Crazy in Love

Chapter 9

A/n: Enjoy Reading..!

3rd person's pov

The engineers had a busy Friday, with a department meeting, submitting an industrial visit report, and giving a paper presentation, their schedule was tightly packed. Since the crazy engineer gang, especially Baekhyun, want to score straight A's in all the subjects, they worked tirelessly throughout the day.

By night 7, they have finished all their works and heaved a sigh of relief as they sat on their table at the engineering food court.

"Wanna go grab a drink at the bar?" asked Chanyeol, glancing over at pouty Baekhyun who was laying sprawled on the bench in the cafeteria.

"Nah... I have no plans to go elsewhere.. I will head to my dorm, then my bed, and sleep until tomorrow noon... I feel like I'm dead inside out.." Baekhyun responded drowsily, making others chuckle at his cute ranting.

Yibo was about to say something but suddenly he fell silent.. His playful expression turned grim, as he gazed across the foodcourt. This caught the attention of the other three, and the atmosphere immediately became somber.

They noticed Ken standing at the opposite side of the foodcourt, his expression grim, disheveled hair and red, swollen eyes catching their attention. He appeared drained and lifeless, almost like a walking corpse.

With a trembling lip, he made his way over to the table of the Crazy engineers, taking slow steps. It seemed as though he was struggling to hold back tears. He came to a halt in front of Yibo, who currently has a calm and expressionless demeanor.

Ken attempted to smile at Yibo and whispered, "Yibo hyung..." But tears began to stream down his face, preventing him from successfully conveying his smile.

Yibo let out a heavy breath and spoke in his calm tone, "What is it, Ken?"

Out of nowhere, Ken hugged Yibo and his tears only grew stronger. Yibo's friends were taken aback by this gesture. Yibo doesn't like to be hugged by strangers.

However, Yibo remained calm and let Ken cry on his shoulder. He felt like Ken needed this moment before leaving..

After sometime,he inquired of Ken, assuming he was calm, "Have you finished crying, Ken? If you have, then please excuse yourself from me." which made Ken step back from Yibo and held his head low, as if he could not look Yibo in his eyes.

"Yibo hyung," Ken started to speak, his head still down. "I love you.. If you think that this is a mere crush, then you are wrong.. I have been loving you since our college freshers day. It started as an admiration and later.. it become love.. I have been secretely following you, loving you since then.. Please Yibo hyung.. Please love me.. I beg you." Ken once again began to cry.

There was a sudden flicker of anger in Yibo's eyes. He harshly grabbed Ken's shirt collar, making Ken face him. Yibo then said, "Never ever beg for someone to love you.. That is the worst thing you could do to yourself."

After releasing Ken's collar harshly, Yibo resumed speaking once he regained his composure.

"I can't love you, Ken. It's important for you to realize that you are not my type. It is impossible to make someone love you against their will. If someone tells you that they don't want you in their life, it means they truly do not want you there. Even if you love them deeply and are willing to do anything for them, they will not reciprocate those feelings. So when you see a red flag like that, like me, then run..!"

Ken asked quietly, "Why am I not your type, Yibo hyung? Why do you hate me that much?" Although he spoke in a hushed tone, Yibo still heard his inquiry.