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Chapter 6

Mong.

The expression that Luhan showed at the moment could only be describe in one word. At ease. So calmly looked at the scenery of the street EXO’s van entirely took, saw through it deeply. Nobody knew, his mind was not really focused. His gaze so far yet so contrast with the inside of his brain, which was in an uproar.

The event in the toilet earlier had gotten something on Luhan. Sehun confessed to him. SEHUN CONFESSED TO HIM!!! Ah, could he say it like that?

Luhan felt an intense shock. He thought that the moment he was accepted by SM Entertainment was the most surprising thing. This time, he was given million nerve shock waves by Sehun’s words. The dongsaeng whom he wanted to protect and to keep an eye at just like his first impression a long time ago, keeping ‘something’ for him. The feeling of fondness that… no one knew how far Luhan could figure it.

Sehun had ever said that Luhan was his most favorite hyung among the other hyung. Hearing that, Luhan just showed a hint of smiled. That was just an ordinary acknowledgement, without overrated heartbeats and mixed feeling. A while ago, Sehun confessed the similar words but Luhan felt tortured by all of the prejudices that played over-and-over in his head.

What’s wrong with Sehun’s nervousness?

What’s wrong with Sehun’s touch on his fingers?

What’s wrong with the leap in his chest when Sehun stated his feeling?

What’s wrong with him?

“Oh, I thought you’re asleep,” said Xiumin, surprised to find a fully-awake Luhan in the back seat, lend his shoulder to support Tao’s sleeping head. Xiumin thought he was the only one who enjoyed the twilight scenery before night came upon the horizon of the city road of Seoul, something he would miss if he worked his career in China later. At this time, van was filled with the sound of buzzing AC, a constant breathing of sleeping forms (Kris, Tao, Chen, and Lay), and a faint sound from Lay’s earphones which was hanging loosely on his shoulder. “Beautiful, isn’t it?”

“Um?”

“The scenery, Luhan….”

“Ah….”

Xiumin laughed, just realizing that Luhan’s mind wandered around other places, resuming his ‘isolation’ during the event before. Luhan’s view was directed forward but Xiumin knew the elder was hearing neither the questions nor the answers from the members. Who knew where the Chinese boy landed his attention, but he definitely was thinking about something too serious. Well, surely it wasn’t related to the fan signing because there was barely any mistake he made.

“What’s troubling you?” asked Xiumin as careful as he could.

Luhan shook his head a little so Tao wouldn’t be disturbed. “Ani. I’m just too tired to sleep.”

Xiumin smiled. “Then you must drink jinsom tea. I bet you’re going to sleep well tonight. Remind me to make you some later.”

Luhan just agreed anyway even though he was assured that a cup of jinsom tea didn’t mean much for his confusion.

TBC...