Eric’s head was throbbing and the thought of the cause of his headache makes him cringe. After watching those horror movies with Hyesung last night, he had to drink to forget all those disgusting and disturbing scenes. And what did he get,

A hangover that’s for sure!

“Mhmm…” Eric groaned as he massaged his temples with his fingers. “I don’t think I will be able to finish all my work today if this pain continued.” Eric grimaced.

Just as Eric was about to close his eyes to rest, MinWoo slammed the door open and came storming in. When Eric looks up, he saw MinWoo’s face distorted with anger. Usually, Eric will ignore MinWoo to let him calm down first before getting back to his work. However, today feels different.

Having not said a word the moment he came uninvited into Eric’s office, MinWoo, who was holding onto his laptop, seems to be scrolling through a webpage before he stopped and placed it onto Eric’s table, not forgetting to present Eric with his cold stare.

Eric was getting rather impatient with MinWoo. Clearly they were both having a bad day. But what gives MinWoo the right to vent his frustrations on him? He didn’t treat him that way no matter how frustrated or angry he was. Resisting the urge to raise his voice at MinWoo, Eric swallowed down the anger that was forming at the back of his throat.

“Look MinWoo, I am… What the heck is this?” Eric was dumbfounded.

“See for yourself.” Minwoo answered back crudely.

“Eric Mun, CEO of Shinhwa, was spotted dating yesterday. Apparently, they were witnessed having a lover squabble. But what seems like a serious argument quickly turn to a romantic evening for them as they were seen kissing in the theatre midway through the movie.”

Eric stopped scrolling down the article. It was getting more and more absurd as he begin reading further. He slams the laptop shut, startling Minwoo. “The…the article is defaming me. It’s…it’s not true.” Eric paused. As he glances at Minwoo briefly, he added with a meek voice. “Not entirely.”

“What?” Minwoo raised his voice. “Which part is true then? I can’t believe you kept mum about having a lover.” Minwoo huffs and puffs, seemingly out of breath from having to finish his sentence without pausing.

“I wasn’t with my lover,” Eric rolls his eyes at the mention of that word. “I was with Hyesung. We were watching a horror movie together. Oh don’t give me that doubtful look. I really was with him yesterday. You should know very well that Hyesung always gets mistaken as a girl because of his pale complexion, his tiny frame and long hair.”

“But they wrote that you kissed.” Suddenly, Minwoo widens his eyes. Realisation falls upon him. “You kissed him?” Seeing how flustered Eric was by his question, Minwoo couldn’t help but repeat his question. Eric knows he can’t lie to Minwoo. He always manages to see right through him. Nodding his head, Eric gave a definite answer: Yes.

Minwoo gasped as his right hand went flying to position itself in front of his face to cover his agape mouth. “But you need to clarify this issue to the press. If not, they will definitely blow it out of proportion.”

Eric groaned. He hated having to organise a press conference. They always tire him out. There’s always a flood of questions one after the other and the flashes from the camera never fails to annoy the hell out of him. It must be that girl who saw Hyesung and me entering the theatre. It’s either she doesn’t know the fact that Hyesung a boy or she knows but wrote down that rubbish anyway. But no matter what, I need to issue a statement.

I wonder how Hyesung is doing now. Did he saw the news?

Seeing how Minwoo is pacing back and forth across the room, he couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. If this issue gets too absurd, it can cause damage to the company. And Minwoo absolutely cherishes this company. He must not let anything tarnish the company.

 But what’s more distracting and nerve-wrecking for him is Hyesung. Will he be stressed out? Will he feel lonely? Or will he be traumatised by such nonsense?

But there’s no time to check on Hyesung. Fumbling out his mobile phone, he called his secretary. “Help me set up a press conference for tomorrow at 11 in the morning. I want all preparations done. Fax all news agencies to notify them of the conference.”

How are you feeling right now Hyesung?