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Chapter 41

[2nd] (Lol it's been forever)

You plopped your face on your bed, your legs aching but your stomach is full, you can't believe you spent the whole day with your dad. It felt strange but Seojun was there, he kept you calm even if talking to your dad is still weird. You faced your ceiling and massaged your legs to ease the pain. 

Tons of paper bags are inside your room, filled with expensive and limited edition clothes, bought by your dad of course. Seojun too was tired and said that he's going to sleep already, and it's not yet 8pm. You basically spent the entire day spending your dad's money. (But it was his choice.) 

You took your phone out of your uniform pocket and opened it, revealing tons of missed calls from Jeno, Haechan, and the others. you first chose to open Haechan's message,

Haechan: Something tells me that things are well, but still call me when you get home.

You tapped Haechan's caller ID and waited for him to answer, ("Hello?")

"Haechan-ah, it's me Jiho."

("It's Jiho,") you heard him say, "You're with someone? Did I disturb you?"

("I'm with the boys, eating dinner. Where are you?")

"I just arrived here at my house." 

("Thought so, you weren't answering your phone. By the way, you are all over the social media platforms. You're famous, Jiho-ya.") he said, making you grin slightly. "It's not that big, I just made my private life very very public."

Namhyun really did introduce you as his daughter, or as the future heir of the company he made 11 years ago. He brought you to a 5-star restaurant, filled with his business partners and paparazzis, he made sure that you are known in the public as his child. After that, you and Seojun were taken to a mall owned by his business partner, saying that since you are now revealed as the future heir, you are going to need a lot of clothes. 

And when he said a lot, he really meant A LOT. And you thought about buying a new wardrobe tomorrow when class ends. He also gave you a black card, explaining that he might be busy and can't show up most of the time since he is still living in London. But you wished that he didn't do all that, his presence and attention are more than enough.

("I know, I just hope that your treatment towards us won't change, you're famous now.")

You frowned, "Hey, I'm not that shallow."

You heard him laugh, ("I'm just joking chill, so how did it go?") 

"How should I say this? Bittersweet? I was a little happy when he spent the whole day with me, but I wished that he didn't spend that much just to make me happy, just seeing him is good enough for me."

("I know what you feel. But look at the bright side, at least he tried to act as a dad today. That's a huge step,")

"I just hope nothing goes wrong from now on, my eyes had enough." You said, earning a hum from him.

("I'm hoping to see you all smiley again, the crybaby Jiho isn't really nice to look at. You look better with a smile on.") 

You hummed back, ("Jeno said that he'll come to your house tonight, I have to go now. See you tomorrow, Jiho-ya.")

"Bye Donghyuck." You ended the call and sighed, "Why do I feel like Kylie Jenner at some point?"

You changed into comfortable clothes and scrolled through your messages, "How come Jaemin is the only one who didn't text me?"

As if I'm his girlfriend, get a grip Kim Jiho. He's not obligated to text you.

But it left you asking yourself, why were you looking for his message in the first place? Why did you expect that he'll message you?

You stayed in your bed, lying down while thoroughly searching a message from him, but no use.  Until your mom knocked on the door, "Jiho-ya, Jeno is outside."

You went downstairs and immediately saw Jeno, smiling at your direction, "Were you sleeping?"

You shook your head, "Not really, where are the others?"

"They went home already, but I already told them that I'll be visiting you."he explained, "Wanna get ramyeon with me?"

Even though you are still full, you agreed on Jeno's invitation ang changed into something abit more presentable. Instead of pajamas, you changed into a pair of comfortable, black leggings and a white hoodie, you wore your black slides and looked at Jeno, "You would still look beautiful in pajamas though,"

You blushed slightly at his compliment, "Thanks.."

Jeno then looked at your mom, who is having the time of her life, watching her daughter before she goes on a low-key date with him, "I'll take her home safely, Mrs. Kim."

"Enjoy yourselves, kids. Be safe!" she said with a tinge of mischief in her voice. Jeno held his hand up, "Let's go?"

You smiled and took it, your fingers entwined, "Okay."

While walking, Jeno couldn't hide the smile on his face as he felt your hand in his, that's how much you make him happy. Even just by looking at you sleeping makes him soft and smiley all of a sudden. "How was it, spending the day with your dad?"

"It was okay, thanks to Seojun. If it wasn't for him, things would get awkward and I might've bawled my eyes out again." you explained, "How about you? Did I miss anything?"

"Nothing much, we only did self-study most of the time." he answered, "You're famous now, huh? Should I be scared now?"

Your brows furrowed in confusion, "Scared of what?"

He pursed his lips, "Now that you're introduced in the public, I'm sure that there are guys who will come after you, some will want to date you of course."

You chuckled, "Jeno-ya, I'm not that attractive. I almost thought that you're lying to me when you...said that you liked me."

Jeno smiled, "I'm not the only one.." he whispered, almost inaudible. He also doesn't want to admit it.

"What was that?"

Jeno shook his head and grinned, "Nothing, let's hurry. The convenience store is waiting."

He was scared yes, but all he thought about was you. Seeing you smile in front of him, it was more than enough.