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"Seeing you first thing in the morning does make my day brighter. The wedding is a go, then." Bella leaves the door open, letting Yifan invite himself in as she enters the bathroom, rinsing her face that is covered in foam. She looks up to grab a towel and Yifan's eyes in the mirror meet with her own and she wipes dry her face before turning around.

"What did you tell my dad?"

She steps outside, passing by the male and heads towards the bed. Two outfits for today's outing are splayed on the bed and she couldn't decide earlier but maybe Yifan can help. "So, red or blue?"

Yifan closes his eyes, taking a deep breath before opening them again and looking straight at this woman in front of him. "Why am I suddenly helping with your business when I am supposed to go back tomorrow?!"

"I like the red's design but blue looks so light. You are wearing black just like your vibe you are giving me which is not helping so..."

"Bella!"

She lets out a sigh, grabbing the red dress and hangs it back inside the closet. "Auntie is moving to Canada means the reason for you to come back here is no more but I still have a shop here that before I can leave it alone and come to visit it once in a while, I need to make sure that everything is perfect and I can trust those people that I'm leaving my baby with."

Yifan shut his eyes close when Bella lifts her oversized T-shirt up and listens to her footsteps around the room. The sound of a door creaks behing him and he opens his eyes, waiting for the shower being before he steps closer to the opened bathroom door, seeing a fogged shower stall reflecting through the bathroom mirror.

"I'm thinking of adding a man's touch to it. My dresses are pretty but your designs can make it better. Couple outfits never gone out of style. They always want to show off their lover and say 'This person is mine so back off' without really saying it."

He feels like his head is about to explode at those words he is hearing and he leaves the front of the bathroom when the sound of the water is dying out and heads towards the bed, taking a seat at the side that faces a curtain-covered window. "I don't draw anymore."

"Says you. But I don't buy it." Bella pouts a little as Yifan doesn't even try to peek at her that is in her undergarments now. She like his gentleman personality but still, they are to be married soon. He should show some interest in his future wife. "I still have some of your designs."

Yifan's eyes widen and his head turns instinctively. The blue dress really looks good on her but he is furious now. "What do you mean?! I burned them long ago."

"I managed to hide some from you sudden rage, which until now I don't know the cause of it." She walks over to the male, turning her back on him as she gathers her hair over her shoulder. The soft sound of zipper being closed up fills the room and she turns to face Yifan. "Will you ever tell me the reason?"

"It's nothing."

"You know. I have this urge to say 'Says you' every time you speak because I know you better than yourself but I won't say it because the effect won't be that great if it being used often. Now." She grabs her handbag from the vanity table and walks toward the door. "We are talking your car because I still need to put my make up on."

"Where are we going?"

"To sign a lease on our apartment."

Yifan's feet stop by themselves at Bella's ridiculous words. "I'm not staying!"

"Says you."

He purses his lips in frustration at the small giggle. He will not stay.

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Joonmyeon looks at his right side where Chanyeol is sitting with a pout on mouth before turning to his left where Baekhyun that has his eyes fixed on the table. He was busy and couldn't find them for the past two days and had hoped the two would finally reconcile one way or another but the way Chanyeol tried to turn away when the taller saw him with Baekhyun explained everything.

"Hyung, I'm going..."

"Sit!" He stares straight at Chanyeol that sit back down at his command. "I guess I was asking too much when I thought you guys can solve this on your own. Now, you said Baekhyun wronged you but he said he didn't. Would you mind telling me how he wronged you?"

"Why don't you ask him."

"I just said..."

"I'm sorry." Baekhyun lifts his head to look properly at his friend. He still doesn't know what he did wrong but maybe he did it without himself noticing and Chanyeol was offended by it. If his apology would make everything better, then he would do it. It felt weird without Chanyeol teasing and talking to him this past week.

Joonmyeon sighs. He doesn't agree with this way but if it's fine with Baekhyun, then he has to accept it.

"I'm sorry. I guess I was clueless of your feeling. I did it unconsciously and..."

"You were." Chanyeol earns a neck snap from Joonmyeon and confused face from his friend and he makes himself comfortable in his chair. "I queued up alone for half an hour while you were happily chattering with some guy. Shouldn't you talk to me? I was queuing up for you."

Joonmyeon has expected the suprised expression on the smaller as Chanyeol letting his frustration out. The taller describes it as annoyed but he knows it is more than that. But it isn't his place to say anything about it and he just glad when Baekhyun starts smiling again. "Everything okay now?"

"I guess."

"Sorry to worry you, hyung."

He shrugs. "I'm still here so... Next year you guys have to settle everything between yourselves." Joonmyeon ignores the whining coming from the two friends and answers his phone that has been vibrating. "Hello, yeah, I'm at the cafeteria. Where..."

"Oh, Sophia!"

Joonmyeon's head turns towards the direction of Baekhyun's line of sight and waves at his little sister and ends the call, looking at Baekhyun and Chanyeol. "Well, aren't you guys going to buy lunch?"

"Aren't Sophia bringing ours too?" Chanyeol holds on to his chair as his senior trying to pull him up to stand.

Baekhyun moves his chair a little further from the older, saving himself from being manhandled like his friend. "Yeah, hyung. Don't be so stingy."

"Why would she, she's not your little sister."

"But I can be your little brother. Or more precisely, little brother-in-law." Chanyeol smiles as Sophia reaches their table and swats away Joonmyeon's hand as he stands up. "Hi, Sophie. Why don't you sit right here?"

"Hi, Chanyeol oppa. Thank you."

Joonmyeon feels like slapping away Chanyeol's silly smirk as the taller takes a seat beside Baekhyun while Sophia sits on his chair.Chanyeol is nice and all but even over his dead body he would never let the taller even touch his little sister.

"I'm sorry I didn't make much today. I thought it would just be Joonmyeon oppa."

"No worries. You can cook for us next time, right, Baek?"

The name makes Joonmyeon turn to the younger and Baekhyun's expression triggers back that one thought he had. He glances at Chanyeol that is busy talking to Sophia and looks back at Baekhyun. The smaller looks forced and he purses his lips. Will he be able to handle it when 'it' came out later?

"I... I'm going to buy some drinks." Baekhyun stands up. He doesn't know what is it with him but he just want to get out of here. "Do you want anything, hyung?"

"No, I'm fine."

He nods and turns around but his wrist is being caught by something and glances over his shoulder to see Chanyeol is on his feet.

"I'm going as well. Hyung, you better save some for me or I will hunt you."

Joonmyeon sees how the smile on Baekhyun's lips formed as Chanyeol's large hand wrapped around his wrist as he being pulled to walk. Somehow he gets this feeling that the smile isn't going to last.

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Yifan hungs up the call with the urge to punch someone. His eyes fall at the two people that are busy discussing something not far from him before they are met with a pair of beautiful, round ones.

"So? One name or two?"

He stares at Bella that has walked to him. He glances at the male behind her before sighing, giving her the smallest nod and watching her returning to the guy from the realtor office. His father's voice is still ringing in his ears as he being told exactly like what he had heard from Bella. 'As long as she needs you. I can train someone here.' So, he was that easy to replace?

Bella shakes her head at the blank-looking male after bidding the realtor goodbye. She has expected the suprised reaction when she grabbed Yifan's hand. "Are we seeing your mother off tomorrow?" A small nod answers her question and she pulls him towards the front door, putting on her heels before facing the taller. "Then we can move in right after that."

Yifan wears his shoes with a heavy heart before exiting the house and follows Bella from behind. His short vacation has turned into a long work days. Wishing Bella finishing her work sooner isn't even a thought since the woman never done her job half-heartedly and if he has to guess, he would be staying here for half a year before he could return to Canada.

The sigh doesn't miss her ears and Bella holds out her palm in front of Yifan, receiving a confused look for a moment before the car key is in her hand. She knows it was dirty involving Yifan's dad but Grace was asking for it. A call from her has never been a good thing and when the older broke the news, she knew she had to do something about it.

The car is out from the underground parking lot and Yifan finds comfort in watching the rain drizzling down against the car window. People around him have been making decision involving him without his knowing and he is too tired to get angry anymore. If his father wants him to help Bella, then he will. At least he won't be ordered around.

She turns a corner and the full sideway of cars is cancelling her initial plan to introduce Yifan to her staff. She parks the car right in front of the shop and faces the male. "I'm going to get something."

Yifan nods as he watches Bella coveing her head from the rain and circling the front of the car, before remembering the umbrella he keeps at the back. He looks around the neighborhood, noticing the watch store on the other side of the road has closed down while another shop next to it has this 'Grand Opening' banner hanging below the shop sigh. Owning a shop under your name is a big responsibility but that doesn't stop Bella he know.

"The rain got heavier."

He fishes out his hankerchief from his pocket, helping Bella that just got into the car to wipe off the rain from her hair. He gets a box being put on his lap in exchange for the hankerchief and he stares at it. "What is this?"

"A present." Bella can't help herself to pout as the lower part of her dress got dreanched more than he had imagined. She glances at Yifan that is still looking at the gift curiously before putting in the gear. "If you are that curious, it is a dress, for your mom." She catches the head turn with the side of her eyes as she focuses on the road. "I was thinking of giving it to her tomorrow but tonight at dinner is better."

"Dinner?"

She can never get tired of Yifan's suprised face as she nods. Yifan is just so cute.

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