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Jisoo has been spending her time practicing after dismissal along with her fellow trainees and Jongdae. The performance is about to happen this week, and they only have few days. Of course Jisoo and Jongdae were very more careful after getting stuck inside the music room until the morning, so instead Jongdae and Jisoo practiced in the music room, from the mansion itself to avoid being locked up on an accident. Jongdae seemed traumatized by that, thus he never want it to happen again so whenever they practiced together they only do it at home especially if the campus is about to close. Jisoo agreed to him on that since it's much easier for them. They also did it this past weekend and it's much comfortable for them.
Currently Jongdae and Jisoo are practicing together in the music room inside the mansion. As usual Jisoo always gets irritated whenever Jongdae asks her to repeat whatever mistake she made again and again until she finally got it right. Jisoo has a long patience but when it comes to Jongdae her patient lessens and she easily boils up. Jongdae himself seems to enjoy seeing Jisoo getting annoyed which he would usually laugh whenever Jisoo gets pissed off. There is a time when Jongdae is annoyed of her, then he'll be harsh towards Jisoo, and if he is in the mood he will annoy Jisoo and start laughing as he enjoy to tease her. Although it resulted to them having a cat fight. Jisoo and Jongdae exchange words whenever they argue and none of them would stop or even gave up that it leads to a very long argument.
"Seriously Jongdae, how many times do you have to make me repeat the high notes. I already lost my voice." Jisoo sounded hoarse. It's because of how many attempt to do the high notes correctly as Jongdae requests, Jongdae is expecting an improvement but Jisoo ended up with a raucous voice. "It's been three days and my voice is not normal anymore."
"You really have the time to complain? Hello, I have been on the same experience as you when I was young. My vocal trainor is strict, more strict than me... I was forced to do high notes for how many times and my voice become hoarse, not just once but for how many times. Besides, it's normal because you are training, but if you'll get used to it, you'll be fine. You need to train your voice." Jongdae says almost making a sermon to Jisoo. "I still continue to practice even if my voice is hoarse so there's no time to complain. Begin again, turtle."
"What did you just call me again?" Jisoo frowns. She looks at Jongdae with a glare when he called her turtle once again.
"Turtle, what is wrong with that?" Jongdae repeats. He's been calling Jisoo a turtle since then. "You're a real definition of turtle, slow in everything."
Jisoo glares at him one more time. She's getting annoyed with Jongdae for calling her a turtle. She really felt that it is an insult to her.
"Hi, you two. It's time for dinner now. We're only waiting for the two of you." Minseok interrupts to call the two of them for dinner.
Jongdae didn't realized that it's already 6:30 in the evening, and they practiced for 2 hours. The two of them followed Minseok down stairs and proceeded to the dining area. The five guys are only waiting for Jongdae and Jisoo to come before all of them started eating, and they did.
"You guys seemed to practice overtime, you shouldn't take it seriously you know? Your studies are more important that the performance." Minseok informs them. He have noticed Jongdae and Jisoo has been practicing all the time, especially this past few weeks. Even the rest noticed it too.
"Your exams are coming. I hope this won't distract you from that." Yifan added.
"Uh... yeah. I still manage to review and do all my homeworks." Jisoo nodded.
"This won't even last long anyway. The performance is this week so yeah." Jongdae added.
"But Jongdae don't be too serious and harsh on Jisoo. You're pressuring her already." Minseok told him.
"What? Did you just told gege about the training?" Jongdae glares at Jisoo, more like confronting her.
"She didn't. I didn't mean to hear you two arguing earlier, and you're pressuring Jisoo to do a high note... look, her voice is hoarse and it's been three days." Minseok told him.
"Gege, Jisoo entered in a choral. She should know that the training is really strict." Jongdae hisses.
"This doesn't make sense." Jisoo mumbles.
"Yes it doesn't, so I'll no longer speak." Jongdae scoffs at her and never speak anymore.
Everyone did not even bothered to speak at all. They just continue eating without talking to anyone anymore. Jongdae and Jisoo almost lead into another unending argument and it's better that they stopped.
She is walking around the hallway, returning to her room after dinner as she is about to do her homework. She decided to hurry because she has been avoiding Zitao for how long now, and she just don't want to face him right now. Zitao tried to talk to her but Jisoo ignored him for how many times. She is not just ready for it yet. It's been how many weeks long, and she's going to the campus along with Yixing instead of Zitao while she is still in an awkward situation with the latter.
When she enters her room, a warm huge hands grabs her wrist in a swift move which causes her to face behind. After being pulled she was cornered through the wall by Zitao and presses his hands over each side of her shoulders. Shocked and terrified by his sharp and deathly gaze, Jisoo looked down. Zitao's death glare could already kill her if it's definitely a weapon.
"Why are you still avoiding me?" Zitao asks with a whispery voice and not taking his glares at Jisoo.
Jisoo's hand began sweating, her heart is beating so fast because of nervousness and her leg is slowly weakening. She stammered and felt like she'll be out of breath at any time.
"Answer me. Why are you avoiding me? You know it's been weeks." Zitao sounded calm but his voice is stern. "I gave you time but this isn't just right. Are you going to avoid me forever Jisoo?"
Even if she is scared to do so, Jisoo took the courage to face him but regrets upon seeing Zitao glaring at her.
"Z-Zitao.... i-it's not that easy. How many of you among mt brothers are having this... feelings for me? 5 out of 6... do you think it's not that awkward?" Jisoo stared back at Zitao, trying to fight with eye to eye on him. "Zitao it's not easy... I tried to ignore everything, I thought it would almost be fine, but you... you just confessed the same thing. Of course I would be uncomfortable because you were my closest lately."
"I know... and I am sorry. I thought I wouldn't feel the same thing but I can't just fight it. The more I do, the more it grows deeper. Jisoo I don't care if you are my sister, I still fucking am madly in love with you." Zitao says looking straight into her eyes. "Look, I don't expect you to love me back. I just wanted to tell you... and I am not forcing you to feel the same. I just said it."
"Zitao..."
"Jisoo... Listen to me." Zitao placed his hands on Jisoo's cheeks. She can feel herself blushing because her cheeks is heating up with Zitao's warm touch.
She has never seen Zitao this close to him. By just the thought of it makes her stammer. She couldn't keep in pace.
"Jisoo... I don't know what to do or to stop this feeling... I just can't stop it. I can't blame our geges for falling in love with you. I mean who wouldn't? You're not that hard to love." Zitao shook his head and let out a bitter laugh.
Zitao moved his face an inch close to Jisoo and presses his forehead against Jisoo's. Without a word, Zitao took the chance to claim Jisoo's lips and began kissing her. Jisoo's eyes widened in shock with Zitao's sudden action. She froze, couldn't move a little or respond to the kiss. She can push him away but she didn't since she took everything into process first. Zitao's kiss is gentle as she could feel his lips moving in hers.
Realization hits her after a thought came up in her mind, thinking that one of her brothers would caught them. She slapped Zitao and pushed him away to stop kissing her.
"I'm sorry..." Zitao placed his hands on the part where Jisoo slapped him.
"Just go, Zitao..." Jisoo orders him.
"Ji..."
"Go Zitao... please just..." Jisoo took a deep breath and signaled him to go out.
Having no choice, Zitao immediately go out of Jisoo's room full of regrets. He hated himself for not thinking before he acts. He was not able to control himself that he urged to kiss Jisoo without saying a word.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!" He mumbled in repetition while he is walking all the way to his room up stairs. "Fuck Li Zitao! Why did you do that?!"
Zitao slams the door of his room and let out his anger. Out of frustrations, Zitao throw himself laying down on his bed and groans as he harshly wipe off his hands downwards over his face.
"Aaahhhh! Zitao why?!" Zitao shouts. "Fuck you! You shouldn't do that! Careless as always, you can't control yourself man!"
Zitao is really frustrated right now. He was not able to control himself earlier. For how many weeks of being ignored by Jisoo, Zitao is really having the urge to talk to her and ask her about it but it did not ended up in a good way. He is restless, he is not used with Jisoo for totally ignoring her.
He did not expect it would end up that way. Because of his hastiness Jisoo really is in shock that she forced him to leave as she just controls her anger. Zitao can obviously see how Jisoo controls her anger, this makes him feel guilty.
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"So this is how we got the right answer for the formula... Jisoo, did we get the same answer?" Xiaotong asks after she is done in solving Math equations which is their homework.
They decided to do it together in their vacant time to avoid cramming of doing it at night. They spend their vacant time doing homeworks while Xiaotong is in the mood to do it.
Xiaotong have decided to take a look at Jisoo beside her but Jisoo looked totally lost, she is spacing out while looking at no where.
"Jisoo? Hey Jisoo!" Xiaotong waves her hand over Jisoo's eyes.
Jisoo went back to her senses and blinks her eyes three times before she turns to Xiaotong and looked at her with a frown, having no idea about anything at all.
"What happened? Why are you spacing out? I'm asking if we got the same answer but... it turns out that you're not solving this whole time." Xiaotong told her when she checked Jisoo's paper and it's still blank.
Jisoo has been spacing out ever since this morning, in their first class she couldn't focus very well because of what happened last night. The kiss has been in her mind since last night and she's still not over it. Jisoo tried to ignore it but the scene of Zitao kissing her keep on playing inside her mind and that made her lost her focus.
"I-I'm sorry... I-I was just---"
"Spacing out. I know that. I have noticed you earlier, and you're not even listening during our discussion." Xiaotong says. "Jisoo, what is going on with you?"
Jisoo gathered her strength and took a deep breath. "I-it's about Zitao..."
"Girl what about him? I thought you are avoiding him already?" Xiaotong frowns.
"No it's not that... i-it's about the---"
"Okay, I got it. Did he... just kissed you?" Xiaotong asks her, finishing Jisoo's sentence supposedly.
"H-he did." Jisoo slowly nodded.
Xiaotong's eyes grew wider when she found out about it. "Zitao did that?!"
"H-he did..."
"And that's why you sound really uneasy..." Xiaotong says. "But Jisoo, he is distracting you. I mean, hello we have exams. I am afraid it also might affect your scholarship."
"I'm sorry... I-I just can't ignore it." Jisoo shook her head.
"What?! Don't tell me you're also falling for him?" Xiaotong gasps.
"No that's not what I meant." Jisoo shook her head. "I-I just..."
"Jisoo, please stop it. Okay? You're getting distracted because of Zitao... look you haven't written anything yet." Xiaotong points at Jisoo's blank paper. "Our exam is near, I hope you won't get distracted by that."
"I'm sorry..."
"You don't have to be sorry. It's fine. What you have to do is to stop overthinking because it distracts you and drives you away from your studies. You haven't got into this phase before... and Jisoo you said it yourself, you will never fall in love with any of them, please stop overthinking okay? Now where are we, let's continue."
They continued their work of solving the Math problem after Xiaotong told Jisoo to avoid thinking about everything because it might be the reason for her to have failing grades in the finals. Jisoo came up with a relaization so she erased everything in mind, especially about what happened. Instead, she just focused on the homework. This is also better that Zitao is not with them now, otherwise she will lose focus and start getting awkward. If she avoided Zitao weeks ago, earlier Jisoo could not just glance at Zitao even once.
On her vacant, she have decided to practicing singing inside the music room alone. It's her scheduled practice along with Jongdae but the latter is still not around, and for sure he is on his way so Jisoo took time to practice along for a while.
She presses the piano keys and starts singing along.
You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged
Oh I realize
It's hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
And darkness still inside you
Make you feel so small
She never knew that Jongdae is already behind her while she is singing. The latter just arrived and just as Jongdae is supposed to enter he stopped for a moment when he hears Jisoo singing. He couldn't move, he just stayed in his position while watching Jisoo playing the piano and listening to her as she sings.
And I see your true colors
Shinin' through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow.
Jongdae hate to admit it, but Jisoo has a huge improvement he can say and he can't deny. Jisoo's voice is more pleasing and stable compared to the time when he heard her sing during the audition. He found himself listening to Jisoo singing while admiring her voice at the same time.
Show me a smile then,
Don't be unhappy,
Can't remember when I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You can call me up
Because you know I'll be there
Jongdae mentally slapped himself for admiring Jisoo's voice and he hates the fact that he find her voice really attractive when singing. He hates it. Jisoo's deep and angelic voice is very pleasant to hear, it's undeniable. He hates himself for admitting the fact that Jisoo is not a bad singer. Jongdae has been denying it to himself since then, he can't accept the fact that Jisoo does not lack that much, he is just blinded by the fact that he hated her that much to the point that he go beyond and cross the line.
And I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors,
True colors, are beautiful,
Like a rainbow
Jongdae averted his gaze over Jisoo herself, he can see her through her back view. He take a look at Jisoo's long silky hair, her hair is straight and black he don't know why he finds it really pretty. Lately, he is slowly liking some of Jisoo's aspects, may it he physical appearance, talent or personality.
Can't remember when I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
You've taken all you can bear
You call me up (call me up)
Because you know I'll be there
Rehearsing with Jisoo for how many weeks, Jongdae is slowly starting to like Jisoo in all aspect. From her voice to her personality to her appearance, it's just that he is being secretive about it. He never told Jisoo yet, instead he is annoying Jisoo and tells her the opposite of it because he can't tell Jisoo the truth straight into her face.
And I'll see your true colors
Shining through (I see 'em shining through)
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you (that's why I love you)
So don't be afraid (afraid) to let them show
Your true colors, true colors
I see your true colors are shining through (yeah)
Little did he know, he is slowly mumbling the lyrics of the song until he slowly sangs the song together with Jisoo. He got carried away and is forced to have a duet with her.
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid (afraid) to let them show
Your true colors
True colors, true colors
Are beautiful, like a rainbow
He slowly walk towards Jisoo's place while singing. Jisoo didn't care about the voice making a duet with her, all she wants is to finish the song. She only realized that it was Jongdae who's singing along with her when he sat beside Jisoo.
She gasps and moved away when Jongdae sat beside her.
"Wow why are you acting like you just saw a ghost. It's just me." Jongdae laughs.
"I-I was not expecting it's you. You scared me." Jisoo says.
"Yeah... and about your singing, I just want to give you a remark." Jongdae says.
"I know you're going to say something like I am not good and I still lack... go ahead." Jisoo already knew what would Jongdae tell her so she concluded it before he does.
"Exactly. Your voice is hoarse and it sucks." Jongdae says. Jisoo felt taken a back by it. Deep inside Jongdae, he really want to say that Jisoo did it amazing despite of the hoarseness in her voice and she was able to change her normal voice so she won't be out of tune.
"See, I expect it to be the answer." Jisoo sighs. "As always... you would always say the same thing again and again."
Jongdae tried his best to control his laughter when Jisoo seemed to be annoyed. Lately he is enjoying to see Jisoo being annoyed, he loves to tease her a lot because seeing her frowning and getting pissed is something that he enjoyed. It's his habit to annoy Jisoo everytime.
"Stop laughing at me. I know you're trying to laugh." Jisoo glares at him. "Are you going to practice with me or not? I am going if you won't."
Jisoo is about to stand up and leave but Jongdae hold her hands to stop her from going.
"Nah uh, we're not yet starting."
Jisoo looked at Jongdae's hands on her wrist. Seems that Jongdae knew what exactly Jisoo means that he removed his hands away.
"Then I'm going to start now..." Jisoo sat back and took a deep breath.
They started the practice together when Jisoo began playing the piano. This is the first time that Jongdae did not interrupt Jisoo while singing, he just let her do her part instead. He did not even bother to since he is enjoying it, as he listens to Jisoo's wonderful voice that he is starting to like.
Lately, Jongdae limits his harshness towards Jisoo. It's a good sign that he is no longer mean to Jisoo but it was replaced by Jongdae teasing and annoying Jisoo a lot. He teases Jisoo to the point that he is already pissing her off and he loves seeing that. He couldn't praise Jisoo in front of her so he is teasing her and pretends to be unsentimental since he still could not accept the fact that he is slowly starting to like Jisoo. Jongdae is slowly starting to eat his own words for saying that he will never ever like her.
While singing along with Jisoo, he put a smile on his face but never let Jisoo see it. That is what he is trying to hide to everyone including his brothers. He only told Amyra and Eduarda about this since he has been with them all the time.
"Jongdae it really doesn't sounds like you anymore." Amyra laughs.
"I am telling the truth Amyra... I didn't even know how this happened... in just a snap I already am beginning to accept her." Jongdae says. Currently he is at the Bama, he went here after his practice with Jisoo.
"Wow how did it happened? Because of Jisoo you suddenly become so soft." Amyra snickers. "But that's a good sign. You are slowly putting all your hatreds away."
"This isn't good for you information. I don't like it... I still do hate her but... I don't know why I am starting to stop with the hate... this is very contradicting." Jongdae sounded confused.
"At least you are slowly getting done with your bad side... you slowly accept Jisoo and that is a good sign." Eduarda told him. "Jisoo don't really deserve the hate. You should stop it."
"I don't know anymore..." Jongdae groans.
"You are slowly accepting Jisoo as part your family... as a sister. Deal with it." Eduarda told him. "It's not bad if you'll start to like her for being one of the family... and you've been hating her for how many years including your step-mother. Jisoo's mom is kind to all of you... I don't even know her but I can see the way she cared for all of you during the party."
"Honestly Duda, I don't know where to start, especially for my step mom. I still have a space for mom and to me, she can never be replaced. I am not sure if I can accept her as my mom." Jongdae explains.
"I understand... your mom is the most important to you but Jongdae it does not necessarily mean that when you accept your step mom it means forgetting your mom. Just think of her as your second mother..." Eduarda advises. "I can tell that she is an amazing woman, and Mrs. Li really raised Jisoo well."
"I have to agree with that... Mrs. Li is as kind as Jisoo." Amyra praises Jisoo's mother while they're talking about her. "So Jongdae, stop with it... you should slowly accept them as part of your family."
Jongdae suddenly made a thought of what Amyra and Duda had said to him. It is difficult for him to gradually accept Jiheun, his step mom for the reason that until now his real mother still has a place in his heart. He loved his mother dearly, and it was not that easy for him to forget. Jongdae is still at the point in his life longing for the love of a mother. He grew up so close to his mother, he was so attached to Chenxuo that it made it hard for him to move on from what had happened, it is reallt hard for him to accept Jiheun for being a stepmother. For Jongdae, there is nothing alike from the love of her real mother that he can find in anyone else. With this, he is trying his best to accept Jiheun and Jisoo as a part of their family.
His mother's loss is really hard for him since he is expecting for his mother's surprise for him, and that he want to celebrate it along with her. Jongdae did not really plan that big for his special day and didn't cared about the expenses on his special day, he only want to celebrate it with his mom, but that changes when the burial of his mother's death is scheduled on his 10th birthday.
The burial of his mother is done, some visitors slowly left the cemetery except for the Li Brothers. Yixing, Jongdae and Zitao were all crying over their mom's loss, Luhan, Yifan and Minseok managed to control their tears to burst out, Dian is behind them watching as he silently let out his tears but not letting his son see it. He is wearing eyeglasses so he can't be seen crying.
Li Chenxuo
March 8, 1972 - May 4, 2007
"Why did you left so early mom? I thought you'll still be with me until I finish school? You'll still see me becoming a singer in the future right?" Jongdae let out a bitter laugh but he is crying a lot. "It's just not fair mom. You still look forward for it right? You'll still see all of us being successful in the future. You promised all of us that."
Since his mother died he distanced himself from his brothers. While his brothers are having fun, he isolated himself and just looked at them playing together. Zitao followed isolating himself which is why both of them really get along as they distanced themselves from their brothers.
Jongdae burst his anger through singing and practicing alone inside the music room, he let everything out shouting and that somehow helped him improve his vocal stability. His mother used to say that she want Jongdae to achieve his dream, and he is making it happen.
Jongdae couldn't accept the fact that his mom is gone on the day of his 10th birthday. Nothing is more painful than losing the person who gave birth to him on the day that he is born and celebrating his 10th years of existence. It's more painful for him, he is given the reason not to enjoy or celebrate his birthday every year because it's a painful past to him that he can never forget, this explains why he is furious about Jisoo's surprise for his birthday months ago. He don't like celebrating his special day, he would rather visit his mother during the death anniversary and spend time to talk with her on his grave. Just like Zitao, he always visit the grave of his mom whenever he feel really lonely or when he need someone to talk to.
Right now he is on the way to the cemetery and visit his mother for another time. He walked towards the cemetery and bought fresh flowers, he gently placed it over the grave of his mom and took a sit on the grass.
"Mom... hi again. Right now I am confused between two things... I don't even know how to start this... well, it's about my step mother and my step sister... should I accept them or not? As much as I hate it, the hate I have for them is starting to disappear, I don't know why? And if I were to accept my step mother as my second mother then that also means I would be forgetting you already, I don't want that to happen mom... you're always my mom and nothing can change that." Jongdae sighs. He wipes the dried leaves that fall unto the graveyard. "I don't know if I can do it, mom... can you give me a sign? A sign of what to do because right now, I am really confused. Please mom."
Jongdae stayed there for how many hours and fell asleep not realizing it. He stayed there for long, squatting while his head bowed down as he hugs his bad and rest his head over it.
Jongdae woke up with a light striking over his eyes making him dazzled over its bright color. He covered his eyes and groans as it hits his eyes.
"Aaaaaahhhh!"
"Jongdae..." A familiar voice called him.
Jongdae slowly removed his hands away from his face and froze. This is it, the familiar voice that he have been wanting to hear ever since then. His mother, Jiheun is right in fronr of him, smiling.
"M-mom?" Jongdae utters.
"You have grown up so much Jongdae." Chenxuo smiles and stretches her arms widely, waiting for Jongdae to hug him.
He immediately know what it means so Jongdae ran and hug his mother, something he haven't done for the past years when his mother died, he can never hug his mother anymore so this feeling is new to him.
With his mother's embrace, he feel safe again. He has been dreaming about his mother but it's not as clear as this that they really have a conversation and a hug. This is longer compared to his past dreams about his mom. Jongdae cried so hard, he didn't want to let go anymore.
"Jongdae why are you crying?" Chenxuo asks with a sad tone. "You shouldn't cry anymore okay? You are a grown up."
"I'm just happy mom. I really missed you so much..." Jongdae whispers.
"I know, and I missed you too, everyone of you. I have been watching you from a far. You guys came a long way and you all grew up." Chenxuo says.
"We did but it's still incomplete because you are not with us."
"I am here Jongdae, in your hearts I will always be here." Chenxuo smiles. "Please don't hold grudges anymore Jongdae, you already have a second mother and a sister to complete our family."
"But mom... you are and will always be my mother. Nothing can change that." Jongdae insists.
"Of course I will, but Jiheun has been a good mother to you and a good wife to your dad, please give her a chance Jongdae. I would be happy if you do. Give Jisoo a chance so you'll be happy too. You know... all we need is acceptance, maturity and forgiveness..."
"Mom? Mom what is happening?" Jongdae began to panic as her mother is slowly disappearing from his sight. She faded instantly that causes him to panic and look wherever she go. "Mom where are you?! Mom?!"
"Mom?!" Jongdae woke up, realizing that everything happened is a dream. He dreamed about his mother and woke up in reality. "Now it make sense... the sign... the signs I have been asking her, mom already gave it."
Jongdae picks up his bag and left the cemetery. He entered his car and drove all his way to the mansion. While driving, thoughts came into his mind and the flashback starts.
"Jongdae, I made your favorite food. Your dad told me about it so, I thought of making one for you." Jiheun smiles as she showed everyone the food she cooked while they all are having dinner together.
Jongdae showed a smug face, having no interest at all. "I'm not eating that."
"But this is your favorite right?" Jiheun asks.
"It is, but I am not eating the one you cooked." Jongdae says sternly.
Jongdae took another food aside from the one that Jiheun cooked. It's been weeks since Jiheun and Dian dated but Jongdae still could bot accept her. Disappointed is what he actually felt when his dad dated again. In his own point of view it feels like an insult to his deceased mother.
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Jongdae went home from school really tired after his practice in the choir. He is really exhausted and he haven't made it to his room, so he stayed in the living room for a while.
"Jongdae, you must be really tired from school. I made a soup, here you should eat this." Jiheun prepares a soup for him and placed it on the table.
"I don't need it." Jongdae replied shortly. "And seriously? Why are you trying to act like my mom? You're trying to copy her aren't you? Sorry but you can never be like her and I will never want you to be my mom!"
Jongdae stood up and left Jiheun, being furious about everything.
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Jisoo walks over the area near the pool since Jongdae told her that he'll be giving something to Jisoo today. It's been four days since she arrived in China and lived with them, in return Jongdae told her that he is up for a surprise. Jisoo agreed and showed up due to her curiosity about Jongdae's surprise.
Jisoo is unaware that her left foot was tied up by a rope when she stepped over it. The rope is a bait to set her on a trap, and once her left foot got tied, the rope got pulled with her getting dragged on it. While getting pulled, Jisoo got herself fall in the pool, in the deepest feet almost drowning.
"Aaaahhh! Help!" Jisoo shrieks. "Help me!"
"Hi sister... How was my surprise? Did you liked it? Well I hope you do because I did." Jongdae showed up after hiding himself behind the bush, holding the rope that he used on Jisoo. Jongdae showed his evil grin and laughed along.
Zitao followed him after from hiding along the bush together with Jongdae. "Wow this is more funny than I thought."
"Help---me! I-I'm." Jisoo tried to reach up when she is about to drown, and she doesn't know how to swim.
"Gege look, she might drown!" Zitao panics when he realized it.
"I don't care." Jongdae says nonchalantly, not showing any worries or concerns.
"Look she can't swim, stop it!" Zitao insists.
"Help--me! Aaaaaahh!" Jisoo did her best not to be drowned but she failed.
Minseok caught Jongdae and Zitao with another prank towards Jisoo.
"What the! Jisoo?!" He ran towards them and immediately jumped over the pool.
Minseok swim fast just to get Jisoo away from the 6 feet pool and save her before she drown herself there. Minseok took her away and let her sat on the nearest chair. Luckily he was near them where Jongdae's nasty prank happened so he is quick to save Jisoo from drowning.
Jisoo silently cried when she almost realized that she'll die from drowning.
"Jisoo... Stop crying." Minseok cups her face and gently wipes her tears away. He looked at Jongdae with a glare and ready to scold him at any time. "Did you see what you've done?! You almost drown Jisoo are you crazy?!"
"Gege..."
"Enough with that this is just for fun reason of yours because this isn't funny anymore! Your pranks would almost kill someone! And you Zitao, you even joined him?!" Minseok scolds them.
"Gege I tried to tell Jongdae gege to stop---"
"But you never saved Jisoo! Maybe if I wasn't around here Jisoo would have drowned already!" Minseok scolds them. "If you won't stop with all your pranks Jongdae, I am telling you... I am telling you, I'll be the one to hang you upside down and getting tied on that stairs!"
Minseok points over the open stairs that is attached to the mansion and the balcony up to the third floor.
"Jisoo, let's go inside..." Minseok took Jisoo away from the pool.
"Well I guess I should stop being like this anymore. I didn't realized how harsh I was to them before and mom even told me about it in my dreams, but I never listened when she told me to stop before." Jongdae mumbles after he came up with a realization.
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