𝗹𝗶𝗹𝘆. 𝗇𝖼𝗍 𝖺𝖽𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝖾𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋

𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝗇𝗈 𝗌𝖾𝖾

as i entered the password, both my hands were carrying plastic bags from the grocery store that i went to before heading to the dormitory. after entering the correct password, the door unlocked and i entered the apartment.

it was quiet, so i assumed that all of them are resting. as soon as i entered the apartment, i hissed and exhaled quietly. it was surely a mess. but better than what i had expected.

after returning to seoul from hiatus, i seldom come home and sometimes, stayed over in my studio or sakura's place or my female manager's apartment. mostly, in my music studio in sm entertainment so i won't waste time commuting to the company's building.

it was 3 pm so, i put the bags of groceries in the kitchen before starting cleaning up the dorm. it wasn't that messy but it surely proves that it has been a really long time since the dorm has a full cleanup.

took me some time to clean up and i even sprayed antibacterial spray around the dorm to kill the viruses or bacteria from surfaces or anything.

after finishing cleaning up the dorm, then i started preparing ingredients to cook.

the menu for today's dinner is, samgyetang. it is chicken soup with herbs. lots of types of herbs. one of them is ginseng. it's good to warm your body and to build a good immune system. so, sick people eat this when sick to build the immune system.

other food that i'm going to make is kimchi, dumplings, mung bean pancake, and gimbap.

that's why went to the grocery store first just now. because i want to buy all the ingredients to cook first. i was into an hour after cooking and just then, jaehyun came out of the bedroom.

"oh, you're here already? how long have you been here?" he asked while rubbing his eyes. seems like he just woke up.

"about 2 hours ago," i replied while covering the pot that i use to cook the chicken herbal soup.

"what are you cooking? so a lot?" he asked as he opens the fridge and takes out a bottle of cold water.

"yeah, a lot. i went to get groceries just now. is jungwoo and yuta's fever bad?" i asked him.

"jungwoo has been down since yesterday. he's been in bed since yesterday. have you seen him?" jaehyun asked before gulping water. "no, not yet." i replied.

"i think he's in your room. he's been asking for you since yesterday," jaehyun said.

"does he missed me that much?" i asked while cutting some vegetables on the cutting board.

"i guess so. how's work?" he asked. i chuckled softly and shrugged, "good i guess?" i replied.

"are all your songs recorded?" he asked me as he walks nearer to me.

"yeah, all done." i replied. "anyways, call the other members here if they are in their dorm. i mean – the 127 members. this is obviously not enough for all of nct," i said.

"okay." jaehyun replied before going on his phone.

"how are you and your 'so-called' boyfriend?" he asked. i raised my eyebrows and chuckled, "he is my boyfriend, jae." i replied.

"yeah, so how are you two?" he asked. i nodded, "good i guess?" i replied.

he looked at me with eyebrows raised, "good, you guess? what's up?" he asked me.

"we're just both really busy. he... is the busiest." i told him.

"lots of request for him to be in dramas after squid game?" jaehyun asked.

"well he was kinda the talk of town even before squid game. but yeah, popularity is rising and both of us are super busy that we seldom talk. since australia, we haven't met each other yet. our timings always overlap and now, i'm really busy." i told him.