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Fated Mistake
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"Baekhyun, the food will get cold, if you keep looking out the window," Dr. Song warned.

"Baekhyun?"

Dr. Song's gentle touch on his shoulder brought Kyungsoo back to earth. It had been weeks since he became "Byun Baekhyun." Still, he couldn’t get used to that name.

"You look pale. Are you in pain again?" The doctor asked.

"No, my leg is fine. I'm just a little tired." Kyungsoo replied. Lately, he couldn’t sleep. Yet, it was not the pain that kept him awake. It was Jongin's incomprehensible behavior that made him ponder. He thought he had seen Jongin's gentleness for a moment. However, it seemed he was wrong. Jongin's concern, even if it lasted briefly, was perhaps just Kyungsoo's imagination. Since Kyungsoo's injury, Jongin was barely home. He went to work when Kyungsoo was still asleep and came home when Kyungsoo already went to bed. Even the weekend was no exception.

"How did you sleep recently? I can give you something to fall asleep." Dr. Song suggested.

"No, thank you." Dr. Song has been taking care of him since the accident at Jongin's request. She was a nice person with great humor. Kyungsoo liked spending time with her. But she wasn’t Jongin. Kyungsoo noticed how Jongin was avoiding him. He just didn’t understand why the gang leader would do that.

 

Jongin had been looking blankly at the statistics on his monitor for almost half an hour. Lately, his concentration declined sharply, and he worked just half as productive as usual, though he stayed in the office much longer. The dream last week was still bothering him. Such a dream ... about a man ... that scared him. Kyungsoo scared him. Since then he tried his best to avoid the other man. Out of sight, out of mind, right? But it didn’t seem to work. The more distraction Jongin tried to get, the more often Kyungsoo appears on his mind.

And so, the phone call Jongin got a few minutes ago only exacerbates the unpleasant pressure in Jongin's lungs, making it difficult for him to breathe. Dr. Song called to tell him that she must leave earlier today. That wouldn’t bother him if it didn’t mean he had to take care of Kyungsoo for the rest of the day.

Reluctantly Jongin drove home right after work. As soon as he opened the front door, he noticed the delicious scent of freshly cooked food. This gave Jongin an unusual and indescribable feeling. Not that he never ate self-cooked foods, but the foods were never cooked in this house. The expensive kitchen, which had hardly any blemish, wasn’t in perfect condition, because it was treated with care, but because it was never used. This kitchen - even if it was fully functional - was nothing more than a showcase piece, like those samples at IKEA. That was ... until today.

"Welcome home, I hope you are hungry," Kyungsoo greeted with a smile.

"What's this?"

"Usually you don’t get to come home so early, so I thought I'd cook something for us."

Jongin looked at the food. One glance and he could tell how much efforts Kyungsoo had put into this. Even the table was set.

“You prepared this?”

"I know I can’t compare myself with your personal chef, but I thought you might like some home-made foods. What I mean is that the cooking of a five-star chef might make you feel like you’re dinging out every day ... So maybe you want a change? "

Jongin didn’t even try hard to notice Kyungsoo's awkwardness. He could close his eyes and miss all the hand gestures that Kyungsoo was making, he could still tell how nervous the other one was. Spreading and recognizing fear was his daily business after all.

"Why were you cooking instead of resting?"

"Dr. Song said a bit of exercise would be good. And it didn’t take long to cook anyway." Kyungsoo answered.

"Oh," Kyungsoo replied, mouth wide open as something came to his mind. "Did you eat already?"

Kyungsoo said, lowering his head. Jongin tried not to laugh. Kyungsoo was wearing the same expression of disappointment as a child who got to go to the supermarket but couldn’t get any sweets. Jongin's eyes moved to Kyungsoo's injured leg. Then, he pulled the chair off the table like a gentleman on the first date.

"Sit down. Let’s eat," said Jongin and a broad smile appeared on Kyungsoo's face.

How could he refuse the food that an injured person prepared for him? In addition, Kyungsoo was hurt because of him.

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There is a "hidden message" in this story (I wouldn't call it a "code" though). Can you find it?

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nawe11a
#1
Chapter 5: Kyungsoo being able to get the information out that quickly is crazy, like considering he had no experience in that sector.
NME6778 #2
Chapter 2: Its so funny that they tried to evade their marriage to a stranger but inevitably married an even more stranger. If its a thing..
Bojaemimo
#3
Loved it!
Sharo001
686 streak #4
Chapter 48: So happy that I found this story, I absolutely loved it. Your plot was so interesting, as were the characters. The emotions were so realistic that I ended up shedding more than a few tears. Thank you so much for taking us on this adventure.
Alexandria_bubble
#5
Chapter 48: This story is so good and you will feel the intensity in the story especially when Bacon and Soo exchange for their wedding. And I really thrill when Chanyeol confess eveything to Baekhyun about hiw he found out that he is fake Soo.

I finished this story around 3 am and I forgot to leave a comment, since I'm so sleepy. The story is so good
Jong_innie #6
Chapter 48: I just finished this story. Such a good read!
I was always like 'huh?? ain't no way this is happening right???' (lol) but I'm so glad it ended happily. Thank you for the story, nice work ♡
Xoxoyeolmae
#7
Chapter 48: I almost got heart attack when DNA and all the things matched, even suho was so good to act. Even cried myself when baek went to his grave. It was hell of a roller coaster ride while reading this, if you added some It would be cherry on the top😅 still thank you for writing this amazing story loved it.
nica351d #8
Chapter 47: The hidden message.... he really did.
nica351d #9
Chapter 44: “I promise to love you till the end. I did it till yours, and I’ll do it till mine.”
nica351d #10
Chapter 41: Is “Baekhyun” the “hidden message? Just guessing i don’t know hahahahahaha