Harbinger | NCT Doyoung

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Doyoung and Hanseol eventually ended their night with talking about their college days when Hanseol was still at the university. Hanseol didn't push the conversation about Chaewon further since it seemed sensitive to Doyoung.

Jaehyun and Chaewon came by the table where Doyoung and Hanseol were at saying that they'll swing by Doyoung's place to pick up Chaewon's belongings.

Doyoung mentioned that Taeyong was home so it would be fine. Hanseol went to go grab something and come back out with a bag.

"Jaehyun, Chaewon, this is for Mrs. Shim. It's her favorite burger and cajun fries with extra spice just the way she likes it." Hanseol passed the bag to Jaehyun as Jaehyun tilted his head.

"I kind of overheard that you guys were visiting the cafe so I thought it would be nice for me to bring something for her." Hanseol scratched the back of his head.

Jaehyun and Chaewon looked at each other and then turned back to Hanseol. "I think she'll love it.Thanks Hanseol hyung. Bye guys."

"Bye Hanseol oppa." Chaewon waved at him and turned to Doyoung, putting an extra smile for him. "Bye Doyoung."

Doyoung smiled back and waved at the twins as he watched them leave the Moon Burgers restaurant.

"I need to get going." Doyoung stretched while standing up. "I have a long week ahead of me coming up."

"I'll see you soon Doyoung." Hanseol grabbed his hand for a bro fist pump as Doyoung did the same.

"Bye Hanseol hyung, thanks for dinner." Doyoung gathered his belongings and waved before leaving out of the door.

"I'm here for you anytime!" Hanseol smiled while waving before going back into the kitchen. "Thanks for swinging by!"

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Chaewon and Jaehyun were standing in front of the Sweet Won's Cafe. Luckily, their dad wasn't there today meaning there would be one less thing for Chaewon to worry about.

Jaehyun opened the door for his sister to pass through, seeing the nice aesthetic of the cafe. Chaewon didn't recognize any of the workers at the cafe until she saw the back of a familiar lady.

"She's about to go to the cash register. Go talk to her." Jaheyun leaned down and whispered in his sister's ear.

Chaewon nervously grabbed the bag of food from Hanseol's restaurant and walked up to the cashier. She saw that Mrs. Shim had noticed her at the cash register as the lady walked there to the other side.

"Hello Mrs. Shim... I mean... mother...." Chaewon nervously spoke as she stuttered while Jaehyun was mentally laughing at his sister's cuteness.

"Chaewon! Jaehyun!" Mrs. Shim smiled as she saw her two step children coming into the coffee shop with bright faces. "Let's sit down over at the table. There's not many customers right now and I can spare some time."

Chaewon and Jaehyun followed Mrs. Shim to a table as Chaewon handed her a bag of food from Hanseol.

"Oh I'll eat this later. Pass the message to Hanseol that I said thank you and that he's welcome here anytime. He's such a sweet boy." Mrs. Shim pushed the bag aside so that she can have quality time. "What brings the two of you guys here today? Would you like some coffee or some pastires?"

"That's okay, we will pass since we also ate burgers too and we're both pretty full." Jaehyun nudged his sister to speak.

"We wanted to come by visit to see how you're doing. That's all." Chaewon showed a shy smile and Jaehyun nudged her again. "And um... I wanted to say that I'm sorry I haven't been the best stepdaughter in the past couple of years...  It's just that my emotions are all over the place and-"

"Oh it's okay sweetheart! You don't have to apologize me about your actions. Times in life are very tough and I completely understand what you're going through." Mrs. Shim held Chaewon's hand. "I'm always here for your and Jaehyun if you two need anything."

"Thank you Mrs. Shim- I mean mother." Chaewon chuckled at her mistake.

"Call me whatever makes you comfortable." Mrs. Shim looked towards Jaehyun. "Same to you Jaehyun."

"Thank you mother." Jaehyun smiled.

"I'm going to head to the restroom." Chaewon stood up from her chair. "I'll be right back."

Chaewon left Mrs. Shim and Jaehyun at the table alone for a bit, as the coffee shop was still dry as the coworkers were able to handle the customers pretty preacefully.

"Do you think we'll be able to convince dad?" Jaehyun asked Mrs. Shim

"No matter how much I try to tell him to be nicer to Chaewon, he wouldn't listen to me or Chaewon." Mrs. Shim sighed remembering the countless fights they had. "I feel like the only person who's able to convince is him is you, Jaehyun."

"I know..." Jaehyun closed his eyes and take a deep breath. "He's extremely scary. The amount of time he made my sister cry is impeachable and I've been so blind for many years until now. She was able to knock some sense to me and I was able to knock some sense into her."

"I believe that you're able to convince him." Mrs. Shim held Jaehyun's hands as he held them back as Jaehyun mouthed a 'thank you'. "I've noticed that Chaewon has been happier. Who's making her happy right now?" Mrs. Shim teased Jaehyun with a slight smile.

Jaehyun let out a small giggle knowing who Mrs. Shim is referring to. "I don't think you've met him yet, but his name is Kim Doyoung. She's been with him for about a few weeks now and he treats her extremely well. I think she's much happier with Doyoung that anyone else."

"I'm so glad to know that Chaewon is in a healthy relationship. Bring that boy to the cafe some day. I'll treat him." Mrs. Shim looked over to see if the cafe was starting to get busy again and it was. "Oh my, I need to get going!" Mrs. Shim grabbed her bag of food and got up.

"Thanks for talking to us mother." Jaehyun smiled and got up while he watched her put her bag away and returning to work.

Right then, Chaewon walked out of the restroom, seeing that Mrs. Shim was working. Chaewon stopped at the cash register to bid her goodbye to Mrs. Shim. From Jaehyun's perspective, Chaewon looked really happy which made him subconsciously smile.

Chaewon caught up to Jaehyun as Jaehyun gave one last final wave to Mrs. Shim. " Bye mother!"

Mrs. Shim waved back as another customer apporached her, ready to pay for their pasteries. Chaewon and Jaehyun had left the cafe and into Jaehyun's car. The twins were going to Doyoung and Taeyong's place to pick up Chaewon's belongings.

As Jaehyun was driving, something about what he said lingered on his mind. It was about how he described Doyoung to Mrs. Shim. Jaehyun's thoughts were mixed now wondering what made him say those words in the first place.

Even thought Jaehyun knew that the relationship between Chaewon and Doyoung was through a contract, he hated more on the the fact that the relationship was more real than fake.

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