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jaemin was on his eighth cup of coffee that day and he still couldn't feel anything. not one spark of energy flowed through his body, though he still had to pull himself together to go into work. he had cancelled all plans with his friends last weekend because he just couldn't bring himself to even get out of bed.

he knew he wouldn't see much of renjun at work too. if renjun wanted to avoid him, jaemin knew he could do it with ease. just like he did when johnny told them to stay away from each other. though jaemin was really surprised he didn't see the older waddling around the hallways whatsoever. did he even come to work that day?

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renjun went back to work just like everyone else. even though haechan took him out to the movies, jisung and chenle tagging along, he still felt a little off considering things weren't settled at all and almost the entire office knew about what happened. but he had to be strong and keep his head held high. he had decided to come into work that next week, despite johnny saying he could come in anytime, because he postponed his interview instead.

he couldn't tell if it was all in his head or not, but he noticed people whispering, some staring at him as he walked down the hallways. he felt as if everyone was talking about him and it made him feel self-conscious. he then felt a hand rest on his slender shoulder as his body jolted in response.

"you okay? you look really tense."

"ten, you scared the life out of me," renjun sighed in relief, "i just feel like everyone is talking about me." ten observed each office room and those standing in the hallway. most of them were talking lowly and staring so he couldn't blame the younger for thinking that way.

"come to my office. i wanna tell you something." ten motioned for the younger male to follow. he had got a little snippet of what some of the workers were whispering about as he passed them. when he got into his spacious office room, he shut the door, locking it. renjun seemed to get a little nervous from his action.

"is it about mr. seo?"

"how'd you know?" ten smirked, sitting at his desk. renjun sat down beside him at the empty desk that read "mr. liú" on the name tag.

"he literally let's you do whatever you want. and you call him by his first name." renjun commented. ten just grinned mischievously. "you're even smitten about it too."

"he doesn't let me do everything, trust me. he only allowed me to take you home early on friday because he saw that you were upset. he doesn't give me any sort of special treatment, it's actually the opposite." ten rolled his eyes at the thought of johnny nagging him consistently.

"wait...why was he so against jaemin and i dating if you two were together all along?" ten looked away, his grin slightly fading. he looked as if he was deep in thought before he replied.

"because things happen and can ruin our reputation even more. this isn't the first time something like this happened in the office." renjun tilted his head, his curiosity getting the best of him, "so don't worry about the stares or the whispering. because they weren't talking about you. they were talking and staring at me."

-before renjun joined the company-

ten walked into work smiling from ear to ear as he thought about the events that took place the night before. he and johnny had went out on their first official date and shared their first kiss. ten knew it was wrong be he couldn't care less. the fact that he knew it shouldn't have happened only made him more eager.

he sat in his shared office with yang yang as he began getting to work immediately. his smile never leaving his lips. of course yang yang noticed this, his grin was hard to miss, "you kissed him didn't you!" he teased loudly. ten couldn't help but giggle as he threw a ruler at the younger's head.

"shut up! can you be any louder?" yang yang sat down after mumbling a quick 'sorry.' "yes we did kiss obviously, you can't tell anyone though." ten couldn't stop the blush that painted his cheeks.

suddenly the door opened startling both males, "chittaphon? you need to attend your meeting with the publishers upstairs." the male said. ten stood up and followed the male out of the office and up the stairs.

"i thought i told you to call me ten."

"your mother named you chittaphon and it would only be right if i called you that." the younger male faked kindness in his voice as he spoke. ten wanted to rip that smile off of his face but their boss was very strict.

"jungwoo, why do you hate me?" the younger male shrugged as he opened the door to johnny's office, letting ten inside.

-present day-

"what ever happened to jungwoo and yang yang?" renjun asked, interrupting the story.

"he quit and yang yang here is on a business trip." ten pointed to the desk beside him before continuing back to his story. "anyways, johnny and i were talking and fooling around instead of talking about work related things. we were in there for so long, jungwoo had come back to check on us and caught us."

-flashback-

"i knew it." jungwoo grinned. ten quickly stood to his feet trying to pull himself together.

"jungwoo, you can't tell anyone about this." ten begged, lowering his voice. jungwoo kept a bored expression on his face to tease the older. he was enjoying the power he was getting way too much.

"and why not? you had no problem with telling mr. qian about lucas and i. we weren't even making out during work hours like this." jungwoo waved a finger between the two, "i'll think about it." he smiled innocently being leaving ten and johnny fearing for their lives.