He immediately knew something was up the moment he saw Minhyuk and Soojung sitting on his living room sofa, holding a box of pizza. His eyes narrowed. "Why do I feel you guys are here for a bargain and not to hang-out?" He turned and walked towards the kitchen. Soojung quickly followed. 

"So I have a really huge favor to ask," she nearly pleaded. He hadn't even stopped to looked at her.

"Soojung-ah, what is it that you two lovebirds are upto?" he said, sounding and feeling exhausted all of a sudden. 

"Pizza?" Minhyuk offered, holding out the box to stall their request. Jonghyun ignored the treat.

"Can Seungyeon -- my friend from SM" Soojung paused to regain her composure. "Move...into your guestroom?"

This stopped him. "What? Are you insane?"

"Hyung! That's my girlfriend you're talking to." Minhyuk remarked, slightly pissed off. 

"So is it a no?" Soojung said, with puppy eyes she tried to convince him with her deadly aegyo. 

"Absolutely not," he snapped. "I don't even know one thing about her!"

Soojung jumped at the opportunity. "We trained together. But she later decided to debut as an actress instead. The company's doing some cost-cutting which unfortunately included her accommodation privileges."

He cringed.

"Jonghyun-hyung" Minhyuk said in a warming voice. "Soojung here has been telling me about her. Though I haven't met her yet, I can tell she's a really good person. I wouldn't even think about helping my girlfriend with this one if I don't trust her. It'll only be for a few weeks."

"What about the media? My fans? What would they say once they found out about this?"

Minhyuk gave him a flat stare. "Seriously? That's all you got out of that?"

Jonghyun shook his head and walked into his music room, took out his favorite guitar and strummed it. Minhyuk and Soojung followed him.

"Minhyuk-ah, I have a headache right now and for once, the silence of this place is actually immensely appealing."

Soojung sighed. "Just... think about it, okay?" he asked, backing away and getting out of the room. "We'll leave these here." she said, placing the box of pizza on a table. They were almost out of the door before Minhyuk turned to him once more, "Hyung. Think about it...please"

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