VIRAL LOVE Chapter 8 : BREAKFAST Tuesday, 10.15 am "Yeoboseoyo?" "I'm at the door." "You're early." "I'm bringing food, your iced coffee and a hot latte for me. You'd better not crash into me this time." Mo-yeon bursts into laughter. "I'll try my best." --- They sit on the white sofa, and Mo-yeon's eyes are wide as she looks at the spread on the coffee table in front of her. Croissants, pastries, muffins, and some cut fruits in a cute package. "Ommo, did you tell them to pack the entire bakery section at the coffee shop?" Si-jin just snickers while he sips on his latte, casual in his dark gray shirt and jeans. He looks good today, Mo-yeon can't help but think. "You can just eat one of those, okay. The rest are for me. I need at least 4000 calories per day." "What? Did you bring all these food here so I can watch you eat? That's rude!" "I did let you pick one didn't I? Pay attention Kang Mo-yeon." She isn't even hungry since she's had breakfast before she came to her studio, but it's the principle of things. She takes a chocolate croissant with her left hand and a blueberry muffin in her right one and looks at him defiantly. "I'm taking two. What are you going to do about it?" He raises his brow at the challenge in her voice. "Put that back down, Kang Mo-yeon." She takes a big bite from the croissant. And then the muffin. All while staring at him with a smirk. "Hah, take that Yoo Si-jin." She gasps when he suddenly leans so close their faces are practically inches from each other. Seconds pass as they just stare at each other, and for a moment Mo-yeon wonders if he's thinking about kissing her. She unconsciously grips the baked goodies in her hands tighter. Her face is like an open book, Si-jin muses to himself. He smirks and reaches out to grab the muffin in her hand, the heat from his palm searing her skin. She blinks uncomprehendingly when he slowly brings her hand holding the muffin close to his mouth. He takes a big bite right where she had bitten, smirking while he chews. Mo-yeon just freezes on the spot. "Just because you've taken a bite doesn't mean that'll scare me away, Kang Mo-yeon." Mo-yeon blinks at that and quickly shakes herself. She tries to cover how flustered she is by roughly putting the muffin into his hand. "Fine, eat the whole thing then!" --- Mo-yeon watches with wide eyes as he casually stuffs himself with one pastry after another. It's a bit mesmerizing if she is honest, ".....It's like a blackhole swallowing some asteroids." "What?" "Nothing." "Barista Choi asked me where's my girlfriend." "And? Did you tell the truth for once?" "I was about to but then she excitedly showed me the shipper IG account she's following and I don't want to break her heart." "........." "Who were the people you talked about in your video?" "Hmm? Oh, it's my manager and his husband." "You're close to them?" "Aren't you going to choke? Slow down, Yoo Si-jin." "I'm fine, this is how I eat. Is it a sensitive topic? Am I being too nosy?" She smiles. "Aniyo. It's normal to be curious. Sunbae Song technically adopted me when I was 14. He is a musician and songwriter too... and he's the one who taught me a lot about music." Si-jin nods, munching on his danish pastry thoughtfully. "Ok. And how did he meet your manager?" "I've been writing since I was little. Sunbae loved my songs and urged me to send it to recording studios for consideration. He hired Ja-Ae Eonnie to be my manager five years ago. They bickered like cat and dog at first, but you know, it's like a romantic movie. Turns out they actually have feelings for each other," Her face is beaming as she talks about her favorite people. "And then my best friend Ji-soo and I set them up on a date, and the rest is history." She sighs as she leans back against the sofa, "Happily ever after." He nods in agreement. "That's a sweet story," he raises his brow then, "So do we need to bicker like cat and dog first to have the same ending or what?" She rolls her eyes. "Aren't you going home already? We've eaten all your food." By some miracle, he actually lets her have more than one. "It's ok, traffic is really bad at this time." "What traffic? It's barely 11!" --- Her phone rings and she raises her brow at the name but quickly answers it. "Yeoboseoyo Eonnie?' Her face changes immediately. "Err, what?" Si-jin immediately looks up at her in concern. She is cringing, her hand covering her face as if mortified. "I-I'll have to check it f