinds of drinks for her members.

"Unnie, do you need help?" Xiaoting said while giving Yujin a tight hug from behind, who was busy in the kitchen.

"Xiaoting! Don't hug me now, I'm still busy. I kind of forgot what the kids wanted, do you remember?" replied Yujin, who was concentrating.

Xiaoting let go of her grip, which made Yujin feel a little lost. However, that sense of loss was now replaced by Yujin who was slightly taken aback by Xiaoting's appearance. Then, Xiaoting rolled up the sleeves of her mint sweater, not forgetting to tie her hair into a tight ponytail. Yujin gulped seeing how the younger girl manages to look radiant when she's not completely dressed up.

"Hello?"

"Earth to Yujin?"

Xiaoting snapped her fingers in front of the daydreaming Yujin. After she realized she was daydreaming, she shook her head, trying to get rid of the hot feeling that spread across her face from seeing Xiaoting earlier.

"Why were you daydreaming? The tea won't make itself, you know. I'm going to make the hot chocolate and hoji-cha, you make the yuja-cha, okay?" Xiaoting pointed at the herbal tea that was abandoned in front of Yujin.

"Ah, okay, okay. Sorry. I wasn't paying attention. Wait, what did the kids ask for again?"

"Yuja-cha for Shiro, Yeseo and Chaehyun. Hoji-cha for Dayeon. Hot chocolate for Youngeun and Hiyyih. And, Hikaru wants milk."

"Okay, Hikaru wants milk. Wait.. Xiaoting, don't lie. Hikaru doesn't like milk!" said Yujin, pinching Xiaoting's wrist, who was giggling from satisfaction as she successfully teased the older.

"Okay, I'm sorry! Don't pinch me. You looked so cute and I couldn't stop myself from teasing you." said Xiaoting, who was stroking her wrist which had just been the target of Yujin.

When Xiaoting and Yujin were joking around while preparing the drinks in the kitchen, the duo of Dayeon and Chaehyun, who had intended to take some water from the kitchen, caught the two of them.

"Dayeon, do you see the scene in front of us?"
"I see it, unnie. Usually, this is called the world of the two."
"Wow, if the world really belongs to these unnies, what do we do then?"
"If the world belongs to these unnies, we all become the people of Yujin and Xiaoting, so that the world is safe and peaceful."

The playful conversation between Dayeon and Chaehyun managed to make Xiaoting and Yujin's faces turn red like boiled crabs. To be precise, Xiaoting was now laughing at Dayeon and Chaehyun's random conversation.

"Why are you laughing too?" protested Yujin to Xiaoting, who was laughing out loud.

"It's okay, unnie. It's kinda funny, the way they talk. It means we're supported. We should be proud. Isn't that right, my people?"

"That's right, your majesty."

"Well then, please carry these drinks to the living room and distribute them to the rest of our people. For you, my mint chocolate ice cream. Take it later, but don't let the others find out."

"Will do."

Yujin was taken aback  by the silly conversation between Xiaoting, Chaehyun and Dayeon. She couldn't understand the random conversation of the three people in front of her. Is this the effect of generation gap? Or is it because Xiaoting is just quick to adapt? Yujin doesn't want to know anymore, she doesn't want to make herself even dizzier.

After making sure that Dayeon and Chaehyun brought the drinks ordered by the members correctly, Xiaoting returned to the kitchen. She started cutting apples and pears for herself.

"Unnie, do you want some fruit? If you want, I'll cut some for you." Xiaoting asked Yujin without turning her body.

Without saying anything, Yujin chose to hug Xiaoting from behind. She buried his face onto Xiaoting's shoulder. Xiaoting, who was a little startled, stopped cutting the fruit, stroking Yujin's hand which was perfectly wrapped around her stomach.

"Won't you be shy if you are called clingy because you're hugging me like this?"

Yujin shook her head slowly, still hugging Xiaoting. Heedless of shame, she couldn't resist Xiaoting's warm yet not stinging aura. Why would she maintain her prestige, if it made her unable to pamper Xiaoting? It would be better if she had thickened her ears from her children's jokes, but she could freely hug Xiaoting whenever she wanted.

Yujin rested her chin on Xiaoting's shoulder. "Starting from today, I want to throw away my shame. Come to think of it, it feels more fun when I'm shy, but I can freely hug you then, anywhere, anytime."

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author's note:
this is the final chapter of a love like yours. thank you all for reading this book, please stay tuned to my future books! i'm so sorry it took me forever to complete this. thank you for those who waited patiently.