Accidental Rental

100,000 =/= 30,000

That was when Minhyun stood up and grabbed both of them by their wrists. He dragged the two fuming hot headed siblings out from the restaurant.

"Let go!" Baekho growled but stopped pulling away when he noticed people staring at them, realising he had done the exact thing that he didn't want to. The two continued glaring at each other as they stumbled out from the restaurant though. Once outside in the cool night breeze and away from the restaurant, Minhyun let them go. He took a deep breath before turning around to face them.

"I was not going to intervene but we were disturbing the public and that's not good for either of us. Look, Dongho. This job may look really suspicious to you and I know you worry for your sister but I can assure you that we are indeed a legit business. I'm sorry for doing what I did back there but as said before, I am to be of service to the one who requested for me and even if you didn't ask for me personally, my services still extends to you but if you really... wish to take proper action against me for doing so, you are free to write to the website and we will be sure to correct our wrongs. Miss Naeun, I know it's upsetting that we couldn't spend the night together alone but I'm afraid I follow company rules and regulations strictly so... as much as I do not want to say this, I think it's better if you find someone else who would be able to cater to your date willingly. With that being said, I will drive the both of you home and that'll be the end of today's date. I'm sorry I couldn't perform my best but I assure you if you do require my services again, feel free to request for me again," Minhyun said as calmly and slowly as he could. They both looked down guiltily but nodded. Minhyun smiled and sighed softly. "Shall we hug it out then?"

"No!" Baekho yelled.

"Yes!" His sister squealed and didn't even wait for Minhyun to move before she had already enveloped him in her arms. Minhyun returned the hug before letting go just as quickly as he had held her.

"This way then," he said, leading them back to his car. Naeun clung onto his arm as they walked and Baekho stomped his way back to the car. Minhyun opened the car door for Naeun and closed it once she was inside. He looked at Baekho who glared at him. "It was nice meeting you."

"I'm sorry," Baekho muttered before entering the car, leaving the tall male confused and surprised but he decided not to ask about it as he entered the driver's seat as well. He drove the two back to their home and they went back inside together. Minhyun waved before leaning back in his seat and sighed, all emotions dropping from his face.

☆☆☆

But that was not the end of it. Once wasn't enough for Naeun it seems as Minhyun showed up at their house again and because Baekho refused to leave, Naeun opted for a house date instead. They squeezed together on the couch and watched shows until the rental period was over. Baekho couldn't understand the concept behind rental boyfriends or the interest behind it. Minhyun wasn't particularly doing anything worth fawning over either but Naeun seemed head over heels for him.

Then a third time came.

And a fourth.

And a fifth.

"How much does this make now?" Baekho confronted Naeun as she and Minhyun sat on the couch. "100,000 times 5 is 500,000."

"That's for the luxurious deal. This is casual so it's only 30,000," She replied with a frown. "And because of you, I can't even go outside on dates."

Baekho wanted to argue back again but he noticed how guilty Minhyun looked. He didn't mean to be so cranky about this but it was his money that she was spending and he still needed to pay bills. It wasn't like he was some rich ceo or a son of a rich man. "If you want to go on dates outside, earn your own money and get your own credit card."

Naeun glared at him before she got up and stormed into her room defiantly, leaving Minhyun alone. Baekho rubbed his neck and groaned. He didn't enjoy arguing with his sister but he found that this was getting out of hand already. "Sorry... I should have done that after you left instead."

"It's okay," Minhyun replied and smiled. "I am partially at fault but I'm unable to stop her from requesting for me or using the app either. Even if she doesn't request for me, she could just call someone else. I think I better get going."

"No, no. It's fine if you want to stay until the hour is up," Baekho quickly said as he sat down beside Minhyun, keeping a good distance between them. "Um... what do you think of my sister?"

"She's a nice girl. A little hot headed just like you but she has her own charms," Minhyun replied while relaxing into the couch again. Baekho fiddled with his fingers as he blankly stared at the television with uninterested eyes.

"You don't think... you could...?" Baekho started but stopped. He frowned, thinking about his next words.

"We aren't allowed to date while still affiliated with the company," Minhyun replied his question before he could finish his half hanging sentence.

"But you can... if you quit, right?"

"Yes."

"Won't you? I mean, if you date my sister for real-"

"I'm not interested in her that way," Minhyun interrupted before Baekho could finish his sentence. The two of them looked each other in the eyes.

"So this is really just a job for you?"

"Yes." Baekho pursed his lips and felt tempted to kick Minhyun out now but the other had been honest with him about how he felt so it was pointless to try to direct his anger towards him. After all, this was his job and he was doing great at it even if Baekho wanted to disagree. He took care of his sister well and treated her like the queen of the house. He just needed his sister to realise that this was plain stupid. It was all just pretend and won't last. "But... there is a way to meet up even without paying me."

"How?" Baekho asked immediately despite being uninterested in actually meeting Minhyun again. He was just doing this for his sister's and his money's sake.

"We could be friends."