The Work of Love (Hajeongwoo)

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Jeongwoo

"So, how's life Jeongwoo?" Yohan asked with the usual gummy smile, with his eyes sparkling looking good in his eyeglasses. I never knew he can be so handsome even in specs, well... Yohan is well known to be one of the most famous heartthrobs in the country, of course Haruto was too not until he settled in Japan. He is still a heartthrob, especially here in our university, I bet Yohan knew about that too.

He puts his tray in the table, and looked at Haruto beside me eating silently. I know he is acting up since yesterday and I can feel he is not fine with Yohan's presence but we couldn't do anything about the groupings, we need to work as a team for the research paper.

"You both are together?" he again asked. I was taken aback but Haruto knows we are still not together.

"Life is fine, Yohan. And we are not yet together." I just gave him a smile when Haruto gave me a cold stare, suddenly made me shiver.

"not yet," Yohan emphasized. I just nodded my head to shake the nervousness away.

Haruto is not talking to me this morning and spent his time in his room without us having a conversation the whole night yesterday. It upsets me that I never insisted to talk as well.

"Haruto, I heard you are so famous in Japan, why it's so sudden that you decided to go back here?" I know Yohan was just trying to let Haruto speak up, and even though we are not talking he stays by my side and eats with me. That's enough.

"I just want to," he said bitterly drinking his milk after that. Yohan's smile was still flustered in his face but his eyes looked different.

I silently sighed.

"About the research paper, we can work on that in our house," I started saying, they both looked at me, one with a wide smile and one with a serious face.

"I can start working on the introduction later so we can discuss about the other data tomorrow," Yohan volunteered.

"I will do it," Haruto interrupted. I looked at him with amusement, I know Haruto for so long and the distance between us never let me forgot everything about him. That's something new. To hear him volunteer with the school paper is something I never heard of before.

"Oh... okay then," Yohan smiled. Haruto's eyes darted on me when he saw me smiling at Yohan, the smile in my face slowly vanished as I just rolled my eyes on him. This jealous brat.

We discussed things about the thesis paper furthermore, we divided the tasks evenly and decided to start working on it tomorrow.

"I can drop you both off in your house, Jeongwoo," Yohan offered as we looked at his shelby mustang. We can't deny that his family is so wealthy but I admire how he is such an independent guy who works for his own wants. I even heard that he has his own businesses and he lives on his own. That sounds nice but if I were him, I couldn't afford to live alone.

Haruto rolled his eyes and murmured something off the air that I can't understand.

"No thanks," Haruto said without hesitations. I nudged him as I gave him a warning look.

"Thanks for the offer Yohan but we don't want to bother you besides it's just a walking distance," I smiled assuring him that I am telling the truth.

"Oh, okay. Then I'll go ahead first. See you tomorrow Jeongwoo," he said and paused for awhile, he was supposed to go when he realized he forgot something.

"Uh, also you Haruto," he chuckled when he scratched his head. I just giggled and found him cute with that gesture.

"Tss," Haruto hissed when he heard me giggled, I waited for Yohan to finally go on before punching Haruto in his chest.

"Yah, you're so rude Watanabe!" I shouted, some students passing by couldn't ignore our presence and started whispering.

"Me?" he pointed his finger in himself. I sighed heavily. He is like a kid throwing tantrums.

"Are you jealous?" I said lightly. I gave him a smile teasing him with that question.

"Don't talk to me. Go to Yohan, giggle and smile with everything he does," he said coldly with a voice full of hatred. I couldn't help myself not to laugh.

"Oh my God, Haruto. Your mind is so malicious," I said trying to tease him more.

"You are so annoying," he said trying to get rid of my hand holding his pulse. I pouted and simply closed the gap between us.

I saw his eyes sparkled, trying to help himself from smiling. I know well how to tame this brat, I actually not clingy that these gestures just melt his heart. He once told me that, so I better know when to use that card.

"Yah Haruto, you're the one I like, stop acting up already, can't you?" I said with finality. He started smiling and pulled me closer to him to have the chance to embrace me. We forgot that we are still outside, but there are only few students probably doesn't care about us.

I hugged him back and smiled widely. "Yohan is just friendly, Haru, and I am just being friendly too, he is not a bad guy," I said as I felt him tightened the hug.

"Stop saying his name that way," he said once again. I laughed so hard never knowing he can be this jealous.

"Yah, you're so childish... but I still like it," I bit my lip regretting how did I let myself too vocal, this brat will be so confident if ever.

"You like me being jealous, huh? that's rude Park Jeongwoo," he said in between of our laughter.

It was true, when the person you love is jealous, the intensity of your love for that person became unbearable even more.