“Huang Renjun! Explain this!” 

The sharp voice of the rookie teenager model, Lee Jeno, sliced through the air as an oversized jumper was thrown his way (courtesy of the one and only Na Jaemin) when Renjun returned to the cafe after his outing with Chenle. Hastily removing his apron and putting on Jaemin’s jumper, Renjun squinted to see the post on the screen better (and to also see if it was real). 

“Renjun, you better explain this because otherwise, these two idiots will lose it and I’ll be forced to get Minhyung to clean up the mess,” Donghyuck threatened but it fell onto deaf ears. 

It was a picture of two people, one with simple brown hair while the other had a soft shade of lavender, in front of the arcade - the one two levels above them. Both were smiling fondly at each other as the lavender haired male hugged a Goku plushie and the brown haired male had his hand on the other’s head. What caught Renjun’s interest, however, was not the picture of them two but the caption instead. 

Had a simple day at the mall until I saw the son of the richest magazine CEO!!! OMG he looks so cute~ I don’t know who the other guy is BUT THE LOOK LIKE THEYRE DATING YOU CANNOT CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE #MiracleMagazine #ZhongChenle #LOOKATHOWCUTEHEISWITHHISBOYFRIEND #NOWIHAVEAREASONTOGOTOTHATCAFE #CHENLESBOYFIEISCUTE

“Quit being stoned and explain to me why you’re dating my boss’ son, Huang Renjun!” Jeno screamed once again as Renjun finally realised why the name Zhong Chenle was familiar. Oh...OH...

He was the son of the CEO of Miracle Magazine. Renjun vaguely remembers Jeno in middle school throwing multiple pages of Miracle Magazine in his face. Back then, Jeno had claimed that Miracle Magazine was the only company that treated their models right - mainly because the CEO’s son (who was a year younger than them) threw tantrums every time a model was mistreated. Jeno also had explained that it was because of these tantrums that the magazine company had been able to attract attention from people and aspiring models.

“Earth to Renjun! Explain why you’re dating my boss’ son!” Jeno screamed (again) as he slapped Renjun across the cheek, earning a whole bunch of protests from Jaemin. This is why the name Zhong Chenle sounded familiar...

"Hey! Don't hit Renjun!" Jaemin shouted at Jeno's face, holding his arm tightly to prevent him from slapping Renjun again.

"Jeno, we get you're mad but stop being a freaking and be civil!" Donghyuck screamed back while standing protectively in front of Renjun, mirroring Renjun's own stance from earlier today. Why is Jeno mad?

"Dating? I'm not dating him though," Renjun explained in a quiet voice that made everyone else be quiet in order to hear him. "We're not dating."

"Then...why? I get that he came to the cafe and you guys hit it off but don't you think a date on the first meeting is going too fast, Jun?" Jaemin asked with genuine curiosity from behind Jeno. Of course, they would get defensive over this...after what happened with Sicheng-ge...

"Actually, today wasn't our first meeting," Renjun said and explained the party that he had attended a week prior.

"Thank god you two aren't dating," Jeno said in relief as Donghyuck nodded alongside him.

"Jeno, I'm only seventeen for heaven's sake...stop making it sound like I've been through ten heartbreaks," Renjun replied bitterly, knowing too well why they were acting this way.

"It's not the ing heartbreak, Jun. Actually, yes it's the ing heartbreak. But, it's not just the ing heartbreak. Remember what happened with Sicheng-hyung? We don't want a goddamn repeat of that," Donghyuck explained in his usual fashion: adding a whole bunch of swear words to emphasise his point.

"It's not just that for me," Jeno spoke up and looked Renjun straight in the eye. "Chenle and I...we're pretty close since I'm the only model there that's closest to his age. He's like my younger brother, Jun. If you broke him...I don't know if I would be able to forgive you," Jeno finished and looked down at the ground, too embarrassed to keep his gaze on the older.

Observation of rich people #15: They can be very protective over those they love.

"Then why didn't you say something when he came in earlier