NARRATOR'S POV

He remained silent.

Anyone can see that their relationship aren’t as good as it used to be.

Some frictions are obviously felt as both of them exchanged several unpleasant look with each other.

His friends broke the ice between the two.

The younger took a big breath in relief.

He thought that he’d die on his 25^th birthday.

CHANG MIN’S POV

I hate the media.

If they didn’t take the pictures, we wouldn’t be so awkward.

I feel really awkward with her now, and I think Jae hyung senses something.

Why do I suddenly feel so guilty again?

Right…because I actually like his wife, who is actually intertwined in a political marriage with Jae hyung.

So…what does that makes me?

A lover?

No. It would be better if only I’m her lover.

But she doesn’t even like me.

I sighed.

I suddenly feel so gloomy in my birthday.

I sighed again as I take another big gulp of my whiskey.

I look around to see my friends on one side, talking to some business people.

I look for her and found her sitting alone on the bar.

I frowned.

Where’s the hero of the day?

I thought he’s so proud to be her stylist.

But she really looked stunning tonight.

Even in this darkness, she shines brightly.

Like there’s actually a spotlight shining above her.

The colour looks perfect on her.

The little touch ups of pink makes her look even more feminine and pretty.

If only she’s not married, I would really kiss her right there and then and call her mine.

Why is Jae hyung so lucky?

Why can’t I be him?

Why can’t I be in his place?

Why can’t I be her husband?

Why can’t I freely spend my time with her?

I shook my head.

I shouldn’t be thinking like this.

Jae hyung is still not back.

I fold my face even more.

Should I approach her?

Will people make a scene out of this?

My parents almost killed me when the news were out.

My dear Chairman position was almost ripped out of me.

But she looks so lonely there.

Why won’t the guys approach her?

I grunted.

This is so hard.

Oh, who cares.

This is MY party which means, I’m the boss.

I walked towards her side and sat beside her.

She looked surprise.

“Oppa…”

“Why are you here alone? Where’s Jae hyung?” I asked softly.

She shrugged.

“He left me here.” She said with a pout.

“How’s the party so far?”

“Great food” She grins.

I chuckled.

“I made sure to add more servings for tonight” I grin.

She laughed.

“You should laugh more, especially tonight. I can’t have a guest going home with a folded face” I told her jokingly.

She laughed.

“Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to go out with a huge grin plastered on my face”

“Oh, don’t eat the beef roll and the wagyu.” I reminded her.

“Oh my, the birthday boy remembered my allergy, I should write this down on my diary tonight” She chuckled.

How could I forget?

How could I miss a single thing about you?

Why is love at first sight so hard?

I laughed.

“You should write them in big bold capital letters” I said.

She nodded.

“Noted” She grins.

I took several foods from the waiter.

I accidentally took a glance at Jae hyung.

My eyes bulge out.

Oh come on.

Seriously? After all those boastings and showing off, you’re there making out with a ?

Really hyung?

That’s the best you can do?

And I got reprimanded really harshly after having a lunch with your wife?

Wow.

The world is such an unfair place.

I placed the food on the countertop and she immediately grins.

I’ll be the one who’ll make you smile In Heeya.

“Crème Brule~! I love this thing a lot. And look at those raspberries.” She said with utter delight.

“Eat a lot, I saved some servings especially for my monster friend” I grin.

“Really?”  She asked eyes wide.

I nodded.

“Thank you oppa~~ You’re the best.” She said with a thumb up as she happily munch the cake

I laughed.

“This oppa will always make you smile” I winked.

She grins.

“I’ll be happy as long as food exist”

“That’s why I’ll be the one to put a smile on that face”

She nodded.

“Do you cook oppa?” She asked.

“Nah, not really. My food doesn’t taste that good.” I said, embarrassed.

She chuckled.

“Eating is better” She muttered to herself as she nods her head.

“Oppa, don’t you have a girlfriend? She’ll probably pull my hair by now if you have one” She muttered.

I chuckled.

“I’m a free man”

Her eyes bulge out.

“This model looking oppa is single? Wua, daebak”

“I don’t really talk to girls much”

“But you talk a lot with me. Am I that…manly…?” She asked.

Because you’re my angel.

You’re different.

“No, but we share the same passion with me which is usually the opposite of most of the twenty first century woman”

“So…do you regard me as…a…male…?” She asked timidly.

I choked on my drink.

She patted my back.

“Ah…see…why do most guys think of me as a male? Am I that manly? Even my friends don’t think of me as a woman” She said with a pout.

You are more than a woman in my eyes.

“No you’re not. It’s just that I’m comfortable around you”

“And you’re not comfortable around women” She said giving me a look.

I smiled cheekily.

She blew a raspberry.

God you’re so cute.

And yeah, I think of you as a guy.

I chuckled.

“See…I think I’m just going to be a dragon lady forever”

“Just eat” I said as I shove her some food.

“Meanie”

“Yeah, my name is Minie. Minie oppa”

She thinks about it for a second and chuckled.

“Now that I see it, it’s true. The mean Minie oppa”

“One mean only, Minie oppa”

“We’ll see about that” She said as she stuck her tongue out.

“Noona, you’re here early” I heard a voice called.

I guess he’s one of her friends.

“Yeah, where are the guys?” I asked.

“They’re still somewhere on the road.”

“Oppa, this is Lay, and Lay, this is Chang Min oppa”

“The guy from the headline?”

I sulked.

So now her friend think of me as a flirt.

“Happy birthday. Nice meeting you, I’m Lay. One of her closest friends” He said with a grin.

“Thanks, I’m Chang Min, Jae hyung’s close friends.”

“My baby looks y tonight” He said as he hugged her.

My eyes widen.

What the hell?

Close friend?

You serious?

I don’t think so.

Urgh.

Get your hands off her.

“Let go Lay. I’m not going to create another scandal tonight.”

He pouted.

I sulked.

What is this?

He let go.

“Noona, where’s the jerk?”

“I don’t know. He left me here” She said as she looks around.

She was about to turn to Jae hyung’s direction.

“In Heeshi” I called.

She looks at my direction.

I sighed in relief.

Now what?
Think Chang Min. Think.

“Tell me when your other friends are here, we’ll start the dinner after that” I said.

“Arrasso oppa. You can start the dinner if most of your guests are here”

I nodded and smiled.

The guy left after that.

I looked at him weirdly.

“Where is your friend going to?”

“Oh? Lay?”

I nodded.

“He probably found his target for tonight” She simply said.

“Playboy?”

She nodded.

“Oh”

That’s why.

“But where’s Jae Joong?” She asked.

I shrugged.

She looks around.

I guess she saw him before I can even call her name.

She sighed and then she let out a sad smile.

I looked at her sadly.

Hyung.

YOUR POV

I saw him sitting in one corner, making out with another girl.

I don’t know why but I just don’t feel good about it.

But then I remembered.

We’re just roomies.

We’re just partners.

We’re only in for business.

We’re only a part of a deal.

I smiled sadly as the coldness of reality pour over me.

“You like cheesecakes right? Here, I ask them to make this especially for you” He said.

I smiled.

This oppa will always cheer me up.

“Thanks” I said with a grin.

“How is it? Since you like raspberries a lot, I ask them to change the sauce”

“Jjang~!! This is really good. Cheesecakes are always the best. And I love the raspberries.” I said happily.

This oppa will always make me smile with food.

I chuckled.

“Oppa, you should really make a restaurant. You may not cook, but you know all the good foods” She said.

“Will you be my customer then?”

“I’ll be your regular. I’ll go there to eat cakes everyday”

“And Jae hyung will kill me for making you into a fat lady”

“I’ll exercise more”

“I’ll think about it”

“Jinjja?!”

He shrugs.

I pouted.

I really wish he would open a café of his own.

Like he just knows the food for woman.

For every single woman living on planet earth.

“if I open a café, you might be my only customer though. A lot of people hate raspberries and lemon” He said as he nodded to himself.

“Then you should make a special request system~!” I said grinning.

“Like I said, I’ll think about it” He said as he pinched my face.

“Then, if you don’t want to make a café, then just tell me where did you get such amazing chefs”

“The Shim’s chefs are amazing. Thanks to me” He said with a grin.

I chuckled.

“Oh, I should highjack them from the Shims then”

“Don’t. You. Dare”

JAEJOONG’S POV
 

I look in front, and guess what.

My wife is with the maknae. Again.

I huffed my cheeks in annoyance.

“Go” I said coldly, not even looking at her.

“But oppa” She whined.

I shot her my glare.

Ah, they ruined my mood, again.

How many times has it been?

She never fails to ruin my mood.

She still won’t budge.

But how can she even ruin my mood?

I sighed.

Again, I’m confused with myself.

“What’s happening to you?” I muttered softly to myself.

And the girl is still on my lap.

“Aren’t you going?” I asked.

Instead of answering she kissed me for the gazillion times.

I kissed her back but I’m burning a hole to her back.

She can’t even feel my evil glare.

I kissed the girl even more, seducing her like always.

Now to think of it, I can’t even seduce my own wife.

How pathetic.

A feeling of annoyance grew inside me as I kiss her harsher and deeper.

I don’t care if she’s hurt.

She’s the one who want this, not me.

I finally throw her out when I’m annoyed.

She looked at me in disbelief.

“Oppa…” She whimpered.

I gave her a look.

She went by herself.

Should have done that since just now.

I went to the bar table and join them…both.

He looked at me.

I glared at him.

He glared back at me.

“I thought you’re with another girl” She said dryly.

“I was”

“What brings you here?” She asked.

What’s with her tone?

“Do I really need to explain that to you?” I asked, annoyed.

She remained silent and ate her cake peacefully.

I sighed in annoyance.

“One shot of tequila please” I said to the bartender.

The bartender gave me my tequila but she’s the one who drank it.

I looked at her oddly.

“I ordered that”

“You getting drunk is not a good thing for me”

I gave her a look.

“I’m not getting drunk with one shot of tequila”

She shrugs.

I grumbled.

“You can drink?” Maknae asked.

She nodded.

“My brothers taught me how” She grins.

Why do her tone changes when she speaks with him?

“Then, we could go grab a drink some time later then”

She nodded.

I frowned.

“And you getting drunk is not a good thing for me as well” I pointed out.

She pouted.

“I’ll be there with her. You don’t have to worry” He said.

A smirk is form on my lips.

No Minnie, let hyung correct you, I will be there with her.Not You.

“She is my wife”

His face stoned.

“Then act like you are her husband”

YOUR POV

What’s with these two?

Like really?

“Oppa, won’t you start the show?” I asked.

“Yea, I will” He said while looking at him.

He stood up and left.

“Don’t be too near to him” He said.

I scoffed.

“Why?”

“I just don’t like you getting too near to him”

“You know that I can befriend anyone I want to right?”

“Anyone but him”

“Why?”

“Can’t you just listen to me and do as I say?”

“I need a reason to follow” I pointed out.

“Just…don’t. I don’t like it”

I sighed.

This guy is just plain unbelievable

Who do he thinks he is?

I scowled inwardly and took another shot of tequila.

After a few moments of silence we were moved to the sky garden to have our dinner.

We have to act like a couple.

I grumbled.

I’m really not in the mood for this.

There are a lot of young business tycoons, and sadly, all of them knew Jae Joong.

We have to act all lovey dovey every single time we meets his friends.

The same goes when we’re meeting my friends.

He’ll put his hand on my waist and we would have to act.

Where’s his girl anyway?

Is she a part of our social class?

Or is she just another in another club?

Why am I even thinking about her?

He’ll always do that.

That’s just him.

It’s like that playboy thing is already in his system.

Why am I annoyed by this fact?

And to think that he’s so good around me these days.

That he hasn’t been with another girl for such a long time.

What was I even hoping?

What were you trying to imply on Hwang In Hee?

I drank the glass of champagne that was served around.

“You’re drinking a lot tonight” He commented.

I ignored him.

He poked my hand with his index finger for several times.

I glared at him.

“What?” He asked me.

I pursed my lips into a thin line and shook my head.

“You’re sulking right now”

I kept quiet.

I really don’t feel like answering him tonight.

Thankfully, my business partners came in time.

He immediately intertwine our fingers like it have been like that since ages ago.

We talked about some random business stuffs and they left after a few minutes.

“And you’re still sulking.”

He made me face him.

And there he goes with his gentle player moves.

He looked at me softly.

A tiny little smirk is now formed on my lips.

I raised my brows.

Now what?

“You were mad huh?”

“…”

“Why were you angry? Would you tell me that?”

I don’t know.

I’m just annoyed.

I’m just so annoyed that I could scream right now.

But I don’t even know why.

I wasn’t like this before.

I don’t usually get mad over something I don’t know.

“Fine, you don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to. But can you please let go of that  anger? You look ugly, and it doesn’t suit your Tinkerbell theme for tonight” He said.

I still remained silent.

He sighed.

“You like cakes right?”

I nodded.

JAEJOONG’S POV

Kid.

I would love to chuckle right now, but it would ruin the mood.

“Here, a chocolate fudge for you” I said as I gave her a piece of cake.

“When…did you take this…?”

“Just a while ago, when we were talking to the investors, I realized that you were pissed off, so I took the cake”

She grins.

“Thanks”

“Wow, I feel kind of betrayed”

“Why?”

“You grin at the sight of cake, but you won’t even smile at the sight of me.”

She remained silent, again.

CHANGMIN’S POV

I look around the sky garden, everyone is having a good time.

I smiled.

I talked to several business investors and all.

I chatted around with some of my Korean university friends.

I talked with the guys, but Jae hyung is nowhere to be found.

They haven’t even met him.

Odd.

Jae hyung would usually come to us first.

I look around to see the two of  them.

I smiled bitterly.

At least she won’t be going out of this place with a frown.

I sighed as I look at the night sky.

Why can’t the moon stay by my side?

It’ll always stay by his side.

Why can’t I be the one that’s beside her?

I took another glance at them.

This is actually the first time I saw Jae hyung talking to a girl like she’s a human being.

He was never the type to talk with that kind of eyes to a girl.

He’s a playboy, a flirt, but anyone can see that his eyes were cold.

Should I be happy for this?

As a friend, as a brother, I should feel happy right?

But I don’t know why, I just wished that he would treat her the way he treats other girls, because only then, only then I would be able to squeeze into them and take her away from him.

Why does my birthday feels so sad?

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