Yerin walked toward the cafeteria with Eunwoo beside her. They both spotted Mina and Jungkook soon and walked toward them. Eunwoo sat beside Jungkook, while Yerin sat beside Mina. It was difficult to digest that Eunwoo didn't have many friends and stuck with them only even after having a charming personality. Some believed it was because of his cold aura.

Eunwoo decided to give the orders as he left the table for the same. Yiren glanced toward Mina, who was quite busy on her mobile. It felt like she was texting someone.

Yiren glanced at Jungkook, only to find him blankly looking at Mina. She wasn't ready to accept the fact that Mina was cheating on Jungkook, but now the hints given by Mina were clear enough. Sometimes, she would be perfectly fine with Jungkook and sometimes, she became detached. This behaviour of Mina was confusing her a lot. But it surely made one thing clear: Jungkook wasn't lying.

"What are you doing, Mina?" Yerin asked while placing her hand on Mina's shoulder, making her flinch. She closed her mobile and placed it on the table, while Yerin's eyes followed her every movement.

"Nothing, Yerin. Just waiting for the food," she replied and gave a tight-lipped smile, confirming Yerin's doubt. Something was definitely up with her.

The mobile suddenly rang, and the vibrations were felt on the table. She gave a small smile before muttering an 'excuse me' and walking toward the washroom.

Yiren looked at her disappearing figure, tears pricking her eyes. She never thought that Mina could be like this. She looked at Jungkook and found him looking down at his feet.

"Why don't you break up with her?"

He looked up at her and shook his head slightly before saying, "I don't know how to do that. My father never liked Mina personally because he thought of her as a foreigner. I always fought with him to stay by Mina's side. I don't know how to tell my father that she cheated on me and that I finally broke up with her. It will give him a big reason to taunt me. I don't know how to handle that."

She sighed at the response as she muttered, "This is such a mess."

***

Jungkook walked toward the door of his apartment when he heard the doorbell ringing. He glanced at the time and it was already half past nine. He wondered who had come at this hour.

He opened the door and frowned after seeing Yerin at his doorstep. She was clutching her head as she asked, "Jungkook, do you have any medication for a headache?"

"No, I don't have any, Yerin," he frowned. "What happened?"

She shook her head before saying, "I wasn't going to disturb you, but the headache is getting unbearable now."

His face showed concern as he placed his hand on her forehead. He widened his eyes once he realized that she was burning with fever.

"Oh my God, Yerin! You are burning. Come inside."

He held her wrist while she shook her head and denied it, saying that it was not a big deal. However, Jungkook stubbornly pulled her inside his bedroom.

He settled her down on his bed before bringing the thermometer. He noticed that she was sweating a lot, which made him more worried. The fever was quite high, which made him call the doctor instead even after she refused to do so.

The doctor gave the medicines and advised some cold compresses for her comfort. He thanked the doctor and looked at Yerin before sighing.

He made her take the medicine before bringing a bowl of cold water and a small hand towel. He dipped the towel in the chilled water and placed it on her forehead. She was already in a deep slumber, but her body became relaxed after several cold compresses.

He once again placed the towel on her forehead before caressing her head a little. He looked at her with a little smile and glanced at the clock to see the time, which showed one in the morning.

He sighed and held her hand in his before caressing it with his thumb. His other hand caressed her cheek as he looked at her with soft eyes. He slowly leaned in and placed a small peck on her cheek. He laid his head down on her hand and didn't realize when he fell asleep.

***

Yerin yawned before slowly opening her eyes. She felt something cold on her forehead, which she realized was a small towel. She sat up on the bed, and her heart melted as she looked at Jungkook sleeping with his head on the mattress while he sat on the floor.

She hesitantly ran her fingers through his hair before giving a soft, comforting squeeze. She looked up at the time but realized that they were already half an hour late for university. She slightly shook him, making him open his eyes.

Once he looked at Yerin, he instantly woke up and placed his hand on her forehead, checking her temperature as he blabbered, "What happened, Yerin? Are you alright? Are you feeling any weakness? You are-"

"I'm alright, Jeon. We are freaking late. Just get ready, dude," she said before running toward the door, leaving him in a confused state.

He glanced at the clock and widened his eyes, too.

"Oh! Shit, man-"

***

Jungkook got out of his apartment after getting ready and found Yerin getting out of her apartment, too. What good timing they had!

"You'll be coming with me in my car."

She looked at him, confused. "Excuse me, why do you think so?"

"Because you are sick."

He walked toward the elevator while she followed him. She shook her head before stepping inside the elevator, "No, it's alright. I can drive myself-"

"I'm not asking for your permission, though. It's an order," he said, looking at her before closing the doors. She scoffed but stopped talking when she found his finger hovering over the stop button. She glanced at him and found him smiling mischievously.

"You want to go with me, or do you want me to stop the elevator to do better things?" he said, his eyes showed mischief, making her cheeks turn red. She snapped her face to the other side as she heard him chuckling.

"Perfect."

They sat in his car and started their small journey toward the university. However, when they were just a few miles away, Yerin suddenly realized that Jungkook had taken the other way instead of the one that led to university.

She looked at him and raised her voice, "Where are you going? The university is on the other side. We are already getting late—"

"Did you eat anything?"

She shut her mouth as she heard his question. She replied while raising one eyebrow, "Are you freaking serious? We are getting late-"

"Doesn't matter."

She just sat up straight before sighing at his attitude. She didn't know what this man actually was.

"I can't believe it."