After he admitted that he loved Kyuhyun, Jongwoon was immediately caught in the next conflict. Should he tell Kyuhyun about it? He also got the answer immediately after that, no, he shouldn't. He shouldn't forget that he was Kyuhyun's personal love life coach, and his job was to get Kyuhyun ending up with his crush, which was Lee Sungmin, not him. Still, a selfish part of him couldn't help but want to try to change Kyuhyun's heart and made Kyuhyun fall for him instead. Well, since Kyuhyun and Sungmin weren't an item yet, it wasn't wrong if he joined the game of winning Kyuhyun's heart, right?

 

A plan. He needed a plan to make Kyuhyun like him, but it couldn't be too obvious, he didn't want Kyuhyun to know that he tried to sabotage his and Sungmin's future. Jongwoon really felt bad about his decision. No matter what his plan was, he was still going to take advantage of Kyuhyun's kindness. Should he really do it? But... He truly, completely fell in love with Kyuhyun. He knew that he had nothing worth being the person standing by Kyuhyun's side; he was poor, he still owed Kyuhyun a huge sum of money, his grade was above average at best, his look was average too, worst of all, he was a con artist.

 

 

 

A con artist...?

 

Jongwoon gulped nervously as he finally came up with a plan.

 

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Standing on a platform in front of a rollercoaster, Jongwoon helped the staff put on safety equipment on Donghae and Hyukjae who sat together at the front row seats. After that, he secretly prayed to God for his plan to succeed and spoke up to Kyuhyun.

 

"K-Kyuhyun,"

"Yes?"

"I want to play this ride too but, actually, I'm afraid of height. So... Would it be alright if I hold your hand while we ride it? I think my fear might subside a bit if I know you're with me..."

"Of course I wouldn't mind it! Let's go Jongwoon, I promise I won't let go of your hand."

 

Kyuhyun quickly dragged Jongwoon to the seat row behind the two kids with a huge grin on his face. True to his words, from the beginning to the end of the ride, Kyuhyun held Jongwoon's hand firmly and never let it go even once.

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After that, no matter what rides the four of them went to, Jongwoon kept using the same tactic to try to 'win' Kyuhyun's heart.

 

 

At the spinning cups ride...

 

"Kyuhyun, I think I spin this thing too much. I feel very dizzy now, can I lean on you until I feel better?"

"Sure thing,"

 

Kyuhyun skillfully put his arm around Jongwoon's waist as Jongwoon leaned on him.

 

 

At the merry-go-round ride...

 

"Kyuhyun, this ride is higher than I thought. What should I do if I fell down and broke my neck!?"

"How about I ride it with you? Trust me, I won't let you fall."

 

Kyuhyun firmly hugged Jongwoon from behind and rested his chin on Jongwoon's shoulder.

 

 

At the haunted mansion ride...

 

"I'm scared, Kyuhyun, there're ghosts everywhere!"

"Don't worry Jongwoon. I'll protect you."

 

As Jongwoon hugged Kyuhyun and hid his face in that board chest, he didn't see that Kyuhyun was grinning ear to ear.

 

 

At the Ferris wheel...

 

"Jongwoon, you're afraid of height, right? Here, hold my hand to chase your fear away."

"You're too kind, Kyuhyun,"

 

Not only Kyuhyun held Jongwoon's hand, but he also put his arm behind Jongwoon's back and sneakily hugged his waist while nodding at the scenery outside of the window and chatting with Jongwoon. While Jongwoon and Kyuhyun were lost in their own world, Donghae and Hyukjae who sat opposite of the couple, on the other hand, looked so done with their lovey-dovey interactions.

 

"I don't know who is the real con artist anymore," Hyukjae whispered to Donghae.

"I know right," Donghae whispered back.

 

Looking back at the love birds, the two kids sighed together and decided to just turn a blind eye to them.

 

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Their Christmas adventure ended around 2 in the morning. Actually, Donghae and Hyukjae wanted to keep playing but they couldn't fight off sleepiness any longer. Jongwoon decided to call it a night and told Kyuhyun so. Before leaving, every staff came to send them off at the gate. Jongwoon smiled shyly at the staff and thanked them for their hard-working.

 

"Thank you so much for everything tonight. Hae-ah, Hyuk-ah, you know what to do, right?"

""Hyung-nim, noona-nim, thank you for all your hard work!""

"Aww! No need, no need! Everyone here volunteers themselves for this event so you don't have to thank us!" One female staff spoke up.

"Even then, young master Cho does pay us overtime salary so it's a win-win situation for us all, really!" Another female staff chimed in.

"No, we have to, because everyone here works really hard, my brothers and I get to have the best Christmas we've ever had. So, thank you," Jongwoon said and bowed at the staff, his brothers immediately copying him and bowing too.

"What about me, Jongwoon?" Kyuhyun pouted and placed his hand on Jongwoon's thin waist, pulling the shorter man closer to him.

"Haven't I already thanked you?" Jongwoon murmured, his cheeks slightly red, "But, thank you, really,"

 

The four of them were startled when some woman among the staff suddenly squealing. Looking to where the voice coming from, they saw one female staff covered with her hands, her face red from embarrassment. Another female staff who stood beside her quickly apologized to them in place of her friend.

 

"Don't mind my friend, she's a bit too excited whenever Christmas comes, you know, festive mood?"

"I see, then, we'll go home now. Please take care of yourself and have a safe trip. By the way, it's quite late now, how will you go home?" Jongwoon kindly asked.

"Young master Cho has prepared a bus to send us all home so you don't have to worry about us," The same female staff replied with a sisterly smile.

 

Jongwoon nodded in satisfaction hearing that. At the same time, he got more impressed in Kyuhyun who has everything taken care of. After that, the four of them bade farewell to the staff and headed home. Jongwoon kept bowing his head while his brothers kept waving at the staff until they all got in Kyuhyun's car.

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As soon as Kyuhyun's car drove off into the night, many female staff screamed out loud and shook hands with whoever stood near them.

 

"OH MY GOD! Young master Cho's boyfriend is soooooooooooooo cute!"

"Not only he is cute, but he is also handsome, cool, and beautiful!"

"He is kind and polite too! And the way he treats his younger brothers! OMO!"

"Did you know that he always properly tucks his brothers in the ride before going in himself? He really cares about them!"

"His brothers are cute and well-behaved too! And their smiles and laughter are the best!"

"Yeah, Jongwoon-ssi and his brothers are cute, but you know who is the cutest? It's young master Cho and Jongwoon-ssi!"

"I know right! Omo, I swear I fainted every time young master Cho hugs or holds hand with Jongwoon-ssi! Our young master is completely smitten with Jongwoon-ssi! They're just too cute!"

"I had a hard time trying not to squeal when Jongwoon-ssi cutely asked young master Cho to join him in a ride. He is too cute for this world!"

"Trust be told, when I first heard that our young master Cho falls in love with some poor guy who is completely out of his league, I was worried that young master might be deceived or what. However, now that I get to see what kind of a person Jongwoon-ssi is, I think I can rest in peace now."

"That's it! I'm going to make a fan club of this pairing, who else is with me!?"

"Count me in!"

"Me too!"

 

Unbeknown to Jongwoon and Kyuhyun, they somehow got a fan club supporting their relationship.

 

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Back at Jongwoon's apartment, at first, Kyuhyun planned to stay a night at the nearest hotel since he was too tired to drive home. But Jongwoon, with courage that he didn't know he had in him, suggested Kyuhyun to sleep at their place. Kyuhyun was surprised for a second, but his mind quickly came up with a brilliant plan.

 

"Not that I don't want to, but, where can I sleep?" Kyuhyun threw a bait.

"Well, the couch can be made into a small bed so Donghae and Hyukjae can sleep there, you take the bed and I'll sleep on the floor ." Jongwoon, sadly, missed the cue.

"Jongwoon hyung, you'll catch a cold if you sleep on the floor!" Hyukjae immediately understood Kyuhyun's intention and helped throw another bait.

"Hyukie is right!" Donghae who just got the cue also helped throw more bait, "The bed isn't that cramped so why don't you two just share a bed?"

"W-What!? B-But..." Jongwoon who felt like he was cornered couldn't even talk properly.

"If it makes you feel uncomfortable then you can have the bed, I'll sleep on the floor." Kyuhyun threw the final bait.

"No! I can't let you sleep on the floor! Fine, we'll sleep on the bed together." Jongwoon who didn't know that he walked into their trap finally gave in.

 

While Jongwoon was searching for comfortable cloth that Kyuhyun could change into, he didn't see that Kyuhyun was exchanging a high-five with Donghae and Hyukjae.

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The light was turned off. Everyone quickly fell asleep due to fatigue, well, everyone except Jongwoon who was on the verge of hyperventilating. Not that he wasn't tired, he was about to doze off too but then Kyuhyun turned around and placed his arm on his waist, spooning him. Jongwoon immediately woke up. He tried to tell Kyuhyun to let him go, but the man only hugged him tighter and snuggled closer to him. He could even feel Kyuhyun's warm breath tickling on his nape, causing his heart to do gymnastics in his chest. He quietly groaned in his hands. This, adding to everything that Kyuhyun did for him and how he complied to Jongwoon's selfish request during the rides, further confused Jongwoon. Did his plan work? Did Kyuhyun fall for him now? Or was Kyuhyun just kind to him like everyone else? And this was nothing but his sleep habit? He really wanted to just ask Kyuhyun if he liked him or not, so his heart would stop beating annoyingly like how he felt now. However, he was also scared that he might imagine it himself. In the end, he decided to keep it to himself for now.

 

Thud!

 

Jongwoon slightly jumped when he heard a noise. He thought that Kyuhyun woke up so he quickly shut his eyes, pretending to sleep. However, several seconds passed but there still was no movement from the man sleeping behind him. He slowly opened his eyes. He almost laughed when he saw that it was Hyukjae who was probably kicked by Donghae in his sleep and fell off the couch. After taking some time to extract himself from Kyuhyun's bear hug, Jongwoon carried Hyukjae up and gently laid him on the couch beside Donghae. He also properly covered them with a blanket that was probably kicked by Donghae too. He smiled and leaned down to kiss their foreheads before going back to his bed. While he was busy with his brothers, Kyuhyun had turned to lie on his back instead. He sighed in relief. He could sleep in peace now! Jongwoon happily thought to himself as he climbed back to the bed.

 

 

However...

 

After many tossing and turning around, he still couldn't fall asleep. He thought that once Kyuhyun stopped hugging him, he could sleep peacefully, but it was the other way around instead, Without Kyuhyun's warm embrace, he felt cold and empty even though he was securely covered by a blanket. He stole a glance at Kyuhyun, still sleeping soundly. Gulping nervously, he slowly shifted closer to the other man until his head rested on Kyuhyun's shoulder. He lay very still and held his breath when Kyuhyun suddenly frowned, but nothing happened. He sighed and slowly placed his hand on Kyuhyun's tummy, snuggling closer to the man. Finally finding a comfortable position, his eyelids slowly closed when fatigue finally took him. He quickly fell asleep and dreamt of the four of them having fun together on a never-ending ride.

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Kyuhyun woke up feeling sore all over his body.

 

 

Groaning in pain, he opened his eyes to find out the source of his discomfort. What greeted him was the most adorable sight he had ever seen that made him smile brightly. Jongwoon was lying beside him using his arm as a pillow, his small hand clutching on Kyuhyun's shirt. Sleeping on the other side of him and using his arm as a pillow too was none other than Hyukjae. The boy rested his arm and his leg on Kyuhyun, his hand holding onto Jongwoon's hand that was clutching Kyuhyun's shirt. As for Donghae, the boy sprawled on top of him and spread his arms and his legs from Jongwoon to Hyukjae, evenly hugging everybody. He couldn't smile any brighter looking at the three people who had become an inseparable part of his life. It took him some time, but he eventually managed to free one hand and picked up his phone lying beside his pillow. He took a selfie of them in this position and sent it to his older sister as a boast about his cute little family.

 

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Kyuhyun immediately regretted sending that selfie to his sister.

 

 

UMMA AND I GONNA MESSAGE YOU AND CALL YOU UNTIL YOU TAKE THEM TO OUR HOUSE AND MAKE IT ASAP 

- Awesome Ahra

 

 

Scrolling through a ton of messages from his sister and his mother, Kyuhyun sighed in defeated. Looking at Jongwoon who was helping the kids to unwrap Kyuhyun's presents, he couldn't help but smile at them. Well, it was too early than what he had in mind, but Kyuhyun planned to take Jongwoon, Donghae and Hyukjae to meet his family anyway. Making up his mind, Kyuhyun spoke up to Jongwoon.

 

"Jongwoon, my mother and my sister want to meet you and your brothers, would it be alright if I take you guys to my house and celebrate Christmas there?"

"Huh? Why would your mother and your sister want to meet us?"

"Well, I may have shown some photos of you guys to them?"

"...Should I feel bothered by that? And I don't think we sh-"

 

Jongwoon immediately stopped himself from rejecting Kyuhyun's invitation. Wait, wasn't this the perfect chance to introduce himself to Kyuhyun's family? If he got an approval from Kyuhyun's family, wouldn't he have an easier time to win Kyuhyun's heart too?

 

"So, you won't go then? Don't worry, I'll tell my sister th-"

"No, we'll go, I mean, it'd be rude if we don't go. So, yeah, we'll go. Do we have to prepare anything?"

"Only necessity stuff like toothbrush and underwear. As for your clothes, we can just buy them when we went shopping together with my mother and my sister."

"Wait, how long will we stay there? I thought we'll go now and come back when the night falls?"

"Haha, trust me, my mother and my sister won't let you guys go that easy. You probably have to stay at my house until the winter break ends."

"That long! But, wouldn't we bother your family too much?"

"Jongwoon, you're never a bother to me, never will be."

 

Jongwoon cheeks turned red. He murmured thank you and ran away from Kyuhyun's warm gaze, using packing their bags as an excuse. Suddenly, a bright flashing light shone up. Kyuhyun turned around and saw Donghae holding a polaroid camera, a Christmas gift from him. The boy waited until the photo appeared and gave it to Kyuhyun.

 

"The exact moment when Woonie hyung falls for you one hundred percent."

"Congratulations! Hyung is officially our brother-in-law now."

 

Hyukjae took a moment to look up from a pile of cartoon books surrounding him, also a Christmas gift from Kyuhyun, to congratulate the older man. Kyuhyun took the photo and looked at it with a fond smile, before carefully put it in his coat pocket.

 

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"Make yourself at home and give your luggage to my butler. We'll go greet my mother and my sister."

 

Kyuhyun casually handed his luggage to the middle age man as stepped into the vast hall. On the other hand, Jongwoon was frightened by Kyuhyun's house grand size and luxurious interior design that he was stiff frozen in place. Donghae and Hyukjae didn't fare better than him. Both boys were scared of the unfamiliar place and stuck by Jongwoon's sides like a baby koala. Kyuhyun chuckled and beckoned them to come with him, but no one moved. In the end, Kyuhyun had to push their backs himself to get them walking.

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Jongwoon, Donghae and Hyukjae walked through the vast hallway with awestruck look on their faces. Never before in their lifes had they seen a house as huge as this one. Even their orphanage wasn't as huge as this! They didn't even realize that they had already reached the living room. The three of them slightly jumped when they heard Kyuhyun introducing them to someone. Sitting on a set of luxurious black fur sofa were two women who looked similar to Kyuhyun. Both of them smiled kindly at Jongwoon and his brothers. The short hair older woman dressed in a smart beige suit spoke up first, following closely by the long hair middle age woman dressed in a casual pastel one piece dress.

 

"You're Jongwoon-ah, Donghae-ah, and Hyukjae-ah, right? I'm so happy I finally get to meet you! Oh, I'm Kyuhyun's mother, feel free to call me umma!"

"I'm Kyuhyun's older sister. You can call me Ahra noona or just noona is fine too!"

 

Donghae and Hyukjae stared at their brother, not knowing what to do. Jongwoon was visibly nervous because he also didn't know what to do. In the end, the three of them turned to stare at Kyuhyun and asked for his opinion through their puppy eyes. Kyuhyun smiled and gestured them to do what his mother and his sister told them. The two kids still didn't do anything but stared at their brother. Knowing that he had to take the lead, Jongwoon took a deep breath and bowed at the two women.

 

"My name is Kim Jongwoon, and this is my brothers, Lee Donghae and Lee Hyukjae. It's our pleasure to meet you... Umma...? Noona...?"

""It's our pleasure to meet you, umma, noona,""

 

Donghae and Hyukjae perfectly copied whatever Jongwoon did, though with a bit more confident than their brother. However, even after a while had passed since they greeted the two women, Kyuhyun's mother and sister still had no response. Seeing that Jongwoon and his brothers began to lose confidence, Kyuhyun quickly gestured his mother and his sister to do something. Mrs. Cho faked a cough and reassured them with a motherly smile.

 

"It's our pleasure to meet you too. Dears, why don't you take a rest while I talk with Kyu? Ahra, will you take them to their room?"

"Of course umma, Jongwoon-ah, Donghae-ah, Hyukjae-ah, come with me!"

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After Jongwoon and his brothers following his sister out of the living room, Kyuhyun came to sit with his mother with the brightest smile on his face. Mrs. Cho held her son's hand and shook it excitedly as she talked to him.

 

"Kyuhyun! You must win Jongwoon-ah's heart no matter what!"

"Umma," Kyuhyun laughed, "Telling me to win his heart is the same as telling the sun to rise from the east, you don't tell that to the sun, it simply does that naturally, just like me winning Jongwoon's heart."

 

Kyuhyun couldn't help but smile smugly as he said that.