I am NOT your fan | EXO CHEN

38. Blessing in disguise

Song: Naughty Boy - PENTAGON ✨

'Above the mountain of clouds, I'll build a well that's like the ocean. I wanna live a thousand years with my fair lady.'

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"Hey."

I said, gritting my teeth and automatically forming fists. Jun was already seated by a table in the cafe, waiting for me. He looked wary as if he knew what I wanted to talk about.

"Oh, you're here," he said, in an unusually nice tone. Sooyeon must've told him that I found out about everything.

"H-Have a seat," he gestured to the chair across when I stood there glaring at him. After what has happened, I couldn't pretend to be nice anymore.

"You know why I asked you out," I said sternly, ignoring his offer to sit.

"Are you really just gonna stand there and talk to me?" He frowned a bit.

There there, his bitch attitude was starting to surface again.

"The leaked demo... it's you, isn't it!?"

Jun sighed and closed his eyes for a second, as if he already expected this confrontation.

"Alright, fine, I'm sorry, okay?"

He spilled those words so easily.

"You don't even mean that," I hissed in return.

"What more do you want from me? I said what you wanted to hear!"

"And you think that's enough? Why would you even do this to me? Do you really hate me that much?!"

He pressed his lips together, sealing them like he didn't want to tell me more. But I'm not leaving until I hear what I want. I stomped to my chair and finally took my seat, angrily.

"I'm giving you a chance to explain before I'm reporting you, Jun. You better be honest with me before this gets out the uglier way."

Then he finally leaned forward to talk.

"Look, I wasn't expecting you to lose your job over a leaked demo! I only did that because you stole that damn project away from me!"

"W-What?"

"They were going to give it to me," he stated in frustration. "No, Hazel already decided to hand me the station project, until you got hired as a stupid intern out of nowhere!"

My right eye made a little twitch. I almost didn't know how to reply to that.

"B-Because of that? Because you think I took the project away from you?!"

"What are you gonna do now? Report me? Is that it?" He raised his eyes, giving me a look that was mixed with challenge and concern.

Of course he'd wish I would say no. But I need to keep my job too. My internship could've upgraded into a full-time employment if it wasn't for this. My job was on the line.

"I need to survive too, don't I?" I raised my chin a bit. For once, I felt control of the situation.

He let out a quick sigh, rubbing his face. Seeing him anxious like that made me confident that I had the upper hand. I crossed my arms and leaned back on the chair, relaxed.