not your typical love story // 𝓼𝓸𝓸𝓷𝓱𝓸𝓸𝓷. (EDITING...)

CH.19

jihoon stated, "I don't get it."

"you were certainly sleeping at your office that time," seungkwan confirmed.

"jeonghan hyung did mention that you're sleeping peacefully when he went to ask you for a cup of coffee, but he decided not to wake you up and have a cup of coffee all by himself because you seem so calm and peaceful while sleeping, and by the time he was about to leave, he heard you mumbling some incoherent words, and he said that you were talking in your sleep," he added.

"am i?" jihoon wondered, doubting himself.

"yeah, you did hyung," chan responded.

"and then what happened to me?" jihoon asked.

"he went to check on you and noticed that you're burning, that you're running a high fever, but we were able to cool it down earlier," seungkwan explained. "we even called a doctor to check on you, and he said that it could be due to exhaustion or stress. hyung, you're overworking yourself."

"don't put too much pressure on yourself, hyung," chan said.

"and don't overwork yourself, otherwise you'll get weaker and weaker, which is something i didn't want to happen, and it's something we all didn't want to happen," he continued.

"i'm truly sorry for causing you both concern," jihoon said, feeling responsible for what had happened.

"by the way, since when did you arrive, kwan? why didn't you call me?" asked jihoon, surprised to see the younger who had gone overseas to finish his studies and chase his ambition a long time ago, now back.

"well, i just got here earlier this morning because it's our semester break, and i was supposed to surprise you right after you go home, but we ended up being the ones who got surprised when jeonghan hyung, along with that black-haired doctor named jeon wonwoo, brought you home, burning like fire," replied seungkwan, exaggerating some details.

jihoon apologized, "i'm really sorry."

"it's no big deal, don't sweat it." seungkwan said, "but you should rest for a little longer so that you can recover quickly hyung."

"i will, and i apologize again," jihoon said, sighing.

"we already told you that no need to feel sorry at all, hyung" lee chan remarked, his smile calming and sincere.

"you should relax for a while longer, hyung; i'll just go and cook for our meal- chan, keep an eye on hyung while i cook dinner," stated seungkwan.

lee chan smiled and nodded.

before leaving the room, seungkwan said his little goodbye, leaving chan and jihoon behind.

"what's up with the long face, hyung?" frowned chan.

jihoon lets out a sigh.

"i've been missing more of my session with my patient recently," jihoon admitted, fighting the desire to sigh.

"perhaps that person will understand you and your situation," chan answered.

"i'm hoping that he will," jihoon said, hesitant.

even someone with normal sanity would find it difficult to comprehend, let alone a maniac with blond hair.

he wasn't even expecting anything spectacular from that blonde.

chan gives a tiny yet genuine smile to his hyung.

"i'm sure that he will," the younger said, as if he knew everything.

"so please, for your own sake, hyung, heal faster and be healthy again," the younger said before exiting the room, leaving the pink-haired doctor alone in his room.

a/n :
so, everyone, yes! you've been taken advantage of by yours truly.

basically, the steamy scene between soonyoung and jihoon in the previous chapter was all a dream and never happened.

i'm in a bit of a muddle right now, and i'm not sure where the story is heading. i believe it's all because i'm going insane.

so, what exactly am i doing right now? it's almost three o'clock in the morning, and yet i'm still fully awake.

if you asked if is it normal for me to be nocturnal for a long period of time? then the answer would be 'yes, it's normal'.

anyway, i apologize for the late and brief update, but better late than never, right? everyone, please spread the love.