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Yay, the exams are over! I've had three days of vacation, but even though the exams are done, my work isn't finished yet. I still have to complete the final drawing and submit it. The deadline is after the exams, so I still have to go to the university.

You have to understand that sometimes with art, you just don't have the mood. You can stare at the canvas all day and not draw a single line, but on other days, you can finish a drawing in less than an hour.

[T/n: Mood or the pressure of Deadline?]

The professor understands because we're the same kind of people. If we don't understand each other, who will? It seems nice, right? But the truth is, we asked the professor to extend the deadline to after the exams because we couldn't finish it in time. Haha!

As for Toey, he really lives up to what he said. By nature, Toey is already a strong person. He said not to make him show his power because from now on, he will make up for everything he has suppressed for three years. Haha, I'm really worried about Q.

And the fake boyfriend, Chan, is so good. He drives to pick Toey up and drop him off, takes him out to eat sometimes, pretends to watch over him sometimes, just like when he flirts with girls. No need to teach him anything complicated because a crocodile is already good at swimming.

"Peem, don't you think Chan and Toey are acting weird?" Q nudged me with a paintbrush that hadn't been dipped in paint yet, pointing at Chan and Toey who were sitting at the next table, smiling broadly. Toey was working on his sculpture; I heard he was going to study sculpting.

"Oh, where have you been? Don't you know that those two are dating?"

"What?! Dating? Chan? I don't believe it." Q's mouth dropped open as he stared at Chan and Toey. Chan must have heard it because he quickly scooted closer to Toey and put his arm around Toey's waist. Toey flinched as if he was going to move away. Luckily, he was able to restrain himself and quickly fed Chan a snack instead. Wow, such an Oscar-worthy performance.

"See? Do you believe it now? They're hugging like that. Why don't you go congratulate them?" As a troublemaker, I followed the script Pan gave me.

"Chan? And Toey?" Q was still confused.

"Yeah, why are you so surprised? Tan is dating Fang, Phum and I are a couple, so why can't Chan and Toey be together?"

"It's not that they can't, but when did things spark between them? I could see it with you and Phum, but Toey... I had no idea."

I wasn't imagining it; Q looked frustrated.

"Well, you never cared about him, so how would you know?"

"Who said I don't care?"

"Huh?" I turned to look at Q twice. Oh my, Q flinched when he realized what he just said. He quickly pulled his gaze back from Chan and Toey.

"Uh, he's my Nong Code, so of course I care about him." My smile might have looked mischievous to Q.

Q, you're acting suspiciously. Toey, there's hope.

"Why are you concerned? Chan isn't someone else; he's our friend."

"Because he's my friend, I know what he's like."

"He's just like you, haha."

"Yeah, same old habits. Your husband too, so watch out."

"Damn, just paint your stuff, you motherfucker." Ugh, I wanted to breathe fire. Why does everyone have to tease me? Why do they have to use words to hurt a good guy like me? Nong Peem says it's not right. Ah, Peem can't take it anymore. My life is getting too funny.

Q mixed the paint while glancing at Chan and Toey. He dabbed the brush on the canvas a few times, then looked back at the "fake couple". He couldn't focus on his work at all; his concentration was gone. And then he slammed the brush onto the palette and walked straight over to the two who were creating their own fake little world.

"Hey, are you two dating?" Q stood over them. Chan quickly put his arm around Toey's shoulders, as if to declare, "He's mine", something like that*, that can be translated as "something like ไอนั่น". Haha, not really. It means "something like that". Who says Peeranat is bad at English? Not true krub. Open parenthesis. Don't compare me to the protagonist. Close parenthesis. (Wouldn't it be easier if you just used parentheses?)**"

[*The italic text was original in English.
*ไอนั่น literally means 'that (guy/thing)', figuratively means 'p*nis'
** Perhaps it's a joke, I just don't get it.]

"Yes, Toey is Hia, uh, Phi Chan's boyfriend." Toey said.

See? My brother is quite an actor. Toey used to only use the word "Phi" to call Q, to make him more special than anyone else, so now we told him to call Chan "Phi" too. And Chan referred to himself as "Phi" as well, to reduce the importance of Q, to make Q feel like his importance has been stolen, even if he hasn't realized it yet. And why should I wait? I quickly joined them. Come on, follow me.

"Uh, I forgot to tell you, Q. Just like Nong Toey said, we're dating."

Next year's Suphannahong Award for Best Actor should go to Chan and Toey.

"Are you just trying it out, Chan?"

Chan and I exchanged glances, while Toey secretly smiled. Q, it seems Green's curse is working. You might want a male wife without even realizing it, my dear friend. Haha.

"I don't know, but Toey is the one for me."

Wow, no wonder you're the top player with women, Chan, with your sweet talk.

"You won't make him sad and ruin our friendship, right?" Q asked Chan, but glanced at Toey.

"No, Q. If Toey gets hurt, it won't be because of me." It was like electricity passed between Chan and Q's eyes.

I don't think Q is jealous of Toey. It's more likely he's upset that no one told him, since Chan is his close friend and Toey is his Nong Code. But if he is jealous, haha, that would be unexpected for us.

"Alright, then I'm happy for you two."

"Thanks, buddy. Toey, let's go home ka. Today, Hia, uh, Phi will take you to a nice Italian restaurant."

Chan's English accent was painful to my ears. He usually says "ka" to his girls, but he must have forgotten Toey is a guy.

"Okay, Phi Chan. Let me pack up first."

"Sure ka, if it's Toey. I'll wait as long as it takes."

[T/N: I don't know how the girls felt when they listen to this smooth talker but I felt 🤮]

Toey and I secretly rolled our eyes and turned away, pretending to vomit. Chan initially didn't want to do this, but now he seems to enjoy teasing Q. Look, Q is standing there all gloomy.

"Hey Q, let's get back to our work. Staying here just makes us third wheels."

"Yeah!!"

Q grumbled as he walked back to continue painting. Chan and I high-fived, while Toey stood there looking awkward.

No matter why Q is acting this way, it's a good sign, even better than expected. When you and Toey finally get together, I swear on my temporary ID card that I won't let the dog in my mouth rest, Q. Hahaha!!!

Because of this, over the past few days, we've gotten used to seeing the handsome Dr. Chan and Nong Toey together wherever Q add is present. Haha.

But it's strange, you know? Q likes to tease Tan and Fang, and sometimes he messes with Phum and me. But believe it or not, he never teases Chan and Toey. Makes you wonder, right? Heh Heh Heh, Hmm, something's fishy here.

Tonight, Q said he's coming to stay at my place because he needs to finish his work. The deadline is the day after tomorrow, before we go to the camp. He said he'd come late because he's taking his girl shopping first.

So, I planned to reconcile with Phum in his condo about the camp. He's stubborn about going. If I don't let him go, he won't let me go either. Otherwise, he'll threaten to bomb the resort we're staying at. Phum, you give me such a headache.

[T/N: Phum, how you and your father-in-law come up with the same idea? Bad minds, no, I mean great minds think alike.]

But I can't go see Phum because Pan had invited Toey to come chill and have coffee at my place to discuss the progress with Q.

"Did you see that? Q definitely likes you, Toey. Otherwise, he wouldn't act like this. I'm his friend, I know." Pan said before spitting the ice cube he was sucking on back into his glass. Ew, are you really the heir of a politician?

"I think if you had told Q from the start, you might already be together," I quickly encouraged Toey.

"Whether you tell him yesterday or today, Q will be yours. Trust me, Toey."

"It's okay if he doesn't love me, I just don't want him to leave me again."

"Come on, don't be scared. You've got Papa Pan here. Don't worry, Nong." Pan and I laughed, and Toey smiled along.

"Yes, Toey can do it. P'Dinso has to come back to Nong Nompan, right Hia?"

Crash!!!!!!!

We turned to the source of the sound. A once beautiful glass was now shattered into pieces, scattered all over the floor.

"P...P'Q"

TBC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>