No You Girls || 艺兴

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The managers of both groups had all found out about the secret meetings between Sun and Yixing by that moring, and both agencies didn't hesitate to issue a statement on the matter. Even with the bits of evidence--photographs taken by paparazzi and clips from security footage at the park nearest the Han River--SM and Pledis claimed that the images had been manufactured in order to make their idols, and subsequently the agencies, look bad. That was the face they showed the public.

They were much more strict with their idols. Sun had been suspended from all group activities until further notice, while Yixing had been confined to his dorm room unless he were going to the SM building for practices. 

News of their secret relationship was the only thing anyone would talk about in the gossip programs and magazines. Sun was oblivious to all of it, since she had remained in her room under the excuse that she was ill. She hadn't used her phone in days, she couldn't eat, she couldn't sleep. At one point, both Minnie and Sarang had to force feed her because she was refusing to do it herself.

The other members were resentful of Sun because she had lied to them. The girls closest to her were most disappointed because they thought she would talk to them about things like that. Only Minnie quickly forgave her. Yoona and Rin were still upset about her lies, while the other girls in the group she wasn't as close with. But they had still taken the news badly, particularly Bom, who now resented the maknae because of all the special treatment she felt that Sun had always gotten.

When it came to Yixing and his group mates, most of them resented him for keeping that to himself. They had once been like brothers and now it felt like the tensions in their group were separating them. Only Lu Han and Tao still talked to him and supported him, and Jongdae did as well, although begrudgingly since they were room mates and he was forced to have contact with Yixing. He had even asked for a room change, without letting Yixing know, but the managers had denied him that.

Things seemed to get worse when Yifan--EXO M's leader--began distancing himself from the other boys. There were rumors that he had requested solo opportunities and that the agency denied him the chance. Other rumors at the agency claimed that he was in such a bad mood now because he was having health issues and his schedules left him with no time to seek the medical attention he needed. What Yixing did know for sure was that Lu Han, Yifan, and Kyungsoo were not speaking to each other anymore. Neither were Yifan and Minseok.

Yifan's falling out with Lu Han and Kyungsoo had happened at the SM spring carnival, which was nothing but a blur to Yixing since it was around the time that he felt hopeless and confused about continuing his relationship with Sun. But he had heard from Baekhyun that when he and Lu Han went to the kissing booth because he wanted a kiss from Taeyeon, another girl came to take her place. It had been Tao's sister and Baekhyun encouraged his hyung to get a kiss from her since they had stood in line for a half hour. Yifan saw this and since he had taken a liking for Tao's sister when he saw her performances on youtube, he became upset with Lu Han for it. Kyungsoo then got into the argument, telling his hyungs that they weren't allowed to date a friend's ex.

From that day on, Yifan didn't talk to the two boys. Lu Han had talked to Kyungsoo about it and they made up, but when he tried to talk to Yifan, the EXO M leader refused to listen.

His argument with Minseok had happened not long after that, but Yixing didn't know what the reason for their falling out was. All he knew was that it was the reason why Minseok was now dorming with Lu Han and Tao, and that Yifan was rather hostile with all the other group members these days. Yixing tried to give him his space. 

Now the environment between the boys was cold and sometimes even hostile when they had dance practices. On days in which they had free time, they no longer invited each other out to have fun. Instead they did their own thing.