SANCTUARY

chapter 24

"Maybe if Jisung didn't exclude me—"

"Huang Renjun, if you were going to be that salty, you shouldn't have accompanied us," I groaned, glancing at him sulking. "We're out to eat dinner all together, so don't ruin the mood."

"Even Daegal is disappointed in you," Chenle kidded Renjun as Daegal snarled at him. "Get over it and let's all eat heartily because I am paying for dinner."

"If you insist," Jeno chuckled.

"Right, we should've brought Star instead of leaving her with Mei. I hope they don't fight," Haechan stated, gazing at me. "Let's buy her a dog cake. She's turning 4 months soon."

"Has it been that long since you gave her to me?" I questioned, not noticing how fast time flew by. "It feels like it was just yesterday when Haechan split the room."

"Oh, how weird yet happy I am to see you two link arms," Jaemin frolicked around. "Maybe soon we're going to see them sleeping—"

"Ah! No, don't continue it!" Jisung screeched and covered his ears. "You two can do anything you want, just don't talk about it with me!"

"I agree," Chenle agreed and bustled over to Jisung. "We'll catch a table first! The rest of you can take your time strolling!"

Chenle and Jisung ran off inside the restaurant to reserve a table while the rest of us took our time. Renjun, Jeno, and Jaemin studied at Haechan and me weirdly. It didn't mind us though.

"Ah yes, my misery to see a felicitous couple while I'm single," Jeno sighed. "Who would fancy to marry me?"

"Let's all stay at a retirement center if we end up lonely," Renjun joked. "Ahyoung! Set me up with one of your friends!"

"I can't believe I heard Renjun just say that," I pretended to gag. "How about you go outside and socialize? Use Mei to attract them."

"Renjun don't you dare ask me to set you up with my sister," Haechan warned, pointing a finger at him. "None of you better ask that. I wouldn't survive with any of you as my brother-in-law!"

"I wasn't even going to ask you that dumbass!"

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"What do people usually do when they wait for their food?" Jisung asked, getting impatient as the food wasn't served yet. "I don't know what to do and I'm already hungry."

"You're always hungry," Renjun said, which made Jisung lightly spank his shoulder. "Was I wrong?"

"Stop making a big deal out of it and touch some grass together while holding hands and make up," I derided, which caused everyone at the table to laugh.

"I believe in Ahyoung supremacy!" Chenle exclaimed. The laughing continued.

"Let's play a game while waiting for the food," I suggested and got the hot sauce bottle and laid it at the center of the table. "Loser eats a spoonful of hot sauce."