𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞 | 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ✓

Chapter 74

It was graduation season, and a certain indescribable melancholy lingered around campus.

At the graduation party, Mingyu drank a lot. Reaching across Jaehyun, he grasped Momo's hand tightly: "Junior sister, don't worry. Instructor Xu will look after him well! I won't let anything happen to him."

By the end, this fool was even sobbing, saying how much he would miss everyone. The four years of university were the happiest time for him, when he met a group of brothers and sisters.

Of course, Xia You was included in his circle of sisters.

Jaehyun pried Mingyu's paws off his girlfriend's hand, using his body to block the touchy Xu, not allowing him to get handsy with his woman.

"That's enough. It's not like we're separating forever. We'll still see each other often. When we get married, we'll definitely invite you - you can be the godfather when we have kids."

Mingyu clutched his chest, stung by those words.

Later, the head of their grade went up on stage, toasting all the graduates and giving an impassioned speech that moved the idealistic graduates to tears.

Lisa glanced at Jungkook beside her. His dark eyes were always tranquil as a deep pool, rarely showing the flashing lights other youths had.

He had experienced more setbacks than others, too early felt the most sorrowful of human emotions. So it was hard for fiery youth's blood to be stirred by enthusiastic words and speeches.

He looked perpetually indifferent, but Lisa understood him - only bearing life's weight could bring such aloofness.

Jaehyun goaded Mingyu, saying "If you can drink Boss Jeon under the table today, I'll call you 'bro'."

Mingyu immediately rose to the challenge, walking over to Jungkook with wine cup in hand: "Boss Jeon, today's the last day of our college life. Can't just sit there - have to drink two cups at least."

Lisa knew Jungkook had no alcohol tolerance at all, and was about to help fend off the drinks, but Jungkook smiled gently: "It's fine."

He raised his cup, lightly clinking Mingyu's. "When we're over there on the mission, it won't be like our everyday fooling around and exercises. The mission is important, but safety is most important."

He patted Jaehyun's shoulder: "You're always steady. I shouldn't need to worry, but remember my words. Nothing comes before you returning home safe and sound."

Jaehyun was silent a moment, then nodded heavily: "I understand."

Though not the eldest in Room 409, Jungkook's mind was the most mature of the three boys, and he was their room monitor. So they all treated him like an older brother.

In the past, Jungkook had led them in mischief - talking back to teachers, skipping class, brawling. Later they formed the Meow Meow Club, helping stray animals. They'd done good things and bad things, but it seemed that as long as Jungkook was there, the boys had backbone and feared nothing, daring to punch holes in the very heavens.

Now Jungkook was staying behind while they left. It made them feel complicated, rather sad.

Horsing around together, they didn't feel the parting. Only after this graduation party would they split off on their separate paths, and the melancholy hit all at once.

The boys ambled around campus. Mingyu's eyes were red and he asked Jungkook several times: "Boss, you're really not going?"

Jungkook indulgently ruffled Lisa's hair: "As long as my wife doesn't think I'm useless, I'll stay by her side my whole life."