Stay With Me [an EXO's ChanYeol Fanfic]

Chapter 24 - Balance

ChanYeol actually did not have much to say. He just wanted to find an excuse to make her stay for a bit. He missed her. However, the words stuck in his throat and he could not speak out. "Nothing important, actually." He shook his head.

"Hm." She bit her lips.

"JiEun." He looked at her, "Frankly speaking. If you want to go out with that guy, go ahead. I don't object."

"Wow." She chuckled, "So generous."

"There're many choices out there for you." ChanYeol said seriously, "You don't have to stick with me. You understand that."

"ChanYeol, why are you saying that all of a sudden?" JiEun opened her eyes widely.

"I..." ChanYeol faltered.

"I don't care about the choices out there. I only need to stay with you." JiEun smiled sweetly, "I am yours."

ChanYeol's heart melted, every time when JiEun said so. He did not want to judge if the comment was truly from her heart or merely to please to him.

She gazed at him.

"Why were you disappeared for a while? I know I haven't called you, but usually you will somehow call a few times or even come and bug me at the office." ChanYeol wondered.

"I thought you don't want to see me." JiEun curled her lips, "Last time at my place, you..."

"I went to your place today at noon and put the woollen sweater in the closet." ChanYeol said, "I saw you tap is leaking again. Why didn't you tell me?"

"Hm...I don't want to bother you." She whispered.

He thought, "Then you can call up some repair people to fix it."

"I don't know who to call." She had been relying too much on ChanYeol.

"I also notice in the living room, one of the handle on the closet door fell off."

"I don't know how to fix it."

"JiEun, how can you be so dumb?" He said. This was his favourite comment on her.

"I am dumb. I am dumb." She pointed at herself.

"Silly." He chuckled and poked her forehead. He hugged her in his arms.

She leaned on his chest and felt his calm heartbeat.

ChanYeol uttered, "I will come and fix all those things. Tell me what else is broken out there."

Afterwards, JiEun decided to go home early to tell the part-time maid on preparing the dinner for ChanYeol. She stood on the street outside of the office building, waiting for a taxi.

"What the heck? Why are there no taxis?" JiEun stomped. She had been waiting under the hot sun for more than 15 minutes. She turned her head left and right to check out the coming traffic. She spotted someone looking at her, "Hey, it's you again!" She recognized him, who had some conflicts with her inside the elevator a long time ago.

Even though SeHun did not have a good impression on this girl, he had a kind-enough heart that he did not want to see her standing and waiting for nothing, "Taxis are changing shifts at this time of the day. It's hard to get one. Why don't you take a 14-passenger van? Where are you going?" He pointed at the sign. In fact, he was standing at the van stop, waiting for one to go back to his office. He just dropped off documents to SPAO's accountant and had a short meeting with him. SeHun's boss had been giving him opportunities.

"Me? Taking a van with these sweating people in the hot summer? You're kidding!" She rolled up her eyes and sneered.

"Miss, the van is air-conditioned." SeHun was disgusted by her attitude.