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1.10

The next day Jisung found himself sitting in front of his manager. Dongmin looked at Jisung with gentle eyes but Jisung still felt like he was being scolded.

Naerin had left the NCT Dream dorm around 3:00 AM and only after Jisung had fallen asleep. The two had been sitting in the living room watching some shows with each other when Jisung fell asleep on the couch.

He woke up to his members calling him for breakfast but it was quickly interrupted when their manager joined them.

Jisung knew what they wanted to talk about and it lead them to the current moment where they sat across the dining room table from each other.

"Is she your soulmate?" Dongmin asked.

Jisung couldn't meet Dongmin's eyes but slowly nodded his head. There was a long moment of silence and Jisung dared to look up. Instead of the disappointed expression Jisung expected, Dongmin had one of the kindest expressions on his face.

In his eyes held the look that a father would hold toward his son. Dongmin smiled proudly at Jisung and stood up to give Jisung a hug.

Jisung stiffened in the hug but soon relaxed into it when he realized that Dongmin wasn't angry at him.

"You're not mad?" Jisung asked, his voice small.

"No, of course not," Dongmin sat down next to Jisung and smiled, "I'm just glad that you were able to find her,"

Jisung nodded and looked away. He was glad as well. He was glad that his manager wasn't upset at him and was even more grateful for having Naerin as his soulmate. Of all the people in the world, Jisung was thankful that his soulmate was someone who could understand his life and profession.

"What's her name?" Dongmin asked.

"Naerin," Jisung replied, "She's a year older than me and goes to university for music,"

"I know you're probably not excited to hear this, but we'll have to tell the company," Dongmin said, "They'll want to meet her and we'll have to go through some legal work to ensure both of your safety,"

"Both of us?" Jisung asked.

Dongmin nodded as he pulled his phone out to message the company. "You're really young, Jisung. But this way we can make sure that we prevent any rumors from spreading and providing you the support you need so that you don't suffer from separation symptoms."

Jisung nodded and glanced toward the living room where the rest of his members, including Haechan and Chenle who were still at the dreamies' apartment, were sneakily listening in. He caught their eyes and they all nodded and gave him a thumbs-up.

"When did you meet her?" Dongmin asked Jisung.

"We met in April," Jisung replied.

Dongmin looked up in surprise, "How did you manage to make it work for that long?"

Jisung rubbed his neck awkwardly, "We met up every week or so at a cafe or at her apartment. We didn't get close until recently,"

Dongmin sighed and made a mental note of that. For all he knew, the other members of NCT could have met their soulmates without any of the managers knowing. He glanced over at the living room and almost immediately, the rest of the NCT Dream members turning around becoming very interested in their phones and the dark screen of the television.

"Did any of you meet your soulmates?" Dongmin called out loud.

"No!" The members answered quickly and Dongmin laughed at their urgency to deny.

"Alright," he chuckled. Standing up, Dongmin gave Jisung a gentle smile as if reassuring him everything was alright. "I'll talk to the company, I think you should talk to your soulmate as well so that she knows that we want to meet with her,"