Love Contract | haobin

Ten

~Days Later~

Hanbin was finally able to get the money he so badly needed. By what his mom had told him, he knew his father was rich, but he didn't think he was this rich. He's currently in the process of buying a house. He's still undecided on which one to buy, though.

"Where are we moving?" His mother asks him as she sees him packing his things.

"You're staying here." Hanbin tells her as he continues putting more stuff in the boxes. "You don't have to worry about the rent or about money." He sighs. "I'll send you money monthly." He tells her. "But I don't want to live with you anymore."

"What?" She scoffs. "I'm your mother. How dare you leave me in this place?" She looks around. "You have millions of dollars now and I'm going to continue living here while you go and live in a mansion?"

"Like I said... I'll send you money. If you want to move out of here, fine. But I don't want to live with you anymore. It's impossible to get along with you. My husband is a nice guy, but I doubt he'd get along with you either."

"What a joke." She scoffs. "Is this really what you're doing? I thought you said you'd never get married, but look at you. You're choosing your husband over me."

"Isn't that what you wanted? All you wanted was the money, mom. You kept telling me to get married and now that I did, you don't like the idea?" Hanbin asks her. "I'm married now, so it's only right for me to live with my husband. I don't want to live with you anymore." He walks away from her and goes to his room to pack more things.

He didn't tell his mother that he got into a fake marriage just to claim his father's will. It's not like she was going to care anyway. He hasn't really talked to Zhang Hao lately. They don't even have each others numbers yet.

Hanbin takes his phone out of his pocket and calls Gyuvin. "Hey, Hanbin. I can't really talk right now. I'm at work and it's kind of busy today."

"Oh, I'm sorry." Hanbin apologizes. He didn't remember Gyuvin worked today. "When you get the chance, can you please ask Ricky to give me Zhang Hao's number? I kind of forgot to ask him for it."

"Oh, yeah, of course." Gyuvin tells him. "I'll ask him and send it to you later."

"Okay, thanks." Hanbin hangs up and as he's about to continue packing, his phone rings and he sees Matthew's calling him. "Hey, Matthew." He answers.

"Hey, Hanbin, are you busy?" Matthew asks him. "There's a new movie coming out today that I really want to watch it."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm kind of busy today. Could we watch it tomorrow?" Hanbin asks him. "It's just... today's a busy day for me."

"Is everything okay? Do you need any help with anything?"

"I'm going house hunting. I'm still undecided on what house to buy."

"Oh, I could help you." Matthew tells him. "I can come over."

"No no, it's okay." Hanbin tells him. "I really have to go, but I'll talk to you later, okay?"

"Yeah, okay. If you need any help, just let me know."

"Got it, thank you." Hanbin hangs up.

Since he decided to forgive Matthew, they've been getting a little closer these days, but he still hasn't told him about the marriage thing. He doesn't know if he should be honest with him and tell him it's fake, or if he should lie to him and tell him it's real.

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"Hey, Ricky, could you give me Zhang Hao's number?" Gyuvin asks him when there's no more customers in sight. "Hanbin's asking for it."

"Oh, yeah, of course."

Gyuvin takes his phone out and texts the number to Hanbin as Ricky gives it to him. "Okay, thanks." Gyuvin puts his phone away.

"By the way, don't you think they're kind of cute together?" Ricky asks him. "I mean... on the wedding day, it kind of seemed like they already knew each other from before."

"Why? Because of the kiss?" Gyuvin asks him. "Yeah, I thought that too."

"Yeah, but there's no way they knew each other already. They would've told us, right?"

"Yeah, Hanbin tells me everything." Gyuvin nods. "I'm sure he would've told me."

"Yeah, same with Hao." Ricky nods. Just as they're talking, the front door opens and a surprised expression forms on Ricky's face when he sees who just walked in. Gyuvin just looks at him with a confused expression. "Jiwoong!" Ricky rushes over to him and pulls him in for a hug. "What are you doing here?"

"I just thought I'd come over so we can hang out. Your shift ends soon, right?"

"Yeah, it ends in around twenty minutes, though."

"I could just wait for you in the car then. Or did you have any other plans?"

"No, of course not." Ricky shakes his head. "I'll be finished soon. Wait for me in the car if you want."

"Okay." Jiwoong smiles at him and leans in to give him a small kiss, making Gyuvin frown from his seat.

"But wait... I want you to meet someone." Ricky tells him.

"Yeah, sure. Who?" Jiwoong looks around and his eyes land on Gyuvin as Ricky leads him towards the cash register.

"This is my friend Gyuvin. Gyuvin, this is my boyfriend Jiwoong."

"Hello, nice to meet you." Gyuvin fakes a smile.

"Nice to meet you, too." Jiwoong smiles and shakes his hand. "Ricky, I'll wait for you in the car, okay?" Jiwoong kisses his cheek before walking out of the store.

Gyuvin just looks down. He could handle Ricky talking to him about his boyfriend, but now that he's actually seeing them together, he doesn't think he can handle that.

The front door quickly opens again and Gyuvin rolls his eyes, thinking it's the Jiwoong guy again, but instead, he sees someone else walk in. "Sorry I'm late!" A guy comes rushing in, trying to catch his breath.

Gyuvin and Ricky just look at him with a confused look, until Gyuvin realizes something. "Oh, wait. You're the new cashier, right? After Ricky's shift ends, you're the one taking over?"

"Yes, I am." He nods. "My name is Kim Taerae, nice to meet you."

-

As Zhang Hao's on his way to see Yujin, he gets a call from an unknown number. "Hello?" Zhang Hao answers, not knowing who it is.

"Hey, Zhang Hao. It's me... Hanbin." Hanbin tells him. "Are you busy?"

"Oh... yeah, a little bit. I'm actually on my way to see Yujin at the orphanage."

"Oh, great. Can I come along?" Hanbin reaches for his car keys. He bought a car recently. Thankfully, he already had his drivers license, but he didn't have the money to buy a car back then.

"Really?" Zhang Hao asks him. "Yeah... if you want."

"Okay, text me the address and I'll be there soon." Hanbin tells him. "Are you busy after that, though?"

"I don't think so. I was just planning to go home after."

"Great. Then we can go house hunting together." Hanbin tells him. "I'm a little undecided on what house to buy."

"What? But that's going to be your house. You should buy one that you like."

"Well, it'll be our house for the next five months, so your opinion matters. Plus, it should also be a house Yujin will like, so I want one with a big backyard, but I need your help to decide on which one."

"Oh, okay... I guess I can help you with that." Zhang Hao can't help but smile.

"Good. Send me the address and I'll be right there."

"Okay." Zhang Hao hangs up and sends him the address. Why does Hanbin have to be so kind? Being in a fake marriage with him might be harder than he thought.

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Wow, they're too cute already 😢
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