Chapter 3

Wu Fan couldn’t sleep; he couldn’t think very clearly either, but that was not his main concern at the moment. He had to sleep and get some strength, he told himself.

However, the same thought appeared in his head and he was getting restless.

Did he mess up?

Did he make the President’s son hate him from the first day?

Honestly, he wouldn’t be surprised if Park Chanyeol hated him. He had brought it upon himself after all. He should have just asked for his name from early on, made sure he knew who he was talking to; but he didn’t.

Baekhyun had introduced himself, so why hadn’t Chanyeol done the same?

Kris had been careless, very careless. And as if this was not enough he had also been unlucky.

So he was afraid, because that smiley guy was not as stupid as he seemed and he was never going to talk to him again and then Wu Fan would fail and lose his scholarship.

Those kinds of thought plagued his mind the entire night and he barely got any sleep.

Yet as he entered the classroom the next morning he came to realize that he had no reason at all to worry.

Baekhyun and Chanyeol were at their usual place and were eagerly waiting for him to join them, not without a wide smile plastered on both their faces.

“Good morning Wu Fan.” Baekhyun greeted amicably.

Chanyeol on the other hand was already bouncing on his seat when Kris turned to look at him.

“Hey…” The Canadian said haltingly.

“Hello, Duizhang!” Chanyeol pronounced the last part proudly, like a puppy showing his master a new trick he learnt.

That took Kris by surprise.

“Duizhang?” He inquired.

“Well, you said you didn’t know what ‘Team Leader’ meant. So I checked a Korean-Mandarin dictionary and apparently ‘Team Leader’ is ‘Duizhang’ in Mandarin. You understand that right?” The curly haired guy explained with a self-satisfied grin that made his left eye twitch.

Wu Fan wanted to laugh and this time he saw no reason to stop himself. He let a small smile, more like a smirk really, grace his face before nodding and looking down at his books.

“He can smile… Did you see that Baekhyun-ah? Duizhang can actually smile!” Chanyeol’s shocked tone turned into one of pure delight within seconds.

“It looked more like a smirk from where I’m standing.” His friend teased. “He’s probably embarrassed by your antics. I mean, shouldn’t you act a little more civil? We’re having an audience you know…” Baekhyun motioned with his eyes towards the other side of the classroom where a group of various students were carefully watching them whispering to each other.

“What?! They’re back?” The heir of Sang Cha Rim grunted and ruffled his already messy hair in exasperation.

“I told you to stop following us around!” Chanyeol shouted back at the group of fans that had been on his toes for a while.

Some of them replied loudly that they weren’t and Baekhyun chuckled.

“I don’t think they’re here for us this time, Yeol-ah…” He pointed out, his voice not lacking some sarcasm.

Chanyeol’s gaze drifted around him and ended up on Kris. The blonde was still immersed in his book and he didn’t even notice the commotion. Or the reason behind it.  

“Wait… then they’re here for Duizhang?!” The younger boy raised both eyebrows.

“What? Me!?” Wu Fan asked completely taken aback. “But why?”

“You’re tall, good-looking and you look smart. Of course they’d be interested in you…” Baekhyun playfully hit him in the back.

Chanyeol on the other hand didn’t look so pleased with the attention his new friend was getting.

“They’re like predators.” The curly-haired guy muttered under his breath as Kris gave him a questioning look.

“I mean, everyone’s been gossiping, so they must have heard that a handsome new exchange student has arrived.” His voice dropped a little at the ‘handsome’ part.

“Now they’re going to follow you around everywhere, trying to talk to you and find out where you live. It’s really annoying…” The cuteness in Chanyeol’s voice was completely gone as he glared behind his back at the group that was already commenting on his clothes and behavior.

“Maybe they just want to be friends. It’s not bad to be sociable.” Kris said thoughtfully, planning to teach the younger boy something about public relations.

Chanyeol just shrugged and mumbled something like ‘whatever you say, Duizhang’.

“Look.” The Canadian stood up and walked confidently towards the group of his new followers.

“Hello.” He greeted, politely. “My name is Kris Wu or Wu Fan, but you can call me Duizhang if you like.” He could in fact feel Chanyeol beaming from behind him at the last comment.

However, the pleased expressions stayed on his face only for a moment. Because after that all hell broke loose.

About fifteen different people, both guys and girls, started talking to him loudly asking for his phone number or his address or his schedule. They were curious about his relationship status and the amount of money he had and Kris was getting frustrated, just like the curly haired guy had warned him.

“Ok, listen,” He raised his voice catching their attention. “I’m happy that you like me, but if we’re going to be friends you have to give me some space.”

Most of the followers nodded mechanically, only to continue acting the same way they were before.

“Let’s just go to our classes for now and we can meet later to talk.” He proposed but no one seemed willing to move.

“Sorry, but I really need to go back now.” Kris hurriedly tried to excuse himself. Just as he was about to turn and leave he felt hands grabbing his shoulders and pulling him back to the center of the group.

“Having fun being sociable?” Chanyeol called out to him from his seat. As Wu Fan had suspected, the younger boy was correct. If he was going to teach him how to be sociable, he’d have to do it with a more civilized crowd.

The blonde foreigner took a deep breath and prepared himself. He had to do something drastic to repel this ferocious group of stalkers. He wasn't very fond of this trick Luhan had taught him, but as long as it scared the group of stalkers away, he'd be content.

Taking a few big and fast steps away from the crowd and towards the two Korean guys, he stood over Chanyeol’s head.

“What did you just say to me?” Kris glared down at him with the angriest glare he could muster. He watched as the younger boy’s face became pale and the smile faded from his lips.

“I-I… I’m sorry, I was just…” Chanyeol seemed genuinely frightened and the blonde knew he couldn’t risk making his ‘target’ scared of him.

He tried to choose the right words to let Chanyeol know it was a trick.

“Just follow the Team Leader.” Wu fan whispered as he pretended to reduce the almost as tall as him boy to ashes with his eyes.

Chanyeol’s innocent eyes widened in comprehension and he slightly nodded.

“How dare you speak like you know me?” Kris grabbed the boy by the collar and trying not to be too forceful, he pushed him to the closest wall.

The Canadian briefly wondered whether he could in fact beat Chanyeol in a real fight. The younger kid was tall and strong against him and he would, no doubt, make a good opponent even for him who stood over 6 feet.

Not that Kris was planning on ever fighting him…

“I’m s-sorry… I’ll never do it again, so just-” Chanyeol played along, pretending to shake and tremble like a little kid that was bullied by a much bigger person.

“Are you talking back to me again?” Wu Fan pressed the other against the wall a little harder.

“Please let go of me!” The curly haired guy made a dramatic attempt to sneak away from the left which was of course so slow that Kris had plenty of time to raise a long hand and block his way.

Now Wu Fan’s left hand was touching the wall right next to Chanyeol’s shoulder and when the younger guy pretended to attempt an escape from the right Kris had no choice but to place his fist on the cold wall, inches from the other’s face.

“You can’t escape now.” Wu Fan hissed loud enough for his new followers to hear.

“Please forgive me, I didn’t know you were so powerful… I’ll never mess with you again.” This time they were so close Chanyeol didn’t even need to show his distress, because Kris’ body was blocking everyone’s view. So the crazy guy slowly let a playful smile appear on his face.

“Fine, I’ll let you off this time,” said the Canadian taking a step back and allowed his hands fall on his sides, “but the next time you annoy me I will beat you up so bad you won’t be able to walk for weeks.”

The last comment was a little too strong but Kris wanted to make an impression and at the same time move away from that awkward position he had found himself in.

When he had planned it in his head, it seemed pretty wise to pin the younger boy on the wall and scare everyone. Upon acting the scene out, however, he found himself in a very embarrassing situation.

Not that it was Chanyeol’s fault or anything. On the contrary, the President’s son had played the part of the terrified little kid perfectly. A little too perfectly maybe.

So in the end it was Kris that had been unsettled. Why was this guy’s trembling so believable? Had he in fact hurt him? And why didn’t he look away from Wu Fan, but instead kept staring right into his eyes, even though they were only inches apart? Wasn't he ashamed? Didn't it feel awkward for Chanyeol, as it felt for him?

Baekhyun’s loud applause forced Kris to go back to reality.

“That was amazing! They all run away…” The Eyeliner guy laughed heartily pointing at an empty spot of the classroom that used to be full of curious people.

“But I was so scared for a moment there… Duizhang, you can be really ferocious if you want to.” Chanyeol commented, a faint smile playing on his mouth, yet Kris was not sure if it was meant as just a joke.  

“Sorry.” He apologized honestly. “I should have realized earlier I could not control them.”

“Well, desperate times call for desperate measures.” Baekhyun shrugged. “Should I do that with my followers too?” He asked happily.

“It was very effective, indeed.” The curly-haired guy sat back on his desk and quickly fixed his clothes. “However, I don’t see how this was sociable behavior.” He teased and Kris felt a little ashamed about his failure.

“It wasn’t.” He admitted. “I thought I could reason with them peacefully, yet it didn’t work. So I behaved badly and on top of that I put you in a bad position as well. I apologize. This wasn’t sociable behavior at all.”

The crazy guy must have been expecting Kris to deny his failure, so he was really taken aback when he saw him confess his mistake without a moment’s hesitation.

“Of course I knew that, Duizhang. You don’t need to worry about setting a bad example.” Chanyeol grinned playfully.

“I understand you have ‘Leader’ DNA in your veins and you want to protect everyone, but you don’t need to be so ethical all the time.” He smiled widely at Kris and the Canadian once again regretting his bold plan.

He was getting the opposite from what he was there to accomplish. Instead of making Park Chanyeol more serious and polite, he was getting more fierce and aggressive instead.

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