Soundleasure | Choi San

Chapter 28

His screen was divided into two as he tried to focus on the video he needed to upload. Ever since he started dating Y/n, the quality in his videos didn't drop, but the quantity and the frequency did, having more than one follower commenting on past videos to interrogate him about that sudden change.

His focus was on his girlfriend.

When they weren't together -which was for the most part of the time-, he kept thinking of things they could do together; and if he wasn't thinking about that, he had his mind on the project he was involved in through the scholarship.

But there was something else.

Y/n and her sudden distance.

He was convinced he was just reading too much into it, but at the same time it was obvious for him how there was something going on that had her changing her attitude whenever she was around him.

At first, he blamed it on the big amount of time they spent together, yet she denied it; later, he blamed it on that little issue with Mia, which she also denied because she convinced him something so superficial wouldn't play a toll on her. And all those denials just left him trying to wonder what could've caused that change, and why she wasn't being open about it.

And as soon as he stepped out of his room, he was left with those same doubts after Wooyoung asked about her.

—It's been a few days since we last saw her here —Mingi added, looking at them over his phone—. Is she okay? Oh shoot, does she have Covid?

—It's not Covid —San rolled his eyes, taking a seat on the armchair on the right.

He wished he could know what it was, at least to keep his mind at ease. But it had been days since he last saw her, allowing her to have her own space when she didn't even show up to the office, with the only reason being her feeling a bit sick and choosing to telework.

That woman hated staying at home with her guts, to the length of presentially working even though her head was about to blow a few days after she left the hospital. Y/n didn't even stayed hospitalized for as long as it was recommended, only because she couldn't go missing.

And he was supposed to believe she chose by herself not to go.

—By the way, isn't it your dad's birthday next week? Are you going to take her? —San sighed at Wooyoung's question.

That was his plan.

—If she doesn't go, take me instead —Mingi commented, focusing back on his phone.

Yeah, that was exactly what he was thinking.

—How's the old man doing? —Wooyoung ignored Mingi— I bet moving all the way from Boston to Texas wasn't easy.

It was more difficult to come up with a reason as to why they wouldn't be able to get his parents to attend any of Wooyoung's parties -whenever he invited the whole group-, or why he was the one traveling constantly instead of getting his parents to come home. In his head, it was more logical to come up with a lie where his parents moved to a whole different state, other than admitting they did move to a smaller house because his father was fired and his studies were paid for by sexualizing his voice.

Yeah, it was definitely better.

—He's still adapting —he shrugged.

—We should plan the next trip to be there —Mingi suggested—. Instead of going camping, I mean.

He could only be thankful he was going to head to work to focus on something else, because thinking about that small problem he got himself in some years ago wasn't something he needed at that moment.