The Chosen

Dinner & Deception

Mr. Lai, Kuanlin, Jisung and Daniel never noticed the passage of time because of their talk. Mrs. Lai already called them for dinner. So, Mr. Lai, Jisung, Daniel, Kuanlin and Seonho scurried to the dining area. Daniel's eyes widened once more. He thought that lunch was already a feast but nothing beats what Mrs. Lai prepared for dinner. The entire length of the table was actually filled with appetizers, main courses, desserts and even beverages. Mr. and Mrs. Lai offered everyone to take a seat, including the helpers.

"Wow! I have never seen you prepare so much food before, auntie. What is the occasion?" Seonho said out of curiosity.

"Well, we have to welcome the arrival of Daniel and Jisung. We also have to celebrate Jisung becoming a..." But before Mrs. Lai can finish her sentence, his husband cleared his throat and stared at her intently.

"Becoming a what, auntie?" Seonho wondered why Mrs. Lai stopped mid-sentence.

It looked like Mrs. Lai forgot about not letting Seonho in on the secret. It must have slipped her mind for a bit.

"Uhm...becoming a famous journalist. His article was a huge success." Mrs. Lai nervously finished her sentence.

"Yeah! I agree. That article was groundbreaking." Seonho enthusiastically agreed.

Everyone was able to sigh a breath of relief as Seonho seemed to have not notice anything suspicious. To avoid another possible mishap, Mr. Lai just encouraged everyone to start enjoying the food. After the dinner and some talk along the way, Jisung excused himself form the table to wash his hands. A helper guided Jisung to the nearest washroom. Jisung rolled up his sleeves a little to prevent it from getting wet and started washing his hands. Meanwhile, Seonho also excused himself to wash his hands. When he entered the washroom, he immediately saw Jisung rolling down his sleeves but not before he noticed something on Jisung's right wrist.

"Jisung-hyung, you have a tattoo?" Seonho asked Jisung.

"Ah, yes. It comes from the having the job, you know." Jisung racked his brain for an answer.

"May I see it?" Seonho pleaded.

"No, not yet, Seonho. You are too young to be exposed from these kinds of things. Maybe next time." Jisung replied with a smile before he left the washroom.

Seonho did not argue with Jisung. After all, he was still underage. He washed his hands and went back to the table. A few more talks here and there and Mrs. Lai decided to break conversation.

"It is getting late. Would you mind dropping off Seonho, dear?" Mrs. Lai spoke with gentleness in her voice.

"No problem! Seonho, let us go. I will drive you back to your house." Mr. Lai called Seonho.

"Okay, uncle. See you tomorrow, everyone!" Seonho bid goodbye to Kuanlin, Daniel and Jisung, "Thank you for the dinner, auntie." Seonho finished while facing Kuanlin's mom.

"No problem, dear. Now, off you go." Mrs. Lai responded.

"Bye, Seonho. See you tomorrow." Kuanlin uttered while Daniel and Jisung just waved goodbye.

When Seonho and Mr. Lai left, everyone was tense.

"Do you think Seonho noticed?" Kuanlin was uneasy.

"I don't think so. Besides, we were not that obvious." Jisung reassured everyone.

Afterwards, Mrs. Lai requested the helpers to escort Daniel and Jisung to the guest rooms. Tired from hiding the truth from Seonho, everyone decided to call it a day and slept their worries away.