A/N: Advance Happy New Year! 🎉🎊💙

Sehun's stay inside Chanyeol's practice room didn't seem to last long when someone called for him so he has to excuse himself and went out to do what he was told to do, leaving Chanyeol and Baekhyun in a silence-covered atmosphere. Only the noises of chopsticks and utensils were being heard. None of them dared to make a move or say something but not until Chanyeol's itchy mouth said to break the comforting silent.

"So, how did you ended up studying here at Yonsei?" Chanyeol thought that maybe, this is the right time to fish something about what happened to his childhood friend after he left their province to pursue his dreams.

"It was my dream to study here. One day, Mom told me to give it a try. Never did I expected that I will be granted of scholarship from Yonsei. We had a fine living in the province but it's still not enough to sustain my family. I have to step up my game in order to give my family a well-proofed living. They may not tell it to me but I'm certain that the life in our province is getting harder each day. Besides, Mom's getting older and her maintenance medicines were costing higher and higher before."

Chanyeol nodded. Before he left the province, Byun's family competence was financially stable and competence but for how long Chanyeol has already been living the superstar life? He sure lost news of Byun's family after that. "Do you need help?"

Baekhyun shook his head. "Nah. I'm fine. Tomorrow, I'll try to search for some part time jobs. I can't wait for the day to end without earning my own money. I have to multitask or else my family's hardships and risks will go into nothingness."

Chanyeol tried his best to think of anything he can offer and good thing, his team is needing a man power because recently, his personal assistant resigned because of some family matters the superstar didn't dug into anymore. "You're willing to work while studying?"

"If that's what will help me survive here, then yes."

"I have a job offer for you."

Baekhyun's eyes glowed up in excitement. "Really?! What is it?"

Chanyeol scratched the back of his nape. He wasn't sure if this will lead them to better results or what but for now, he just wanted to help Baekhyun. "I need a new personal assistant. Are you willing to be my assistant?"

Baekhyun pouted and then frowned. "But you're on a break, right?"

Chanyeol nodded. "But that doesn't mean that my career ends with that. I still have photoshoots to attend and some events. It's hard handling your own schedule so you'll be a great help if ever you'll accept this offer."

"Okay! I'll try it!"

"Really?"

"Yes! Thank you, Chanyeol!" Chanyeol was taken aback when Baekhyun pulled him for a hug.

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"So this is how your job works," Baekhyun stared at Chanyeol's very serious facial expression while the giant presumed on telling him the Do's and Don't of his job. He also told him what are the things he was supposed to do as Chanyeol's personal assistant. After having knowledges about it, Baekhyun thinks that he can do the studying and working together. He thought being a personal assistant of a superstar will be too much of a work but with the things Chanyeol's telling him, it's just a piece of cake compared to the workloads he has in the province. "Were you listening to me, Baek?"

Baekhyun blinked then nodded afterwards. "Of course. So, when will I start to work for you?"

"It depends on you," Chanyeol took his iPad and placed it on his bag. They were both seated on the study area of their dorm. At first, they both find it awkward and annoying that people will gossip about them the moment they see their state. What's wrong with a having a meeting with your personal assistant, right? "I want you to adjust first. Being my personal assistant may seem to be an easy job at first but believe me, it's a pain in the ass. Maybe as for now, I have few schedules but the moment I comeback, it will be hectic. Don't worry, I'll give you lots of supplies of vitamins."

Baekhyun chuckled and playfully hit Chanyeol's arms. "Stop playing around. Of course, I can handle this. Our workloads in the province is harder than this. This doesn't require much of physical work while in the farm, it's almost about physical work. So I can do it."

"Baekhyun, don't ever hesitate on telling me your problems, okay?" Chanyeol gently held Baekhyun's hand and started rubbing the back of it using his thumb. "Remember that I'm always here for you."

"It's still a mystery to me why are you like this having me around but yeah. Thanks, superstar. Or should I call you boss?" Baekhyun grinned.

"Call me anything if that's what makes you happy."

"Aw. You're such a sweetheart, Yeol," Baekhyun's words made Chanyeol's heart flutter. "Am I allowed to dig into your personal life also? I wanna know you. So sorry if this will offend you but I really don't know a thing about you not until we met here at Yonsei."

"It's okay. I'm Park Chanyeol," Baekhyun gladly took Chanyeol's left hand with his right one and shake it. "They say I'm lucky for being this popular at a very young age. They say I have it all. The looks, the talent, the attitude, they even say I can get some people wrapped around my fingers without even exerting much effort. But I greatly contradict it. I may look like living a perfect life but just like how fiction works, my family's a mess. My parents were separated. I'm not in good terms with my step brother, I even act around like I don't know him at all. It's only my older sister the one who's been making the three of us connected. I really regret treating Sehun like that. I really regret denying in the public media that he's my brother. I wanted to be a good brother to him and to Yoora but I don't know where will I start. I want to fix my family. I want my Mom to be happy and I'm sure all just what she wanted is for the three of us to be in good terms."

"It's never too late for that, Yeol," Baekhyun only said a few words but it suddenly lifted up Chanyeol's feelings. "It's never too late for everything. You can start with the least thing you can do. And you already did! You even let Sehun call you a hyung! That's a nice start. Don't you think so?"

Albeit that Chanyeol's facial expressions cannot hide the sadness and regret on his face, what Baekhyun said made him smile. At least there's someone out there who thinks of him as a normal person who makes mistake, having a hard time correcting his wrong doings, and trying his very best to overcome it. "Thank you. I know I will never regret telling you these things. You're always my breather for everything that's been suffocating me," what Chanyeol said last was barely heard by Baekhyun.

"You don't have to thank me, Yeol. I haven't done much for you. It's me the one who needs to thank you. Thank you for giving me this job. You don't know how much this will help my family. One day, I hope I will have a chance to introduce you to Mom. She'll surely love you."

What Baekhyun last said made Chanyeol's expression become sour. "I hope so."

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As day passes by, Baekhyun found himself being comfortable around Yonsei. Of course it was hard at first. Bullies are everywhere because he's the only scholar student in their batch and to think that he came from the province is more than enough for some students to bring him down. Almost every students in Yonsei University were either heir or heiress of the companies, Chanyeol is a superstar, while Baekhyun? He's a what? A nothing. Just a simple student blending in a sea of wealthy people.

"Hyung!" Sehun suddenly appeared out of nowhere when Baekhyun was zoning out, memorizing the butterfly garden in front of him. "Hyuuuuuuuung!"

Baekhyun smiled and turn around. He saw Sehun running on his position while holding few books on his hands. "Careful not to trip yourself, Sehun!"

Sehun was out of his breath when he reached Baekhyun. He held onto his shoulders first to take a breather. "I was looking for you ever since this early morning! Where were you?"

"Oh. I went to Chanyeol's company for formalities," Sehun nodded with that. He has known it since Yoora told him the moment Chanyeol ended the call for her telling that he hired Baekhyun to be his personal assistant.

"Really? Their company must've been huge! How was it? Was there lots of pretty trainees out there?!" Sehun started shaking Baekhyun's body in excitement.

"I've seen quite a few, I guess," Chanyeol is under the supervision of SM Entertainment. He is a soloist and aside from Super Junior, TVXQ, and BoA, Chanyeol was one of the talents who contributes a lot on the main income of the entertainment itself. "I think I bumped with BoA," I was never that well informed about KPOP artists but I know a few informations regarding TVXQ, SES, H.O.T, and Super Junior.

Sehun nodded in amusement. "I've seen it on Google when I searched for their company's interior design that they have photos of their artists in their walls! Have you seen Chanyeol hyung's photo?" Baekhyun nodded and showed the pictures he took inside the company.

"Wow. That's a lot!"

Baekhyun nodded. "I've asked one staff roaming around and she said Chanyeol has the same number of photos posted on their wall together with his sunbaenims because he's one of the main source of income of their company."

"I envy him. I've always wanted to be an idol but I don't have the courage enough to try it," Sehun sadly smiled while looking back and forth at the pictures Baekhyun took a while ago. "Yoora noona said I can dance and when it comes to singing, I may not have been as good as Chanyeol hyung but she said that it will improve when I started practicing."

Baekhyun agreed it with that. "Practice makes perfect. Even with me, I don't sing as good as other idols but my voice has gotten better when I tried singing everyday."

"Yeah. I heard it from Chanyeol hyung that you have a great voice."

"What? How come he said that?" Baekhyun asked, puzzled. "He never heard me sing. I haven't sang ever since I stepped in Seoul," but Sehun didn't answered, instead he pinched himself because he's about to disclose the secret of their past.