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CHAPTER 45.2: SWEETHEART

Both of us automatically moved our heads from side to side, following the music. I actually had no idea what song it was until Minhyuk started singing.

"My lovely girl don't look at me like that
I'm getting shy
Your lovable dimples, someone please look
You're seriously so cute"

Minhyuk stood up and began acting cute as he sang, even pointing at his own dimples when he was in that specific lyric.

"Your thick eyebrows
Your soft, white, cotton face
What do I do?

She's like white sugar
Love me
She's like white sugar
Adore me"

It was fun seeing Minhyuk get more comfortable with me as this day goes by. And frankly, I couldn't wait for our second date to happen already.

"Lovely girl, please look at me
Don't fly past me like the soft spring wind
I wanna stay with you and love you
You're a flower, I'm softly melting at your scent
Oh my god what do I do?
I just like you
My hardened heart is blossoming
If only your footsteps will come to me now
That's how our spring will start"

The rap part got me laughing at him. It was a slow rap, and the way Minhyuk sang it while doing silly dance steps or acting like he's having a concert right now was too hard not to laugh at.

In the end, Minhyuk scored 99. Minhyuk was so happy with his score that he kept on punching the air enthusiastically.

Outside the karaoke stall, Minhyuk reminded me. "We're going on a date next week. You promised."

"We really didn't have to make a bet for your request though. All you had to do was to ask me, Minhyuk."

Despite what I said, he still gave me a gummy smile. "I want to feel like I earned it."

"You earned it even without you dancing silly in front of me." I teased, "You were so cute back there." I reached out and pinched his cheeks with both hands. "Your voice suits the song so well." Minhyuk's ears slowly turned red the longer I held his cheeks.

"Hyung! Hyung! Let's play table hockey!"

"Gyu, calm down. We just got here."

Gyu? The moment I turned my head to the side, I saw my brothers walking towards us. Soobin and Beomgyu were together with their friends, Taehyun, Yeonjun, Hyukai, and five other girls that I do not know of.

As soon as I looked eyes with Beomgyu, he stopped on his tracks, and he placed an arm in front of his friends to step them too. With wide eyes, he said, "Noona."

"Isn't that-"

"Minhyuk oppa!" one of the girls with them said, squealing with the other two while looking at the boy beside me.

I pulled my hand away from Minhyuk's face and held his hand, ready to run away. But Soobin was faster to react; his long legs made his way to us just as I turned around. In a second, my brother was already pulling my slingbag to him.

"Ya! Soobin! Let go." I told him but he wouldn't budge, a smirk on his face.

Minhyuk placed a hand over Soobin's hand that was holding my bag. "We won't run away," his soft voice made my brother loose his grip around my bag.

I turned on my heels again after that. However, Minhyuk was quick to hold me by my waist to stop me. Once I calmed down, he held my shoulders and turned me around to face my brothers. "Hey, bros." I greeted them awkwardly. "Good to see you here."

"Noona, you're really with him.." Beomgyu said in awe, staring at Minhyuk.

I sighed in defeat. "Minhyuk, these are my brothers, Beomgyu and Soobin." I pointed at their friends as well. "Then there's Yeonjun, Taehyun, and Hueningkai."

"Hi, unnie." The girls started gathering around us. "My name is Yeji. These are my friends - Ryujin, Chaeryoung, Lia, and Yuna. We're classmates with Beomgyu."

"Lia is a big fan of Minhyuk hyung." Soobin added, pertaining to the cute girl ogling at Minhyuk.

"Hi, Minhyuk oppa." Lia fangirled.

"Hi." Minhyuk shyly said.

"Okay, since we're all acquainted, we'll take our leave now." I told them and held Minhyuk's hand, "Don't tell mom about this, you two."

"Can we take a picture with hyung first?" Beomgyu asked with pleading eyes.

Look at this kid calling Minhyuk his hyung like they're already close. I looked at Minhyuk, waiting for his response. It's his decision anyway.

"Sure." Minhyuk said, as expected.

All of them took pictures with him, getting the attention of some people in the area.

"My mom works in the company that you modelled last summer." Yuna said to Minhyuk, "I've become your fan since then."

"You want to be a model?" Minhyuk asked her, and Yuna eagerly nodded her head. "I'm looking forward to seeing you in your mom's company someday."

Yuna blushed when Minhyuk smiled at her, and I couldn't help but smile at her too. Lia and Yuna were obviously fangirling over him. You won't regret looking up to him.

"We need to go now." I said, "Soobin, Gyu, remember what I told you."

"Yes, noona. We won't tell mom that you have a famous boyfriend now bla bla." Soobin said with a neutral tone.

"He is n-" I started to protest but stopped myself and looked at Minhyuk, who smiled at me. "Just.. don't stay out late."

"Yes, noona." Beomgyu replied. "Now go along. We want to play already. Take care!" He turned to Minhyuk with narrowed eyes. "I'm your fan but if you let anything bad happen my sister, I will protest outside your agency. Starship Entertainment, right? I know where you work, hyung."

Minhyuk giggled at Beomgyu's threat but still nodded. "I'll take care of your sister. You two don't need to worry."

"I'll message Jin hyung that we saw you." Soobin told us, "Byeee!"

I only managed to heave a sigh when me and Minhyuk got inside the car. Minhyuk was all smiley on the driver's seat and I know exactly why he's like that.

"Your younger brothers aren't scary like your older ones." Minhyuk confirmed my assumption. "And you really look close with them."

"We grew up together, that's why."

"I wish I'm that close with my half-brother too." He sighed.

"He'll come around." I told him, "Taehyung's just.. busy prioritizing someone."