this chapter is dedicated to our leads in the comic book :)
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"did you guys hear about the news?" "the one about chenle?" "i can't believe he's been acting all highly but he's not even the heir" "yah you don't know if it's true or not" "i bet it's fake" "bet it's true, i've noticed how suspicious he was even though he had a lot of money" "chenle's here!" "where?!"
all eyes went over to the doorway where chenle stood, he felt the stares on him and he knows why. his eyes traveled to each of his classmates' faces until he stopped on a certain figure. the figure looked at him unreadable eyes
chenle only sighed before walking out of the class again. he knows that the news already spread so he didn't want to be bothered with those stupid questions. he decided to go somewhere secluded - where's there's not a lot of people around
he didn't notice that someone followed him until he finally arrived at the rooftop. "why did you follow me?" he slowly turned around to face saeron who didn't look shocked that she got caught
"i thought you might need someone to lend you an ear or two" "why?" "hm?" saeron's head tilted slightly as she was puzzled with his short question
"don't you hate me?" "hate is a strong word, let's just say i'm not exactly fond of you" chenle only let out a small chuckle before taking a seat on the bench beside him with saeron following after
it was all silence with only the wind swaying past them as leaves flew briefly before dropping down to the ground. the two didn't know how to start another conversation and after a lot of thinking, saeron finally had one
"those were only my lines chenle, but i knew i can't twist any of my words anymore. i'm sorry" chenle was too tired to question what she meant by 'lines' so he only nodded his head as a sigh escaped his mouth
"i'm tired" "of what?" "of being myself, being zhong chenle, cheondae high's number one zhong chenle, zh corporation's youngest heir"
"but.." saeron turned her head to face him but chenle was looking up to the sky, "all of that tiredness always goes away when i think of myself as zhong chenle who sincerely likes saeron and will protect her from any harm"
saeron's heart softened at his words and just as she was about to reply, a loud noise cuts her off
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