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( song of the day :
tra-la - wjsn )

the next day after that fight scene, the sales team decided to go out for dinner to celebrate johnny's return.

but before he and seoyeon could enter their vehicle, he tapped her shoulder from behind as a signal for her to turn around. with that, he muttered a soft hey.

seoyeon shot him her signature pretty smile that beamed a vibe of elegance. her dark brown eyes had this certain glimmer which made her a dozen times more attractive. the thought of each person having the same facial structure, and yet one still standing out from the rest never failed to amaze him.

she stood out the best.

johnny couldn't suppress his smile and instead, grinned to his lips' extent. everything he practiced saying earlier was now erased from his head because her beauty was the only thing that filled his mind. so with overflowing spontaneity, he began speaking.

"the feeling is mutual."

"what feeling?"

without warning, he enveloped her into a big embrace with his arm that wasn't casted, caressing the her short yet silky hair. it was as if everything was blurred out only for them to attain full focus. seoyeon, too, felt jubilance. she couldn't do anything but rub circles on his back comfortingly, her chin rested on his shoulder.

"i can't live without you either," he whispered joyfully, still enjoying the feeling of being in her arms. "so i now proclaim you as my girlfriend."

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ahn happened to walk past doyoung while walking on networkly's ground floor.

and boy was he weird.

on normal days when they usually pass by, doyoung would smile at him subtly, trying his best to wave a hello without getting noticed by the other employees.

he did nothing of that today.

in fact, he shifted his glance far away from where ahn was despite being aware of his prescence. it was like he's longing for unfamiliar avoidance.

weird.

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jace intertwined his fingers with sicheng's under the table, exhibiting a mischievous smile. his thumb explored the back of his palm soothingly. this sensation sent nothing but pure happiness to them both.

chanyeol noticed from the chair across theirs, his expression brightening up because of a sudden realization.

"ohhhh sicheng, sicheng! i totally forgot about our dare, but you're seemingly doing it well," chanyeol said, devouring a strip of meat. "do you want my car now?"

jace couldn't help but have a raised flame of curiosity. he immediately untwined their fingers since everyone's attentions were now on them. he proceeded to inquire, "car for what? what dare?"

"oh, he didn't tell you? i dared sicheng to capture your heart in return for my car."

"is that so?"

their remaining four colleagues sat in silence, giving sicheng a look of both shock and disbelief.

after a courteous bow towards everyone, jace walked away from the scene. sicheng immediately followed him outside while screaming wait multiple times, trying his best to regain jace's attention.

soon enough, five out of seven people making up the sales team ate their dinner awkwardly, still unable to process how quick the happenings were.

"way to go, chanyeol."

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