two players; lin yanjun

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third person pov

"I'm sorry," Scarlett whispered and grabbed Yanjun's hand, pulling it from her face. She stood, and his hands dropped onto his lap. He watched as she turned and left him in the waiting room.

His hands shook as he sunk into the chair and looked up at the ceiling. Tears fell down the sides of his face and he balled his hands into fists to try to stop himself from crying. It didn't work. Yanjun sat up and put his face him his hands as he bent over, placing his elbows on his knees.

I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you.

Yanjun stared at himself in the mirror, but he had zoned out, staring at his clothing. He didn't want to go to the engagement dinner, but Scarlett had invited him and everyone else. He wanted to be supportive because he knew that just as much as he did, Scarlett didn't want to marry Andrew, but she had to.

The restaurant would be fancy of course so he was dressed in a black dress shirt, wine red suit with a matching vest, and a pair of black dress shoes. He was wearing a black choker and on his wrist was the watch that Scarlett had bought for him that matched with the other's. Like everyone else, he hadn't taken it off unless he absolutely had to.

"Hey," Justin said, coming to the bathroom door that was wide open. He was wearing all black and his hair was gelled like usual. It may not have looked like it, but Justin had a lot of hair product in.

"Hi," Yanjun smiled, but didn't show dimples.

"I...I'm sorry about Scarlett."

Yanjun bit the inside of his cheek, he had wished that she had chose him and not Andrew. He didn't care if he wasn't able to be with her all the time, when he was with her, he would make sure to make her happy and show her just how much he loved her.

"It's okay. I'll...I'll always love her, you know?"

"It's time to go boys," Mrs. Huang shouted from downstairs. They were all going to ride in a limo to the restaurant, Mrs. Huang's treat to them since she knew the past couple days were rough.

"Let's go, guys," Linkai smiled seeing the two boys. The three of them were the last ones downstairs, Mrs. Huang went up to Justin and pinched his cheeks before moving to Yanjun.

"Mom," Yanjun smiled sadly at her. The woman frowned and pulled the young man into a hug.

"I know, Darling. I know."

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"This is a nice place," Zhengting commented as the group got to the restaurant.

"The food is amazing," Mrs. Huang nodded her head. "Xiulan and I went here the other day and its absolutely lovely."

"I'm so excited," both Chengcheng and Zhangjing said together.

"Could you take a picture of me?"

"Only if you take one of me," Ziyi and Xukun spoke and quickly ran off to take pictures. Linong and Xudan quietly walked together, holding hands. They got back together the other day and have become inseparable.

Yanjun shoved his hands into his pockets, trying to calm himself down. If he could, he would runaway from the restaurant and lock himself away.

Justin noticed his weird demeanor and placed a hand on his shoulder before squeezing it as a silent way of support.

The group entered the restaurant and were sent looks from many different people. Some females fixed themselves in their seats seeing all the handsome young men. Some males scoffed, jealous and envious of the boys' good looks.

"Name," the hostess asked Mrs. Huang, her eyes glancing over the boys and stopping at Yanjun. He saw her wink at him, but he had a blank face and looked away from her.

"Scarlett Huang," Mrs. Huang said and the girl nodded before showing them the way. She kept trying to get Yanjun's attention, but it never worked.

"Here you are," the girl said motioning to a round table, one table behind the stage with a black grand piano. Lucky for Yanjun, the girl left without any problem.

"I thought they'd be here already," Xudan murmured taking a seat between Linong and Chengcheng. Yanjun sat between Zhangjing and Justin who sat beside his mother. The seat beside her was empty and so were the next couple seats.

Yanjun had his back to the stage and grabbed a glass of water before bringing up to his lips. He felt nervous about being there since he had to watch the love of his life with her fiancé who he never liked.

As Yanjun placed the glass down, two familiar faces came into view.

"Hello," Amanda smiled and took one of the seats. She sat beside Ziyi and Mr. Qui followed after and took the other seat beside her.

"Wh-Where's-" Xukun started, but Amanda lifted a finger to her own lips to shush him. The restaurant erupted with a soft applause and some whistles rang through the air.

"Hello," a familiar voice said, making Yanjun's head turn. Her velvet voice rung through the place as men hooted and hollered, surprising her. Yanjun quickly turned in his chair seeing Scarlett up on the stage.

The sight of her made Yanjun's heart pound in his chest so fast, he was sure he was going to pass out. His eyes ran over her body. Scarlett was wearing a cream colored mermaid dress that sparkled against the stage light. Her hair was in tight curls and her makeup was done with wine red lips.

Her eyes moved over the restaurant and stopped at Yanjun. A smile pulled on her painted lips and Yanjun swallowed hard, she looked like an angel to him.

"Would you all like to hear a song," Scarlett asked, eyes moving off of Yanjun, but not before she sent in a wink that made him clutch his chest. In return, the people of the restaurant cheered especially her table of hooligans and some of them who weren't animals. As the pianist, guitarist, and a percussionist came onto the stage, Scarlett chuckled, "alright."

"Jun-ge, she's not wearing a ring anymore," Justin nudged him as Scarlett wrapped her fingers around the microphone stand. A smile pulled onto his face as he saw that indeed, she no longer hand a ring on her delicate finger.

Her eyes went back to Yanjun and it felt like he and her were the only two in existence.

"This song is for my favorite person in the whole world."