Ice: Thaw the Frozen Heart [EDITING]

Chapter 36

Outside, Sehun discussed the next activity with his council members as the committee while waiting for the chairman to come out of Yeojin's room. He was equally dumbfounded when the guy suddenly appeared from amongst the students earlier. For a moment, he thought Kris would take Yeojin away. But then, he realized that the guy would probably think twice to do so in front of the other students. They were, after all, trying to conceal their marriage.

Though he didn't wish anything ill for Yeojin, Sehun was rather relieved that she had a sprained ankle that needed to be taken care of. He could see the look on Kris' eyes that wanted to speak to her and possibly carry her off his back; but before any of that could happen, he quickly pointed out that her ankle needed to be treated immediately. Sehun even treated her ankle himself to stall the time. In all honesty, Yeojin didn't seem to want to talk to Kris either. Judging from the hurt in her eyes, Sehun realized that Kris must have been the one who made her cry last night.

"I still don't understand why Kris Wu would come for that girl though," one of the council members commented after they were done discussing about the next activity.

"Well, isn't she friends with his sister?" A guy replied.

"Still." The first one shrugged. "It's weird, don't you think?" Her eyes suddenly rounded. "Wait. What if that rumor about him having a wife is true, and..." She gasped, covering her mouth with a hand. "And that girl is his wif-"

"She's not!" Sehun, who had been silent, snapped at them.

The others flinched but the guy earlier dared to ask. "And how do you know she's not, President?"

Sehun gritted his teeth. "Because.... Because she's my girlfriend." His reply elicited gasps from the members. A part of him regretted saying it, but another part of him believed it was necessary. "Now if you all wish to be gossipers, I suggest you resign from my council."

The others clamped their mouth shut and lowered their heads. Just then, Sehun saw Kris coming out of the hotel with slumped shoulders, heading for his car. He looked back at his members and threw them a sharp gaze. "Go prepare for the next activity."

Without taking a second glance at them, he turned around and headed inside the hotel. When he was in front of Yeojin's room, he could hear Sunhee's voice and he paused from entering the room.

"Did you guys fight again? I assume it's a huge fight this time or else he wouldn't come all the way here just to talk to you." Sunhee sounded concerned. "What is it this time, Jin? What did he say?" There was no reply from Yeojin and  Sunhee sighed. "Jin? Are you even listening to me? Jin-" She stopped shaking her friend's shoulder when she heard the door creaked open. She whipped her head around and found Sehun entering the room. "Oh. It's you. H-hi."

Sehun just gave her a nod before his eyes landed on Yeojin who was sitting on the bed. Her eyes was blankly staring at the wall in front of her. Sunhee noticed Sehun's eyes on her friend and pursed her lips.

"She's fine. Just a little dazed," Sunhee told him, snapping him away from staring at Yeojin. "Thanks for finding her, by the way." She smiled.

Sehun cleared his throat. "Uhm. Yeah." He moved to join them sitting on the bed close to Yeojin's feet. "I'm her boyfriend anyway." It felt weird even to himself to be saying this so often today. But he couldn't help it. He felt the need to claim her. Even though he knew she was not his, he wanted to believe that she was. At least for now.

He rearranged the pillow under her bandaged foot, gently lifting her leg. That seemed to cut Yeojin's train of thoughts. She blinked and then directed her eyes to stare at him. Sunhee silently watched the two and narrowed her eyes on her friend.