TO SHOU WITH LOVE

20 - DON'T SMOKE ANYMORE

"Front Security door?" Sailub walked upstairs, noticing the numerous scratches and rust marks on the heavy iron door, clearly indicating it wasn't a new one.

Thanapon responded with a grunt, placing his tools on the ground and standing up.

"Who's here?" Topten walked over, surprised to see Sailub. "P',Sai..."

Then he suddenly realized and quickly added "Teacher" at the end, "Teacher Sai, why are you here? Is there a surprise shoot?"

Stretching his neck, Topten glanced behind Sailub, but didn't see anyone else following him.

"Teacher Sai," Sammy also stood up, greeting Sailub.

"You're all here," Sailub smiled at them. "No surprise shoot, I'm just returning something to Thanapon."

He handed the bag containing the phone to Thanapon. "I've been busy these days and didn't get a chance to return this to you."

Thanapon took it, acknowledging with a "Hmm."

Topten leaned in to take a look, followed by a series of questions, "What's this? Clothes? Pon's clothes? Teacher Sai, why do you have Pon's clothes?"

Sailub felt a bit embarrassed, not wanting to disclose the incident from that drunken night.

Topten made a meaningful sound, "There wouldn't happen to be some kind of... unspeakable relationship between you two?"

Before he could finish, Thanapon frowned and shot him a warning look, silently advising him not to speak nonsense.

Topten shrugged, "So serious... I was just joking."

Seeing the atmosphere becoming a bit awkward, Sammy spoke up, "Teacher Sai."

"Hmm?" Sailub looked at her. "Bass girl, do you need something from me?"

"I'd like you to help me look at this music score."

"Sure, I'd be glad to," Sailub smiled at her gently. "Is it for the next competition?"

"Yes," Sammy said. "Then Teacher Sai, please have a seat on the couch."

Following Sammy to the second floor, Sailub sat on the sofa and took the music score from her.

He noticed the school name printed at the top of the sheets and was a bit surprised. "You're from Chulalongkorn University?"

Sammy nodded. "Yes."

"It seems you didn't mention it on your resume."

"Because my major has nothing to do with music, so I didn't include it," Sammy said casually.

Her tone was calm and indifferent, as if she were talking about something trivial, which made Sailub feel that this girl was quite special.

He nodded and carefully browsed through the music score. "Looks good. Did you write both the lyrics and the music?"

"The lyrics are by Pon, I composed the music. It's my first time doing such a complex arrangement, so I'm not very sure," Sammy said.

Sailub nodded again and looked at the two guitars standing against the wall. "Is that guitar Thanapon's? Can I borrow it?"

Thanapon, half-crouched at the doorway, tightening the screws on the door with a screwdriver, didn't lift his head. "Use the new one."

Sailub took the guitar handed over by Topten. Without needing to inspect it closely, he could tell that it wasn't a particularly high-quality instrument.

The old guitar Thanapon used before, despite being worn out, still showed signs of being a good-quality instrument.

But this one...