His name was Byun Baekhyun, an orphan, but adopted by an old couple who had a normal standard living when he was seven years old. However, the couple died after Baekhyun had graduated from medical university.

So, basically, he had no relatives and he lived alone in Seoul.

Checking out the fried egg on the frying pan, Baekhyun quickly made a cup of coffee for his breakfast. Living alone was difficult when the whole house chores had to be done by him and only him.

He turned off the electric stove when the egg was fried enough for him to eat. A fried egg, a piece of bread and a cup of coffee did not give required nutrients for a boy at the age of 26 but as he needed to reach the bus stop in time, such breakfast was fine.

The daily life of Byun Baekhyun was so easy and simple. He got up from bed, ate breakfast and prepared to go to the hospital, reached there and worked and ate lunch, returned home if he didn't have night duty, ate dinner and slept. His daily routine was super simple before he met certain someone.

Baekhyun remembered, it was on a sunny day with zero percent chance of rain as the weather forecast said. He was late about half an hour because he missed the bus he usually took and got scolded by the lead nurse.

It was when he first saw him, a very handsome patient with branded watch on his wrist.

 

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In the looking glass, the reflection of a young doctor was pretty messy. The duty coat was untidy so did his unstyled grey brown coloured hair. Dark circles were under his eyes due to the lack of sleep for two days since he unluckily got night duty for two straight days, the first day was his actual duty but the second day was a replacement for his dear friend, a Chinese who was born in Korea and studied in Japan.

The name tag, Byun Baekhyun, proudly stood at the left chest place of the duty coat and the doctor's small face was half covered with his huge 80s style golden specs. He was initially from the child neurology ward but unfortunately, he got replaced in the place of a doctor who left the ward for his further degrees and got to work in general neurology ward now.

"Hey, baby 614!"

Baekhyun looked around to see who called him by the new nickname he got in the ward. It was a friendly senior called Minki.

"Go home and rest. You don't have night duty for tonight, right?"

"I don't have any duty tonight, sunbae. I am planning to go home soon, too."

"Ah, lead nurse Kim is calling for you."

Baekhyun nodded his head and quickly ran out of the rest area to the reception where lead nurse might be. And really, the lead nurse was there with a tray of syringes in her hand.

"Did you call for me?"

"Yes, I want you to change the IV needle for the patient in the VIP room 614."

"I will go change now."

"And don't forget to check the drip bag, too!"

"I know!"

Baekhyun ran to the elevator to climb to the floor number 6, the VIP floor. His heart skipped a beat every time he thought about the patient in the room number 614. He had a crush on the patient and that was why his nickname became baby 614.

The patient with distinct ears and had a handsome face with good ratio, owned a y deep voice and he looked good 24/7 without even trying. So, it was not Baekhyun's fault for falling for him in a short period of time.

"Urgh, I have to look good in front of him though."

Baekhyun took a look at his phone screen to check himself and whined when he noticed dark circles under his eyes and a pimple on tip of his nose. He was now in front of the room number 614.

*knock

Baekhyun opened the door after a knock and his eyes widened when he saw the patient buttoning his clothes on the bed.

"Ah! I am sorry."

Baekhyun quickly turned around and faced towards the door with his head down. He did not know how the patient would feel about it but he was so shy right now.

"It's okay to turn around."

The deep voice came out and Baekhyun inhaled heavily before turning around to face the patient.

"Patient Park Chanyeol ssi, I am going to change the IV needle now."

"Okay."

Baekhyun's heart jumped so fast inside his left chest and it made his hands tremble. In order to calm himself down, he inhaled and exhaled quickly which made Chanyeol looked up to his face.

"Are you okay, doctor?"

At first, Baekhyun's face was near Chanyeol's hair but when the patient lifted his face, their faces were too close and Baekhyun wanted to hide his face as soon as possible because he knew his cheeks were red due to shyness.

"I am sorry. Excuse me."

Baekhyun put the new IV needle onto the tray and ran out of the room 614 immediately because if not, he would go deaf just by his own loud heartbeat. He leaned on the wall with his hand pressed against his left chest and he gave his body some time to regulate his breathing rate. But at the end, he asked a certain doctor who walked pass him to help him change the IV needle for Chanyeol, again.

 

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"How is it going in Phoenix?"

Chanyeol asked while scrolling down the touch screen of the iPad.

"Nothing so serious except lacking our Beta."

He laughed when the boy replied and put his iPad back on the bedside table. Lying down on the bed again, he threw a glance at the boy and asked.

"What do the results say, Jongin?"

"The doctor said it's okay. There is nothing to worry."

"So, why do I have to stay here now?"

"Perhaps, they wanna check your situation."

"Go tell them that this patient have beaten a lot of people before, maybe greater in amount of the patients here right now, and I am healthy as they can see. I want to go home as soon as possible."

Chanyeol sounded like an annoying dude and the boy called Jongin laughed out loud after the patient finished his words.

"Hyung, be patient. You will be discharged tomorrow."

"I am sure Mr. Hong will welcome me with a new mission."

Chanyeol shook his head a little and said with a slight sigh. Jongin raised his eyebrows at Chanyeol and asked in confusion,"What do you mean?"

"The supporters for Senator Jang increase dramatically in a few days and I am sure our Mr. Hong doesn't like it."

"That Jang guy is not a good person to be honest. People just do not know about it."

"We will make them know in a few days."

A smirk was plastered on Chanyeol's face. 

 

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The atmosphere inside the hospital and that of the outside were completely different for Chanyeol. He had been feeling gloomy for days sitting or lying on bed all day all night. For a gangster, being too comfortable sometimes became uncomfortable.

"You seem happy."

Jongin said while driving and Chanyeol's lips curved upwards for a second. Yes, he was happy to be honest, so happy for getting a discharge from the hospital where he hated the most. He even hummed a song and tapped the car dashboard in rhythm.

"The air is so fresh."

He opened the car window and let the breeze visit inside their car and when he did it, he earned a judging glare from his junior, Jongin.

"Where has our cool Beta gone?"

"Only you know this kind of Park Chanyeol, Jongin."

"Yes, if someone sees you smiling like this, they will think you lost your mind."

"I am a gangster but I know how to feel happiness, man!"

"Said the guy who broke a person's bones without a hiatus."

"Whatever."

Chanyeol's hand reached the radio and played a channel which was currently airing a song. Jongin just shook his head and turned the car to the left at a corner. They would have to take about five more minutes to reach the Phoenix's headquarter.

"Jongin ah."

"Huh?"

"Do you know how people react when they hear the name Phoenix?"

Jongin's heart ached a little and he knew Chanyeol felt the same way. The younger kept quiet and Chanyeol threw a look to the roadside.

"They think of us as monsters," Chanyeol paused for a few seconds before continuing,"Isn't it funny? I didn't have any interest about how people see us but during the stay in the hospital, I heard people talking about the fight happened between Phoenix and Black."

Jongin sighed loudly when he knew Chanyeol took the topic seriously.

"They said we're monsters without heart. Are we?"

"No, Kyungsoo hyung will kill me if I say I don't have a heart."

Jongin tried to lighten the circumstance by grabbing his husband into a joke and it did work as Chanyeol laughed out loud when he imagined the satanic short cute guy being angry.

"Well, you do have one but I am not sure if I have or not."

"Go find a lover so! I am your senior in this case."

"At least, I am not a ert who ed his boyfriend as soon as he turned 18."

Chanyeol referred Jongin as a erted teenager because the latter officially asked the gang leader to let him marry Kyungsoo before his 18th birthday and they got married on his 18th birthday.

"Let me correct, it's not his boyfriend but his husband because when I did it to him-"

"Eyy, stop it! What do you think you are talking to your hyung?"

Jongin laughed and stopped the engine when they reached the destined place.

"Welcome back, Chanyeol."

Chanyeol smiled when he saw Mr. Hong standing at the doorstep just to welcome him back. Other gang members were there, too, and bowed at Chanyeol when they saw him getting off from the car.

"I am home."

Chanyeol said.

 

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TBC.