"You made a mistake?", Jiwoong questioned sounding amused by it all.
"You were-"
"I was right... and you came to tell me that because?", Jiwoong asked this time sounding like he was slowly growing impatient by this conversation.
"I wanted to apologize... I should've listened to you because you were the only one looking out for me. You tried to save me from being hurt by Hanbin and Iseul a long time ago and instead of appreciating you... I let you go", Zhang Hao said softly.
Jiwoong only raised his eyebrow up and smirked, "So, you're saying all this to say what? Tell me clearly gorgeous"
There was clear hesitation in Zhang Hao. He didn't speak and for a moment Jiwoong heard nothing but silence, "Hello...? Zhang Hao...?"
"I'm here...", Zhang Hao said softly.
"Okay so tell me what you're saying this for. Are you here just to apologize, you want to gain something out of this, you wanna waste my time? Like what is it gorgeous? I'm down for either choice"
Some more hesitation came along before Zhang Hao spoke again and this time way more bold. The nostalgia from his and Hanbin's first interaction creeping back on him. However, with a feeling of uneasiness because Jiwoong was NOT Hanbin.
"I want to gain something out of this... but I wanna gain something out of this in person", Zhang Hao said. It clearly peaked Jiwoong's interest because before he could even finish his sentence, Jiwoong's deep chuckle echoed from the other side of the phone.
"What is it you're trying to gain baby?", Jiwoong said with his voice now an octave deeper and a lot more soft. The aura on the phone changing from a rather awkward one to a more flirtatious one.
It didn't help Zhang Hao though because it just didn't hit the same. It didn't hit when Jiwoong first did it but it damn sure did not hit now. Especially, since now he was more secure in who he actually wanted.
"You know what I'm trying to gain out of this Jiwoong-", Zhang Hao said rolling his eyes.
"I don't though but you know how I like you to be with me. What happened to the boldness of it all..? Hanbin change you baby? Is that it?", Jiwoong said. He was obviously playing stupid cuz he knew exactly what was happening.
"Jiwoong don't play dumb with me right now..."
"I'm not baby. If you are gonna call me with an objective at least tell me and be direct about it. Say what you want-"
Suddenly boldness radiated through Zhang Hao and he cut Jiwoong off instantly. Now instead of nostalgia... it felt like going back in time when he let the words slip from his mouth.
"I WANT you to record with me"
•••
At this point, Kuan Jui was fuming. He sat at his desk in the office listening through his AirPods and he honestly couldn't believe his ears. Everybody was getting a turn but him and the turn he DID have with Zhang Hao wasn't even a fair one in his eyes because it was cut short due to manipulation by his 'friends'.
Haoran, Hanbin, and now Jiwoong?!
His act as Loui started breaking almost instantly as he listened to the conversation. His pupils dilated and turned more black. The typing against the keyboard became 100x more hard. So much so to where you could hear the keyboard from outside the room. He was going insane...
That was until a lot of shocked voices was heard from outside the door of the office he was in. As if he was possessed the act immediately reappeared and he got up quickly to see what all the commotion was about. Once he exited the room he was faced with two faces he never had the opportunity of seeing in person yet. Both of them only glancing at him for a second amongst the crowd.
