A/N: Update!!! I really enjoy writing this more and more so I keep writing even though my exam’s getting near and near …. Hope you

all can enjoy this and as usual, feed me with your comments! <3

And Happy Belated Birthday, Wannie Oppa! <3 <3 <3

“Don’t you have a life seriously?”

Eric looked up at the one who had just barged into his office together with his obviously annoyed tone and flashed an innocent

smile despite of the other’s fire glares at him.

“Hyesung-ah, you arrived?”

Even a fool could figure out how much Hyesung’s annoyed feeling skyrocketed after Eric’s rhetorical question from his twisted face

and the loud sound coming from the abused Hyesung’s bag kissing with the glass table of Eric’s office.

“I can’t damn live because of you, Mun Jung Hyuk …”

“Sorry … Hyesung-ah … if I made your life difficult with my awesome presence ….”

A string of curses hit Eric’s ear drums and as he had already expected it, he even did not bother to divert his gaze from the papers

in front of his eyes.

The next few minutes went on in mute mode and after checking the documents finally, Eric gave his first proper attention to the

one sitting on the sofa in front of his table, finding out Hyesung was immersed in typing on his phone.

“Sorry for making you wait … Hyesung-ah …”

The called one did not reply him back, still being busy with texting. Eric glanced at his watch and the hands were showing 25

minutes past five in the evening.

If so, Hyesung must come here right after he had got off from work because the distance between his university and Eric’s company

were just for 15 minute-drive. Realizing that, Eric’s lips went up automatically, causing a faint smile on his handsome face.

He locked his eyes back to Hyesung who was still focusing on his phone. After that drunken kiss episode, as usual, Hyesung could not

recall anything at all on the next morning and only Eric had been left with a flustered heart. Anyway, he had tried to shrug it off,

convincing himself that it had been like that just because of alcohol influence and the outburst of the 35-year-old single gay

university lecturer’s loneliness although he hated to admit that kiss kept replaying in his mind in these days. He kept acting cool and

being his normal self in front of Hyesung while continuing his bullying and annoying missions for “Sesame”. Calling and texting him

whenever he was bored, forcing him to have lunch or dinner with him under the title of “close friends” and making him spend time

with him on weekends were some examples of those missions in the past two weeks.

Even today, he made Hyesung to come over to his office after work and to go out to have dinner together after getting usual curses

and yells from the latter. Eric just could not get how Hyesung was not still tired with all of his dramatic expressions and “I-am-dying-

because-of-you” tones even after these two weeks. Shouldn’t now be the time for being used to and adapting to Eric’s behaviors?

And another problem was it was only Hyesung who was so against of his presence. Eric had even hanged out with Minwoo and

Dongwan and they did not seem to be bothered by the addition of Eric to their close friends’ circle. After all, they even looked

amused by the interaction between him and Hyesung. So, seriously, what was the problem with that stubborn cursing queen called

Shin Hye Sung?

“Done with your work?”

A sudden appearance of Hyesung’s voice shook Eric from his thoughts and Eric looked back at the one who was looking at him with

an impatient expression.

“Done a long time ago … It’s you who’s busy with texting and I was waiting for you … By the way … who was it? Being that immersed

in texting …. Tsk …”

“It’s just Minwoo … telling him how you’re bullying and abusing me right now …”

“Yah … You made like I was a kinda sadist who’s locking you up and rap….ahhh …. What’s the word? … tormenting you …”

“Yah! Mun Jung Hyuk! What are you thinking? Watch out with your words! You dirty ert!”

Eric’s eyes did not miss the redness spreading over Hyesung’s cheeks and he rolled his eyes before getting up from his chair while

grabbing his jacket and brief case.

“Come on! Oh-so-innocent drama queen! Can’t imagine how you read manga with that much “pure” mind …”

Eric’s sarcasm seemed obviously to be effective considering from a pout appearing on the face of the “Drama Queen”. Anyway, he

did not snap back and stood obediently before following Eric out of the office.

“This time I’ll choose the place cause you chose last time …”

Eric turned his head back after Hyesung’s words, seeing the one standing beside his own black vehicle in parking lot. He just nodded

before hitting the button on his car key to get in.

“No problem … Just go ahead … I’ll follow you …”

“Anyway, it’s your treat, right?”

When they reached the destination, Eric immediately understood the reason behind Hyesung’s choice of restaurant. Even at first

glance, it looked like one of the most high-end and expensive one in town and it could disrobe his wallet to flat.

“Shin Hyesung … You’re a fox!”

Eric whispered after the waitress had left with the expensive orders from the one sitting across him in a private room. The

mentioned one just raised one of his eyebrows and took a sip from his water glass.

“Mun Jung Hyuk-shi … It’s YOU who made me go eating out with you … For your information, I’m just a lecturer with no rich family

background and I can’t spend money like some CEO bastards … So, don’t you think all these cost should go to your wallet? And for

choosing this place, I just have a craving for the dishes here …”

Hyesung said all those words with a victorious smile being plastered on his face while Eric was brainstorming how to snap back.

“But … it’s not me who has a little dark secret …”

Seeing Hyesung’s face becoming dark as soon as he mentioned it, the familiar guilty feeling crept onto Eric’s mind and he cursed

himself again in mind for being a loose mouth again.

“Ok … Sorry … I didn’t mean it … Let it be this time … I’ll treat you … but I warn you! Don’t do this again! Even CEOs can go under

bankruptcy at this rate …”  

Thankfully, Hyesung’s face got neutral again and gave a cold ignorant shoulder to Eric, just keeping sipping the water. Eric got

relieved knowing at least he would not be compensating for broken dishes and glasses later.

As soon as their ordered dishes came, Hyesung ignored Eric completely and started to literally dive into them. He never failed to

make Eric amazed with his consuming foods capability which was contrast with his slender body. After next 30 minutes, there were

only empty dishes in front of CEO’s eyes and a man who was gulping down water with a satisfied smile.

“By the way …. Mun Jung Hyuk …”

“Don’t you have any plan to call me “Eric”? Even Minwoo changed to it …”

Hyesung snorted and shoved his tongue towards Eric, making the latter flustered with the unexpected action. Eric seriously thought

how this man had become the history lecturer in the respected university with this kind of personality.

“Don’t want to … The name “Eric” is too cool for a bully like you …”

Hearing the reply from Hyesung, Eric could not help but rolled his eyes before shrugging his shoulders as a signal of “Do as you like”.

“Do you have a girlfriend left in America?”

“WHAT?”

Eric nearly yelled out after Hyesung’s out of sudden question. What the heck was that guy plotting again?

“Yah! Don’t yell! I’m just asking you if you have a girlfriend or not …”

“No … Why are you asking?”

Hyesung sighed after his words and mumbled some incoherent words before his lips curving upwards and flashing the best smile at

Eric.

“If so, don’t you want to have one here? I know many pretty and smart girls … my colleagues and my juniors … I’ll introduce you to

some … and maybe blind dates? How about that? Interested?”

Being attacked with Hyesung’s over enthusiastic questions, Eric got dumbfounded and wondered since when that guy had started

to care for his relationships. Then, a light bulb appeared upon his head and he immediately smirked, raising his eyebrow.

“Nice try, Sesame! Nice try! I almost got caught in your trap … What? You think you can shake me off just by distracting me with

some girls? Finding me a girl and then escaping? Hahahahahaha ….You’re too naïve, Hyesung-ah … Who gave you that advice? Or is

that you who discovered that “brilliant” method?”

Hyesung bit his lower lip while glaring at Eric’s amused face and then he let out a deep sigh before changing his fiery gaze into a

pleading look.

“You really have to keep doing this? I have my own life and you also have yours … It’s no good for you sticking around a guy like me …

ignoring pretty girls and also how can I have a chance to find my other half if you keep doing this? … even from the beginning

without your presence, I don’t have much possibility to find one … Now with you, it’s too hopeless …”

Eric’s heart sank for a moment seeing Hyesung’s soft gaze and hearing his low pleading voice. But it lasted only for a few seconds

and seeing the other’s helpless adorable expression, Eric’s playful personality kicked back in.

“How about playing some flirts? It could not do any serious harm, right?” He thought.

He propped himself with his elbows before leaning his head near Hyesung’s ear.

“Then … Consider me as your other half … How about that?”

Eric did not know it was due to his words or his low whisper or both of them but obviously Hyesung’s face got tainted with deep red

shade before giving a slap to Eric’s shoulder which Eric could successfully dodged by grabbing the hand heading to his shoulder.

Sensing the soft skin under his fingertips, subconsciously, he started to move his thumb in a circular way and a sudden strange urge

emerged inside of his mind.

“Wooow … Don’t go physical, Hyesung-ah … If you want some physical contacts, tell me … I can give you more than this …”

Then, to Hyesung’s shock, Eric landed a soft peck on the back of his hand before releasing his hand from his grasp. Eric waited some

kind of reaction from the frozen one in front of him while celebrating in his mind.

One … Two ... Three…

“YAAAAAAAAA! MUN JUNK HYUK!!!”

Eric took his credit card back from the cashier in a sorrowful way, saying goodbye to a 6-digit amount of cash leaving his account. His

expectation of not having to compensating for broken tableware of the restaurant had gone wrong after his stupid act of planting a

peck on the hand of the so called lecturer. What had got into him at that time to act like that? It was even a miracle for him to be

able to get out of that private room without any cuts and bruises. Thank God that super duper furious Hyesung had just stormed out

of the room after throwing his glass to the wall behind him and left him alone to settle the bill.

Eric rubbed the back of his neck while heading to his car and once he was inside of his car, he fished out his phone and hit the call

button beside Hyesung’s number in an unsure feeling.

“Sorry. The number you have dialed is power off. Please redial later.”

Eric let out a sigh pressing the call end button. He must really be mad at him this time. Could he drive safely with that kind of state?

What if he ended up with an accident?

He could not blame himself enough for making Hyesung furious again but in a weird way, he did not feel like he had done something

wrong by kissing his hand.

Aiiish. His brain must have gone wrong since that drunken kiss. Now, he had become a worrywart for Hyesung, started to feel sorry

for “bullying” Hyesung and the worst of all, he had kind of developed some feelings on Hyesung, enjoying the hand kiss obviously.

Oh Gosh! Eric Mun! You’re perfectly screwed.

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