Meant To Be, Or Not? - [YEONGYU FF]

Chapter 4

Beomgyu woke up the next morning with a bad stomach ache.

Just to get an idea of how bad, it was to the point he even tasted something sour in his mouth from all the acid gurgling in his stomach.

A groan left his lips as he tried to sit up, falling back into his bedsheets from the pain.

Fuck.

Somehow, a very disheveled Beomgyu managed to climb out of bed, descending the stairs hunched over while clutching the handrail, and making his way to the kitchen.

His parents were sitting by the table, eating their breakfast consisting of omelets, croissants and yoghurt, whereas all Beomgyu could find at his spot was a bowl of porridge and a cup of tea.

It's not like he can tell them he's not in the mood to eat it and would much rather have a whole lamb chop for breakfast.

Even though his appetite was slightly ruined by his sour stomach.

Despite it, he sat down to spoon the porridge into his mouth and swallow the tea, hoping it could settle the acid down.

It did not work out.

"Mom, Dad, can you excuse me from class today?" Beomgyu finally gathered the courage to ask.

"No son, you have to go to university. You yourself decided to start studying alongside your modeling schedules," Choi Yoosung responded.

"But—"

"No buts Beomgyu—" Choi Aera reprimanded.

And that's when Beomgyu felt his meal coming up his throat.

Now, the pooped out red haired laid in his bed again, taking medicine while holding a heating pad against his stomach.

"Don't tell me you snuck snacks in and tried to get rid of the calories by doing cardio?"

"Uh—"

"Beomgyu! What did I tell you?" the doctor reprimanded.

"Yes Mark hyung."

Mark Tuan was the family doctor, and Brian's work buddy. Beomgyu pretty much considered them his uncle figures, and good friends too.

Perks of being a social butterfly who befriends anyone and anyone of age.

"So, I assume it's the same as usual?" Beomgyu asked.

"Yeah. Plus you seem like you've been dieting again."

"I have."

Mark shook his head.

Those parents of his...

"This is the last time I'm telling you this: don't binge and then workout like hell is under your feet!"

"Got it sir."

"Now, go on bed rest for the next two days to gain some strength, and I will tell your parents to postpone your magazine shooting. I won't take a different answer from them, understand?" Mark said.

"Yeah yeah."

"Okay. Now get some sleep; you look exhausted from last night."

"Mhm."

Mark patted Beomgyu's head before the model closed his eyes, and drifted into a nap that did him good.

Despite the frequent bathroom breaks in between.

In the afternoon, Hanbin and Zhanghao visited their friend after classes ended for the day, as Beomgyu texted them about how knocked out he felt thanks to his stomach acting up.