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three

superficial love

chapter three - first appearances

chaeyoung

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Jaehyun and I's relationship had officially been confirmed.

I already felt a million times more horrible when my sister, Alice had called me, freaking out and wondering why I never told her I was dating.
I was very disheartened that I had lied to her, as she was actually happy for me and gave me an hour-long lecture saying I didn't need to hide a relationship from her or our parents, also saying they loved me no matter what and to not listen to whatever the public had to say about my relationship.

My parents had then called me, asking me all these questions and saying they wanted to meet Jaehyun.
It was a huge mess, and I spent the whole night crying after the phone calls.

As curious as I was, I refrained myself from reading what the public had to say. I knew it would be all too overwhelming for me, as I was a pretty sensitive person and would take everything to heart.

Jisoo had told me the reactions weren't all that bad, but I still didn't want to hear it.

I avoided running into other YG artists as much as possible. I didn't want to have to lie to all my seniors.
I opted for staying at the dorm and in my room as much as possible.

Monday came, and today's the day that was scheduled for Jaehyun and I's first public appearance together.

The plan was that we would both be together at the Park Hyatt hotel, checking in at about 7 PM. They told us it was also important to act like a couple the second we were together, as the hotel did not know the date was a set-up, either, and thinks we are an actual couple.

Jaehyun and I were to leave the hotel at around 9 PM, and by that time- reporters and Dispatch will probably already be there, waiting.

They'll be able to capture Jaehyun and I getting into his car to go wherever, and that was how our first public appearance would go.

It was currently around five, and I would soon be getting picked up by NCT's manager along with Jaehyun.

Of course, as it was the 'first date', the girls insisted they helped me get ready.

My dark brown hair was curled, my makeup done, and I wore my favorite oversized, dusty pink, knit sweater with some high-waisted light blue jeans.
As it was the chilly month of December, I would be throwing on a jacket anyway, so my outfit wasn't too cute or anything.

I had also packed a few clothes into a duffel bag. We weren't actually staying at the hotel overnight, or at least, I wasn't told so... but we had to make it look like it.

I was nervous, to say the least. It had occurred to me that Jaehyun and I would be forced to talk one way or another, but... about what?

If I were being honest here, I did do a little homework on Jaehyun in the past two days.

I had obviously seen a few of their performances live, and watched "The 7th Sense" music video when it first came out, but I really didn't know all that much about NCT.

All I knew was that they were a well-rounded group with an unlimited amount of members.

So, the past two days, I may or may not have watched all the NCT music videos, listened to a few of the NCT Night, Night! broadcasts, and watched some episodes of NCT Life.